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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Death Hunt (1981) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Death Hunt (1981) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Death Hunt (1981).
About the movie:
Canada 1931: The unsociable trapper Johnson lives for himself in the ice-cold mountains near the Yukon river...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Death Hunt (1981)?
a.
The very first shot of the movie that was filmed was when Jessica goes out to the garage and is attacked by a possessed Robert.
b.
In this movie, the pilot character of Captain Hank Tucker of the Royal Canadian Air Force, played by
Scott Hylands
, was based on Captain Wilfrid Reid "Wop" May, OBE, DFC who was the real life pilot who assisted the manhunt with aerial surveillance.
c.
Producer
Howard Hughes
fired director
Josef von Sternberg
about a third of the way through and shot the rest with
Nicholas Ray
.
d.
When the role of Dr. Tuskin was still written as male, Chris Sarandon, George Segal, and David Carradine were considered. John Boorman passed on Sarandon, and George Segals salary demands were too high. When the decision was made to make Dr. Tuskin a woman, the screenwriter suggested Jane Fonda or Ann-Margret before Boorman decided upon casting Louise Fletcher.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Death Hunt (1981)?
a.
Actress,
Nina Foch
, had role of Bithiah, was actually one year younger than
Charlton Heston
, her 30-year on-screen son, Moses.
b.
This
Charles Bronson
movie was theatrically released between his pictures
Borderline
and
Death Wish II
.
c.
Adrien Brody
uses a knife at the end of the movie to cut
Maura Tierney
s character free from her restraints. This knife actually belongs to Adrien and has made its way into
Summer of Sam
as well.
d.
The original Broadway production opened in New York City, New York, USA at the Avon Theater on 18 September 1929 and ran for 557 performances.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Death Hunt (1981)?
a.
Albert Johnson, played by
Charles Bronson
in this movie, was a real life Canadian fugitive who was known as "The Mad Trapper" or "The Mad Trapper of Rat River".
b.
This movie was made and released about two years after its source book Ten Second Jailbreak was first published in 1973. The books full title is actually The Ten-Second Jailbreak: The Helicopter Escape Of Joel David Kaplan. The authors were
Warren Hinckle
,
William Turner
and
Eliot Asinof
.
c.
In
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
, The look of the Clone troopers was a cross between the Mandalorian armour worn by Jango Fett and the storm troopers of
Star Wars
,
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
and
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
. In this movie, the look of the clone troopers edges a bit more towards the look of the stormtroopers, but still retains a few elements of the Mandalorian armour.
d.
Final film of
Roger C. Carmel
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Death Hunt (1981)?
a.
Halliwells called this movie (rather erroneously) "an arctic cross between
Straw Dogs
and
Death Wish
."
b.
Professional vocalists Jerry Whitman and Diana Lee provided the singing voices for Peter Finch and Liv Ullmann, respectively. The married twosome also sang on the Disneyland Records release "The World Is A Circle", which featured a handful of songs from "Lost Horizon" as well as other show tunes.
c.
Michael Hordern
was working on
The Night My Number Came Up
at the same time.
d.
Conan OBrien
used clips of the film which he had redubbed as part of his opening monologues. The characters would discuss sub-prime mortgages and house foreclosures.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Death Hunt (1981)?
a.
The original director was to be
Fred Walton
, who directed the original
When a Stranger Calls
.
b.
This movie, based on the 1931-1932 Canadian Mounties manhunt of trapper Albert Johnson, is considered to be a heavily fictionalized and Hollywoodized version, of the accounts of these events.
c.
