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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Wait Until Dark (1967) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Wait Until Dark (1967) - 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: Wait Until Dark (1967).
About the movie:
A recently blinded woman is terrorized by a trio of thugs while they search for a heroin stuffed doll they believe is in her apartment.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Wait Until Dark (1967)?
a.
Otto Preminger
disliked the use of flashbacks; hence there are none in the film.
b.
Town scenes were filmed at the heritage listed Australiana Pioneer Village in New South Wales, Australia. This locale is a popular tourist attraction which recreates Australian pioneer settlement buildings. In 2009, the village incorporated about twenty buildings and held over 1500 artifacts.
c.
In the shot of the Ulysses going down into the depths of the ocean, one of the crewmen is seen waving to the camera. He is visible for a few frames, right after Milo goes out of camera range.
d.
This film was ranked #55 on AFIs 100 Years, 100 Thrills special.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Wait Until Dark (1967)?
a.
A revival of the play, directed by Leonard Foglia, opened on April 5, 1998 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, where it ran for 97 performances. The cast included
Marisa Tomei
,
Quentin Tarantino
, and
Stephen Lang
.
b.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on May 6, 1946 with
Ginger Rogers
and
David Niven
reprising their film roles.
c.
Based on the Japanese toy "Machine Robo".
d.
The
Charles Bronson
vehicle
10 to Midnight
was developed and made when development on this Bronson project,
The Evil That Men Do
, went into turnaround prior to a visit to the Cannes Film Festival. Producer
Pancho Kohner
and Cannon Films chairman Menahame Golan then decided to make
10 to Midnight
instead. This other project,
The Evil That Men Do
, was eventually made after and was Bronsons next movie after
10 to Midnight
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Wait Until Dark (1967)?
a.
The film didnt see an official DVD release in the US until 2008.
b.
Disney attracted negative comments for their stereotypical depiction of Indians, as indeed did
J.M. Barrie
with his original play. Its probably for that very reason that the Indians do not appear in the 2002 sequel,
Return to Never Land
.
c.
"Wait Until Dark" originated as a play by
Frederick Knott
(who also wrote "Dial M For Murder"). The play opened at the Ethel Barrymore Theater in New York City on February 2, 1966 and ran for 374 performances.
Lee Remick
starred as Susy Hendrix and was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play.
Robert Duvall
,
Mitch Ryan
and
Julie Herrod
were also in the cast. The play was directed by
Arthur Penn
.
d.
Security throughout filming was very tight with one of the measures to prevent info leaks was to address the cast with false names in daily call sheets. In those call sheets for example,
Harrison Ford
was called #,
Cate Blanchett
as Mean Girl and
Karen Allen
titled The Damsel.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Wait Until Dark (1967)?
a.
The chromed gun that Mr. Eddy/Dick Laurent uses, is a IMI Desert Eagle pistol .357 Magnum.
b.
During an interview for the DVD of the film,
Alan Arkin
claimed that he was once attending a viewing of the film when he heard what he called "a scream from like a thousand people, which scared the hell of me." When he asked what it was, the interviewer replied, "its you!" Also, Arkin mentioned that this went on at screenings of the film for months, and at the climatic moment of the film, everyone went "berserk!"
c.
When passing through solid objects, ghosts appear to absorb some of the material they are going through.
Jerry Zucker
had some difficulty explaining what he wanted this effect to look like. Finally, he illustrated it by dipping a napkin into coffee.
d.
Working title: "A Case of Need".
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Wait Until Dark (1967)?
a.
As a way to get people to see the movie, the filmmakers made a print ad and cautionary trailer that read: During the last eight minutes of this picture the theatre will be darkened to the legal limit, to heighten the terror of the breathtaking climax which takes place in nearly total darkness on the screen. If there are sections where smoking is permitted, those patrons are respectfully requested not to jar the effect by lighting up during this sequence. And of course, no one will be seated at this time. It worked and the film became a huge success because of it.
b.
