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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Maniac (1934) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Maniac (1934) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Maniac (1934).
About the movie:
An ex-vaudeville actor gifted at impersonation assists a mad scientist to reanimate corpses and soon goes mad himself.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Maniac (1934)?
a.
The scene where the zombie baby crawls back into its dying mothers womb was accomplished with a concealed trapdoor between Rachel McBrides legs, and a latex appliance covering her stomach. The latex was expanded as the baby vanished from view, giving the illusion it was crawling back inside her. This is the only scene in the film in which real blood was not used.
b.
The "Bill Woods" who is credited as playing Maxwell appears to be
William Woods
, a Los Angeles makeup artist whose skills would have been of great assistance to the plot of the film.
c.
Alexandre Aja
and art director
Grégory Levasseur
originally planned to film in Morocco because of its similarity to the New Mexico desert. Initially the producers objected to this, for fear of terrorist attacks, but after Aja and Levasseur failed to find suitable locations in the US, they relented.
d.
Singer and lyricist
Peggy Lee
wrote a song for the film called "The Land Of The Leal" which was not used.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Maniac (1934)?
a.
June 2008 Ranked #4 on the American Film Institutes list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Epic".
b.
The film was a bit short for three separate segments, so the iconic song "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" was written with music by
George Bruns
and lyrics by
Thomas W. Blackburn
becoming a hit in the 1950s.
c.
This movie put Puerta Vallarta, Mexico, on the map - it didnt even have scheduled air service before
John Huston
shot the film there.
Elizabeth Taylor
s appearance on the set and her ensuing scandalous affair with
Richard Burton
made headlines around the world. Now its a top resort destination with thousands of hotel rooms and is a popular cruise ship port.
d.
The actor who plays Maxwell also plays the coroner, who he is seen impersonating earlier in the film. Only one of the embalmers is credited, and he is referred to by another character as Mike
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Maniac (1934)?
a.
In the scene where a cats head is squeezed and its eyeball pops out, the cat actually only had one eye; a glass eye was inserted into the empty socket before filming, and that was what popped out.
b.
First appearance of
Shemp Howard
with
The Three Stooges
, and his last appearance with the group until he rejoined them in 1947.
c.
The film is set immediately after the first
Halloween
. Since
Jamie Lee Curtis
had begun to wear a much shorter hairstyle in the 1980s, she had to wear a wig that matched her original hairstyle for the film.
d.
The films opening dedication, "To the memory of those who made us laugh: the motley mountebanks, the clowns, the buffoons, in all times and nations, whose efforts have lightened our burden a little, this picture is affectionately dedicated." with the added phrase "...in this cockeyed caravan..." was initially to be spoken by
Joel McCrea
in an epilogue as if it was to be the prologue for the comedy he intended to make. In the original script the prologue
Preston Sturges
initially wrote was, "This is the story of a man who wanted to wash an elephant. The elephant darn near ruined him."
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Maniac (1934)?
a.
Judd Hirsch
s film debut.
b.
This film is listed among The 100 Most Amusingly Bad Movies Ever Made in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilsons book THE OFFICIAL RAZZIE® MOVIE GUIDE.
c.
RKO planned to do a sequel, "New Faces of 1938", but dropped the idea when this movie was not received very well.
d.
A print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives.
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