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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Sleepy Hollow (1999) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Sleepy Hollow (1999) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Sleepy Hollow (1999).
About the movie:
Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitations of 3 people with the culprit being the legendary apparition, the Headless Horseman.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sleepy Hollow (1999)?
a.
The Windmill was too large to be constructed on a sound stage because it was over five stories high. The sails alone weighed over 2 tons.
b.
To visually achieve Jakes growing desperation and diminishing stature,
Martin Scorsese
shot the later boxing scenes in a larger ring.
c.
Dolph Lundgren
s first sequel.
d.
Producer
Stanley Chase
said that while its frightening to suppose a computer could take over the world, it was indeed possible. His technical advisor said that a machine like Colossus actually existed at that time. The model for Colossus was supposedly the NORAD system that controlled our national defense systems, and thats why the computer programming center in the film was located in the Rocky Mountains, which is also the home of NORAD. The government wouldnt allow a film crew on the NORAD grounds, so the exteriors were filmed at the Lawrence Hall of Science in Berkeley, California. The missile sites were photographed in the California desert near Palmdale.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sleepy Hollow (1999)?
a.
This was originally to be a
Kevin Yagher
directorial project.
Tim Burton
later took over the project, with Yagher remaining on with co-producing credits among others.
b.
The "Landmaster" later had a cameo in
Chris Elliott
s sitcom
Get a Life
in which it was an automatic newspaper-delivering machine (called the Paperboy 2000) that, of course, went haywire.
c.
Originally, Kevin Interdonato (Meegosh) auditioned to play the Mayor and John Charles Hunt (Mayor Fingstal) auditioned for the part of The Boss.
d.
The real animals were paired two-by-two, but many of them were actually same-sex couples! This was for safety: a bull elephant was considered a safety risk so two females were used. With giraffes, males can be friendly. Pairs of male giraffes were used.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sleepy Hollow (1999)?
a.
The first major film to have nearly all its credits narrated rather than appear on screen.
b.
Originally planned to be 13 chapters, it was extended to 20 chapters due to its popularity.
c.
The original operetta opened in London on 24 October 1910.
d.
Christopher Walken
, who plays the Headless Horseman, played a schoolteacher in
The Dead Zone
, in the beginning of which he tells his class to read "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sleepy Hollow (1999)?
a.
Christopher Walken
s character has no speaking lines, aside from a couple of "Haa"s to his horse and "shhhh."
b.
Introduced the hit Christmas song "Silver Bells". The movie was filmed in 1950, but not released in theaters until March, 1951. When a recording of "Silver Bells" by
Bing Crosby
became a hit in December, 1950, the studio called
Bob Hope
and
Marilyn Maxwell
back to re-shoot a more elaborate musical version of the song for the films release. In later years, Bob Hope made "Silver Bells" his own Christmas theme. He performed the song every year on his annual Christmas TV special, usually singing it as a duet with the lead female guest (such as
Olivia Newton-John
,
Shirley Jones
,
Barbara Mandrell
, or his own wife,
Dolores Hope
).
c.
The director wanted to cast actual Polish actors to play the immigrant Polish workers in the film, but couldnt due problems and delays getting work visas for the Polish actors from the Italian government.
d.
While filming the snowball fight scene, the four kids had a snowball fight with director
Andrew Adamson
between takes.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sleepy Hollow (1999)?
a.
The Western Wood was built on a sound stage, so everything, including the weather and light, could be controlled.
b.
The gorilla suits used in movies up to this time had obvious anatomical differences from real gorillas; for instance, the wearers real eyes were seen, forcing modification to the face. For this film director
Michael Apted
wanted to use real gorillas where possible, but some shots would have to use gorilla suits, so the difference would show. Rick Baker met the challenge and created gorilla suits good enough that Apted could do what he wanted.
c.
On Peters personnel file, his address is shown to be 191 N. Lamar, Flander, IL 77070. (77070 is actually the zip code for Houston, Texas. N. Lamar is a popular street in Austin, TX where The Alligator Grille (filming location for Chotchkies) is located.) His mothers name is Suzi Gibbons and lives at 11004 Marble Rd., Erie, NY 05452 (actually a Vermont zip code).
d.
