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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Not of This Earth (1988) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Not of This Earth (1988) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Not of This Earth (1988).
About the movie:
A science fiction vampire movie. The Vampire is an emissary from an embattled world near destruction who teleports to Earth to see if they can live here...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Not of This Earth (1988)?
a.
The Port Chester crest seen on the gate in the opening sequence and on banners in town has the Latin phrase "sic mentem proba di rectamus". Roughly translated it means: "So with the mind becomes a good woman charged with the gods".a
b.
The Land of College Prophets was the first release in York Entertainments new "Indie Film Fest" Line of feature films. It is also a best seller for the company.
c.
During the musical number "When You Wish Upon a Star," when a spotlight is seen on Jiminy Cricket, one is able to see two books to the left of the screen, which are "Peter Pan" and "Alice in Wonderland."
Walt Disney
started developing these two stories for the big screen at the time of this films release, and they would be released in 1953 and 1951, respectively.
d.
Angel Tompkins
did the voice of
Rebecca Perle
s Davanna Girl character.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Not of This Earth (1988)?
a.
Originally the movie was going to be entitled "24 Hours", but the title was changed to avoid confusion with the Fox TV show
24
.
b.
Roger Lodge
scratched
Jim Wynorski
s car on the first day of shooting the movie.
c.
Deborah Harry
was reputedly the original choice to play Pris.
d.
The blue and gold robe a la Francaise
Shirley Henderson
wears as Aunt Sophie was previously worn by
Geraldine Somerville
as Lady Emily in
Aristocrats
(during the scene of Lord Kildare having dinner at Richmond House). The same gown also appeared previously in
Doctor Who
on
Sophia Myles
in the final ballroom scene of
The Girl in the Fireplace
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Not of This Earth (1988)?
a.
After
Pee-wees Big Adventure
, Tim Burton was offered to direct, but declined.
b.
Although many critics felt that
Paul Newman
was miscast as Ari Ben Canaan, director
Otto Preminger
maintained that he had envisioned only Newman playing the part from the time he read the novel.
c.
The opening credits feature a montage of clips from various other
Roger Corman
movies, including
Battle Beyond the Stars
,
Forbidden World
,
Galaxy of Terror
,
Humanoids from the Deep
,
Nebo zovyot
and
Piranha
. Sample footage from each of these movies appears numerous times throughout the movie as filler footage, as well as two full-length scenes from
Hollywood Boulevard
and "Humanoids from the Deep".
d.
First filmed performance of "Singin in the Rain". This sequence inspired the opening credits of
Singin in the Rain
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Not of This Earth (1988)?
a.
The original Broadway production of "The Shrike" by
Joseph A. Kramm
opened on January 15, 1952 at the Cort Theater, ran for 161 performances and won the Pulitzer Prize in Drama in 1952.
b.
Arthur Roberts
wore his own clothes.
c.
Before appearing in this film,
Michael Biehn
read a copy of Sun Tzus "Art of War" in
K2
.
d.
Though its never named in the film, in Richard Yates source novel, the play April acts in (apparently badly) is Robert E. Sherwoods "The Petrified Forrest," written in 1935. In the play, the main female character, Gabby, dreams of leaving what she sees as a humdrum existence in the U.S. to move to France.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Not of This Earth (1988)?
a.
Kelli Maroney
only worked for one day on this film.
b.
Johnny Depp
shot all of his scenes in 9 days, but after his filming was done he didnt want to leave. So he suggested to
Robert Rodriguez
that he play a small part, the priest that
Antonio Banderas
talks to in the church, and use his
Marlon Brando
impression.
c.
Michael Rooker
unofficially reprised the role of Henry for the music video "All Wrapped Up" by American Head Charge, which can be seen in the film at one point.
d.
Although a musical, no choreographer was ever hired.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Not of This Earth (1988)?
a.
The stage version was originally planned as a story about a Catholic boy falling in love with a Jewish girl. The working title was "East Side Story". After a boom of Puerto Rican immigration to New York in the late 1940s and 1950s, the story was changed, and the show opened on Broadway in 1957 as "West Side Story".
b.
How many times can you find the 1998 White Buick Park Avenue in the back round of scenes.
c.
Becky LeBeau
s scream was done by
Michelle Bauer
.
d.
The final shot of the film, in which Catwoman is seen looking at the Bat-signal, was added as an afterthought, literally weeks before the film opened. The shot had to be filmed on a weekend, less than a day after conception, with a double for
Michelle Pfeiffer
. That single shot cost $250,000.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Not of This Earth (1988)?
a.
Director
Jim Wynorski
made a bet with
Roger Corman
that he could shoot the movie in twelve days. Wynorski finished the film in eleven and a half days.
b.
Director
James Merendino
said the film was inspired by Roman Polanskis
Repulsion
. "I sort of ripped it off."
c.
Whilst doing research for the film,
Edgar Wright
and
Simon Pegg
discovered that a disproportionate number of police officers were named either Nick or Andy, which led to the character names of Nicholas Angel and the two Andys. The Angel part of Nicholas Angel was named after the films music director, and the joke where the local paper misspelled Angels name as "Angle" was based on several incidences where this happened to him.
d.
Laurie Metcalf
makes a cameo in the film, making
U Turn
her second collaboration with
Oliver Stone
since
JFK
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Not of This Earth (1988)?
a.
98% of the music in the film was written and performed by up and coming local artists and bands in the Hollywood/Los Angeles area.
b.
This was
Jerry Goldsmith
s final score for a feature film.
c.
Traci Lords
first "mainstream" film after starring in more than 60 hardcore porn movies while she was underage.
d.
Originally conceived as a six-hour mini-series.
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