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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Re-Animator (1985) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Re-Animator (1985) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Re-Animator (1985).
About the movie:
A dedicated student at a medical college and his girlfriend become involved in bizarre experiments centering around the re-animation of dead tissue when an odd new student arrives on campus.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Re-Animator (1985)?
a.
Harry Gregson-Williams
was originally attached as the films composer, but was replaced by
Hans Zimmer
. A few weeks earlier, the opposite had occurred for another film: Gregson-Williams replaced Zimmer for the scoring duties of
Kingdom of Heaven
.
b.
The line "Come and get them!", said by Leonidas in response to the Persian demand for the Spartans to surrender their weapons, is also a historical quote (according to ancient historian
Herodotus
), which was adopted as the motto of the Greek Armys 1st Corps. (Greek: "molon labe")
c.
Although it was initially scheduled to be released in the U.S. as "Blue Jeans," the title was changed to "Blue Denim." National Screen Service did print up posters with the original title, but they are rare.
d.
Stuart Gordon
: [shovel] A shovel is used as a weapon.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Re-Animator (1985)?
a.
Darren Aronofsky
, who co-wrote the screenplay, was originally going to direct the film in 1999 but instead made
Requiem for a Dream
.
b.
Stuart Gordon
and
Dennis Paoli
originally intended to be faithful to
H.P. Lovecraft
s story, but the film ultimately has little in common with the story, which was intended to be a parody of "Frankenstein".
c.
Three of the four actors who portrayed Red Ryder on the screen appear in this film. Don "Red" Barry, the first Red Ryder, Wild Bill Elliott and Allan "Rocky" Lane. Jim Bannon, not in this film, was the fourth Red Ryder.
d.
Originally written with
Sally Field
in mind for the lead role.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Re-Animator (1985)?
a.
Bob Saget
has a cameo role. As the Olsen twins (wearing bathrobes), go running past him in the streets of New York, he turns around and stares at them, as if he knows who they are but cannot remember their names. Bob Saget played Danny Tanner on the sitcom _"Full House" (1987/I)_, in which he was the father of Michelle Tanner (played by the Olsen twins).
b.
The title of this movie in French is "La Guerre du feu" and that is translated to "The War of fire", the German title is "Am anfang war das feuer" which means "At the beginning was the fire" and of course the English title is "Quest for fire". A trivial side note to this trivia, the fact that man living in such close proximity as Africa and on to England, France, and Germany yet all speak different languages reinforces the story line of the movie giving examples that early man was tribal and formed closed groups that depended on each other for survival.
c.
David Gale
was made to shave his head and wear a toupee, as this was found to be in keeping with Dr. Hills character. In the DVD commentary, it was revealed that this was also necessary for budgetary reasons, as there was no money available to match Gales hair on a prosthetic head prop.
d.
Mabel King
s last film.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Re-Animator (1985)?
a.
The "brains" in the severed head were made up of steer meat by-products, ground beef and fake blood and when they shot the scene in the autopsy room with the severed head being thrown out the door and then smashing onto the hallway wall, the crew were all behind the cameras with garbage bags over their clothes because no one knew just how much the brains would splatter.
b.
Most of this movies cast is comprised by the people who actually "lived" the Juliane Koepcke story...including pilot Clyde Peters, the nun at the hospital, and the wood-cutters who found and rescued Juliane. The exceptions are
Susan Penhaligon
, the actors who portray Julianes parents and, naturally, the crew and other passengers of the ill-fated airliner.
c.
Claire Rennfields name is a nod to Draculas assistant "Rennfield."
d.
The only Hopalong Cassidy movie to show a telephone.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Re-Animator (1985)?
a.
The title of this serial was originally going to be "Flash Gordon and the Witch Queen of Mongo." It was changed so that Universal could save money by shooting the outdoor scenes on the back lot and not have to build costly sets, and by reusing the set for Emperor Mings palace.
b.
