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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Mist (2007) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Mist (2007) - 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 Mist (2007).
About the movie:
A freak storm unleashes a species of blood-thirsty creatures on a small town, where a small band of citizens hole-up in a supermarket and fight for their lives.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Mist (2007)?
a.
The movie had three previous working titles. They were "Blood in the Streets of New Haven," "Urban Parnassus" and "Parnassus."
b.
Norville describes Smitty (
Bruce Campbell
) as a "smooth-talking heel," which is actually a description of the character that Campbell played in
Crimewave
. Also, several scenes in Crimewave are set in "Hudsucker Penitentiary". Both films were co-written by the Coen Brothers and Sam Raimi in the same summer (though Hudsucker Proxy took almost ten years to get made).
c.
Shot in the six-week hiatus of
The Shield
with its cinematographer, two camera operators, their editor and the script supervisor, all of whom the director has worked with when he directed episodes of the show.
d.
When Oleg says he listens to "Kvasha", this is a direct reference to not only the music type, but also Oleg Kvasha who first played for the NHL team Florida Panthers back in 1996. The first name "Oleg" also happens to be
Cameron Bright
s characters first-name: Oleg Yugorsky.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Mist (2007)?
a.
In the scene where Ellie returns to her apartment, just before receiving the first message from Hadden, as she enters the room we see her reflected in a mirror; at the bottom left of the mirror is a photo of
Carl Sagan
, the movies writer.
b.
Director
Frank Darabont
wanted to cast
Stephen King
in a supporting role, but King turned his offer down. The role eventually went to
Brian Libby
.
c.
The house featured in the movie was being rented at the time by a handful of the actors, all of them students at the nearby University of Hartford. The landlord never knew a movie had been filmed there.
d.
On 27 October 2004, Game 4 of the 2004 World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox, the finale of this film was shot. After the last play of the game in the bottom of the ninth during the Red Sox celebration, stars
Drew Barrymore
and
Jimmy Fallon
were filmed also celebrating together on the field. A brief shot of the filming could be seen live on the Fox broadcast of the World Series. Rewrites by
Peter Farrelly
and
Bobby Farrelly
had to be done immediately following the World Series game 7 clincher of the ALCS against the New York Yankees to include the historic 2004 Boston Red Sox post-season.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Mist (2007)?
a.
The backing music used in the dinner party scene between Axel (Depp), Paul, Elaine and Grace is a piece by jazz musician
Django Reinhardt
. The same piece was used in the river dance scene in
Chocolat
, where it is performed on guitar by
Johnny Depp
.
b.
Thomas Jane
sat in for a better part of the editing process, since he was interested to learn about it.
c.
Maureen Stapleton
plays a supporting role, as
Lauren Bacall
s secretary in this movie. Stapleton won a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for another film released in the same 1981 year as this film, for
Reds
. Bacall, this movies star actress, would not receive an Academy Award until 2009 (twenty-eight years later) when she was awarded an Honorary Oscar statuette by the Academy.
d.
Shooting began May 6, 1935, finished June7, released July 15, 1935. Boris Karloff completed his scenes for "The Raven" one month earlier, on April 5.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Mist (2007)?
a.
In the pharmacy scene, when David Drayton is collecting a comic book for his son,
Frank Darabont
proposed to
Thomas Jane
that he should grab a copy "The Punisher: War Journal" since Jane played the Punisher three years earlier. Jane declined because he had a falling out with the producers of the
The Punisher
franchise and decided not to return for the sequel. He instead grabs an issue of "HellBoy" as a shout out to friend
Ron Perlman
.
b.
The scene where Princess Fiona burps was written after a recording session where
Cameron Diaz
burped after drinking Coca-Cola.
c.
Rosalind Russell
appears in this movie alongside
Gypsy Rose Lee
, whose real-life mother Russell portrayed in her most previous movie role, that of Rose Hovick in
Gypsy
.
d.
Samuel L. Jackson
and
Emilio Estevez
s characters "Colt and Lugar" are named after guns.
William Shatner
s "General Mor-tars" is named after an army used weapon and also loosely on the General Motors automobile company.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Mist (2007)?
a.
Episode titles: 1. The Mystic Mountebanks 2. The Trap of Terror 3. The Shaggy Monster 4. The Tiger Strikes 5. Flaming Fury 6. The Tigers Lair 7. The Hour of Fear 8. The Flight of Terror 9. Buried Alive 10. The Reckoning
b.
The first film
Frank Darabont
has made that is set in the present, barring the opening and closing scenes in
The Green Mile
.
c.
