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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Frighteners (1996) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Frighteners (1996) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Frighteners (1996).
About the movie:
After a car accident in which his wife, Debra, was killed and he was injured, Frank Bannister develops psychic abilities allowing him to see...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Frighteners (1996)?
a.
A different take of Ardath Beys introduction scene on top of the mountain was used later in the film when OConnell and crew are crossing the desert at night. This time, the lighting was adjusted accordingly.
b.
Lou Diamond Phillips
decided to play a prank on
Emilio Estevez
one night due to the fact he was very depressed through out shoot, because he had recently broke up with his girlfriend. Phillips manged to get a sheep and had the wardrobe department put make up on it and dressed up the sheep. He put the sheep in Emilios room one night to cheer him up.
c.
Not actually a sequel to
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
since the film is about new characters in a completely different story line.
d.
"Johnny Bartlett" is named after Velda and Marion Bartlett, the second and third victims of
Charles Starkweather
, who murdered 11 people throughout Nebraska and Wyoming in 1958, accompanied by his his 15-year-old girlfriend,
Caril Fugate
, whose precise role in the killings is not known. The story has been dramatized in
Badlands
and other movies. In the film, the Johnny Bartlett character names Starkweather as his role model. Strangely, Starkweather and the victims Bartlett are buried together in Wyuka Cemetary, Lincoln, Nebraska.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Frighteners (1996)?
a.
Grant Major
: production designer as Chuck Hughes obituary photo early in the movie.
b.
The film was going to be produced by
Gilbert Miller
, and would be based on
Anita Loos
s 1954 stage musical. However, producer
Arthur Freed
had developed an interest in
Colette
s story in 1953. It took Freed $125,000 to get the rights from Colettes widower, and $87,000 to get the rights from Anita Loos (both had held on to the rights and the film could not be made without them).
c.
The extras in the film were real American GIs, in the process of being transferred from the war in Europe to the Pacific. Many of them were killed in the fighting on Okinawa - the same battle in which
Ernie Pyle
was killed by a Japanese machine gunner - never having seen the movie in which they appeared.
d.
Amy Stiller
,
Ben Stiller
: Stevens secretary.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Frighteners (1996)?
a.
When it was first announced Hollywood was going to remake "The Dinner Game" for American audiences, the idea was to have the lead roles go to
Steve Martin
and
Bill Murray
.
b.
The footage of the attacking helicopters is from
King Kong
.
c.
The first name of Patricia Bradley (
Dee Wallace
) provides a hint to her criminal past, revealed later in the film. She is named after
Patricia Hearst
, also known as Patty Hearst, a girl who was taken hostage by an urban guerrilla group, then brainwashed into sympathizing with her kidnappers and helping them rob banks.
d.
Claire Forlani
auditioned for the part of Kate Brewster.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Frighteners (1996)?
a.
One of three movies that
Oliver Hardy
acted in without his partner
Stan Laurel
during the 25 year period that they made comedies together. The other two are
Zenobia
and
The Fighting Kentuckian
.
b.
Melanie Lynskey and Kate Winslet are visible on the cover of the serial killer video that Lucy watches, recreating a famous photo of their characters from Heavenly Creatures, Jacksons previous film.
c.
The ship used in the film was also used in
Treasure Island
.
d.
Hannibal Smith is famous for smoking cigars.
Liam Neeson
, who plays Hannibal, is an ex-smoker.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Frighteners (1996)?
a.
It reads in the script that "The Bonnie Situation" was originally supposed to be titled "Jules, Vincent, Jimmie and The Wolf".
b.
Dammers (
Jeffrey Combs
) death scene was made extra gruesome when it was clear that the MPAA was going to give the movie an R rating instead of the PG-13 rating the makers were aiming for. He originally died of a shot in the chest, which was changed in post-production to his head exploding.
c.
When Stacy confronts Barb on camera backstage, the monitor above their heads appears to flip the image, but its not a monitor, its the back of the projection screen from the main televised image that is the centrepiece of the Kippie Kann Show stages back wall.
d.
This was
Una OConnor
s last big screen motion picture.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Frighteners (1996)?
a.
In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the #91 Greatest Movie of All Time. It was the first inclusion of this film on the list.
b.
The sparking glove effect seen throughout the movie was achieved by attaching the glove to a car battery. The famous scraping noise was created by scratching a steak knife on the underside of a metal chair.
c.
On the very first day of shooting, one of the lead actresses dropped out of the film, leading to a quick re-cast and requiring the first weeks shooting schedule to be completely rearranged.
d.
R. Lee Ermey
(Sgt. Hiles) spoofs his own role as drill sergeant in
Full Metal Jacket
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Frighteners (1996)?
a.
The plot does not revolve around the sun dying in the normal sense: this is not due for around five billion years based on our understanding of nuclear fusion. It has instead been "infected" with a "Q-ball" - a supersymmetric nucleus, left over from the big bang - that is disrupting the normal matter. This is a theoretical particle that scientists at CERN are currently trying to confirm, and was one of the many contributions of the science advisor. The films bomb is meant to blast the Q-ball to its constituent parts which will then naturally decay, allowing the sun to return to normal.
b.
Billy Jackson
: 3-month-old son of director as a levitated baby.
c.
The two Curtiss P-40 Warhawks flown in the movie (by Danny and Rafe) are authentic WWII planes and were on loan from the Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa Idaho.
d.
One earlier title was "Flying Wild," which was released in several trailers.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Frighteners (1996)?
a.
Peter Jackson
: The bearded and pierced man who Frank bumps into a minute before the ghost of Ray knocks him down. Jackson had to wear the heavy metal outfit (leather jacket, make up and a vast amount of piercings) the entire day of shooting, which was also the day that the studio had invited the media to the set for publicity.
b.
In the train scene, after they discover that Drake is to receive the Medal of Honor, Murdock quips that maybe the president will let Drake "sit on top of his piano". This is a reference to a then-scandalous photo of Harry Truman playing piano with a leggy blonde on top that was taken at the National Press Club in 1945. The blonde was
Lauren Bacall
.
c.
This film broke
Fahrenheit 9/11
s record for the biggest box office opening weekend ever for any film that opened in fewer than a thousand theaters.
d.
The address at the final conflict was 1187 Hunterwasser, which is the same as Leons address in
Blade Runner
.
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