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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Shock Waves (1977) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Shock Waves (1977) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Shock Waves (1977).
About the movie:
Visitors to a remote island discover that a reclusive Nazi commandant has been breeding a group of Zombie soldiers.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shock Waves (1977)?
a.
Charles Bronson
and
Ed Lauter
, who appear together here, were both previously associated with the Magnificent Seven franchise. Bronson appeared in
The Magnificent Seven
, while Lauter appeared in
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
. However, they never appeared together in a Magnificent Seven movie.
b.
In the original
Edgar Rice Burroughs
novel, Tarzan was adopted by Apes (ie. chimps as seen in
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
) and the only gorilla mentioned was Bolgani the Great, who was an enemy of Tarzan and the troop. Tantor was an old bull elephant disliked by the denizens of the jungle, Sabor was a lioness, and Terkoz (presumably "Terk") was a male ape and Tarzans arch nemesis within the troop. Also, Kerchak murdered Tarzans family. The producers changed it not only to make him more sympathetic, but also to make it less gruesome for families.
c.
Jerry Lewis
found
Martin Scorsese
s working method initially frustrating, as he was made to wait around for the first 3 days of shooting. Lewis told Scorsese that he was a professional and was going to get paid for all the time he was made to wait, and that if Scorsese wasnt going to use him, then he could tell him that he wasnt needed.
d.
On the title track of his album Amused to Death, Roger Waters used a dialogue sample from the movie where two characters fight over a flashlight.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shock Waves (1977)?
a.
There are actually eight actors playing eight different zombies in the film, although it appears that there are many more.
b.
Ewan McGregor
, who plays Obi-Wan Kenobi, is the nephew of
Denis Lawson
, who played Rebel pilot Wedge Antilles in
Star Wars
,
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
, and
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
.
c.
Original script was based on the life of famed young newscaster Jessica Savitch, who was killed as a passenger in an automobile accident
d.
The original titles were to contain a spoken warning in a manner similar to
Frankenstein
also written by Balderston, but that was abandoned in favor of the more original idea of the titles on a window climaxed by a fist smashing it.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shock Waves (1977)?
a.
The "Calling Baranca" line in the movie later found its way into several Looney Toons (or Merry Melodies) cartoons.
b.
The film was shot in 35 days in 1975.
c.
John Hart
s film debut.
d.
Music for the scene where Sam Strong auditions three of Madame Vivians girls includes the theme from "The Peoples Court" which also debuted in 1981.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shock Waves (1977)?
a.
As a result of a PTA complaint, this was the last gangster angle picture made by
The Dead End Kids
.
b.
Quasis monologue, which begins with "What? What am I supposed to do?" and ends with "And Im tired of trying to be something Im not." was recorded in one take.
c.
Neil Turitz
did not go to film school and had never set foot on a film set before his first day as the director.
d.
The original negative mysteriously disappeared over 20 years ago. The print used for the Blue-Underground DVD is from director
Ken Wiederhorn
s personal collection.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shock Waves (1977)?
a.
Headlining stars
John Carradine
and
Peter Cushing
each worked four days and earned $5,000 each.
b.
The original trailer for the movie depicted a theft of a bank, with the robbers making a getaway in a helicopter. A close-up of the helicopter was shown, until the helicopter stopped, apparently caught in mid-air. As the camera zoomed out, it was shown that the helicopter was caught in a spider web, suspended between the two towers of the World Trade Center. After the attacks on the towers 11 September 2001, however, the trailer was changed.
c.
For his stunt sequences as Peter Parker,
Tobey Maguire
s glasses contain no glass. This was less for safety reasons but more to avoid reflections. The glass was then added back in digitally later.
d.
The opening credits feature a montage of clips from various other
Roger Corman
movies, including
Battle Beyond the Stars
,
Forbidden World
,
Galaxy of Terror
,
Humanoids from the Deep
,
Nebo zovyot
and
Piranha
. Sample footage from each of these movies appears numerous times throughout the movie as filler footage, as well as two full-length scenes from
Hollywood Boulevard
and "Humanoids from the Deep".
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shock Waves (1977)?
a.
The warm-up jacket
Drew Barrymore
wears in the film became extremely popular among female Red Sox fans the week before its national release, and was sold out in stores all across New England.
b.
The hotel in the film is an actual Biltmore hotel in Florida that was shut down for a two year period and abandoned at the time of filming and the director paid $250 to rent the building for the shoot. The hotel was renovated a couple of years after the shoot and now charges significantly more than $250 per room, per night.
c.
Albert Johnson, played by
Charles Bronson
in this movie, was a real life Canadian fugitive who was known as "The Mad Trapper" or "The Mad Trapper of Rat River".
d.
A contemporary Hollywood Reporter production chart listed
Wade Boteler
,
Jerry Mandy
, and
Harry Bowen
as cast members, but they were not seen in the movie.
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