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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Hitch-Hiker (1953) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Hitch-Hiker (1953) Quiz
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About the movie:
Two fishermen pick up a psychotic escaped convict who tells them that he intends to murder them when the ride is over.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hitch-Hiker (1953)?
a.
Quentin Tarantino
: : When The Bride stands over the remains of the Crazy 88s, a masked
Quentin Tarantino
is among them.
b.
Dr. Phibes, the name of the coroner played by
Darwin Joston
, is an in-joke reference to Dr. Anton Phibes, the character played by
Vincent Price
in the horror film
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
and its sequel
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
.
c.
Premiered at the famed Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
d.
The movies poster was as #23 of "The 25 Best Movie Posters Ever" by Premiere.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hitch-Hiker (1953)?
a.
Both Star Trek films "The Wrath of Khan" and "First Contact" include characters quoting Herman Melvilles novel "Moby Dick". Khan quotes it in "Wrath" during his death scene, and Picard quotes it in "Contact" when realizing his own obsessive hatred for the Borg, referring to Ahabs obsessive hatred for the whale. Also, John Masefields poetry was mistook by McCoy for Melville (and corrected by Spock) in
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
.
b.
In an interview Talman recalled an incident that happened shortly after the release of The Hitch-Hiker (1953), in which he gave a chilling portrayal of escaped murderer and serial killer Emmett Meyers. He was driving his convertible in Los Angeles with the top down, and he stopped at a red light. Another driver in a convertible who was stopped next to him stared at him for a few seconds, then said, "Youre the hitchhiker, right?" Talman nodded, indicating that he was. The other driver got out of his car, went over to Talmans car and slapped him across the face, then got back in his car and drove off. In recalling the story, Talman said, "You know, I never won an Academy Award but I guess that was about as close as I ever will come to one."
c.
The characters of Kate Hellman and Michael Jordon in this movie, played by
Gilda Radner
and
Gene Wilder
, fall in love in this suspense-comedys reel life and thereby mirrored the actual romance that developed between these two actors in their real life.
d.
George Raft
was plagued by financial issues and sold the rights to his story to Allied Artists for a large amount of money, and this film is the result.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hitch-Hiker (1953)?
a.
It was reported that, in order to make
Chris ODonnell
cry during Lt. Colonel Slades near-suicide scene,
Al Pacino
had to take him aside and scream at him "drill-sergeant style".
b.
The inspiration comes from Japan. Producer
David Higgins
had read reports of Japanese schoolgirls ambushing men who surfed the Internet for underage dates and later developed the story.
c.
Based upon an incident that happened in California in the early 1950s. A man named Billy Cook murdered a family of five, including three children, and then killed a traveling salesman. He then kidnapped two hunters and took them across the border into Mexico, intending to kill them, too, but before he could he was captured by Mexican police and subsequently extradited to the US, where he was tried for the murders, convicted, and died in the gas chamber at San Quentin on Dec. 12, 1952.
d.
The stylish convertible driven by
Marjorie Weaver
is a 1940 La Salle, the last of its line; only a few hundred were sold.
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