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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Little Shop of Horrors (1960).
About the movie:
A clumsy young man nurtures a plant and discovers that it's a bloodthirsty plant, forcing him to kill to feed it.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)?
a.
The film was originally released on a double feature with
Mario Bava
s
La maschera del demonio
and later on a double bill with
Last Woman on Earth
.
b.
When they were shooting the scenes for the start of the film (all the ones seen from Michaels point of view) they couldnt get the 6-year old child actor until the last day, so the movies producer,
Debra Hill
, volunteered to be Michael for any scenes where his hands come into view. This is why the nails on young Michaels hands look so well manicured and varnished.
c.
Based on the true story of Bernard Boursicot, a clerk working for the French Embassy in Beijing, and Shi Pei Pu, a Chinese opera singer, who told Boursicot that he was a woman pretending to be a man.
d.
The VCA Pictures (VHS) version rip is missing all of the
Samantha Fox
footage. Clips showing the masked faces of
Bobby Astyr
and
Gilbert Palmitier
have been removed. And last but not least, the gun in the final scene is not shown.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)?
a.
Due to this popular movie, the real
Robert Stroud
became one of the most famous inmates of the federal prison at Alcatraz, second only to mob boss Al Capone (I).
b.
Was remade as a successful stage musical that was later adapted into a film (
Little Shop of Horrors
).
c.
Carole Eastman
s original ending had Dupea driving his car off a bridge. Rayette survives the crash, Dupea does not.
d.
Larry Hovis
film debut.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)?
a.
Columbia Pictures chief
Harry Cohn
thought the movie would ruin his star,
Rita Hayworth
, and held the release of the picture back for one year. Cohn ordered director
Orson Welles
to insert "glamour" shots (close-ups) of Hayworth. Because of the success of Hayworths singing in other films, Cohn ordered filming of the scene where Hayworth sings "Please Dont Kiss Me."
b.
In 2004, director
John Polson
missed attending Tropfest, the Short-film Festival he created, for the first time ever since it began in 1993 due to his directing commitments on this film.
c.
The manager of Producers Studio informed
Roger Corman
that a large office set had been constructed for a production that was about to wrap. Corman arranged to use the standing set, redressed, as the main set of this film.
d.
Headlining stars
John Carradine
and
Peter Cushing
each worked four days and earned $5,000 each.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)?
a.
When the black actors who were part of the race riot scene found out that they were getting paid less than their white equivalents, they protested until accommodations were made.
b.
Actual close up footage of The Empire State Building was added to the film upon reissue in 1952, for the scene where Kong grabs the first plane and tosses it off the side of the building. We see a pristine picture of the Empire State Building as it existed in the 50s with its TV Antenna. In the original scenes the NYC landmark was part of "Hollywood Set", with aerial footage added.
c.
The film uses the word "man" 295 times; 212 of those happen before Cheech and Chong reach the border.
d.
Roger Corman
would shoot scenes with two cameras rolling at once while placed at different angles. He rarely shot re-takes and spent little time on lighting scenes.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)?
a.
The ship used to portray the Martha Ann was one of the vessels Bob Ballard (I) used to find the Titanic. It has since been dismantled and sold for scrap.
b.
Test-footage was shot before casting had begun to test lighting and resolution in black-and-white. One scene is included on the DVD and features
Jack Bennett
as Dr. Mitch Mitchell and
Mark Williams
as Dr. Goran. Even in the test footage,
Deanna Nairns
plays Rosalee.
c.
Dick Miller
was originally offered the role of Seymour Krelboin but he declined it in favor of the flower-eating Mr. Fouch instead.
d.
Despite the fact that
Charles Chaplin
actually had bright blue eyes,
Eddie Izzard
wore dark contact lenses to keep with the public perception of Chaplin as dark featured. Most have only seen or remember him in black and white films, and assume he had dark eyes.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)?
a.
Hilary Swank
read the script and pursued a role in the film, but was ultimately turned down.
b.
Charles B. Griffith
put several of his relatives in the film;
Myrtle Vail
- "grandmother" Myrt - for example, is actually his grandmother, and the hobo that Dr. Farb tortures in his office is Griffiths father. He also placed several of his relatives in crowd scenes. The bums in the background of the street shots on Skid Row are real transients, however, and were filmed in the actual skid row area of Los Angeles.
c.
Buster Keaton
was first choice to play the
Lionel Barrymore
part.
d.
Co-stars
Stephen Baldwin
and
Gabriel Byrne
share the same birthday, May 12th.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)?
a.
Charles B. Griffith
not only wrote most of the screenplay, he also stars uncredited as several characters; among them: the screaming dental patient that runs out of Dr. Farbs office, the burglar that breaks into the flower shop, and even the voice of Audrey Jr.
b.
Only film to feature
Gregory Peck
and his sons
Jonathan Peck
,
Carey Paul Peck
and
Stephen Peck
.
c.
Vitaphone production reels #4311-4317.
d.
When Jean is hearing peoples thoughts in the Science Museum, one of them is "To the shelter!" This line was said by one of the Secret Service during Nightcrawlers attack on the Oval Office in the previous scene, thus adding/alluding to Jeans growing psychic abilities. Other lines Jean hears are "No!" shouted by Wolverine when he later is separated from General Stryker by Icemans wall of ice and "Theyre gonna kill him." which is what Rogue later says to Iceman and Pyro in the tunnel pleading for them to go back and help Wolverine.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)?
a.
A modern source lists
Howard C. Hickman
,
Edward Pawley
and
Lucia Carroll
as cast members, but they were not seen in the movie.
b.
Filmed in Ireland with a non-professional cast.
c.
Although the film is legendary for having been shot in only two days,
Jonathan Haze
recalled in "The Little Shop of Horrors Book" that he was called back several weeks later for re-shoots.
d.
The large yellow book in the tray on the prison governors desk is actually a "Wisden Cricketers Almanack".
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)?
a.
The bartender in the scene with the cops and Fogell is played by
Ted Haigh
, the graphic artist.
b.
The first day that she shot a scene involving Jones the cat,
Sigourney Weaver
s skin started reacting badly. Horrified, the young actress immediately thought that she might be allergic to cats, and that it would be easier for the production to recast her instead of trying to find 4 more identical cats. As it transpired, Weaver was reacting to glycerin sprayed on her skin to make her look hot and sweaty.
c.
Rock Hudson
had expected to be cast as Philip, but director
Delbert Mann
wanted
Cary Grant
.
d.
The name of the character Siddie Shiva is a pun from the phrase sitting Shiva, a Jewish funerary ritual, as well as a direct reference to her unlucky and constantly expiring relatives.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)?
a.
When the film was first released on VHS, it included a fighter pilot-themed Diet Pepsi commercial prior to the film.
b.
The shooting schedule for this film was two days and one night.
c.
Director
Hal Ashby
was fired just after principal photography wrapped, and the studio, PSO Entertainment (whose first major production this was), took over creative control.
d.
Jack Nicholson
,
Willem Dafoe
,
David Bowie
and
John Lithgow
were all considered for the voice of Hades.
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