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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Messenger of Death (1988) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Messenger of Death (1988) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Messenger of Death (1988).
About the movie:
Wifes and children of the Mormon Orville Beecham become victims of a massacre in his own house. The police believes the crime had a religious motive...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Messenger of Death (1988)?
a.
This was the first movie in "The Saint" series not based on a story by
Leslie Charteris
.
b.
Steven Spielberg
was originally interested in directing.
c.
This film is not the last Cannon Film that
Charles Bronson
did but the last one for The Cannon Group Inc. since
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
was made by Cannon Entertainment.
d.
At one point, the boys are watching at the Drive-In a movie featuring a spacefaring hero named Starkiller.
George Lucas
originally intended the lead character of his movie
Star Wars
to be called Luke Starkiller until he changed it to Skywalker at the last minute.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Messenger of Death (1988)?
a.
Oren Koules
: one of the films producers plays
Shawnee Smith
s dead cell mate.
b.
The joke of Rowe resembling
Jon Lovitz
was written specifically for
Richie Call
after an acting class he taught, which included
Peter Macaluso
mentioned it to him.
c.
Despite the titles, all three sequels have nothing to do with this original film or each other. All the sequels used the "Curse" name to capitalize on the cult success of the original.
d.
This picture was made and released about five years after its source
Rex Burns
novel The Avenging Angel was first published in 1983. This movie has also been known under the similar title of Avenging Angels.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Messenger of Death (1988)?
a.
Body count: 468
b.
Producers had originally applied to film at Bryn Mawr College, another one of the Seven Sisters. It is unclear as to why they ultimately went with Wellesley College.
c.
The elders of this movies religious groups are played by three stars of old Western movies,
Charles Dierkop
,
Jeff Corey
and John Ireland (I), who play Orville Beecham, Willis Beecham and Zenas Beecham respectively.
d.
Charlies "older man" date at the officers club is the real-life "Viper",
Pete Pettigrew
. He is a retired Navy pilot and TOPGUN instructor, and shot down a MiG during the Vietnam War. He served as the technical consultant on the film.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Messenger of Death (1988)?
a.
The classroom scene, police academy graduation scene, and shooting range scene (all at the beginning of the film) were actually shot near the end of production. Historic Ft. Schuyler on the campus of State University of New Yorks Maritime College was the back drop.
b.
Part of this movie was filmed at the World Trade Center of New York, and three months after the movies release, the World Trade Center had its first terror attack which was on February 26, 1993.
c.
This was not the first movie to have a Messenger of Death title like this.
The Messenger of Death
,
Azrailin habercisi
(aka The Messenger of Death) and
Demonoid: Messenger of Death
precede it.
d.
Steven Spielberg
had approached
Steve McQueen
,
Dustin Hoffman
, and
Gene Hackman
for the role of Roy Neary.
Jack Nicholson
was also considered.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Messenger of Death (1988)?
a.
Patricia Birch
, the director of this film, was the dance choreographer on the original
Grease
. Publicity for this sequel stated that this was the first time a female choreographer had risen the ranks to that of film director. This movie was her directorial debut and it is her only ever theatrical film directing credit.
b.
Charles Bronson
was about sixty-six years of age when he appeared in this movie.
c.
The studio almost replaced
Jason Mewes
("Jay") with
Seth Green
.
Kevin Smith
insisted that Mewes should play Jay, but the studio made Smith take auditions for the role.
Breckin Meyer
also auditioned. In the end, all concerned agreed that Mewes was right for the part.
d.
Sal Mineo
actively sought the role of Dov Landau despite being told that he did not look Jewish or anything like the character.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Messenger of Death (1988)?
a.
The close up of Andys hands loading the revolver in the opening scenes are actually the hands of
Frank Darabont
. Later in the film while Andy carves his name into his cell wall (seen twice in the film), Darabonts hands are used as well in the insert shot. These close ups were inserts that were filmed during post production, notably because Darabont felt that only he could do exactly what he wanted in the close ups.
b.
This movie was initially written with the intention of columnist
Walter Winchell
playing the lead. When he returned to New York,
Lew Ayres
took over the role. "Okay, America!" was a catch phrase used by Winchell on his radio show.
c.
Stephen King
wrote this script with
Drew Barrymore
in mind because of her performance in
Firestarter
.
d.
This movie was
Charles Bronson
s second picture outside the Death Wish franchise to feature the word Death in the title. The first was
Death Hunt
made and released about seven years earlier. This was also the penultimate movie that featured the word Death in the title for Bronson. The final time would be
Death Wish V: The Face of Death
, where the word appears twice. Bronson made seven movies with this word in the title.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Messenger of Death (1988)?
a.
Michelle Williams
was so scruffy during filming that when bystanders came up to chat with the crew they totally ignored her.
b.
Temperatures occasionally dropped to -30 degrees while filming took place. This didnt necessarily mean that they had all the snow they required. The special effects department still had to make many tons of the fake stuff.
c.
James T. Kirks final two words, "Oh, my..." are a spontaneous ad lib made by
William Shatner
. Shatner later explained it was Kirks reaction to eternity and truly going where Kirk had never gone before.
d.
This movie represented the eighth and penultimate of nine teamings of director J Lee Thompson with star actor
Charles Bronson
. Prior to this movie they had made together
St. Ives
,
The White Buffalo
,
Caboblanco
,
10 to Midnight
,
The Evil That Men Do
,
Murphys Law
and
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
. After this picture, they made their final collaboration,
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Messenger of Death (1988)?
a.
The meaning and relevance of this movies title is that it refers to a drawing featuring an avenging angel of death that is left at a crime scene at the beginning of the movie. The title also connects with
Charles Bronson
s vigilante screen persona made famous in the movie
Death Wish
. It suggests that Bronson is a Messenger of Death, the word messenger also being a play on words with this, as his character is a journalist, a job which involves writing news articles, they being "messages" in a sense.
b.
Some of the scenes were filmed in Bellaire, Ohio which coincidentally was the birthplace of actor
Ted Levine
who played Buffalo Bill in the film.
c.
Trevor Howard
was replaced by
Ian Bannen
.
d.
Vestron Pictures were unhappy with director
Dennis Hopper
s original 180 minutes cut of the film and re-edited it without his knowledge. Hopper was so enraged he sued the company, but they had already gone bankrupt. He nevertheless insisted on the anonymous Alan Smithee credit.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Messenger of Death (1988)?
a.
Real-life mother and daughter
Susan Sarandon
and
Eva Amurri
play mother and daughter in this movie.
b.
The matte painting of the town of "Vasaria" is lifted from Universals
My Little Chickadee
.
c.
Guy with Pen in Head" is played by
Frank Miller
, who was instrumental in the Death of Elektra storyline in the Daredevil Comics. He appears in the scene where Bullseye takes a motorcycle, prior to killing Natchios. This is stated in the Directors Commentary.
d.
Director
J. Lee Thompson
fell ill during the making of this film, the picture was finished by the 2nd unit director.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Messenger of Death (1988)?
a.
Charles Bronson
plays a Denver Tribune crime reporter in this J Lee Thompson film evoking the crime writer character he played in
St. Ives
, the first movie he made with Thompson.
b.
The "World of Tomorrow" portion of the title is a reference to the 1939-40 New York Worlds Fair, which was named "The World of Tomorrow".
c.
The original director dropped dead on the first day of filming, and his son took over.
d.
Some of the "Vietnamese village" sets were so realistic they were left intact, and were later used by the Army for training troops destined for Vietnam.
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