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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988) - 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: Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988).
About the movie:
When her Great Aunt dies, famed horror hostess Elvira heads for the uptight New England town of Falwell to claim her inheritance of a haunted house...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)?
a.
The tar that Elvira is covered in at the end of the
Flashdance
spoof sequence was actually black paint. Because of the time required to clean the paint off Elvira and her costume, this segment was only shot once.
b.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on December 8, 1952 with
Janet Leigh
reprising her film role.
c.
Theres a deleted scene that appears only in the theatrical trailer on the DVD. Roy looks to Caine before fighting Hammmerhead Hagen and says, "He seems awful mad... did you tell him he was black?"
d.
Jeordie White
: known as Twiggy Ramirez, bass player for industrial rock group Marilyn Manson appears in the pornographic movie with Manson at the end of the film.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)?
a.
The painting of Elviras Great Aunt Morganna is actually a painting of
Cassandra Peterson
, sans makeup & wig.
b.
When Damescinos mentions the virus that causes vampirism, he says "parvovirus", even closed captioning says "horrible virus" because of the obscurity of the term. Parvovirus IS a true virus type, and meets all the requirements for creating vampires in a fictional environment, the term was too obscure for most people to recognize, other than experts in virology.
c.
Due to the fact that the low budget film required several teenage extras, the college-age interns were told to stop whatever they were doing on more than one occasion and go stand in the background. They can be seen in the throughout the film.
d.
Radha Mitchell
(Rose) got punched in the face by one of the "Dark Nurses" during filming the scene in the basement of the hospital.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)?
a.
The scene with Elvira being burned at the stake took five days to shoot. During these scenes, Peterson spent three hours at a time tied to the stake.
b.
After Lassard and the cadets drive away from the rioting mob, they crash into the back of a meat truck which reads "Maslanskys Bologna". This is a reference to the films producer
Paul Maslansky
.
c.
Nicole Maurey
tested for the role of Catherine.
d.
When the Ostrich slips and falls on her rump, there is an added drum beat to the score. It was omitted (possibly overlooked) in the 1982 digital re-master since it was not part of the original score. It has since been restored.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)?
a.
At the beginning of the film the Norwegian with the rifle is the second unit director and associate producer as well as
Kurt Russell
s (then) brother-in-law,
Larry J. Franco
. According to
John Carpenter
, on the commentary track, Franco is not speaking Norwegian but making up the dialog. "Schmergsdorf" as Carpenter puts it. The subtitles, however, give the impression he is speaking Norwegian. The words spoken are actually understandable for Norwegians. Albeit broken Norwegian, the line goes: "Se til helvete og kom dere vekk. Det er ikke en bikkje, det er en slags ting! Det imiterer en bikkje, det er ikke virkelig! KOM DERE VEKK IDIOTER!!" This translates to: "Get the hell outta there. Thats not a dog, its some sort of thing! Its imitating a dog, it isnt real! GET AWAY YOU IDIOTS!!"
b.
At the drive in sequence, a Bedrock version of the Universal (Univer-shell) Logo is seen, complete with the main letters spelled out in bones, the older Universal/MCA Television theme music, and the continents on the globe placed together in to the prehistoric continent of Pangaea.
c.
When Ford drives past the road sign at the start of the film it spins and reads "cars suck".
d.
Cassandra Peterson
s personal hand and body double for the film was Susan McNabb who was later assumed to be Cassandras sister at hundreds of Elviras public appearances. Susan retired as Cassandras personal assistant in 2005 after nearly 20 years.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)?
a.
Charles Walters
, announced as the director, bowed out of the project when his first choice for lead actress,
June Allyson
, lost the part to
Susan Hayward
. Upon her casting, Miss Hayward requested
Daniel Mann
to direct, and Susan also wanted and received script revisions.
b.
A forty foot trench filled with gasoline and explosives was dug in front of the gas station to create the illusion that the gas station was blown up when, in fact, it wasnt.
c.
Leslie Easterbrook
says she had it in her contract to only expose her behind in this film. But the producers convinced her to wear a sheer negligee that left little to the imagination when filmed under bright lights.
d.
The film has been described as a western version of King Lear.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)?
a.
John Paragon
: the gas station attendant.
b.
The character "Kane" was named after
Kane Hodder
, the man who played Jason in several Friday The 13th films.
c.
The original title of this film was "The River is Blue" and the original director was Lewis Milestone. Kurt Weill even wrote music for the original project that was never used (lyrics by Ann Ronell). The title was changed to "Castles in Spain," then to "Blockade." The topic of the Spanish Civil War was politically sensitive and there is some hint that the upheavals of the original project were due to the political content of the film.
d.
Final film of
Claire Adams
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)?
a.
More ammunition was used in this film than in any previous movie.
b.
Robyn makes her date David disappear and he never comes back throughout the whole movie.
c.
The character of Vincent Talbot was named as an homage to actors
Vincent Price
and
Lyle Talbot
.
d.
John Travolta
auditioned for and won the lead role of Bill, but ABC-TV wouldnt let him out of his contract for his series
Welcome Back, Kotter
, and the part was eventually given to
Richard Gere
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)?
a.
The town of Falwell is actually Midwest Street, on the Warner Bros. back-lot.
b.
In the lovemaking scene,
Cindy Morgan
was so uncomfortable that
Harold Ramis
ordered a closed set for it.
Michael OKeefe
asked all the cast and crew to take off their shirts for the scene to make her feel more comfortable.
c.
The song being played by the musical horn on Al Czerviks Rolls Royce is "Were In The Money"
d.
More than 8,000 rounds were used for the climactic shootout scene.
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