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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) - 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: Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983).
About the movie:
Four horror/sci-fi segments directed by four famous directors which are their own versions of classic stories from Rod Serling's landmark television series.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)?
a.
This movie has been found and issued on DVD.
b.
Before this movie became an anthology of four stories, Warner Bros. initially explored a single story film idea with the cooperation of
Rod Serling
s wife
Carol Serling
. One of these ideas was
Miracle Mile
written by
Steve De Jarnatt
, who went on to make that film in 1988.
c.
The scenes with the automobile ride with the snow were filmed in an abandoned icehouse instead of the RKO stage reserved for such shots. However, it took much longer than anticipated because the equipment kept having problems that were brought on by the cold (film jamming because of frozen condensation, lenses fogging up, etc.). Because of this everyone involved, except for
Orson Welles
, contracted a terrible head cold.
d.
Nicolas Winding Refn
replaced
Neil Marshall
as director. Refn was hand-picked by
Ryan Gosling
for the project.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)?
a.
PRCs final release of 1945. It was the highest-grossing film in the history of the studio.
b.
Cameron Crowe
: [
To Kill a Mockingbird
] one of Crowes all time favorite films is prominently featured in
Vanilla Sky
.
c.
According to
John Larroquette
, who played one of the lead KKK members, he refused to wear a KKK hood because he wanted his face to be visible.
d.
The parody sequence, "My Day," featuring
Mickey Rooney
as President
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
and
Judy Garland
as First Lady
Eleanor Roosevelt
, was removed from the negative after the presidents death on April 12, 1945. The routine, for many years thought to be lost, was rediscovered on 16-millimeter film and now can be viewed on Warner Home Videos DVD, "The
Mickey Rooney
&
Judy Garland
Collection."
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)?
a.
Technically this is the second collaboration between Director
Steven Spielberg
and composer
Jerry Goldsmith
. Spielberg "allegedly" had a big hand in
Poltergeist
and oversaw the post-production on that film and this film. This film would be the only time that Goldsmith would work with director
John Landis
, who had worked with the late
Elmer Bernstein
during that time period and was his composer of choice. He would later work with
George Miller
on
Babe
and his score ultimately replaced when the films tone changed from its original dark overtones to family fare and was replaced by Australian composer
Nigel Westlake
. Goldsmith and
Joe Dante
would work together frequently lasting over seven films spanning two decades before Goldsmiths untimely death in 2004. Goldsmith and Spielberg would not work together again except in a producing capacity, as
John Williams
is his personal composer.
b.
Vince Offer
left his acting career and went on to market the ShamWow, an extra absorbent chamois, and the Slapchop, a hand held item used to cut small foods.
c.
Alfred Hitchcock
couldnt get permission to film inside the UN, so footage was made of the interior of the building using a hidden camera, and the rooms were later recreated on a soundstage.
d.
Hunter G. Williams was originally cast as a small supporting role. After bringing him on a location scouting trip however, David Dietrich decided to change the story and make Hunter the lead.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)?
a.
Steven Spielberg
almost accidentally came across the property when he spotted the galley proofs for Peter Benchley (I)s book sitting on producer
David Brown
s desk.
b.
Official selection of the 2009 Marthas Vineyard African American Film Festival.
c.
Another story considered by
Steven Spielberg
for the film was one concerning a bully who has the tables turned on him during Halloween night but problems with the story ensued and was then scrapped.
d.
To prepare for the role of Willie Stark,
Broderick Crawford
watched newsreels of
Huey Long
, the former Louisiana senator and governor on whose life the novel was loosely based.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)?
a.
In the official theatrical trailer, there is a brief shot of the prison planet Fury 161 from
Alien³
.
b.
Madonna
co-wrote the theme song for the film "This Used To Be My Playground" for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award.
c.
According to
John Larroquette
, he requested to watch the filming of what would become the tragic helicopter scene, but his car was stolen the night before and he was unable to get to the set.
d.
Jim Cunningham depicts drugs, alcohol, and premarital sex as "instruments of fear." In the movie, Donnie smokes a cigarette, drinks alcohol, and engages in premarital sex. The climax of the movie occurs after he surrenders to all three temptations.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)?
a.
