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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Shaun of the Dead (2004) - Part (5) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Shaun of the Dead (2004) - Part (5) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Shaun of the Dead (2004).
About the movie:
A man decides to turn his moribund life around by winning back his ex-girlfriend, reconciling his relationship with his mother, and dealing with an entire community that has returned from the dead to eat the living.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shaun of the Dead (2004)?
a.
The role of "Horace Smith" was originally performed by
Thomas Mitchell
, but due to production problems shooting went over schedule and Mitchell had to leave before his scenes were shot due to a previous commitment. All of his previously shot scenes were scrapped and his part was recast with
Henry Kolker
and all his scenes were re-shot.
b.
The orange long-sleeved gown with accordion-pleat trim on the over-sleeves worn by an extra in the square at the end of the film is the same costume worn by an extra in the Pump Room when Anne talks with Mr. Elliot in
Persuasion
, by Lady Willoughby when she meets Lady Russell in the Pump Room in
Persuasion
, and by the dance teacher during the fan-language lesson in
The Regency House Party
.
c.
After attending the first preview, RKO president
George Schaefer
wrote to Welles: "Never in all my experience in the industry have I taken so much punishment or suffered as I did at the Pomona preview".
d.
The garden scenes were originally a lot longer, featuring a hanged man zombie and a woman being eaten by her own dog (The dog was intended to be played by
Spaced
s Colin).
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shaun of the Dead (2004)?
a.
Over 300 locals in Morgan City, LA, were hired as cannibal extras for $1.75 a day.
b.
The jukebox featured in "Death Proof" (named AMi, pronounced "Amy"), is
Quentin Tarantino
s own. It was trucked to Austin to be used in the film in its very own rig. The list of songs on it was also hand-written by Tarantino.
c.
Dylan Moran
s character, David, has the unmentioned surname Fastidious.
d.
The script calls the location of the first murders Lake Helena Road. It was actually Lake Herman Road which crosses from Vallejo to Benica next to Lake Herman.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shaun of the Dead (2004)?
a.
First part of
Simon Pegg
s and
Edgar Wright
s "The Blood and Ice Cream Trilogy". The other two parts are
Hot Fuzz
and
The Worlds End
.
b.
Ben Affleck
filmed a cameo reprising his Daredevil role as Matt Murdock but was cut from the final film.
c.
Travis Bickles famous "You talkin to me?" scene may have been inspired by
Robert De Niro
s training under
Stella Adler
, who (as an exercise) had her students practice different interpretations of a similar phrase. The legendary acting teacher was surprised to see one of her former students use "You talkin to me?" as a psychotic mantra.
Martin Scorsese
was encouraging De Niro just below the camera while shooting the scene, which lead to the rest of the "dialogue" Bickle has with his mirror.
d.
Makeup artist
Joe Blasco
s first film.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shaun of the Dead (2004)?
a.
In the scene after Seth gets bullied when Shane is talking to Mern, you can see
Max Thieriot
s stunt double. Hes in a white cap behind
Vin Diesel
.
b.
The trick with keeping a shotgun attached around the arm that Marcus shows Kyle Reese, is used by the older Kyle Reese played by
Michael Biehn
at the beginning of the original
The Terminator
, after he saws off the butt to shorten the shotgun he stole from the police squad car.
c.
The biker bar scenes were filmed at "the Last Resort" - a bar frequented by the real life
Aileen Wuornos
, and the site where she was actually arrested. The bar owner (who capitalized on Wuornos infamy by hanging a sign out in front of the bar advertising "cool beer and Killer Women") makes a cameo as the bartender who threatens to cut off Wuornos for being over her tab limit.
d.
Shaun tells Liz that hes going to take her to "the place that does all the fish". When he opens the phone book you can see that the restaurant is literally called The Place That Does All the Fish.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shaun of the Dead (2004)?
a.
The principal film location was in Downtown Los Angeles, California near Seventh Street and Santa Fe Avenue.
b.
Tom Savini
was originally hired by
George A. Romero
to do the makeup effects for this film. The two were first introduced to each other when Savini auditioned for an acting role in an earlier film that never got off the ground. Romero, remembering that Savini was also a makeup artist (he had brought his makeup portfolio to show to Romero at the audition), called Savini to the set of his horror movie. However, Savini was unable to do the effects because he was called to duty by the US Army to serve as a combat photographer in Vietnam.
c.
