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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Masque of the Red Death (1964) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Masque of the Red Death (1964) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Masque of the Red Death (1964)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Masque of the Red Death (1964).

About the movie: A European prince terrorizes the local peasantry while using his castle as a refuge against the "Red Death" plague that stalks the land.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Masque of the Red Death (1964)?
a.		There was no effort made to cast actors who looked like their real life counterparts.
b.		Roger Corman and Daniel Haller were able to make this film look more opulent than earlier productions by using the sets left from Becket.
c.		The original Broadway production of "The Sound of Music" opened at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on November 16, 1959, ran for 1443 performances and won (in a tie) the 1960 Tony Award for the Best Musical.
d.		This is a lost film.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Masque of the Red Death (1964)?
a.		The card handling that Jennifer Love Hewitt does in the restaurant (saying it relaxes her) was taught to her by stage magician Ricky Jay. She actually learned more tricks than that, but was unable to do them in the movie because she broke her finger.
b.		Reportedly this is Betty Grables favorite of her movies.
c.		When someone was caught sitting in Charles Bronsons movie star chair on the set of this movie, Bronson apparently warned him: "I only tell someone to get out of my chair once!"
d.		Roger Corman had originally wanted this to be his second "Poe" picture following the success of House of Usher. He passed it over because he felt that certain plot elements were too close to Ingmar Bergmans recent Det sjunde inseglet.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Masque of the Red Death (1964)?
a.		Of all the different personalized bowling shirts Donny wears throughout the film, none of them bears his name.
b.		Eighteen soldiers lost their lives during the raid. The epilogue lists 19. Eighteen of the soldiers who died were Rangers and Delta operators. There was also two soldiers, PFC James Martin from 2-14 Infantry, and Sgt. Cornell Houston of the 41st Engineer Battalion which was attached to the 2-14, 10th Mountain Division, who died during the battles of 3/4 October. The combined task force of 2-14 along with members of the 41st Engineer Battalion were the Army unit sent in to rescue the Rangers. As well, Matt Rierson, who is also in the list, died two days after the battle when Somali mortar-men bombarded the base (as they always did every evening, to no effect)
c.		The fire commands and terminology used by the tank crew in combat are the same as used by U.S. Army tank crews. This was to add military flavor to the movie, and give it a very realistic feel.
d.		Roger Corman spent five weeks shooting this film, from November 18-December 1963. The previous "Poe" features had a three-week shooting schedule.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Masque of the Red Death (1964)?
a.		The pipe organ used is the same organ that was used by Lon Chaney in The Phantom of the Opera.
b.		The plot to kill the Irishman (Danny Greene) involved an unprecedented breach of FBI security when a clerk was bribed by the mob and actually stole a list of confidential informants from a top secret room. Cleveland agents acted quickly, plugging the leak and arresting their clerk.
c.		Average Shot Length = ~7.4 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~7.5 seconds.
d.		Matt Stone and Trey Parker are admitted fans of this movie and used it as the basis for "Team America: World Police".

