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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Touch of Evil (1958) - Part (5) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Touch of Evil (1958) - Part (5) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Touch of Evil (1958).
About the movie:
Stark, perverse story of murder, kidnapping, and police corruption in Mexican border town.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Touch of Evil (1958)?
a.
M. Night Shyamalan
: [twist ending]
b.
First feature of
Nestor Paiva
.
c.
June 2008 Ranked #2 on the American Film Institutes list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Epic".
d.
According to the autobiography of
Charlton Heston
, the scene where Vargas and Schwartz discuss getting proof against Quinlan while driving along in Vargas convertible marks the first time in film history when a scene with dialogue was shot in a moving car. Rather than using a fake car in front of a projection screen, director
Orson Welles
had the car rigged with the necessary camera and audio equipment and instructed the two actors how to activate it.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Touch of Evil (1958)?
a.
Mercedes McCambridge
:
b.
In the UK, the soundtrack album peaked at number two, whilst the single "Xanadu" peaked at number one for two weeks in July 1980.
c.
Martin Hynes
s father plays the old man wearing the cowboy hat at the car wash in the beginning of the film.
d.
A hot property before it went into production, stars like Geena Davis, Demi Moore and Brad Pitt were all vying for roles. Madonna had been particularly interested in the film, lobbying hard for Jason Patric to land the male lead. However, she finally quit trying when the studio decided to go with William Baldwin instead, although ironically Christian Slater has the part in the finished film.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Touch of Evil (1958)?
a.
One of the questions Spock is asked by the Computer on Vulcan asks about the major historical events of 1987. We never see or hear the answer to that question as the film was made in 1986.
b.
Oren Peli
s directorial debut.
c.
Director
Orson Welles
found a tailor in Mexico City who made suits for the top officials in the Mexican government, and sent
Charlton Heston
there for his costumes for the film.
d.
Pamela Adlon
(Dolores) was unable to complete filming because she got into a car accident on her way to the set midway through. The majority of the scenes featuring her were already filmed, but stand-ins were used some scenes, such as the talent show sequence.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Touch of Evil (1958)?
a.
Ron Howard
turned down the offer to direct
The Chamber
to direct this film.
b.
Paul Wellman
wrote the novel with
Cary Grant
in mind as Paul Regret. However, by the time the film was made in 1961 Grant was too old for the part, and would never have taken second billing to
John Wayne
.
c.
When he signed on to direct
Touch of Evil
, instead of reading the book on which it was based, a pulp novel named "Badge of Evil,"
Orson Welles
completely changed an early draft of the script.
d.
When the toys are playing cards during Woodys nightmare after being "shelved," all the cards are the ace of spades. In fortune telling, the ace of spades represents death.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Touch of Evil (1958)?
a.
Chapter Titles: 1. Shipwrecked 2. Captured by Cannibals 3. Stampeding Death 4. Terrors of the Jungle 5. Plumge of Peril 6. Thundering Waters 7. The Hidden Monster 8. Jungle Treachery 9. Avenging Firegod 10.Descending Doom 11.The Dragon Strikes 12.The Pit of Flame
b.
Jabba the Hutt was originally supposed to appear in the film, dropped in optically on top of stand-in actor
Declan Mulholland
. However, the effect was not acceptable and the scene was cut until CGI allowed it to be completed for the 1997 Special Edition.
c.
According to
Orson Welles
, Universal didnt want the film to be screened at the Brussels Worlds Fair, but the head of distribution had such faith in the film that he submitted it without the studios knowledge. He was subsequently fired once it was awarded the top prize.
d.
Originally to be titled "Revenge of the Jedi" but producers thought Jedis wouldnt seek revenge, being so righteous and all. Some posters and theater stand-ups were made early, but pulled very soon as the title changed names. Also
Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan
was originally to be called "Star Trek: The Revenge of Khan", but the title for that movie was changed to avoid confusion with this movie back when "Revenge of the Jedi" was being considered.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Touch of Evil (1958)?
a.
Sylvester Stallone
began working on the
Rocky III
script immediately after completing Rocky II, with the intention of the series being a trilogy. Originally, he had no plans to make a fourth film.
b.
The prison scenes were filmed at Stateville Prison in Joliet, Illinois, where the real Roger Touhy was incarcerated. The film was previewed at Stateville on July 12, 1943 with the Governor of Illinois (Dwight H. Green), and over 1,000 police officers and States Attorneys from Chicago other Illinois communities in attendance. Touhy, who was suing 20th Century Fox (unsuccessfully it turned out) to prevent the films release, was not invited to the show, nor were any other prisoners, which was held in the prison chapel.
c.
Of the nine movies she made with
Spencer Tracy
, this was
Katharine Hepburn
s favorite.
d.
Janet Leigh
s agent initially rejected her participation in this film due to the low salary offered without even consulting the actress.
Orson Welles
, anticipating this, sent a personal letter to the actress, telling her how much he looked forward to their working together. Leigh, furious, confronted her agent telling him that getting directed by
Orson Welles
was more important than any paycheck.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Touch of Evil (1958)?
a.
Compiled from two episodes of "Rawhide" (1959), "The Backshooter" and "Incident of the Running Man".
b.
Ralph Brown (Aaron) and Charles Dance (Clemens) were reunited in the 2007 movie "The Contractor", starring Wesley Snipes.
c.
In the Sin City comic book Marv is a 7 foot giant while Cardinal Roark is a dwarf. In the Sin City movie the actor playing Marv (
Mickey Rourke
) is two inches shorter than the actor playing Cardinal Roark (
Rutger Hauer
).
d.
When
Orson Welles
first met with
Dennis Weaver
, he asked Weaver what he thought was the most important characteristic of "Chester," the role Weaver played on the hit TV show
Gunsmoke
, Weaver said that Chester was very deferential and always hung behind the other characters. Welles then told Weaver that for "Touch of Evil" he wanted Weaver to be just the opposite - very pushy and in-your-face.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Touch of Evil (1958)?
a.
Connie Sellecca
was also considered for the role of Galaxina.
b.
Joseph Cotten
:
c.
While in the car to Toms party, Peter, played by
Ron Livingston
mentions to Joanna that the Nazis had "pieces of flair" they made Jews wear. In
Band of Brothers
, Livingstons character of Lewis Nixon assists in the liberation a Nazi concentration camp.
d.
According to
Dick Cavett
,
Tim Burton
tried to film the scene where shrimp jump off the plates and attack the dinner party by positioning stage hands beneath the table and throwing them. Cavett suggested placing the shrimp on their faces, filming them as they fell off, then running the film in reverse - which Burton did.
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