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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Tourist Trap (1979) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Tourist Trap (1979) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Tourist Trap (1979).
About the movie:
A group of young friends stranded at a secluded roadside museum are stalked by the owner of the place, who has the power to control his collection of mannequins.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tourist Trap (1979)?
a.
It was Connors idea to distinguish between Slausen and Plasterface by having Slausen walk with a limp.
b.
Among the debris in the destruction house at Pleasure Island, a print of
Leonardo Da Vinci
s "Mona Lisa" can be seen.
c.
Jean-Claude Van Damme
was briefly considered for the role of Michael Cheritto.
d.
The name of Borats neighbor, Nursultan Tuyakbay, is a cross between the names of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev and opposition politician Zharmakhan Tuyakbay.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tourist Trap (1979)?
a.
A visual sequence meant to illustrate cross-cultural suspicion by showing German police and Turkish migrant-workers eying each other darkly at a Munich street corners outdoor tea café was cut. A short clip of the sequence survives, but as a sort of Islamic "anytown", without the German-language street sign or the Munich police car. It appears as an aside In Scene 2 while Hoffman briefs headquarters staff about "men from the future", Americans, being easy to defeat when terrorists use face-to-face meetings and hand-written notes in place of easily-traceable electronic technology.
b.
J.J. Abrams
has used the number 47 extensively on past projects. In
Alias
it played great importance as a page on Rambaldis manuscript, and as a recurring pointer to important motifs. It should come as no surprise that "Cloverfield" is the designation to the case of the images found on Area US-447. Also, in the scenes where theyre taking the stairs up to the top of the skyscrapers to save Beth, one of the floor numbers filmed is the 47th.
c.
Tourist Trap was actually based on
David Schmoeller
s senior film project at film school. (According to Schmoellers commentary on the 25th anniversary DVD)
d.
Shot in a total of 365 separate takes.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tourist Trap (1979)?
a.
Though the masked killer was called Davey, the production crew have since dubbed him "Plasterface".
b.
Russell Crowe
filmed all of his scenes in 9 days.
c.
The poem "As I was going up the stair / I met a man who wasnt there. / He wasnt there again today / I wish, I wish hed go away" was written by Hughes Mearns.
d.
When filming the fishing scene, all of the cast except
Jack Nicholson
got seasick. What made it worse for them was it took a whole week to shoot it.
Danny DeVito
still gets queasy thinking about it.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tourist Trap (1979)?
a.
The original title of the screenplay was Are You A Good Boy?
b.
Neil Patrick Harris
worked 4 days on this movie.
c.
Jocelyn Jones
was a classically-trained actress, whereas
Chuck Connors
was self-taught. During filming, Connors would often ask Schmoeller why Jones would have to go through various routines before filming scenes (such as breathing exercises.) (According to Schmoellers commentary on the 25th anniversary DVD.)
d.
This 1981 released movie was first announced in 1978.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tourist Trap (1979)?
a.
Groucho does a very brief Jack Benny impression in the film. After "Otis P. Driftwood" makes the speech to the audience, Groucho gestures to the orchestra pit and says, "Play, Don!" This is a Benny line from the radio series; Jack Bennys orchestra leader, Don Bestor, was always cued this way (by the way, Bestor originated the J-e-l-l-O jingle for the Benny show).
b.
When Prince Edward searches Roberts building for Giselle, one of the doors he knocks on is for apartment 714, which is the area code for Orange County, where the original Disneyland park is located.
c.
The scene of Corey
Briana Evigan
talking with Officer ODell
Bret Roberts
was the first scene shot.
d.
The mannequin who gives the female lead something to drink is actually Schmoellers then-wife.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tourist Trap (1979)?
a.
Richard Burton
was heavily criticized for playing his character with an English accent.
b.
The script originally called for nudity, but Schmoeller said he was too bashful and embarrassed to bring it up with
Tanya Roberts
and the other actresses during casting. When they got to the lake scene, he finally asked them if theyd be willing. The collective answer was no.
c.
Throughout
Twilight
,
Kristen Stewart
wears brown contact lenses in order to match Bellas eyes. The same is true of
New Moon
, except for one scene. In the Jacob/Bella "break-up" scene outside of Jacobs house. In this scene, Stewart did not wear lenses due, instead her brown eyes are actually CG applied during post-production. This was because the large amounts of rain kept affecting her lenses.
d.
Frank Flanagan
, who appears uncredited as the motel/café innkeeper, was the films gaffer. The woman who plays his wife is actually his real-life wife Agnes who was
Elizabeth Taylor
s hairdresser on the film.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tourist Trap (1979)?
a.
Barbara Stanwyck
was originally sought for the role of Jewel Mayhew which eventually went to
Mary Astor
. It was to be Astors last film.
b.
Tanya Roberts
insisted on running through the woods barefoot in one scene. She thought it would help her better project a sense of pain and fear. The result was also that her feet were bloodied.
c.
The bantha seen being mounted by tusken raiders after they spot Luke Skywalkers speeder, was actually an Asian elephant dressed in a costume of fur and fake horns. Filming the scene proved difficult, because the elephant was not accustomed to the extreme heat of Death Valley, and kept removing the costume.
d.
The movie was shipped to some theaters under the title "Uncle Sam" and to others under the name "Party in Fresno".
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tourist Trap (1979)?
a.
When Alice (
Annette OToole
) is stalked at the swimming pool, this sequence is a direct homage and remake re-working from an equivalent scene in the original
Cat People
. This scene is the main common element of the two films. Apart from the cat people, they are completely different stories.
b.
Christopher Plummer
asked that he be allowed to wear less "severe" Klingon makeup for his role as General Chang.
c.
The opening sequence with the items flying out of the cabinet was filmed with the cabinet nailed to the ceiling and the crew where on top of the ceiling flinging items straight down. When it is shown in the film, it gives the illusion that the items are flying straight out.
d.
Local transmission of
The Simpsons
shown on the plane to "calm the passengers" is the episode
Theres No Disgrace Like Home
where Dr. Monroe allows each family member to use shock therapy on other family members. Later, Holly McClane shocks Richard Thornburg in the lavatory.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tourist Trap (1979)?
a.
Connors "parents" in the movie were actually played by Schmoellers parents.
b.
Rod Steiger
,
Lee Marvin
,
Robert Mitchum
and
Burt Lancaster
all turned down the lead role.
c.
The bug zapper used by the Homeless Man has been used in every movie by writer/director
Daniel Millican
.
d.
The name "Ajedrez" is Spanish for chess.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tourist Trap (1979)?
a.
WILHELM SCREAM: When Edgar is pulled into the hole by the bug.
b.
At the Teldar Paper stockholders meeting, the name card of the man at the end of the back row on the right hand side reads "Sean Stone" (it can be seen over Gordon Gekkos shoulder).
Sean Stone
is
Oliver Stone
s son, who also featured in the movie.
c.
Mrs. Jesons dog is actually licking butter off of
Patsy Grady Abrams
feet.
d.
The plaster used in the death scene was actually dough.
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