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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Diary of the Dead (2007) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Diary of the Dead (2007) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Diary of the Dead (2007).
About the movie:
A group of young film students run into real-life zombies while filming a horror movie of their own.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Diary of the Dead (2007)?
a.
During the animated sequence, when Roy is writing a letter, the picture on the envelopes stamp is a caricature of
Chuck Jones
.
b.
Glen Morgan
didnt specifically have any male actors considered for the role of Kyle in the movie. Instead, during auditions, his 14-year-old daughter (stepdaughter of Glens actress wife
Kristen Cloke
, who also has a role in the movie), picked out
Oliver Hudson
shouting out "That one!"
c.
Don Ameche
s final film. He completed his scenes just before his death.
d.
Wes Craven
: Director of films such as
A Nightmare on Elm Street
,
Scream
The Last House on the Left
, and
The Hills Have Eyes
cameos in a voiceover role as a newsreader.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Diary of the Dead (2007)?
a.
While filming the scene in which Kendrick (played by
Kiefer Sutherland
) is driving Kaffees group around the base in a Humvee through two rows of marching Marines, Sutherland had trouble driving the extra wide vehicle and actually hit Marines on multiple takes.
b.
Guillermo del Toro
: Director of films such as
Blade II
,
Hellboy
, and
El laberinto del fauno
(a.k.a. "Pans Labyrinth") cameos in a voiceover role as a newsreader.
c.
The original version ran 100 minutes. This was with the short ending that didnt include the explanatory "Other World Sequence" (which wasnt finished at the time of the films initial release). After the original ending didnt work, the filmmakers re-cut it, adding the special effects sequence in which the viewer sees the other world that the victim was trapped in. This ending still didnt fare well with the critics, so
Vincent McEveety
was brought in (director
John Hough
was unavailable) to tweak the film and shoot an entirely new ending and opening credits sequence.
d.
Theres a fan photo of
Alan Ladd
in Platos school locker.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Diary of the Dead (2007)?
a.
The ingredients of the famous martini shaken not stirred James Bond drink that is described in this film as three measures of Gordons, one of vodka, a half a measure of Kina Lillet, shaken over ice, with a thin slice of lemon. In
Casino Royale
, James Bond alluded to naming it after Vesper. The Vesper name has two sources according to
Henry Chancellor
s book, "James Bond: The Man and His World - The Official Companion to Ian Flemings Creation". One of them was that she was named after an exotic cocktail called a "Vesper". The rum punch drink contained ice, rum, fruit and herbs and was served to
Ian Fleming
and his life-long friend
Ivar Bryce
at a north-eastern Jamaican plantation house.
b.
Guillermo del Toro
,
Will Smith
s first choice, turned down the offer to direct this film so he could make
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
.
c.
Begins on the same day as
Night of the Living Dead
, although the setting has been updated to the present day. The concept for the film evolved from an idea that director
George A. Romero
had earlier for a "Living Dead" TV series, which also would have begun on the same day as "Night of the Living Dead."
d.
As part of an article about this movie in a 1967 issue of his magazine "Famous Monsters of Filmland,"
Forrest J Ackerman
published two stills of
Boris Karloff
as the Monster and
Edgar Norton
as Benson the butler. In the first, the Monster is standing just behind the other, who is holding a tray bearing a plate of chicken. In the other, the Monster is eating a chicken leg while Benson lies in a heap before him. As no such sequence appears in the movie, from these Ackerman postulated that a scene of the Monster killing the butler had been filmed but left on the proverbial cutting room floor.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Diary of the Dead (2007)?
a.
Burt Reynolds
turned down the role of Trapper John.
b.
George A. Romero
: police officer presenting a cover-up for the zombie outbreak at a press conference.
c.
Russell Crowe
was continually unhappy with the screenplay, rewriting much of it to suit his own ends. He would frequently walk off the set if he didnt get his way. The famous line "In this life or the next, I will have my vengeance" he initially refused to say, telling writer
William Nicholson
"Your lines are garbage but Im the greatest actor in the world and I can make even garbage sound good".
d.