Joe Spinell
also worked as a dialogue director on the set. He dubbed his own voice using a different accent to hide his distinctive New York accent.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sleepy Hollow (1999)?
a.
The Horsemans horse is named Daredevil, the same name of Brom Bones (Brom Van Brunts) horse in Irvings original short story; the horse was purchased in Seville, Spain.
b.
Soldiers who served under the real
George S. Patton
said that the generals voice was surprisingly high-pitched. This can be heard in actual films and recordings of him. Patton himself said that he used profanity so liberally in order to compensate for this.
c.
Hal Wallis Productions bought the film rights to play in 1952, shortly before its Off-Broadway revival, for $100,000.
d.
The ending title sequence in the theatrical cut of the film contains unused footage from
Stanley Kubrick
s
The Shining
. These were extra shots of the main title sequence, although none of the shots contain the road that was seen in The Shining.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sleepy Hollow (1999)?
a.
The first part (or in some versions, the third part) of this anthology horror film, "Case Of Harry Billings" starring
Richard Moll
, was edited from an unfinished, unreleased horror film, "Scream Your Head Off" (although copies of it are reported to be available). That film was written by
Philip Yordan
and directed by
John Carr
(both were also credited as the writer and director of this film).
b.
The town Sleepy Hollow was created from the ground up in three months. At the time of filming, it was the largest set built in England and was put up in record time. The last set that held this record was built for
Billy Elliot
.
c.
A drummer for the rock band
The Beach Boys
,
Dennis Wilson
gave his only acting performance in this film.
d.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on June 7, 1943 with
Charles Coburn
reprising his film role.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sleepy Hollow (1999)?
a.
The final chase sequence on the coach in the Western Wood took three weeks to film.
b.
A copy of this film survives at both The Library of Congress and UCLA.
c.
The wire-man sculpture is by
Antony Gormley
, best known for "Angel of the North," a public sculpture in Gateshead.
d.
According to
Robert Zemeckis
and
Bob Gale
, the films release was botched by the studio. The film tested extremely well in previews and Columbia Pictures pushed the film out of its original late-August release date to mid-summer with little publicity and poor advertising. The film only played across half the United States rather than receiving a true wide-theatrical release and consequently flopped upon release.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sleepy Hollow (1999)?
a.
Director
John Landis
has stated that his original choices for the roles of Boon and Otter were
Bill Murray
and
Chevy Chase
. Neither could be signed on for the movie because of scheduling conflicts.
b.
The book Max Cherry is reading when Jackie comes out of jail is "Berlin Game" by Len Deighton
c.
Director
Tim Burton
included scenes in homage to Disneys animated version of the Sleepy Hollow tale (featured in
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
). These include the scene in which Ichabod Crane crosses the covered bridge and hears the frogs underneath croaking "Ichabod" and "Headless Horseman," the following chase sequence where Ichabod is run down and unhorsed, apparently by the Horseman, and the moment in the climactic chase scene in which Ichabod runs into a tree limb, and, thrown through the air, ends up landing on the Horsemans horse backwards.
d.
Darleen Carr
who played the voice of The Girl (Shanti) is the younger sister of
The Sound of Music
actress
Charmian Carr
(Liesl von Trapp). She stopped working with Disney Studios after this film.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sleepy Hollow (1999)?
a.
The dress worn by Katrina Anne Van Tassel (
Christina Ricci
) in the last shot of the movie has the same pattern as
Michael Keaton
s outfit in the climactic scene of
Beetle Juice
also directed by
Tim Burton
.
b.
When Spock and Saavik speak to each other in Vulcan,
Leonard Nimoy
and
Kirstie Alley
actually spoke in English and then the sound people - Including
Marc Okrand
, in his first association with Star Trek - created the Vulcan words to match the movements of the actors mouths, which Nimoy and Alley later overdubbed.
c.
Clips from several scenes not in the theatrical release can be seen during the closing credits, including an altercation between Number 5 and a toy robot and Number 5 in an auto scrap yard.
d.
The title of Hamlets play-within-a-play is "The Murder of Gonzago", which may or may not have been extrapolated from an Italian prose work. However, when asked its title by Claudius, Hamlet responds by bestowing on it a new moniker, which reflects its purpose (to "catch the conscience of the King") - he calls it "The Mousetrap".
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