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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Massacre at Central High (1976) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Massacre at Central High (1976) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Massacre at Central High (1976).
About the movie:
A high school transfer student, pushed to the edge by a trio of brutal bullies, resorts to murder to reclaim the school from oppression, and later turns against the students wanting to fill the vacuum of their oppressors.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Massacre at Central High (1976)?
a.
Derrel Maury
was originally cast as Rodney. After
Rex Steven Sikes
was recast in the part, he was given the lead.
b.
Carol Marcus, Kirks old love interest and mother of his son from
Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan
, featured in an early draft of the script as a childhood friend of Kirks in Iowa but the role was cut by the final draft. Nurse Chapel from the original series also is also referenced in the film and has a line of dialogue: Dr. McCoy calls orders her to prepare a medication after Kirks hands begin to swell, and she responds, "Yes, sir!" However, she does not appear on-screen.
c.
Many of the actors singing voices were dubbed in this movie:
Matt Mattox
s singing was dubbed by
Bill Lee
,
Nancy Kilgas
s singing was dubbed by
Marie Greene
,
Julie Newmar
s singing was dubbed by
Betty Allen
, two of the brothers had their singing dubbed by
Allan Davies
and
Charlie Parlato
,
Ruta Lee
had her singing dubbed by
Betty Noyes
, and
Betty Carr
had her singing dubbed by
Norma Zimmer
.
d.
The Super premiered at the Texas Theatre during the Blood Bath Film Festival. This same theatre was owned by Howard Hughes and also the site where Lee Harvey Oswald was captured after President Kennedys assassination.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Massacre at Central High (1976)?
a.
June 2008 Ranked #4 on the American Film Institutes list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Courtroom Drama".
b.
Robert Rodriguez
wrote the script back in 1993 after he wrote
Desperado
.
c.
Director
William Malone
had to sell most of his possessions (including his car and mortgaging his house) in order to raise enough money to make the movie.
d.
Robert Carradine
had difficulty with the line where he refers to Rodneys car as a Detroit gas guzzler. Carradine fumbled the lines so many times that the shot had to be taken more than 20 times.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Massacre at Central High (1976)?
a.
For one shot where Gollum is crawling and splashing down a river after a fish,
Andy Serkis
was actually in the water. It had been snowing the previous night, and the snow had been melted, but the water was still freezing cold.
b.
Writer-director
Rene Daalder
was recommended to the producers by
Russ Meyer
, for whom Daalder had previously worked for as a cameraman.
c.
Patti Bolog, who played the role of Susan, learned that she was pregnant the morning after being told she had won the part. Despite illness from the pregnancy, she kept her pregnancy secret from the filmmakers throughout the three-month-long shoot, fearing the role would be recast.
d.
Two songs written by
Cole Porter
for
Judy Garland
were revised in the release print. Judys first rendition of "Love of My Life," which included the verse, was not used. However, on the MGM Records soundtrack album, listeners heard Miss Garlands initial prerecording. Also dropped from the movie was the original "Mack the Black," intended as the curtain-raiser. In the revamped version transferred to midway, replacing the feverish Garland-
Gene Kelly
"Voodoo" number,
Cole Porter
s somewhat violent "Mack the Black" lyrics, including a reference to killing babies, were toned down. A portion of the original "Mack the Black" footage with Judy can be viewed in the trailer. The three discarded prerecordings, along with the two final takes heard in the picture, are included on Rhinos soundtrack CD.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Massacre at Central High (1976)?
a.
Norman Wisdom
s first film role in 20 years.
b.
The Vietnamese restaurant in Los Angeles in the beginning is actually a Thai restaurant - Sea in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York. Walking through the kitchen the background voices can be heard conversing in Thai, not Vietnamese.
c.
Many critics dismissed the movie as being just a filmed version of
David Hare
s stage play. In fact Hare re-wrote about 60 percent of the material for the film.
d.
Shot in just 4 weeks.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Massacre at Central High (1976)?
a.
