Intermission Trivia: The Home Game

For those of you who couldn't make it out to Sunday's "VHS Night" movie night, you done missed out! On the plus side, you can still test your knowledge on the movie night Intermission Trivia! (answers at the bottom)

“VHS NIGHT” Movie Night Trivia

Round 1
1- Coven utilized black and white film in it’s creative process (and budget)- Which of these modern films were also shot in black and white, be it for their artistic vision, or a money saving tactic?
A. Ed Wood
B. Clerks
C. The Elephant Man
D. All of the above

2-  At a running time of 36 minutes, Coven is regarded as a short film, missing out on being considered a full length film, by industry standards, by a mere four minutes, UNLESS you follow the bylaws of the US Screen Actors Guild, wha minimum of how many minutes in length?
A. 65 Minutes
B. 80 MINUTES
C. 90 Minutes
D. 120 minutes

3- Mark Borchardt has also made a side-career out of playing weird characters and bit-parts in films and music videos throughout the years, since the release of American Movie. Which of these productions was Mark NOT in?
A. an episode of Family Guy
B. Leslie and the Lys featuring Elvira Zombie Killer music video
C. An episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
D. Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever feature film

4- Mark Borchardt, writer and director of Coven, also made a short documentary in 2017, titled The Dundee Project. What out of this world topic is this documentary about?

5- Most viewers who are aware of the short film Coven, is because of the documentary film, American Movie, which followed its filmmaker during the period of financing, and producing the short film. Documentaries have long been a staple of cinema, with Robert J. Flaherty often considered the “father of the documentary.” His 1922 documentary is considered the first full length documentary. What is the title of this film?

Round 2
1- Strange Tapes aka Scott Miller, the creator of the mixtape we just watched, is currently on tour as a guest on the 20th anniversary tour of what festive internet famous purveyors of lost VHS goodness? Side note- they’ll be here live, at the Blind Pig on Friday, April 18th!

2- What former world champion wrestler, with his bloody signature move the “Walls of Jericho,” lost out the role of hosting America’s Funniest Home Videos in 2015, to current host and Fresh Prince alum Alfonso Ribeiro?

3- Before the more ska-centric instrumental version of the America’s Funniest Home Video theme song debuted, what was the name of the original lyrics based theme song?
A. Let’s Be Funny Together
B. The Funny Things You Do
C. Everybody Gets To Be Funny
D. It’s Always Funny Over Here

4- L.A. A.I.D.S. Jabber is a “S.O.V.” film. What does “S.O.V.” stand for?

5- Drew Godderis, writer and director of L.A. A.I.D.S. Jabber, was also an actor in six films total, and portrayed the character “Trick” in Jabber. Which of these films are NOT one of the other five films he was in?
A. Lunchmeat
B. Blood Diner
C. Evil Spawn
D. Cannibal Hookers

Round 3
1- What 17 minute long documentary featuring interviews with fans attending a Judas Priest/ Dokken concert in 1986 was voted #67 on the Rolling Stone best music documentaries list?

2- When VCRs were introduced in the late 1970’s, how much did the cheapest model cost?
A. $1000
B. $700
C. $350
D. $1500

3- Just like the war between VHS and Beta, what format lost it’s own war against the format known as Blu-Ray?

4- A holiday on June 7th celebrates an essential piece of home video equipment and analog movie viewing in general. What piece of movie equipment does it celebrate?

5- In what year was the last VCR made?
A. 2006
B. 2021
C. 1999
D. 2016

ANSWERS: Round 1: 1. D. All of the above 2. B. 80 Minutes 3. C. An episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 4. UFOs 5 Nanook of the North Round 2: . 1. Found Footage Fest 2. Chris Jericho 3. B. The Funny Things You Do 4. Shot On Video 5. A. Lunchmeat Round 3: 1. Heavy Metal Parking Lot 2. A. $1000 3. HD-DVD 4. National VCR Day 5. D. 2016