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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Air Force One (1997) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Air Force One (1997) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Air Force One (1997).
About the movie:
Hijackers seize the plane carrying the President of the United States and his family, but he (an ex-soldier) works from hiding to defeat them.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Air Force One (1997)?
a.
Jean Greys closing monologue is the same as Professor Xs opening monologue in
X-Men
.
b.
When a dummy was put on the cable, the 747s bow wave blew off its coat and tie. Rather than put the planes engines at risk, the filmmakers decided to use special effects for all shots of the people on the cable.
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.
At the end of the film, when Stitch is dancing with Lilos halau hula, the camera pulls back to reveal that they are performing at the Merrie Monarch Festival, a real annual festival honoring King David Kalakaua and celebrating Hawaiian arts and culture.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Air Force One (1997)?
a.
Clint Walker
: As Whistling Jack Kileen.
b.
Old photos were used of
Jack Lemmon
.
c.
When Valera gives his thumbprint for a background check near the beginning of the film, the date of birth that comes up among his info (3/21/58) is actor
Gary Oldman
s real birthday.
d.
Aaron Eckhart
, Thomas Jane and
Hayden Christensen
were considered to play Noah.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Air Force One (1997)?
a.
Coleman Francis
: [location] Yucca Mountain
b.
The only Indiana Jones movie that does not show or make any references to the Ark of the Covenant. (It was the main object sought after in
Raiders of the Lost Ark
, an ancient drawing of the Ark appears inside the catacombs in
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
, and the Ark makes a brief cameo appearance in
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
.) The lack of appearance or mention of the Ark in this movie was very likely due to the fact that this movie takes place in 1935, while Raiders takes place in 1936, making this a prequel to Raiders, and thus being the case, Indy has yet to discovered the Ark.
c.
The sequence set at Ramstein AB, Germany, was filmed at Rickenbacker International Airport, Columbus, OH. Because the aircraft had to be visible even though the scene was supposedly taking place at night, a small amount of sky light was required; this restricted filming to two 15-minute intervals each day, at dusk and dawn.
d.
Matthew McConaughey
turned down the lead role that went to Owen Wilson.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Air Force One (1997)?
a.
Star Suzanne Love is the real-life sister of co-star Nicholas Love, who plays her brother in the film.
b.
Make-up artist
Barney Burman
supervised the makeup for the aliens in the film. His team had to rush the creation of many of the aliens, because originally the majority of them were to feature in one major scene (to express the variety of life in the universe). Towards the end of filming, however,
J.J. Abrams
deemed the scene too similar to the
Star Wars
cantina sequence, and decided to dot the designs around the film.
c.
Harrison Ford
told
Gary Oldman
to actually hit him during the filming of the fight scenes.
d.
This marks the Hollywood debut for Chinese martial arts sensation Wu Jing (
Jacky Wu
), who has a cameo as one of the assassins having a brief but furious battle with fellow Wu Shu expert
Jet Li
at the beginning of the film.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Air Force One (1997)?
a.
One morning, the frantic activity of taxiing and braking during this period caused the 747s wheels to overheat - triggering a safety device that deflates all the tires rather than risk a blowout.
b.
The scene in the motel room where Charlie remembers his older brother - and why he called him Rain Man - was shot in one take. This was done well into filming when the actors had both found a natural rhythm together.
c.
The movie was shot in 1 year.
d.
Irvin Kershner
: as the director of the Aegis commercial.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Air Force One (1997)?
a.
This was the third filmed adaptation of
Lajos Biró
s play "Hotel Imperial", made previously only four years earlier with
Hotel Imperial
and sixteen years prior with
Hotel Imperial
. An earlier film production of this play to be filmed as
I Loved a Soldier
was canceled.
Hotel Sahara
was not an adaption of this play.
b.
J. Edgar Hoover
personally chose
James Stewart
for the role of Chip Hardesty because he felt that Stewart conveyed a positive image.
c.
This was the last film project for
Alan Hewitt
.
d.
The shot where the 747 swerves on the ground at Ramstein was performed at half speed.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Air Force One (1997)?
a.
Filmed between early April and early June of 1943, with shooting recommencing between mid-October and early November, this movie finally premiered on May 24, 1946 at the Strand Theatre in Manhattan. Allegedly, the picture had not received a quicker release due to Warner Bros. lack of confidence in the box office potential.
b.
The lead role was written for
Kevin Costner
, but he was heavily committed to
The Postman
, and suggested
Harrison Ford
for the part.
c.
At the beginning of filming,
Natalie Portman
gave Julia Roberts a necklace that said "cunt" in honor of their characters foul mouths. At the end of filming, Julia Roberts gave Natalie Portman a necklace that said "lil cunt".
d.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
was given a slightly used Gulfstream III airplane (worth about $14 million) by producer
Mario Kassar
for accepting the role.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Air Force One (1997)?
a.
Mickey Rourke
originally had a role, but he walked off the set when the producers refused to let him include his pet chihuahua in the movie.
b.
The twenty-fifth of forty-seven Charlie Chan movies.
c.
The final sequence where a cable is extended from an MC-130 to the 747 was filmed near Californias Channel Islands.
Paul Bishop
flew the 747 in formation within a few feet of the MC-130. The camera plane, a modified B-25, had a top speed of about 230 mph, so the sequence was filmed at about 200 mph and the 747 had to be flown with flaps extended. This sequence is a nearly a shot-for-shot copy of a similar air to air rescue involving an MC-130 and a Boeing 747 in
Airport 1975
.
d.
The radio station Ten-Q is an actual Los Angeles area radio station: KTNQ. At the time the movie was made it was a top 40 station; its now a Spanish language talk/news radio station.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Air Force One (1997)?
a.
There are several connections to the
Alexandre Dumas père
work The Man in the Iron Mask: the obvious mask worn by the elder MacCullen and his descendants new face the events involving France and the concept of replacing the leader with a perfect double.
b.
The usual Air Force One is one of two modified Boeing 747-200s. To represent it, the filmmakers rented and repainted a Boeing 747-146, which had originally belonged to Japan Air Lines, from the cargo carrier American International Airways (AIA). The paint job cost $300,000. The 747s pilot,
Paul Bishop
, also came from AIA. See also the goofs entry.
c.
As an MIT graduate,
Erland van Lidth
was apparently allowed to wear the famous "brass rat" graduation ring during filming. You can see it most clearly in his scene in the metal shop when he bends the metal bar.
d.
The movie premiere was on June 1st, 1955 which happened to be
Marilyn Monroe
s 29th birthday.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Air Force One (1997)?
a.
The undead are never referred as zombies. The best description the media can come up with in the film is "ghouls".
b.
The cable really was trailed behind the MC-130, but its connection to the 747 was a special effect.
c.
Kiefer Sutherland was to play Colonel Murphy and Louis Gossett Jr was to play Colonel Northrop.
d.
Actors of the wolf pack went through "wolf camp" together to get buff and bond with each other.
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