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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : In the Mouth of Madness (1994) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : In the Mouth of Madness (1994) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: In the Mouth of Madness (1994).
About the movie:
An insurance investigator begins discovering that the impact a horror writer's books have on his fans is more than inspirational.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: In the Mouth of Madness (1994)?
a.
John Trent occupies cell number 9 at the asylum, and rents room number 9 at the Pickman Inn in Hobbs End.
b.
Travis Aaron Wade
replaced the lead actor in the film playing John Hickman just two days before filming.
c.
The boy known as Danny Burke in the movie was actually Bobby Rupp in Capotes novel In Cold Blood, while the girl called Laura Kinney in the film is actually Susan Kidwell. The names were probably changed for legal reasons.
d.
One of the most difficult tasks facing the films production team, was actually convincing Nevadas Clark County officials to let them use one of their garbage trucks.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: In the Mouth of Madness (1994)?
a.
Only View Askew movie where Brian OHallorans character does not have the last name Hicks.
b.
The fruit that Sok takes back for his wife is durian. This green, soccer-ball-sized fruit has a green spiky rind and yellow, custard-like sweet flesh. It is famous for its odor. In fact, it stinks so much that it is forbidden to carry it on certain airlines, as well as in Singapores public transport system. This is why Jimmy asks "Is it supposed to smell like that?"
c.
The dozens of monsters featured towards the end of the film were a combination of men in suits, animatronics and a full-sized "wall" of creatures. It took over thirty people to operate the monsters.
d.
John Shepherd
researched the role of Tommy by working at a state mental hospital.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: In the Mouth of Madness (1994)?
a.
Residents of Gallup, New Mexico were hired as extras. They were paid 75 cents an hour for a ten-hour day. Extras earned an additional three dollars if they could bring an automobile to the set.
b.
Based on the play "Delias Song" by Joe Camareno
c.
In a photograph in Dylans flat, we can see him and his assistant masked as
Groucho Marx
. In another scene, we can see that Dylan keeps his weapons stashed in a safe behind a
Duck Soup
poster (a Marx brothers movie). Both are references to the Dylan Dog comics on which this movie is loosely based on. Although in the comics, Dylans assistant, sidekick and comical relief is not the zombie from the movie, but a stage actor who looks exactly like Groucho Marx, calls himself Groucho, and always dresses and behaves like the legendary comedian (its implied this is due to the characters slight insanity).
d.
The Mrs. Pickman creature was shot as a miniature. Originally it was a man in a suit prosthetic, but
John Carpenter
didnt find it convincing enough.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: In the Mouth of Madness (1994)?
a.
The small town is named "Hobbs End", an in-joke reference to the subway station where the alien ship is excavated in the movie
Quatermass and the Pit
.
b.
This film was not part of the Bloodfist franchise when originally released in the United States. It debuted on video with the title "Manhunt". It was later released on video and DVD in the U.S. with the new title "Bloodfist VII: Manhunt."
c.
The play, "Burlesque," opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 1 September 1927 and closed in July 1928 after 372 performances. The opening night cast included
Barbara Stanwyck
,
Oscar Levant
and
Charles D. Brown
. It was revived in 1946 and ran for 2 seasons with
Bert Lahr
and
Jean Parker
.
d.
A small campground was set up in the back yard of the house where most of the filming took place and the crew had to spend the weekend shooting around it, which is why you only ever see the house from one side.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: In the Mouth of Madness (1994)?
a.
John Sayles
original script had a more diverse array of hit songs from the late 20s and early 30s, but this idea had to be nixed because the budget was too low to pay for the clearance rights to all these songs.
b.
After Sutter Cane says "Did I ever tell you my favorite color is blue?" It is realized that throughout the entire movie, whenever an actor has a close up, their eyes are blue, proving Sutter Canes power.
c.
The film was originally intended as a straightforward thriller starring
Elizabeth Taylor
and directed by
Jeff Lieberman
. However the project was delayed and both left the picture.
d.
A French-language version _Une heure près de toi_, ("One More Hour With You") was filmed simultaneously.
Maurice Chevalier
and
Jeanette MacDonald
(who spoke French fluently) played the same parts as in the English version, and
Lili Damita
replaced
Genevieve Tobin
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: In the Mouth of Madness (1994)?
a.
