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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Family Plot (1976) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Family Plot (1976) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Family Plot (1976).
About the movie:
Lighthearted suspense film about a phony psychic/con artist and her taxi driver/private investigator boyfriend who encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Family Plot (1976)?
a.
Originally planned as a vehicle for
Marlon Brando
and
Frank Sinatra
, not
Elvis Presley
.
b.
When this serial was being written, it was intended to be a series that utilized Superman as the main hero. The owners of Superman decided they didnt want to let the studio use the character. Instead of scraping the project altogether, the writers replaced Superman with a character of their own creation, called The Copperhead.
c.
Writers (
John Patrick Shanley
) trademark: full moon.
d.
A street sign in the film reads "Bates Ave". The Bates Motel was the setting for Hitchcocks earlier film
Psycho
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Family Plot (1976)?
a.
Ray Bolger
was burned by steam from the train during production of the "On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe" number.
b.
Liza Minnelli
was originally cast to play the role of Blanche Tyler.
Beverly Sills
was also considered for this part at some stage.
Barbara Harris
eventually was cast in the role. Apparently,
Alfred Hitchcock
was happy with the casting of Harris as Hitch had apparently tried to hire her before.
c.
In the book Black Sunday the attack was set to take place at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans during a Super Bowl between the Washington Redskins and Miami Dolphins.
d.
The Time magazine that Gary and Wyatt accidentally create a nuclear missile from is the 31 January 1983 issue.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Family Plot (1976)?
a.
Filmed in 1914, not released until 1916.
b.
Water is a central element of time travel per Darko lore. Randys red car is homage to Franks red car from
Donnie Darko
. The painting in the church depicts an airplane with a missing engine, is another homage to
Donnie Darko
. But the painting was not created for the film, it already existed.
c.
Lillian Gish
wanted to test for the role of Julia Rainbird but the role had been promised to
Cathleen Nesbitt
.
d.
Martin Kove
, who played the John Kreese character, was rumored to have replaced
Chuck Norris
, who allegedly turned down the role of Kreese because he didnt want karate trainers to be shown in an unsympathetic light. Norris has since said he was never offered the role but that if he had been, he wouldve declined for similar reasons.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Family Plot (1976)?
a.
Trevor Goddard
passed out during filming at the sight of fake blood gushing out of a womans arm that he was to cut. The story made it into TV Guides Hollywood Grapevine Showbiz Buzz and Celebrity Scoop October 21-27, 2000
b.
Ken Kirzinger
had to undergo some dental work during filming, but it would have taken too much time to remove his makeup and costume and reapply them. When he arrived at the dentists office still dressed as Jason (without the hockey mask), people were afraid he was an escaped psychopath and almost called the police.
c.
Began shooting June 4, 1990, Craig Baxley replaced Bruce Malmuth as director late June 1990. Production was halted due to an IATSE dispute, resulting in the departure of director of photography John Leonetti and other IATSE members of the crew. Completed shooting September 26, 1990.
d.
Karen Black
initially wanted the role of Blanche on this picture. Black ended up playing Fran in this movie.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Family Plot (1976)?
a.
The movie begins in the year 1998, where Leo and Sarahs astronomy club is on top of the hills looking at stars and where Dr. Wolf died in a car crash. A year passes, and its 1999, the year when President Tom Beck announces to the world that a comet would threaten to hit the Earth in one year on August 16. Therefore, the date of the Wolf-Beiderman impact is predicted to occur on 16 August 2000.
b.
The final shot in the movie, a wink by the
Barbara Harris
character was a jokey reference that was not planned but
Alfred Hitchcock
decided to leave in.
c.
Silent Bob is not so silent. In
Clerks.
and
Mallrats
, he speaks only once, but in
Dogma
, he speaks twice. In
Chasing Amy
he has quite a long speech while in
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
, he becomes almost chatty.
d.
The earliest version of the script involved a cop in East L.A. who was transferred to Beverly Hills, before evolving into the story of a cop from the East Coast who came to Beverly Hills to avenge the death of his friend. Drafts before the script was locked in (and became more of the comedy it ended up being) gave the cops name as Axel Elly and set the out-of-Beverly Hills action in Pittsburgh.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Family Plot (1976)?
a.
Alfred Hitchcock
was famous for making his actors follow the script to the word, but in this movie he let the characters improvise and use their own dialogue.
b.
"The Brain that Wouldnt Die" was the first movie watched by
Michael J. Nelson
after
Joel Hodgson
had left in the previous episode of
Mystery Science Theater 3000
.
c.
Ron Howard was originally set to direct, with Russell Crowe (I) set to star, but both left the film when Ron Howard and Disney had a major disagreement over the films budget (Howard had sought $200 million).
John Lee Hancock
was then brought on board as director with Howard as the films co-producer and the budget reduced to $95 million.
d.
Alexander Ludwig
also plays the role of twin brother Tom, but isnt credited for this role.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Family Plot (1976)?
a.
Alfred Hitchcock
s final film. It was his fifty-third.
b.
John Landis
was one of the stunt men on this film.
c.
The UK video certificate was rejected by the BBFC in 1988 after the distributor refused to make the (heavy) cuts requested.
d.
The last film to date to win an Academy Award for Best Picture without also being nominated for Best Director.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Family Plot (1976)?
a.
According to
Charlton Heston
s autobiography, the filming of the orgy scenes was so grueling, it prompted one female extra to exclaim, "Who do I have to f**k to get OUT of this movie?"
b.
Roy Thinnes
was originally hired to play Arthur Adamson, but Hitchcocks first choice
William Devane
became available so Hitchcock fired Thinnes without a reason and hired Devane. Some key scenes had been shot prior to this. Everything that had been shot was re-shot except for long shots which to this day remain as
Roy Thinnes
and not
William Devane
.
c.
Ridley Scott
: [score]
Hans Zimmer
and Ridley Scott collaborated for the first time in this movie.
d.
Final film of
Tony Page
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Family Plot (1976)?
a.
John Denver
was offered and turned down the lead role. He later said it read like a "1950s movie".
b.
Elias Koteas
was discovered by
John Hughes
auditioning for another one of his films and it was at his suggestion that he would be cast in the role of Duncan.
c.
In a 1978 interview,
Yvonne De Carlo
revealed her Nocturna characters full name to be "Jugula Vein."
d.
Jack Nicholson
couldnt accept the role of George Lumley, as he was doing
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Family Plot (1976)?
a.
The first Disney animated feature to use computer technology.
b.
Alfred Hitchcock
initially wanted
Al Pacino
for the role of Lumley. According to an interview on the DVD with
Bruce Dern
, who ultimately got the part, Pacinos asking price was too high because of the recent successes he had enjoyed (
Serpico
,
The Godfather
, etc.)
c.
Bill Murray had a cameo in the film, but his appearance was cut.
d.
Doris Day
wrote in her autobiography that she hesitated before accepting the lead in this film.
Ruth Etting
was a kept woman who clawed her way up from seamy Chicago nightclubs to the Ziegfeld Follies. It would require her to drink, wear scant, sexy costumes and to string along a man she didnt love in order to further her career. There was also a certain vulgarity about
Ruth Etting
that she didnt want to play. Producer
Joe Pasternak
convinced Day to accept the role because she would give the part some dignity that would play away from the vulgarity.
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