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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dead Man (1995) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dead Man (1995) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Dead Man (1995).
About the movie:
On the run after murdering a man, accountant William Blake encounters a strange Indian named "Nobody" who prepares him for his journey into the spiritual world.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dead Man (1995)?
a.
The line said by Nobody, "The eagle never lost so much time as when he submitted to learn from the Crow," is also a
William Blake
quote, from the proverbs of Hell in "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell".
b.
The snuff film The Photographer asks the store clerk (Tony Todd) for, "The Nutbag" is a reference to Nick Palumbos first film, Nutbag.
c.
Charles Boyer
s last film.
d.
The house in the beginning of the film is actually a real castle in Brooklandville, Maryland. It belongs to Maryvale Preparatory school. Classes are held inside, as well as some administration and offices. The carpet and the painting seen hanging were left in the Castle after filming was finished.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dead Man (1995)?
a.
"The Hollywood Reporter" on 17 February 1949 announced that this movies premiere in Washington D.C. was attended by the US Secretary of State
Dean Acheson
; the Air Force Chief of Staff; various officials and dignitaries as well as Vice President
Alben Barkley
.
b.
Its budget was $1.5 million and the film ultimately cost almost twice as much as that, a sum significantly higher than most of Columbias other output combined.
c.
The town in Trapped In Paradise had to appear virtually buried in snow so that the characters were "trapped" and couldnt leave. So filmmakers supplemented real snow with 75,000 pounds of custom-made, biodegradable potato flakes from Idaho.
d.
The names of the two marshals that Blake (
Johnny Depp
) kills are Lee and Marvin, an homage to
Lee Marvin
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dead Man (1995)?
a.
In the celebrity homes sequence, the room where Bugsy Siegel was murdered (1947) is in the round turret. He was reading the newspaper at 10:30 PM. It was said to be a mob hit for financial losses incurred with the Flamingo Hotel.
b.
First and only ever score of an
Alfred Hitchcock
film that was composed by composer
John Williams
.
c.
The lines "The vision of Christ that thou dost see / Is my visions greatest enemy" that Nobody says to the trading post missionary are from
William Blake
s "The Everlasting Gospel".
d.
Film debut of
Barbara Parkins
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dead Man (1995)?
a.
Billy Bob Thornton
s character is named Big George Drakoulious.
George Drakoulias
is a musician and has produced music for
The Black Crowes
and
Tom Petty
and the Heartbreakers.
Jared Harris
character is named Benmont Tench.
Benmont Tench
is a member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
b.
A copy of this film survives at George Eastman House (Rochester, New York).
c.
Ray Wise
actually kept a part of the torn and tattered remains of Leons clothing (worn for the crane tower explosion) after filming by wrapping it in a plastic bag.
d.
The Captain America comic book shown in the movies bears the cover of the actual Captain America #1 released in 1941.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dead Man (1995)?
a.
Nobody tells William Blake, "Drag your wagon and plow over the bones of the dead." This is a passage from
William Blake
s "Proverbs of Hell". It is also a lyric from
Tom Waits
song "Hows It Gonna End," who stars in several of
Jim Jarmusch
s films.
b.
Rick Wakeman
s soundtrack is based entirely on
Antonín Dvorák
s "New World" Symphony; partly an in-joke on the releasing company, New World Pictures; partly as director Ken Russells "take" on America.
c.
In June 2009, "Moonlight Sonata" played at the 2009 Staten Island Film Festival in Staten Island, New York.
d.
Paul Panzer
is credited onscreen but was replaced by
Buck Connors
in the role of "Jed". Similarly
Jack Mower
is credited onscreen but was replaced by
Stuart Holmes
in the role of "Camp Foreman".
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dead Man (1995)?
a.
Gary Farmer
would reprise his role as Nobody in the later
Jim Jarmusch
film
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
.
b.
This was such a financial and critical success for Allied Artists (formerly Monogram) that they were able to book the film into theatres well into the late 1950s.
c.
The initials "Z.B." can be found carved in the porch when
Zach Braff
s character Michael is sleeping in front of the house waiting for
Jacinda Barrett
s character Jenna.
d.
Frank Capra
and his crew went to Washington, DC, to film background material and to study the Senate chamber, which was replicated, full scale, in precise detail on the Columbia lot.
James D. Preston
, who was Capras technical advisor for the Senate set and political protocol, was a former superintendent of the Senate press gallery.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dead Man (1995)?
a.
The more difficult stunts in the film were performed by stunt man
Gary Lee Davis
, though that fact was kept under wraps during the original release of the film.
b.
Lloyd Kaufman
shot all his scenes in a single day.
c.
In the 2008 DVD re-release version, the main menu of the movie shows that Toulouses and Berliozs neckties are mixed up.
d.
The character Thel is also taken from a
William Blake
poem called "The Book of Thel".
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dead Man (1995)?
a.
Patrick Tatopoulos (I) was once attached to direct this film.
b.
The passage Salvatore Jenko reads from the Bible is from 1 Samuel 17:46, "This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee ...".
c.
Before
Michael Mann
was hired,
Spike Lee
,
Martin Scorsese
, and
Steven Spielberg
were all offered the chance to direct the movie.
d.
Bruno Kirby
offered his fat suit from
The Godfather: Part II
to
Christopher Lloyd
in order to play Uncle Fester.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dead Man (1995)?
a.
Orson Welles
said that this was his favorite movie of all time.
b.
The lines "Some are born to sweet delight and some born to the endless night" are also lyric of a song entitled "End of the Night" by
The Doors
.
c.
Natasha Lyonne
later appeared in an episode of
Relax!
in which
Kevin Corrigan
co-starred as Eddie Finnerty.
d.
River Phoenix
, who had grown up in communes in South America, was somewhat unfamiliar with popular culture and slang words. During rehearsals it became a running joke when he would attempt scripted well-known words and phrases and usually pronounce them incorrectly.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dead Man (1995)?
a.
The lines "Every night and every morn / Some to misery are born / Every morn and every night / Some are born to sweet delight" are from
William Blake
s poem "Auguries of Innocence".
b.
Dedicated to
Trey Wilson
.
c.
Michael J. Pollard
didnt realize in eating scenes that you dont actually eat all the food because of the possibility of repeated takes. Sure enough, he soon regretted it in the scene in which the outlaws kidnap a couple and eat their lunch in the car. By the 12th take, Pollard was feeling decidedly ill, having had to eat 12 whole hamburgers.
d.
Arist
Brahm Revel
illustrated a comic book adaptation of this film.
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