Clint Eastwood
s character, Frank Horrigan, chases a killer skilled in making miniature automobiles. In the
The Dead Pool
Eastwoods character, Dirty Harry Callahan pursues a killer who also makes miniature cars, using them as explosive devices.
c.
The first man who is re-animated at the morgue (who goes on to kill the dean) is
Arnold Schwarzenegger
s body double.
d.
The Red Sea scene used Universal Studios attraction.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Re-Animator (1985)?
a.
The "popsicle interrogation" scene was drawn from a nearly identical scene in Punisher War Zone #1 (1992) written by
Chuck Dixon
.
b.
Sidney Howard
s screen writing Oscar was the Academys first posthumous award. Howard died in an accident in August 1939 while the Civil War epic was still being filmed.
c.
Of all the female leads (all the girls are supposed to be in high school including Judith Myers), only the actress playing Laurie,
Scout Taylor-Compton
was actually a teenager at the time of filming, much like how Jamie Lee Curtis who played Laurie in the original Halloween was the only girl who was a teenager.
d.
The bald, bearded doctor at the foot of Megans bed who gets shoved away as Dan tries to revive her is underground cartoonist Kim Deitch ("The Boulevard of Broken Dreams"), son of legendary Jazz-era cartoonist
Gene Deitch
("The Cat").
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Re-Animator (1985)?
a.
The character of "Marcia Marshall" is loosely based on
Nancy Astor
, who returned for a visit to Virginia in the 1920s after becoming the first woman member of the House of Commons.
b.
The opening theme borrows heavily from the
Alfred Hitchcock
s
Psycho
opening theme by
Bernard Herrmann
.
c.
The fleet scenes were filmed using 22 ships of the U.S. Sixth Fleet during maneuvers off Corsica between June 21-30, 1961. The cameras had to avoid shooting the area where the fleets aircraft carrier was positioned, as there were no carriers in the invasion.
d.
Daily Variety reported that the filmmakers had to pay the owners of the rights to the songs of
The Beatles
, publisher ATV/Sony Music and
Michael Jackson
, about $10,000,000 for the 30 songs used in the film (roughly $330,000 for each song). As a condition of the songs use, the advertising posters for the film could not mention
The Beatles
nor the songwriters names. However,the owners of the rights to the songs of
The Beatles
were unable to ban the names of
John Lennon
and
Paul McCartney
in the film credits.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Re-Animator (1985)?
a.
Boris Karloff
s character was originally conceived as Dopey Ellman and was a drug addict and alcoholic.
b.
The worms were the hardest aspect to film.
c.
The special effects department went through 25 gallons of fake blood during the shoot.
d.
Brenda refers to Cynthias ex-husband and his girlfriend as "Louis and Lestat". This is a reference to Interview With the Vampire, in which Louis and Lestat are two vampires.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Re-Animator (1985)?
a.
The Neimodians commercial culture and heavy robes were based on ancient Chinese merchants.
b.
A poster for the
Talking Heads
documentary
Stop Making Sense
is visible above Dans bed.
c.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on December 6, 1943 with
Greer Garson
,
Walter Pidgeon
and
Henry Wilcoxon
reprising their film roles.
d.
The style of free-running/movement Mollaka the Bomb-Maker uses in the Madagascar Chase near the beginning of the film is called "parkour."
Sebastien Foucan
, who plays Mollaka is one of the main publicists of parkour and has appeared in many other media events. In the earliest versions of this films script, the Mollaka character was known as Two Fingers.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Re-Animator (1985)?
a.
When Paul and Natalie walk into the hidden room in Wexlers office, a puppet of Freddy Krueger can be seen just before they see the axe.
Robert Englund
, who plays Wexler, played Freddy Krueger in
A Nightmare on Elm Street
.
b.
Much of this film consists of footage from
Jungle Menace
, also directed by
Harry L. Fraser
.
c.
Although this was the first talking picture produced by a British company, it was filmed in the United States because suitable sound equipment could not be found in England.
d.
Very loosely adapted from
H.P. Lovecraft
s "Herbert West - Re-Animator".
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