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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : 12 Rounds (2009) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : 12 Rounds (2009) - 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: 12 Rounds (2009).
About the movie:
Detective Danny Fisher discovers his girlfriend has been kidnapped by a ex-con tied to Fisher's past, and he'll have to successfully complete 12 challenges in order to secure her safe release.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 12 Rounds (2009)?
a.
Addition to Directors trademarks section: the name of the boat near the motor home with the Finnish flag, is "Satu", which is the Finnish word for fairytale.
b.
To cut costs, the production only painted one side of the full-size model of Max Zorins blimp.
c.
Andy Dufresnes Prison ID Number is 37927.
d.
The Rome (Italy) location was chosen because
Pamela Tiffin
had already signed a movie deal for numerous films with an Italian production company once she had completed this film. Since production had been halted due to local protests about the films plot, the only way to complete scenes requiring Tiffins presence was to shoot them in Rome, where she would be shooting her other films. In addition,
Jonathan Winters
also had upcoming commitments with
The Dean Martin Show
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 12 Rounds (2009)?
a.
Renny Harlin
s son Lucas appears as the little boy with the hat in the street car.
b.
There is a subtle reference to the old slapstick gag of the watermelon-and-the-hammer - its when Mr. Furious, during the Sphinx strange training session, is wearing watermelon on his feet and proceeds to bash them (off screen) with the tack hammer he is supposed to balance on his head.
c.
According to the filmmakers,
John Cleese
was the most difficult choice in casting as he was primarily noted for comic roles. Cleese felt that at his age, a dramatic role with subtle humour would be an easier role to play rather than another manic old man.
d.
Frequently referred to as an entry in the "Beach Party" film series, with the relatively brief appearances of
Harvey Lembeck
as Eric Von Zipper and
Candy Johnson
as Candy supporting that, the fact that major players
Annette Funicello
,
Jody McCrea
and
Don Rickles
are not in their usual roles (Connie, Big Lunk and Big Bang a Martian here instead of Dolores/Dee Dee a nickname, Bonehead and Jack Fanny/Big Drag/Big Drop the man kept changing his "name" with his career in the other movies, respectively) suggests the contrary with much more strength. However similar the characterizations are, they are at least nominally different characters.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 12 Rounds (2009)?
a.
The leprechaun effects look very high tech and complicated, but most of them were achieved very simply by placing the "normal sized" actors closer to the camera than the "tiny" ones, and lining them up on the same horizontal plane through the lens so the distance between them could not be detected.
b.
When Henry calls Libby to tell her Daphne has been out all day with a boy in a band (Ian), Libby says, Lemme guess, hes a drummer? In reality,
Oliver James
, who plays Ian, is a drummer.
c.
John Milius
stated that making this film was one of the worst experiences he had.
d.
John Cena
lashed out in the media at critics that he said he thought condemned the movie in their reviews simply because he is a wrestler.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 12 Rounds (2009)?
a.
The painting of the young girl during the opening raid sequence is "The Story Book" by Adolphe-William Bouguereau.
b.
The images of the volcanic eruption on Mustafar was real footage of Mt. Etna in Italy which was erupting at the time of production
c.
Renny Harlin
appears at least three times in the beginning of the movie. Also at the end of the film, Rennys voice can be heard over the radio in the helicopter that Miles Jackson tries to escape in.
d.
In 2001,
Mark Wahlberg
and
Hugh Jackman
were in talks to star. Production was scheduled to begin in February 2002. But after the September 11, 2001 attack on New York City and the celebrated heroics of the citys police, it was deemed inappropriate to make a film featuring corrupt NYPD officers at the time.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 12 Rounds (2009)?
a.
In a separately filmed trailer, Vitaphone production reel #4495,
Otis Skinner
and
Loretta Young
tell the audience about the picture.
b.
Prior to the release of this movie, the greatest profit 20th Century Fox had every made in one year was $37,000,000. In 1977, because of the film, their year-end profit was $79,000,000.
c.
This is director
Renny Harlin
s first film to release a directors cut (in this case an "extreme cut") out on DVD.
d.
Kermit Maynard
is listed by modern sources as a cast member, but was not seen in the film.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 12 Rounds (2009)?
a.
