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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Evilspeak (1981) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Evilspeak (1981) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Evilspeak (1981).
About the movie:
A military cadet who happens to be a social outcast taps into a way to summon demons and cast spells on his tormentors through his computer.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Evilspeak (1981)?
a.
Second part of actor/director
Edward Burns
unofficial "Long Island" trilogy which began with
The Brothers McMullen
and concluded with
No Looking Back
.
b.
Director
David Fincher
shot over 1,500 reels of film, more than three times the usual amount for a 120 minute film.
c.
The title "Evilspeak" was derived from the phrase "computer-speak", a term used to describe the shorthand used by computer specialists for the otherwise complex. In the film the protagonist uses computers to summon evil spirits.
d.
David Niven
: As Sir Charles Litton, a role he had not played himself since
The Pink Panther
, a gap of about just under twenty years.
Christopher Plummer
had played Litton in
The Return of the Pink Panther
. Niven was seventy-three years of age when he appeared in this movie. Niven filmed his scenes for this film and
Curse of the Pink Panther
at the same time, due to his ill health. His voice was so weak that professional celebrity impressionist
Rich Little
was hired to dub Nivens voice.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Evilspeak (1981)?
a.
One of the prosthetic heads was accidentally made too tough for the decapitation scene it was intended for, and when
Clint Howard
struck it with the sword to his embarrassment it merely bounced off. Frustrated, he found a large sledge hammer then took some time to practice swinging it around until the added weight made wielding the sword seem easy by comparison, and when the scene was shot again he finally took the head off.
b.
The story is set in New Hampshire, but filming took place almost entirely in and around Toronto. Torontonian director
David Cronenberg
appears in a cameo ("man at the lake").
c.
The gorilla was originally meant to be a female simian pursuing Costello. However, the Breen Office censors that enforced the Production Code in Hollywood demanded the gorillas gender be changed as they felt a female gorillas pursuit of a man would be on par with bestiality.
d.
Bryan Singer
visited the set, being a fan of the Friday the 13th series.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Evilspeak (1981)?
a.
The film earned over $400,000 the first week of its release, quite a large sum for its time, especially since it was only shown in Los Angeles and New York.
b.
When
Roy Scheider
was trapped in the sinking Orca, it took 75 takes to get the shot right. Scheider did not trust the special effects team to rescue him in case of an emergency so he hid axes and hatchets around the cabin just in case.
c.
Several frames had to be removed from the sequence in which the female inmates rape Rocco the prison guard in order to avoid an X rating.
d.
The film was started over ten years ago. The film makers set it aside for several years before recently raising the money to finish the film.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Evilspeak (1981)?
a.
Some clips of the dogfights and Japanese ack-ack guns were from confiscated Japanese newsreels.
b.
Most of the torches for the dungeon scenes were lit by burning rubber cement
c.
Elle Driver (
Daryl Hannah
) was actually whistling "Twisted Nerve" whilst entering the hospital for the scene. It sounded quite professional, but it was masked over; the instrumental was taken off, and the sole whistling from Herrmans song was what we hear until she enters a changing ward.
d.
The Seiko wrist watch worn by Aki Ross (known as the "wrist halo"), which produces the map of NYC, is a digital recreation of an actual Seiko watch made specifically to tie in with the movie. A different design with numerous cosmetic changes was sold publicly.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Evilspeak (1981)?
a.
According to
Clint Howard
, one night after shooting a scene he drove home while still wearing his bloody cadet outfit. He stopped at a light and noticed a woman staring at him from a nearby car, so he turned and smiled at her, and she responded by immediately locking all of her cars doors.
b.
Though they were both in all three original Star Wars films, this is the first time
Harrison Ford
and
James Earl Jones
have worked together. Ford worked on set only with
David Prowse
, while Jones recorded all his lines in post-production.
c.
The title song of
Never Say Never Again
is sung by
Lani Hall
is also the name of a song recorded previously by
The Bee Gees
and heard on their 1969 double LP album, "Odessa". In 2008, an original song recorded but never used for the film was revealed to the public. Stephen Forsyth and Jim Ryan wrote the song which was also called "Never Say Never Again". It was sung by
Phyllis Hyman
and Warner Brothers intended it to be the films title song during the making of the movie. The films composer
Michel Legrand
allegedly maintained that he had contractual rights over the title song and considered suing. Consequently, the Ryan-Forsyth track reportedly had to be jettisoned by the studio just before the release of the movie due to legal reasons. The song was never released until 2008, when for the first time, the song was made available to the public - released on an album and made accessible via the internet.
d.
Richard Donner
decided that
Harvey Stephens
naturally blond hair should be dyed black to give him a more sinister look in his role as Damien.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Evilspeak (1981)?
a.
To keep costs down, producer
Sam Spiegel
decided not to hire any extras, using crew members and Ceylon locals instead. This meant that some of the British prisoners were actually natives of the region wearing make-up to appear Caucausian.
b.
Because of the nightmarish budget troubles, Jim VanBebber openly stated on set that he would not even think about trying to start another project unless he had all the funds properly secured.
c.
First film of
John Carradine
.
d.
According to
Clint Howard
and director Eric Weston (I), the original cut of the film which he submitted to the ratings board contained even more footage than the current uncut DVD release, including more special effects, as well as extensions of the bathtub death scene and the cadet having his heart ripped out. But to date their labored efforts to find a copy of this version have proven futile, and they believe it is likely gone forever.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Evilspeak (1981)?
a.
Luc Besson
: [
Jean Reno
]
b.
While shooting in the studio two stuntmen were nearly killed as they were washed away by 50 tons of water.
c.
Previously banned in the UK as part of the infamous "Video Nasty" list during the 1980s.
d.
During its long development process, Rambo went through a number of story premises. One un-produced script featured Rambo living a quiet life with wife and child, until white supremacists kidnap his family. Another script found Rambo trying to stop a hostage situation at the United Nations, where he is working as a diplomat, when terrorists (including Rambos adopted son) take hold of the UN headquarters in New York.
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