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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) - Part (3) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971).
About the movie:
A doctor, scientist, organist, and biblical scholar, Dr. Anton Phibes, seeks revenge on the nine doctors he considers responsible for his wife's death.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)?
a.
In the original script, when Flash is sentenced to death by Ming, Dale bursts out that Ming is "absolutely merciless". Ming is enthralled with the description, and immediately starts calling himself "Ming the Merciless".
b.
One of the newscasters is played by Joe Amorosino, a sportscaster for WHDH channel 7 in Boston.
c.
When Longstreet is being killed, Vulnavia plays "Close Your Eyes".
d.
First of five episodes in the series
Lord Johns Journal
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)?
a.
The footage of Block Island in Rhode Island was shot on 16mm in 1971.
b.
Apart from acting in the movie,
Pelé
also assisted in choreographing all the playing actions in the climactic game.
c.
A major arraignment was postponed at the local courthouse so scenes could be shot. The court house stood in for Dancers High School.
d.
Dr. Phibes murders were inspired by the 10 plagues of Egypt found in the Old Testament: 1. Boils (Prof. Thornton is stung to death by bees; its referenced but not shown) 2. Bats (Dr. Dunwoody is mauled to death by bats) 3. Frogs (Dr. Hargreavess throat is crushed by a mechanical frog mask) 4. Blood (the blood is drained from Dr. Longstreets body) 5. Hail (Dr. Hedgepath is frozen to death by a machine spewing ice) 6. Rats (Dr. Kitaj crashes his plane when he is attacked by rats) 7. Beasts (Dr. Whitcombe is speared by the horn of a brass unicorn head) 8. Locusts (Nurse Allen is eaten by locusts) 9. Death of the first born (Phibes kidnaps and attempts to kill Dr. Vesaliuss son) 10. Darkness (At the end, Phibes drains the blood from his own body while injecting embalming fluid, apparently joining his wife in death).
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)?
a.
Two Toyota Hiluxes were "weaponized" into MNU armored "gun trucks" by Wetas vehicle and engineering department crew. One truck survived the shoot, while the other was destroyed for the scene where a power-suited Wikus flips the truck (Wikus was added digitally, but the truck flip itself was a physical effect).
b.
Three cast members also played the title character in a Best Picture Oscar winner:
Laurence Olivier
played Hamlet in
Hamlet
, 1948;
Liam Neeson
played Oskar Schindler in
Schindlers List
, 1993;
Mel Gibson
played "Braveheart" William Wallace in
Braveheart
, 1995.
c.
The script added two "bumbling" cops, Deputies Nick and Tom, with their own "clown theme" in the background to homage a scene in Wes Cravens
The Last House on the Left
.
d.
Virginia North
appeared in a play in London called "Council of Love," in which she was silent throughout her performance. "I played the daughter of the devil," she told the Associated Press in 1971. "Id go around and do terrible things. The people who made the movie saw me in the play and decided I was what they wanted. You might say I was ready made for the movie part."
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)?
a.
Old Joes check was apparently for $270,450, although the cursive total is partially covered by a thumb and the digits are off screen. (If you have zoom and freeze frame you can see the first part of the cursive writing when she first starts opening the check.) The amount was obscured on purpose through these methods and quick editing, according to the DVD commentary, in order to help avoid making the film seem dated in any way. The prop department, however, never did get the check quite right; Joes address on the check is seen as "Box 12, Rural RT. 83, Southern USA."
b.
Tobias Moretti
was slated to play
Adolf Hitler
, but had to decline due to schedule conflicts.
c.
Paul Thomas Anderson
screened the film
Network
to his production team before filming began.
d.
The first word of dialogue is not spoken until over ten minutes into the movie.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)?
a.
There was a break in the film in which the audience was treated to a live lecture by "The Eminent Hygiene Commentator Elliot Forbes", entitled "The Secrets of Sensible Sex". The lecture featured a pitch for a book that would be sold to the audience. At one point there were over 25 units working, each accompanied by their own "Elliot Forbes".
b.
The name "Vesalius" is a reference to Andreas Vesalius, a Flemish scientist who cut up corpses to learn about the workings of the body.
c.
The original Broadway production of "Plenty" by
David Hare
opened at the Plymouth Theater in New York on January 6, 1983, ran for 92 performances and was nominated for the 1983 Tony Award for the Best Play.
d.
After filming wrapped, the Los Angeles Fire Department cited the Babylonian set as a fire hazard and ordered it to be torn down.
D.W. Griffith
discovered that he had run out of money and was therefore unable to finance its demolition. The set stood derelict and crumbling for nearly four years until it was finally taken down in 1919. By then it had fallen apart enough for it to be dismantled at a sufficiently low cost.
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