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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Monster Squad (1987) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Monster Squad (1987) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Monster Squad (1987).
About the movie:
Dracula is alive. In fact, he plans to rule the world and that is why he seeks the help of other legendary monsters...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Monster Squad (1987)?
a.
The scene where Christian pulls Savannah aside to talk about who brought up the Stevenson Case. A white truck had forced its way on set and was in multiple shots. The driver decided to leave and in order to save money and tape, the conversation between Savannah and Christian had to be done in one take.
b.
Ashley Bank
turned down a role in
Fatal Attraction
to play Phoebe.
c.
The building used for the exterior shots of "Cathedral Software" is located at One Post Street in San Francisco. Also known as the McKesson building.
d.
William Holden
,
John Wayne
,
Robert Young
, and
Robert Cummings
were considered for the role of George Gipp, but only
Dennis Morgan
and
Ronald Reagan
tested for it, with Morgan having the edge until the last minute.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Monster Squad (1987)?
a.
Originally, Stallone wanted
Al Pacino
to play Lenny Carboni.
b.
Liam Neeson
was paid for a bit part that was never shot.
c.
Film debut of
Eddie Dean
.
d.
Average Shot Length (ASL) = 16 seconds
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Monster Squad (1987)?
a.
There is a poster for the Lucio Fulci film
Zombi 2
visible in the background of the club house.
b.
Gregory Peck
stated that the movie was written as an attack on McCarthyism, which he strongly opposed.
c.
One of the posters for the film featured a shot of Rocky and Adrian holding hands. Although this was one of the most popular images associated with the film, the scene this image was taken from was cut from the film.
d.
The real Anthony Drexel Biddle, Sr. (1874 - 1948), was a banking magnate and died-in-the-wool eccentric whose independent wealth allowed him to pursue such diverse ventures as physical culture (he boxed with Jack Johnson and taught boxing to Gene Tunney), theatricals, and religion. He served as a Colonel in the U.S. Marines in both World Wars. Neither was Cordelia Biddle Dukes marriage to Angier Buchannan Duke to result in the happy ending the movie implies. Although they had two sons, both of whom became prominent in business and diplomatic circles, the marriage ran into trouble, they were divorced within a few years, and Angier Duke died young, not long after that, in a boating accident.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Monster Squad (1987)?
a.
Most of the interior airport scenes were filmed in the Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International airport.
b.
There are at least two versions of Michael Sembellos end-credit song. In some versions, dating back to VHS release days, there is a lyric referring to "..the creature swimmin in the pool". As of 2007, in the recent HD cable release, this is replaced simply by "..the Creature From The Black Lagoon".
c.
The role of "Mary Dark" was originally to have been played by
Gloria Vanderbilt
, but she was replaced by
Phyllis Kirk
.
d.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Monster Squad (1987)?
a.
The picture that Frankensteins monster takes of Patricks sister undressing in front of the window is actually of a blonde girl in a black shirt.
b.
The film debut of country music singer
Toby Keith
.
c.
This is the second movie of the series in which Jason Voorhees is not the killer.
d.
Jack Cassidy
s film debut.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Monster Squad (1987)?
a.
After the death of
Richard Harris
, many actors were considered for the vacant role of Albus Dumbledore.
Christopher Lee
was in the frame for a while, and there was a rumor (reported in many newspapers) that
Ian McKellen
was also considered. The Harris family wanted
Peter OToole
for the role but OToole declined.
Richard Attenborough
also lobbied for the role but was ultimately turned down.
b.
After seeing
The Shining
.
Rob Reiner
was immediately inspired to direct a movie based on a
Stephen King
novel.
c.
In the course of filming in Japan, the producers discovered the location of a lost Frank Lloyd Wright hotel in the city of Odawara.
d.
According to director
Fred Dekker
the film was cut by ca. 13 minutes because some executives didnt want it to run more than 90 minutes.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Monster Squad (1987)?
a.
During the second segment, "The Raft", Laverne is wearing a shirt from Horlicks University, the same university stenciled on the crate from the original Creepshow.
b.
Jakes doorbell makes the sound of the closing bell of the New York Stock Exchange.
c.
In this movie
Burt Reynolds
does not sport his trademark mustache which was synonymous with him from the 1970s.
d.
Dustin Diamond had a small role as a kid who tries to sell comic books to the boys, but this was later cut.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Monster Squad (1987)?
a.
Movie was inspired by the events. The Radio-Tron was a youth center located in the MacArthur Park area and faced demolition. Youth director, Carmelo Alvarez, rallied the youth and community to march to Los Angeles City Hall in the effort to save the Radio-Tron.
b.
The scene where Dracula lifts Phoebe up and she screams was done in one take. Duncan Regehr wouldnt wear his red contacts or fangs around the five year old Ashley Bank because it scared her too much. For the scene, director Fred Dekker just told Ashley to scream once the platform raised her. When she asked, "When?" Dekker told her, "Oh, youll know," and proceeded to shoot. The terrified scream you hear when Dracula opens his eyes is Ashleys genuine scream of fright.
c.
Although based on a true story,
Alfred Hitchcock
deliberately left out some of the information that pointed to Mannys innocence to heighten the tension.
d.
The prison cell for
Nelson Mandela
that the South African rugby team visited was the actual prison cell where Mandela stayed for 24 of his 27 prison years.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Monster Squad (1987)?
a.
Having
Pierce Brosnan
return for a fifth engagement as James Bond would have cost the producers $30 million.
b.
The Wolfmans face was modeled after that of
Stan Winston
.
c.
Donald Sutherland
insisted on performing his own stunts in the films climax. His scenes at the pod factory were filmed without harnesses or nets. In the shot of a fireball erupting from the factory, Sutherland barely missed it. However, an extra missed his cue and was seriously injured from the explosion.
d.
This film was shot on location in Jackson, Mississippi, where Medgar Evers was murdered.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Monster Squad (1987)?
a.
Screenwriter
Shane Salerno
was the last writer and "closer" on
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
. He worked on the film for 15 months, including prior to production, through filming in Prague and all the way through post production without receiving the co-screenplay by credit that 20th Century Fox recommended him for to the WGA. Shane has a co-screenplay credit on the novelization of the film, dozens of magazine articles, and many of the original theatre posters.
b.
The movie was filmed on location in North Carolina in October and November, 1987, which is why the grass had to be touched up with green paint. It is also why the breath of the actors can be seen in many of the night scenes.
c.
The movie utilized real airborne combat footage. One the films posters had a puff-box that read: "The aerial battles in
A Yank in the R.A.F.
are authentic and were filmed over Germany, France and England with the full cooperation of the British Air Ministry!"
d.
Liam Neeson
was considered for the role of Dracula.
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