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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : 12 Angry Men (1957) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : 12 Angry Men (1957) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: 12 Angry Men (1957).
About the movie:
A dissenting juror in a murder trial slowly manages to convince the others that the case is not as obviously clear as it seemed in court.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 12 Angry Men (1957)?
a.
Only two jurors are ever identified by name: #8 Mr. Davis and #9 Mr. McCardle. And all but two are identified by job or profession: #1 High School Football Coach, #2 Bank Teller, #3 Owns Messenger Service, #4 Stock Broker, #6 Painter, #7 Salesman, #8 Architect, #10 Garage Owner, #11 Watch Maker, and #12 Advertising Exec.
b.
With the exception of the Russian version,
Piter Pen
, this is the first live action adaptation of
J.M. Barrie
s story to feature a male in the role of Peter.
c.
Patti LuPone
s movie debut.
d.
The role of Alex was originally offered to
Angelina Jolie
who turned it down after admitting she was not a fan of the original series. It was then offered to
Jada Pinkett Smith
who declined it to film
Bamboozled
instead.
Thandie Newton
was finally cast but had to leave owing to freak weather which caused the
Mission: Impossible II
schedule to overrun. The role was eventually taken by
Lucy Liu
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 12 Angry Men (1957)?
a.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
b.
Trevor Howard
was offered Major Scott.
c.
Francis Ford Coppola
considered at one point of giving the film the title, "D" in order to distinguish it from previous Dracula adaptations.
d.
In the jury room, the characters are identified by their numbers as they are seated around the table. Only two have their surnames revealed. In an epilogue,
Henry Fonda
(Juror #8) and
Joseph Sweeney
(Juror #9) meet briefly on the courthouse steps. Fonda introduces himself as "Davis", Sweeney as "McCardle".
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 12 Angry Men (1957)?
a.
Gene Simmons
of the rock band
KISS
was offered the lead male role as Nick Hurley but turned it down in fear of hurting his "demon" image.
b.
Director
Tom McGrath
based his voice of one of the penguins on the voice of friend and composer
Shawn Patterson
; known for his
Charlton Heston
impressions and frequent failed use of the "Jedi mind trick".
c.
Alec Cawthorne
receives an "introducing" credit
d.
Henry Fonda
was asked by United Artists to make this film, so he did it as both actor and producer. He was, however, very frustrated at being producer and decided never to do so again.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 12 Angry Men (1957)?
a.
Davey is based on a picture of
Adam Sandler
when he was 19.
b.
The scene where
Woody Allen
s character celebrates his birthday on the wharf was filmed on December 1, 1964 - Woodys 29th birthday.
c.
With the death of
Jack Warden
(Juror #7) on July 19, 2006,
Jack Klugman
(Juror #5) is the only one of the twelve stars of
12 Angry Men
who is still alive.
d.
During a rehearsal a test was made for a color movie process called Multicolor (a predecessor of Cinecolor) and the result was the first known footage of the Marx Brothers in color! The clip is silent and lasts only 15 seconds. The Marx Brothers also appeared in color in the film
The Story of Mankind
in which they appeared separately.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 12 Angry Men (1957)?
a.
All but three minutes of the film was shot inside the bare and confining, sixteen by twenty-four foot "jury room".
b.
Anne Baxter
s first movie.
c.
In one scene in the movie, a Bugatti Veyron is seen driving down a street in the background. Currently the Bugatti is sold for $1.25 million, and only about 50 are made yearly.
d.
To keep things in order during production, director
Guy Ritchie
introduced a system of fines on set. There were fines for mobile phones ringing, arriving late, taking naps during shooting, being "cheeky", being unfunny, and/or moaning and complaining. One staff member was even charged for letting the craft service table run out of coffee cups.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 12 Angry Men (1957)?
a.
Lamars date at the party was a member of the crew. So was the burly homeowner he approaches when house hunting.
b.
In his autobiography,
Marlon Brando
, Scotts co-star in the film
The Formula
- in a caption for a picture from the film - recounts that Scott asked him during the shooting of the film whether he, Brando, would ever give the same line-reading twice. Brando replied, "I know you know a cue when you hear one."
c.
Because the painstaking rehearsals for the film lasted an exhausting two weeks, filming had to be completed in an unprecedented 21 days.
d.
This film was inspired by the story of
Saratoga
, which was finished after its star died.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 12 Angry Men (1957)?
a.
The lullaby that Ed sings to Nathan, Jr. is the song "Down in the Willow Garden", a folk song about a man sentenced to death after brutally murdering his fiancee.
b.
The identity of the killer can be seen in a news clipping in the opening montage.
c.
The Christopher Mott Society is a parody of the right-wing John Birch Society. In the scene where the Mott society is meeting, they listen to a record album of a talk by a right wing pundit, many right-wing pundits put out albums of their speeches in the 60s and 70s and widely distributed them for sale in friendly newspapers since they could only afford to get radio time on low-power stations.
d.
Most of the hard-working (relatively inexperienced) crew were longshoremen. Because there wasnt enough movie work to feed them all year, theyd have two union cards: their Local 52 cards and their ILA cards.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 12 Angry Men (1957)?
a.
B.J. Rack
, one of the producers, is still credited although he left the project due to creative differences with director
Robert Longo
,
b.
As shooting of the film went on, director
Sidney Lumet
gradually changed to lenses of longer focal lengths, so that the backgrounds seemed to close in on the characters, creating a greater feeling of claustrophobia.
c.
Bill Pope
had planned on shooting the film with anamorphic lenses in order to replicate the classic "action film look", but was unable to because there were no anamorphic lenses available that could focus close enough to the puppets.
d.
The shot where the audience sees the killers view down a gun barrel pointing at Peterson was filmed using a giant hand holding a giant gun to get the perspective correct.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 12 Angry Men (1957)?
a.
Quincy Jones
: during the opening credits. He composed "Soul Bossa Nova," which the series uses as the theme music.
b.
For many years, only the first half of the kinescope of the TV version of "Twelve Angry Men" broadcast live on Sept. 20, 1954 (
Twelve Angry Men
) was thought to survive, and had been in the possession of the Museum of Television and Radio since 1976. In 2003 a complete 16mm kinescope was discovered in the collection of
Samuel Leibowitz
(former defense attorney and judge) and was also acquired by the museum.
c.
George Raft
declined the role of George Leach because it was too small.
d.
Rosie Garcia took over the leading role of Kathryn three days into filming after the other actress was forced to back out due to scheduling conflicts.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 12 Angry Men (1957)?
a.
Looking at the bodies in the aftermath of a fight
Bruce Willis
says, "All I see are dead people." Of course, "I see dead people" is the most famous line from 1999s
The Sixth Sense
, which starred Bruce Willis.
b.
This is the only chapter of the Mr. Moto series to actually be based on an original Mr. Moto novel.
c.
The scene where Mitch, Ed, and Phil cross the river with the herd and save Norman from the rapids were amongst the first scenes filmed.
d.
Henry Fonda
disliked watching himself on film, so he did not watch the whole film in the projection room. But before he walked out he said quietly to director
Sidney Lumet
, "Sidney, its magnificent."
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