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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Phantasm (1979) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Phantasm (1979) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Phantasm (1979).
About the movie:
A young boy and his friends face off against a mysterious grave robber known only as the Tall Man, who keeps a mysterious arsenal of terrible weapons with him.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Phantasm (1979)?
a.
The mansion used for the exterior shots of the mausoleum was also seen in the James Bond film
A View to a Kill
.
b.
Is the first movie in the Saw series not to be written by Saw co-creator,
Leigh Whannell
.
c.
Robin Williams
based his performance on a combination of his own stand up routine and
Jay Leno
s.
d.
Humphrey Bogart
was originally cast as the male lead, but dismissed after four days filming.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Phantasm (1979)?
a.
During the chase scene, when Gavilan (
Harrison Ford
) gets into the cab, you can just see the advertisement on top of the cab is for Rubys (
Lena Olin
) radio show.
b.
For the 30th anniversary of the movie, The Vatican newspaper LOsservatore Romano called the film "a Catholic classic", recommending it as good viewing for Catholics.
c.
The coffin that Mike sees the Tall Man lift by himself and shove back into the hearse was made out of balsa wood, empty, and had a rope on the side facing away from the camera to make it easier to handle. The rope can be briefly seen as the Tall Man lifts up the coffin.
d.
Actor
John Turturro
makes his film debut as the man at table at Webster Hall. Both Turturro and
Robert De Niro
have played characters named Billy Sunday. De Niro as Master Chief Leslie W. Billy Sunday in
Men of Honor
, and Turturro as Coach Billy Sunday in
He Got Game
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Phantasm (1979)?
a.
The copyright date shown during the closing credits of this film says MCMLXXVII (1977)
b.
Author
Anne Rice
was so pleased with this adaptation that she took out a two page ad in both Vanity Fair and the New York Times endorsing it as "a masterpiece".
c.
Jabba the Hutt was originally supposed to appear in the film, dropped in optically on top of stand-in actor
Declan Mulholland
. However, the effect was not acceptable and the scene was cut until CGI allowed it to be completed for the 1997 Special Edition.
d.
Released on a double bill with
Range Law
in some theaters in 1932.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Phantasm (1979)?
a.
The Civilian Volunteer Reserves dossier on The Three Mesquiteers reads: "Lullaby Joslin / Stony Burke / Tucson Smith Alias: The Three Mesquiteers Address: Three M Ranch, Mesquite County Qualifications: Top Hands - Expert Gunmen - Closed Mouthed - Dependable - Absolutely Honest"
b.
The "ball" scenes were simple special effects. The sphere was being guided around a corner by a fishing line. The sphere was thrown from behind the camera by a baseball pitcher and then the shot was printed in reverse. The ball attaching itself to the mans head was filmed by sticking it on his head, then pulling it off, and printing the shot in reverse.
c.
Pam Grier
auditioned for the role of Lances wife Jody. Though she had a great audition,
Quentin Tarantino
decided not to cast her because he could not imagine Grier getting pushed around the way the character does.
d.
Sat on the shelf for almost two years before its initial release.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Phantasm (1979)?
a.
In a scene where Cole is drawing blood from himself, the shadow of a hamster in a hamster wheel can be seen on the wall. This scene would normally be shot in 5 minutes, but took a whole day because the hamster would not move, and Gilliam is such a perfectionist that he insisted that even this detail should work as intended. For the rest of the production Gilliams perfectionism was nick-named "the Hamster Factor".
b.
This movie was reportedly based on the real-life experiences of its writers, former Second City troupe members and WKRP in Cincinnati writers
Steven Kampmann
and
William Porter
.
c.
Was in profits before shooting even began. Producers
Eli Roth
, StudioCanal, and Strike Entertainment sold off a few key territories to finance the film based on the script and the producers names and Roths commitments to do publicity, raising $2 million and making the film for $1.8 million.
d.
Don Coscarelli
s and
Reggie Bannister
s parents can all be seen as extras in the funeral scene.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Phantasm (1979)?
a.
Brenda Bakke
had to turned down the role of "Mrs. Kensington" due to schedule conflicts with the movie Shelter (1998).
b.
After the film was made,
Gregory Peck
became great friends with the character he had played, Gen. Frank Armstrong, who clearly approved of Pecks portrayal of him.
c.
Joely Richardson
s character was originally written for a man. However, during auditions, director
Paul W.S. Anderson
had the part read by both men and women. He chose Richardson because of the British stage class that she would bring to the movie, and thought it would be fun to then "douche her with gallons of blood".
d.
Title was changed to "The Never Dead" for Australian audiences as not to confuse it with the popular Aussie sex comedy
Fantasm
, which was also known as Fantasma.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Phantasm (1979)?
a.
Terence Bayler
is dubbed.
b.
The stone-looking interior of the mausoleum was actually constructed of plywood and marble colored plastic contact paper.
c.
Debra Winger
reportedly wanted the role of Madison, but
Ron Howard
turned her down.
d.
Steinway Moving and Storage were selected to participate to be in the film.
Ryan Gosling
was actually working and conversing with the companys employees. The owner, James "Jamie" Benatti, played himself.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Phantasm (1979)?
a.
This films original running time was more than three hours, but writer/ director Don Coscarelli decided that that was far too long for it to hold peoples attention and made numerous cuts to the film. Some of the unused footage was located in the late 1990s and became the framework for
Phantasm IV: Oblivion
. The rest of the footage is believed to be lost.
b.
The movies poster was as #17 of "The 25 Best Movie Posters Ever" by Premiere.
c.
The scene in which a sailor falls from a ship and is left in the water as the fleet steams toward Iwo Jima actually happened. The incident is described in "Iwo" by Richard Wheeler, himself a veteran of the fighting. Quote: "According to Coast Guardsman Chet Hack of LST 763: We got the man-overboard signal from the ship ahead of us. We turned to port to avoid hitting him and threw him a life preserver, but had orders not to stop. We could not hold up 24 ships for one man. Looking back, we could see him waving his arms, and it broke our hearts that we couldnt help him. We hoped that one of our destroyers or other small men-of-war that were cruising around to protect us would pick him up, but we never heard that they did. "
d.
According to contemporary news stories, special parental consent was required in order to allow the nude scenes featuring
Michelle Johnson
as she was not yet 18 at the time they were filmed.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Phantasm (1979)?
a.
Many of the background players are American military personnel who were based in Japan at the time.
b.
The dwarves were played by children.
c.
Cliff De Young
was offered the role of Brad Majors, but turned it down due to scheduling conflicts. He finally got his chance in
Shock Treatment
.
d.
This is the second franchise that both
Arnold Schwarzenegger
and
Christian Bale
have both been involved in, without ever appearing together. They have both also appeared in the Batman films.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Phantasm (1979)?
a.
Computer animation production started on the project on 31 October 1996 and took more than four and a half years to complete.
b.
Sequels to the Phantasm films are made in comic book form.
c.
For the scene in which Marky is thrown from a horse,
Shirley Temple
was wired to an overhead crane and carefully lowered to the ground.
d.
Michael Winslow
(Jones),
David Graf
(Tackleberry) and
George Gaynes
(Cmdnt. Lassard) are the only actors who appeared in all 7 Police Academy movies. Winslow even goes a step beyond this, as he is the only actor to not only appear in all 7 Police Academy movies, but also had a regular role on
Police Academy: The Series
.
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