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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966).
About the movie:
A family gets lost on the road and stumbles upon a hidden, underground, devil-worshiping cult led by the fearsome Master and his servant Torgo.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)?
a.
Arthur Freed
bought the rights to the Broadway musical "Very Warm For May", music by
Jerome Kern
and book and lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
, as the starting point for the film, originally meant as a vehicle for
Judy Garland
. In typical Hollywood manner, by the time they were done all the original songs except "All the Things You Are" had been dropped, replaced by material from other writers and the project had been handed over to
Jack Cummings
. Three of the original songs were sung, fragmentarily, by
George Murphy
sitting at a piano waiting for
Ginny Simms
to come out. The name of the original play is also mentioned in passing in one of the scenes.
b.
People attending the premiere at The Capri Theater in El Paso paid $0.35 (Children) $1.25/$1.00 (Adults/with a discount card).
c.
Filmed in 1996 but not broadcast until 1999.
d.
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. However, because of legal complications, this particular title was not included in the original television package and was not televised until several years afterward.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)?
a.
The character played by
Joe Dimmick
, "Dirty Ezio", was originally written as "Dirty Harry" (Dimmick being a
Clint Eastwood
look-alike). But on that shooting day,
Ezio Greggio
, the Italian director, was visiting on the set and
Mel Brooks
decided to change the killers name as a joke-homage to his colleague.
b.
Film debut of
Eddie Dean
.
c.
The majority of the cast (and crew) never appeared in another movie. Property painter
Stephane Goulet
worked on the avant-garde short
Wavelength
, and first IMAX film
Tiger Child
.
d.
Oliver Stone
thought of casting
Kevin Costner
as Sgt.
John McLoughlin
, his
JFK
lead. Costner had narrated the 2006 documentary
On Native Soil
, about the 9/11 Commission Reports investigation of the causes of the terrorist attacks and what could have been done to prevent them from happening. Paramount Pictures was concerned that Stone and Costner would then delve into another conspiracy theory.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)?
a.
Robert Benchley
was allowed to write his own lines.
b.
Anson Mount threw up after the scene in the diner.
c.
Torgo walks funny, and appears to have big knees, because he is supposed to be a satyr.
John Reynolds
designed his own prosthetics to look like he had goats feet. (The wife gasps when she first sees his feet, which the viewer does not get to see.)
d.
All of
Christopher Lloyd
s scenes were filmed in one day.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)?
a.
The Masters "Lodge of Sins" was actually the ranch of then El Paso County Judge, Colbert Coldwell.
b.
Voted #1 on the American Film Institutes list of 100 Funniest Movies.
c.
Shot in 30 days.
d.
Following
The Jazz Singer
, the second Vitaphone feature to have talking sequences.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)?
a.
Sam Flynn (
Garrett Hedlund
) is seen wearing a stylized "89" on the back of his helmet in the motorcycle scene in the real world. This is to represent the year that Kevin Flynn disappeared and was mailed as a sticker decal to those who participated in the "Flynn Lives" viral marketing campaign in the months leading up to the films release.
b.
The film was shot for just over $100,000.
c.
As filming dragged on and on, the increasingly disgruntled crew began to refer to the movie as "Mangos: The Cans of Fruit".
d.
According to director, Guy Green, many girls auditioned for the role of Selina. However, as soon as Elizabeth Hartman walked into his office, he knew she was the one.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)?
a.
The sibling characters of Daryl and Erin Luger are played by real life siblings Clark and Cassidy Freeman.
b.
Chi-Chi says she shouldnt be considered an idiot because of her name. This is a subtle reference to the fact that "Chi-Chi" is a Japanese term for "milk" or "breast."
c.
This is the film that launched the careers of acclaimed producers
Harvey Weinstein
and
Bob Weinstein
. Their mother
Miriam Weinstein
is also a pre-production assistant on the film.
d.
The film was shot in two and a half months with a budget of about $19,000.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)?
a.
Sue Snell and her mother are played by real-life daughter and mother
Amy Irving
and
Priscilla Pointer
.
b.
Ernest Hemingway
had
Ingrid Bergman
in mind as "Maria" while he was writing the novel "For Whom the Bell Tolls".
c.
The scenes featuring two teenagers who are hassled by the cops while necking in their car were added because actress
Joyce Molleur
broke her leg during filming, and was unable to perform her original role.
d.
A recording of a camels moan was slowed down and used as the sound of the tornado.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)?
a.
Fashion icon Giorgio Armani, who provided the costumes for the film, told
Brian De Palma
that he should cast
Don Johnson
as Eliot Ness. Johnson wore Armani on TV every week on
Miami Vice
, and Armani called Johnson his male muse.
b.
Before
Trey Parker
and
Matt Stone
settled on the final plot for this film, one of their original ideas was to do an all-puppet version of
Armageddon
. They had been given a copy of the script and thought it was already funny as was; but thought that if they were to make it into an all-puppet movie; then it would substantially funnier. The main reason why this idea never came to fruition was because of legal problems with the studio who owned the rights to the film.
c.
The Masters wives were played by a group of models for Mannequin Manor.
d.
The distributor, Lot 47, appealed against the NC-17 rating at the same time as launching a publicity campaign about how arbitrary the rating system was. Both failed.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)?
a.
Dr. Reinhardts dying words, "more light," were supposedly
Johann Wolfgang Goethe
s final words as well.
b.
Lons continuing illness forced the production to shut down for 17 days in end April-May 1929. But even after the rest his health was bad.
c.
The Kyoto Protocol, which is the base subject of the film, is still in effect in most countries around the world.
d.
Torgo was originally named Igor.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)?
a.
Filmed entirely with a handheld camera that could only record thirty-two seconds of film at a time. The film was shot without sound; all the lines were later dubbed by only three people - two men and one woman. The little girl who plays Debbie cried when she first heard her dubbed voice.
b.
For the shot of Sulu flying the helicopter over San Francisco bay, the filmmakers tried to get a pilot to fly a Huey, but they were unable to. The long shot was accomplished using a radio controlled model from Japan.
c.
The twelfth of twenty-eight Blondie movies starring
Penny Singleton
as Blondie Bumstead and
Arthur Lake
as Dagwood Bumstead.
d.
The operating system Angela uses throughout the movie is Mac OS 7.
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