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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Near Dark (1987) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Near Dark (1987) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Near Dark (1987).
About the movie:
A young man reluctantly joins a travelling "family" of evil vampires, when the girl he'd tried to seduce is part of that group.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Near Dark (1987)?
a.
At the end of the shower scene, the first few seconds of the camera pull-back from
Janet Leigh
s face is a freeze-frame.
Alfred Hitchcock
did this because, while viewing the rushes, his wife noticed the pulse in Leighs neck throbbing.
b.
Based on an actual murder case in Hong Kong involving the use of scientific evidence to convict a man of first degree murder.
c.
While shooting in the desert,
Lance Henriksen
relieved the boredom between takes by hopping in his car and taking short drives through the desert, still in costume and often staying in character. According to Henriksen and
Bill Paxton
, the two were stopped by a policeman who became so unnerved questioning Jesse about his speeding that the officer became visibly uncomfortable, stepping back and placing his hand on his firearm. The obviously flustered officer decided to send them on their way rather than write them a ticket.
d.
The movie was filmed entirely in the Vancouver and British Columbia regions of Canada. The mountains seen in the movie are the Cassiar Mountains of British Columbia.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Near Dark (1987)?
a.
Was the last movie produced and released by DEG (DeLaurentiis Entertainment Group) as the studio went bankrupt. As a result, the film did not receive much publicity during its release in the fall of 1987 which lead, in turn, to its box office failure.
b.
Animation in the tone poem "Blue Bayou" was originally created for the deleted "Clair de lune" sequence of
Fantasia
.
c.
Shelley Hack
s film debut.
d.
The film was originally titled "Slammer" until
Madonna
wrote and decided to use Whos That Girl as the films theme song. The song went to #1 on the Billboard chart in August 1987.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Near Dark (1987)?
a.
Both this film and
Minority Report
, directed by
George Lucas
pal
Steven Spielberg
, have similar factory chase scenes.
b.
This film marked
Kathryn Bigelow
s first solo directorial effort and the films producer,
Edward S. Feldman
told her that if she couldnt handle or didnt know what she was doing while filming after five days, she would be replaced. She kept the job.
c.
The meaning and relevance of this movies Fade to Black title is that as the films central character is an obsessed psycho fanatical movie buff, the title references a film industry term that relates to a fade-out editing transition but plays on the meaning of the word "black" here by inferring instead darkness and the dark side and evil and horror.
d.
Although the character had lines in the script and those scenes were shot, Kari (Amber Davila) speaks no lines in the final film.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Near Dark (1987)?
a.
In the 1990s,
Sam Raimi
had planned to direct this film after
Darkman
. He later went on to do
Spider-Man
, another Marvel hero, and its sequels.
b.
Both
Johnny Depp
and
D.B. Sweeney
auditioned for the role of Caleb.
c.
The "reworked"
Tim Burton
ending for this film is based on the original book ending as written by
Pierre Boulle
. The DVD endpapers notes offer a clue to the logic of the ending: "Maybe someone went back to earth before Captain Leo Davidson".
d.
Pier Angeli
was at one point considered for the role of Rima.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Near Dark (1987)?
a.
Joe (
Dolph Lundgren
)s rock band name in the movie was "Thors Hammer" initially. It was changed to "C.M.F." (Cheap Mother Fucker) after it was suggested to Lundgren by his assistant during pre-production.
b.
In the DVD special feature about the films stunts, stunt coordinator
Gregg Smrz
explains that in a chase-scene crash between a car and a big rig truck, the truck was actually towing the car by use of a cable system that the special effects department fabricated. One of the chains connecting the two vehicles is noticeable during this crash sequence in the film.
c.
In the scene where Severen and Jesse torch the motor home, Severen asks Jesse if he had remembered about a "fire that they had started in Chicago". It refers to the great fire in the Midwest/Chicago in 1871 that left more than 100,000 people homeless and destroyed businesses. The fire still remains a mystery to this day.
d.