Renny Harlin
: [Finland] Numerous reference to Renny Harlins native Finland, such as the mentioning of Helsinki in dialog, a Finnish flag on the side of a motor home at the location of a car crashing into a boat, etc etc.
b.
The car that Sam Masterson (
Van Heflin
) drives into Iverstown at the beginning of the film is a 1942 DeSoto Custom Convertible.
c.
Roberto Benigni
had never been to America prior to this film.
d.
There are no opening credits besides the Title Card.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 12 Rounds (2009)?
a.
When Dr. Angelo stimulates Jobes brain using virtual reality, the symbols that fly at Jobe, at close inspection, are Kabbalistic mystical symbols with ancient Hebrew writing around them.
b.
In the DVD commentary,
Ivan Reitman
says he received a call from
William Atherton
complaining that the movie ruined his life. The character of Walter Peck was so hated that people would talk Atherton as if they were giving the character Peck a piece of their mind. Apparently more than once, physical fights had been started with Atherton in bars.
c.
Originally the dog owned by Molly Porter (Ashely Scott) and Danny Fisher (John Cena) named Shorty was going to be a bulldog. The producers changed the dog to a pug when the filming was done as pugs can be mistaken for bulldogs.
d.
Paul Walker
and
Ashton Kutcher
were considered to play the Duke boys.
Anthony Anderson
was also considered to play Boss Hogg.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 12 Rounds (2009)?
a.
The stunt coordinator on this film was
Jock Mahoney
, who actually played Tarzan in two early 1960s films.
b.
Fox first wanted to open the film on Memorial Day and change the name to Doomsday to avoid the fierce competition on July 4th.
c.
According to
Renny Harlin
on the DVD commentary that all the producers were against having a pug in the movie until Renny pitched it to
John Cena
who thought it was a great idea.
Daniel Kunka
explains on his own DVD commentary that when Renny pitched the pug, he was against it so much that he decided that it would be a Bulldog and kept that in the script until Renny changed it to the pug.
d.
The Decepticon who steals the Allspark at the NEST base is named Reedman, because he was made out of hundreds of miniature bug-like robots (described as Microcons). The VFXperts described him as "a bunch of razor blades really, but cooler looking than that! Hes able to orient himself in a particular axis to make himself invisible from that axis."
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 12 Rounds (2009)?
a.
Originally, a young Han Solo was going to make an appearance in the film, living among the Wookies on Kashyyyk.
b.
The original setting was in Chicago, Illinois in
Daniel Kunka
s original script but
Renny Harlin
changed the setting in New Orleans.
c.
The character of Mimi, the dying prostitute, was intended as a macabre joke, a reference to the opera "La Bohème", which features a dying woman named Mimi. Such darkly humorous references are common in
Val Lewton
s films.
d.
Though decried by much of the NHL upon release - many league higher ups felt fans would lump the brawl-filled 1970s NHL with the brawl-filled minor league featured in the film - the movie is still a staple on NHL buses and team charters. Its not uncommon for NHL players born years after the movies release to name it as their favorite movie. In locker rooms, players refer to reporters who write an untrue rumor with conviction as "Dickie Dunn."
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 12 Rounds (2009)?
a.
The closing credits include a famous poem about the war written by Major Michael Davis ODonnell on January 1, 1970. ODonnell was declared missing in action on March 24, 1970 after piloting a helicopter on an extraction mission inside Cambodia. He was declared killed in action in 1978. His remains were recovered and identified with DNA testing many years later, and were interred at Arlington National Cemetery in 2001.
b.
Timothy Olyphant
read for the role of Tony Stark.
c.
Michael Chiklis
was chosen over 200 other candidates for the role of John Belushi.
d.
John Cena
explained in a interview plus on the commentary track on the DVD that he was looking to do another film after finishing
The Marine
. This film was pitched to him by producer
Josh McLaughlin
and John became very interested. He continued that this movie was better than The Marine despite he enjoyed working that film and likes the movie. The main reason this movie because according to Cena was because this movie tells more of a emotional story and that the audience would have a strong connection to the characters. At the same time, the producers also wanted a non-stop PG-13 action film like The Marine.
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