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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Squirm (1976) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Squirm (1976) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Squirm (1976).
About the movie:
At the beginning of the film, we learn from one of the characters that earthworms can be called to the surface with electricity...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Squirm (1976)?
a.
This film features the first public games of the Paralyzed Veterans Associations water polo and wheelchair basketball team members.
b.
Kay Lenz
and
Bridget Fonda
were in talks to star as Thelma.
c.
Craig Detweiler
: the co-writer appears in the scene when they are trying to sell the car. He is the one they tackle and beat down.
d.
The film was shot in 24 days.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Squirm (1976)?
a.
Sofia Coppola
: The little girl who asks Dally for spare change.
b.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 15, 1948 with
Fred MacMurray
,
Paulette Goddard
and
Macdonald Carey
reprising their film roles.
c.
Stars
Burt Reynolds
and
Goldie Hawn
had talked about doing a movie together for about five years before this project came along.
d.
On the region-1 DVD commentary of the film,
Jeff Lieberman
says that the old farmhouse used for Mr. Beardsleys home during the shoot is known as one of the most infamous haunted houses in Georgia.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Squirm (1976)?
a.
Edgar G. Ulmer
dubbed
Bela Lugosi
s voice instructing his servant to "wait here" before accompanying
Boris Karloff
down to be shown his preserved dead wife.
b.
Joe Gariffo
was not only the voice for Lil Ronnie, he was also the puppeteer.
c.
Director
Jeff Lieberman
cited Hitchcocks
The Birds
as the films biggest influence.
d.
This was the only episode in the Columbia series which billed the
Larry Simms
/Baby Dumpling-maturing-into-Alexander character as Dagwood Baby Dumpling Bumstead Jr.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Squirm (1976)?
a.
Shelley Winters
decided that after they came in from the rain, her Helen character should have a moment when she kissed
Debbie Reynolds
Adelle character on the lips. This unscripted moment was filmed but removed from the final print of the movie to avoid attaining an R-rating.
b.
The amount of sea worms used in the film was countless, as the production would order shipments of 250,000 Glycera worms at a time. The production would end up wiping out New Englands supply of Glycera fishing worms that year.
c.
While making this film,
Frank Sinatra
took an almost immediate dislike to
Doris Day
s husband,
Martin Melcher
, thought that Melcher was "using" her to get ahead in the movie business and tried to convince Day of that fact. When Day refused to listen to Sinatras advice, he had Melcher banned from the set. After Melchers death in 1968, it was discovered that he had squandered all the money Day had earned during her 20-year film career.
d.
Based upon characters from an extensive series of spy/fantasy novels called "The Destroyer".
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Squirm (1976)?
a.
Auditions for the film took place at The Kentucky Fried Theater.
b.
The roles played by
John Payne
and
Margaret Lindsay
were originally intended for
Dick Powell
and
Bette Davis
. Powell took a layoff rather than make this film.
c.
Last movie acting performance of
Ivan Dixon
.
d.
For the scene where Willie Grimes is found dead,
Carl Dagenhart
literally had to be buried in the ground with his head sticking out. A fake body crawling with worms was then joined to his protruding head to give the appearance that his body was just lying on the ground being devoured.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Squirm (1976)?
a.
Vincent Price
and
Melvyn Douglas
tested for the part of Ashley.
b.
Whenever RJ is searching through his bag, he occasionally tosses out (among other things) an audio CD. Looking close in multiple shots, you can see its a
John Tesh
CD which apparently sold for 10 cents.
c.
According to the documentary
Like Father, Like Son
,
Duke Mitchell
actually plugged crippled stage manager Maurice Dukes wheel chair into an outlet and put his foot in a urinal because he was mad at him. This inspired the opening scene.
d.
The shot of the worms pouring out of the living room ceiling was actually a reverse shot. The camera was turned upside down and filmed live worms being dropped onto a floor that was a mock-up of the ceiling. When the footage was reversed, it appeared as if the worms fell from a hole in the ceiling.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Squirm (1976)?
a.
The carry-on bags belonging to Russian space scientists with whom Dr. Floyd shares a drink are marked Aeroflot (in Cyrillic), still today the Russian national airline.
b.
R.A. Dow
, who played Roger, was a Method actor and lived in Port Wentworth, Georgia, for a few weeks before the shoot began so he could develop a feel for the local character.
c.
Average Shot Length = ~18.6 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~18 seconds.
d.
The Decepticon Barricade, seen in the first film, was going to reappear in Shanghai as the Audi R8 automobile, but the Hasbro Company vetoed that idea in favour of the Audi being a new Decepticon, so he was renamed Sideways.
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