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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Night of the Living Dead (1968) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Night of the Living Dead (1968) - Part (3) 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 Living Dead (1968).
About the movie:
A group of people hide from bloodthirsty zombies in a farmhouse.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Night of the Living Dead (1968)?
a.
The bounty hunters actual name was Harry "Heck" Thornton but was truncated to avoid confusion with the actor
Billy Bob Thornton
. In Welcome Back Frank, he does not carry a guitar or sing.
b.
The Woads in the film are supposed to be Picts. The term Woads was created for the film because the producers felt the term Picts didnt sound right. The word comes from the blue plant that the Picts may have used to paint themselves prior to battle.
c.
The original Broadway production of "Paris Bound" by
Philip Barry
opened at the Music Box Theater on December 27, 1927, and ran for 234 performances.
d.
The films world premiere was at the Fulton Theatre in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on 1 October 1968 (At 8PM, admission by invitation only). The film was met with a standing ovation.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Night of the Living Dead (1968)?
a.
The Venusian women were played by contestants in the Miss Universe competition.
b.
When the movie was broadcast in Israel, its title was changed to "The Eighth Passenger" in Hebrew.
c.
In the 30th Anniversary Edition, the car that drops off
Debbie Rochon
at the medical center is driven by
Marilyn Eastman
(Helen Cooper) and owned by
Karl Hardman
(Harry Cooper).
d.
The Delta House actors were brought to the set five days before the Omega House actors to get into character, in an intentional effort to cause cliques to form.
Barry Levinson
would use this tactic years later with the principal cast of
Diner
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Night of the Living Dead (1968)?
a.
The original script and logo line featured the notorious Hells Angels motorcycle gang, but it was later changed to the Del Fuegos after the famous club sued Disney.
b.
Young star
Danny Pintauro
was only six years old at the time of the movie and had not learned how to read yet. He would often have to memorize his lines from the script with the help of his mother who was always close by on location.
c.
The main house did not have a true basement but a dirt potters cellar, and thus had no long staircase leading down to it. Because of this, the basement scenes were filmed in the editing studios cellar.
d.
This is the sixth film in
Kevin Smith
s intricately interconnected View Askewniverse series (the others being
Clerks.
,
Mallrats
,
Chasing Amy
,
Dogma
and
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
). The movies are all linked by characters, themes and events and each contains numerous references to the others.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Night of the Living Dead (1968)?
a.
Kevin Weeks (Danny "Duke" Dugan) is the boss of the neighborhood in this movie. In real life, he is a reputed gangster of the criminal organization of James J. (Whitey) Bulger, according to the Boston Herald, Boston Globe and many other publications worldwide.
b.
Diana Sands
was chosen for the female lead role, but she died of cancer shortly before shooting of the film began.
c.
One of the Walter Reade Organizations publicity stunts was a $50,000 insurance policy against anyone dying from a heart attack while watching the film.
d.
The actor playing "Uncle Clarance" and the actress playing "Kayla" are brother and sister in real life.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Night of the Living Dead (1968)?
a.
San Juan Batista, the Spanish mission which features in key scenes in the movie doesnt actually have a bell tower - it was added with trick photography. The mission originally had a steeple but it was demolished following a fire.
b.
Average Shot Length = ~7.7 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~7.3 seconds. These values imply quite fast editing, especially for a CinemaScope film directed by Henry Koster.
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.
George A. Romero
was the one operating the camera when
S. William Hinzman
(the cemetery zombie) attacks Barbara in her car by smashing the window with a rock. When Hinzman shattered the window, the rock barely missed Romero.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Night of the Living Dead (1968)?
a.
George A. Romero
has readily admitted that
Herk Harvey
s
Carnival of Souls
was a big influence in his making of this film.
b.
When the immigration officers are interrogating Claire Shepard (
Alice Eve
), there is a brief mention of IMDb. In order to get an American green-card, Australian Claire affirms shes a famous TV star in her origin country; therefore, she could get a visa for outstanding accomplishment and become an American citizen. However, the agents later tell her theyve searched her career profile and, "according to The Internet Movie Database, the only Claire Shepard that matches her spelling, age and place of birth has two credits on little known Aussie TV shows."
c.
