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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Elephant Man (1980) - Part (3) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Elephant Man (1980) - Part (3)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Elephant Man (1980).

About the movie: A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous facade, there is revealed a person of intelligence and sensitivity.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Elephant Man (1980)?
a.		Frank Darabont contributed an uncredited draft of the script.
b.		David Lynch: when Merrick returns to London, he is chased by an angry mob, and flees underground. The shot of the crowd descending the stairs in pursuit features Lynch in full costume.
c.		Ted Raimi: Sams brother makes an off-screen cameo as a doctor. Their brother Ivan (also the co-screenwriter of this and several other Sam Raimi-directed films) really is a practicing doctor of osteopathic medicine.
d.		This film has oft been mentioned alongside The Big Chill but writer-director John Sayles has noted that in that movie the friends characters were more upwardly mobile than in this film.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Elephant Man (1980)?
a.		Robert De Niros performance as Jake LaMotta is ranked #10 on Premiere Magazines 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006).
b.		As well as writing and directing the film, David Lynch also provided the musical direction and sound design.
c.		When filming the scenes in the police station sequences, Eddie Murphy became very tired. The crew offered him coffee but he refused to drink any because he refuses to take drugs of any kind. Eventually, Murphy relented and took small sips of coffee to stay awake. As a result of his first caffeine intake, Murphy became very energized and ad-libbed the "super-cops" monologue.
d.		The "Russian" ship in the movie was really the "Golden Bear" berthed at the California Maritime Academy in Vallejo, CA.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Elephant Man (1980)?
a.		Maung Maung Khin, who played the Burmese dictator Tint, fought for the Karen Rebels in real life. He was afraid his family would be murdered if he took this role, but he took it anyway.
b.		The first videotape of Seth Brundle (where he theorizes that the teleporter improved him) is actually part of a deleted scene from The Fly. The scene was slightly edited for this film, and Veronicas (Geena Daviss) voice was dubbed over by Saffron Henderson (who plays Veronica at the beginning of The Fly II).
c.		David Butlers first film as a director.
d.		David Lynch was working as a roofer at the time he was offered the chance to direct.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Elephant Man (1980)?
a.		Columbia Pictures boss Harry Cohn told Orson Welles he would never again hire one man to produce, direct, and act because he could never fire him.
b.		Frederick Treves, great-nephew of Dr Treves, appears in the opening scene as an Alderman trying to close down the freak show.
c.		Based on Arthur Kopits play "Indians," which ran for 96 performances from October 13, 1969 to January 3, 1970. It was nominated for a Tony Award as Best Play in 1970, losing to "Borstal Boy."
d.		Colin Farrell was offered the role of Hannibal King, but turned it down.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Elephant Man (1980)?
a.		The Nazi flag used to wrap the Spear of Destiny was destroyed after shooting, to prevent it from falling into the hands of Neo-Nazis.
b.		A remake of the 1970s British thriller of the same name. The original is set in France and has two British females as the leads, whereas the remake is set in Argentina and has two American females as the leads.
c.		The opening scene of Merricks mother being attacked by an elephant is not factual; his deformities were the result of disease, and he was called "The Elephant Man" because of his lumpy skin. However, the idea of an elephant attack comes from the melodramatic speech originally delivered by Tom Norman to those who paid to see Merrick exhibited.
d.		The PCA refused to issue an approval certificate for the film because the murderers were never punished and also for portraying a sexual relationship between a black man and a white woman.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Elephant Man (1980)?
a.		The director originally had Danny Glover in mind to play the lead role of Daniel. But when he saw Bennet Guillory perform in the baseball-themed play "The Last Season," he changed his mind: He thought Guillory would be perfect as the angry and tormented Daniel, while Glover would be perfect as Daniels family-man older brother Joseph.
b.		Although the character of "Stanley Spadowski" was written with Michael Richards in mind, Christopher Lloyd was also considered.
c.		Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdys music was also used in Max Reinhardts version of William Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream.
d.		Although critically acclaimed, there are some film critics (including Roger Ebert) who accuse the film of excessive sentiment. They tend to attribute it to David Lynch relying heavily on Frederick Treves memoirs for source material.