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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Maniac (1980) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Maniac (1980) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Maniac (1980).
About the movie:
A schizoid serial killer randomly stalks and kills various young women in New York, which he sees as revenge for the mistreatment he got while being raised by his own abusive mother.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Maniac (1980)?
a.
The bulletproof vest Darius puts on during the aircraft carrier scene is the same Interceptor body armor currently worn by the US military.
b.
Cyd Charisse
s movie debut.
c.
Just before "Ghost Riders in the Sky", the emcee of the festival introduces the final car stunt performer as "Dare-devil driver star, Rick Avery".
Rick Avery
was the stunt coordinator for this film.
d.
Because they would only have one chance to film the scene where
Tom Savini
s character gets shot, Savini decided that he should be the one to pull the trigger. He said it felt a little weird shooting the dummy he had created of himself in the face.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Maniac (1980)?
a.
Francis Ford Coppola
threatened suicide several times during the making of the film.
b.
The movie deals with the impact of a factoring breakthrough on encryption, an obvious reference to the RSA algorithm, the most popular public-key encryption algorithm in use today. Prof. Len Adleman, one of the co-inventors of the RSA algorithm, provided some technical guidance on the film in exchange for giving his wife a chance to meet lead actor
Robert Redford
.
c.
Patrick Rigney
wrote and recorded all original music as Vander.
d.
The opening scene on the beach was inspired by the opening scene from
Jaws
from the point-of-view of the stalking shark.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Maniac (1980)?
a.
Claire Windosr relates her first film experience in a Hartford CT Times interview from Sept. 1928. The Lasky casting director gave her a bit as a bridesmaid in this film. She was directed to kiss the bride and proceeded to leave "an imprint of a cupids bow mouth on the fair Katherines cheek, which stopped the scene while the bride applied new makeup." Claire (Ola at the time) was subsequently demoted to a simple extra.
b.
The film originally had a title song of the same name, but in the end was not used. The lyrics were toned down and the song, "Maniac", was used in
Flashdance
.
c.
Mr. T
: as a Helicopter Pilot.
d.
In the real life story, John did not call
Eddie Nash
after the robbery at his place. Rather, John was spotted by some of Nashs associates in Hollywood. They noticed that John was wearing some of the jewelry that was stolen in the robbery and told Nash about it. John was then accosted by two gunmen who then took him to Nash for questioning.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Maniac (1980)?
a.
The scene where the toxic explosion of the tunnel reaches the end to where the entrance is, before Kit Latura enters, was actually a miniature model.
b.
According to the biography The Presidents and the Preacher,
Cecil B. DeMille
originally offered the role of Samson to the young
Billy Graham
, then experiencing his first national fame as an evangelist. Graham turned the offer down flat, telling DeMille that he had no ambitions beyond his calling to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The director told Graham that hed been certain that the young evangelist would refuse the offer, but that in actually doing so Graham had restored DeMilles faith.
c.
Originally a flop play on Broadway starring
Bette Davis
nemesis
Miriam Hopkins
. Hopkins assumed she was contractually set to star in the film adaptation, but the contract only specified she would be "considered" for the film version.
d.
Daria Nicolodi
was originally cast to play Anna DAntoni, but she was unable to go to New York for filming because she was still filming her scenes for the movie
Inferno
in Italy.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Maniac (1980)?
a.
The movies key art incorporates
Vincent van Gogh
s famous painting "Starry Night." Interestingly, the character of van Gogh does not appear in the film, though he could well have done so in the "Belle Epoque" sequence.
b.
The dummy used for the exploding head scene had been used extensively by
Tom Savini
for effects in
Dawn of the Dead
. After its use in this film, it was so saturated in fake blood and gore that it was decided to retire the dummy (which Tom had named "Boris"). According to Savini, the dummy was locked in the trunk of the car used in the shotgun scene and sunk in the river.
c.
Michael Mann
: [repeated phrase] The phrase "Time is Luck" used by Molly when talking to Will Graham. This phrase also appears in the movie
Heat
, where it is used by McCauley when talking to Eady about their relationship and having time for them. It is also used in
Miami Vice
, when Isabella is talking to Sonny about their relationship.
d.
Diane Baker
was not allowed to read the script of the film before choosing whether or not to do it. She was only told that it was an
Alfred Hitchcock
movie named Marnie starring
Tippi Hedren
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Maniac (1980)?
a.
