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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Nightmare (1981) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Nightmare (1981) Quiz
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About the movie:
A mental-patient, who is troubled with horrible nightmares, has escaped from his hospital. Now on the streets he can't help killing innocent people...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Nightmare (1981)?
a.
The Countess (
Natasha Richardson
) family included her real-life mother
Vanessa Redgrave
and aunt
Lynn Redgrave
.
b.
Film critic
Gene Siskel
hated this movie so much that he stated on "Siskel & Ebert" that it almost made him quite his job. Yet he stated that later the same day he saw a better teen comedy
Say Anything...
and it encouraged him not to quit.
c.
Maid Marion is never referred to by that name in this film. She is referred to as "Lady Marion Fitzwalter" twice, once in the banquet scene and the second time by Sir Guy just before she hands the Golden Arrow to Robin Hood.
d.
Tom Savini is credited as the films make-up effects artist. In fact he was only a consultant and threatened to sue over the use of his name to promote the film. Some video prints still bear Savinis credit as "Effects Director". The effects were actually created by Ed French.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Nightmare (1981)?
a.
The scene of Violet Beareguardes demise where she swells up into a blueberry was done in two takes. Take one was pumping air into an inflatable suit and take two involved stuffing Denise into a two piece Styrofoam cut out. When rolling Denise around in her blueberry suit, the Oompa Loompas had a hard time controlling the rolling actress and would send her crashing into the wall several times.
b.
The head on the main truck is based on that of Marvel Comics Green Goblin.
c.
Banned as a Video Nasty in the UK during the 1980s.
d.
José Ferrer
found himself the object of a practical joke while making this film.
Dustin Hoffman
visited the set while made up as Dorothy Michaels in the film
Tootsie
, and proceeded to make sexual advances on Ferrer, who politely refused--but was completely unaware that Hoffman was not in fact a woman.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Nightmare (1981)?
a.
The head of the Statue of Liberty is shown about 50% larger than actual size. CG supervisor
David Vickery
said in an interview that many people imagined the head being much bigger than it actually is, and that the size was increased due to complaints that the head looked too small in the trailer.
b.
The PCA at first refused to issue an approved certificate for the film because Eddie Rios pantomime of a lady taking a bath was considered vulgar. They eventually relented.
c.
Betty Grable
was originally set to star.
d.
Came to attention of the British censors as a video nasty in the early 1980s mainly because of several gimmicks, which included providing a vomit bag with the video and a competition to guess the weight of a brain in a jar.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Nightmare (1981)?
a.
Maggies character was written with
Adrienne Barbeau
in mind.
b.
The films original UK distributor was sent to prison for releasing an unapproved version.
c.
Screen debut of
Karl Malden
.
d.
Gary Cooper
was the first choice for the role of Theodore Drew III but was unable at the time.
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