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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : One Dark Night (1983) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : One Dark Night (1983) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: One Dark Night (1983).
About the movie:
As part of an initiation into a club called the Sisters, a young girl must spend the night in a mausoleum.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: One Dark Night (1983)?
a.
Very few contractions - arent for are not or wouldnt for would not, for example - are used in the dialogue in this movie (the songs are a different story). While it makes the language seem stilted and excessively formal at times, this is true to the writings of
Damon Runyon
. He also eschewed the use of contractions, and this characteristic gave his works a very recognizable style.
b.
The late Dominique Dunne auditioned for the lead role.
c.
The film shot 26 locations in 25 days with multiple days at several locations.
d.
The longest British animation film.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: One Dark Night (1983)?
a.
Several Afrikaans curse words can be heard throughout the film, including doos or poes (both of which are slang terms for a vagina), fok/fokken (which means "f**k/f**king"), and bliksem which has a variation of meanings. Bliksem commonly means lightning or thunder, but is sometimes used as an exclamation of wonder, amazement or surprise. It can also be used as a derogatory term when referring to a person or as a derogatory adjective when used to describe a person or object. "Daai bliksemse prawn" would roughly translate to "That damn prawn" Also at some point, a sniper says "Kom na pappa toe", which translates to "Come to daddy".
b.
Michael Caine
said in a TV interview that the only reason he did this film was to earn enough to put a down payment on a new garage he was having built.
c.
Tom McLoughlin and Michael Hawes had little control over the final product and it was edited without their consent. When they saw a sneak preview they were shocked because their ending had been cut out. In a desperate plea, they begged the producers to let them shoot one final shot. The actors, crew, and special effects team agreed to come back for free to film the final shot in Tom McLouglins garage.
d.
John Boles
was on loan from Universal.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: One Dark Night (1983)?
a.
Adam West was not the first choice for Allan, but when the casting director told Tom McLoughlin that no one would hire West because he was so recognizable as Batman, he felt sympathy for his fellow actor and told them to put him in the movie.
b.
Film debut of
Elizabeth Taylor
.
c.
Jessica Alba
had a "no-nudity" clause in her contract, which is why her clothes were digitally removed for her "nude" scenes.
d.
Ken Burns
, an extra working on the film at the Nene Valley train location was allowed to film a Super-8 six minute movie of the filming at the Peterborough, England location. This is now available to view on the Ultimate Edition DVD of the movie. The short includes footage of
Roger Moore
and
Michael G. Wilson
and focuses on machinery and filmmaking mechanics. The sixteen year old extra was playing an East German Border Guard and lived near to the location. He was affectionately known on the set as the "3rd Unit".
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: One Dark Night (1983)?
a.
The twenty-third of twenty-eight Blondie movies starring
Penny Singleton
as Blondie Bumstead and
Arthur Lake
as Dagwood Bumstead.
b.
WILHELM SCREAM: During Narissas transformation near the end of the film, a man is flung across the room by the flames and screams.
c.
The prison scenes were filmed at the State Prison of Southern Michigan. At one time this was the worlds largest walled prison. Since its closure the site has become a popular filming venue, having also served as the prison location for
Tony Goldwyn
s
Conviction
.
d.
Actually written and filmed before
Poltergeist
, but due to problems during post-production, the film wasnt released until after Poltergeist so that it suffered from the inevitable comparisons. Coincidently, Dominique Dunne, who auditioned for the role of Julie, later went on to star in Poltergeist.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: One Dark Night (1983)?
a.
This was the only film in which
Natacha Rambova
had a starring role.
b.
The interior of the mausoleum was partly reconstructed on a set.
c.
During filming on the USS Texas at the San Jacinto Battleground outside Houston, Texas,
Steve McQueen
sent waves of fear (and consternation) through director
Robert Wise
when an old friend brought his Triumph motorcycle out to him - McQueen jumped on the motorcycle and roared off, not returning for almost an hour.
d.