For the movie
Robert De Niro
filmed a scene with "Lillian T.", the only surviving patient from
Oliver Sacks
book, "Awakenings". She was also said to have been the most outspoken patient in the 1973 documentary about the patients, also called "Awakenings".
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Diary of the Dead (2007)?
a.
The song "She Will Be Loved" by Maroon 5 is played on the radio.
Kelly Preston
appeared in the songs music video.
b.
Shot over a period of only 23 days.
c.
The final scene with the message "Coming Soon - Potfest" was confirmed by Broken Lizard as a joke to make this film have an open-ended feel. The troupe said there has been fan support to create the sequel, which might be made as an animated film.
d.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by MCA ever since.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Diary of the Dead (2007)?
a.
Ryan Reynolds
(as Deadpool) and
Wesley Snipes
(in the Blade movies) are the only two actors with roles in Marvel Comics film adaptations to have not gone through an audition prior to signing.
b.
In the scene with the zombie doctors, a voice can be heard on the radio inviting people to aim for the head. This is the voice of
Tom Savini
, a longtime friend of
George A. Romero
. In fact, this audio is lifted directly from the bonus features of the remake of Dawn of the Dead.
c.
Sylvester Stallone
specifically wanted the film to be set in the midst of the most brutal ongoing global conflict that was basically ignored by the public and media. After ruling out established (and well-known) conflicts in the Middle East, Latin America and Africa, Stallone talked to international experts who told him about the Burmese juntas mass murder of the Karen people. He then set the movies storyline in the middle of this genocide.
d.
The last in the original series of four "Magnificent Seven" movies.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Diary of the Dead (2007)?
a.
The story was originally the concept for an abandoned
The X Files
television script.
b.
Marlon Brando
wore a small radio receiver to aid him remembering his lines. Co-star
David Thewlis
claimed "Hed be in the middle of a scene and suddenly hed be picking up police messages and Marlon would repeat, Theres a robbery at Woolworths."
c.
The documentary-within-the-film is called "The Death of Death." This is also the name of George Romeros four-part miniseries for the DC Comics zombie title "Toe Tags."
d.
The movies line "I was a better man with you as a woman than I ever was with a woman as a man. Know what I mean?" was voted as the #61 of "The 100 Greatest Movie Lines" by Premiere in 2007.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Diary of the Dead (2007)?
a.
Stephen King
: Author of novels such as "The Shining" and "Pet Sematary" cameos in a voiceover role as a newsreader.
b.
The Mercedes that The Firm gives McDeere was given to
Tom Cruise
as a gift after filming.
c.
The role of Chief Old Lodge Skins was initially offered to
Marlon Brando
, who turned it down.
d.
Dropping Ted on the stretcher wasnt scripted. When it happened, they cut to make sure
Ben Stiller
was okay and then thought it was so funny they left it in.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Diary of the Dead (2007)?
a.
During its initial theatrical release, attendees were given a small badge that said, "Im no chicken. I saw Macabre."
b.
Mel Brooks
plays no less than five characters in this movie. These include his main role as actor-theatre manager, Dr. Frederick Bronski; he plays
Adolf Hitler
on stage in the routine Nasty Nazis and in the ruse to evacuate the Polish resistance; Hamlet on the stage where he he says the films title; and he pretends to be Colonel Erhardt and impersonates Professor Siletski.
c.
The scene where Louise grabs Thelmas headphones off her and scares her wasnt planned. In the DVDs audio commentary,
Geena Davis
commented that she was supposed to get up when
Susan Sarandon
called her from the car, but she had the volume on her walkman up too high and didnt hear her cue so Susan came over to get her.
d.
Simon Pegg
: Actor from
Shaun of the Dead
and
Hot Fuzz
cameos in a voiceover role as a newsreader.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Diary of the Dead (2007)?
a.
Quentin Tarantino
: Director of films such as
Reservoir Dogs
and
Pulp Fiction
cameos in a voiceover role as a newsreader.
b.
The toy monkey carried around by Stephanie is the same model used by comedian
Nina Conti
for her ventriloquist performances.
c.
According to the three male leads, upon completion of filming they burned their costumes, wigs and make-up because it took so long each morning to "become women."
d.
The 800 number on Susans realty sign posted in this movie is an actual working number for Coldwell Banker.
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