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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Freaked (1993) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Freaked (1993) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Freaked (1993).
About the movie:
A vain actor, his best friend, and an activist end up at a mutant freak farm run by a weirdo scientist.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Freaked (1993)?
a.
Screenwriters
Willard Huyck
and
Gloria Katz
wanted an additional title card at the end detailing the fates of the women, but
George Lucas
refused, arguing it would prolong the ending.
b.
Shot on location in and around Nogales, Arizona, because the real Oklahoma in 1955 was so heavily farmed and developed that few suitable areas could be found that resembled the highly-rural and undeveloped Oklahoma of the turn of the century when the musical is set.
c.
The scenes that take place in South America, were actually shot outside Los Angeles with Catherine Hardwickes production team making the sets look authentic.
d.
The jeweled white gown with dark velvet overdress worn by a guest at the London Ball is the same costume worn by
Jacqueline Pearce
( Lady Apthorpe) at the Prince Regents ball in
Princess Caraboo
, by
Embeth Davidtz
(Mary Crawford) for the theatrical in
Mansfield Park
, and by
Jane How
(Lady Holland) to a ball in
Byron
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Freaked (1993)?
a.
The author of the book "Everything you always wanted to know about how to pass a bill" is shown as
Tom Altobello
, who is the assistant property master for the movie.
b.
In the "Machine Love" segment, behind the receptionists desk is a logo that is Paks actual logo. It consists of a stylized "P", an "A" and a "K" in a circle.
c.
Winter claims that the original producer of the film was fired by the studio for making too many weird movies.
d.
Gail Russell
was originally hired to play Ann Nelson, but her problems with alcohol, which eventually destroyed her career, resulted in her being replaced by
Dorothy Hart
before production began.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Freaked (1993)?
a.
The actor who is ran over by the steam roller in
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
is also the NATO monitoring technician in the beginning of the sequel.
b.
J.D. Salinger
, on whom the character Terence Mann is based, was very offended by the fictional portrayal of himself in
W.P. Kinsella
s novel "Shoeless Joe", upon which the film is based. His lawyers said that they would be "unhappy if it the story were transferred to other media," so the studio created the character of Terence Mann.
c.
Winter claims that the drool and spit coming from his mouth after Ricky gets transformed was real, caused by the make-up.
d.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on December 15, 1941 with
Charles Boyer
and
Bette Davis
reprising their film roles.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Freaked (1993)?
a.
The original actress that was supposed to play the bartender did not show up for the 3 am call and could not be reached so an extra was quickly cast in the role instead.
b.
The last film that producer
Menahem Golan
worked with director
Michael Winner
.
c.
About 11 minutes of footage was cut from the film. Some proof of this can be heard near the end when Skye Daley says "Sorry to interrupt you, Rick, but youve been talking for almost ninety minutes." The footage was cut due to the reactions of test audiences.
d.
Caroline Munro
s interview was shot specifically for the film. It was not archive footage, as some critics have assumed.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Freaked (1993)?
a.
The whole of the films dialog is spoken in verse.
b.
Three different special effects companies were involved in completing the effects for the film which took up most of the films US$12 million budget.
c.
Producer
Walter Wanger
wanted
Gary Cooper
for the role of Ringo but Coopers fees were too high.
Bruce Cabot
unsuccessfully tested for it before
John Ford
got his wish and cast
John Wayne
.
d.
The song "When the Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves for Alabam" was sung by
Ethel Merman
and
Dan Dailey
in
Irving Berlin
s
Theres No Business Like Show Business
and previously by
Judy Garland
and
Fred Astaire
in Irving Berlins
Easter Parade
. In 1950, Judy Garland had started to film
Annie Get Your Gun
as Annie Oakley in the role that Ethel Merman had originated on Broadway in 1946.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Freaked (1993)?
a.
The films budget was 12 million dollars, most of which went towards the films special effects.
b.
When it was first revealed to producers that Lana Lang would be a single mother, a comic book was quickly written explaining how Lana came to be in that situation.
c.
The production was pretty much made on-the-run from the Teamsters, as it would have been financially impossible to make the film had it been a union shoot.
d.
