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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Paranormal Activity (2007) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Paranormal Activity (2007) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Paranormal Activity (2007).
About the movie:
After moving into a suburban home, a couple becomes increasingly disturbed by a nightly demonic presence.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Paranormal Activity (2007)?
a.
Oren Peli
spent a year redecorating his house prior to filming; the walls were originally stark white in every room and there was no railing to the staircase.
b.
"Screen Directors Playhouse" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on May 8, 1949 with
James Stewart
reprising his film role.
c.
"I Can Talk" is the only song of which no score is heard elsewhere in the film.
d.
At one point in the film, Sonny tells Calogero that he read Niccolo Machiavelli during his time in prison. He later tells Calogero how he runs his gang - that hed rather be feared than loved, because fear is something that he can control, while love is not. Sonny then goes on to stress its important not to give his people so little that fear crosses over into hate. This concept of leadership stems directly from Machiavellis most famous book, "The Prince."
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Paranormal Activity (2007)?
a.
Roberto Orci
cited
Star Wars
as an influence in giving this film an epic feel: "I wanted to feel the space, to feel speed and to feel all the things that can become a little bit lost when Star Trek becomes very stately - although I love that about it." The film pays homage to
Star Wars
in the Cantina scene, in the action sequences, and particularly in Kirk and Spocks relationship ("Han Solo wasnt friends with anyone when the journey started, then..."). Additionally, the name Vader is mentioned when the cadets are boarding the Starfleet vessels and Captain Pike says Punch it before going to warp, just like Han Solo does. Sound technician
Ben Burtt
, a noted
Star Wars
technician, was also hired on the film.
b.
Out of the eight people hired to star in the movie, only five cast members remain in the theatrical release.
c.
Santas reflection can be seen in the sleigh bell for just a few seconds, when it is shown in close-up, after Hero Boy places the bell on the table, at the films end.
d.
Pat Boone reportedly rejected the lead on moral grounds.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Paranormal Activity (2007)?
a.
An early draft of the script had a male Ripley, making this one of at least three films where
Sigourney Weaver
played a character originally planned to be a man. The second is
The TV Set
and the third is
Vantage Point
.
b.
The actors werent given scripts but were given guidelines on how to behave or what to discuss in their scenes.
c.
Shortly after the movie was released,
Frank Price
quit his job as the head of Universal Pictures, the studio that funded the film. "Variety" reported the story with the headline, "Duck Cooks Prices Goose."
d.
Seth Green
claims that the sequence at the end showing him dancing around Dr. Evils lair was not scripted; he said he was fooling around between takes and his hijinks were caught on film and the director decided to include it in the movie.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Paranormal Activity (2007)?
a.
Sam Peckinpah
was fired when he refused to re-edit the film after it was screened for a test audience on 25 May 1983 and met with a confused and extremely mixed reaction. Producers
Peter S. Davis
and
William N. Panzer
took over the editing with the assistance of editor
Edward M. Abroms
, drastically altering opening and ending sequences.
b.
Oren Peli
s directorial debut.
c.
This film was shot in both the wide screen format, synonymous with "Cinemescope", as well as the standard format. Special wide screens were needed. Most theaters featured only the standard version of the film. Moviegoers at that time, the 1930s, had difficulty paying higher ticket prices to accommodate the new process. This process was soon abandoned but reappeared in 1953 with
The Robe
, produced in Cinemescope. Television had taken some revenue away from the movie industry and the economy had improved.
d.
Cocknockers "saber" was actually a vibrator.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Paranormal Activity (2007)?
a.
If you look closely, many of the zombies are also played by members of the cast and crew. As filming began to wrap, extras began to diminish. In fact, Erik Troyer Skoog ends up shooting himself from the roof before he jumps.
b.
Dreamworks wanted to remake the movie with a bigger budget and better known actors rather than release the film as it was and use the original as a DVD extra.
c.
Celine says to Jesse "Youre a Scorpio, Im a Sag (Sagittarius), so we get along." These are
Ethan Hawke
and
Julie Delpy
s signs in real life.
d.
J.J. Abrams
: The director can be seen in the hospital when Ethan is looking for his wife.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Paranormal Activity (2007)?
a.
The last film that producer
Menahem Golan
worked with director
Michael Winner
.
b.
A sign reading "This is not an exit" is shown in the closing scene. These are the last words of the novel.
c.
Copyright lapsed on this film and was not renewed by the holder, so it went into public domain, meaning that anyone can make and sell copies of it.
d.
Filming was completed in 10 days.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Paranormal Activity (2007)?
a.
Unsure of how to market the film after disastrous test screenings, Fox sat on the near-completed film for over a year, before finally giving it an unusually small release in only 6 markets (skipping over major markets such as New York City). The release was done with little to no marketing.
b.
College scenes were filmed at the University of California, Los Angeles, which was located at the time on Vermont Avenue in Hollywood, and later relocated to Westwood. The sight on Vermont is now (2011) occupied by Los Angeles City College. None of the original buildings which appeared in this film have survived.
c.
Leo Fong
grew up in Alabama and speaks with a significant southern accent.
d.
Oren Peli
intended to make the film for around $10,000 but the final budget ended up being between $11,000 and $15,000.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Paranormal Activity (2007)?
a.
Edward Ward
scored the trailer
b.
Actor
Nestor Paiva
was dying of stomach cancer during filming.
c.
The death metal band on the television in the first shot of the film is Disgorge, from San Deigo, performing their song "Consume the Forsaken".
d.
Ranked #8 on the American Film Institutes list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Fantasy" in June 2008.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Paranormal Activity (2007)?
a.
Shot in 2006, not put into general release until 2009.
b.
George Lucas
Industrial Light and Magic constructed the the puppet of the chest-burster for the film. The main effects unit for the film was Apogee, Inc. This was the company headed by
John Dykstra
that split off from ILM in 1978 when Lucasfilm moved to Marin County. Thus, Spaceballs marked the first time since
Star Wars
that the two units shared work on a single project.
c.
Herbie The Love Bug was a 1963 Volkswagen Beetle deluxe ragtop sedan painted in Volkswagen L87 pearl white. Under normal circumstances, the interior would be a matching white. However, Herbies interior was painted a special non-reflective grey color so the camera and studio lights would not reflect.
d.
The opening of the film which includes the military backgrounds of each member of
Michael Ironside
s mercenaries, was inspired by the similar opening to the hit TV show,
The A-Team
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Paranormal Activity (2007)?
a.
Lead to the Declaration of Independence and the impending American Revolution. Franklin was forced to choose between England and the colonies.
b.
Paramount bought the domestic rights for the film and sequels for $300,000.
c.
The large block of swirling pink and white behind character Warren Henley seen briefly but clearly in one of the scenes is actually the only surviving "giant fat soap" prop from
Fight Club
.
d.
Liam Neeson
and
Pierce Brosnan
both said they had the most fun in their career making this film, since they both loved westerns as kids and were thrilled to be finally getting a chance to be in one.
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