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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Wait Until Dark (1967) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Wait Until Dark (1967) - Part (3) 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.
The films climax between
Audrey Hepburn
and
Alan Arkin
is #10 on Bravos TVs
The 100 Scariest Movie Moments
.
b.
Many extras in the movie are Freehold residents.
c.
The body thats lying at several of the crime scenes is Tiffanis father who accidentally dies when he tries to kill Mrs. Lampley, and she knocks into him.
d.
Marilyn Monroe
recorded a vocal version for the theme to the film. It was to be played over the opening credits, but an instrumental overture took its place in the final version. The title track later appeared on an LP in the mid-70s, with Marilyns three other songs from the film.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Wait Until Dark (1967)?
a.
Several actors are in studio records/casting call lists as cast members, but do not appear in the movie. These are (with their character names):
Boris Karloff
(autopsy surgeon),
Claire Dodd
(Mrs. Beverly) and
Reginald Barlow
(professor of the university). Karloff was replaced by
Nigel De Brulier
when he was not available for retakes and the British censors objected to the gruesomeness of his scenes.
b.
Bernard Herrmann
s score was
Alfred Hitchcock
s favorite of the seven films they did together.
c.
David A. Armstrong
s last Saw film as Cinematographer.
d.
Lee Remick
was nominated for the 1966 Tony Award (New York City) for Actress in a Drama for "Wait Until Dark".
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Wait Until Dark (1967)?
a.
The scene where Tim approaches Harry on a tractor was filmed on NASCAR legend
Junior Johnson
s farm.
b.
Actor/Director
Saul Rubinek
plays the piano score for this film.
c.
In his non-fiction book Danse Macabre,
Stephen King
declared this to be the scariest movie of all time and that
Alan Arkin
s performance "may be the greatest evocation of screen villainy ever."
d.
June Foray
did some uncredited voice work for Michael and Sean during some of the out door scenes.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Wait Until Dark (1967)?
a.
M. Night Shyamalan
deliberately used the color red to depict when the world of the living and the world of the dead would crossover. If red was in a scene where that was not the case, he would change it. The scenes where he used this are: The door to the church where we first see Cole and Malcolm interacting is red. The statue Cole takes from the church also has a red robe; The doorknob to Malcolms basement is red. His wife keeps on locking it but he just unlocks it; Coles school uniform jacket is reddish (maroon). He is often approached by the dead people while at school and/or wearing his uniform; Anna wears a red dress at the restaurant where Malcolm is late for their anniversary; Lynn Sears nail polish is red when she is pointing out the white spots on all the pictures of Cole in the hallway. We are led to believe those spots are the dead people that are always seeking his help; Coles free association writing is in red ink, the writing presumably records things hes heard from the dead; At the birthday party all the visible balloons are pastel colored until we see the red balloon that floats up the stairway and leads Cole to the small closet. Cole is wearing a red sweater and is attacked by the spirit in the closet; Coles blanket at the hospital is reddish (pink) when he confesses to Malcolm that he sees dead people; The birthday gift Anna gives to Sean is in a red box and she is wearing red when the two of them embrace causing Malcolm to break the shop door; When Malcolm listens to a taped session with Vincent, as he turns up the cassette recorder volume the control numbers go from white to red; The blanket covering Coles fort is red. Kyra Collins comes to him because she wants him to save her sister from her own fate. The box containing Kyras VHS tape is trimmed in red and has a red-lined interior. The outfit worn by Mrs. Collins at Kyras wake is bright red, and she is the only person wearing a bright color; The bicyclist Cole sees next to the car is wearing a red helmet; The blanket that Anna Crowe covers herself with while watching the wedding video is red. Malcolm sits next to her and tries talking to her but she is sleeping and unconsciously speaking aloud;
b.
The strange pair of singers who appear during the Bim Bam Boom number and who sing in gibberish is the performance art duo The Kipper Kids.
c.
Robert Wise
and
Ernest Lehman
visited the set to view rushes of
Julie Andrews
performance. She was cast immediately in the lead for
The Sound of Music
on the strength of that visit.
d.
