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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984).

About the movie: After his parents are murdered, a young tormented teenager goes on a murderous rampage dressed as Santa, due to his stay at an orphanage where he was abused by the Mother Superior.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)?
a.		This film was planned to be a limited release but open wider by Christmas, but the protest canned the idea, and was pulled after two weeks of release.
b.		Compared to its two predecessors, "Scream 3" used the least amount of artificial blood. Its tally of 10 gallons compares with 50 gallons for the first film and 30 for the second.
c.		The producers considered both Matt Damon and Sean Penn for the role of The Narrator, but director David Fincher wanted Edward Norton, having been impressed by Nortons performance in The People vs. Larry Flynt. At the same time, Norton had either been offered or was a final contender for three other major leading roles: in The Talented Mr. Ripley, Man on the Moon, and Runaway Jury (a project which ultimately fell apart). Norton eventually accepted the role in Fight Club. He and Jim Carrey did so well in auditions for the Andy Kaufman role in Man on the Moon that director Milos Forman told Universal he could not choose between them and the studio would have to make the final choice; they chose Carrey because he was a bigger box-office draw than Norton. Matt Damon took the lead role in The Talented Mr. Ripley, and Runaway Jury was put on hold for years until being revived with John Cusack as the lead.
d.		Release prints were delivered to theaters with the fake title Family Law.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)?
a.		Film was originally meant for director Oliver Stone, and then Barry Levinson.
b.		While Guile and Chun-Li wear their trademark costumes by the films climax, they are actually different colors from the original Street Fighter II: The World Warrior variations. In the film, Guile is wearing his blue tank top/camouflage pants, which is based on his Street Fighter II Turbo variation. Chun-Li is wearing her red lady dragon dress, which is based on her Street Fighter II: Champion(ship) Edition variation.
c.		Opened on the same weekend as A Nightmare on Elm Street, and briefly out-grossed the latter by around $161,800 before profits fell about 45% by the second weekend.
d.		Though a film set in World War II in 1944, this movie apparently has 1960s military battle uniforms, attitudes, and hairstyles.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)?
a.		Most signs in the movie are written in Czech, albeit nonsensically and mostly without the proper diacritics. The banner at the secret resistance meeting says "to unite correct"; the warning signs in the factory read "Danger: Steam"; and the scribbles on the newspaper mean "From our readers letters". The labor decree that Pochenko draws up is only seen for a split second in one shot, but part of it says "further site updates are hereby postponed".
b.		In this film, the theme played most in the action scenes were from Missing in Action and Invasion U.S.A..
c.		The toyshop where Billy gets his first job is called "IRAS TOYS", Ira is the first name of one of the films producers.
d.		The picture Zuko carries of his family is identical to the one from series, seen multiple times throughout the series and hung at the beach house.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)?
a.		When the film was aired on NBC-TV in the USA on 6 January 1968, it became the highest rated film shown on television up to that time. The record held until Love Story overtook it on 1 October 1972.
b.		The score was originally composed by Tony Banks (of Genesis), but Banks score was ultimately dropped. David Shire was brought on board to do the final score for the film. Tony Banks later used parts of his score for the film Starship, and was released on his Soundtracks album.
c.		To protest the film, critics Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel read the credits out loud on their television show saying, "shame, shame, shame" after each name.
d.		A short clip used in the trailers and TV commercials shows a ring of energy emanating from what appears to be the hedge maze that is featured during the final action sequences. This footage does not appear in the US theatrical release.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)?
a.		All the films TV ads were immediately pulled off the networks because of the trailer showing Santa Claus carrying an ax, which practically depicted him as a mass murderer. This lead parents to protest the film and instantly got yanked out of theaters after making a profit with its limited release.
b.		Director George Stevens originally hired 550 Navajos from a local reservation to be Roman legionnaires, but they couldnt stay on the set for very long and eventually went back home to participate in a tribal election. Stevens replaced them with ROTC cadets.
c.		Early on, South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone were lined up to write the prequel for $1.5 million. They later decided to not work on the project and returned all of the money to New Line.
d.		According to the 2002 book about grindhouse cinema entitled "Sleazoid Express," Patty was released in hard-X, soft-X and R-rated versions.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)?
a.		Actor Jose Menjarez had to repeat his running scenes 12 times (chased by a pickup truck). The temperature was close to 100 degrees.
b.		This film was known as "Slayride" throughout its production. Tri-Star decided to change the title to "Silent Night, Deadly Night" at the last minute.
c.		This movie was based on "Chandu the Magician," a radio show that was airing at the time. Chandu was the basis for many of the later magician characters, including DCs Sandor the Mystic and Marvel Comicss Dr. Strange.
d.		Agnes Newton Keith: The novelist of whose book this film is based as an English Woman. Keith can be seen in one scene in a process shot standing behind Claudette Colbert who plays her in this film. The scene has Colbert walking along a pier to the Berhala Camp alongside another woman.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)?
a.		The release of this film was picketed by angry parents who were not happy to see Santa Claus depicted as an axe murderer. As a result, box office sales plummeted and the film was shelved for another year where it saw new light in an uncut video form (that has since gone out of print).
b.		First anime film to be released at the same time in Japan, Britain, and the United States. Its intended goal was to bring anime to a more mainstream audience in the UK and the US. It didnt, but it did become a sleeper hit on video and DVD.
c.		This movie was included in the National Board of Reviews Top Ten of its 1949 year, ranking at number eight.
d.		When Vic is laying on the bed, as Sharon tells him about her conversion, he is laying with his hands over his head. The purpose was to suggest the hanging man from the Tarot, a card which symbolizes turnaround.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)?
a.		A piano piece composed by Richard Wright of Pink Floyd for the violent scene went unused, but was later reworked by the band as "Us and Them" on their album "Dark Side of the Moon".
b.		The title "Slay Ride" actually ended up as a subplot in another film, the Disney holiday movie Ernest Saves Christmas. In the Ernest film, the prospective Santa that Ernest was looking for was appearing in a horror film entitled "Christmas Slay".
c.		The Civilian Volunteer Reserves dossier on The Three Mesquiteers reads: "Lullaby Joslin / Stony Burke / Tucson Smith Alias: The Three Mesquiteers Address: Three M Ranch, Mesquite County Qualifications: Top Hands - Expert Gunmen - Closed Mouthed - Dependable - Absolutely Honest"
d.		Child actress Marilyn Harris had done several takes of the drowning scene, none of which turned out quite right. Although wet and tired, she agreed to do one last take of the scene, the one that appears in the finished film, after director James Whale promised her anything she wanted if she would do so. She asked for a dozen hard-boiled eggs, her favorite snack. Whale gave her two dozen. The DVD commentary for the film suggests that Harris wasnt actually a good swimmer, quoting Harris as saying that she had only a couple of swimming lessons before filming and had never dived under water before.

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