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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Air Force One (1997) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Air Force One (1997) - Part (3) 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.
Sterling Hayden
was originally supposed to play the knife expert, Britt. Hayden dropped out for unknown reasons, so
John Sturges
sent out an extensive casting call.
Robert Vaughn
(Lee) recommended his old schoolmate and friend
James Coburn
for the role. Vaughn and Coburn helped each other get roles throughout the rest of Coburns life.
b.
On the DVD commentary if
Harrison Ford
did not want to play the lead role then
Arnold Schwarzenegger
,
Keanu Reeves
and
Dennis Quaid
would be the other choices to play the lead role. Others considered include
Tom Hanks
,
John Malkovich
and
Tommy Lee Jones
.
c.
The actual Battle of Islandlhwana took place on 22nd January 1879 at 11.30 am.
d.
When Rusty is backing the boat trailer up to deliver Valerie (and Romano) to the motel, the frames are segmented resulting in a jumpy image. This is because Rusty is actually driving forward and the film has been reversed.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Air Force One (1997)?
a.
The football game that the presidential staff taped for President Marshall is actually the September 12, 1992 game between Michigan and Notre Dame in South Bend. The game was not a 14-13 win for Michigan, but a rare 17-17 tie. Prominent Michigan players found in the video footage include then-future pros
Elvis Grbac
and
Ty Law
.
b.
This movie is episode #3 in the Farley/Roxburgh created "Thomasville Saga." Other movies include: #1: "Adventures in Cruben Country"; #2: "Sammy: The Tale of a Teddy and a Terrible Tunnel"; and #4: "Druids Druids Everywhere."
c.
The trailer for the film showed Frank deflecting a missile with a tea tray. In the same scene in the film, the assault on Franks house, there is no sign of this in the released version. It was taken out at
Jason Statham
s request because he didnt think audiences would believe it.
d.
On the first day of shooting, involving the train robbery scenes,
Katharine Ross
came to the set to watch. There were five cameras and only four operators, so the DP put her on the extra camera. He showed her how to operate it, and how to move it to get her shot. Director
George Roy Hill
was furious, but said nothing the whole day. At the end of the day, however, he banned her from the set except when she was working.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Air Force One (1997)?
a.
On the DVD commentary for the movie, director
Wolfgang Petersen
noted that he likely would not have made the film after the 9/11 attacks. The film features hijackers who seize the plane carrying the President of the United States and his family, but he (an ex-soldier) works from hiding to defeat them.
b.
The last movie that
Stanley Kubrick
ever directed.
c.
Took four years to film.
d.
This is the first Bond film that is a direct sequel. However, its not the first time that theres been a direct sequel in the Bond universe. In January 1997, a
Raymond Benson
s James Bond short-story "Blast From The Past" was published. It is a direct sequel to the 1964
Ian Fleming
James Bond novel You Only Live Twice". This story was cut by about a third and has been is published uncut for the first time in October 2008 in Pegasus Books Benson omnibus "The Union Trilogy". As such, both direct sequels have been released for the first time in the same year if one considers the short-storys complete version.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Air Force One (1997)?
a.
This film is a compilation of two episodes - "Outlaw Flats" and "Silver Stage Holdup" - of the
Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
TV series.
b.
The subplot of the Secretary of Defense trying to assume control of the White House over the Vice President, was inspired by former Secretary of State
Alexander Haig
. After
Ronald Reagan
was shot, Haig incorrectly insisted that he was in control of the White House, because then-Vice President
George Bush
was in Texas. The Secretary of State is actually fourth in the presidential line of succession, behind the Speaker of the House and President pro tempore of the Senate.
c.
To prepare for her role,
Jessica Alba
took violin lessons for 6 months, which she started while filming
4: Rise of the Silver Surfer
. She also learned basic Braille.
d.
After
Fredric March
read the play, he told
Gary Cooper
about it, and Cooper urged Paramount to buy the film rights to it.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Air Force One (1997)?
a.
The explicit filming of execution shot of Press Secretary Melanie Mitchel was omitted from the final cut as the director
Wolfgang Petersen
thought it was too intense.
b.
The lesbian stage-manager is actually the directors wife.
c.
In preparation for his role, Ewen Bremner worked for several months in an institution for the criminally insane in Queens, New York. He had to take courses in first-aid, hygiene ("a half-day course in washing my hands") and crisis management before he was given the job.
d.
Vinnie Jones
and
Bradley Cooper
were born exactly ten years apart on January 5th. Vinnie in 1965, and Bradley in 1975.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Air Force One (1997)?
a.
William Grefe
: Features a cameo by the legendary drive-in director.
b.
Diego Garcia,
Charles Gorgano
and
Brad Ashten
all hail from Houston Texas.
c.
Despite given multiple opportunities to leave, and despite being considered the most important person on the plane, President James Marshall is the last person to leave the plane alive.
d.
All of the characters in Living the Dream have different background stories that show how they themselves have been victims of indoctrination and how it affect their interactions with others.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Air Force One (1997)?
a.
The films director
Jonah Markowitz
voiced the Cal Arts employee who contacted Zack on his cell phone.
b.
Filmed in 1973, not released until 1981.
c.
One of the producers wanted Ivan Korshunov to die by being thrown out of the plane by President James Marshall. But the writer thought it would be too obvious, so they stuck with his idea that Marshall snaps Ivans neck by wrapping a strap around his neck and opening his parachute. Although Marshall releasing his grasp on Ivan was the producers idea.
d.
Guillermo del Toro
was offered the directors chair but opted to
Hellboy
instead.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Air Force One (1997)?
a.
Betty Grable
was seven months pregnant when this musical was completed.
b.
This is the first movie for over 80 years made by American Mutoscope and Biograph, the oldest movie company in America. This is also the first sound movie the company has made.
c.
The filming of Cleopatras entrance into Rome was delayed for months due to lighting problems resulting in the recasting of the American child actor who was playing her four-year-old son with an Italian child (complete with accent) as the original boy had grown taller during the long delay.
d.
In the beginning of the movie the president rides in the motorcade back to the plane, when in fact the United States is the only country in the world that transports its presidential motorcade vehicles to whatever country the president goes to.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Air Force One (1997)?
a.
Lynn Red Williams
replaced
Gregory McKinney
as Jax due to McKinneys health problems.
b.
Harrison Ford
was paid $20 million for the film.
c.
Film debut of
Jill St. John
.
d.
Baltos mother, the white wolf, is named Aniu. "Aniu" is the Inuit word for snow.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Air Force One (1997)?
a.
The rear wing on Brian OConners Nissan Skyline was made entirely of carbon fiber and cost $2000.
b.
Wolfgang Petersen
s commentary and some other stories on the movie say that the original script explained that Secret Service Agent Gibbs had been a CIA Spook and had lost a lot due to the end of the Cold War so was angry at the US Government and knew the terrorists from his CIA days. It was decided it took too long to tell so it was cut from the script.
c.
The "Devolution" guns seen at the end of the film are simply repainted versions of the Super Nintendo light gun accessory, the "Super Scope".
d.
We are told that
John Lennon
was living in the Manhattan building called The Dakota, where
Rosemarys Baby
was filmed in 1968 - directed by
Roman Polanski
, whose pregnant wife, the actress
Sharon Tate
, was murdered in 1969. The murderers were
Charles Manson
and his followers, who titled their death spree "Helter Skelter" after the 1968 song by
The Beatles
.
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