QuizAssess

Home
Popular Quiz Categories

Home
Hollywood Movies Famous Trivia Quizzes
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Nocturna (1979) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Nocturna (1979) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Nocturna (1979)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Nocturna (1979).

About the movie: Hard times have fallen on the Transylvanian House of Dracula. To help pay the taxes, Castle Dracula has been converted into the Hotel Transylvania...

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Nocturna (1979)?
a.		When Davy Jones (Bill Nighy) is playing the pipe organ, the song he is playing is a slightly sped up version of the tune that his locket plays.
b.		The distributor decided to present it as a science fiction movie; the reason behind the futuristic poster of a tower building with teeth. The mastermind scene was also filmed and added to the start.
c.		Star Nai Bonet raised $350,000 to produce the film. She spent $100,000 on the music.
d.		The film was rejected for a UK certificate 4 times by the BBFC (in 1967, 1971, 1980 and 1988) as it was considered an advertisement for the use of LSD. The film was shown uncut on the FilmFour satellite channel in 2002 and finally given a fully uncut UK DVD certificate in January 2004, almost 37 years after its first BBFC submission.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Nocturna (1979)?
a.		In the subway car we see a poster of Iron Eyes Cody who portrayed the famous "Crying Indian" in the public service announcements from the 1970s.
b.		"Theater Guild on the Air" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 2, 1947 with Helen Hayes reprising her film role.
c.		Filmed in Autumn 1978.
d.		In a TV interview, June Allyson said that she was offered the role of Eve but her husband, Dick Powell, talked her out of it saying she would be miscast.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Nocturna (1979)?
a.		The sanitarium is the film is "Clark Sanitarium," a reference to Bob Clark, director of the original Black Christmas.
b.		De Niros Cady accent came from an earlier role where he played a southerner. To prepare for the role, De Niro took excerpts of the script and a tape recorder into southern towns and would ask locals to read the lines into the tape.
c.		One scene called for Shirley Temple to slap Jane Withers. Temple repeatedly refused to do so, but after much coercion from director David Butler, she finally slapped Withers so hard that both girls burst into tears.
d.		One of the locations was an empty vault under the Brooklyn Bridge, which was reopened and cleaned out especially for the film after being sealed for 100 years.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Nocturna (1979)?
a.		Ioan Gruffudds efforts to keep an American accent continually were hampered by the fact he would receive new script pages on a regular basis, forcing him to learn new lines at short notice.
b.		Director Nick Grinde was fired a week into production and replaced by Edward Dmytryk.
c.		This is the first motion picture to film on the newly completed Harbor Freeway in Los Angeles known as The Stack. The producers got special permission to drive on it before it opened in 1953.
d.		Nai Bonets bathing scene (as well as many of the other interiors of the Transylvanian castle) was shot inside a huge church in New York. The crew was careful not to let anyone from the church know that they were filming a nude scene.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Nocturna (1979)?
a.		There are at least two references to the fall of the Roman republic in the movie. The first is when Bruce meets Harvey at the restaurant and Harvey mentions how the Romans would offer unlimited power to a single citizen to guide them through a crisis. Rachels character incorrectly states that the last person to get this mantle was Gaius Julius Caesar - in actuality, Caesar coerced the Roman senate to give him this power. The second reference is when the Joker mentions the location of Harvey and Rachel. He says that Harvey was at 250 W 52st. The other address was Avenue X and Cicero. We know later that he was lying and that Harvey was located at Avenue X and Cicero as the final scene takes place where Harvey lost his loved one, namely, 250 W. 52 St. Cicero was the Romes most famous orator and statesman, and was a vocal opponent against Caesar and tyranny. Furthermore, in ancient times Caesar represented chaos (as evidenced by Lucans civil war - where Caesar invokes fortune or chance before he goes crosses the Rubicon and goes to war against Rome) much like the Joker or Harvey later on in this movie. The analogy then is that Harvey, the gifted statesman and orator, is put against chaos and chance and ultimately fails, only to become the villain. A third reference to the fall of the Roman republic is the fact that Jim Gordon, Harvey Dent and Batman form an agreement. In modern times the agreement to control the senate by Caesar, Pompey the Great, and Crassus (the financier of the venture) was known as the first triumvirate. Batman, Gordon, and Harvey are similarly trying to control Gotham. As mentioned above Harvey represents Cicero at first (the model citizen) and then Caesar when he becomes a villain. Gordon is Pompey, the aging general who is trying to do good, and thinks this is the only way how. Batman is Crassus, as he brings together and finances the venture.
b.		The woman that Ginny Baker tries to sit next to at the wedding is Agnes Belushi, the mother of John Belushi. She is not credited.
c.		On 12 May 1947, the "Lux Radio Theater" presented a radio version of this story. Dick Powell and Lee J. Cobb reprised their roles for the live radio broadcast.
d.		John Carradines costume is the same one that he wore in House of Dracula.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Nocturna (1979)?
a.		In a 1978 interview, Yvonne De Carlo revealed her Nocturna characters full name to be "Jugula Vein."
b.		During its run on television during the early 1960s, it was retitled "Desperate Siege" in order to distinguish it from the Eric Fleming/Clint Eastwood TV series.
c.		Peter Hackes, who plays News Division President Paul Moore, was an NBC News correspondent in Washington until retiring from the network a year before the movie was made.
d.		According to David Hemmings autobiography, Blow Up and Other Exaggerations, he was first choice for the role of Uncle Henry but Ken Russell had to renege on the offer because the US film distributors did not want him. Bizarrely, Ken then cast Elton John in the role, before the singer got cold feet over wigs, costume and arduous acting lessons and asked to leave the project. The next choice was Alan Bates (who had played Birkin in the sequel, Women in Love) but he declined and the role went back to Hemmings.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Nocturna (1979)?
a.		Gloria Gaynor only agreed to sing Nocturnas theme song, "Love Is Just A Heartbeat Away," out of courtesy to her then manager/soon-to-be-husband. In a 2008 interview, Gaynor said the title was "corny," the lyrics were "dreadful," and the arrangement "was already badly dated" when she recorded it.
b.		During the scene where Nigel is asking the Marmosets for help, Nigel threatens three monkeys after he tosses the main one in the sky. One monkey has his hands over his eyes, another over his ears, and another over his mouth. (See, Hear, Speak No Evil)
c.		Originally SPEN was to have on-screen announcers appear as a walrus named Chunk and a seal named Rock, but were replaced Kelly Slater and Rob Machado signed on. However, the characters can still be found in the various Surfs Up video games, with Sal Masekela making an on-screen appearance in Chunks guise.
d.		Watch the shot where Johnny kneels down in the Grand Ticino, as he kneels down and his face nearly leaves the camera with the nervous expression, you see him burst out laughing for about one second. If you listen closely, you can hear people laughing at him, obviously the camera crew.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Nocturna (1979)?
a.		This was the last movie Clark Gable made that was released during his lifetime. The 33-year age difference between him and Sophia Loren was blamed for the films poor performance. There was in fact some surprise that he had accepted the part, since at a press conference while filming But Not for Me he had announced that he was no longer going to play romantic leads.
b.		John Carradines and Yvonne De Carlos scenes were shot in a week.
c.		June 2008 Ranked #10 on the American Film Institutes list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Courtroom Drama".
d.		Daltons first name is James.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Nocturna (1979)?
a.		The cemetery shown in the opening scenes is Mt. Zion Cemetery, in Maspeth, Queens, N.Y.
b.		Dean Cain dedicated his performance to the memory of his uncle, Lt. Col. George Eynon "Buzz" Thomas, USAF and his family. Deans character in the movie shares the same name as his uncle.
c.		When Rodney first starts fixing the outmodes (after "Who wants to get fixed?"), the 3rd robot he works on (5th in the overall fixit sequence) is a reference to the childrens game "Operation". Just as in the game, when Rodney is taking a wrench out of the characters left leg, he touches the tool to the rim of the hole; when he does, the "patient" robots nose lights up & theres a background buzz.
d.		Many of the dancers during the sequence at the Starship Discovery Disco were extras from Saturday Night Fever.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Nocturna (1979)?
a.		Catherine Deneuve desperately wanted the role of Lillian.
b.		The New Yorkers seen during the sequence where Nocturna strolls through Times Square were not actors. Nai Bonet was wired with a microphone and a hidden camera captured the action.
c.		Greg Grunberg was originally set play Detective Wallace MacTee but was forced to drop out last minute due to scheduling conflicts with his role on Heroes.
d.		Although the movie is presented primarily in black and white, particular items are in color and, as such, had to be colored blue or green on set. According to Robert Rodriguez, Nick Stahl (who plays Yellow Bastard) was known on set as "The Blue Bastard". Yellow Bastard had to be painted blue because yellow, like green, reacts with the green screen. This causes the color to spill into the background, making them impossible to separate.