During the scene in which
Lou Costello
is "interrogating" the radio show cast, he blurts out the question, "Where were you on the night of January 16th?". This is reference to the famous Broadway play of the same name by
Ayn Rand
, the Russian-born novelist and philosopher who wrote "The Fountainhead" and "Atlas Shrugged". "The Night of January 16th" was also made into a movie in 1941.
b.
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.
c.
Director
Paul Thomas Anderson
owns a vintage 1910 Pathe camera which contains a special 43mm lens. The lens was specially modified to be used in the film as it has very low resolution and can shift colors at corners. Only certain shots of the film used this lens; for example a shot of Plainview sleeping in the train with an infant H.W.
d.
The silly monster movie that Trent sees on the television was a real movie. The scene was from
Phil Tucker
s
Robot Monster
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: In the Mouth of Madness (1994)?
a.
William Demarest
s first film.
b.
After ten years, Director Ryan Alexander and L.E. Salas found each other working in the same field and collaborated. They met at 17 while working at their first job, Modells Sporting Goods in Edgewater, New Jersey.
c.
Feature film debut of
Jenny Lewis
.
d.
Contains many references to
H.P. Lovecraft
s stories, for example is the Name of the hotel and hotel owner "Pickman", a reference to the short story "Pickmans Model".
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: In the Mouth of Madness (1994)?
a.
The only Die Hard film that is set in multiple locations (New Jersey, Washington DC, West Virginia, and Baltimore). The other three Die Hard films were all set in and around (or above) primarily one location throughout most of the movies.
b.
Several changes followed the firing of
Paul Schrader
, both in crew and cast. Screenwriter
Alexi Hawley
was called to retool the previous script, and he cut off some characters of
Paul Schrader
s version, besides adding some new ones, like the one played by actress
Izabella Scorupco
. Actor
Gabriel Mann
, who played Father Francis in the original version, was not able to re-shoot his scenes due to schedule problems, so new director
Renny Harlin
replaced him with
James DArcy
.
c.
The position of Boyles (
Charles Napier
s) body after Lecter has disemboweled and hung him from the cell was specifically based on the work of painter
Francis Bacon
.
d.
The Sutter Cane character is clearly based on
John Carpenter
s friend
Stephen King
, even referencing Kings New England roots, with Hobbs Corner filling in for Kings Castle Rock. Carpenter directed a film version of Kings
Christine
. Additionally
Michael De Luca
had previously written the screenplay for the King adaptation
The Lawnmower Man
. However, the characters say that Sutter Cane is even more popular than Stephen King.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: In the Mouth of Madness (1994)?
a.
Faye Dunaway
truly felt she would win an Oscar for her performance as Joan Crawford. When the film was released to poor reviews and Paramounts promotion of the film as a camp classic she was furious. To this day she refuses to talk about the film. In fact, when she is interviewed she submits a list of topics that are off-limits to the interviewer, one of which is Mommie Dearest. She has been known to stop interviews if asked about the film.
b.
The building used as the mental institution at the beginning of the film is actually a water filtration plant in the Beaches area of Toronto. It has been the scene of other movies, including the island fortress in
Undercover Brother
. Filming can no longer take place inside this building following the terrorist attacks on the USA of 11 September 2001.
c.
The punk band Anti-Heroes sued New Line Cinema over a characters tattoo featuring the band. The band did not want to be associated with Nazis, even fictional ones, in any way. The band went on to record a song called "NLC" that debases the film studio.
d.
Director
Nicholas Meyer
was reputedly so annoyed at the studios interference with this films East vs West plot, that he recycled it on his next film,
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: In the Mouth of Madness (1994)?
a.
David Lynch
wrote the additional music for the film.
b.
This is the third film in what
John Carpenter
has called his Apocalypse Trilogy, the first being
The Thing
and the second being
Prince of Darkness
.
c.
Liv Tyler
turned down the role of Grace Stamper twice before finally accepting.
d.
It is mentioned that Cal just recently won an Oscar.
Kevin Kline
, who plays Cal, is an Oscar-winner in real-life.
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