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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A History of Violence (2005) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A History of Violence (2005) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A History of Violence (2005)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: A History of Violence (2005).

About the movie: A mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A History of Violence (2005)?
a.		The song which Judd Nelson hums the guitar riff to at the beginning of the movie is the opening tune to "Sunshine of Your Love" by Cream.
b.		For the sex scene on the stairs, David Cronenberg was concerned about the two actors getting hurt on the hard wooden steps. He asked his stunt man whether or not he had any stunt pads to soften up the stairs. The stunt man laughed, saying that in the twenty years he had been working as a stunt man, no director had ever asked him for stunt pads for a sex scene. Pads were not used for most of the scene however, and in the shot when Edie is naked on the bed with bruises visible on her back, make-up was used to hide the amount of bruises that Maria Bello received from the scene.
c.		People offered parts in the movie included Vivian Stanshall, Mick Jagger, John Lennon, Pete Townshend, George Harrison, Bob Dylan and Eric Idle.
d.		The last casting session left producers worried that they would not find an actress suitable to play the role of Brea. However, just a few minutes before the open call ended, actress Kim Mulligan came in and blew them all away with her read.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A History of Violence (2005)?
a.		In James Howletts bedroom a picture of a wolverine can be seen, foreshadowing his mutation and later title.
b.		To get into fighting shape, Jason Statham trained for months with an ex-Navy SEAL, one of the key trainers who built the Spartans of 300.
c.		The fictitious town that the film is set in (Millbrook, Indiana) is named after the town where the film was actually shot (Millbrook, Ontario, Canada). The scenes set in Philadelphia were actually shot in Toronto, Canada.
d.		The development of the best method to show Superman flying was a long period of experimentation. The methods attempted included simply catapulting a dummy into the air, a remote control model airplane painted as the character and simply animating the flying sequences. The producers settled for a combination of forward projection and specially designed zoom lenses that could create the illusion of movement by zooming in on Christopher Reeve while making the forward projection appear to recede. For scenes where Superman has to interact with other people or objects while in flight, Reeve and fellow actors were put in a variety of rigging equipment with careful lighting and photography to hide the equipment.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A History of Violence (2005)?
a.		Many of Laras action sequence moves will be known and loved by any aficionados of the video game series. Drawing weapons mid-somersault, swallow dives into water, forward rolls to reverse direction - these are signature moves of the experienced player.
b.		This was one of the first films that Broadway columnist-turned-film producer/writer Mark Hellinger worked on at the B-picture unit of Warner Brothers. Hellinger was under close scrutiny by Hollywood columnists to observe how he would perform, and they jokingly referred to this film as "Hellingers Kitchen".
c.		The scenes in the diner were all shot on a sound stage in Ontario. They constructed a street scene for outside the window and lit it appropriate to day or night time.
d.		This film had no art director or production designer according to the films DVD interview with Maggie Renzi.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A History of Violence (2005)?
a.		In scenes around the Russian Duma, black scorch marks appear on the building at times. During filming, Russian President Boris Yeltsin was literally at war with the Communist-controlled Duma. The scorch marks are the result of tanks shelling the building.
b.		Director Marc Andreottola was inspired to shoot "Suzys Party" in the experimental style of the David Lynch film Inland Empire.
c.		Actress Simone Simon tested for the part of Mouche which ended up being played by Anne Baxter.
d.		During an interview, Viggo Mortensen stated that during the shooting of the first bar scene with Ed Harris he could not stop laughing, and as a result, the scene had to be re-shot several times. Due to Viggo Mortensens behavior, Ed Harris completed the scene without pants; he only wore his underwear, yet this cannot be seen as the bar table impedes our view. Thus, Viggo Mortensen had to act seriously while Ed Harris was not wearing any pants, and this is the scene that is used in the movie.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A History of Violence (2005)?