Year: 1979 related famous movies quizzes
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Amityville Horror (1979) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Alien (1979) - Part (11) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Black Hole (1979) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The In-Laws (1979) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Apocalypse Now (1979) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Alien (1979) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Warriors (1979) - Part (6) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Night-Flowers (1979) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Angels' Brigade (1979) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : All That Jazz (1979) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Orphan (1979) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Head Over Heels (1979) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Jesus (1979) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : California Dreaming (1979) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Up from the Depths (1979) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Warriors (1979) - Part (7) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The North Avenue Irregulars (1979) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Bugs Bunny/Road-Runner Movie (1979) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Touch of the Sun (1979) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Rich Kids (1979) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Skatetown, U.S.A. (1979) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Tourist Trap (1979) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Time After Time (1979) Quiz

Related genere famous movies quizzes
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Love at First Bite (1979) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Shocker (1989) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Scum (2010) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Zombie Strippers! (2008) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Fright Night (1985) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Zombie Strippers! (2008) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Lost Boys (1987) - Part (7) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Raw Force (1982) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Repossessed (1990) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Resurrection Game (2001) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Tim and Katie: A Nice Little Love Story with Zombies (2009) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Motel Hell (1980) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Brutal Massacre: A Comedy (2007) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Bleak Future (1997) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Jennifer's Body (2009) - Part (6) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Scary Movie 2 (2001) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Big Bad Wolf (2006) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Blood on the Highway (2008) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008) - Part (5) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Hard Rock Zombies (1985) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Children of the X-Files (2009) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Netherbeast Incorporated (2007) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008) - Part (8) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Monster in the Closet (1986) Quiz