The opening scene of the movie - also the first scene filmed - depicts friends David (
David Naughton
) and Jack (
Griffin Dunne
) on a walking tour of Wales, traveling on foot toward the nearest town. Because of the cold and dampness of the location, Dunnes nose was running. While delivering a line of dialogue, Naughton glanced over at Dunne just in time to see Dunne catching and wiping away a stream of snot running from his nose. Naughton laughed at the sight of Dunnes discomfort, making Dunne begin to laugh while responding to Naughtons line of dialogue. Because of the spontaneity of the shot - and because the scene was largely improvised anyway - director
John Landis
decided to use that imperfect shot in the films release print.
d.
A flame thrower was used to create the dragon breath sound effect for the climax of the movie. Castanets were used for the sound of its snapping jaws.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Mist (2007)?
a.
During an interview for the DVD of the film,
Alan Arkin
claimed that he was once attending a viewing of the film when he heard what he called "a scream from like a thousand people, which scared the hell of me." When he asked what it was, the interviewer replied, "its you!" Also, Arkin mentioned that this went on at screenings of the film for months, and at the climatic moment of the film, everyone went "berserk!"
b.
At the time this film held the distinction of employing the largest number of stuntmen on any one production.
c.
The original shooting script included a different ending for the film where we discover that Jimmy had betrayed Sydney and given his name (and Johns and Clementines) to the man who was being held hostage in the motel. The man tracks down Sydney outside the same highway coffee shop where he met John and shoots him three times, killing him. Its not known whether this scene was ever actually filmed.
d.
Despite the setting in Maine, the film was shot entirely in Minden, Louisiana. To
Frank Darabont
s delight,
Stephen King
could not distinguish it from Maine when watching the film.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Mist (2007)?
a.
Features rare footage of a tug of war between two steam locomotives, actual documentary footage of the activities in the Miles City yard, and what is believed to be the only motion picture footage of a dynamometer car from the steam railroad era.
b.
Frances Sternhagen
s second appearance in a
Stephen King
film adaptation. The first was
Misery
.
c.
About a half-hour of completely original material was added to the movie adaptation in order to give the main character, Brutus Jones, a more detailed backstory, leaving only about 45 minutes from
Eugene ONeill
s play.
d.
The painting in Charlottes hotel room in Tokyo was done by
John Kacere
called "Jutta" (1973). Kacere is a famous photorealist who specialized in photographing women in lingerie.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Mist (2007)?
a.
The spots that Alex and his father have on their claws are shaped like Africa.
b.
Intially developed at Paramount.
c.
The shuttlecraft Uhura uses to pick up Kirk, Spock, and McCoy from Yosemite Park is the Shuttlecraft "Galileo". The Galileo was prominently featured in the original series episode "The Galileo Seven" in which Spock, McCoy, Scotty and a survey team in the shuttlecraft get stranded on an alien planet.
d.
The word Warren finds when doing the puzzle in his study is "Vassal" the solution to the puzzle is "Tabs on the tabs".
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Mist (2007)?
a.
Bobby Darin
and
Sandra Dee
met and fell in love while filming this movie and shortly afterward got married.
b.
Joely Richardson
s character was originally written for a man. However, during auditions, director
Paul W.S. Anderson
had the part read by both men and women. He chose Richardson because of the British stage class that she would bring to the movie, and thought it would be fun to then "douche her with gallons of blood".
c.
In 1971, United Artists successfully reissued this film in the USA on a double bill with
Women in Love
.
d.
When David grabs a comic from the rack in the pharmacy, you can clearly see an issue of "The Goon" towards the bottom. Eric Powell, the creator of this comic, is shown on the special features as a friend of
Frank Darabont
and crew for the day.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Mist (2007)?
a.
The third film
Frank Darabont
has adapted from
Stephen King
s work. The other two are
The Shawshank Redemption
and
The Green Mile
.
b.
The Scottish soldiers that can be seen in the scene welcoming the "UN Guy" were actually Canadian soldiers. They were a special drill team from the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada, based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
c.
The dog (Bruno) in the film is a German Shepherd named Moose, who Lon adapted from the Universal Lot just after Mooses earlier appearance as the 4 legged werewolf that attacks Lawrence in
The Wolf Man
.
d.
According to
Joe Esposito
, "Youre the Best" was originally written for
Rocky III
which explains the lyric "History repeats itself". The song had been rejected in favor of
Survivor
s "Eye of the Tiger". Ironically, Survivor also performed the theme song ("The Moment Of Truth") for The Karate Kid.
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