a.		The scene where the T-Rex comes out of the bushes and eats the gallimimus was actually shot on the island of Oahu at Kualoa Ranch. This was the only outdoor scene not filmed on Kauai, due to Hurricane Iniki.
b.		The names of "William Orser" and "LeLand Jones" are a play on the name of the character actor Leland Orser.
c.		Franchot Tone was initially cast in the role of "Larry" but was replaced by Robert Young prior to the start of production.
d.		When J.B. Books (John Wayne) arrives at Dr. E.W. Hostetlers (James Stewart) office, Hostetler mentions that it has been 15 years since they last saw each other. The inside joke is that Wayne and Stewart last worked together on The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, 15 years before.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A History of Violence (2005)?
a.		This film was originally intended to be released on Christmas in 1966, but because the shoot ran several months over schedule the film was not released until April of 1967.
b.		Thomas Jane and Harrison Ford turned down the role of Tom Stall.
c.		Director Milcho Manchevski was replaced two weeks into production.
d.		When Dr Slaughter (Sigourney Weaver) walks to the answering machine, there is a photo next to the phone, which shows Weaver and her real-life father Pat Weaver.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A History of Violence (2005)?
a.		The second of sixty-six Hopalong Cassidy movies.
b.		The mobsters were originally supposed to be Italian, but after the casting of Ed Harris and William Hurt, David Cronenberg decided to change the mob to Irish. He felt Harris and Hurt wouldnt make convincing Italians.
c.		Sandra Bernhard was originally offered the role of Janine.
d.		The name for Vittoria Vetra was based on sixties model/actress Victoria Vetri.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A History of Violence (2005)?
a.		"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on June 26, 1944 with Dick Powell reprising his film role.
b.		Patrick Wilson briefly passed out due to overexertion during filming of the intense surgery scene.
c.		In a deleted scene, Tom dreams of shooting Carl Fogarty in the diner, but the scene was cut because David Cronenberg thought it was too reminiscent of the directors own previous Videodrome. In the scene, Fogarty, his chest blown open by a shotgun, the exposed ends of ribs smoking, nonetheless rises from the floor and aims a handgun at Tom. Along with the deleted scene, the director and crew joke that Fogarty should pull the gun out of his gaping abdomen, an "homage" by the director to himself and to "Videodrome".
d.		Most of the character names are the names of cities in Minnesota. Writer Pat Proft is from Minnesota.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A History of Violence (2005)?
a.		During the set up of the gruesome death scene of Lady MacDuffs children, director Roman Polanski was instructing a four-year-old blonde girl on how to play dead, while smearing tons of fake blood all over her body. Polanski playfully asked the girl what her name was, to which she replied, "Sharon".
b.		When Bill Clinton signs the declaration of war, the other piece of paper on his desk describes types of cigars.
c.		"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 22, 1943 with Judy Garland and Gene Kelly reprising their film roles.
d.		William Hurt received an Oscar nomination for this film for Best Supporting Actor despite only being in one scene which lasted less than 10 minutes.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A History of Violence (2005)?
a.		If you look closely you can see all the leads in the movie are wearing matching gold rings with a red stone in it.
b.		The actors who played the two robbers in the cafe came up with their own backstory about why the men were travelling together. According to them the older man was the younger mans uncle and was taking him across country after the younger man had been released from prison.
c.		This film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.
d.		Chapter 1: The City of Gold - Chapter 2: Signal of Fear - Chapter 3: The Seal of Doom - Chapter 4: Terror of the Badlands - Chapter 5: The Secret of the Vault - Chapter 6: Appointment With Death - Chapter 7: The Chamber of Horror - Chapter 8: The Vanishing Dagger! - Chapter 9: Escape From Death - Chapter 10: The Gold Cache - Chapter 11: The Curse of the Killer - Chapter 12: Test by Torture - Chapter 13: The Sign of Evil - Chapter 14: An Indians Revenge - Chapter 15: The Black Arrow Triumphs

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