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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Sadist (1963) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Sadist (1963) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Sadist (1963).
About the movie:
Three people driving into Los Angeles for a Dodgers game have car trouble and pull off into an old wrecking yard where they are held at bay by a bloodthirsty psycho and his crazy girlfriend.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Sadist (1963)?
a.
Star Arch Hall Jr. was a sharpshooter and when some of the tactics to fire fake bullets from his gun failed, Hall Jr. suggested allowing him to fire live ammunition above the heads of the other actors. They agreed and a number of the gunshots in the film are quite authentic.
b.
April Abrams (DMV teller) is M. Lawrence Abrams (Uncle Larry) daughter.
c.
According to an article from Hot Dog #10, April 2001, studio executives threatened to shut down the project if
James Cameron
filmed additional future war scenes beyond the script.
d.
The tornado bearing down on the town at the climax is a factual event. There was a tornado outbreak in Southern Minnesota, 1967.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Sadist (1963)?
a.
The wire-frame computer graphics on the display screens in the glider were not actually computer-generated, as computers capable of 3D wire-frame imaging were too expensive when the film was made. To generate the "wire-frame" images, special effects designers built a model of the city, painted it black, attached bright white tape to the model buildings in an orderly grid, and moved a camera through the model city.
b.
A much more graphic image of Don Russell being shot in the head was planned, but when the special effect for the scene failed to look convincing on camera the production went with a different shot.
c.
The finale in which Cranston chases Shiwan Khan through a hall of mirrors was intended to be longer, with Khan taunting Cranston by displaying images from his violent past on the mirrors. An earthquake (Northridge, 17 January 1994 - 6.7 magnitude) destroyed the set and the filmmakers, out of time and money, were unable to complete the scene as originally envisioned.
d.
Francis Ford Coppola
has openly criticized his own reasoning for casting
Keanu Reeves
as Jonathan Harker. According to him, he needed a young, hot star that would connect with the girls.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Sadist (1963)?
a.
Originally filmed in late 2003, this was subsequently shelved for many years and never released theatrically (allegedly after poor test screening). Finally released directly to DVD in June 2008.
b.
Cameron Crowe
has stated that Jerrys memo/mission statement was directly influenced by
Jeffrey Katzenberg
s tirade after leaving Disney.
c.
The characters of Charlie and Judy were inspired by real-life serial killers
Charles Starkweather
and
Caril Fugate
. Although the character of Judy acts like a very young teenager (like the real 14-year-old Fugate), a radio announcer was added to clarify that Judy is 18 years old, in order to sidestep censorship problems.
d.
According to
Bruce Willis
and Director
Len Wiseman
in the DVD Commentary, the story originally involved McClanes son, Jack. Originally, he was supposed to be the computer hacker John has to deliver to the FBI. Eventually that idea was dropped and the hacker became the Matt Ferrell character. It was then decided to bring in his daughter Lucy to keep up the series continuity of McClane always having a personal stake in what happens in the story.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Sadist (1963)?
a.
This is the only movie to star both
Robert De Niro
and
Marlon Brando
, the first actors ever to both win Academy Awards for playing the same role, that of Vito Corleone in the
The Godfather
and
The Godfather: Part II
.
b.
The two motor cops were actually off duty LAPD officers who had their own bikes and did funerals and VIP escorts, etc.
c.
James C. Hutchinson
was the original cinematographer, but he left midway through production.
Charles G. Clarke
, who was assistant cameraman, was promoted to head cameraman to replace him.
d.
In the middle of the films initial release, to keep interest going,
Ivan Reitman
had a trailer run, which was basically the commercial the Ghostbusters use in the movie, but with the 555 number replaced with a 1-800 number, allowing people to call. They got a recorded message of
Bill Murray
and
Dan Aykroyd
saying something to the effect of "Hi. Were out catching ghosts right now." They got 1,000 calls per hour, 24 hours a day, for six weeks.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Sadist (1963)?
a.
Originally pitched as a "Christian Music Project" with
Jaci Velasquez
and
Rachael Lampa
suggested for the lead, and
Kirk Franklin
for the music teacher.
b.
The film was originally going to be released on double feature with Ray Dennis Stecklers The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies (1963), however Steckler withdrew his film because he felt The Sadist was receiving preferential treatment on the double bill. Arch Hall Jr. would later say he felt it was a poor pairing for a double feature anyway.
c.
Luc Besson
: [music]
d.
At the beginning when Chris Vaughn asks the sheriff what happened to the former sheriff it is said that the guy was a great man but they found one day he had mysteriously skidded off a deserted road and died hitting a tree. This is a reference to how the real
Buford Pusser
died.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Sadist (1963)?
a.
The film was rejected for UK cinema in 1963 and eventually released uncut on video in 1999.
b.
Shooting lasted July 7-21 1942, released October 22. This completed Karloffs 6-picture contract with Columbia.
c.
At the beginning of the film there is a textual reference to DARPA - The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency which is an agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of new technology for use by the military.
d.
A character on another team is announced as "David Tokheim". There is an actual David Tokheim, an outfielder who played in the Philadelphia Phillies organization from 1991 to 1996.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Sadist (1963)?
a.
A good majority of the movie was filmed in the supposedly haunted Brooklyn mansion that was once owned by infamous preacher Father Divine also known as Reverend Major Jealous Divine.
b.
Quentin Tarantino
originally intended to only have Pai Meis lips speaking Cantonese, while his voice would be in English, imitating a bad dub job. Tarantino was going to provide the voice himself. In the end, Tarantino abandoned this idea and Pai Mei (
Chia Hui Liu
) speaks in his own voice.
c.
This low-budget film was noted for its excellent cinematography. It was the first American film for
Vilmos Zsigmond
who was working under the name William Zsigmond
d.
This was the first film in which
Clark Gable
s trademark mustache appeared.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Sadist (1963)?
a.
This is believed to be the first feature film based on real life serial killers
Charles Starkweather
and
Caril Fugate
. Mainstream Hollywood would not produce films inspired by the pair until a decade after this one. A number of films were inspired by the duo (some very loosely) and included such major examples as
Terrence Malick
s
Badlands
and
Oliver Stone
s
Natural Born Killers
b.
Four actual German survivors of the raid on Goa by the Hopper Barge "Phoebe" acted as advisors on this movie.
c.
Elwoods Drivers license number is #B263-1655-2187 Elwood had 116 outstanding warrants for parking and 56 for moving violations. This can be seen when Trooper Mount and Trooper Daniel ran his D/L history when he was first pulled over.
d.
13 of the original 15 episodes of this serial survive in the UCLA Film and Television Archives, the two missing episodes are chapters 4 and 10. Their whereabouts are unknown at this time and are presumed lost.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Sadist (1963)?
a.
The "icicles" in the treasure cavern were made out of several hundred pounds of paraffin wax.
b.
Wary of the risk of starting an expensive franchise that could have died after just one film, Foxs studio executives assigned the film a budget of only $75 million, quite low for a big summer tent-pole release, when the average summer blockbuster budget at the time was upwards of $100 million.
c.
Arch Hall Jr.
based his performace as psycho killer Charlie Tibbs on "Tommy Udo,"
Richard Widmark
s character in
Kiss of Death
, right down to the giggle.
d.
This film was inspired, according to
Kevin Brownlow
, in part by the career of early 20th century politician and lawyer
William Sulzer
. The film was released a year before Sulzers death at the age of 78.
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