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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Appointment with Death (1988) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Appointment with Death (1988) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Appointment with Death (1988).
About the movie:
Emily Boynton, step-mother to the three Boynton children and mother to Ginevra, blackmails the family lawyer...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Appointment with Death (1988)?
a.
The M3A3 Stuart Tank used in the film was provided by Ian Algie, and actually saw action in WWII.
b.
One of the few films in which conductor Alfred Newman actually makes an on-screen appearance.
c.
Lauren Bacall
and
John Gielgud
had also acted together in another
Agatha Christie
Poirot mystery film,
Murder on the Orient Express
.
d.
The Nakatomi tower is actually the headquarters of 20th Century Fox. The company charged itself rent for the use of the then unfinished building.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Appointment with Death (1988)?
a.
SERIES TRADEMARK: The camera cuts away immediately just as
Jason Statham
inputs the security code for his car.
b.
Director
Shûsuke Kaneko
did not speak any English at the time of filming his segment with an all American cast.
c.
The cabin by the lake scenes were filmed at Camp Omache, a Boy Scout summer camp near Monroe, WA.
d.
Sixth and final time
Peter Ustinov
played
Agatha Christie
s Hercule Poirot.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Appointment with Death (1988)?
a.
The two guys chasing Billy Ray and Guile are the movies directors,
Makoto Yokoyama
and
Koichi Sakamoto
.
b.
White Sox player Bill "Bullfrog" Dietrich (
Bill Dietrich
) is mentioned as being traded. He was traded to the White Sox in 1936 and from the White Sox in 1946. Since the family drives a 1937 Olds, it would imply it was the 1946 trade. This would be consistent with the soldiers present at Higbees corner window in the movie opening, since the war may have just ended. However, war-era versions of the decoder badge were paper due to the shortage and Little Orphan Annie was off the air well before 1946.
c.
Roald Dahl
was reportedly so angry with the treatment of his book (mainly stemming from the massive rewrite by
David Seltzer
) that he refused permission for the books sequel, "Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator", to be filmed. Seltzer had an idea for a new sequel, but legal issues meant that it never got off the ground. Reportedly, Dahl was so unhappy that he refused to ever watch the completed film in its entirety. Once, while staying in a hotel, he accidentally tuned into a television airing of the movie, but reportedly changed the channel immediately when he realized what he was watching.
d.
Qumran in the Dead Sea of Israel was one of this movies major locations.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Appointment with Death (1988)?
a.
Fernando Lamas
was considered for the role of Emile, but he could not get out of his contract to the Broadway show "Happy Hunting."
b.
First appearance of
Joan Valerie
on the silver screen.
c.
The source
Agatha Christie
novel was set in Petra, Jordan but this filmed adaptation was set in Jerusalem, Israel. The Golan-Globus Production Company was an Israeli company.
d.
Boromirs speech at the Council of Rivendell is read from a sheet of paper sitting on
Sean Bean
s lap as it was only given to him the night before.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Appointment with Death (1988)?
a.
Howard Keels character was named "Tony Naylor". During the 1950s and 60s, one of the most popular hang-outs for the stars in to meet after the filming was called "Tiny Naylors". It was located in Hollywood at the corner of Sunset Blvd and Vine Streets. Keels characters name was a nod to that famous coffee shop.
b.
Ava Gardner
was set to play Emily but dropped out due to ill heath.
c.
During a voiceover session,
Cody Cameron
suggested that
Cameron Diaz
marry him "... so you can become Cameron Cameron".
d.
Gran Torinos were built in Lorain, OH, about two hours from Detroit. The truck Walt drives, however, could have been built in Wayne, Michigan, twenty miles from Highland Park.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Appointment with Death (1988)?
a.
Lee Marvin
was cast because
Jason Robards
had been seriously injured in a road accident.
b.
Third and final time
Peter Ustinov
played
Agatha Christie
s Hercule Poirot in a theatrically released film. The previous times were in
Death on the Nile
and
Evil Under the Sun
.
c.
There is not one spoken word of dialogue in this entire movie, just a narration added in over some pre recorded background music
d.
Walter Huston
, who plays Uncle Sam, the personification of the United States, was born in Canada.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Appointment with Death (1988)?
a.
Antoine Fuqua
was originally set to direct this project in 2004 with
Denzel Washington
and
Benicio Del Toro
starring, but production was halted one month before shooting after Universal Pictures canceled the film over budget concerns. However, Washington and Del Toro received their salaries nonetheless. A pay-or-play deal was stipulated in both of their contracts that Universal would pay Washington $20 million and Del Toro $5 million regardless of whether the film was made or not. Once this project was green-lit by Universal a second time, under
Ridley Scott
s direction, Washington returned to the project without an upfront fee. He also received half of his $20 million salary for the previous years
Inside Man
, another Imagine Entertainment production.
b.
Several
Ringo Starr
references were made in the movie: David aims at being a fourth partner in the firm just like Ringo was the fourth person to join the Beatles. David plays with drum sticks, a reference to Ringo being a drummer. Then when doing auditions for grandmothers, Roger mentions how Ringo Starr had become a grandfather in his 40s.
c.
According to director
Michael Winner
, the filming in Israel occurred without any political problems.
d.
Publicity stills (though not indicated as such) appear in the books "Hollywood Babylon" and "Hollywood Babylon II" by Kenneth Anger.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Appointment with Death (1988)?
a.
Two major episodes in the film that do not appear in the novel are the arrival in Spain by gas balloon and the bullfighting scene.
b.
The film was picketed by Roman Catholic groups, most notably the Catholic League.
c.
The last film that
Yoram Globus
worked with director
Michael Winner
but not
Menahem Golan
because both Golan and Winner worked on Winners next film,
Bullseye!
.
d.
Frances Sternhagen
was nominated for the 1979 Tony Award (New York City) for Actress in a Play for "On Golden Pond".
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Appointment with Death (1988)?
a.
Average Shot Length = 18.3 seconds. Median Shot Length = 16.2 seconds.
b.
John Gielgud
thought his role was very boring.
c.
Film debut of
Candice Roman
.
d.
Second film of writer
Jan Sardi
.
Moving Out
was Sardis first.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Appointment with Death (1988)?
a.
The fight between Wolverine and Yuriko took three weeks to film.
b.
Blacklisted writer/director
Abraham Polonsky
wrote the original screenplay for the film. When
Irwin Winkler
decided to rewrite the script by changing De Niros character from a Communist to a more generic Liberal, Polonsky had his name removed from the films credits. "I wanted it to be about Communists because thats the way it really happened. ... They didnt need another story about a man who was falsely accused," he said in an interview in the New York Times.
c.
The film was shot partially at the American Colony Hotel in Jerusalem, which was founded by
Peter Ustinov
s grandfather in 1902.
d.
The whispering sounds of the dolls were done by a group of
Stuart Gordon
s friends and family, including his kids and his wife,
Carolyn Purdy-Gordon
.
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