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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966) - Part (3) 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.
Early in the film, a man is seen wearing a Montreal Canadiens hat. The Canadiens won the Stanley Cup in June 1973, six months before the release of the film.
b.
One of the early scripts included a dragon-based Autobot combiner that would have fought Devastator. In the finished story, we never get to see just what lead to Devastators defeat.
c.
The endless driving sequences at the beginning were supposed to have the opening credits over them, but they were inexplicably left out.
d.
The film has been homaged in several other movies, notably
Robert Altman
s
Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
and
Kevin Reynolds
Fandango
, which features a group of students making a pilgrimage to Marfa to see what remains of the ranch house set.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)?
a.
The leading cast members were all from Eastern Michigan Universitys Theatre Department.
b.
Soon-Tek Oh
s film debut.
c.
One day, to mock
Harold P. Warren
s prima donna attitude to directing, one of the crew impersonated
Erich von Stroheim
, wearing a safari suit and barking out orders.
d.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 22, 1943 with
George Raft
reprising his film role.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)?
a.
The city of El Paso was so involved that director
Harold P. Warren
sent free tickets for the premiere to the press and all the aldermen and the Mayor of El Paso.
b.
The abandoned subway station, which serves as the Turtles new lair, is based on the real life "City Hall" Station of the former Interborough Rapid Transit company in New York City. Although the station itself is decommissioned, the track on which it is located is still active.
c.
During the school assembly, one student makes the observation "Youre going to have more sex than anyone else in our class!" to Leo Biederman. This line was improvised by
Jason Dohring
, and the reactions from the other students are genuine.
d.
For most of the shoot,
Michael Chiklis
was terribly uncomfortable in the hot Thing suit. The final street battle, however, was filmed in Vancouver in December, leaving Chiklis as the only comfortable one of the four (the rest were in the skintight blue uniforms).
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)?
a.
First-billed
Tom Neyman
s first line isnt until 35 minutes into the movie.
b.
Some of the earlier scenes in the movie, particularly in the restaurant, were apparently styled by
John Ford
as a mocking tribute to the films of his friend and fellow director,
Howard Hawks
.
c.
Amrish Puri
shaved his head for the role of Mola Ram, creating such an impression that he kept it shaved and became one of Indias most popular film villains.
d.
The mouth on the poster belongs to former model
Lorelei Shark
, whose lips (and later, the rest of her face) were later famously used on billboards and ads for Chicago rock radio station, WLUP ("The Loop").
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)?
a.
The only Batman movie where Batman does not use a batarang.
b.
Mel Brooks
and
Anne Bancroft
were a married couple when they made this movie together.
c.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on November 3, 1947 with
Danny Kaye
and
Virginia Mayo
reprising their film roles.
d.
Harold P. Warren
only did two takes for each shot, and then moved on.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)?
a.
The movie was given a gala premiere in El Paso upon its release, and many local dignitaries were on hand. Part way into the film, members of the audience began heckling it. Many of the films cast and crew sneaked out of the theater before the film ended to avoid the embarrassment of having to admit being part of it.
b.
Premiered as the second half of a double bill (hence its B movie status) after main feature
The Female Animal
directed by
Harry Keller
, the same director hired to re-shoot parts of the film after
Orson Welles
was fired.
c.
Monica Potter
was originally cast as Katie.
d.
Every time Jack talks to a "ghost", theres a mirror in the scene, except in the food locker scene. This is because in the food locker scene he only talks to Grady through the door. We never see Grady in this scene.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)?
a.
John Candy
ad-libbed the line, "Oh, thats gonna leave a mark," after standing up without undoing his seat belt.
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.
If the day or scenes or performances went poorly, director
Harold P. Warren
would reassure the novice cast that any errors would be fixed in post-production by the magic of Hollywood. They werent.
d.
The "water" cascading over the falls in the Naboo capital city was actually salt.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)?
a.
Originally designed by
Alfred Hitchcock
as an experiment in seeing how audiences would react to a non-star-driven film. He was of the opinion that oftentimes having a big star attached actually hindered the narrative flow and style of the story. He also developed the film with a view to test how American audiences would react to a more subtle brand of humor than that which they were used to.
b.
The church visited was called Our Lady of the Never had the Pickle Convent.
c.
Vitaphone production reels #3554-3560.
d.
Four minutes were cut after the first screening and the opening scene was a re-shoot after the cuts. Originally it started with them just driving.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)?
a.
Neither the play nor the novel is mentioned in the screen credits, but most reviewers at the time recognized the similarity, and there was an item in the Los Angeles Examiner in January, 1935, announcing that Miss Temple was to star in a film based on "Daddy Long Legs." Fox owned the rights to both the novel and the play, having produced earlier versions for the screen.
b.
Kiefer Sutherland
,
Chris ODonnell
and
Oliver Platt
all endured six weeks of fencing and riding lessons.
Charlie Sheen
had to miss all this out as he was then embroiled in the filming of
Hot Shots! Part Deux
.
c.
Paul Wesley
auditioned for the role of Ethan.
d.
Harold P. Warren
once stated that he left Torgos fate vague on purpose. If the film was a hit, the sequel was to involve Torgos return. The sequel was never written.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)?
a.
Lynne Ramsay
was interested in directing the film before
Peter Jackson
acquired the rights to the novel.
b.
The word "Manos" is Spanish for "hands". Therefore, the title really says "Hands: The Hands of Fate". The masters outfit has two red hands on it and Torgos walking stick has a hand on top of it.
c.
Oliver Stone was given a copy of Jim Garrisons book, "On the Trail of the Assassins", by a friend to read on the plane to the Philippines during the filming of "Platoon". After reading the book, Stone knew hed found a new film project.
d.
After Jody tells her parents she has been accepted into the ABA, her mom suggests she could still go to college, and says, "Indiana has a great dance program."
Amanda Schull
, who plays Jody, actually attended the Indiana University for two years.
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