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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Witches (1990) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Witches (1990) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Witches (1990).
About the movie:
A young boy stumbles onto a witch convention and must stop them, even after he has been turned into a mouse.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Witches (1990)?
a.
A poster for the Warner Bros. movie _Sing Me a Love Song (1937)_ can be seen on a building.
b.
Filmed simultaneously with
Furia roja
, with different stars taking the main roles but with all other roles played by the same actors in both films, and with all scenes that do not feature the starring actors using identical footage.
c.
When the boys are transformed into mice, the mice are played by rats and puppets.
d.
"Screen Directors Playhouse" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on October 17, 1949 with
Dick Powell
,
Jane Wyatt
and
Raymond Burr
reprising their film roles.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Witches (1990)?
a.
The South Carolina house where much of the movie takes place is the same house in Beaufort used in
The Big Chill
. It is known as the "Edgar Fripp Home" as well as "Tidalholm."
b.
The first Pixar film to use the technique called "ray tracing" which allows the animated cars to credibly reflect their environments.
c.
Cher
was considered for the role of Barbara Rose.
d.
Roald Dahl
hated the happy ending.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Witches (1990)?
a.
Director
Robert Zemeckis
filmed this while production on
Cast Away
was shut down (so
Tom Hanks
could lose weight for his character).
b.
The top three candidates for the title role of Annie were
Aileen Quinn
, who won the role,
Robin Ignico
, who played Duffy in the film, and
Angela Lee
, who was told she looked too much like Aileen Quinn to play a lead orphan, but was offered a smaller role. In the Hard-Knock Life number, Angela is a sleeping orphan.
c.
It took
Anjelica Huston
eight hours of make up time to transform into "The Grand High Witch".
d.
The scene where Gary is hazed was quite authentic as
Terry W. Farren
actually did have real ice poured down his underwear during the filming!
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Witches (1990)?
a.
The studio did not want the scene where Dracula attacks Renfield to be filmed due to the perceived gay subtext of the situation. A memo was sent to the director stating "Dracula is only to attack women".
b.
Most of the witches in the meeting are men in womens clothing.
c.
At the 20th anniversary re-release premier,
John Williams
conducted a live orchestra as the film played, much like an orchestra would do for a stage musical.
d.
The French title for the movie is "Le Port de la Drogue" ("The Drugs Port"). The film is clearly about espionage, but in the French version the title was changed to refer to drugs, and even the dialogue referring to the spying was completely replaced by dialogue about drug dealing.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Witches (1990)?
a.
Disney was originally going to have
Jodi Benson
, the voice of Ariel in
The Little Mermaid
also provide the voice for Belle. However, it was decided that Belle needed a more "European" sounding voice.
Howard Ashman
remembered working with
Paige OHara
and suggested she try out for the part.
b.
Eddie Fisher
wrote in his autobiography "Been There, Done That" that he very much wanted and almost won the role of Michael Whiteacre, the part played by
Dean Martin
. Fisher says that producer
Al Lichtman
promised him a part in his next film. Unfortunately, Lichtman passed away on Feb. 20, 1958, shortly before this film was released, so that never happened.
c.
Cher
was considered for the role of the Grand High Witch before Anjelica Huston was cast.
d.
Selznick based this on the
Libby Holman
murder scandal. Star Jean Harlow felt the story had disturbing similarities to suicide of her second husband,
Paul Bern
. Jean Harlow believed she was cast in the picture in a deliberate attempt to capitalize on that event, and she refused the role at first. In
William Powell
s autobiography, he says he convinced her to accept the role rather than be suspended.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Witches (1990)?
a.
Average Shot Length = ~10.3 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~9.5 seconds.
b.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on November 27, 1950 with
Anne Baxter
reprising her film role.
c.
Felicity Dahl has stated that
Roald Dahl
never again requested someone for a role in his book after the producers of
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
denied his request to cast
Spike Milligan
as the title character. But he was ecstatic when
Anjelica Huston
was cast as the Grand High Witch, as she had been Dahls personal favorite for the role.
d.
Only three of the films eight reels are known to survive.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Witches (1990)?
a.
At the time this movie was released the star-studded cast had collectively been nominated for 16 acting Oscars during their careers, including four wins. The nominations are shared by actors
Kathy Bates
(3),
Jamie Foxx
(2),
Anne Hathaway
(1),
Queen Latifah
(1),
Shirley MacLaine
(6) and
Julia Roberts
(3).
b.
One of the truck drivers on the production was
Francis Ford Coppola
and one of the electricians was
Noel Black
.
c.
The screenplay was started by
Harlan Ellison
, who wrote the novella on which it is based. Ellison encountered writers block, and so producer
Alvy Moore
and
L.Q. Jones
took over and wrote the script. Ellison praised the film after its premiere, to the relief of Moore, but there are rumors that Ellison later condemned the film.
d.
The last film
Jim Henson
personally oversaw.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Witches (1990)?
a.
When the spaceship crash-lands in the dump-ship, Mr. Grumpy says, "Long time since we had something unlucky happen". This is a reference to Little Miss Calamity not appearing in any episodes of the second season of
The Mr. Men Show
.
b.
There is a secret message typed in the bottom of the bathroom murder scene as Martin Williams devours Dr. Cynthia Ganz ears.
c.
Most of the outdoor scene are filmed at Agnes Scott College, a womens college in Atlanta, Georgia.
d.
The German title is "Hexen hexen", which literally means "Witches practice witchcraft".
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