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Masque of the Red Death (1964)?
a.		This not only marks the first time Ken Watanabe starred in an American-made film, but it is also the first time he spoke English in a film.
b.		After working in this film, Casey Affleck brought director Gus Van Sant a script by his brother Ben and Bens friend Matt. It became Good Will Hunting.
c.		Hop-Toad and Esmeralda were drawn from Poes short story "Hop-Frog". That story was inspired by an actual incident in 1393, where French King Charles VI and 5 of his lords dressed and chained themselves as "wild men" at a masquerade, and their costumes caught fire from a stray spark. 4 of the lords died, and the incident became known as the Bal de Ardents (Ball of the Burning Men).
d.		The main bulk of filming took place in Romania, at Miramaxs behest. Producers William Panzer and Peter Davis were initially opposed to this move.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Masque of the Red Death (1964)?
a.		Roger Corman shot this film in England to take advantage of British tax laws. By making this a British production with a British crew, the production got a government subsidy.
b.		Due to the near-impossibility to get away with filming on the T in Boston, to shoot the scene of Kristen Savage on the red line, director Timothy Norman had all the other actors with them that day form a human wall between the conductor and him to block what they were doing from view.
c.		Quentin Tarantino: [trunk] The scene where Ordell is trying to convince Beaumont to get in the trunk of the car is shot entirely from a camera in the trunk looking up at them.
d.		Won the Best Feature Award at the 2006 South Padre Island Film Festival.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Masque of the Red Death (1964)?
a.		Hop Toads wife, Esmeralda, was played by Verina Greenlaw who was only a child at the time. Her dialog was looped by an adult actress.
b.		When director Bryan Singer dropped out of production, Hugh Jackman recommended Darren Aronofsky to replace him, having worked with Aronofsky in The Fountain. Joss Whedon turned it down to work on a "Wonder Woman" movie (ironically his "X-Men" comic Gifted would inspire the final films plot). Rob Bowman and Alex Proyas were considered for the job. Zack Snyder was approached, but he was committed to 300; Peter Berg was approached, but turned down the job. Matthew Vaughn was hired in March 2005, but with a release date set of May 2006, he realized he could not put together a good film in such a short time and left. Finally Brett Ratner was hired, who had experience of making successful films out of rushed productions, as seen with Rush Hour.
c.		In Finland this film is called "Silmä silmästä", which means an eye for an eye in English.
d.		One cast member, Mr. Jason Harris, was recruited into the film when the producer, Kwame Antobam, knocked on Jasons door and asked Jason if he wouldnt mind filling in for an actor that did not show up to the set. While most struggling actors can only dream that someone in the movie field would knock on their door, out of the blue, and ask them to have a speaking role in a film - for Jason, this bizarre paradigm, was a reality. The producer actually saw Jason walk into his home with athletic gear and thought he would be a good replacement for the actor that did not show up.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Masque of the Red Death (1964)?
a.		This film is dedicated, among others, to Steve Irwin, whose last film this was.
b.		400 extras were meant to be filmed standing at Tony Starks press conference, but Robert Downey Jr. suggested they ought to sit down, as that would be more realistic and comfortable.
c.		Over two miles of corridors were built in sections spreading over three sound-stages for Jane Asher to run through while she was held captive.
d.		Shot on location in an empty office in Scranton PA long before the NBC series the office decided to use Scranton as its backdrop.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Masque of the Red Death (1964)?
a.		LA Circus provided the entire vintage circus and carnival. Rides, tents, wardrobe, etc.
b.		This was Roger Cormans first film shot in England.
c.		Matt Lattanzi: The then unknown actor and partner of Olivia Newton-John (1980-1995) as the young Danny McGuire and one of the Xanadu Dancers.
d.		In addition to his roles as Jason and the Security Guard, Kane Hodder also played Freddy Kruegers arm in the final scene.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Masque of the Red Death (1964)?
a.		Many of the cast members had also appeared in the Broadway stage revue "Shuffle Along" in 1921. Director Oscar Micheaux had seen the production and wanted to incorporate parts of the material into his film.
b.		The Boston area doubled for Paris in some scenes.
c.		Jane Asher asked Roger Corman if a friend could visit the set and join them for lunch. She explained that her friend was a musician who was about to about to do his first gig in London that night. At the end of lunch, Corman wished him good luck with his concert. Roger Corman had never heard of Paul McCartney until he read of the concerts success in the next days newspapers.
d.		Near the end of the film, Bonnie (Jean Arthur) says to Geoff (Cary Grant), "Im hard to get, Geoff, all you have to do is ask me." This line would, of course, be more famously re-utilized by director Howard Hawks and screenwriter Jules Furthman in their later film, To Have and Have Not, spoken this time by Slim (Lauren Bacall) to Steve (Humphrey Bogart).

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