In 1938,
Lana Turner
was set to play the siren.
d.
Although it uses computer-colored (but hand-drawn) digital cels instead of hand-painted ones, this was the first Disney animated feature to use watercolor-painted backgrounds since
Dumbo
. A conscious effort was made to give the film a warmer, more old-fashioned look than most other modern Disney films: this film does not use the "Deep Canvas" technique used in
Tarzan
,
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
, or
Treasure Planet
; it only contains about five shots which use either a "multiplane camera" or "3D camera" effect; and the use of tone mattes (shading/shadows on the characters) was kept to a minimum.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Night of the Living Dead (1968)?
a.
When the movie was in its scripting stage,
John A. Russo
had developed an idea that was basically described as "teenagers from outer space". This version was not filmed, but the version that was filmed uses stock music from the movie
Teenagers from Outer Space
.
b.
In the original script
Samm Levine
s role was much larger, with PFC Hirschberg being one of the primary members of the Basterds. However, in the film, Hirschberg only speaks one line, and he disappears before the closing scenes with his fate being left unresolved. In interviews, Samm Levine confirms that Hirschberg survives to the storys end, and written-but-not-filmed closing scenes had himself and other unspecified Basterds meeting up with Lt. Raine and PFC Utivich after they settled things with Col. Landa.
c.
Mel Brooks
says "Its good to be the king" when King Richard kisses Maid Marian. This is a reference to a line Brooks spoke as King Louis XVI in his
History of the World: Part I
.
d.
Rob Zombie
named his 2001 solo album for the film.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Night of the Living Dead (1968)?
a.
Some of the groans made by
S. William Hinzman
when hes wrestling with
Russell Streiner
in the cemetery are authentic. During the struggle, Streiner accidentally kneed Hinzman in the groin.
b.
Calling ESPN 8 "The Ocho" is a reference to the fact that when ESPN 2 was still a relatively young network, at least one of the announcers referred to it as "The Deuce".
c.
The last two prints known were destroyed in fires at the Fox studios and at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Please check your attic.
d.
This movie represents the star-teaming of its two leads,
Dudley Moore
and
Mary Tyler Moore
, who shared the same surname that of Moore. The same last name aspect was used as a gimmick for this movies marketing.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Night of the Living Dead (1968)?
a.
Martin Miller
was booked to appear in this project while filming he died from a heart attack according to Brian Blessed. Edward Underdown took over the part Martin Miller was to play.
b.
All road and concrete surfaces are wet in every shot, even though all scenes take place in sunny weather. Many cinematographers simply prefer the look of wet roads.
c.
Denzel Washington
turned down the part that went to
Brad Pitt
, telling Entertainment Weekly that the film was too "dark and evil."
d.
The only real mishap to happen during filming involved producer and actor
Russell Streiner
s (Johnnys) brother,
Gary Streiner
. After the scene where Duane Jones (I) sets the chair on fire, it was Garys responsibility to extinguish the flames and set the chair ablaze again to preserve continuity, ensuring that smoke would be seen emanating from it near the end of the film. At one point Garys sleeve caught on fire and, as he ran in terror,
S. William Hinzman
(in full zombie makeup) tackled him to the ground and helped extinguish the flames, saving him from major injury.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Night of the Living Dead (1968)?
a.
Paul Schneider
, who had worked with
David Gordon Green
on his two previous films, was originally supposed to be part of this project, but his scene was cut for budgeting reasons.
b.
This movie is loosely based on the real-life case of Larry Davis, a drug dealer who shot six cops but was acquitted (with
William Kunstler
as his lawyer) after charging that the police were trying to kill him because they were involved in the drug trade. The Manhattan district attorney,
Robert Morgenthau
, was also nicknamed "Morgy".
c.
The music used in the film was from a Capitol/EMI Records Hi-Q stock music library, on which the copyright was in the public domain, and cost the filmmakers $1500. It was originally used in
Teenagers from Outer Space
.
d.
John Wayne
intended this film to be an allegory for Americas Cold War with the Soviet Union.
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