The location of Susys apartment is listed in IMDb as 4 St. Lukes Place in Manhattan (New York, NY). These days the street is called Leroy Street (between 7th Avenue S. and Hudson). The park seen across the street from the apartment is Hudson Park.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Wait Until Dark (1967)?
a.
In "The Book of Lists: Horror", the climactic heart-stopping confrontation between
Audrey Hepburn
and
Alan Arkin
is #1 on
Stephen King
list.
b.
The character of Kitty was purposefully given the name so that when Carol is searching for her and calling her name, the audience would mockingly "meow" at the screen and laugh. After the initial tension was released, the jump-scare would be twice as effective.
c.
When the film wrapped production, it took over a year to edit and score because the producers needed to secure additional financing.
d.
The Enterprise-E observation lounge is an extensive redress of the Enterprise-D Observation lounge as seen on
Star Trek: The Next Generation
. The sets aft video wall and console were refurbished for the third season of
Enterprise
, and the set as a whole was restored to its "Next Generation" appearance in the "Enterprise" series finale.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Wait Until Dark (1967)?
a.
Wait Until Dark
was actually the second movie to use the climatic sequence where the villain is presumed dead, but actually isnt.
Les diaboliques
was the first film to use the villain-presumed-dead sequence, to great publicity effect including a spread in Life magazine featuring that films then-considerable shock value. Films after Les diaboliques and Wait Until Dark that used this scare tactic include
Friday the 13th
,
A Nightmare on Elm Street
, and
Fatal Attraction
.
b.
The story was inspired by a real-life incident. Jeff Probst (I) found a mans wallet on the street, with a name but no phone number, so he called another persons number that was inside. The man who answered said he was a cousin of the owner, and instructed Probst to mail it to him. Probst says he has always wondered if the other man really was a cousin.
c.
Inspired by the real-life story of husband-and-wife lawyers William Dwight Whitney and
Dorothy Whitney
, who represented
Raymond Massey
and his ex-wife
Adrienne Allen
in their divorce. After the Massey divorce was over, the Whitneys divorced each other and married the respective Masseys.
d.
The film grossed far more outside the United States, accounting for just over 70% of the films worldwide gross.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Wait Until Dark (1967)?
a.
During World War II, 16-year-old
Audrey Hepburn
was a volunteer nurse in a Dutch hospital. During the battle of Arnhem, Hepburns hospital received many wounded Allied soldiers. One of the injured soldiers young Audrey helped nurse back to health was a young British paratrooper - and future director - named
Terence Young
who more than 20 years later directed Hepburn in
Wait Until Dark
.
b.
In one of the karaoke bar scenes, when Garrett Morris character is bargaining with the guy to trade songs, he suggests that the guy sing "Baby Dont Get Hooked On Me" by Mac Davis. The man he is speaking to is, you guessed it, Mac Davis.
c.
Producer
Ray Stark
was hoping to cast
Elizabeth Taylor
for the part of Doris.
d.
In order to get the lizards to move, heaters had to be turned on full blast because reptiles dont move in cold weather.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Wait Until Dark (1967)?
a.
Each of the products in the refrigerator (an all-important prop) were carefully angled so that no brand names were recognizable.
b.
Not a lavish MGM production despite the star power of
Elizabeth Taylor
and
William Powell
(in his last Metro appearance, and just two pictures -
How to Marry a Millionaire
and
Mister Roberts
- away from retirement), this movie went unnoticed by the contemporary film critics at The New York Times.
c.
The Riemann Hypothesis mentioned throughout the movie is a real and famous problem in mathematics that has gone unsolved (it has not been proved yet) for nearly 150 years. Many other important theories have been proved on the condition that the Riemann Hypothesis holds, hence its importance. In the year 2000, the Clay Mathematics Institute of Cambridge, Massachusetts listed the Riemann Hypothesis as one of seven "Millennium Prize Problems" and offered a $1,000,000 reward to the person that proves it.
d.
The Voice of the Old Woman who begins the song "Downtown (On Skid Row)" is dubbed by
Michelle Weeks
, who plays Ronette.
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