Dugs point pose, where his entire tail, back, and head is in a perfectly straight line, is an homage to the identical pose that Mickeys dog, Pluto, often makes. Dug also shares a similar colour scheme to Pluto.
b.
Harvey Keitel
s role was previously played by
Scott Glenn
in
The Silence of the Lambs
. Keitel and Glenn appeared together in
Puerto Vallarta Squeeze
. They are also both former U.S. Marines.
c.
William Lustig
and
Joe Spinell
, say they didnt always have the necessary permits to film on location in New York City. Certain scenes (including the infamous shotgun through the windshield scene) had to have been filmed quickly and afterwards the crew had to run away before the cops arrived.
d.
It took four separate locations to create one Catholic school. Locations included a Lutheran school in Burbank, a Methodist church in Burbank, an Episcopal school in San Marino, and a Lutheran church in Burbank.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Maniac (1980)?
a.
The headless corpse in the end is the
Betsy Palmer
corpse (Jasons mother) from
Friday the 13th
. The helicopter shots are recycled footage from
Inferno
.
b.
"Fra Diavolo" represented a dream project for
Hal Roach
, who had seen the play as a boy. The fact that the plays rights were in public domain was an added incentive to the producer.
c.
Portia de Rossi
and
Christina Ricci
were each offered the role of Kyle Pratt, but both turned it down.
Josie Davis
reportedly turned down the role of Kyle.
d.
Chico Marx
says "Tootsie frootsie ice cream", a nod to his routine in
A Day at the Races
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Maniac (1980)?
a.
A 1979 post-production ad for Variety magazine stated some of the cast as including
Daria Nicolodi
,
Susan Tyrrell
and
Jason Miller
opposite
Joe Spinell
. Nicolodi was offered the lead role but was unavailable, and no information has yet surfaced to reveal which roles were to be played by Tyrrell and Miller.
b.
Stephen Sinclair
s screenplay credit stems from when the film was being proposed to Miramax as a two-parter.
c.
The tenth of sixteen movies for the suave detective nicknamed "The Falcon" starring
Tom Conway
.
d.
When Max enters Annies office, the names on the door are Annie Farrell and David Canning.
David A. Canning
is the digital imaging technician on the movie.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Maniac (1980)?
a.
The character Roger Thornhill (played by
William Devane
) is clearly a reference to
Cary Grant
s character, Roger O. Thornhill in
Alfred Hitchcock
s
North by Northwest
.
b.
In order to keep costs down, several porn actresses, such as
Abigail Clayton
, were hired to play the victims and other minor female roles.
c.
William Wyler
was a renowned stickler for detail.
Charlton Heston
recalled one particular scene where Judah Ben-Hur simply walks across a room upon his return from slavery. Such a simple scene required 8 takes before the actor finally asked Wyler what was missing. The director informed him that he liked the first take where Heston had kicked a piece of pottery to give the scene its only sound. Heston on the other hand had assumed that Wyler didnt like the kicking and had therefore deliberately avoided doing it again.
d.
Director
Francis Ford Coppola
claims that
Bram Stoker
s name was included in the title because he has a tradition of putting the authors names in the titles of his movies that are adapted from novels, such as "
Mario Puzo
s
The Godfather
" and "
John Grisham
s
The Rainmaker
." Others have claimed, however, that Stokers name was included in the title to avoid legal action from Univeral Studios, who claimed to own the rights to the simple title
Dracula
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Maniac (1980)?
a.
Gig Young
appears in the film at the bar where
Warren Oates
is playing piano. When he and
Robert Webber
leave, Oates asks Young his name and Young responds, "Fred C. Dobbs," a reference to
Humphrey Bogart
s character in
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
.
b.
This is generally considered to be the "screen debut" of
Marilyn Monroe
, although most of her footage was cut. She is visible just for a fleeting second or less as she descends the church steps and says, "Hi Rad," to
June Haver
s character as everyone is coming out of church on Sunday morning.
c.
Patti LuPone
s movie debut.
d.
The scenes in Frank Zitos tiny apartment were inspired by the Swedish thriller
Mannen på taket
with the claustrophobic setting and the quiet and suttle tone with the sounds of a dripping faucet, a ticking clock, and occasional sound of traffic from outside. The color and crude decor of the apartment and other sets were inspired from the color-theme sets of Italian horror thrillers such as
Profondo rosso
,
Suspiria
,
Sei donne per lassassino
and several others.
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