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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Monsterpiece Theatre Volume 1 (2011) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Monsterpiece Theatre Volume 1 (2011) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Monsterpiece Theatre Volume 1 (2011).
About the movie:
A ghoulish collection of fireside tales guaranteed to scare the living as well as the dead.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Monsterpiece Theatre Volume 1 (2011)?
a.
John Thomas Huggins, who stunt doubled for both Joe Knetter in "Rottentail" and
Jose Rosete
in "Moonlighting" is 58, and both of the actual players are over 62.
b.
The end theme song to
Solarbabies
, "Love Will Set You Free" performed and written by
Smokey Robinson
is about
Jesus
offering an invitation for Christian discipleship, with direct quotes from Jesuss sermons in the Bible.
c.
Doris Day
wrote that her manager/husband
Martin Melcher
was terribly concerned over the box-office failure of this film and
The Tunnel of Love
. Their failures caused Day to drop out of the Top Ten Box Office Stars. Day and Melcher had words about him hustling her into almost any film for the money instead of waiting to find good scripts that would have produced better results.
d.
In a separately filmed trailer, Vitaphone production reel #2988,
James Kirkwood
introduces the cast to the audience.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Monsterpiece Theatre Volume 1 (2011)?
a.
Ethan Terra
had to donate his personal home for filming of "The Weed", because none of the owners in any of the locations that were scouted would allow the producers to dig the 12 foot hole necessary to pull
John Carl Buechler
s character (Dan The Weed Man) underground for his death scene.
b.
Ranked #47 in Empire magazines "The 100 Best Films Of World Cinema" in 2010.
c.
In the era before VCRs,
Howard Hughes
would call the Las Vegas TV station he owned and order them to run a particular movie. Hughes so loved this that it aired on his Las Vegas station over 100 times.
d.
Filmed for USD$15,000 and grossed USD$9.1 million in its first week in the US, breaking the record of highest-grossing weekend ever for a movie playing at less than 200 theaters.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Monsterpiece Theatre Volume 1 (2011)?
a.
The third of the 6-film series, and the first to feature Marjorie Reynolds as Captain Streets reporter girlfriend. Later remade as a Charlie Chan feature in 1947, "The Chinese Ring."
b.
The game Reds son is playing at the house is
Doom
.
c.
The film is still shown to aspiring students of journalism.
d.
Billy Martin
of the band
Good Charlotte
and co/owner of "Level 27 Clothing" designed the cast and crew T-shirts for the film.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Monsterpiece Theatre Volume 1 (2011)?
a.
Janet Leigh
broke her left arm before filming commenced, but appeared nonetheless. The arm was in a cast, hidden from the camera, for many scenes. In the more revealing motel scenes, the cast was removed for filming, and re-applied afterwards.
b.
In the scene where Nice Guy Eddie talks on his cell phone about the botched robbery, an orange balloon can be seen floating past the car. Some believe that this was intentional, as to foreshadow Mr. Orange as the rat. However,
Quentin Tarantino
claims that it was accidental.
c.
First
Woody Allen
film where two girls names appear in the title: Vicky and Cristina. Other Allen movies with girls names in the title include
Hannah and Her Sisters
;
Alice
;
Melinda and Melinda
;
Cassandras Dream
;
Whats Up, Tiger Lily?
and
Annie Hall
.
d.
The film uses no CGI, Ethan Terra wanted all the gags to be practical like the ones he grew up with. So all the practical special makeup effects were built by hand by Magical Media Industries and Midnight Studios.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Monsterpiece Theatre Volume 1 (2011)?
a.
This film was originally in pre-production in the early 1990s, with
Danny DeVito
and
Meryl Streep
set to play Boris and Natasha. Legal problems with copyrights prevented the film being made until several years later.
b.
The Restaurant used in "Moonlighting" is scheduled to be turned into a Wedding Chapel in 2009.
c.
The stage team had hoped that Warner would cast
Judy Garland
as Mama Rose and
Ann-Margret
as Gypsy. The two stars had heavy scheduling conflicts, so the production team passed on both.
d.
There is a quote from François-Marie Arouet better known by the pen name
Voltaire
, "If God didnt exist it, it would be necessary to invent him."
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Monsterpiece Theatre Volume 1 (2011)?
a.
John Carl Buechler
s character (Dan the weed man) in the Segment "The Weed" was inspired by
John Goodman
s character from
Arachnophobia
.
b.
