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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Exorcist (1973) - Part (6) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Exorcist (1973) - Part (6) 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.
Winona Ryder
saw the script when it was originally going to be made as a TV movie, directed by
Michael Apted
. She took the script to
Francis Ford Coppola
, whom she had not spoken to since withdrawing from
The Godfather: Part III
due to exhaustion six months earlier. Coppola agreed to make the film, and Apted stayed on as executive producer.
b.
Some of the books on Kumars bookshelf include: "To Kill A Rabbi" by Reuben Slonim, "Spy Story" by
Len Deighton
, "The Grand Chessboard" by
Zbigniew Brzezinski
, "The Knight, Death and the Devil", "McMahon!" by
Jim McMahon
and
Bob Verdi
, and "Catch". Kumar also has a Fourth Edition MCAT prep book, but thats just the hiding place for his weed, as well as his supply of roaches to roll with.
c.
As T-rex turns to walk between houses in residential San Diego, he glances at the basketball hoop in the driveway, then makes a distinct dribbling motion with his right arm as he passes behind the house.
d.
In order to bring some levity to the shoot,
William Peter Blatty
suggested shooting a scene (not for the movie, but to amuse everyone at the screening of the rushes) in which Father Merrin would enter the house, take off his hat, and reveal himself to be
Groucho Marx
, a friend of Blattys. The parody would even go as far as featuring an appearance from the duck from
You Bet Your Life
. Groucho was keen to do it, but
William Friedkin
got sick that day and the idea was abandoned.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Exorcist (1973)?
a.
Father Merrins arrival was filmed on
Max von Sydow
s first day of work.
b.
The papal helicopter is a Bell 222, the type formerly of
Airwolf
fame.
c.
The music played during the pub brawl on Tortuga was not composed for the movie. It is a traditional piece called "Fishers Hornpipe".
d.
Due to his size
Martin Kove
was originally up for the role of Krug. However he declined it in favor of the smaller comedic Deputy role, and suggested his friend
David Hess
for the role instead. Hess wore extra padded clothes for the audition but was given the role anyway, as well as being offered the music score.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Exorcist (1973)?
a.
The first scene of day 1 of filming was the very last scene in the movie.
b.
All the werewolves in this film were created by Tatopoulos Studios, the same studio that brought you the Lycans in the Underworld trilogy.
c.
The opening scene - nicknamed the Homeland Pan by the filmmakers - took over nine months to design. It had a total of 700 background elements and averaged 30 layers of artwork for each frame.
d.
The demon mask used in the movie
Onibaba
inspired
William Friedkin
to use a similar design for the makeup in subliminal shots of a white-faced demon.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Exorcist (1973)?
a.
The film is heavily inspired by and features numerous references to Nintendo, such as the use of names, imagery, sound effects and music from classic Nintendo games, and scenes featuring various Nintendo video game consoles. Ironically, the video game adaptation of the film,
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game
, was only released for Playstation 3 and XBOX 360.
b.
First film of
Deep Roy
.
c.
Geraldine Page
turned down the role of the mother that went to
Ellen Burstyn
.
d.
Anne Reid
s and
Frances de la Tour
s scenes were deleted. Reid played the school headmistress and de la Tour her lover. The clips feature as DVD extras.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Exorcist (1973)?
a.
Paul Verhoeven
: [religious imagery] RoboCop is seen walking on water near the end of the film. Verhoeven has stated that he sees the character as a futuristic version of Christ. Additional references include the gunshot blast to Murphys hand as Jesus hands being nailed to the cross, the bullet to Murphys head seen as the Crown Of Thorns, and Boddickers blood at the climax of the film turning the water red, like wine.
b.
The bead work on Brooks Indian headdress in the movie poster says "Kosher for Passover" in Hebrew (kosher lpesach) although jokingly misspelled; it actually reads "Posher for Kassover" (posher lkesach).
c.
Kevin Smith
: [
Jaws
] T.S. was going to propose to Brandi at Universal Studios "after Jaws popped out of the water". Character names Brodie, Bruce, and Quint are references to the same movie.
d.
In order to make
Max von Sydow
appear much older than his then age of 44, make-up maestro
Dick Smith
applied generous amounts of stipple to von Sydows forehead, eyes and neck. His facial skin was then manually stretched as liquid latex was applied. When the latex dried, his taut skin was then released causing the film of rubber to corrugate. This daily make-up procedure lasted three hours and was apparently the cause of much anguish for von Sydow.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Exorcist (1973)?
a.
