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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Brain Eaters (1958) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Brain Eaters (1958) Quiz
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About the movie:
Strange things are happening in Riverdale, Illinois. A huge, seemingly alien structure has been found jutting out of the earth...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Brain Eaters (1958)?
a.
The
Richard Sale
novel on which this film is based followed Frank Fane as he systematically ruined the chances of his four fictitious Oscar rivals. In the movie, the other four Best Actor nominees are actual Hollywood stars, "nominated" as Best Actor for fictitious film titles.
b.
Makeup artist
Jack P. Pierce
estimated it took four hours to transform
Boris Karloff
into the monster.
c.
Some sources have claimed that future exploitation director
Jack Hill
acted in this film. "Jack Hill" was actually the name being used by veteran actor
Cornelius Keefe
(who plays Senator Walter K. Powers) for his film credits during the 1950s.
d.
Kirk Douglas
starred in the 1963 Broadway production after buying the film rights prior to publication; he later passed the film rights to his son
Michael Douglas
, but kept a percentage of the profits. Every major studio had declined to make the film during the period he was trying to star in it. Kirk had met
Milos Forman
in Prague while on a State Department tour and promised to send him the book after deciding he would be a good director for the film; the book never arrived, probably confiscated by censors of the Czech government, which was Communist at the time.
Ken Kesey
wrote a screenplay for the production, but Forman rejected it because Kesey insisted on keeping Chief Bromdens first-person narration.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Brain Eaters (1958)?
a.
Author
Chuck Palahniuk
first came up with the idea for the novel after being beaten up on a camping trip when he complained to some nearby campers about the noise of their radio. When he returned to work, he was fascinated to find that nobody would mention or acknowledge his injuries, instead saying such commonplace things as "How was your weekend?" Palahniuk concluded that the reason people reacted this way was because if they asked him what had happened, a degree of personal interaction would be necessary, and his workmates simply didnt care enough to connect with him on a personal level. It was his fascination with this societal blocking which became the foundation for the novel.
b.
Producer
Ed Nelson
, who also stars, created the parasites himself using little wind-up toys covered with fur from an old coat and pipe cleaners for antennae.
c.
The title is a reference to the
William Blake
poem The Tyger published in 1794
d.
Primary filming was set to take place in Montreal, but
Ben Stiller
was reportedly unhappy about working there, and is fond of Vancouver, hence prompting a move to BC.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Brain Eaters (1958)?
a.
A favorite of late night TV in the 60s and 70s, this film was usually referred to by LA Horror Host "Seymour" (Larry Vincent), as "The Attack of the Bunny Slippers", because of the cheesy monsters.
b.
A print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives.
c.
The bit in the movie where Roger slides down between the escalators was
Scott H. Reiniger
s idea.
d.
The only previous film that has been about an American Naval Officer being relieved of command by his Executive Officer was
The Caine Mutiny
, in which
Humphrey Bogart
played the Captain. Bogart and
Jason Robards
, who appears in this film, have both been married to
Lauren Bacall
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Brain Eaters (1958)?
a.
_Beachhead (1953)_ can be seen playing on a theatre marquee.
b.
Has a staggering body count of 63 people, including the 5 killed men Purvis mentions, the 2 people Reed admits to killing and what looks like 5 people killed during the montage of B&W clips at one point in the film.
c.
The 1992 restoration of the film, done at UCLA Film and Television Archives, was financed by
Martin Scorsese
, who would direct a biopic of
Howard Hughes
- upon whose life the film is based -
The Aviator
a decade later.
d.
The producers of this movie were sued by
Robert A. Heinlein
, who claimed the plot stole several elements of his novel, "The Puppet Masters". The suit was settled out of court.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Brain Eaters (1958)?
a.
This prehistoric drama was released in 1981, the same year as the comedy
Caveman
and
Mel Brooks
s
History of the World: Part I
, the latter of which had a caveman comedy section. These three movies were all first-released in 1981.
b.
The last cinema film of
Alan Webb
.
c.
To save money on his own film,
Ed Nelson
, who also produced, wears the same coat he used in
Night of the Blood Beast
.
d.
The beaded palm tree curtain in Nicole and Amys bedroom is actually covering the door to the master bathroom because the filmmakers wanted to give the apartment a more intimate feel.
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