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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Night of the Creeps (1986) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Night of the Creeps (1986) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Night of the Creeps (1986).
About the movie:
Alien brain parasites, entering humans through the mouth, turn their host into a killing zombie. Some teenagers start to fight against them.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Night of the Creeps (1986)?
a.
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.
b.
Gary Cooper
originally did not want to play a father of grown up children. This was despite the fact that he was 55 in real life.
c.
Footage from this chapter play was heavily used in the 1955 Republic serial
Panther Girl of the Kongo
.
d.
"Corman University" is a reference to director/producer
Roger Corman
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Night of the Creeps (1986)?
a.
Gregory Nicotero
and
Howard Berger
play Zombie extras.
b.
Vince Vaughn
gained 26 pounds for the role. Vaughn was reported to have gained weight as a result of his recent decision to quit smoking.
c.
Sandra Dee,
Geraldine Chaplin
,
Yvette Mimieux
,
Tuesday Weld
,
Sue Lyon
and Nancy Sinatra were all mentioned in the press for the role ultimately played by
Jane Fonda
.
d.
Kristine DeBell
had it stipulated in her contract that she wasnt going to do any nudity in this film.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Night of the Creeps (1986)?
a.
Gordon the Cat was named after film producer
Gordon Carroll
.
b.
There was no sound person present on location. Sound was gathered with a shotgun mic attached to a mic stand. Consequently the sound recorded on location was nearly useless and everything was re-recorded in post production.
c.
The invented language used in the film is called Thaihindi.
d.
Michael Bay
was offered the chance to direct this movie.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Night of the Creeps (1986)?
a.
This was one of only three films that was released with the theatrical trailer for
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
. Many people paid admission to see the trailer and then walked out of the theater.
b.
Amanda Seyfried
was the first choice for Mazie.
c.
Grafitti on the wall of the mens room where J.C. is trying to escape a number of slugs reads, "Go Monster Squad!".
The Monster Squad
was also directed by
Fred Dekker
.
d.
Max Julien
was writing Cleopatra Jones for his girlfriend when he was given the 30 page treatment for this film. Hes said he wouldnt have agreed to make the movie based off that, but the producers offered him carte blanche on rewriting it.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Night of the Creeps (1986)?
a.
The casting of
Michelle Pfeiffer
was met with some negativity as many felt the actress was too beautiful to play such a damaged and plain character. However, while the film wasnt an enormous hit, Pfeiffers performance was widely-praised and the actress was nominated for a Golden Globe as a result.
b.
In addition to the Lehning Brothers all three lead actresses sing on the films soundtrack:
Tia Shearer
on "Rody Please" - played during Rodys introduction,
Leah High
on the
Brian Eno
cover "St. Elmos Fire" - played by the band at the party, and
Shellie Marie Shartzer
on "The End" - featured over the ending credits.
c.
Allan Kayser
had his hair dyed blonde to play Brad in the movie.
d.
Shooting equipment for the film was flown out to Moscow whereupon it was immediately impounded by corrupt customs officials who demanded $60,000 in customs duty to release it. With a little diplomacy, a few thousand dollars and a lot of vodka, the producers were able to free the equipment.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Night of the Creeps (1986)?
a.
In 2005, the original home used for the exterior shots of the family home was put up for auction on eBay and avid fan of the movie Brian Jones managed to purchase the home directly from the seller for $150,000.00 USD. Jones then spent the following year restoring the home to the way it looked on screen. The exterior of the home was completely restored and the interior was renovated to match the interior of the home shown in the movie. (Parts of the interior was actually filmed in a Toronto studio) On November 25th, 2006, the famous home finally opened its doors as a tourist attraction. Jones spent close to $500,000.00 USD in preparation for this grand opening. In addition, Jones also purchased the house next door and converted it to a gift shop and museum dedicated to the film and the house.
b.