Vasiliki Maliaros
had never acted in a movie before. She was discovered by
William Friedkin
in a Greek restaurant. Her only acting experience was in Greek stage dramas. Friedkin selected her because she bore an uncanny resemblance to his own mother and
William Peter Blatty
felt she resembled his mother, too.
b.
Bessie Love
has no lines in the 91-minute TCM print and appears briefly in the ballroom crowd scene in Boston near the end.
c.
When Nick is resting in the hammock in his parents front yard, he is reading a "Nick Carter, Detective" comic book.
d.
The sound stage for the Whoville set measured around 30,000 square feet.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Exorcist (1973)?
a.
Linda Blair
received her Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination before it was widely known that previous Supporting Actress winner
Mercedes McCambridge
had actually provided the voice of the demon. By Academy rules once Blair was given the nomination it could not be withdrawn, but the controversy about Blair being given credit for another actress work ruined her chances of winning the award.
b.
A majority of the actors and extras in this film were actually Irish, although they are supposed to be Scottish or English.
c.
Despite the fact that this was filmed in Super 35, "Filmed in Panavision" is listed in the end credits.
d.
Was originally planned to be called "Babysitter From Hell", in which Maggie would become possessed by the devil and terrorize the children she was babysitting. This was later changed to "Girlfriend From Hell" Which would allow more adult themes and have more grown up actors working full time.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Exorcist (1973)?
a.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on November 3, 1940 with
John Barrymore
and
Virginia Weidler
reprising their film roles.
b.
Third On a Match was originally set in todays times, but after the later concept,
Austin Newman
decided to make it a 1930s-1940s film.
c.
The Broadway production of "Lenny" by
Julian Barry
opened at the Brooks Atkinson Theater in New York on May 26, 1971 and ran for 453 performances.
d.
For the vomiting sequences,
Eileen Dietz
doubled (uncredited) for
Linda Blair
, and later sued unsuccessfully for puking credit. Makeup veteran
Dick Smith
rigged Dietzs facial contours with sheets of heat-formed plexiglass that were secured at the corners of her mouth and behind her head. A camouflaged nozzle anchored in Dietzs oral cavity provided the apparatus through which the "vomit" could be forcefully discharged, fed by supply tubes discreetly embedded in the plexiglass on both sides of her face. Such was the complexity of the set-up that Dietz could barely swallow or close her mouth.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Exorcist (1973)?
a.
Linda Blair
injured her back when a piece of the rig broke as she was thrown about on the bed.
b.
Nearly the entire cast and crew lived on location at the campgrounds for the three-week duration of the shoot.
c.
Veteran parachutist
Keith Perepelkin
died after his main chute failed during a stunt where he jumped from a helicopter onto " Squamish Chief" in British Columbia, Canada. The stunt was performed in violation of the Canadian filming permit.
d.
Michael Keaton
and
Geena Davis
previously starred together in _Beetlejuice (1988)_, where they both played ghosts. While they were antagonists to each other, they still shared a kiss.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Exorcist (1973)?
a.
Quentin Tarantino
: [name]
Eli Roth
s character, Sgt. Donnie Donowitz, is part of the Tarantino-verse, sharing the last name of the film producer character, Lee Donowitz, in the Tarantino-written
True Romance
, where Lee Donowitz produced a war film "Comin Home in a Body Bag". According to an interview Tarantino conducted with
Ron Bennington
, Donny is Lees father.
b.
In the disturbing scene where Regan is masturbating with the crucifix,
Eileen Dietz
was used for the shot where Regan belts her mother across the face.
William Friedkin
felt they needed someone with more heft physically to perform the stunt, and the double was shot from the back. The crucifix scene was filmed with Dietz, according to an interview with her in the documentary "Starz Inside: Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up Effects".
c.
Many viewers commented on the incompetence of the captain of the science vessel. It should be noted, however, that Kirk was giving less than 100% as a teacher at the Starfleet Academy. Had his heart been in teaching, the academy might have been turning out more command officers like Kirk himself.
d.
The ring in which Thunderlips and Rocky fight featured the standard modifications used in professional wrestling; half-inch padding under the canvas, shock absorbers under the plywood and slightly loosened ropes.
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