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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Gremlins (1984) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Gremlins (1984) - Part (3) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Gremlins (1984).
About the movie:
A boy inadvertantly breaks 3 important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gremlins (1984)?
a.
Antonio Banderas
was also considered for the role of Maximus.
b.
During the editing process, two reels of footage from the Liberty Parade sequence were stolen and were never to be seen again. This meant that the scenes had to be reshot at a cost of $750,000. Cinematographer
Vilmos Zsigmond
was no longer available, so he was replaced by
László Kovács
.
c.
During one night shoot, problems with the Gremlin puppets were so severe that the entire cast fell asleep on the set during the delay.
d.
Costars
Emma Stone
and
Bryce Dallas Howard
have both played Gwen Stacy in a Spider-Man movie.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gremlins (1984)?
a.
Bea Arthur
and
Jane Connell
reprise their stage roles for this film version.
b.
After watching his earlier short films,
Steven Spielberg
considered
Tim Burton
to direct the film. But decided against it because at the time Burton had never directed a full feature length film.
c.
There were eighteen shooting days, four pick up days and one insert day to shoot this feature film.
d.
Final film of
Franklin Pangborn
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gremlins (1984)?
a.
Frances Farmer
replaced
Carole Lombard
, who refused to do the part.
b.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 21, 1938 with
George Arliss
reprising his film role.
c.
In the scene where the Celts are attacking Sherwood, nearly every Celt who is hit by an arrow and killed is played by stunt coordinator
Nick Gillard
who thus dies several times as different characters. If you look carefully you can recognize him.
d.
The theater that blows up was subsequently involved in another accident when Marty McFly (
Michael J. Fox
) in
Back to the Future
, smashes into the front entrance at the end of the film. The theater then burned down with the rest of the buildings in the fire that happened right after the filming of
Back to the Future Part II
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gremlins (1984)?
a.
The prop octopus was stolen from Republic Studios and was constructed for the
John Wayne
film
Wake of the Red Witch
. The motor which controlled the octopus tentacles was not stolen with it, as is obvious to the casual viewer. Additionally, one of the tentacles was torn off in the process of stealing it out of the property room.
b.
The auto parts yard where
Nicolas Cage
beats
Michael Rapaport
to death is a fully operated business that has been a staple of Flushing, Queens for over 30 years.
c.
Poster artist
Drew Struzan
created the poster for this film basically overnight and without having seen any publicity photos.
d.
According to
Joe Dante
and
Michael Finnell
, the original rough cut of the film ran 2 hours and 40 minutes.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gremlins (1984)?
a.
Dan Inosanto
was the only cast member of the original 1972 footage shot by
Bruce Lee
to shoot scenes for the 1978 version of the film. The rest of the actors (
James Tien
,
Han Jae Ji
,
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
) only feature in archive footage. This footage can be seen in its entirety in
Bruce Lee: A Warriors Journey
.
b.
Kenneth Tobey
and
Belinda Balaski
also appeared in
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
, both playing a different character.
c.
When Shanti goes to get water for the first time, and Mowgli and Ranjan sneak out to follow her, she seems to be humming the song that first lured Mowgli into the village in the first place: My Own Home.
d.
According to press at the time, the films score was the worlds first digitally recorded soundtrack.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gremlins (1984)?
a.
Charles Bronson
worked with wife
Jill Ireland
sixteen times in filmed productions but of the five "Death Wish" movies this was the only one "Death Wish" picture that they made together.
b.
The footage of Santa on the roof that Mr. Futterman is watching in his home is of
Red Skelton
in a Christmas skit from one of his shows.
c.
In the original theatrical release, (and can be heard on the soundtrack; Track #9 "Unbelievable" (which is sound clips from the movie set to music by Yello,)) Fords toll free number was originally "1-800-PERFECT," not "1-800-UNBELIEVABLE". 1-800-UNBELIEVABLE was dubbed over for the video release, probably due to 1-800-PERFECT containing 7 letters, which would translate to an actual phone number. If you listen to the video release, you can even hear an obvious difference between "1-800" and "UNBELIEVABLE" where it was dubbed over.
d.
Shot on the HDR-FX1 and edited on Final Cut Pro.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gremlins (1984)?
a.
Jon Pertwee
and
Mako
were both seriously considered for the role of Mr. Wing.
b.
Once again, Walt Flannigans dog is mentioned, just as in other View Askew movies.
c.
Originally played in Japan as a double-feature with Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling. Viz Media LLCs title for this film is a parody of the 1986 film Big Trouble in Little China.
d.
Mark Stevens
was originally announced in the male lead.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gremlins (1984)?
a.
The jewelry worn by the upstairs ladies in the film was all authentic and had to be escorted in by armed guards each day.
b.
All of the drifting in the movie was performed by professional drivers, not created by CGI. As reported in a recent Sport Compact Car,
Rhys Millen
, his father Rod, and a handful of other famous rally and drift racers consistently performed amazing drift sequences for the movie.
c.
Night of the Living Dead
director
George A. Romero
was given a private viewing of the film near his home in Florida. During the scene in which Ed (
Nick Frost
) yells into the phone, "Were coming to get you, Barbara," Romero was oblivious to the fact it was a direct lift from his film
Night of the Living Dead
and only found out later after a phone conversation with director
Edgar Wright
.
d.
The scene in the department store where Stripe attacks Billy with a chainsaw was not in the script. It was added by
Joe Dante
and
Zach Galligan
as a homage to
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gremlins (1984)?
a.
Altman reputedly directed most of the film from a wheelchair.
b.
The opening theme song, "Sylvia" by The David Raskin Orchestra, was originally the love theme of the soap opera
Sylvia
, starring
Carroll Baker
. A slightly different version, by the same ensemble: the "Dirty Shame" vocals are by the orchestras chorus, while the older films arrangement had
Paul Anka
as guest vocalist.
c.
Burt Reynolds
had initially suggested
Richard Kiel
, his longtime friend and co-star from
The Longest Yard
and
Cannonball Run II
, for the part as the villainous thug Troy Roker. But
Clint Eastwood
refused because he had the intention to use Kiel in his next film,
Pale Rider
.
d.
Among others, the voices of the Gremlins were done by
Michael Winslow
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gremlins (1984)?
a.
When Universal saw the finished film and were more than happy with the result, they began an advertising campaign on television costing an unprecedented $700,000.
b.
Portions of the movie were filmed on location at the Virginia Military Institute and Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. Modern fixtures (such as the window air conditioners on Washington and Lee buildings) were digitally edited out.
c.
Final theatrical featured directed by
Charlton Heston
.
d.
In this film, the Amblin Entertainment logo makes its first on-screen appearance.
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