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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Fright Night (1985) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Fright Night (1985) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Fright Night (1985)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Fright Night (1985).

About the movie: When a teenager learns that his next door neighbour is a vampire, no one will believe him.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fright Night (1985)?
a.		Photographer David Bailey was also considered for the role of Thomas.
b.		Loren received a reported $200,000 for her work on this production, the publicity stills of which, were taken by Kenneth Danvers.
c.		The movie was shot in Corunna and Owosso Michigan at several of the actual locations including the crime scene.
d.		The character Peter Vincent is named for two actors well-known for their appearances in horror movies: Peter Cushing and Vincent Price.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fright Night (1985)?
a.		Dick Haynes last movie.
b.		Sidney Poitier, born February 20, 1927; was only 13 years younger than the actor portraying his father, Roy Glenn, born June 3, 1914, and only 7 years younger than the actress portraying his mother, Beah Richards, born July 12, 1920. However, Katharine Houghton, born March 10, 1945 was appropriately age spaced with the actors portraying her parents, Spencer Tracy, born April 5, 1900 (45 years older), and Katharine Hepburn, born May 12, 1907 (38 years older).
c.		The scene where Radish frantically calls on the payphone at the gym proved problematic when the original phone fell off the wall and broke on the first take. The crew had to go out at 4 a.m. and grab another payphone from a gas station for the scene.
d.		While directing actors, Tom Holland accidentally broke a bat creature, which was fixed and then filmed.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fright Night (1985)?
a.		John Huston: The voice heard on Miss Hannigans radio (saying, "I love you, I love you, I love you") just before the "Little Girls" number.
b.		The scene involving the late Hank Williams was taken from one of his television performances - on Kate Smiths television show.
c.		William Ragsdale went through several callback auditions for the film. On Halloween night 1984, he was told that he had the part.
d.		Jane Fonda said that she based her character on her ex-husband Ted Turner.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fright Night (1985)?
a.		At the school dance, Biff is shown spiking the punch with alcohol. In Back to the Future George is shown drinking the punch before confronting Biff in the parking lot. It may be that Georges uncharacteristic courage in the original scene is attributable to drinking Biffs spiked punch.
b.		The print shown on TCM is the 1937 re-release, with some bits of 1933 dialogue obviously eliminated in order to meet the stricter standards of the now enforced 1934 production code.
c.		William Ragsdale injured his foot running down a staircase during the last shot filmed on 24 December 1984, just three weeks into principal photography. Ragsdales action scenes were postponed until he was healed sufficiently to perform them and the director filmed other scenes to stay on schedule.
d.		The waterfront house in which Mary lives in Miami was destroyed in 2008 by a construction accident that killed two people and injured five others. A crane collapsed at a nearby 40-story condominium under construction going through the roof of the house. The developer had originally designed to incorporate the house to be part of the property of the condominium development. As a result of the accident and the 2008 housing recession, the condominium never opened.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fright Night (1985)?
a.		Globodynes employees lose their retirement accounts, because they are invested in the companys stocks. This is also what happened to Enron four years before.
b.		Ron Kauk was Sylvester Stallones stunt double and really had to bulk up. He ate 5 carbohydrate-heavy meals a day and pumped a lot of iron. The trainer wanted to have him eat a sixth meal in the middle of the night. Kauk also doubled for Leon, a 63" black actor, and Janine Turner.
c.		Mark Rydell was the first director attached to this film, with Barbra Streisand interested in playing Claudia. However, Rydell cast the younger Debra Winger instead. Then Streisand came back after Winger pulled out. Then Rydell left the project, and Streisand hired Martin Ritt. Streisand says she was genuinely frightened of Leslie Nielsen, who managed to convince her he was dangerous. She says she wishes she had "fought back" more in their dramatic sequence together, but that he really did scare her.
d.		Tom Holland had total control in the casting decisions. The only suggestion he got was from Guy McElwaine who asked Holland to meet his friend Roddy McDowall, whod be cast. In an interview Holland said that "it was a terrific suggestion".

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fright Night (1985)?
a.		In an attempt to produce an authentic reaction of fright when Charley sees Amy as a vampire for the first time, William Ragsdale did not see the stunt actress in makeup prior to shooting the scene.
b.		Mickey Rourke originally had a role, but he walked off the set when the producers refused to let him include his pet chihuahua in the movie.
c.		The torture scene was shortened after preview audiences were taken sick.
d.		At the time that this film was released, it was not successful at the box office, but the films soundtrack album did become a national best seller.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fright Night (1985)?
a.		In real life, Gregori Efimovich a.k.a. Rasputin was a very controversial figure who, in fact, was the Romanovs advisor and Tsarina Alexandras most trusted confidant. Rumor has it that Rasputin told the Tsarina he was about to be assassinated and that if one of her relatives killed him, all the Romanov family would die within a year. While of course these facts were too dark to be included in the movie, there is a reference: during the song "A Rumor in St. Petersburg", an old woman tells Dimitri to buy "Count Yussupovs pajamas", while offering a pair of ragged clothes. Yussupov, who actually was a prince, really existed, was indeed related to Alexandra Romanov and was the one who killed the real Rasputin, along with a group of noblemen.
b.		Chris Sarandon spent as many as eight (8) hours having vampire makeup applied. Stephen Geoffreys spent as many as twelve (12) hours having transformation makeup applied, which was required twice.
c.		The turboprop aircraft in which Borat is depicted as flying, is apparently wearing livery that includes Cyrillic-looking letters. The airplane is a Lockheed L-188 Electra, wearing Eastern Airlines livery of the late 1950s to early 1960s, and the image is reversed. Airlines then considered it important to trumpet using any turbine-powered engines as "jets". Thus the letters on the fuselage read, "FLY-EASTERN AIRLINES PROP-JET ELECTRA".
d.		Across Busy Street is a title of an unpublished novel written by Nathanael Coffman (as seen being read by Mandy in bed).

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fright Night (1985)?
a.		Christian Bale turned down an offer to reprise the role of Patrick Bateman.
b.		Stephen Geoffreys auditioned for Fright Night while filming Fraternity Vacation.
c.		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 Universal ever since.
d.		Jamie Lee Curtis played Buckaroos mother in a flashback, but this scene was cut. The scene is available on the recent DVD release as an optional prequel to the theatrical version, and as a special feature. Jamie Lee Curtis is visible in a photo on the dashboard of the jet car in the wide-screen version.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fright Night (1985)?
a.		The ending of this film was photographed at the same location that director Matthew Charles Hall used for his vampire film In the Land of Phantoms.
b.		The first of three screen teamings of Henry Fonda and Barbara Stanwyck. All were comedies.
c.		Together with S. William Hinzman more or less reprising his role from Night of the Living Dead, Vincent D. Survinski reprises his role as Vince, the posse gunman.
d.		A puppet that was created for, but not used in, another Columbia Pictures production, Ghost Busters, is visible in Fright Night.

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