Q 01/05

Death Becomes Her was the first film to show which lifelike surface generated by computer?

A) Animal fur

B) Human skin

C) Flowing water

D) Human hair

Answer · why

B) Human skin

Human skin was first computer generated here, for the shot where Madeline twists her neck back into place after a blow to the head.

Q 02/05

Which garden tools do Madeline and Helen duel with in Death Becomes Her, leaving one star scarred?

A) Garden rakes

B) Pitchforks

C) Shovels

D) Hedge shears

Answer · why

C) Shovels

Shovels were swung with such gusto that the actress playing Madeline accidentally cut her co-star's face, leaving a faint scar.

Q 03/05

Which actress earned a Golden Globe nomination as vain star Madeline Ashton in Death Becomes Her?

A) Glenn Close

B) Susan Sarandon

C) Sigourney Weaver

D) Meryl Streep

Answer · why

D) Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep found acting opposite effects rigs so tedious that she vowed never to make another effects-heavy film.

Q 04/05

Which Oscar winner for Cactus Flower plays jilted writer Helen Sharp in Death Becomes Her?

A) Goldie Hawn

B) Diane Keaton

C) Sally Field

D) Bette Midler

Answer · why

A) Goldie Hawn

Goldie Hawn wore a fat suit made of a jelly-like material invented for the film, nicknamed flabbercast, for the scenes where Helen is 200 pounds heavi...

Q 05/05

Which action star spent three hours a day in aging makeup as Ernest in Death Becomes Her?

A) Mel Gibson

B) Bruce Willis

C) Kurt Russell

D) Harrison Ford

Answer · why

B) Bruce Willis

Bruce Willis got the part only after the first choice dropped out over pay, and critics singled out his against-type comic turn.