The rifle they use in the Winchester is, naturally, a Winchester model 73, the gun that won the west.
d.
CHAPTER TITLES: 1. Fangs of Jealous; 2. Doomed; 3. Tricked by Fate; 4. Master and Man; 5. Terrors of the North; 6. Menace of Death; 7. Trapped by Fire; 8. Hurled into Space; 9. The Gold Rush; 10. Valley of Death; 11. A Race for Life; 12. The Path of Doom; 13. Martial Law; 14. Trail of Vengeance; 15. The Final Reckoning.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shaun of the Dead (2004)?
a.
Lylesburgs voice was re-dubbed by an anonymous German actor for the correct accent, much to
Doug Bradley
s annoyance
b.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on April 24, 1950 with
Dick Powell
reprising his film role.
c.
Paying extras who played zombies one pound was likely an homage to
George A. Romero
paying his extra zombies one dollar for
Dawn of the Dead
and
Day of the Dead
.
d.
Before she became famous,
Shirley Temple
walked by the set with her parents at one point during filming.
Harpo Marx
reportedly approached her parents with an offer to adopt the child on the spot for $50,000.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shaun of the Dead (2004)?
a.
On opening weekend in 1977, the movie earned $1.554 million on fewer than 40 screens. In 1997, it made over $36 million on over 2,000 screens.
b.
Marilyn Monroe
wears a gold lame evening dress previously worn by
Ginger Rogers
in
Dreamboat
.
c.
"Anonymous Celebrities: The Animatic" was created from over 600 hand drawn pictures individually scanned and edited together on Final Cut Pro.
d.
When
Joe Cornish
is on screen, we see
Lucy Akhurst
(Sophie in season two of (
Spaced
) as a zombie getting shot in the back. Shes the blond girl in the center of the screen, with Cornish to her right.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shaun of the Dead (2004)?
a.
When asked by an interviewer why they chose to have slow moving zombies instead of running zombies,
Simon Pegg
simply replied, "Because death is not an energy drink."
b.
The song "Hush Mah Mouth" by
Harold Arlen
and
E.Y. Harburg
was written for the picture but not used in the final print.
c.
In the scene where Jesus healed the Gerasene demoniac by casting the demon into the pigs, the only way the crew could get the pigs to act crazed was to light firecrackers and frighten them. However, this is one of the few scenes which is not entirely accurate to St. Lukes Gospel, which states that the pigs did not just run away but also threw themselves into a lake, and drowned.
d.
One of the five percussionists in the orchestra which did the films score was
Emil Richards
, who 30 years ago played bongos on the original
Mission: Impossible
theme.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shaun of the Dead (2004)?
a.
Body count- 7 (the state trooper, the 2 passers-by, Wade Gustafson, the parking-lot attendant, Jean Lundegaard, and Carl Showalter)
b.
The pyjama zombie was originally scripted to walk along the pole it was impaled upon, which is why it is hanging off the end when Diane is doing zombie lessons.
c.
Blue screen was used for all of the moments where an actor is face to face with a big cat
d.
Features haunting music from
Hector Berlioz
"Symphonie Fantastique".
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shaun of the Dead (2004)?
a.
Infamous for bad movie retitling, the German dub of the movie is known as "Die Klapperschlange" (The Rattlesnake). Snake has a cobra tattooed on his abdomen.
b.
Chris Farley
was originally cast as Shrek and even recorded part of the dialogue. However, after his death, the role was given to fellow
Saturday Night Live
performer,
Mike Myers
. Shreks "air quotes" in the film is an homage to Farley, whose character Bennett Brauer also used air quotes.
c.
Shauns last name is Riley. It can be seen on a poster ad from Shauns Disc jockeying days.
d.
To save money, the filmmakers entered into a production deal with General Motors, saving about $3 million. The company provided the alternate modes of the Autobots (in fact they provided three versions of each car in the event that some of them would crash), and also provided around 200 cars that were blown up in the Battle of Mission City.
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