The film market became segmented when studios realized that they could release and distribute differing versions of films for domestic and international audiences. In this film, in a scene set in a Parisian nightclub, Joan Fisk (
Olivia de Havilland
), daughter of the US Ambassador to France and American GI Sgt. Danny Sullivan (
John Forsythe
) watched a stage revue. In the European version, the dancers were topless.
b.
Jennifer gets her last name from the screenwriters favorite author,
Ayn Rand
.
c.
Andrew Stevens
accidentally broke
Rex Steven Sikes
nose when he accidentally elbowed him in the face during the scene where the students find Craigs body in the empty swimming pool. Sikes ended up having to complete the rest of the film with the injury to his nose clearly visible.
d.
The shots of "Heaven" were done by poking a hole in a piece of sheet steel, putting a quartz bulb behind it, and a piece of very scratched plastic in front of it. The rivers of "angels" were made with high-speed, backlit footage of a dancer wearing a long costume which was twirled about on two poles.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Massacre at Central High (1976)?
a.
Jami Gertz
s screen debut.
b.
The character Nevada Smith was supposed to be sixteen. He is played by 35-year-old
Steve McQueen
.
c.
When Sheriff Bentley (Steve Sherwin) asks Bob if hes "seen a gun around here", you can hear Steve singing with his band "The Underdogs" on the soundtrack in the background.
d.
Reportedly, director
Rene Daalder
was so upset with the films musical score that he did not watch his own movie in its entirety for three decades after its release.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Massacre at Central High (1976)?
a.
The novel is actually made up of four short stories: "The Gift," "The Great Mountain," "The Leader of the People" and "The Promise." Each was published separately in magazines between 1933 and 1937.
b.
During the crash of the XF-11 aircraft over Los Angeles, Hughes (DeCaprio) radios that he will put down on the Wilshire Country Club. Hughes actually lived in a Spanish Villa at Wilshire Country Club (near the 8th hole), the crash of the XF-11 was into Beverly Hills at the Los Angeles Country Club.
c.
In an interview with star
Rex Steven Sikes
he said that the cast often found their scripted dialog so cheesy that they would improvise lines. Sikes though, at the insistence of director
Rene Daalder
, stuck to his scripted lines.
d.
Released in the US in mid-summer 1966, this film was frequently double-billed with the similarly-themed
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Massacre at Central High (1976)?
a.
Jerome Cowan
, playing Spades doomed partner Miles Archer, is only on-screen for two minutes total, although to many it seemed as if he had a much bigger part.
b.
Majority of production, including most of Tokyo scenes (except for the Tokyo airport and Tokyo street scenes that were shot in New York City) were done in Connecticut, thanks to the 30% Film/TV production tax incentive that the State offered at that time. There was no overseas location shoot in this film.
c.
During the filming of Oscars death scene, a much larger explosion than intended occurred, knocking out the stuntman
Danny Rogers
and blowing out the lights in the building. It was this take which was used in the final film.
d.
Reese Witherspoon
turned down the lead role.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Massacre at Central High (1976)?
a.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on June 23, 1947 with
Elizabeth Taylor
,
George Murphy
and
Mary Astor
reprising their film roles.
b.
When talking about Michael, Ronnie says "Hes probably gonna end up cutting his dick and balls off and changing his name to Michel."
Daeg Faerch
would later play a character named "Michel" in
Hancock
.
c.
The film was released in Italy under the title "Sexy Jeans" and featured some pornographic material inserted into the film.
d.
Mark Wahlberg
s feature film debut.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Massacre at Central High (1976)?
a.
Several cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their character names):
Charles Arnt
(Drunk),
Mary Gordon
(Landlady), Eddie Dunn (Policeman) and
Frank Mills
(Policeman). In addition,
James Burke
and
Matt McHugh
were listed as cast members in some news items, but they were not seen in the movie either.
b.
Critic
Roger Ebert
praised the film tremendously, selecting it as one of his 10 best films of 1976.
c.
M. Night Shyamalan
: [things reflected on television screens]
d.
Dan Patrick
: The tall police officer who pulls Paul Crewe (
Adam Sandler
) over.
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