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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Last House on the Left (1972) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Last House on the Left (1972) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Last House on the Left (1972).
About the movie:
A pair of teenage girls are headed to a rock concert for one's birthday. While trying to score marijuana in the city, the girls are kidnapped by a gang of psychotic convicts.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Last House on the Left (1972)?
a.
The film originated largely as a showcase for the musical performances of the Elfmans musical theater troupe, The Mystic Knights Of The Oingo Boingo (with Danny Elfmans Satan character from the film being one such holdover from these stage shows). In the documentary "A Look Into The Forbidden Zone," director Richard Elfman states that he started the film with no particular audience in mind, merely as an exercise in unrestrained creativity and "to capture on film what I was no longer doing on stage with the Mystic Knights."
b.
Seth Green
claims that the sequence at the end showing him dancing around Dr. Evils lair was not scripted; he said he was fooling around between takes and his hijinks were caught on film and the director decided to include it in the movie.
c.
According to director
Wes Craven
, the crew set up a special editing office to restore prints returned from cinemas because "every one would come back chopped up by theater owners".
d.
The location used for the Parapsychology institute had been abandoned for years. It had no electricity or running water at the time of shooting. Several large generators had to be brought in to power the sets and camera equipment.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Last House on the Left (1972)?
a.
Steven Spielberg
originally slated this film as a vehicle for
Michael Jackson
in 1983 after the latter expressed an interest in starring in it and contributing to its soundtrack. Spielberg instead decided to focus on
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
and shelved the project until 1989, when pre-production the film began.
b.
Pinky Tomlin
and
Toby Wing
were briefly engaged during the production of this movie. They had met at a Hollywood party in 1936.
c.
When distribution companies Hallmark and Atlas International released the movie in Germany, they attempted to pass it off as an actual "snuff" film (i.e., a real murder staged for the camera).
d.
The building used for the outside of the British Museum is not the real British Museum; its University College London. The Museum was unavailable as it was undergoing external reconstruction and was covered in scaffolding.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Last House on the Left (1972)?
a.
This film was one of RKOs biggest failures of 1935. This flop hastened
Ann Harding
s end as a top RKO star.
b.
Three cast members of this movie also appeared on the
Tales from the Darkside
television series: Deborah Harry,
Christian Slater
and William Hickey.
c.
Wes Craven
later used the name "Krug" in
A Nightmare on Elm Street
for the films villain, "Freddy KRUEGer." In both films the name is used for teenage murderers.
d.
Aziz Ansari
s character, Randy, proved to be so popular on the set with the cast and crew that
Judd Apatow
shot a Randy "documentary" and is developing a Randy feature film. Ansari also incorporated Randy into his regular stand-up act. Ansari has said that he based Randy on
Soulja Boy
. He imagined what if Soulja Boy was a stand-up comedian and wrote jokes based on that idea.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Last House on the Left (1972)?
a.
According to
Sharon Stone
, director
Paul Verhoeven
asked her to remove her underwear for the leg-crossing scene, as he said they were too bright and reflected at the camera. Stone agreed to do so under the assumption that her genitals werent visible. It was only at an early preview that Stone discovered Verhoeven chose to use this specific shot. Stone was mainly cross with Verhoeven for not discussing the matter with her beforehand, but decided to let the scene go without changes, as she felt this conformed with her movie character. However, Verhoevens version of the conflict is that he told Stone beforehand about the leg-crossing shot, as it was important for showing Catherine Tramells free-spirited nature and her constant drive to toy with people. Stone was reportedly excited about the idea and shot the scene. However, during the early preview, her agents supposedly disproved of the scene, fearing it would harm her future career. According to Verhoeven, Stone radically changed her mind about the shot and demanded that he remove it, which he ultimately refused.
b.
When fledgling director
Wes Craven
took this film to the MPAA, they slapped it with an "X" rating. Wanting an R for wider release, Craven went back and removed ten minutes of footage. However, this still wasnt enough and the film still got an "X" rating. Once again Craven removed footage, this time taking out 20 minutes. It still wasnt enough. Finally, Craven put all of the original footage back in, got an authentic "RATED R" seal of approval from the film board from a friend of his, put it on the film and released it.
c.
The "actor" in the "Mickey Mouse" costume was a capuchin monkey!
d.