Darrell Van Citters
, who has directed occasional episodes of The Mr. Men Show, turned down an opportunity to direct the movie. He later became co-director of the movie.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: One Dark Night (1983)?
a.
The phone number Daniel says is also seen on Jim Rockfords phone in the opening title sequence of
The Rockford Files
b.
Meg Tilly was incredibly uncomfortable in the actual mausoleum. Her reactions to her surroundings were often genuine. During the scenes where she was hysterical, she actually did throw herself into hysterics and it took her awhile after each take to calm herself down.
c.
"CQ" is the Morse code phrase for "seek you" (a call for contact).
d.
Director, writer and actor
Ricky Gervais
sponsored an online Photoshop contest related to the movie theme by asking contestants to edit known movie posters as if those posters were usually lying to the audience.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: One Dark Night (1983)?
a.
Elizabeth Sanders
, who plays Gossip Gerty, is the widow of
Bob Kane
, the man who created the Batman character.
b.
Kittys habit of chewing on a toothbrush was based on a mutual friend of Tom McLoughlin and Michael Hawes. They thought it was such an endearing character quirk that they put it in the film.
c.
Annette Bening
was originally set for the female lead until she fell pregnant.
Madeleine Stowe
was then considered before
Barry Levinson
settled on
Demi Moore
.
d.
The lobby shootout took 10 days to film.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: One Dark Night (1983)?
a.
The owners of Camp Towanda (where the movie was filmed) were told that this was going to be a family comedy. They were mortified when they saw the final cut of the film.
b.
Erich von Stroheim
: [janitors] A street cleaner is shown outside the brothel where Danilo brings Sally.
c.
The opening of the film was actually shot after principal photography had already wrapped. The producers felt the film needed a better introduction into the psychic subplot. The original opening was the shot of the coroner wagons driving up to the crime scene.
d.
Two dream sequences for this film were made in the 2-color Technicolor process. This was the first commercially released color footage to be lit with artificial light.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: One Dark Night (1983)?
a.
Approximately eight writers and gagmen worked on the production, because
Harold Lloyd
wanted this film to have more gags than any of his previous ones.
b.
The female lead was to be cast as part of a nationwide search for an unknown. After two months they went with
Lizzie McGuire
star
Carly Schroeder
who was chosen from over 2,000 girls for the character of Gracie.
c.
David Fincher
took 12 takes of the stuntman rolling down the stairs for the fight between The Narrator and Tyler at the end of the film. The take used in the movie is the very first one.
d.
Tom McLoughlins hands were used as Raymars.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: One Dark Night (1983)?
a.
Its interesting to find out that the exteriors, including the final climactic scene, of this movie were actually filmed on City Island, Bronx. If you look up City Island on Google Maps and zoom in to 1 Horton Street on "street view" youll see the house that served as the exterior shots in the movie. Though the house across the street where the "Botero" lady lives is completely different.
b.
Ernesto and Albertos real-life motorcycle was a British-made Norton International, with a 500cc single-cylinder engine. For the film, the crew used restored Nortons, except for the crash scenes, which used modern Suzukis made up to look like Nortons (and christened "Nortsukis"). According to the director, the old Nortons were unfailingly reliable, and the modern Suzukis constantly broke down.
c.
Martin Nosseck had moved to Hollywood in 1926 to become an actor and became well-known and respected after he opened up his own screening studio on Sunset Blvd. where Tom McLoughlin and Michael Hawes worked as projectionists. He was often asked to appear in films, from such elite names as Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda, and he always turned them down. After discussing their passion for filmmaking with Tom and Michael, he agreed to appear in "One Dark Night", at the time called "Rest in Peace". After filming his scenes he expressed his sincerest gratitude to Tom and disappeared into the dark cemetery. Two days later he passed away. When his family came home from the funeral, his check had come in the mail from "Rest in Peace Productions".
d.
When Harry and Lloyd are in the car, Lloyd asks if Harry wants to hear the most annoying sound in the world. This was not originally in the script (you can tell by the look on
Jeff Daniels
face).
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