The tool shed sequence was filmed after principal shooting on the movie had wrapped. After a rough cut was shown to a test audience, several people thought that the picture needed more action so this particular sequence was added to the movie.
c.
Robert Rodriguez
was originally thought to be attached as director, however within days of this rumor coming out he confirmed he would only write and produce the film.
d.
Stephen Rea
turned down the role of Beethoven.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Night of the Creeps (1986)?
a.
All the last names of the main characters are based on famous horror and sci-fi directors:
George A. Romero
(Chris Romero),
John Carpenter
and
Tobe Hooper
(James Carpenter Hooper),
David Cronenberg
(Cynthia Cronenberg),
James Cameron
(Det. Ray Cameron),
John Landis
(Det. Landis),
Sam Raimi
(Sgt. Raimi) and
Steve Miner
(Mr. Miner - The Janitor).
b.
Karin (
Ingrid Bergman
s character) says to Argentinas Consul that she was born on 8 May 1920. Director
Roberto Rossellini
was born on 8 May 1906.
c.
Lord Wolfingham, the villain of this movie, is clearly based on Lord Francis Walsingham - an unhappy libel for a great patriot. Lord Walsingham was one of Queen Elizabeths closest advisers, and would never have betrayed her.
d.
Horror author
Stephen King
claims in his book "Danse Macabre" that this film is "the work of morons with cameras".
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Night of the Creeps (1986)?
a.
Tom Atkins
came up with the idea to have Detective Ray Cameron stop and smell a rose in one particular scene.
b.
The film contains 117 visual effects shots, all of which are designed to be "invisible". When the Visual Effects Supervisor, Kwesi Collisson, solicited bids from VFX houses, he received an initial estimated VFX budget of over $1 million, followed by a $400,000 "low budget" estimate. Mr. Collisson decided to execute all of the effects himself, spending four months using Adobe After Effects and Shake software to complete the necessary shots.
c.
In the scene where Wells asks Cooper to knock him out,
Kevin McKidd
(Cooper) throws a stage punch the first time, but misjudges the distance of the second and catches
Sean Pertwee
(Wells) on the nose. Pertwee didnt feel the punch however as he really was drunk for that scene.
d.
Robert Rodriguez
scored
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
for $1.
Quentin Tarantino
said he would repay him by directing a segment of this movie for $1. Tarantino, a vocal proponent of film-over-digital, has said that he was curious to get hands-on experience with the HD cameras which Rodriguez lauds. When asked about his experience, Tarantino merely replied, "Mission Accomplished."
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Night of the Creeps (1986)?
a.
The movie the house mother is watching on TV is
Plan 9 from Outer Space
.
b.
The Spanish-language dedication to María Eladia at the end, "pues cuando ardió la pérdida, reverdecieron sus maizales," translates literally as "for when the loss burned, their cornfields became green again."
c.
The famous "Last Walk" was improvised by
Sam Peckinpah
during the shoot. Originally, the scene was to begin with the Bunch leaving the whorehouse and immediately cut to the confrontation with Mapache. Once the decision was made to lengthen the scene, many of the Mexican extras were choreographed by the assistant directors while the scene was filming.
d.
In order to raise money, Mitchell was constantly giving donors bit parts in the film and writing new scenes to include them. He also used his connections from being a crooner to secure locations in Las Vegas and California.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Night of the Creeps (1986)?
a.
Russell Johnson broke his toe while splashing around in the water during one scene. Due to the low budget of the film, director Roger Corman had a stage tech tape up Johnsons toe and immediately ordered him back in the water to finish the scene.
b.
A fair share of the film was shot in an old Woolworths department store that was converted into a makeshift studio.
c.
The budget for this movie was set at $1.3 million. Due to their shortened time frame and lack of money, actor Vincent DOnofrio (I) had to convince the Bond companies to let them shoot certain scenes.
d.
The first digital feature transferred to 35mm to screen at the Sundance Film Festival.
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