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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Exorcist (1973) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Exorcist (1973) - 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 Exorcist (1973).
About the movie:
When a teenager is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two priests to save her daughter.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Exorcist (1973)?
a.
Dana Plato
claimed that she had been offered the role of Regan but her mother Kay had turned it down. In the book "Former Child Stars: The Story of Americas Least Wanted"
William Peter Blatty
later said that he had "no such recollection" of this actually happening, and that Plato herself may have been the source for this rumor.
b.
The design of the NTE ship is based on a Star Trek comm-badge.
c.
Yves Montand
s character, Sarti, tells how he no longer slows down when he sees an accident. He uses the exact words of the real life driver Phil Hill, as quoted by Robert Daley in his book "The Cruel Sport".
d.
The musical numbers "My Own Best Friend" and "Me and My Baby" were originally written into the script, but were removed at the last minute. "My Own Best Friend" was to have taken place when Roxie and Velma are put in solitary confinement after getting into a cat fight.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Exorcist (1973)?
a.
Director
William Friedkin
eventually asked technical advisor
Thomas Bermingham
to exorcise the set. He refused, saying an exorcism might increase anxiety. Rev. Bermingham wound up visiting the set and gave a blessing and talk to reassure the cast and crew.
b.
This film is half of Superhero Sex-O-Rama Double Feature 9 (2007) DVD from Alpha Blue Archives.
c.
Alfie tells Pubital not to worry, and describes past engagements with Blackwolf which have always ended in victory. Actually, in warfare, when it doesnt seem possible to lose, that is when you must worry the most.
d.
Won Best Feature Film in its first festival at the 2007 Longbaugh Film Festival.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Exorcist (1973)?
a.
In the scene where King (
George Segal
) and his inner circle of fellow prisoners are cooking the dog, the actors (other than Segal) were not told what they were supposed to be eating in the scene. Their reactions are authentic and ad libbed.
b.
Stanley Kubrick
wanted to direct the film, but only if he could produce it himself. As the studio was worried that he would go over budget and over schedule, it eventually settled on
Mark Rydell
, but
William Peter Blatty
insisted on
William Friedkin
instead. After a standoff with the studio, which initially refused to budge over Rydell, Blatty eventually got his way.
c.
The train yard that Eric worked as a security guard is the Mass Bay Transportation Authoritys, Red Lines Cabot Yard located in South Boston.
d.
This was originally a project for
Sam Peckinpah
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Exorcist (1973)?
a.
Harveys house in Illinois is an actual house that was originally owned by
Robert R. McCormick
, a colonel in the Big Red One, the first Infantry, in WWII. He was also the owner and publisher of the Chicago Tribune for decades. His home is now a museum along with a museum dedicated to the Big Red One.
b.
The agency representing
Linda Blair
overlooked her, recommending at least 30 other clients for the part of Regan. Blairs mother brought her in herself to try out for the role.
c.
Original screenwriter Fred Dekker initially conceived the story with Anthony Michael Hall in mind for the role of Michael Corbin before the producers chose to have it rewritten for Richard Grieco.
d.
William Gibson
took
Helen Keller
s story to Broadway in 1959, but it was performed for the first time not on Broadway but on live television in a 1957 episode of "Playhouse 90":
The Miracle Worker
. The two leads were
Teresa Wright
and 11-year-old
Patty McCormack
. On the Broadway stage and in the film they were
Anne Bancroft
and 16-year-old
Patty Duke
.
Arthur Penn
directed both the TV version and the 1962 film.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Exorcist (1973)?
a.
Laure Mattos
, the movies first on-screen victim, is the real-life wife of co-star
Daniel Stern
.
b.
The actual residence in Georgetown that is used for the exterior shots has a rather large yard between it and the infamous steps. The window that leads to Regans room is at least 40 feet from the top of the steps. This distance would make it impossible for anyone "thrown" from the window to actually land on the steps. In the movie, set decorators added a false wing to the house, so that Regans supposed window would in fact be close to the infamous steps.
c.
William Christopher
s movie debut.
d.
During the song "Some of These Days",
Kevin Spacey
says "ah, do it, Sophie", as
Bobby Darin
did in the original recording. This is a reference to
Sophie Tucker
, the "Last of the Red Hot Mamas", who first recorded the song on February 24, 1911, and later re-recorded it in 1926.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Exorcist (1973)?
a.
Third James Bond film to use the word "gold" or "golden" in the title. The other two films are
Goldfinger
, and
The Man with the Golden Gun
.
b.
This is the only RKO film where
Richard Martin
did not play Chito Jose Gonzales Bustamante Rafferty. Martin played the character more than 30 times in RKO westerns and in one WW 2 film.
c.
Bruce Willis
,
Arnold Schwarzenegger
: They appear at the church.
d.
The substance that the possessed Regan (
Linda Blair
) hurls at Father Damien Karras (
Jason Miller
) is thick pea soup. Specifically, its Andersens brand pea soup. The crew tried Campbells but didnt like the "effect."
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Exorcist (1973)?
a.
The bedroom set had to be refrigerated to capture the authentic icy breath of the actors in the exorcising scenes.
Linda Blair
, who was only in a flimsy nightgown, says to this day she cannot stand being cold.
b.
The first film directed by
Stanley Kramer
.
c.
Steve Martin
suggested using footage of
William Hartnell
,
Red Skelton
,
Jerry Lewis
,
Jack Benny
,
Stan Laurel
and
Oliver Hardy
. But
Carl Reiner
refused, because he felt it would be funnier if they used footage of actors who spent their careers mostly away from comedies.
d.
All three of the senior Von Wolfhausens were named for classical music composers. They are named for Ludwig Von Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Exorcist (1973)?
a.
According to
William Peter Blatty
, director
William Friedkin
also considered
Gene Hackman
for the role of Father Karras.
b.
Esther Williams
, in her autobiography "Million Dollar Mermaid" states that during the shooting of "Fiesta", her husband at the time -
Ben Gage
- got drunk and had a run-in with the Mexican police, causing production to be halted as the authorities had him thrown out of the country.
c.
coconutbunny@aol.com is the only name given to the Internet girlfriend, until near the end of the movie when character Trevor Logan meets her in person and calls her by name: Mae.
d.
In the warehouse that Zukovsky has turned into an operations room, the girlie pictures seen on the walls are actually of former Bond girls.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Exorcist (1973)?
a.
The three-legged dog "Tripod" was added to the script when the director saw the dog and its owner among spectators watching filming while in Elora, Ontario.
b.
Jack Riley
s film debut.
c.
Stacy Keach
had originally been hired by
William Peter Blatty
to play the role of Father Karras until
William Friedkin
spotted
Jason Miller
in a Broadway play. Despite Miller never having acted in a movie before, Keachs contract was bought out by Warner Bros. and Miller was cast in the role.
d.
Writer/director/producer
Steven James Creazzo
conceived this project as an action trilogy.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Exorcist (1973)?
a.
The Batmobile from the TV series
Batman
is parked in the street in some of the Western town shots.
b.
In China at the time working as a professional mining engineer, future President of the United States, Herbert Hoover and his wife were civilians under siege at the foreign legations compound. The future first Lady, Louise "Lou" Henry Hoover, collected shrapnel from Boxer artillery that is on display at the Presidential Library in West Branch, IA. The Hoovers picked up Mandarin Chinese while in China and used it at the White House when they didnt want to be overheard.
c.
Shot in 25 days.
d.
Due to its controversial material, this movie was not available on video in the UK until 1999 when the British Board of Film Censors (BBFC) approved an uncut version.
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