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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Boston Strangler (1968) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Boston Strangler (1968) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Boston Strangler (1968).
About the movie:
Boston is being terrorized by a series of seemingly random murders of women. Based on the true story...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Boston Strangler (1968)?
a.
Chazzs mother is watching Betty Boop cartoons when John comes over to talk to him.
b.
It was one of the highest grossing independently financed movies of 1974. The success of the film inspired the sequel
Return to Macon County
.
c.
Horst Buchholz
was among those actors considered for the
Tony Curtis
part.
d.
Ellen Geer
playing Vera Kotcher, the late wife of Kotch (
Walter Matthau
), actually later played the director
Jack Lemmon
s ex-wife in
The Odd Couple II
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Boston Strangler (1968)?
a.
Rufus tells Bethany something no one else knew, about a boy named Bryan Johnson.
Bryan Johnson
is a friend of
Kevin Smith
s and appears in most of his films. Johnson is a writer/director who directed the first film from View Askew (Smiths production company) not to be directed by
Kevin Smith
-
Vulgar
.
b.
Ballinagra, the name of the town in the movie is a reworking on the Irish Baile Na Gra which means Town of Love.
c.
The fourth of five Planet of the Apes movies.
d.
Shortly before filming was set to begin the real
Albert DeSalvo
escaped from the mental institution where he was imprisoned. He was later captured after being on the run for 33 hours.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Boston Strangler (1968)?
a.
Her role as Edna became the final film role for
Enid Markey
, ending a career of almost 60 years.
b.
Nancy Dowd
wrote the script because her brother,
Ned Dowd
, was a professional hockey player. He also has a part in the movie, as well as being stunt coordinator and technical advisor.
c.
Milo Addica
: (writer) plays the prison guard Tommy, who leads the group in prayer and tells the others that Lawrence Musgrove likes to draw because it calms him down.
d.
"The Customer is Always Right" sequence at the beginning of the film was actually filmed before
Frank Miller
had completely agreed to let
Robert Rodriguez
make the movie.
Josh Hartnett
and
Marley Shelton
came in and filmed their scenes in one day in front of a green screen in order to show Miller that it could be done in a way that complimented the graphic novels.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Boston Strangler (1968)?
a.
Although this film was derided as an attempt to copy the hit TV mini-series _"Shogun" (1980/II)(TV)_, it was actually made in 1980, before "Shogun", though it wasnt released until after that series had aired.
b.
Filming started in April 2001, after three weeks of shooting and out of money, the film was 80% shot. The last 20% of the film was shot in pieces over two years as Director Jason Yee found the funds. The remaining post production was completed in 2005. The final edit was completed in 2006 to be distributed by HartSharp video.
c.
Julius and Lauren quote Elizabeth Barrett Brownings Sonnet #43 from the Sonnets from the Portuguese. It begins with "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways." The two recited the last lines, which are "and, if God choose,/ I shall but love thee better after death."
d.
Tony Curtis
broke his nose while filming a chase scene.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Boston Strangler (1968)?
a.
According to an interview with
Stuart Kaminsky
(special edition DVD), the outline that was given to him was around 200 pages. Kaminsky was asked by
Sergio Leone
to fill in the dialog in the 200-page outline. Kaminsky came back with a draft that was 400 pages long and Leone read all 400 pages of the draft in front of Kaminsky as soon as it was given to him.
b.
Film debut of
Edward Winter
.
c.
The 1984 novel by Warren Adler that the film is adapted from was based on the January 1982 "Air Florida" plane crash into the Potomac River, flying out of National Airport, Washington, D.C.
d.
Episode 6: The Trail of Brute
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Boston Strangler (1968)?
a.
Stuart Whitman
was considered for the lead role.
b.
The two cars in the chase at the end are a black 1969 Dodge Charger (an homage to the General Lee, with correct 10 spoke American Racing Vector rims), and a 1970 Dodge Challenger (just like the one Barry Newman drove in
Vanishing Point
.
c.
The Bach Singers, a volunteer group, worked for free, agreeing only to a donation to charitable purposes.
d.
James Marsden
turned down the role of Sean in favor of a part in
X-Men
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Boston Strangler (1968)?
a.
Tony Curtis
does not appear until one hour into the film.
b.
After Ray and the kids reach dry land when the ferry is attacked and sunk, air raid sirens go off. On the day of extras casting in Athens, New York, the air raid sirens were tested, causing jokes among the extras that the Martians were coming too soon before the cameras.
c.
This movie marked the first time cartoon characters from both
Walt Disney
and Warner Brothers appeared together on screen.
d.
Scott Foley
s feature film debut.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Boston Strangler (1968)?
a.
Two of the cast members,
Alec Baldwin
and
Sydney Walker
originated the roles onstage.
b.
Other actors considered for the role of Albert DeSalvo were
Robert Redford
and
Warren Beatty
.
c.
David Essex
suffered a serious eye injury while filming a action scene.
d.
The many closeup action scenes suggest that the producers may have been intending to release the film in 3D which was at its height from 1953-54. By the time of the films release 3D was being replaced by the many wide screen formats,without the need of special glasses, such as Cinemascope and Vista Vision.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Boston Strangler (1968)?
a.
Dennis Hopper
and
Earl Holliman
appeared a year before this film in
Giant
. The scores of
Giant
and
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
were both composed by
Dimitri Tiomkin
.
b.
Is generally considered the single largest film project ever undertaken in Hollywood. Filming was completed in 75 shooting days.
c.
20th Century Fox originally hired
Terence Rattigan
to write the screenplay based on the book by
Gerold Frank
, but he wrote it as a comedy and was replaced by
Edward Anhalt
. In Rattigans version, the killer was revealed, by a computer, to be
Darryl F. Zanuck
.
d.
The film shows both Jesse and Frank going off the cliff on horseback. In reality the stunt was performed once and shot with two cameras.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Boston Strangler (1968)?
a.
According to a review of the film in High Society magazine, July 1976, The Taking of Christina was originally entitled A Date with Death and shot "two years ago and only now released."
b.
Lionel Newman
s original music consists of one cue ("Peter the Pole") lasting 22 seconds.
c.
All of the girls acting as participants in the "Little Miss Sunshine" beauty pageant, except
Abigail Breslin
, were veterans of real beauty pageants. They wore the same costumes, including hair and makeup, and performed the same talent routines as they had in their real-life pageants.
d.
The initial draft for this film had Tom Hagen in it. However,
Robert Duvall
refused to play his role due to contract disagreements with Paramount. As a result, the character B.J. Harrison was rewritten as a Hagen-like character.
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