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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Evil Dead (1981) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Evil Dead (1981) - 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 Evil Dead (1981).
About the movie:
Five friends travel to a cabin in the woods, where they unknowingly release flesh-possessing demons.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Evil Dead (1981)?
a.
The film
Mary Whitehouse
showed in court to support the idea of the video nasty, although the pre-VRA video was the version the BBFC had cut and passed X. It was removed and re-added to the video nasty list several times but was never successfully prosecuted
b.
The "pennies" that are seen raining down from heaven were penny sized sequins. After filming, they blew out the stage door, and could be found in the corners in the streets at MGM studios for almost a year.
c.
Initially budgeted at $250,000, the films production soared above $1 million, thanks to
Erich von Stroheim
s excesses. He started shooting in July 1920 and kept going for 11 months, until he was taken off the picture in June 1921. Afraid that the movie might bankrupt Universal, studio chief
Carl Laemmle
sent his assistant, 21-year-old
Irving Thalberg
, from New York to Hollywood to try to get von Stroheim to finish the film. When Thalberg threatened to replace him with another director, von Stroheim laughed in his face, pointing out that he was the star of the movie as well as the director; if he were replaced, the movie would never be finished. However, Thalberg outsmarted him. He carefully watched production on the picture and, when he thought enough footage had been shot to make up a story, took von Stroheims cameras away, reminding the director that they were studio property. For proving his mettle against von Stroheim, Laemmle made Thalberg the new head of production at Universal Pictures.
d.
David Bedford, owner of Black Ice Dog Sledding Equipment and real-life dog sledder, did the mushing for "Borg" throughout the movie. He used his own 7-dog team led by "Chase", a malamute. Filming his scenes took 3 months. Davids wife Shilon helped to establish the Minnesota Malamute Club
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Evil Dead (1981)?
a.
George Lucas
asked costume designer
John Mollo
to create simple, nondescript costumes without any buttons. The only exception to this last rule were some of the green rebel uniforms worn by extras during the Throne room sequence, as Mollo had to find a lot of spare uniforms at the last minute.
b.
Shelley (
Anna Faris
) mentions in one of the scenes that she once let
Bob Saget
grind on her as an act of philanthropy.
Kat Dennings
(who plays Mona) used to be in a TV series with
Bob Saget
, called
Raising Dad
.
c.
In 2006,
The Evil Dead
was turned into a Broadway musical.
d.
The faceless apparition Price encounters in the Saturation Chamber was originally designed and created by Dick Smith for Ghost Story (1981), but it never appeared in the final cut of the earlier film.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Evil Dead (1981)?
a.
The film was originally supposed to have a theme song. Composer
Louis Forbes
wrote a melody and asked noted Western songwriter
Bob Nolan
to contribute lyrics. The song, Montana, was not used in the film, but Nolans former group the
Sons of the Pioneers
recorded it.
b.
Film debut of
Cloris Leachman
.
c.
The German translation of the movies title is "Dance of the Devils".
d.
All of the paintings in Dr. Nevilles house were provided by the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Evil Dead (1981)?
a.
In all European advertising for the film,
Colin Farrell
got top billing, but in all American advertising,
Jamie Foxx
got top billing.
b.
In Germany, the movies release was hindered by public authorities for almost 10 years. Original 1982 cinema and video releases of the movie had been seized, making the movie a hit on the black market video circuit, with pirated copies abound. A heavily edited version was first made available in 1992. Several high-profile horror enthusiasts, among them even author
Stephen King
, publicly criticized the German ban on the movie. In other German language markets, the movie was never restricted from distribution. The first legal uncut version of the movie entered the German market in 2001, on DVD.
c.
One of Marys opera gowns was later used for "Glinda" in
The Wizard of Oz
.
d.
Peter Lawford
was supposed to be in this film, but due to the
John F. Kennedy
/
Frank Sinatra
falling out, Lawford - Kennedys brother-in-law - took the brunt of the wrath from the "Chairman of the Board".
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Evil Dead (1981)?
a.
Filming the cable car chase with real San Francisco cable cars wouldve meant closing down a major thoroughfare for several days. Instead, fake cable car tracks were painted on quieter Jones Street, and most of the shots filmed there used motorized cars.
b.
According to cast and crew members, this was one of the worst experiences theyd ever been involved in due to freezing temperatures, the locale and
Sam Raimi
s filming which took endless hours.
c.