Warren Beatty
is purported to have sponsored its 1981 reissue by Paramount, while he was working there making
Reds
.
c.
According to the director,
Hilary Duff
was interested in playing the role of Tibby at one point.
d.
The movies line "Can I borrow your underpants for ten minutes?" was voted as the #86 of "The 100 Greatest Movie Lines" by Premiere in 2007.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Monsterpiece Theatre Volume 1 (2011)?
a.
At the beginning of the film Marcus says he would be able to take care of his mum (
Toni Collette
) if he were
Haley Joel Osment
.
Toni Collette
played
Haley Joel Osment
s mother in
The Sixth Sense
.
b.
Writer/director
Andrew Bergman
was intent on persuading the increasingly reclusive actor
Marlon Brando
to play the role of Mafia chieftain Carmine Sabatini. A few weeks after sending Brando the script, the actor phoned Bergman and invited the director to his home to discuss the movie. Bergman arrived at Brandos Mulholland Drive home and began two days of intensive, non-stop conversations: The director and the actor discussed eastern religion, the economy, politics, philosophy, insects, geology, history, favorite foods, meditation... everything but the movie, the screenplay, or the role of Carmine Sabatini. Finally, after two days of discussions, during a lull in the conversation Brando said, "I dont think I can play this part without referencing some aspect of the Don," referring to his iconic role in _The Godfather (1971)_. Bergman, drawing on his background as a comedy writer, thought for a moment. Then he brightened. "Ive got it!" said Bergman, "Well make Carmine Sabatini the guy The Godfather is based on!" The actor thought Bergmans idea over. "I can live with that," Brando said after a few seconds, "Lets do the picture."
c.
Vince Papale played three seasons for the Eagles and was the Special Teams Captain in 1978.
d.
The character of Jessica Stevens in the Segment "Rottentail" was played by
Ashley Bank
from
The Monster Squad
. She was a last minute replacement and had less then 24 hours to prepare for the role.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Monsterpiece Theatre Volume 1 (2011)?
a.
James Caan
, who plays the President, was a good friend and golfing buddy of
Don Adams
. He also guest-starred in the original
Get Smart
TV series. Caan played Rupert of Rathskeller in the two-part episodes, "To Sire, With Love" parts 1 & 2.
b.
Lee Remick
picked out two local Charleston kids to play her children. She chose the little girl because she looked like Lee at age 7. She chose the little boy because he loved hugging and kissing Lee.
c.
Ethan Terra
decided that the original animatronic puppet creature created for the final kill scene in "The Babysitter" didnt give enough impact, so the producers decided to have him re-shoot the ending with a live actor in full prosthetics.
d.
The Red Norvo Trio (the musicians in Joanns club) is really a quartet.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Monsterpiece Theatre Volume 1 (2011)?
a.
Filming on Monsterpiece Theatre was completed when "Rottentail" was wrapped, however the run time was shorter then the producers had wanted on the entire series. So
Ethan Terra
decided to put "Moonlighting" into production with 10 days of prep.
b.
When
Harvey Bernhard
had finished writing the script and was given the green light to start the production, the first person he contacted was
Jerry Goldsmith
because of the composers busy schedule. Bernhard also felt that Goldsmiths music for
The Omen
was the highest point of that movie, and that without Goldsmiths music this sequel would never be successful.
c.
During filming
Daniel Day-Lewis
talked with his film accent during the entire time of production, even when he was not on the set.
d.
During the final scene of the movie, where the Enterprise crew is in the shuttle Sulu says "with all due respect I hope we get Excelsior". In
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
, Sulu is the Captain of the Excelsior.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Monsterpiece Theatre Volume 1 (2011)?
a.
Ethan Terra
was so impressed with
Joe Knetter
and
Steve Burton
s characters from "Moonlighting" that he is developing an entire separate comedy horror film based on those two characters.
b.
In the comics and the cartoons, the turtles are around 3-4ft. tall. However, for obvious costuming reasons, the turtles are the same height as April, Casey, Shredder, and the Foot Clan (Between 56-60).
c.
This project was proposed because of the success of the "Shock Theatre" package of Universal horror films released to television. The other contributing factors were the recent successes of the British-made
The Curse of Frankenstein
and the low-budget American International release
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein
. This low-budget film had the advantage of being shot in CinemaScope.
d.
The Jedi Archives are modeled on the Trinity College library in Dublin, Ireland.
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