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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Scared to Death (1981) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Scared to Death (1981) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Scared to Death (1981).
About the movie:
An ex-cop, now working as a hack novelist, is called out of retirement to help investigate a string...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Scared to Death (1981)?
a.
The character Typhoid is based on Typhoid Mary, a villain from the Daredevil comics, though Typhoids powers of poison are different from Typhoid Marys psychic abilities of telekinesis and pyrokinesis.
b.
Director
William Malone
decided to make a monster movie because it was the type of film that you could get a lot of production value for very little money. He had experience making monster masks as he previously worked as a designer at a Halloween mask factory.
c.
The only surviving print resides at the UCLA film archive.
d.
Jett Lucas
: The young Jedi that rushes from the Temple towards Bail Organas speeder during the Jedi Purge is played by
George Lucas
son.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Scared to Death (1981)?
a.
The late
Bruno Lawrence
, who plays a detective working under
Sam Neill
s Alan Galbraith character, played Galbraith himself in an earlier made-for-TV dramatization of the same events in the late 1980s.
b.
According to
Jeremy Piven
, director
Hart Bochner
would not allow actors to improvise. He was able to include only limited improvisation such as "Dont be that guy" and only after enlisting the help of the writers.
c.
Syngenor (the name of the monster) stands for SYNthesized GENetic ORgansism
d.
The voice for the line of dialog "Are you having fun? Im having fun." was changed for the theatrical trailer in order to preserve a critical plot twist late in the film. Late in the film
Val Kilmer
s character voices the line, but in the theatrical trailer a generic distorted voice is utilized.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Scared to Death (1981)?
a.
Trevor Goddard
passed out during filming at the sight of fake blood gushing out of a womans arm that he was to cut. The story made it into TV Guides Hollywood Grapevine Showbiz Buzz and Celebrity Scoop October 21-27, 2000
b.
This was the first major movie for actress
Rachel Ward
who had previously only worked in television and on one smaller film,
Night School
.
c.
Director
William Malone
said in an interview that actor/performer
Rick Springfield
was originally cast in the starring role of Ted Lonergan. He however called up Malone the night before filming began saying he couldnt be in his film because he was going to miss too many acting classes. Malone called up
John Stinson
whom he remembered from an improv class and begged him to be in the film.
d.
Both the actual Macys and Gimbels department stores were approached by the producers for permission to have them depicted in the film. Both stores wanted to see the finished film first before they gave approval. If either store had refused, the film would have had to been extensively edited and reshot to eliminate the references. Fortunately at the test viewing, both businesses were pleased with the film and gave their permission.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Scared to Death (1981)?
a.
The name of
Elisabeth Hurley
s character, Dallinferno, means "from Hell" in Italian.
b.
During the scene where Barry is at the supermarket looking for the cheapest Healthy Choice food item, he is being followed by an out-of-focus character in a red outfit. Its
Emily Watson
s character, before theyve been introduced.
c.
Director
William Malone
had to sell most of his possessions (including his car and mortgaging his house) in order to raise enough money to make the movie.
d.
The gun carried by Bowie was a Nock Volley Gun. It was developed for the English Navy, the idea being to fire all seven barrels at once to sweep the decks of opposing ships or destroy rigging. It was an unsuccessful design as the recoil from all seven barrels going off at once was too powerful for one man.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Scared to Death (1981)?
a.
An amazing number of people left the films or were fired by Selznick:
John Huston
, , the unit production manager, one cinematographer, three art directors, one visual effects supervisor and all of the staff working in the villa hired by
David O. Selznick
and
Jennifer Jones
in Rome.
b.
The original concept for the production design was to stylize the backgrounds to invoke the colorful and graphic nature of African fabric patterns and tribal art. However, this gave the film an overly stylized quality so the production team then opted for the epic, mystical feel that we see in the film today.
c.
All of
Liam Neeson
s characters ex-agency friends were played by actors who had previous roles in spy or cop thriller television shows and movies -
Jon Gries
played a major role in
The Pretender
,
Leland Orser
was in both
The Pretender
and
24
, and
David Warshofsky
has appeared in minor roles in numerous similar shows.
d.
Began filming in February 1979 and the shoot lasted a total of 4 weeks.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Scared to Death (1981)?
a.
The 40 foot sewer set was built in a yacht warehouse.
b.
The ad slogan "Dont tell anyone what Mildred Pierce did" was parodied by a Los Angeles diner which had a sign, "For 65c well not only serve you a sell blue plate - well tell you what Mildred Pierce did."
c.
Pernell Roberts
final film.
d.
This would be the final film for
Margaret Dumont
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Scared to Death (1981)?
a.
This was one of the first seven films to be foreclosed by the Screen Actors Guild for non-payment of wages and residuals to SAG members. On 13 July 2004, rights to the film were sold at auction.
b.
Based on the true story of Mary Willcocks Baker, who appeared in 1817 in Gloucestershire, England, speaking an unknown language and behaving strangely. Through signs and gestures she claimed to be a princess from an island called Javasu, who had been kidnapped by pirates and escaped. For several months, "Princess Caraboo" was a national figure and was welcomed into high society. Her story was revealed as a hoax after a local woman saw her face in the newspaper and recognized her as a former tenant. After being exposed, the real Mary Baker faded into obscurity and died in 1864 at the age of 75.
c.
Many felt that the reason why
Decision Before Dawn
picked up a surprise Best Film nomination at the Academy Awards was because its producer
Darryl F. Zanuck
had pushed it with an expensive 12 page glossy insert in all the trade magazines.
d.
Lone Star Pictures, a Texas based company, picked up distribution of the film and wanted the premier to be in Texas. Director
William Malone
agreed and flew to Texas only to be shocked that the premier was actually at a Drive-in theater.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Scared to Death (1981)?
a.
Herb Alpert
can be seen playing the trumpet in the band at the school dance.
b.
It took
William Malone
3 months to build and sculpt the suit for the Syngenor monster, which he admits was inspired by
H.R. Giger
s design from the movie
Alien
.
c.
A scene was filmed with
Maggie Siff
as an assistant to Senator Orton Worrell meeting Brandon in the senators office. The scene was deleted from the final film.
d.
The credits list a soundtrack album on Tommy Boy/Warner Bros. Records, but it was never released.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Scared to Death (1981)?
a.
Patrick Swayze
alleged that Sam Wheat was the hardest role he ever played in his career. Mainly because he had to be an observer to the action, and not a participant.
b.
Alyssa Jansen
was a senior in high school when she played the lead role.
c.
Director
William Malone
said the first sale for the picture was to Malaysia for $90,000. They were already making a profit since the film only cost $74,000 to make.
d.
Corey Feldman
has stated in several interviews that of all the characters hes played, the character of Teddy was actually the closest personality and personal life at the time.
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