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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Murder by Death (1976) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Murder by Death (1976) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Murder by Death (1976).
About the movie:
Five famous literary detective characters and their sidekicks are invited to a bizarre mansion to solve an even stranger mystery.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Murder by Death (1976)?
a.
Bruce Robinson
, director of
Withnail & I
, was asked by
Johnny Depp
to write and direct "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas". Robinson turned the offer down, saying he couldnt see "how you could get that one on the screen." Conversely, Robinson later accepted an offer to write and direct a screen adaptation of Thompsons novel
The Rum Diary
.
b.
In the second cafeteria scene, when Napoleon and Pedro discuss prospective dance dates, Napolean is wearing a Ricks College t-shirt. Ricks College was a junior college in Idaho that maintained close association with Brigham Young University up until 2000, when Ricks was formally named an official satellite of BYU, henceforth BYU-Idaho.
Jared Hess
and
Jerusha Hess
, the films co-writers, both attended BYU.
c.
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.
d.
Nancy Walker
s last movie. Ironic in that she does not utter a single word throughout the entire film.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Murder by Death (1976)?
a.
In the final classroom scene, the molecule the professor draws on the board is caffeine.
b.
The first Pixar film since
Finding Nemo
not to be presented in the 2.35:1 aspect ratio.
c.
The egotistical tycoon was allegedly based on
Phil Spector
d.
All of the detectives in the film are parodies of the work of three authors:
Dashiell Hammett
, whose Nick Charles and Sam Spade were the basis for Dick Charleston and Sam Diamond, respectively;
Agatha Christie
, whose Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple inspired Milo Perrier and Miss Marbles;
Earl Derr Biggers
Charlie Chan was the basis for Inspector Sidney Wang and his son.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Murder by Death (1976)?
a.
Rubers potion bottle says "Acme".
b.
Shot with a 16mm handheld camera on the streets of New York. Most of the dialog was improvised, while all the crew were fellow class members of
John Cassavetes
or volunteers.
c.
When
Dick Powell
s doctor ordered him to rest his throat, Warner Bros. considered replacing him with
Rudy Vallee
.
d.
Immediately after completing the film,
Peter Sellers
was so convinced it was going to bomb, he convinced the producers to buy back his percentage share in the movie, thus depriving himself of a cut of the profits with the film when it went on to be a hit.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Murder by Death (1976)?
a.
James Horner
wrote the films original score but it was rejected for being too ethnic in Irish tone that the producers and director
Christopher Cain
wanted a more traditional Western score. Horners score for this film has not been heard publicly.
b.
When first talking with Senator Stern Tony Stark says he would gladly accept the position of Secretary of Defense. In the comics, Tony Stark actually was appointed the Secretary of Defense.
c.
Originally
Katharine Hepburn
was meant to play a character called Dame Abigail Christian (a spin on
Agatha Christie
). Hepburn dropped out after hearing
Myrna Loy
would not do the film. The character was changed to Dame Abigail Christmas, and
Estelle Winwood
took the role. After numerous re-writes Estelle became Nurse Withers to a new character,
Elsa Lanchester
s Miss Jessica Marbles.
d.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on January 15, 1951 with
Loretta Young
and
Joseph Cotten
reprising their film roles.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Murder by Death (1976)?
a.
Shot in 45 days.
b.
Average Shot Length (ASL) = 6.8 seconds
c.
Neil Simon
remained on the set to take care of re-writes, as he did with this pictures sequel,
The Cheap Detective
. Simon took such a shine to
Alec Guinness
during the pictures production that he told him if he did not like anything in the film, hed immediately rewrite it for him, but Guinness assured him it was great fun for him.
d.
Total Body count: 17 (with only one death not committed by Michael Myers)
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Murder by Death (1976)?
a.
Sarah Douglas
was initially approached to play the part of Evil-Lyn, in an attempt to cash in on her success of playing wicked, evil villainesses in
Superman
,
Superman II
and
Conan the Destroyer
, but the interest came to nothing and ultimately
Meg Foster
played the part.
b.
Gabriel Liotta
got the role without auditioning, co-star and friend
Aaron Johnson
said Liotta was "Perfect for the role".
c.
The outdoor opera, Dantes "La Vita Nuova", which Dr. Lecter and Mr. Pazzi see in Florence, was especially composed for the movie. Composer
Patrick Cassidy
did not stop at the three minute part as performed in the movie, but composed an entire aria, "Vide Cor Meum".
d.
The screaming woman sound used as a doorbell is
Fay Wray
s screams from
King Kong
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Murder by Death (1976)?
a.
Many of the crew got seasick while filming.
b.
Shot in 69 days.
c.
Fredric March
met
Ingrid Bergman
at a party hosted by
David O. Selznick
in 1939 and was so taken with her that he sought (unsuccessfully) to have her appear in this film.
d.
Myrna Loy
was originally offered the part of Dora Charleston (a role that was a spoof of the character that she had played in the Thin Man movies) but she declined, later stating that "it would have been ridiculous to have Myrna Loy doing Myrna Loy". She also stated that she didnt want her "ass pinched by
David Niven
".
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Murder by Death (1976)?
a.
Max Baer
, whos paternal grandfather was Jewish, boxed with a Star of David embroidered on his trunks. The star is visible on Baers red trunks throughout his fight with Braddock in the final fight scene.
b.
Real cops were used during filming.
c.
Castle wanted as a "gimmick" to install brushes near the seats that would rub against theater patrons legs to simulate bugs crawling but it was turned down.
d.
During the first scene when
Alec Guinness
licks the stamps for the invitations, the stamps used were the 8 cent
Dwight D. Eisenhower
"No Dot", three-color stamps released in May 1971 and not the more popular 6 cent stamp released nearly a year earlier. First-class postage stamps were up to 13 cents by the time the movie was produced.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Murder by Death (1976)?
a.
Orson Welles
was originally considered for the role of Inspector Wang but was unable to accept because he was appearing in a play in Italy.
b.
Rated #5 of the 25 most controversial movies of all time. Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2006.
c.
After a fallout with most of the cast and crew, Vargas produced, shot, directed, and edited the film almost completely on his own with the help of Ben Dugley and Greg Hilligiest, who are good friends.
d.
During the sequence where we are shown the "open source" developers that are monitored by NURV you can clearly see one of them wearing a red hat which looks exactly like the one that the company Red Hat uses as their logo. Red Hat is a GNU/Linux distribution.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Murder by Death (1976)?
a.
Originally planned to be made in 1983 as a 3-D project with
Luigi Cozzi
directing.
b.
The original title for the movie was "The Lonely Stage".
c.
It was while working on this film that
Alec Guinness
received the script for
Star Wars
. He read it between scenes in his dressing room.
d.
Directorial debut of Kim Jorgensen.
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