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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Hocus Pocus (1993) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Hocus Pocus (1993) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Hocus Pocus (1993).
About the movie:
After 300 years, three sister witches are resurrected in Salem Massachusetts on Halloween night, and it us up to two teenagers, a young girl, and an immortal cat to put an end to the witches reign of terror once and for all.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hocus Pocus (1993)?
a.
Each storyline began as individual short films. It wasnt until the filmmakers saw "21 Grams" that they chose to edit the four short films into one feature film.
b.
In one scene Tony Stark refers to the government who wants his suit technology as the Freak Brothers. This is a reference to a 1970s underground comic called The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, a drug culture comic with three brothers named Phineas, Franklin and Fat Freddy.
c.
During a February 10, 2008 interview on the BBC show "Breakfast",
Bette Midler
stated that out of all of her films, this was her favorite.
d.
Exterior scenes of Wayne Manor were filmed at the Webb Institute of Naval Architecture on Long Island, NY. The production team had to change the schools "W" on the entrance gate because it had an anchor behind it.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hocus Pocus (1993)?
a.
Director
Sam Raimi
wanted
Bruce Campbell
to play the lead role, but the producers were uncertain that Campbell could handle the part.
b.
Stanley Kubrick
s first film to open at #1 at the US box office.
c.
When taking photos on the steps before trick-or-treating you see a painting of the Dennisens house behind them.
d.
The music sampled for "Ode to O-Ren Ishii" is the title track from the film
Sette note in nero
. Since an instrumental version is not included on the soundtrack, it has become an increasingly popular download.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hocus Pocus (1993)?
a.
Robert De Niro
and
Jack Nicholson
were offered the role of Dick Tracy. Nicholson was committed to playing The Joker in
Batman
, and De Niro refused the role for fear of being typecast as a grim, hardened tough guy similar to his Travis Bickle character in
Taxi Driver
.
b.
Brother and sister
Garry Marshall
and
Penny Marshall
play husband and wife. Hes the one dressed as Satan.
c.
The scene in which Joe, while working at the quarter toss booth at the carnival, sprays the plates down with PAM is a reference to his 1998 stand-up special Take The Hit in which he joked about trying to make a quarter land on a plate sprayed with PAM at a carnival.
d.
The set relocated from North Carolina to California for scene where the 4 teenagers run over the man. Producer
Erik Feig
said that North Carolina was the flattest state and they needed a more curvy and dangerous looking road.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hocus Pocus (1993)?
a.
Tensions between director
Antoine Fuqua
and
Bruce Willis
emerged soon after principle photography began, ending with each vowing never to work with the other again.
b.
A kid wearing a Michael Myers Mask and Clown Suit was seen out the front of the "Devils" house.
c.
In the reprised scene when Matt is sitting in the coffee shop at the end, only to look up when a woman enters and he thinks it might be Elektra returned, the actress who takes the place of
Jennifer Garner
is her stand-in.
d.
When Bucker (Robert Armstrong) and Mary (Mae Clarke) go to the movies, the unidentified film they see is an MGM production of 1931,
Laughing Sinners
. Joan Crawford and Neil Hamilton are on screen.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hocus Pocus (1993)?
a.
Elizabeth Peña
played a prank on
Brett Ratner
in which she appeared on the set wearing nothing but her characters bomb squad vest. According to Peña, she thought Ratner would laugh and howl but instead he was extremely nervous and embarrassed.
b.
Jonathan Ke Quan
s film debut.
c.
In the final scene, when Dani is crying over Binxs cat body, you can see that he happened to die right on his sisters grave.
d.
Studio filming took place at sound stages at the Paramount Studios lot, which for the previous 18 years had been used solely for episodes of Star Trek. Director
J.J. Abrams
would later direct
Star Trek
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hocus Pocus (1993)?
a.
Christopher Walkens character is named Maximillian Shreck. In addition to the fact that "schreck" is the German word meaning "terror," the actor
Max Schreck
played the first-ever vampire depicted on film in the silent-era classic
Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens
.
b.
During filming, members of the cast who werent required to be on the set certain days would show up anyway to watch the other actors performances.
c.
In this film,
Sarah Jessica Parker
plays a witch who was executed during the Salem Witch Trials in the late 1600s. While researching her family history for the show
Who Do You Think You Are?
, Parker was shocked to discover that her 10th great-grandmother Esther Elwell was arrested in Salem in the late 1600s for committing "sundry acts of witchcraft" and choking a neighbour to death. Esthers case never went to court, she escaped with her life and the accusation ended the Salem Witch Trials. Parker said: "It has changed everything about who I thought I was."
d.
The moment in the second duel where Scott and Gideon take passing swings at each other and Scott asks "Hows it going back there?" is the method by which Scott defeats Roxanne in the comic book. In the book Scott cuts Roxanne in two, while in the film he only injures Gideon.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hocus Pocus (1993)?
a.
Danny Greene became such a folk hero in Cleveland that a young admirer penned a ballad in his honor. It reads in part, "...They shot him down and blew him up With most regular persistence. Through guile and luck and skill, Danny Greene is with us still. Some day hell die, as all we must, Some will laugh but most will cry. His legend will live on for years, To bring his friends mixed pleasure, For he has done both bad and good, And lived his life full measure."
b.
The look of Hell was based on old footage of nuclear tests, specifically the sudden shock wave immediately after the blast that disintegrated anything in its path, hence the crumbling landscape.
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.
Several scenes appear in the original trailer that are not included in any theatrical, VHS, or DVD version of the film. They include the kids attempting to push the witches into a pool, the witches being surrounded by trick-or-treaters holding out their hands, and Mary snacking in a grocery store only to be dragged out by Winifred.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hocus Pocus (1993)?
a.
Tobias Jelinek
plays a character named Jay. Oddly enough, his physical appearance as well as his personality reflects the character Jay, of the Jay and Silent Bob fame.
b.
Since long hair was the fad in the late 1970s, extras were recruited from the California Maritime Academy in Vallejo, due to their required short haircuts, and their campus was close to the Marin and the Fremont Raceway filming locations.
c.
The films US release date was pushed back a week from 7 November 2008 to 14 November 2008 when Warner Brothers announced that it would be moving off their 14 November 2008 release date for
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
and delaying its launch for eight months.
d.
Both the actual Macys and Gimbels department stores were approached by the producers for permission to have them depicted in the film. Both stores wanted to see the finished film first before they gave approval. If either store had refused, the film would have had to been extensively edited and reshot to eliminate the references. Fortunately at the test viewing, both businesses were pleased with the film and gave their permission.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hocus Pocus (1993)?
a.
Joel Soissons version of the script featured Duncan MacLeod living in a gas station in the middle of the desert, next to a run-down airplane. Also in the script, MacLeod smoked, wore cowboy boots and a hat, and had a pet monkey named Connor.
b.
Wes Anderson
and
Andrew Wilson
provided the voices for the commentators during Richie Tenenbaums tennis match. Many viewers thought it was a cameo from
Jason Schwartzman
, star of Andersons previous film,
Rushmore
. Also, the Wilson brothers all have similar sounding voices, therefore many people think that it is
Owen Wilson
providing the voice of the second commentator. Anderson also plays bass on the reggae in the initial sequence.
c.
Two directors were hired so that
George Miller
could concentrate on the stunts and action scenes, while
George Ogilvie
handled the performances of the large cast of actors.
d.
The three little girls who steal the witches brooms from in front of the house are dressed as the sisters themselves: Winifred with red hair and green cape, Mary with black hair and red cape, and Sarah with blond hair and purple cape.
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