Due to the success of their earlier film
The Major and the Minor
, screenwriter
Charles Brackett
and director
Billy Wilder
were allowed to produce their own pictures at Paramount. They searched through properties that the studio owned and came up with
Lajos Biró
s "Hotel Imperial" . Biro had written a number of films for
Ernst Lubitsch
of whom Wilder was a big fan.
d.
Earl Hindman
plays Wilson on
Home Improvement
where the lower half of his face is always obscured. In the scene where the house is on fire, he appears gagged, with the lower half of his face obscured.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Evil Dead (1981)?
a.
Chapter Titles: 1. The Carnival Mystery 2. Pinholes 3. The Eagle Strikes 4. The Man of a Million Voices 5. The Telephone Cipher 6. Code of the Carnival 7. Eagle or Vulture? 8. On the Spot 9. When Thieves Fall Out 10.The Man Who Knew 11.The Eagles Wings 12.The Shadow Unmasked
b.
In a scene where Ash drives away from the cabin, he gets out of the car and seems to walk at an angle, creating an eerie and otherworldly effect. This was accomplished by parking the car on a slight incline and tilting the camera at the same angle (so that the car appeared straight). When
Bruce Campbell
gets out of the car, he is walking on the flat ground, which looks crooked because the car and camera are both tilted sideways.
c.
The film debut of Johnny Mack Brown.
d.
Was released into a 48-hour trial DVD after its theatrical release.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Evil Dead (1981)?
a.
In the early phases of production there was no script, but they knew what special effects sequences were needed and special effects creator
Eugène Lourié
shot many of the miniature sequences before the writing was complete.
b.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on May 19, 1952 with
Ann Harding
and
Louis Calhern
reprising their film roles.
c.
During the scene where Ash had the chainsaw in the shed, about to cut up his girlfriend, he actually had to use a real chainsaw, holding it up to the actress chest. You can see on the close-up of Lindas neck (looking at the necklace) that her pulse is racing.
d.
To get just the right look during a massive pyrotechnic explosion while also not damaging still-occupied neighborhood buildings, technicians used a "car chucker" (rather than the force of the blast) to fling a vehicle violently. The fridge-door-sized steel plate has a powerful spring-hinge device able to catapult cars for specified distances.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Evil Dead (1981)?
a.
Quentin Tarantino
s favorite film of 1997.
b.
Joel Coen
was an assistant editor on the film. This was one his earliest profession jobs. He and his brother
Ethan Coen
, would produce and make the film
Blood Simple.
three years after the release of this film. In preparing to get funding for that film, the Coens enlisted the help of friends
Bruce Campbell
and
Sam Raimi
to help out and they happily did so. Campbell and Raimi also starred in a short film based on scenes of Blood Simple for the Coens to show to potential investors and it worked.
c.
In Italy, for the theatrical release, the film was renamed simply "Missione 3D: Game Over" ("3D Mission: Game Over"), without any references in the trailers, or anywhere else, of it being a part of the "Spy Kids" trilogy.
d.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on April 10, 1950 with
Olivia de Havilland
reprising her film role.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Evil Dead (1981)?
a.
In order to research his role in the film, Danny Glover actually went incognito as a homeless person to get the feel for the struggles and hardship that homeless people endure.
b.
The character of Scotty is named after Raimis long-time friend
Scott Spiegel
and the character of Cheryl is named after
Cheryl Guttridge
, the star of Raimis short film
Clockwork
.
c.
After the script was bought, the writers were contractually obligated to deliver a complete rewrite of the script within 30 days. They actually delivered it in 2 weeks by taking time off from work, working late, and working weekends.
d.
Joan Davis encounters a sulphur-crested cockatoo in the streets of Cairo. Cockatoos are native to Australia and some islands to its north, and are not found in Africa.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Evil Dead (1981)?
a.
The Evil Dead
was release in Finland 1984 by Magnum video and was heavily (11 min 50 sec) cut. According to persistent legend it was
Renny Harlin
who did the cutting.
b.
Che: Part One
and this film were screened combined at the Cannes Film festival 2008 under the title "Che".
c.
After the film was completed, the wheelchair that the character Professor Xavier used was sold in an auction to
Patrick Stewart
s attorney, and then rented back by the production company for
X2
.
d.
Christopher Buckley
s father, columnist
William F. Buckley
died of emphysema in 2008. One of Buckley Sr.s last columns before his death was entitled "My Smoking Confessional", in which he wrote hed ban smoking in America if he had the authority.
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