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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Pet Sematary (1989) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Pet Sematary (1989) - 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: Pet Sematary (1989).
About the movie:
The Creeds have just moved to a new house in the countryside. Their house is perfect, except for two things: the semi-trailers that roar past on the narrow road...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pet Sematary (1989)?
a.
According to writer/director
Victor Salva
the inspiration for the character of Jack Taggart Sr. was Captain Ahab in Moby Dick. At one point Taggart was even suppose to quote Ahab ("from hells heart I stab thee") in his showdown with The Creeper. The line was cut from the film though.
b.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
s first movie since being elected governor of California.
c.
In the directors commentary,
Charles Kaufman
said that while shooting a scene Billy Ray McQuade (Addley) was so hung-over from drinking the night before that he threw up on Rose Ross (Mother). Naturally, shooting the scene had to be postponed.
d.
The story was inspired to
Stephen King
by actual events that occurred while he was living in Orington, Maine with his family. King recalled that while living there his daughters cat was killed in the highway. Much of Ellie Creeds emotional outburst was taken directly from Kings own grief-stricken daughter. King also remembered that once his youngest son had nearly ran into the road while a truck was speeding down it, much like Gage does in film. The character of Judd Crandall was based on the elderly neighbor that lived across the road from King. Also there was an actual pet cemetery in the woods behind the King house, which became the basis for the one in the novel.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pet Sematary (1989)?
a.
Stephen King
was present on location for most of the shooting of the film. The area it was shot in was only 20 minutes from Kings home in Bangor, Maine.
b.
According to an interview with writer/director
Hilary Brougher
at the IndieWire website, she and producer
Isen Robbins
were originally planning to shoot this movie in their apartments on video.
c.
At 261 minutes, this is officially the longest American film ever made.
d.
Body Count: 17
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pet Sematary (1989)?
a.
In an interview with Brad Greenquist he said that while in his gruesome makeup for the role of Victor Pascow no one would sit near him while the cast and crew were having lunch.
b.
Richard Carle
is listed by a modern source as an actor in this film, but he was not seen in the print.
c.
Some desert scenes were also shot on a Universal sound stage with lights doubling as burning oil wells. The lights were later replaced with burning wells courtesy of ILM.
d.
On the DVD audio commentary the director said that the original version was over two hours long and he cut the following scenes for time *Several scenes with Miles, who is shown to have been an Olympic diver *A scene at the beginning where Sean hears that Rennie will not be on board and is disappointed *Several additional scenes with Tamara and Eva were cut *Before Rennie gets pushed into the water there was a longer conversation between her and Colleen *A scene of Eva meeting with the group on the bridge and then leaving to find Tamara *A shot of Rennie touching Jason after he is electrocuted on the railroad tracks
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pet Sematary (1989)?
a.
Rosamund Pike
was considered to play Moira McTaggert and later for Emma Frost.
b.
The first public screening was held at the 2009 Ischia Global Film & Music festival (Italy).
c.
Twinkies really are called "Submarinos" in Mexico.
d.
This was the debut film for young
Miko Hughes
who was only three years old during the making of the film.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pet Sematary (1989)?
a.
The Micmac burial ground in the film was constructed upon an actual mountain top. According to director
Mary Lambert
bulldozers were brought in to build the stone mounds.
b.
Donowitz talks about "Teddy Ballgame" in Chapter 2. This is one of the many nicknames for
Ted Williams
, who in addition (arguably) to being the greatest hitter who ever lived, was also a war hero who interrupted his baseball career twice to serve in WWII and the Korean War.
c.
In the original
Psycho
,
Alfred Hitchcock
wanted his opening shot to be a long, complete pan/zoom over the city into Marions hotel room. Sadly, the technology was not yet perfected, and he achieved his effect through a series of pans and dissolves. The new
Gus Van Sant
remake does a complete travelling shot, as Hitchcock had intended.
d.
Before making New Nightmare,
Wes Craven
watched all of the Elm Street films. By the time he was finished, he claimed that he could not follow the storyline at all. He further regards the sequels to be weak compared to his original masterpiece.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pet Sematary (1989)?
a.
The portrait of Zelda as a child also features a gray cat at the childs feet, an obvious foreshadowing.
b.
The hotel that Eduardo Ruiz was being kept at, The Hotel San Diego, was imploded in 2006 to make way for the expansion of the Federal Courthouse in San Diego.
c.
Adaptation for the movie by
Philip MacDonald
and
Michael Hogan
is based on the treatment written by
Alfred Hitchcock
,
Alma Reville
and Hogan.
d.
When the young doctor demands Nicks ring in payment, Nick smashes him into the wall before giving it to him. Viggo Mortenson really broke the wall when he did this, surprising the crew.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pet Sematary (1989)?
a.
Charlton Heston
was chosen for the role of Moses by
Cecil B. DeMille
because he bore a resemblance to Michelangelos statue of Moses in Rome. Heston later played Michelangelo in
The Agony and the Ecstasy
.
b.
The tequila scene where Jack and Tess first meet was filmed at the restaurant bar of Carolines Comedy Club when it was located at the South Street Seaport in New York City. As Jack descends the stairs to put Tess in a cab, you can see a billboard advertising the club.
c.
Each of the seven cats used to play the role of Church was trained to do a specific action for the camera.
d.
The scene in which Nicole buries Carlos in a hole in the sand, with only his head above ground, and takes a picture, the original caption for the photo was "In Nicoles Hole". It was changed to "I Love Nicole" in order to maintain a PG-13 rating.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pet Sematary (1989)?
a.
In 1958, Republic Pictures released this film on a double bill with
Young and Wild
with the tag line "The SWITCH BLADE and HOT WIRE SET!" Both films boasted of being "in Naturama".
b.
Currently, the only film of George Millers that doesnt touch upon anything fantastical.
c.
Rob Lowe
broke his nose while filming a fight scene.
d.
Two twin actresses played the role of Ellie Creed,
Blaze Berdahl
however was mainly credited for the role while
Beau Berdahl
is credited as "Ellie Creed II".
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pet Sematary (1989)?
a.
Mia Kirshner
was originally intended to be feeding lines to potential actors in screen tests. However, her performance so caught the attention of director
Brian De Palma
and writer
Josh Friedman
that she was cast as
Elizabeth Short
and her role expanded significantly compared to the novel.
b.
According to costume designer
John Bright
, Cosprop provided lace and sequined dresses for the principal actresses: 28 outfits for
Uma Thurman
, 15 for
Anjelica Huston
and 20 for
Kate Beckinsale
.
c.
Mary Lambert said Fred Gwynne was her first and only choice for the role of Judd Crandall.
d.
The script was performed on stage in San Francisco in 2007 as benefit for the feature film STEPHANIES IMAGE starring Academy Award winner Melissa Leo.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pet Sematary (1989)?
a.
Mark Brandon Read
(aka Chopper Read) plays a character named Erik Bana, in reference to
Eric Bana
playing him in the film
Chopper
.
b.
The only one of the many movies they made together, in which
Woody Allen
and
Diane Keaton
s characters have a child together.
c.
Star
Fred Gwynne
dyed his hair white for the role of Judd Crandall.
d.
This was
Steven Seagal
s last film to be given a theatrical release until the upcoming
Machete
. All of his other films in between were released directly to video.
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