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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Gravedancers (2006) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Gravedancers (2006) - 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 Gravedancers (2006).
About the movie:
After a night of drunken exploits, Allison, Harris, and Kira are chased and terrorized by the ghosts of a child pyromaniac, an ax murderer, and a rapist.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Gravedancers (2006)?
a.
The original cinematographer,
Edward Lachman
, had to leave after two weeks of shooting to work on another film.
Jim Denault
shot for the next month; gaffer
Stephen Thompson
took over near the end of shooting.
b.
At the very beginning of the opening tracking shot, as the limousine carrying
Bruce Willis
enters the basement, director Brian DePalma is the first person seen on screen - as the security guard saying "Now arriving Area A" into a walkie-talkie. He hurries off-screen and is next seen seated on the rear of the golf-cart, behind Bruce Willis and
Rita Wilson
, still "talking" into his walkie-talkie. When the cart stops, DePalma once again runs off ahead of the actors. It was necessary to put himself into this sequence due to the logistics of directing the lengthy and complicated take, and in order to remain unrecognizable he shaved off his trademark beard.
c.
Lite gives Otto a book called "DIORETIX" to "help change your life". This is a reference to L. Ron Hubbards "Dianetics".
d.
The actors met two days before shooting.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Gravedancers (2006)?
a.
This is
Artie Lange
s first appearance in a film but not his first time filming one. Lange had a role in
Jerry Maguire
but his scene was edited out.
b.
Early working titles included "Summoning Darkness" and "Redux".
c.
In the scene change right after Logan tells the zombie that it needs to sit in the dark and think about what it did, and punishes it by turning off the light, a little bit of the "The Gonk" music from
Dawn of the Dead
can be heard in the scene change.
d.
Robert Harris from the film Cabin Fever (2002) is seen in the hospital waiting room.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Gravedancers (2006)?
a.
Nathan Muirs personal car is a Porsche 912, basically a 911 with boxer 4 engine produced for a short while in the late 60s.
b.
The full moon was added digitally.
c.
The legend of
Ralph Thorson
as depicted in this movie is that, as publicity for the film indicated, as a bounty-hunter he had captured over 5000 fugitives from justice who had jumped bail.
d.
This was the only "Vacation" movie to receive an "R" rating in the US by the MPAA. The
European Vacation
and
Christmas Vacation
sequels received "PG-13" ratings, while
Vegas Vacation
was rated "PG".
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Gravedancers (2006)?
a.
Later scenes with the cat were eliminated after it proved to be uncooperative in its first scene and even badly scratched Clare Kramer.
b.
The letter telling Nora about Trudis absences from school gives the name of the school principal as
Allison Anders
, the director of the film.
c.
Scenes for the widescreen version were shot in the morning and, for the normal ratio, in the afternoon.
d.
This film stars, amongst others,
Lucy Lawless
,
Renée OConnor
,
Kevin Sorbo
and
Michael Hurst
- the principal actors starring in
Xena: Warrior Princess
and
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Gravedancers (2006)?
a.
Based on the first American stage musical to play Londons West End, where it was a big hit in 1897.
b.
In the shot of the newspaper. the story about Bruce Waynes mansion burning down is credited to
Julie Ochipinti
, the name of the movies assistant set decorator.
c.
The character of Vincent was originally written as a college student but re-written when for Tchéky Karyo.
d.
The original screenplay featured a subplot that showed the characters played by
Cher
and
Vincent Gardenia
volunteering at a mens homeless shelter as penance for their sins. The subplot was discarded.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Gravedancers (2006)?
a.
In at least one earlier version of the script, Datas brother, eventually called B-4, was named B-9 (benign).
b.
Jon Lovitz
had a more substantial role, but it was cut.
c.
Filmed almost extensively in the winter of 1995 and early 1996 in Chicago, the hometown of director
Andrew Davis
, where his other films
Code of Silence
,
Above the Law
,
The Package
, and
The Fugitive
were also filmed.
d.
Josie Maran was cast without even auditioning for the film.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Gravedancers (2006)?
a.
An issue of Fangoria Magazine is seen in the library scene.
b.
There was no script. The entire film was improvisation.
c.
The character Sam Mosier is named after
Scott Mosier
, who has edited and produced nearly all of View Askews films.
d.
Bernard Herrmann
wrote the original score, but Universal Pictures executives convinced Hitchcock that they needed a more upbeat score. Hitchcock and Herrmann had a major disagreement, the score was dropped and they never worked together again.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Gravedancers (2006)?
a.
In South Carolina they burn down abandoned and/or condemned houses as opposed to demolishing them and the filmmakers asked if they could use an abandoned house before it was to be burned down. It was used several times throughout filming, as Kiras house and the sets of the pyromaniac ghost.
b.
Gene Autry
temporarily left Republic Pictures in a contract after this film. As Republics "singing cowboy" he was replaced in his next scheduled feature,
Under Western Stars
, by the young singer Dick Weston, whom the studio renamed
Roy Rogers
.
c.
Between filming days, actor
Jim Henderson
injured his hand, and needed to wear a bandage during the church scenes. A line was added on-set to explain the injury.
d.
The thirty-first of sixty-six Hopalong Cassidy movies.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Gravedancers (2006)?
a.
The newspaper headline "Cougars Take State" appeared in the Waupaca Daily Times. There is no newspaper in Waupaca, WI called the Daily Times. (Also, the Waupaca school mascot is the Comets, not the Cougars.)
b.
Different versions of this film were in development since 1988. Directors involved in pre-production over the years include
Alan Rifkin
,
Sam Raimi
,
Oliver Stone
,
Phillip Noyce
,
Chuck Russell
,
Chris Columbus
,
Roland Emmerich
,
Michael Bay
,
Peter Jackson
,
James Cameron
, and
Albert Hughes
&
Allen Hughes
. In 1993, Oliver Stone wanted
Terry Hayes
as writer and
Arnold Schwarzenegger
in the lead role. James Cameron dropped out in 1997 after the success of
Titanic
.
c.
The flashback to Emmas past was shot months after production in Mike Mendezs aunts house.
d.
The play opened in New York City, New York, USA on 1 January 1934 and ran for 154 performances. In the opening night cast were
Guy DEnnery
,
George Lessey
,
J.C. Nugent
and
Elisabeth Risdon
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Gravedancers (2006)?
a.
The hospital was actually a convalescent home and filmmakers received numerous complaints about the loud screaming and dangerous stunts while shooting.
b.
The miniature of the Spacedock interior (some fifteen feet across) had been destroyed at the end of production on the previous film and had to be rebuilt from scratch.
c.
The opening line of this film, "All (of) this has happened before, and it will all happen again," is quoted frequently in the song "Seek 200" by
Information Society
, though it is not a direct sample. (Information Society adds the preposition "of.")
d.
While the film was largely overlooked by moviegoers, critical reaction was generally favorable and both
Roger Ebert
and
Richard Roeper
included it on the year end top 10 lists.
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