Brian Coxs first film. Cox - a natural stage actor - actually found the transition to screen to be very difficult and his director Lindsey Anderson had to repeatedly get him to tone down his performance to make it more suitable for cameras.
c.
Roland Emmerich
employed the children of soldiers from the local US Army base for bit parts.
d.
Malcolm McDowell
was so taken with the line "Time is the fire in which we burn" he had it engraved on the pocket watch he uses in the film.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Wait Until Dark (1967)?
a.
Took 12 years to film and was in continuous production for the longest period of time in film history.
b.
Julie Andrews
was considered for the role of Susy Hendrix.
c.
This was
Burt Lancaster
s first important movie role. He was the third choice for the part of The Swede, and was signed only after actors
Wayne Morris
and
Sonny Tufts
proved unavailable. Lancaster was an ex-circus acrobat from Union City, New Jersey. When producer
Mark Hellinger
saw the first rushes of Lancasters performance in a private screening room, he was so pleased that he yelled "So help me, may all my actors be acrobats!"
d.
Similarity between NURV and Microsoft : The Gary Winstons Right-Hand man is not a blatant geek, and is bald...much like Steve Ballmer of Microsoft
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Wait Until Dark (1967)?
a.
Robert Redford
cited this movie as the inspiration for the Sundance Film Festival.
b.
Actor
Robby Benson
makes his first film appearance in "Wait Until Dark". At age 10, he appears uncredited as a boy tossing a football in an early airport scene.
c.
John Powell dropped out of
Shrek 2
to score the film.
d.
Actress
Deborah Winters
was considered for the lead role.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Wait Until Dark (1967)?
a.
Julie Herrod
also played Gloria in the 1966 stage version.
b.
A "Miss Congeniality" poster can be seen in the background at the Las Vegas airport during the scene where Gracie is supposed to be flying back to New York.
c.
The movie never received wide theatrical distribution anywhere in the world. It played in extremely limited release in America and Europe and debuted on television in Canada.
d.
At the first UK screening at the Disney Roadshow, Director
Mike Newell
stated that, as he has known
Jake Gyllenhaal
since Jake was 7 years old, he always wanted Jake for the part. He went on to say that he selected
Gemma Arterton
because of "how very old seeing the back of her beautiful neck" made him feel.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Wait Until Dark (1967)?
a.
As a fan of the comic strip,
Warren Beatty
wanted to put in as many characters from the comics into the film as he could. This was a measure used by Beatty in case the film didnt have a sequel.
b.
In an interview,
Alan Arkin
talked about the Oscar nominations he received for his early major film roles (
The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming
and
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
). When asked if he was surprised that he was overlooked for "Wait Until Dark", his second movie, he replied: "You dont get nominated for being mean to
Audrey Hepburn
!"
c.
When the first grade teacher (
Venessia Valentino
) takes roll, she calls out one real-life name: Marty Kitrosser.
Martin Kitrosser
has served as script supervisor on all of Tarantinos films.
d.
Sam Spiegel
was en route from Paris to London when he bought the then much-talked about novel by
Pierre Boulle
out of curiosity. By the time he arrived in London, he had read the novel and decided what his next film was going to be. He immediately flew back to Paris for a meeting with a surprised Boulle who agreed to sell him the film rights.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Wait Until Dark (1967)?
a.
Aston Martin DB5 that Brosnan drove in the first car chase scene has license plate BMT 214A. The Aston Martin used in
Goldfinger
and
Thunderball
had plate BMT 216A.
b.
Listed in Premiere Magazines list of "50 Unsung Classics" (July 1999).
c.
"Around June" played at the 2009 Ojai/Ventura Film Festival. The screening was attended by writer/director James Savoca and lead actress Samaire Armstrong.
d.
Although
Audrey Hepburn
is given top-billing, she does not appear until over 21 minutes into the film.
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