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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Death Wish 3 (1985) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Death Wish 3 (1985) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Death Wish 3 (1985).
About the movie:
Architect/vigilante Paul Kersey arrives back in New York City and is forcibly recruited by a crooked police detective to fight street crime caused by a large gang terrorizing the neighborhoods.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Death Wish 3 (1985)?
a.
Stuntman
Rocky Taylor
was very badly injured when a stunt went wrong.
b.
Nicole Kidman
was originally cast in the role of Meg Altman and
Hayden Panettiere
was cast as her daughter, Sarah. Before filming began, Panettiere was replaced with
Kristen Stewart
as director
David Fincher
found her "irritating". Then, only eighteen days into filming, Kidman had to leave the film as well, due to a recurring knee injury, suffered during the filming of
Moulin Rouge!
. Fincher suggested that the studio close the production and collect the insurance, but the studio decided to go on.
Jodie Foster
was offered the role. She was due to be the president of the Cannes Film Festival jury but withdrew to work with Fincher, with whom she was originally supposed to work on
The Game
in the role now played by
Sean Penn
. Foster had only nine days to prepare for the role.
c.
Frankie Darro
s last film.
d.
This film survives only in tiny fragments. The rest is believed to be lost. Please check your attic.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Death Wish 3 (1985)?
a.
Originally rated "X" by the MPAA, the rating was lowered to "R" upon appeal.
b.
To appear younger,
Joe Pesci
reportedly wore adhesive straps that pulled back excess skin and wrinkles under his hairpiece, a temporary face lift that gave his face a tightened effect that is very apparent in closeups of him standing on balcony of pig farm adjacent hotel.
c.
The character Hu Li (
Ziyi Zhang
) (the Mandarin word for fox) was originally written for a man.
d.
At the end of the movie Paul Douglas has a cameo appearance with the line: "A litter from three wives.." In reference to the movie
A Letter to Three Wives
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Death Wish 3 (1985)?
a.
This film was the very first theatrical release to receive an R rating from the then-new MPAAs film rating system.
b.
The American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films, 1921-1930, erroneously lists
Gladys McConnell
in the cast as Gladys Morrow.
c.
After filming
The Secret Heart
together,
Claudette Colbert
and co-star
June Allyson
became such great friends in real life Colbert became godmother to Allysons daughter Pamela.
d.
Charles Bronson
rarely granted interviews, or commented on his own films. However, he plainly stated his unhappiness with this film at least a few times, and was especially angered when he discovered that the director filmed extremely gory shots with extras (as nameless thugs) when he was off-set.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Death Wish 3 (1985)?
a.
Warner Brothers first feature-length film in full Technicolor.
b.
In the scene where Catherine talks with Carl while he is "cleaning" his first victim, the scenery resembles the music video "Losing My Religion" by
R.E.M.
; that video was directed by this films director,
Tarsem Singh
.
c.
The cemetery shown in the opening scenes is Mt. Zion Cemetery, in Maspeth, Queens, N.Y.
d.
Screenwriter
Don Jakoby
had his name removed from the movie in favor of pseudonym "Michael Edmonds". However, Jakobys name and writer credit remained on the trailer, which is included on the MGM Region 1 DVD.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Death Wish 3 (1985)?
a.
Oddly enough, two ideas from the original novel Death Wish actually made it into this sequel; the vigilante rents a car to use as bait for street thugs, and a giggling Puerto Rican male appears. According to the book Bronsons Loose by Paul Talbot, a movie novelization of
Death Wish 3
was announced, but was never published when it was pointed out that Brian Garfield retains the literary rights to the series, and he refused to allow a movie novelization.
b.
The movie shown in the movie theater scene (about an hour into the film) is another Warner Bros. release,
Footlight Parade
.
c.
When Grace says "Hes a righteous dude", it was not in the original script. Edie McClurg (I) ad-libbed it in her best Chicago accent.
d.
Roger Corman
directed this movie in between making Poe films (i.e. filmed adaptations of
Edgar Allan Poe
horror stories)
The Masque of the Red Death
and
The Tomb of Ligeia
, the latter of which was the last of his Poe adaptions.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Death Wish 3 (1985)?
a.
Doc Ocks upper tentacles were each made up of 76 individual pieces.
b.
Coraline has also been made into a stage musical, produced by MCC Theater in New York, with music and lyrics by
Stephin Merritt
of
The Magnetic Fields
.
c.
Donna Mills
auditioned for the female lead, but couldnt do it because she was uncomfortable with spiders.
d.
Charles Bronson
and
Ed Lauter
, who appear together here, were both previously associated with the Magnificent Seven franchise. Bronson appeared in
The Magnificent Seven
, while Lauter appeared in
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
. However, they never appeared together in a Magnificent Seven movie.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Death Wish 3 (1985)?
a.
Jan Sterling
reportedly shaved her eyebrows for her role in the film and they never grew back.
b.
The sound that Gwangi makes is that of a camel and a raspberry run backwards.
c.
The music store scenes took place at Sam Ash Music, a musical instrument store near Times Square in New York City. The scenes were shot an hour before the store opened on a weekday morning.
d.
Apart from some establishing shots of New York at the beginning, the film was mostly shot in London, England with the old Lambeth Hospital being used as the police station and jail.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Death Wish 3 (1985)?
a.
The character of Mr. Snoops is a retouched "Mandrake" from "Miss Bianca".
b.
The song "Mama Tried", which is heard several times during the film, is a 1968 hit by
Merle Haggard and the Strangers
.
c.
According to the book Bronsons Loose by Paul Talbot, the original working title "Death Wish III" was changed to "Death Wish 3" because the Cannon Group conducted a survey and found that nearly half of the U.S. population could not read Roman numerals.
d.
Final film of
Frank Faylen
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Death Wish 3 (1985)?
a.
The biggest box office hit of
Bette Davis
s career.
b.
Body Count: 48
c.
The space alien gag first appeared in the screenplays third draft, with the primary difference being that it was to be done to Biff.
d.
First film for which
Harry Cohn
authorized
Frank Capra
to have his name above the title.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Death Wish 3 (1985)?
a.
The song that Abby sings in church, "Is Your Soul A Witness?", was written and performed by the actress herself,
Carol Speed
.
b.
Final Death Wish movie that
Charles Bronson
made with director
Michael Winner
. The two had previously collaborated on both the original
Death Wish
film and its first sequel
Death Wish II
. This movie was also the sixth and final movie that Bronson made with Winner. Prior to this film, they had made
Chatos Land
,
The Mechanic
and
The Stone Killer
as well as the two above-mentioned earlier Death Wish movies.
c.
Every previous Star Trek series gets some sort of mention or reference. Theres a maneuver named for Captain Kirk from
Star Trek
. There is mention of the Dominion War from
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
. Captain Janeway from
Star Trek: Voyager
has a cameo. And one of the ships that the Enterprise was to rendezvous with is the USS Archer, named for the captain in
Enterprise
.
d.
Directing debut of
Kevin Spacey
.
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