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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The People Under the Stairs (1991) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The People Under the Stairs (1991) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The People Under the Stairs (1991).
About the movie:
Two adults and a juvenile burglar break into a house occupied by a brother and sister and their stolen children and can't escape.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The People Under the Stairs (1991)?
a.
After 47 years in Hollywood,
John Wayne
did not film a picture in the year 1975. Production on
The Shootist
started in January 1976.
b.
Leading man
Gavin Gordon
was hit by another vehicle while driving his car to the set the first day of shooting. He was flung onto the pavement and fractured a collarbone, as well as dislocating his shoulder. Gordon was determined to play alongside
Greta Garbo
and feared his part might be recast if he went to the hospital, therefore proceeding to the set in spite of great pain. He managed to get through the first scene, whereupon he fainted. Garbo visited his bedside at the hospital and told him, production would wait for him. Director
Clarence Brown
therefore had to shoot all the scenes first in which Gordon didnt appear.
c.
An incomplete print of this film (missing reel 6) survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives.
d.
Wes Craven was inspired to write this film after seeing a real-life news story about parents who locked their children up inside their house, never allowing them outside.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The People Under the Stairs (1991)?
a.
Because there was no way of distinguishing between them and the Town Suitors, MGM decided to make all the Pontipee Brothers red-headed.
b.
The DVD version of the film has a Special Features section which shows some of the original promotional posters which state that the film is about "the redemption of Terry Malone".
Marlon Brando
s characters name was changed to Terry Malloy by the final draft.
c.
Wes Craven chose
Wendy Robie
and
Everett McGill
to play the parts of Mommy and Daddy after seeing them play husband and wife on the TV series,
Twin Peaks
.
d.
In an attempt to elicit more emotion, director
Francis Ford Coppola
shouted "whore" and "slut" at
Winona Ryder
while filming the scene when Van Helsing catches Mina with Dracula.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The People Under the Stairs (1991)?
a.
When Klaus finds a spy-glass in his fathers desk, there is a box of green cigarettes lying beside it, labelled VFD. This is a reference to the book series (specifically Book the Tenth), in which Sunny uses Verdant Flammable Devices (mistaken for green cigarettes) to signal her siblings. Book the Tenth also mentions that the Baudelaires father had the same devices hidden in his desk.
b.
Kevin Smith
was cast as Sam after
Susannah Grant
saw him in his Q&A DVD
An Evening with Kevin Smith
.
c.
Although Alice was a 12 year old girl, actress
A.J. Langer
was almost 17 when she played the character in this movie.
d.
There is reference to a "Reverend Fennell".
Albert Fennell
was the films executive producer.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The People Under the Stairs (1991)?
a.
Although Scorsese and Pileggi collaborated on the screenplay (and received Oscar nominations for doing so), much of the films eventual dialog was improvised by the actors.
b.
The song sung by Georgina Hale within the movie: "Its never too late to fall in love" was also sung by Georgina Hale in Ken Russells "The Boyfriend".
c.
Through out the entire movie you hear the Man and Woman call each other "Mommy" and "Daddy". You never hear their real names. But when Alice attacks the woman, you hear her yell for the Man and she calls him Eldon.
d.
Christa B. Allen
later played the younger version of a another character played by
Jennifer Garner
. Jenny in
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The People Under the Stairs (1991)?
a.
The song that Allison sings at the high school party is "How Do You Want It?" by
Tupac Shakur
b.
Actor Sean Whalen who played Roach was 27 years old when he played the part of at least supposedly a 15 or 16 year old boy in the film.
c.
The scene when Stu confesses everything was shot in the first take.
Colin Farrell
got applause from those present right after the scene was shot.
d.
Sharon Tate
is reported to be in the film, but she has not been identified after repeated viewings.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The People Under the Stairs (1991)?
a.
Hilary Swank
auditioned for the role of Roach. Roach was originally written to be either a male or female.
b.
Frank Coghlan Jr.
(Telegraph Boy) and
Vera Lewis
are in studio records/casting call lists for this movie, but they did not appear or were not identifiable.
c.
Shane Black
had been suffering from writers block; it ultimately took him over a year and a half to write the script for
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
. He then had enormous trouble trying to sell it. His former cachet as being the highest paid screenwriter meant nothing when he was touting around his screenplay. Eventually he took it to
Joel Silver
who gave him his first break back in 1987 when he bought
Lethal Weapon
.
d.
The cheerleader in the washroom scene was played by one of
Skeet Ulrich
s girlfriends.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The People Under the Stairs (1991)?
a.
There is a quick shot of a TV truck from WAJB, Channel 3 in Boston. This fictional channel is a reference to the author of the novel on which the script is based,
Amanda Brown
.
b.
Marlon Brando
s bleached blond hair which he had done for his Arian Nazi German character he plays in this movie attracted a large amount of publicity.
c.
9:04 AM was originally conceived in 1995 and the first draft was written in 1997. However, director Heath McKnight put the script away and focused on the feature Skye Falling (2001)(V) and several shorts, before pulling the script out in 2003 to begin work on it.
d.
The tape recorder playing a skewed version of "Now I Lay Thee Down To Sleep" is a nod to Wes Cravens
A Nightmare on Elm Street
. Nancy said the proper prayer before she prepared to meet Freddy Krueger in her nightmares. The prayer is also spoken in Cravens first film
The Last House on the Left
, and the Craven film title
My Soul to Take
is directly taken from the last line in the prayer.
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