During principal shooting, the temperatures were well over 100 degrees, peaking at 110 degrees. All the sweat is real.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Near Dark (1987)?
a.
Gregory Peck
and
David Niven
were both attached to this project.
b.
As Caleb staggers through town, just before the bus stop scene - the cinema behind him in showing
Aliens
which also featured
Bill Paxton
,
Lance Henriksen
and
Jenette Goldstein
.
c.
Even though this installment in the "Predator" franchise explicitly wanted to part with the crossover AvP story arc, it does contain at least three nods to the "Alien" franchise: - 1) at one point, while (obviously, given the movies universe) facing near-certain death, one character tells another "If the time comes, Ill do us both", a reference to Hicks almost identical line in
Aliens
, 2) when the group finds the body of an earlier victim of the antagonists, he has a large hole in his chest with the ribs bent outwards, referencing the way xenomorph young emerge from their host and the wound found on the "space jockey" in
Alien
, and when the group enters the Predators camp theres a brief view of an Alien skull on the ground.
d.
Supposedly, more blank rounds were discharged during the production than live rounds were fired during the Mexican Revolution of 1913 around which the film is loosely based. In total 90,000 rounds were fired, all blanks.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Near Dark (1987)?
a.
Near Dark got a K18 rating in 1988 by the Finnish Board of Film Classification. That meant, in those days, for theatrical release only. However, some film critics received VHS copies (most probably from Transworld Video) with Finnish subtitles ca. 1990. There were also reports that videos were accidentally available a few days to the general public before they were drawn back from video stores.
b.
The character Andy Dufresne had a cameo appearance in Apt Pupil, another
Stephen King
novelette. Andy handled the investments for Dussander, the Nazi in hiding.
c.
George Kuffs Pistols are Berreta M9 9mms.
d.
Esther Williams
broke her neck diving off a 50-foot tower during the sequence in which she wears a golden swimming costume. She spent six months in a body cast before recovering to complete the film.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Near Dark (1987)?
a.
The evil robots arrive in the parking lot of the Circle-K convenience store, the same place where Bill and Ted first meet Rufus in
Bill & Teds Excellent Adventure
.
b.
In the scene where Caleb lets the young cowboy from the bar get away, a billboard can be seen in the background spray paint with "Bill + Louise".
Bill Paxton
, who plays Severen, is married to
Louise Newbury
.
c.
Discovered when Bob Murawski, Bill Lustig, and Sage Stallone met with Jeff Mitchell to discuss re-releasing Massacre Mafia Style (AKA The Executioner). Jeff told them he didnt know about that movies print, but his father had an unfinished film lying around if they wanted it.
d.
Gervase Peterson
(Calvin) read the script while waiting at an airport in Florida. He described the script as "the weirdest thing he ever read".
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Near Dark (1987)?
a.
Another theory for the horse name of Babieca is that this horse came from the Babia region. This was the reason that the horse became a great war horse.
b.
The film had an entirely separate pre-shoot unit, for the purposes of creating a dedicated teaser trailer.
c.
All the Generals names are loosely translated from Spanish: Aguila (means "Eagle"), Gato (means "Cat"), Serpiente (means "Serpent") and Mono (means "Monkey").
d.
The writer and director both were intent on making a Western but realized that the interest in the Western genre at the time was almost non-existent, so it was recommended that they mix genres. Since the horror genre was in vogue at the time, the two decided to make a Horror Western.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Near Dark (1987)?
a.
In the pawnshop scene, Wallace Shawn offers to trade Jack Iocane Powder for his C.O.W. but states that it is far too poisonous. This fictional powder is the same powder that led to Wallaces demise in the cult classic The Princess Bride
b.
Film debut of
Gary Sinise
.
c.
Unusual for a vampire movie, the word "vampire" is never mentioned.
d.
Having hired
James Cameron
to write the screenplay, 20th Century Fox then did the unthinkable when he left the production to direct
The Terminator
: they agreed to wait for Cameron to become available again and finish the screenplay. Cameron had only completed about 90 pages at that stage, but the studio had loved what he had written so far.
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