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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : American Me (1992) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : American Me (1992)

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About the movie: A Mexican-American Mafia kingpin is released from prison, falls in love for the first time, and grows introspective about his gangster lifestyle.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: American Me (1992)?
a.		Eva Marie Saint (Martha Kent) made her cinematic debut in On the Waterfront, coincidentally opposite the late Marlon Brando (Jor-El).
b.		Benicio Del Toro, Brad Pitt, Josh Hartnett and Nick Nolte were originally slated to appear.
c.		The film had an entirely separate pre-shoot unit, for the purposes of creating a dedicated teaser trailer.
d.		Most of the extras who were dressed as prisoners quit after the first day of filming. They were kept in a gated area next to an open sewer and had to ask guards to use the bathroom. Guards are used to ignoring prisoners, so they mostly ignored extras dressed as prisoners. They werent given enough water and lunch wasnt served until late in the day. Conditions slightly improved on the second day, but on the third and final day of filming at Folsom Prison there were about 25 of the 200 that showed up on the first day.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: American Me (1992)?
a.		Nominated Best North American Film at the Kuala Lumpur International Film Festival 2007.
b.		A crane was blown over by strong winds during shooting. It was reported at the time that Jennifer Aniston, who was standing with her back to the crane, didnt see it toppling towards her but Jim Carrey pushed her out of the way in time to avert a serious accident. Jim Carrey subsequently played down the extent of the peril, and said that the stories were exaggerated. Jennifer Aniston has since denied that she was even there.
c.		Edward James Olmos originally considered Michael Biehn for the role of JD.
d.		When initially release, the movie was often on a double bill with The Legend of Tom Dooley.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: American Me (1992)?
a.		Rudy "Cheyenne" Cadena was not killed by his own gang as shown in the movie. In reality, he was killed by the Nuestra Familia, the rivals of the Mexican Mafia. As a result of this murder, the Mexican Mafia formed an alliance with the Aryan Brotherhood in 1972, and the Nuestra Familia formed an alliance with the Black Guerilla Family.
b.		In reality, Elmo Patrick Sonnier and Robert Lee Willie, both inmates on whom Sean Penns character Matthew Poncelet is based on, were executed by the electric chair in Louisiana in 1984; by 1993, Louisiana switched that penalty to lethal injection as the most humane way to execute. Both Tim Robbins and Helen Prejean opted to use lethal injection in the film instead of the electric chair because, according to Prejeans interview, "We dont want to give people the moral (of the most humane death) out whereby people could say Oh well, we used to do electrocution but thats too barbaric so now we are humane and inject them."
c.		Film debut of Beck.
d.		According to Director Matt Reeves in the DVD documentary, the last shot of the film, when Rob and Beth are on Coney Island, was the very first shoot of principal photography, while the very first scene in Beths dads apartment was the very last shoot of principal photography.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: American Me (1992)?
a.		The chemical that brought the dead back to life in the previous Return of the Living Dead films was 2-4-5 Tioxin. In this film the chemical is referred to as Trioxin 5.
b.		J. Allen Hynek was a famous ufologist and too the creator of the diverse kinds of contact with extra-terrestrial life, explained in the book "The UFO Experience: A Scientific Study" (1972). First kind: sighting of an one or more UFOs. Second kind: observation of physical evidence of extra-terrestrial visitation. Third kind: contact with one or more extra-terrestrials.
c.		In the prison parts of the movie, Olmos managed to get on screen real-life gang members from the Bloods and Crips, Aryan Brotherhood, Nazi Lowriders, Hells Angels, 18th Street, White Fence, La Colonia de Watts, Dogtown, East Side Clover and the infamous Black Guerilla Family.
d.		In the original international version, the boys lost the basketball challenge, and a scene was at the end of the movie to tidy up loose ends.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: American Me (1992)?
a.		During their DVD commentary, director Steven Soderbergh and writer Scott Frank reveal that the actors ad libbed several memorable lines in the script. Don Cheadle wrote the line, "in a situation like this, theres a high potentiality for the common motherfucker to bitch out."
b.		According to 60 Minutes, three people who acted as consultants on this film were later murdered because of the depiction of a homosexual rape scene that reportedly deeply offended the Mexican Mafias machismo.
c.		Many of the cast and crew began experiencing vivid nightmares starting on the second week of filming.
d.		The wire-frame computer graphics on the display screens in the glider were not actually computer-generated, as computers capable of 3D wire-frame imaging were too expensive when the film was made. To generate the "wire-frame" images, special effects designers built a model of the city, painted it black, attached bright white tape to the model buildings in an orderly grid, and moved a camera through the model city.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: American Me (1992)?
a.		The very first film produced by Roger Corman.
b.		John Candy was considered for the role of Fred Flintstone. The Flintstones was his all time favorite cartoon.
c.		Graham Greenes character, Kicking Bird, is supposed to be the adoptive father of Stands With A Fist, played by Mary McDonnell; however, in real life, McDonnell is actually 2 months older than Greene.
d.		Edward James Olmos was issued a permit to carry a concealed weapon by the Los Angeles Police Dept. because of the many death threats he received from Mexican Mafia members. Before filming began, they were under the impression that the movie was to be a favorable portrait of their organization, and were angered when the film emphasized their criminal activities.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: American Me (1992)?
a.		The music playing just before the heads of Martius and Quintus are shown to their father Titus was later re-used by Julie Taymor in Across the Universe.
b.		Two of the most dangerous street gangs of East L.A., Il Grande Hazard and MC Forceros, called a truce to allow director Edward James Olmos to shoot the movie on their turfs.
c.		Sam Peckinpah, plays a bit part as a bank teller in this picture
d.		Al Stetson, the Florida bus driver, was an electrician on the movie. He filled in at the last minute when the extra failed to show up.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: American Me (1992)?
a.		The characters of Santana (Olmos), J.D. (Forsythe) and Mundo (Serna) are based on real-life Mexican Mafia leaders Rudy "Cheyenne" Cadena, Joe "Pegleg" Morgan and Roberto "Robot" Salas.
b.		Michael J. Bassett did some work on the script in 2008.
c.		No bluebirds could be readily found, so several thousand pigeons were hand-dyed blue for the climactic scenes.
d.		The toeless feet of character "Montgomery Wick" seen at the beginning of the film actually belong to mountaineer Mark Whetu, who lost his toes while spending a night outdoors above 28,000 feet during a 1994 attempt on Everest.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: American Me (1992)?
a.		The spiral-shaped, retracting creatures Jake encounters early in the film are giant versions of Christmas Tree Worms, a marine invertebrate commonly kept in reef aquariums.
b.		The enforcer leader of the Aryan Brotherhood during the killing spree in Compton is played by legendary biker-movie star William Smith.
c.		Was originally written in 2001 and attempted for four years to get financed. Director Blake Fitzpatrick finally just made the film on his own.
d.		As he walks to the hotel room for the final scene, Andrew walks in front of the home of Edith Macefield. Macefield was famous for stubbornly resisting the offers of developers and remaining in her tiny 108-year-old farmhouse while the surrounding properties were turned into a five-story commercial development.

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