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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Gods and Monsters (1998) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Gods and Monsters (1998) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Gods and Monsters (1998).
About the movie:
The last days of Frankenstein director
James Whale
are explored.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gods and Monsters (1998)?
a.
During filming,
Brendan Fraser
was completely terrified at having to hit
Bill Goldberg
; Goldberg constantly told him to go ahead and do it, telling him, "Its what I do for a living."
b.
According to an interview with
Kirsten Dunst
, early storyline included the Black Cat as a major character. This is confirmed on the 2-disc DVD commentaries.
c.
In real life,
James Whale
wrote a suicide note before jumping into his pool, reassuring his loved ones that he was not depressed, but only wanted to end his constant physical suffering.
d.
The title character of
Beetle Juice
is named for a bright red star in the constellation of Orion, Betelgeuse. The studio disliked the title and wanted to call the film "House Ghosts". As a joke,
Tim Burton
suggested the name "Scared Sheetless" and was horrified when the studio actually considered using it.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gods and Monsters (1998)?
a.
Ian McKellen
said that he felt very comfortable playing the role of
James Whale
. For, like Whale, McKellan is a homosexual British actor who spent his early career in the theater and ultimately started a career in Hollywood.
b.
Cliffhanger is in the Guinness Book of World Records for the costliest aerial stunt ever performed. Stuntman
Simon Crane
was paid $1 million to perform the aerial transfer scene, where he crossed between two planes at an altitude of 4,572 m (15,000 ft).
c.
Most of the interiors and exteriors of the Psychiatric Hospital were shot on location in actual abandoned hospitals on Long Island, NY.
d.
Near the end of the film, Doc drives by a theatre marquee that shows
Captain Blood
is playing.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gods and Monsters (1998)?
a.
Olga Baclanova
, later recalled the day when she was first introduced to the supporting cast, "
Tod Browning
shows me little by little and I could not look, I wanted to faint. I wanted to cry when I saw them. They have such nice faces... they are so poor, you know... Browning takes me and say, you know, Be brave, and dont faint like the first time I show you. You have to work with them.... It was very, very difficult first time. Every night I felt that I am sick. Because I couldnt look at them. And then I was so sorry for them. That I just couldnt... it hurt me like a human being."
b.
The film was one of the first horror films to be made with Dolby Stereo sound. The advanced sound level would often blow out the speaker systems in older theaters while the movie was being screened.
c.
The ending scene where Clay Boone lurches around his alley like Frankensteins monster was suggested to director
Bill Condon
by
Brendan Fraser
.
d.
This film marks the first for
Spencer Tracy
under MGM contract. He would remain at MGM for the next 20 years.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gods and Monsters (1998)?
a.
In 2009
Edgar Wright
started a year long photo blog where he would take at least one picture every day and post it on his website. Much of the cast and crew appeared in this daily photo blog while they were shooting, most of the time with no direct credit given and their faces partially obscured in some way.
b.
Glenn Close
auditioned for the role of Hattie, but turned it down.
c.
There are five original
James Whale
drawings in this film.
d.
For the scene in which Flicks tongue sticks to the flagpole, a hidden suction tube was used to safely create the illusion that his tongue had frozen to the metal.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gods and Monsters (1998)?
a.
Elizabeth Taylor, Anne Bancroft and Angela Lansbury were all mentioned for lead role prior to casting of Raquel Welch.
b.
Kevin Kline
s character Guy Noir is the main character in one of the serialized stories written by Garrison Keillor for the real Prairie Home Companion radio show.
c.
The scene where Garfield gets flattened against the back windshield of Lizs truck is obviously a joke on the very popular Garfield plush toys that have suction cups on the paws so they can be stuck on windows. Garfield even takes the same pose as the plush toy, with the arms up diagonally.
d.
As of 2007, one of only three films since the advent of the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar to win the award without receiving a Best Picture nomination as well. The first was
The Bad and the Beautiful
, the second was
Sling Blade
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gods and Monsters (1998)?
a.
The title comes from a line appeared in
Bride of Frankenstein
. In it, Dr. Pretorius (
Ernest Thesiger
) say to Dr. Frankenstein (
Colin Clive
): "To a new world of gods and monsters."
b.
This is the only Star Wars film where Darth Vaders signature theme "The Imperial March" is not played in some form or another - as it had not been written at the time.
c.
As a fan of the comic strip,
Warren Beatty
was initially offered the directors job. He signed on only if he could play Tracy himself. The producers, having trouble casting the lead role, happily complied with his wish.
d.
In the big production number "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe", from
Judy Garland
s entrance until the tempo change is one take. Rumor has it they only shot it twice and she was dead on both times.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gods and Monsters (1998)?
a.
Prior to being cast, director
Hal Needham
visited star
Burt Reynolds
on the set of
Best Friends
. Needham, who had signed on as director for this movie, said: "Even though I didnt ask Burt to star in Stroker - I knew his schedule was pretty full - he called me a short while later to tell me he wanted to be in it. I guess Burt realized hed have a good time working on the movie and that it would be a fun one for people to see. Since I love working with Burt, I naturally accepted his offer. After all, Stroker Ace is the kind of movie Burt and I do best."
b.
At the beginning of the film where April enters her apartment and picks up a pile of magazines, the top one is actually a comic book of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
c.
The food that Martin Naranjo cooks was prepared by Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger who run restaurants in Los Angeles and Las Vegas.
d.
The film was shot in only 24 days. Filming began on June 30, 1997 in Pasadena, California. The 24 days of principal photography were completed on July 28, 1997.
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