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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Shaun of the Dead (2004) - Part (6) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Shaun of the Dead (2004) - Part (6) 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.
Cactus Jack Slade, the character played by
Kirk Douglas
, is a human character form of the Wily E. Coyote character from the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes / Road Runner cartoons. This film though does not feature a human-form equivalent of the Road Runner character.
b.
The two lead actresses, Kelsey Wedeen and Rebecca Larsen also did Costumes for the movie.
c.
This is the second D.C. feature where Jon Stewart appears. However, it is only in a minor role: he had previously had a major role in
Justice League
.
d.
One of the posters in Shauns flat reads "SI BEGG" which is NOT a reference to
Simon Pegg
, but to Simon Begg, an electronic dance music DJ, musician and record producer from Leicester, England.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shaun of the Dead (2004)?
a.
Aldo Ray
, Cesar Romero and
Keenan Wynn
were all originally announced for this project.
b.
Mark Yant
(Lt. Yant) is an actual firefighter with the Baltimore City Fire Department and personally trained the cast and crew at the Fire Academy during the production of the film.
c.
Shaun and Eds friendship is based on Simon Peggs and Nick Frosts when they shared a flat together.
d.
Robert Zemeckis
considers this one of his favorite - and strangest - films.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shaun of the Dead (2004)?
a.
WILHELM SCREAM: The famous sound effect can be heard faintly in the background when the soldiers initially come to the rescue.
b.
Based on Peter Farrellys experiences at Kent School, where he graduated as a member of the class of 1975.
c.
First ever filmed adaptation of a novel written by
Brian Garfield
.
d.
Cast member
John Paekau
died of a heart attack shortly after production wrapped. A dedication is made to him in the closing credits.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shaun of the Dead (2004)?
a.
The day of the zombie invasion, when Shaun walks to the corner shop and doesnt notice zombies in the streets and corpses all over, the scene is shot in one long, unbroken take.
b.
In the final battle, Linda Lash (Kristina Wagner) says to Marion (Aylssa Milano), "Now whos the boss?" Later, Marion tells Lash, "Youre lucky, generally I put people in the hospital." Alyssa Milano starred on the television series Whos The Boss, and Wagner was a regular on General Hospital.
c.
The original script included all of Dumbledores memories about Voldemort as outlined in the source novel, but the director insisted on trimming them down as, according to
Steve Kloves
, "..he wanted to showcase Voldemorts rise without getting overly involved with his past as Riddle."
d.
Michael Saad who played the Sheriff was so full of theater and movie trivia, had such a great time he invested some money to insure the low budget gorilla-style film gets released.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shaun of the Dead (2004)?
a.
Be sure to watch all the way to the end of the credits.
b.
The working title of the film was "Halo".
c.
A special screening of the film was shown in Buncrana, Co. Donegal in Ireland. This was in celebration of John Newtons link with the county, when in 1748 his slave ship, the Greyhound, came ashore after surviving a terrible storm. This event began the spiritual journey for Newton, which culminated in his authorship of the song, Amazing Grace.
d.
When Philip (
Bill Nighy
) is leaving Shauns (
Simon Pegg
) place of work, we see quickly that the name of the store is Foree Electric.
Ken Foree
stared in
Dawn of the Dead
and had a cameo in
Dawn of the Dead
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shaun of the Dead (2004)?
a.
When Shaun tells Ed not to say zombie ("the zed-word!"), its an homage to the fact the word "zombie" was never used in most of
George A. Romero
s films.
b.
The music playing in the scene where Indy meets
Adolf Hitler
is adapted from the "Königgrätzer Marsch" by Johann Gottfried Piefke (1815-1884), combined with another song, "Hohen Friedsberg."
c.
The make up team wanted to make Freddy look more like an actual burn victim, and the crew had many reference photos of actual victims, which detailed how white the skin would appear after healing. They did not want the audience to "turn away in disgust" whenever Freddy appeared on screen, so they opted to take away some of the realism.
d.
Gwyneth Paltrow
s real life mother,
Blythe Danner
, played Martha Jefferson in
1776
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shaun of the Dead (2004)?
a.
The Blue Danube Waltz was not the first piece of classical music intended for the space station sequence. Kubrick originally set the sequence to the Scherzo from Felix Mendelssohns "Midsummer Nights Dream." Friend of Kubricks introduced him to the Strauss waltzes during 2001s editing stage, and he re-edited the sequence to The Blue Danube for the final version of the film.
b.
Actress
Naomi Watts
dressed up as "Marnie" for a portrait that was published in the March 2008 issue of the magazine "Vanity Fair." (She said she was fascinated by
Tippi Hedren
when they both acted in the film
I Heart Huckabees
.
c.
Quentin Tarantino
dubbed
Shaun of the Dead
one of the top 20 films made since 1992.
d.
Former US Marine Corps Drill Instructor
R. Lee Ermey
was not originally hired to play Gunnery Sgt. Hartman but as a consultant for the Marine Corps boot camp portion of the film. He performed a demonstration on videotape in which he yelled obscene insults and abuse for 15 minutes without stopping, repeating himself or even flinching - despite being continuously pelted with tennis balls and oranges.
Stanley Kubrick
was so impressed that he cast Ermey as Hartman.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shaun of the Dead (2004)?
a.
When Shaun is heading to the shop for the first time, a worker on the street is listening to the radio. The newscast mentions a space probe that unexpectedly re-entered the Earths atmosphere and broke up over England. This is likely a reference to
Night of the Living Dead
in which radiation from a satellite returning from Venus was given a possible cause for the dead returning to life.
b.
Bob Rafelson
started as director, but was replaced by
Stuart Rosenberg
.
c.
The scenes between Nina and Erica were the last scenes filmed.
d.
May be the only movie in which the leading man,
Alan Ladd
, is subjected to that naval punishment known as keelhauling - being dragged under the ships keel from a rope that looped beneath the vessel, which could end up in dismemberment or death by drowning.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shaun of the Dead (2004)?
a.
Alexandre Aja
planned to have
Joe Dante
(director of the original
Piranha
) and
James Cameron
(director of
Piranha Part Two: The Spawning
) play boat captains who give safety lessons to the teens. Dante wanted to do it but Cameron was too busy.
b.
Azrael references Hamlet by
William Shakespeare
: "I need you three to shuffle her loose the mortal coil..."
c.
Although sporadically hinted at, the cause of the zombie invasion is never properly explained. When people are about to, they get interrupted by something.
d.
Clouseau puts on a Loutrec costume.
Peter Sellers
also put on a Loutrec disguise in
Casino Royale
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shaun of the Dead (2004)?
a.
To prepare for his role as Tim Corentino, Trey Moore spent five days a week weight training under supervision of an Ex-Marine. He also studied the mental disease of Schizophrenia in order to portray Tim Corentino.
b.
The first of what
Simon Pegg
and
Edgar Wright
call their Blood and Ice Cream Trilogy with
Hot Fuzz
as the second and The Worlds End as the third.
c.
Gary Cole
s character wears a large, gold class ring of the style that are common for graduates from military academies. This ring was originally a prop produced for the short-lived science fiction series
Crusade
, on which Cole played captain Matthew Gideon. The ring was worn in every episode, and was supposed to show that Gideon was a graduate of Earthforce Military Academy. "Office Space" was the first project Cole worked on following the cancellation of
Crusade
and wore the ring as an in-joke, referring to his previous job.
d.
The part played by
James Coco
is partly inspired by the silent-film star
Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle
who had been accused of raping and accidentally killing bit player Virginia Rappe during a party he threw on Labor Day weekend of 1921.
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