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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dead Ringers (1988) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dead Ringers (1988) Quiz
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About the movie:
Twin gynecologists take full advantage of the fact that nobody can tell them apart, until their relationship begins to deteriorate over a woman.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dead Ringers (1988)?
a.
The production of the movie was held up several weeks due to
Carole Lombard
s appendectomy.
b.
William Hurt
was Cronenbergs first choice to play the twins. He regretted turning it down but had a scheduling conflict.
c.
Won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature at the 2007 Sacramento International Film and Music Festival.
d.
First film of
Alexei Sayle
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dead Ringers (1988)?
a.
Last cinema film of
Pat Roach
.
b.
Premiere voted this movie as one of "The 25 Most Dangerous Movies".
c.
Though much of this movie is set in Asia and the South Pacific, this picture was actually filmed entirely in the USA.
d.
Tim Curry
had been a huge fan of Muppets for years before doing this movie. And has stated in many interviews he regards this role as one of his favorite roles.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dead Ringers (1988)?
a.
During filming,
Jeremy Irons
kept track of whether he was playing Elliott or Beverley by always playing one with his weight on the balls of his feet and the other with his weight on his heels.
b.
P.L. Travers
wanted the animated chalk-drawing sequence removed from the film, but
Walt Disney
refused.
c.
The film was shot over a period of one year, in three different continents. All the actors worked hard to look the same, and kept their continuity by keeping the same hairstyle for more than a year.
d.
Joe Flynn
s film debut.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dead Ringers (1988)?
a.
Working title: "Gemini". The studio didnt like it, and so switched to "Twins". This was changed to "Dead Ringers" after
Ivan Reitman
, who had produced two of Cronenbergs early films, approached Cronenberg about purchasing the rights to use the title "Twins". Twins was then used for the
Danny DeVito
/
Arnold Schwarzenegger
film
Twins
.
b.
The name of the song that Thrax keep humming is called "Fever".
c.
The Lonesome Roads Hotel was all one ranch house except one stairway which was used for what was referenced to as "the back part of the hotel".
d.
Harvey Keitel
auditioned for the role of Ezra Cobb.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dead Ringers (1988)?
a.
Had a DVD release date before a theatrical release date.
b.
This film was filmed partly on the USS INDEPENDENCE CV-62. It went out for two weeks of filming in November of 1989.
c.
Margot Kidder
was
David Cronenberg
s second choice for playing the role of Claire Niveau. Incidentally, Kidder had played homicidal twins in
Brian De Palma
s
Sisters
.
d.
Hugh M. Hefner
sued the producers after the film was released because he did not like how he was portrayed.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dead Ringers (1988)?
a.
To prepare for her role as a slave,
Oprah Winfrey
went through a 24-hour simulation of the experience of slavery, which included being tied up and blindfolded and left alone in the woods.
b.
The movie is based on two real life twins, Stewart and Cyril Marcus. The two were found dead in their apartment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Their deaths were due to withdrawal from barbiturate addiction. The story is told in the novel "Twins" by Bari Wood and Jack Geasland (published 1977).
c.
June Allyson
was initially thought out for the role that was eventually played by
Donna Reed
.
d.
Most of the extras in the party scene are actually members of the crew.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dead Ringers (1988)?
a.
The shots of the twins onscreen together were accomplished through one of the first uses of computer-controlled moving-matte photography.
b.
"Hudsucker Proxy" was one of the incantations in the Book of the Dead in an early draft of
Evil Dead II
.
c.
Screenwriter
Dalton Trumbo
and director
Edward Dmytryk
were known for their left-wing political beliefs - they were among the infamous "Hollywood Ten" blacklisted during the McCarthy-era anti-Communist hysteria after the war - and
Ginger Rogers
, a staunch Republican, began noticing what she interpreted to be "anti-American" speeches in her dialog. Upon complaining, the speeches were given to other actresses.
d.
TCM occasionally plays a 15-minute long documentary short entitled "The Sky Divers", narrated by
Wink Martindale
, on the making-of this film. The short is also provided on the Warner_Home_Video DVD, often cited as simply a "Behind-the-scenes documentary" featurette.
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