One of only two films shot in the MGM Camera 65 cinematographic process (the other being
Raintree County
, which was only released in 35mm prints). The MGM Camera 65 process used 65mm negative stock, but the 70mm prints intended for projection contained additional space for a stereophonic track that was printed in magnetic stripes directly on the film in the sprocket-hole area. Magnetic stripes were superior to optical soundtracks in that they could provide four channels of sound (six in the Todd-AO process) compared to the single sound channel of optical prints. The MGM Camera 65 used an anamorphic lens akin to CinemaScope that squeezed the image by 10%. Exhibitors rejected the new system as they had already made huge capital outlays of money to equip their theaters with CinemaScope lenses, stereophonic sound systems and 70mm projectors.
d.
Kurt Russell
and
Mickey Rourke
are among the actors that auditioned for Bill.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Death Hunt (1981)?
a.
The sex scene that introduces us to Black Dynamite at the beginning of the film features visual references to two Dolemite films starring
Rudy Ray Moore
. The alternating of POV and over the shoulder shots are the same techniques used for sex scenes in both
Dolemite
and
The Human Tornado
.
b.
The New York Better Business Bureau investigated the film and reported that the gorilla footage had been faked.
c.
As Pastor Skip enters the school library to talk to Hilary Faye and the Christian Jewels about Mary, there is a READ poster featuring
R.E.M.
visible over his shoulder.
Michael Stipe
is the lead singer of R.E.M. and also co-produced the film.
d.
According to a title card, this movie is set in the Yukon Territory in Canada during November 1931.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Death Hunt (1981)?
a.
Victoria Silvstedt
auditioned for a role.
b.
During the filming, Mabel was in very bad mental health. A year earlier she, who at that time was engaged to producer Mack Sennett, discovered that he had an affair with Mae Busch. Busch threw a vase in Mabels head, and she was obliged to take an operation to survive. She never fully recovered. Her friend and colleague Minta Durfee supported her.
c.
This movie represented the third time that
Angie Dickinson
and
Lee Marvin
were teamed together. The previous times were in
The Killers
and
Point Blank
.
d.
Final film of
Donald Crisp
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Death Hunt (1981)?
a.
Theatrically released in the USA with
Sinkin in the Bathtub
as the preceding cartoon.
b.
EASTER EGG: On the special features, disk click up and when the vampire hieroglyphics is highlighted then Click it to access a hidden movie
c.
Most of
Ann Beach
s part was deleted.
d.
This movies opening prologue states: "This motion picture is based on a true story."
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Death Hunt (1981)?
a.
Philip McKeon
s movie debut.
b.
Charles Chaplin
s first film made during the sound era. He faced extreme pressure to make the film as a talkie, but such was his popularity and power in Hollywood that he was able to complete and release the film as a silent (albeit with recorded music) at a time when the rest of the American motion picture industry had converted to sound.
c.
When casting for the role of Donnies sister, it came to
Richard Kelly
s attention that
Maggie Gyllenhaal
(who had few film credits at the time) would be available for the shoot. The agent who proposed her casting reminded Kelly of her scene in
Cecil B. DeMented
, where she drank urine. Though Kelly was slightly hesitant towards the idea, he did like the way she drank urine - and knew he wouldnt have to work hard at creating a sibling rivalry between her and her brother, star
Jake Gyllenhaal
.
d.
This movie was filmed on location in the Canadian Rocky Mountains aka The Canadian Rockies.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Death Hunt (1981)?
a.
Released theatrically worldwide except in the United States, Germany and United Kingdom.
b.
To film real horses riding without having to work outdoors,
Alfred Hitchcock
came up with the idea of running the horses on a gigantic treadmill. Crew members objected to the idea because it was considered highly unsafe and because they simply didnt think it would work. Still, Hitchcock wanted to at least try it, and when they did, it worked without a problem. Originally, a harness was attached to
Tippi Hedren
during these shots for safety reasons, but it was removed when it was found to impede shooting.
c.
This was leading stage actor
Paul Douglas
motion picture debut.
d.
This
Charles Bronson
movie is set in the snowy Canadian Yukon Territory Mountains. It was made and released only just a couple of years after Bronsons
Love and Bullets
whose main location was the snow-capped Swiss Mountains.
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