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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Black Rain (1989) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Black Rain (1989) Quiz
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About the movie:
Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to escort him back to Japan...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Black Rain (1989)?
a.
Over 90% of the footage was shot within 70 feet of a road.
b.
"Screen Directors Playhouse" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on December 14, 1950 with
Barbara Stanwyck
and
Stephen McNally
reprising their film roles.
c.
Despite a rather extensive publicity campaign, a predominantly French setting, its hero being a French detective and the presence of one of Frances most popular actors (
Jean Reno
) in the cast, the film was a huge commercial failure in France, lasting merely one week in most major multiplexes.
d.
The character at the end of the film reads "kan", meaning "the end".
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Black Rain (1989)?
a.
When the crew ran a few minutes over filming at a location in Japan, they were not only told to leave, a man physically walked in front of the camera and forbade them from continuing filming.
b.
Some of the real photos from the ripper victims are pinned to the walls in the police station sets; the directors placed them there to unnerve the cast so theyd give an edgier performance after having seen the real victims.
c.
When director
David Smith
took ill, producer
Albert E. Smith
(who was also his brother) took over direction of the picture until David became well enough to return.
d.
Curiously enough, this was the very movie
Arnold Schwarzenegger
studied when he was trying to find his character for
Red Heat
. The exercise - emulate
Greta Garbo
- was recommended to him by his director
Walter Hill
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Black Rain (1989)?
a.
Hugo Weaving
based the Red Skulls accent on renowned German filmmakers
Werner Herzog
and
Klaus Maria Brandauer
.
b.
Yûsaku Matsuda
s final film appearance.
c.
Terry
(Toto) was stepped on by one of the witchs guards, and had a double for two weeks. A second double was obtained, because it resembled Toto more closely.
Judy Garland
very much wanted to adopt Terry after the two spent so much time together shooting the film. Unfortunately, the owner of the dog wouldnt give her up, and Terry went on to a long career in films. She died in 1945 and was buried in her trainers yard.
d.
This film was originally titled "The Shrine of Ultimate Bliss" and was to co-star
Bruce Lee
along with
George Lazenby
, but Lee died about two weeks before filming was set to begin.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Black Rain (1989)?
a.
All of the business cards read "Vice President".
b.
Director
Mike Nichols
had originally wanted lead actress
Michelle Pfeiffer
to wear a red-hooded sweatshirt for the films final act. She refused as she thought it would harm the films credibility.
c.
The television commercial shown while the older Ed Bloom is eating pancakes is, in fact, an actual commercial for Larry Puckett Chevrolet in Prattville, Alabama.
d.
Jackie Chan
turned down a role, as he didnt want to play a "bad" character.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Black Rain (1989)?
a.
The winery where the final battle takes place is not in Japan, but in Napa County, California. The filmmakers visa had run out, so final filming was shifted to the United States.
b.
"Professional Sweetheart" was Ginger Rogers first film for RKO and - ironically, since so much of the plot revolves around getting Rogers character to sign a radio contract - she had not yet signed a long-term contract with RKO when she made this film.
c.
David Lago
actually wrote the song he sings at the lake for Jenny when he was nineteen for his then girlfriend.
d.
Scenes of straightforward dialog maybe comprised of up to 6 layers of computer-composited imagery as the following example shows. In one scene,
Natalie Portman
s best take had been take seven while
Jake Lloyd
s was take one. The two takes were spliced together. However, Lloyds mouth at the end of the scene is still gaped open, so the same segment from take fifteen (in which his mouth is closed) is patched in. Furthermore, when Portman appears to look down from Lloyd instead of up, those few seconds were run backwards, which unexpectedly caused steam in the background to rise in reverse. The problem was fixed by flipping the steam backwards. All these fixes resulted in a seamless scene. This technique prompted
Liam Neeson
, upon the films release, to complain thus, "We are basically puppets. I dont think I can live with the inauthenticity of movies anymore."