In July 2008, afterellen.com reported that
Mary-Louise Parker
said that she, her costar
Mary Stuart Masterson
, and screenwriter (and original novel author)
Fannie Flagg
were all strong advocates for depicting in the film the lesbian relationship between Ruth and Idgie that had appeared in the book, but the director,
Jon Avnet
, and the producers of the film chose instead to excise the romance and just make the two characters into friends. In the DVD extras, Avnet does say that he considered Idgie and Ruths food fight scene in the movie as an analogy for a love scene between the two that he chose not to include.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Freaked (1993)?
a.
In the theatrical trailer, when the first Martian meteor hits the Earth, there is a large explosion and a cloud of smoke. In the film itself, the same shot contains only a flash when the meteor hits.
b.
The character Wai Lin, played by
Michelle Yeoh
in
Tomorrow Never Dies
, was originally supposed to make her return, aiding Bond in Hong Kong, but no arrangement could be worked out with the actress and she was replaced by Chinese Intelligence agent (and hotelier) Chang. Wai Lins presence is confirmed by an extra on the DVD release concerning the writing of the script:
Barbara Broccoli
is shown leafing through an early script, and it clearly contains lines for Wai Lin.
c.
The idea for the film came from Alex Winter and Tom Sterns MTV show "The Idiot Box"
d.
Chapter titles: 1. A Flying Start 2. The Muffled Man 3. The Mysterious Murder 4. Smoked Out 5. The Mock Bride 6. A Dangerous Honeymoon 7. Pleasure Island 8. The Magnetic Bug 9. The Room of Flame 10. A New Peril 11. Evil Waters 12. Caught by Wireless 13. $500 Reward 14. On Trial for His Life 15. In the Shadow 16. The Noose 17. The Avenger 18. The Amazing Confession
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Freaked (1993)?
a.
One of the gas bombs from
King Kong
can be seen in the shot of the cage filled with chloroform
b.
In Hitchcocks rough cut and 131 minutes version,
Ethel Barrymore
can be seen as a half crazed wife of Lord Horfield played by
Charles Laughton
. But
David O. Selznick
removed these scenes in the final editing and the final runtime was only 114 minutes.
c.
An homage to stop-motion guru
Ray Harryhausen
can be seen in the effects sequence that first transforms the heros of Freaked when the Cyclops head from The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad briefly appears.
d.
The musical version of Les Misérables opened at the Broadway Theater on March 12, 1987 and ran for 6680 performances, making it the third longest running show on Broadway.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Freaked (1993)?
a.
When Kirk, McCoy, and Gillian first enter the hospital and are walking around trying to locate Chekov, a voice on a loudspeaker in the background says "Paging Dr. Zober... Dr. Sandy Zober." Sandra Zober was director/star
Leonard Nimoy
s wife at the time.
b.
Randy Thom
, one of the films sound mixers, said that the sound mix took over nine months to complete.
c.
Winter claims that
Alex Zuckerman
s ears are not really that big.
d.
River Phoenix
originally auditioned for the role of Darren Woods.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Freaked (1993)?
a.
The DVD commentary notes that there is almost no camera movement whatsoever in any of the shots of the electronic world with live-action characters in them. They brought in a camera and tripod with metal batwings attached, and literally nailed the camera to the floor; the camera was so locked off that "it wouldnt move even if hit by a car". The few shots with live-action characters which actually have camera movement (about a dozen shots in all) involve simple graphics or animation, such as one-color backlighting.
b.
Director Winter, Alex claims that Mr. T got stressed out and left the set three days before filming was finished. A "scab T" was required for one shot. This stand-in can be seen in one of the cage shots during the battle between the huge Stuey and Ricky. Mr. T was unavailable for re-dubbing the scene with all the milkmen, so
Lee Arenberg
did the voice-over instead.
c.
Senator Kelly calls his aide "Henry" several times and when he asks Magneto what hes done with Henry Magneto replies "Mr. Gyrich has been dead for some time." In the comics, Henry Gyrich was a member of several United States national security agencies, and was responsible for quite a bit of misery in the X-Mens lives.
d.
For the first screening,
Roman Polanski
took his old friend, composer
Bronislau Kaper
. Producer
Robert Evans
afterwards asked Kaper what he thought of the picture to which Kaper replied "Its a great film, but you have to change the music."
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