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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Witches of Eastwick (1987) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Witches of Eastwick (1987) - 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 Witches of Eastwick (1987).
About the movie:
Three single women in a picturesque village have their wishes granted - at a cost - when a mysterious and flamboyant man arrives in their lives.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Witches of Eastwick (1987)?
a.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on May 19, 1952 with
Ann Harding
and
Louis Calhern
reprising their film roles.
b.
Mary, the zombie in Shauns backyard, works at Landis Supermarket. This is a nod to
John Landis
, who directed
An American Werewolf in London
, and to the British chain of convenience stores named Londis.
c.
Each of the three sons has the same hair color as his mother.
d.
The shot of the skydivers jumping out of the airplane is footage from
Navy Seals
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Witches of Eastwick (1987)?
a.
Roland Emmerich
: [44] Seen in the tavern where Martin recruits for his militia, also seen on a wine bottle label
b.
The opening shot zooming in on the town of Eastwick was originally to feature a seagull flying along with the camera. Visual Effects Supervisor
Michael Owens
had great difficulty finding a suitable bird. The plan was to acquire a taxidermy-type bird and put animatronics in it. First, it turned out to be illegal to own a dead seagull in California. When they were able to borrow one, another law stated it to be returned to its legal owner in the same condition it came in. After turning the bird into a rod-puppet of sorts, the team spent weeks perfecting the motion with up to ten puppeteers working simultaneously. In the end, none of their work ended up on screen, because the opening credits were added to the shot, and the seagull was found to be too distracting.
c.
This film jointly holds the record (with
The Color Purple
) for the film with most Oscar nominations without a single win (11).
d.
In an interview director Robert Martin Carroll explained that there were three moral lessons behind the film. First, "someone doesnt deserve your love just because they say they love you." Second, "if there is good in a person it will eventually come out." Third, "once youve messed up, unlike most movies, there is no real happy ending. Youll always be a bit off."
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Witches of Eastwick (1987)?
a.
One of the endings that was abandoned even before shooting was completed took place in the pool area instead of the kitchen. This version would have had noticeably less special effects, apart from the fact that
Jack Nicholson
was to have walked on water.
b.
Josh Pence
was on a Rowing Team in his college years and even rowed against the Winklevoss twins.
c.
Jamie Layden quit his day job and volunteered to play the lead role of Clark Thomas.
d.
Abigails major story line from the book - her affair with the detective and her reasons for the leaving the family - was filmed but cut out of the movie.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Witches of Eastwick (1987)?
a.
Actress
Veronica Cartwright
also appears in the television series remake,
Eastwick
.
b.
Cinematographer
Edward Lachman
created the 1950s "look" by using the same type of lighting equipment (incandescent), the same lighting techniques, and the same type of lens filters when shooting this film, as would have been used on a 1950s era melodrama.
c.
All of the people seen walking by the ferris wheel at the end of the movie were local residents of Chippewa and the surrounding towns. Hundreds of people showed up to be in the scene, where shooting was delayed for a few hours due to rain. When the rain stopped, everyone came back.
d.
Oakley Court, Dr. Frank N. Furters "castle", was used in numerous Hammer horror films made at adjacent Bray Studios (where the lab and ballroom scenes were shot), including
The House in Nightmare Park
,
The Reptile
,
The Brides of Dracula
and
Man in Black
. Built in 1859, it was refurbished in 1981 and made into a hotel, where rooms cost from 150 to 195 British pounds per night.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Witches of Eastwick (1987)?
a.
A life-size animatronic puppet was made of actress
Veronica Cartwright
for the cherry pit vomiting scene. It gathered a lot of attention on set because it could realistically thrash about convulsively and spew out massive amounts of vomit on cue. However, preview audiences found the sequence too disgusting, and all the shots involving the puppet were cut out of the film.
b.
Steven Spielberg
originally approached
Juliette Binoche
about playing the role of Sarah Harding. She supposedly replied that she would appear in the film only if she could "play the dinosaur". The part went to
Julianne Moore
instead. Binoche had previously declined the part of Dr. Satler in
Jurassic Park
.
c.
The home improvement store scene was mostly shot in an actual store. They were only allowed to film after the store was closed and had to leave the store the exact way they found it. While different parts of the scene were being filmed, other crew members were often putting objects back on the shelves. In addition, they had to turn objects around to hide brand names, bring in other brand names, and put things in the way to block names from appearing due to the store not wanting their name or products being associated with a "teen death movie".
d.
A still photo taken during filming of the entire Sawyer family posing outside the house as a gag was found and stolen from the set by a visiting German reporter who took it back to West Germany with him, and the image of the family eventually became the advertising poster for the first release of the movie in West Germany.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Witches of Eastwick (1987)?
a.
Shot at the same time as
Carter Stevens
The Hot Oven
.
b.
While getting into bed with the mountain of snakes,
Cher
famously quipped, "Which one is (producer)
Jon Peters
?"
c.
Childhood photos of
Anne Hathaway
s younger brother Thomas served as photos of Ethan in the film.
d.
In order to get the raspy voice of a man who is supposed to be over 120 years old,
Dustin Hoffman
sat in his dressing room and screamed at the top of his lungs for an hour.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Witches of Eastwick (1987)?
a.
Tim Burton
insisted that the film be bloody, as he felt stage versions of the play which cut back on the bloodshed robbed it of its power. For him, "everything is so internal with Sweeney that the blood is like his emotional release. Its more about catharsis than it is a literal thing."
b.
Janes character believes she cant have children of her own until Daryl gets her pregnant.
Susan Sarandon
also thought she couldnt have children, until becoming pregnant with director
Franco Amurri
s child
Eva Amurri
who was born in 1985.
c.
This movie is one of few films where its title is represented by one only character i.e. $.
d.
Originally in the movie, there was a scene when all of the toys in the nursery come alive. Since it proved to be too scary for children, it was cut out. However, in the Broadway musical of Mary Poppins, the toys coming alive idea is used.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Witches of Eastwick (1987)?
a.
Won the Audience Choice award at the 2006 Broad Humor Film Festival in Los Angeles
b.
Industrial Light and Magic was hired to animated the tennis ball, as it violates the laws of physics the tennis match. However, when it turned out the three main actresses were not very proficient tennis players, the effects company saw their workload doubled as they were asked to create the ball for the entire sequence (with the exception of some close-ups).
c.
The flying boat used for filming is a Grumman HU-16 Albatross.
d.
The puppy that
Woody Harrelson
is seen playing with in a flashback belongs to
Abigail Breslin
.
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