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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Birds (1963) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Birds (1963) - Part (4) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Birds (1963).
About the movie:
A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people there in increasing numbers and with increasing viciousness.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Birds (1963)?
a.
Even though they played siblings, stars
Matthew Broderick
and
Jennifer Grey
would later become engaged after this movie.
b.
Alfred Hitchcock
kept a graph in his office, charting the rise and fall of the bird attacks in the film.
c.
The blood is a combination of Karo syrup, non-dairy creamer, and red food coloring. At one point,
Bruce Campbell
s shirt that he wears in the film was so saturated with the fake blood that after drying it by the fire, the shirt became solidified and broke when he tried to put it on.
d.
Wachowski Bros. simply described Trinity as a woman in black leather in the script, but it was interpreted tremendously by costume designer
Kym Barrett
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Birds (1963)?
a.
Max was supposed to be somewhat flustered talking to Jenna after walking into a door while looking at her, but
Alex D. Linz
flubbed his line and nearly got the giggles (12:02). The filmmakers liked the effect and put that take into the film.
b.
The scenes in the Mailor-Callow School were actually filmed at Regis High School in Manhattan, an all-scholarship high school on the upper east side.
c.
John Wayne
, in good fellowship, would reportedly refer to
Richard Widmark
by the nickname "Dick" when filming began, to which Widmark icily replied "Its Richard." After this, Wayne constantly and sarcastically emphasized Widmarks formal first name on the set, as in "Oh, RICHARD, are you ready for the next take, RICHARD?"
d.
In one of the first scenes,
Tippi Hedren
can be seen crossing the street to the pet shop. As she does, she disappears behind a sign for a moment and reappears on the other side.
Alfred Hitchcock
so hated working on location that he used this moment to seamlessly cut to a studio shot.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Birds (1963)?
a.
Phillips Lord
and his character name "Seth Parker" appear above the title. They were familiar to 1931 audiences from the radio program on which the film is based. Some RKO executives, however, expressed concern that the radio program appealed only to older folks and that people 15 to 30 years old, do not listen to the program and would not go to see the movie.
b.
The sound of reel-to-reel tape being run backward and forward was used to help create the frightening bird squawking sounds in the film
c.
Michael Todd
s original estimate for the films budget was $3 million. The film ended up costing nearly double that, largely thanks to Todds demands for verisimilitude and location shooting.
d.
During the introduction of V to Evey, starting with "Voila" and ending with "coincidence", V uses words that begin with "V" 48 times. Also, the total number of vs in the statement is 55.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Birds (1963)?
a.
At least at the time the movie was made, this picture contained one of the biggest car chases in film history. Publicity stated that it involved sixty stunt-men and stunt-women, one hundred cars and eighteen wheeler trucks. When the sequence was concluded, US $250,000 worth of vehicles had been smashed.
b.
Filmed in Acapulco, Mexico, star
Farrah Fawcett
had actually visited there ten years prior to this movies shooting when she was a university student.
c.
Footage from this movie was used in a DirecTV commercial.
d.
A scene in the film shows a service station where a bird knocks over an attendant filling a car with gas. The gas flows across the street where a man lights his cigarette igniting the gas. The fire follows the gas stream to the pump and explodes. The service station was located across from "The Tides" restaurant and pier. In reality this service station did not exist at the time of the filming. However, several years later a service station was built and is still located at the spot shown in the film.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Birds (1963)?
a.
A sign for the Bates Motel reads "Newly Renovated."
b.
Alfred Hitchcock
disliked filming on location, so he filmed as much as possible in the studio on-set.
c.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
lost over 25 pounds before filming began in order to better fit the role of a special warfare operative, who would be lean as well as muscular.
d.
The part of Terry Malloy was originally written for
John Garfield
who died before the film was made.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Birds (1963)?
a.
The name Hellcats of this movies title refers to the US Navy vessels which took part in Operation Barney and traveled through the mine-ridden waters that lead to the Sea of Japan. The Hellcats term is derived from the US Navys slang word for mines belonging to the Imperial Japanese Navy: Hell Pots.
b.
In real life
Paul Reubens
was very sick from the flu during the scene where he returns to the bike shop after his bike is stolen and Pee-Wee falls on the bikes. This is mentioned in the commentary.
c.
Before the release of the film,
Tippi Hedren
was featured on the cover of Look magazine with the caption "Hitchcocks new
Grace Kelly
."
d.
All scenes in Kevins car were shot weeks later than the rest of the film at a park near the directors house (instead of a wooded area miles away). Those scenes were shot on the side of a street in the park, rather than the parking lot that was intended. When the actors and director pulled into the parking lot, they found numerous groups of men engaged in sexual activity directly in front of their cars. (None of that action was filmed)
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Birds (1963)?
a.
Also attending the London premiere were two flamingos, 50 red cardinals and starlings, and six penguins.
b.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 30, 1942 with
Ray Milland
,
William Holden
and
Veronica Lake
reprising their film roles.
c.
Joan Hackett
s film debut.
d.
The decal on the door of the Nostromo is a "checkerboard square", the symbol on Purinas pet food label; it designated Alien Chow.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Birds (1963)?
a.
The large double doors that Doyle bursts out of at the beginning of the movie are supposed to be the doors of his dormitory. In reality, these doors are the main entrance to Hermann Hall, the administration building at Berry College, where the school scenes were filmed.
b.
Although the film is about a werewolf, that particular word is never mentioned.
c.
Kevin Smith
wrote the role of Abin Cooper for
Michael Parks
after seeing his performance in From Dusk Till Dawn. Smith has said that if Parks had not agreed to be in the film he would have dropped the project entirely.
d.
Melanie wears the same green suit throughout the movie, so
Tippi Hedren
was provided with six identical green suits for the shoot.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Birds (1963)?
a.
Voted seventh-scariest movie of all time by a poll carried out on the British public by Channel 5 and "The Times" in 2006.
b.
The conclusion of the movie originally had Mr. Funktastics gang leading Jade and Kar underground to battle Ninas goons and rescue the monks. This ending finished with a climactic fight underground, not on top of a skyscraper. The alternate ending and deleted scenes featuring Mr. Funktastic and co. can be found on the DVD.
c.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
d.
Won the 2009 Philly Film Fest.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Birds (1963)?
a.
All of the police cars damaged in the film, as well as the garbage truck that overturns, were bought at city auction by director
H.B. Halicki
in 1972, for an average price of $200 each. They sat in an empty lot for over a year until production on the movie began in 1973.
b.
Chapter Titles: - 1. Night of Terror - 2. Death Below - 3. High Voltage - 4. Surrender or Die - 5. Shoot to Kill - 6. Sealed Lips - 7. Shadows of the Night - 8. While the City Sleeps - 9. Doomed! - 10. Flaming Danger - 11. The Road To Peril - 12. The Spider Falls - 13. The Man Hunt - 14. The Double-Cross - 15. The Octopus Unmasked!
c.
The use of standard blue screen techniques for doing matte shots of the birds proved to be unacceptable. The rapid movement of the birds, especially their wings, caused excessive blue fringing in the shots. It was determined that the sodium vapor process could be used to do the composites. The only studio in America that was equipped for this process was the Walt Disney studio.
Ub Iwerks
, who had become the worlds leading expert on the sodium vapor process, was assigned to this production.
d.
When talking to Powell on CB, McClane tells him, "They have missiles, automatic weapons and enough plastic explosives to orbit
Arnold Schwarzenegger
." Arnold Schwarzenegger was originally considered for the role of McClane.
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