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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Psycho (1960) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Psycho (1960) - Part (3) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Psycho (1960).
About the movie:
A young woman steals $40,000 from her employer's client, and subsequently encounters a young motel proprietor too long under the domination of his mother.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Psycho (1960)?
a.
The title character was inspired by real-life Native American Chief Nipo T. Strongheart. Incidentally, Strongheart plays a Medicine Man in the film and collaborated on the screenplay.
b.
Because of his negative experience with a studio changing his films title (see
Sydney
),
Paul Thomas Anderson
made sure that the title "Boogie Nights" was actually mentioned in the film.
c.
The movie in large part was made because
Alfred Hitchcock
was fed up with the big-budget, star-studded movies he had recently been making and wanted to experiment with the more efficient, sparser style of television filmmaking. Indeed, he ultimately used a crew consisting mostly of TV veterans and hired actors less well known than those he usually used.
d.
As a countermeasure for wearing strong glasses extensively,
Björk
wore contacts of the opposite level to neutralize her vision during those scenes.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Psycho (1960)?
a.
This was the first film to receive an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay based on a Graphic Novel or Comic Book.
b.
In the stagecoach chase sequence, stuntman Mic Rodgers (double for Mel Gibson) had to go under the coach and get up at the back. This is a direct nod to Yakima Canutts similar stunt in
Stagecoach
. Coincidentally, second unit director Terry Leonard , a former stuntman himself, performed this in the truck chase in
Raiders of the Lost Ark
.
c.
The original Broadway production of "The Song and Dance Man" by
George M. Cohan
opened at the Hudson Theater on December 31, 1923, ran for 96 performances and starred George M. Cohan.
d.
According to
Janet Leigh
, wardrobe worn by her character Marion Crane was not custom made for her, but rather purchased "off the rack" from ordinary clothing stores.
Alfred Hitchcock
wanted women viewers to identify with the character by having her wear clothes that an ordinary secretary could afford, and thus add to the mystique of realism.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Psycho (1960)?
a.
coconutbunny@aol.com is the only name given to the Internet girlfriend, until near the end of the movie when character Trevor Logan meets her in person and calls her by name: Mae.
b.
The car dealership in the movie was actually Harry Mahers used car lot near Universal Studios. Since Ford Motor company was a sponsor of
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV show the car lots usual inventory was displaced in favor of shiny Edsels, Fairlanes and Mercury models from Ford.
c.
The only time it needed to rain in the script, was the only night it actually did rain out of the 30+ days of shooting.
d.
This film received a huge "premiere" in Saranac Lake, NY. The premiere was a "prize" to the town that sold the most "Christmas Seals" in a countrywide competition. The weekend consisted of a parade with the director and stars of the movie (with the exception of
Paul Newman
, who did not attend), and a gala premiere at the Pontiac Theatre in Saranac Lake hosted by
Art Linkletter
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Psycho (1960)?
a.
Parts of the house were built by cannibalizing several stock-unit sections including a tower from the house in
Harvey
. The house was the most expensive set of the picture but came to a mere US$15,000.
b.
According to an 1996 interview with Playboy,
Sandra Taylor
was unsure if her character of Kelly was going to live or die in the film. Two scenes were shot, one, where she was shot in the knee, which was included in the final cut of the film, and another, where she was shot in the heart and killed. Taylor claimed in the interview she wasnt aware of her characters fate until she saw the completed version of the film.
c.
John Ford
had been highly impressed by
F.W. Murnau
s
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
and wanted to bring an element of German Expressionism to this film.
d.
The song "Fun and Fancy Free (Im a Happy-Go-Lucky Fellow)" as sung by Jiminy Cricket was intended to be used in
Pinocchio
but was dropped.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Psycho (1960)?
a.
The novel "Psycho", written by
Robert Bloch
, was actually part of a series of pulp novels marketed in conjunction with the popular spooky radio show "Inner Sanctum".
b.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on Janaury 26, 1953 with
Joseph Cotten
and
Joan Fontaine
reprising their film roles.
c.
Dean R. Koontz
wrote a novelization of the screenplay under the pseudonym Owen West. The book contains a lot of backstory added by Koontz. Because of this, and the fact that the book was released before the movie due to a delay in post production, it is often mistaken that the movie is based on the book, but the book is in fact based on the movie.
d.
Sydney Pollack
s directorial debut.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Psycho (1960)?
a.
Oscar Levant
, more of a pianist than an actor, signed onto the film because he was actually a friend of
George Gershwin
.
b.
The reason that the teenagers listen only to reggae music is that this film was actually shot in Jamaica.
c.
This was voted the seventh scariest film of all time by Entertainment Weekly.
d.
Barbara Feldon
, the original Agent 99, allegedly turned down an invitation to appear in the movie.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Psycho (1960)?
a.
The first scene to be shot was of Marion getting pulled over by the cop. This was filmed on Golden State Freeway (number 99).
b.
This movie was shot in order to help maintain continuity of the actors and properly show the toll the various locations and conditions had on their characters.
c.
The title can be translated to Spanish as "El Llano en Llamas", the title of
Juan Rulfo
s novel, one of Mexicos most famous.
d.
Clifton Collins Jr.
prepared for his role by regularly traveling historic Hollywood Boulevard in a wheelchair and worked with a doctor to ensure an accurate depiction of a person with a disability.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Psycho (1960)?
a.
When the film was in production, the IRA exploded a bomb in Londons Canary Wharf, thereby ending a ceasefire in the Northern Ireland conflict.
b.
Second unit director
Vic Armstrong
had real trouble finding stunt drivers who were able to handle a hovercraft.
c.
Arthur OConnell
s first film role.
d.
In the novel, the character of "Marion" was "Mary" Crane. The name was changed because the studio legal department found that two real people named Mary Crane lived in Phoenix, Arizona.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Psycho (1960)?
a.
Screenwriter
Daniel Pyne
contributed as an uncredited writer to this project.
b.
In order to implicate viewers as fellow voyeurs
Alfred Hitchcock
used a 50 mm lens on his 35 mm camera. This gives the closest approximation to the human vision. In the scenes where Norman is spying on Marion this effect is felt.
c.
Bruce Willis
replaced
Kevin Kline
as Ernest.
d.
Steve Martin
read for the part of Tony but did not get it.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Psycho (1960)?
a.
When the cast and crew began work on the first day they had to raise their right hands and promise not to divulge one word of the story.
Alfred Hitchcock
also withheld the ending part of the script from his cast until he needed to shoot it.
b.
When Shades is preparing to jump past the malfunctioning slide doors, a flyer of
Mona Lisa
can be seen in the background. Both this movie and Mona Lisa were produced by
Stephen Woolley
and
Nik Powell
.
c.
Stafford Repp
s movie debut.
d.
James Garner
did all his own driving. During breaks in filming there were several mini races in which Garner either tied or bettered the professional drivers hired for filming.
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