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Black Rain (1989)?
a.
One day on set, the winds were very high, and blew a piece of lighting equipment onto a ferris wheel full of extras, injuring several of them.
Miley Cyrus
had just finished shooting a scene next to the ferris wheel when the accident occurred.
b.
When the novel "Les Liaisons dangereuses" by
Choderlos de Laclos
was first published in 1782, it was considered so scandalous that when Queen Marie-Antoinette commissioned a copy for her personal library she had to have it bound in a blank cover so that no-one would recognise the authors name or title
c.
Yûsaku Matsuda
, who plays the villain, Sato, knew he had bladder cancer, and that his condition would be aggravated by acting in the movie. He elected to do so anyway, unbeknownst to director
Ridley Scott
, reportedly saying, "This way, I will live forever." He died on 9 November 1989, less than seven weeks after the films American premiere.
d.
Ironically, because
Diane Kruger
s best known performances were in English speaking films,
Quentin Tarantino
thought she was an American, and doubted whether she could master the German dialogue and accent. Upon audition, she quickly proved to him that she was a native speaking German.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Black Rain (1989)?
a.
According to director
Fred Dekker
the film was cut by ca. 13 minutes because some executives didnt want it to run more than 90 minutes.
b.
John Turturro
was allowed to climb the pyramids during filming in Egypt. At one point, he simply broke down crying. When
Michael Bay
questioned him, he said, "You just dont get to do this in movies. You dont get to shoot in a place thats 4000 years old."
c.
Average shot length and median shot length is ~3.5 seconds.
d.
This movie was first released about a year after
Agatha Christie
s
Murder on the Orient Express
, a film it has been likened to.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Black Rain (1989)?
a.
In the novel the entire story was set in New York. In the movie much of the action of the film occurs in New Orleans. This change was suggested to
Alan Parker
by
William Hjortsberg
himself.
b.
Kim Cattrall
dieted for over two months to slim down to a size four to play the emaciated Judy McCoy.
c.
Jason Behr lost 20lbs to play the role of John Livien and got an estimated of two hours of sleep every night during filming.
d.
The Osaka police office is in fact the "Office of Prevention of Natural Disasters", next door.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Black Rain (1989)?
a.
The role of the gorilla was played by one of Hollywoods leading "gorilla performers,"
Charles Gemora
. This film would be his last performance. For the remaining few years of his life, he worked in the makeup department on future films.
b.
Screenwriter
Helen Childress
was 19 years old and a freshman at USC when she completed the script.
c.
Howard Atherton
shot most of the film, but he got so frustrated in Japan that he resigned.
Jan de Bont
was brought in to finish the rest of the film.
d.
Zane Crosby
never read the full script to the film, claiming that he wanted to be surprised by the outcome.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Black Rain (1989)?
a.
Originally
Paul Verhoeven
signed on to direct the film.
b.
The story of Mushka Water, or Mushka Voda-the true Serbo-Croatian name, was originally genesised in Camerons head, but merged into cohesive order after an article came out in the Los Angeles Times about a legendary spring in Brateljevici, Bosnia - Herzegovina.
c.
Director
Michael Bay
didnt like the script and often engaged
Will Smith
and
Martin Lawrence
in discussions about how the dialogue and scenes could improve. He often allowed them to improvise while the camera were rolling. He secretly told Will to call Lawrence a bitch before the car-scene. The whole "two bitches in the sea" was improvised, as was Martins comment when
Téa Leoni
called him gay.
d.
DVD contains some deleted scenes: dialog scene between Patience and Laurel after George disapproves of her work; chase scene with three dogs on a scrapyard after the resurrection; slightly extended love scene; omitted dialog between Catwoman and Laurel in her house (alternate); more Hollywood-like ending: Patience is painting a wall somewhere outside. Tom comes to her and tells that Wesley has confessed and the murders are officially closed. After some talking they kiss and the camera pans away...
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