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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004).

About the movie: With all-new gadgets, high-flying action, exciting chases and a wisecracking new handler, Derek (Anthony Anderson), Cody has to retrieve the device before the world's leaders fall under the evil control of a diabolical villain.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004)?
a.		Composer James Newton Howard was asked to purposely reference classic film scores from similar genres, such as Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Psycho. The opening music and main three-note motif is strikingly similar (a probable reference) to both the theme of Psycho and the theme of The Twilight Zone.
b.		Jack Albertson (Willie) and Sam Levene (Al) originated the roles on Broadway.
c.		The script was being written as filming took place.
d.		The Smith Estate of Los Angeles, California was used for the exteriors of the Merrye house. The house still stands today.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004)?
a.		The Malcolm McDowell character, Alberto Antonelli, is heavily based on The Robert Joffrey Ballets longtime artistic director, Gerald ("Jerry") Arpino. Like Arpino, Antonelli is an Italian American former dancer who has gone on to run a prominent Chicago dance company (the chastising speech that Antonelli gives to an Italian-American audience while receiving an award was taken nearly verbatim from an awards speech of Arpinos). Many of Antonellis turns of phrase in the script were taken from Arpinos speech patterns, as was his habit of watching rehearsals while sitting backwards in a white, open-backed chair that was reserved only for him.
b.		The makers wanted to use "London Calling" by The Clash, but couldnt afford the rights. Director Kevin Allen got hold of fellow Jack, Martin Ace* of "Man", to write "Destination London" instead. (*native of Swansea).
c.		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.
d.		One of the films producers was Edgar Rosenberg, who had just married comedienne Joan Rivers. Rivers, a visitor to the set, rather maliciously writes that Rita Hayworth was a real handful during this time: demanding, incoherent but still looking very glamorous. It is quite possible that by this time, Hayworth was already beginning to suffer from the effects of Alzheimers Disease, which would eventually kill her.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004)?
a.		Frankie Muniz was paid $5 million for reprising his role as Agent Cody Banks, $3 million more than the original.
b.		Team X is comprised of James Logan (Wolverine), Victor Creed (Sabretooth), Wade Wilson (Deadpool), David North (Agent Zero), Chris Bradley (Bolt), John Wraith (Kestrel) and Fred J. Dukes (Blob). From these, only four of the members have their titles mentioned in the film: North is referred to as "Zero" by Stryker; Logan asks for new dog-tags inscribed with "Wolverine" on them, after the folktale he heard; Dukes mistakes Wolverines calling him "bub" for "Blob" (as a joke it enrages him); and Stryker refers to Wade as "the Deadpool."
c.		Tobey Maguires movie debut.
d.		Director Al Adamson loved the film "Tagani" when he saw it in the mid 60s so he purchased the rights himself.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004)?
a.		Eddie Murphy became interested in this movie when he heard he would be working with Steve Martin, of whom he is a huge fan. When Murphy sat down with Martin and director Frank Oz, the first thing he said was that Kit Ramsey should be "a black action superstar"; Oz then asked if that meant he was making the film, and Murphy said yes. Martin later joked that "Eddies audition was VERY good".
b.		Original director Harald Zwart quit after disagreeing with the studio over the amount of budget allocated to the film (only $1 million more than the first film). Harald Zwart wanted to use a lot of CGI effects which would have brought the budget up to about $30 million, a figure that MGM (rightly) deemed to be too high.
c.		The real Chuck Gieg and Tod Johnstone went on to fight in the Vietnam War, three years after the Albatross sank. Both returned safely.
d.		John Frankenheimer opted to direct this movie after plans to film author Richard Yatess 1961 novel "Revolutionary Road" failed to materialize. The latter would not be filmed until Revolutionary Road.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004)?
a.		Writer Michael Tolkin actually had a film company ring him up and try to option Habeus Corpus, the blatantly ludicrous film that is pitched within the movie.
b.		Paramount shot two endings for the film. The one not used had Bob Hope and Bing Crosby enlisting in the Marines and ended with the line "See you on the road to Tokyo."
c.		Hannah Spearritt wanted her character and Cody Banks to be an item, but this idea was nixed by the producers.
d.		J.C. Lira drew the storyboards that Kari later discovers.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004)?
a.		Aragorn battling the Ring Wraiths at Weathertop was Viggo Mortensens very first day on set. It was also the first time that Mortensen had ever handled a sword.
b.		The gun used in the assassination attempt is a Henry Survival Rifle, and is really able to be taken apart and put back together, although the stock was somewhat of a wire frame.
c.		Frankie Muniz underwent two months of martial arts training before filming began.
d.		Paul Newman considered his performance as Doc to be the best hed done since The Verdict. Newman was known as a skilled racing driver, owner, and enthusiast.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004)?
a.		There are 15 credited producers on the film.
b.		The original title for Planet Terror was "Project Terror".
c.		Ben Fallaize, younger brother of producer Gene Fallaize, was originally cast in the role of Jake Truman, but had to turn down the role due to other commitments.
d.		Only days before the role of Batman was cast, eight actors were asked to audition for the part. The actors were Christian Bale, Joshua Jackson, Eion Bailey, Hugh Dancy, Billy Crudup, Cillian Murphy, Henry Cavill and Jake Gyllenhaal. While Bale won the part, Christopher Nolan liked Murphys audition so much, he cast him as Dr. Jonathan Crane/The Scarecrow.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004)?
a.		Director and co-writer Nisha Ganatra stepped into the lead role of Reena after the actress originally cast in the role quit the production shortly before filming began.
b.		Shot during Frankie Munizs summer hiatus from Malcolm in the Middle.
c.		Although it is centered around an on-going war, no specific war is ever named in the film.
d.		During the scene in the van with R. Lee Ermey (The Sheriff) and Jonathan Tucker (Morgan), Tucker forced the gun down his throat in order to make himself vomit every take. If you watch carefully you can see him spit the vomit out of his mouth in the scene.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004)?
a.		A real bank heist took place near the filming location and the felons drove right past the PA who immediately alerted everyone on set. The felons were surprised to see that they were driving through a film set, shortly before driving headlong into (and becoming hopelessly stuck in) a fake snow drift. The police immediately apprehended the two bumbling crooks to the amusement of all on set.
b.		Barbra Streisand, who was originally attached to star as Laura Mars, sings the theme song "Prisoner" from this movie. Its the only song that Streisand sings from a movie in which she does not appear.
c.		After the film had been distributed worldwide and had grossed a substantial profit of over $39 million, which made it the most successful independent motion picture of 1976, the films distributor, Edward L. Montoro, and his Film Ventures International (FVI) decided to keep the profits without paying director William Girdler and the films producers/writers David Sheldon and Harvey Flaxman. They sued, and Montoro was eventually ordered by the Los Angeles County Superior Court to pay the box office proceeds due to Girdler, Sheldon and Flaxman.
d.		Kevin Allen wanted to direct the film to prove that he could make a popcorn movie as well as the indie fare hes more associated with.

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