Radha Mitchell
read the comic book while filming.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Last House on the Left (1972)?
a.
Before the falling-Pinto scene could be filmed, the filmmakers had to get an "Air UN-worthyness certificate" from the Federal Aviation Administration for the Pinto. This was done by conducting preliminary drop tests to ensure that it would not behave as an airfoil and drift from its target line, but would drop "like a brick" when dropped from a great height.
b.
Wes Craven
took Mari Collingwoods surname from his high school.
c.
The Mansion used in the movie was The Biltmore Mansion in North Carolina.
d.
The production devoted six weeks to filming the climactic car chase in lower Manhattan. In the sequence all vehicles are being operated at no more than thirty-five miles per hour (35 M.P.H.) because the New York Police Department would not allow greater speed due to concern for public safety.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Last House on the Left (1972)?
a.
The last "Hellraiser" movie to get an theatrical release.
b.
According to an interview on FEARnet,
Isabelle Fuhrman
studied the performances of
Glenn Close
in
Dangerous Liaisons
and
Anthony Hopkins
in
The Silence of the Lambs
to prepare for the role of Esther.
c.
According to the plaque on the dog carrier, the Pomeranians name is Thurston.
d.
A mixture of red and blue food coloring mixed with caramel syrup was used for the fake blood, which - contrary to most movie blood - actually looks real.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Last House on the Left (1972)?
a.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on May 10, 1948 with
Cary Grant
,
Myrna Loy
and
Shirley Temple
reprising their film roles.
b.
When Brian first sees Mandy, he says "Do you jive?" Thats what
David Bowie
is supposed to have said when he first saw his first wife,
Angela Bowie
.
c.
The film was banned in 1983 due to its graphic violence and nudity, and was literally pulled-off shelves nationwide. It was later given a DVD release in 2004.
d.
Based on the film
Jungfrukällan
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Last House on the Left (1972)?
a.
There were actually two dogs used to play the lead.
Wildfire
was used for close-ups and non-action shots, and a double was used to perform the tricks.
b.
The license plate of Christine reads begins with "CQB" which is an acronym for "Close Quarters Battle".
c.
This movie has been banned several times in the UK by the BBFC. Originally, in 1974, it received an R rating and was banned. In 1984, it was banned again when it became a "video nasty", and remained that way until 2000, where it again received an R rating. In 2001, it, yet again, received an R rating and remained banned. Finally, a video version in 2002 was passed with around 30 seconds of cuts for an 18 rating, ending a 28 year streak of being banned. It was finally passed fully uncut by the BBFC in March 2008.
d.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on June 26, 1944 with
Dick Powell
reprising his film role.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Last House on the Left (1972)?
a.
Producer
Sean S. Cunningham
s station wagon is used when
Lucy Grantham
and
Sandra Peabody
are driving in the beginning.
b.
Michelle Yeoh
tore her ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) during the shooting of an early fighting sequence and had to be flown to the U.S. for knee surgery. She returned to the set at different times to film non-action scenes until the knee had recovered.
c.
Bernie is referred to as a Schmatte. Schmatte is a Yiddish word for an old rag and was also used colloquially as a label for things of poor quality or anything worthless. Caspers use is derogatory, labeling Bernie as worthless both as a man and as a Jew.
d.
This movies closing credits feature an advertisement for the World War II USA war effort at the end of the credits roll. It states: "For Victory - U.S. War Bonds and Stamps - Buy yours in this theatre."
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Last House on the Left (1972)?
a.
Second movie of four films where
Bo Derek
was directed by her husband
John Derek
. Their first,
Fantasies
would be released only a few months after this picture but was actually filmed in Greece in 1974.
Bolero
and
Ghosts Cant Do It
would follow later.
b.
This movie was filmed on five different speedway racetracks. They were the the Atlanta Motor Speedway in Georgia; the Daytona International Speeway in Florida; the Charlotte Motor Speedway in North Carolina; the Darlington International Raceway in South Carolina and the Talladega Motor Speedway (then known at the time as the Alabama International Motor Speedway) in Lincoln, Alabama.
c.
The first sound-on-film feature. The dialogue sequence lasted 15 minutes.
d.
According to various cast and crew members (especially
David Hess
and
Fred J. Lincoln
), actress
Sandra Peabody
was genuinely terrified throughout most of the shoot, at one point walking off-set.
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