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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Targets (1968) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Targets (1968) - 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: Targets (1968).
About the movie:
Elderly horror-film star who, while making a personal appearance at a drive-in theater, confronts a psychotic Vietnam veteran who's turned into a mass-murdering sniper.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Targets (1968)?
a.
The film that created the idea of "cameo roles" as a means of inviting established stars to participate in a production.
b.
When Bobby writes out the check to buy the sniper rifle, he writes the check out to
Boris Karloff
.
c.
The film was
Eddie Murphy
s first for Paramount since
Vampire in Brooklyn
. Murphy formerly had an exclusive contract with the studio.
d.
The green couch in Simones apartment is director
Katherine Brooks
s personal sofa.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Targets (1968)?
a.
In the very first draft of the script it was revealed that the signs could interact with people because an alien disguised as a repair man tampered with it. The role of the alien was written with
Jon Pertwee
in mind, he couldnt accept it due to failing health. The script was quickly re-written and the alien was written out.
b.
Voices of Joey Bishop and announcer Regis Philbin can be heard in background, excerpted from Bishops late night ABC TV talk show of late Sixties.
c.
John McTiernan
turned down the role of director for
Speed
. Eventually, it was decided that a newcomer should direct and the producers picked
Jan de Bont
, who had been in charge of cinematography for
Die Hard
and
The Hunt for Red October
, two movies directed by McTiernan.
d.
Camerons name, Cameron James, is a play on the name of a famous director,
James Cameron
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Targets (1968)?
a.
The plot is loosely based on the real life incident where a pizza delivery man named Brian Wells was kidnapped, had a makeshift bomb strapped to his chest, and was forced to rob a bank. He later died when the bomb exploded before police could detonate it.
b.
The Disney Afternoon character Bonkers Bobcat was created because Amblin Entertainment, co-owner of all of the characters created for "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" refused to allow Disney to produce a TV series incorporating characters from the film. At the time, Amblin was working with Warner Brothers on the animated series
Tiny Toon Adventures
and
Animaniacs
.
c.
"Vermithrax Pejorative" roughly translates as "The Worm of Thrace Which Makes Things Worse."
d.
According to
Peter Bogdanovich
s introduction to the film on the DVD, the scene in which Sammy wakes up with a hangover and is jolted when the first thing he sees is Byron Orlok originally called for him to laugh at himself, but he couldnt manage it.
Boris Karloff
suggested the bit that is actually used in the film - and ad-libbed Orlofs start when he unexpectedly confronts himself in a mirror, as well.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Targets (1968)?
a.
Is on AFIs "Lost Films" list.
b.
Aside from background music played on a car radio, there is no musical soundtrack for the movie.
c.
Tom Savini
turned down the chance to direct the film.
d.
Premiered as the second half of a double bill (hence its B movie status) after main feature
The Female Animal
directed by
Harry Keller
, the same director hired to re-shoot parts of the film after
Orson Welles
was fired.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Targets (1968)?
a.
This film was completed shot in the city of Paris, capital of France. Apparently, there were 180 filming locations used within the Paris city and its environs for the shooting of this film.
b.
Not a single real fixed wing aircraft was actually in the air at any time in this film.
c.
Shot in 22 days and completed in December 1967 (copyright 1967). Due to its controversial nature, Paramount only released it after inserting a written prologue denouncing gun violence. Fortunately,
Boris Karloff
lived long enough to view the completed film as well as enjoy the accolades he deserved for his performance.
d.
The "Golf Marathon" wager is based on an real-life proposition bet involving professional poker player Huck Seed. Seed actually won the bet.
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