The first film by
Steven Spielberg
to not feature a
John Williams
s music score.
b.
Shot in eight days using the equipment and crew from another production.
c.
Christina Fougnie
s movie debut.
d.
The collars on the Geishas kimono indicate their status as a Geisha and give customers an indication of their ranking. A Maiko (apprentice Geisha) wears a red collar to symbolize she is in training while an accomplished Geisha will wear a white collar. This is where the phrase "turning the collar" comes from.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)?
a.
This is the first collaboration between composer
Jerry Goldsmith
and co-director
Joe Dante
which would last for another seven films - one of the longest director/composer relationships on record. Within these collaborations would also include several productions by
Steven Spielberg
s companies Amblin Entertainment and Dreamworks Pictures.
b.
"Imhotep" was actually the name of the architect who developed the first pyramids in ancient Egypt, most notably the Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara around 2600 BC. His ability was such that he was later said to have descended from the gods. His name means "one who comes in peace"
c.
At the very beginning where the Colombia Girl is standing holding aloft the torch, it flickers like the anti-matter.
d.
Originally, the film was called "The Bride and the Wolf".
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)?
a.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on June 5, 1944 with
Edward G. Robinson
and
Claire Trevor
reprising their film roles.
b.
One scene was cut from the movie before it was released. The original script called for Klaatu to be taken to a police station by the government man who came for him at the boarding house, not directly to Barnharts home. At the station, men were being dragged in from all over and questioned, and Klaatu becomes upset when he sees how a man was beaten up by a crowd because they thought he was the spaceman. The scene was cut because director
Robert Wise
realized that the audience was interested in the Klaatu/ Barnhart meeting and the scene at the police station was unnecessary, but on the DVD there are stills from that deleted scene.
c.
The script was originally titled "Hurricane".
d.
Of the principal cast and crew, eight were also involved in the production of episodes of the original television series: writers
Richard Matheson
and
George Clayton Johnson
, composer
Jerry Goldsmith
, and actors
Murray Matheson
,
Kevin McCarthy
,
Patricia Barry
,
William Schallert
and
Bill Mumy
. In addition
Buck Houghton
, who was producer of the original series for its first three seasons, has a cameo sitting in the diner in Segment 3.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)?
a.
Le Chiffre is the first leading Bond villain in the EON Productions official series to have not one but two readily apparent physical dysfunctions. He has an inhaler for breathing which is a character trait from the original
Ian Fleming
novel but he also has tear ducts that weep blood. This bleeding of the eye is actually a real medical condition which is known as haemolacria. This usually manifests itself as either partially blood-tinged tears which are part teardrops / part blood or as full blood-drops. Haemolacria can be an indicator of a tumor in the lacrimal apparatus of the brain and can also be an indicator of variety of other diseases.
b.
Clint Curtis won the Best Supporting Actor at the Los Angeles Reel Film Festival.
c.
The actresses were coached by
Simon Clifford
, who runs Futbol De Salao, a Brazilian soccer school.
d.
Segment 2, "Kick the Can," features
Steven Spielberg
s future mother-in-law,
Priscilla Pointer
, as Miss Cox.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)?
a.
"(If It Isnt Pain) Then It Isnt Love" by
Ralph Rainger
and
Leo Robin
was recorded for this movie but cut from the final print.
b.
In the late 1970s
Jean-Luc Godard
became obsessed with the story of Siegel and planned to make a movie about him. He wrote a screenplay called, simply, "The Story", and planned to cast
Robert De Niro
and
Diane Keaton
in the Siegel and Hill roles. He dropped this plan when Keaton lost interest and then turned his attention to
Sauve qui peut (la vie)
as his return to commercial filmmaking. An excerpt from his draft of the script can be found in the 1985 edition of the book "Godard on Godard."
c.
This was the first Freddy movie not filmed in the United States, and the filmmakers had to search for a new house that would resemble the famous Freddy Krueger/Elm Street house from the first seven "Nightmare" films.
d.
Nancy Cartwright
appears in both the this movies segment about Anthony and in the television series
The Simpsons
, the second segment of the episode "Treehouse of Horror II" in which Bart has magical mental powers, lampoons this segment of this movie.
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