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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)

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About the movie: Elwood must reunite the old band, with a few new members, and go on another "Mission from God."

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)?
a.		The name of the character Kjell takes his name from the owner of the LEGO company: Kjeld
b.		Other nods to the original show include: Agent 13 hiding in an unusual spot (he hid all over the place) and his habit of crying (Ship of Spies); the question (and rather crude joke) of whether the Claw might be the Craw, as it wasnt easy to tell which he was saying; the series of opened doors that lead to the phone booth entrance to Control; the phone booth rapid elevator; Siegfrieds line "Schtarker, this is Kaos, we dont (whatever it is) here!"; the dog named Fang (in the original series, he was an agent numbered K13); 99s deep infatuation with Max; the Cone of Silence not working the way it was supposed to (only did once in the original series, but the chief got trapped beneath it); the shoe phone; the lines "Sorry about that, Chief", "Would you believe...", "the old (something) trick", and "missed me by that much"; the bomb in the piano; the old German driver shouting "Dummkopf!"; Max getting caught in the final sliding door in the entry hall when it doesnt close right away and he went to check it (although, in the original show, he only got bumped in the nose, not crushed as in the film). The three cars driven by Max at various times in the opening credits of the series (a Sunbeam, a VW Karmann Ghia and an Opel GT) appear in the film as well.
c.		This film is half of Cult 70s Porno Director: Doris Wishman - XXX Double Feature DVD from Alpha Blue Archives.
d.		The list of names that Elwood (Dan Aykroyd) gives as a reason to not quit ends with Robert K. Weiss, the studio executive who convinced Aykroyd and Landis not to quit the film.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)?
a.		At the beginning of the film in the satellite control station, the technician has a "drinky drinky" bird among the Tweety Pie dolls. These are the same birds that were seen on the dining room table in Alien, and also in the abandoned prison canteen at the end of Alien³.
b.		The telephone booth that Elwood goes in has graffiti on it that reads "Max" and "Rachel", the names of director John Landiss children.
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.		When the cast first assembled for a meeting with the director, they were shown the stunts and second unit footage that had already been shot. One of the performers was so impressed they asked "Why do you need us?"

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)?
a.		When the Blues Brothers are playing "Ghost Riders In the Sky" at the bluegrass festival, we can hear Elwood say "Duck, give me a mountain tempo in A minor". In the first Blues Brothers film, when they need to play country music, and decide on "Theme from Rawhide", someone in the band asks "What key?", and Duck Dunn answers: "A. Good country key, A."
b.		The film was shot in 30 days.
c.		This movie is novelist Erich Maria Remarques only ever on-screen performance.
d.		The scene on the train where James Garner and Jack Lemmon jump to escape the government agents is strikingly similar to Garners scene in The Great Escape where Garner and Donald Pleasance jump off a moving train to escape pursuing Nazi soldiers. Garner even pushes Lemmon off the train first as he had to do with Pleasances character who said, "I prefer you just give me good push."

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)?
a.		The same names of the characters appeared in Ken Maynards The Pocatello Kid.
b.		Both Blues Brothers movies begin with a song by Taj Mahal ("She Caught The Katy" in The Blues Brothers and "John The Revelator" in this film).
c.		During the demonstration, one of the speakers says that the Bronze Star and Purple Heart honors he earned in Vietnam mean nothing. These are the same two honors that director Oliver Stone and the real Ron Kovic received after serving in Vietnam.
d.		All of the Union soldiers who are killed during the movie do not have the standard issue Ronald F. Maxwell knew who was a stunt man.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)?
a.		James Belushi was originally set to co-star with Aykroyd and Goodman, but couldnt, due to scheduling conflicts.
b.		When this film swept all its nominated categories at the 2001 Razzie Awards, it was referred to throughout the ceremony as "Plan Nine from L. Ron Hubbard" (as in Plan 9 from Outer Space).
c.		Film debut of Walter Matthau.
d.		The character of Becca appears in every single scene.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)?
a.		In one scene, Cab (Joe Morton) mentions that when the Blues Brothers last performed anywhere, they caused, among other things, damages costing $24 million, which was the budget of the original The Blues Brothers
b.		Barbara Kellerman replaced Diana Rigg.
c.		The dancing scenes were consulted by Frankie Manning. He is considered an ambassador of Lindy-hop, also called the Jitterbug, the dance performed in the film. The song being played by the band is "Flying Home" originally composed by Lionel Hampton.
d.		Russell Crowe parked his participation in Cinderella Man to make this film. By the time he returned to the boxing project, it had lost its original director, Lasse Hallström, who was subsequently replaced by Ron Howard.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)?
a.		Is in the 2000 Guinness Book of World Records for having the most car crashes in a motion picture.
b.		Chauntal Lewis lost her left hand in an auto accident in Los Angeles in March 2009.
c.		Robert Wise and Ernest Lehman visited the set to view rushes of Julie Andrews performance. She was cast immediately in the lead for The Sound of Music on the strength of that visit.
d.		The films original title was, "The Secret World War".

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)?
a.		Cab Chamberlain, played by Joe Morton, has the same first name as the musician Cab Calloway, who played Curtis in the The Blues Brothers. Cab Chamberlain is the biological son of Curtis. It would seem that Joe Mortons character is named after Calloway in his honor.
b.		In Rutger Hauers book "All Those Moments," Hauer discusses how producer Ed Feldman settled on Sam Elliott for the role of John Ryder. Hauer states that "Apparently, Elliott was so scary when he came in to audition that Edward S. Feldman was afraid to go out to his car afterward." Sam Elliott had a scheduling conflict and had to back out the role.
c.		As all the shooting required in the Caribbean had been conducted in 2005, filming went on at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah and the Californian coast.
d.		In the beginning of the movie, Vinny and the gang go to a disco called Virgo. There is actually no nightclub there, but the outside was painted to make it look so. The Virgo sign remains painted on the same building to this day.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)?
a.		The only movie to ever win an Academy Award for Best Production. In the Oscars first year of existence, two "Best Picture"-type awards were given: This film was awarded Best Production and Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans was awarded Best Artistic Quality of Production. Both awards were discontinued the following year and replaced by the modern Best Picture Oscar; Best Production is usually thought of as that awards equivalent.
b.		After the crew have stolen the gold in Venice and are discussing their shopping lists, Handsome Rob says he is going to buy an Aston Martin Vanquish. Although Steve has a Vanquish (The Green car in the courtyard of his house when Stella goes to repair the TV) Handsome Rob actually drives an Aston Martin DB7 Volante at the end of the movie, an older and totally different car to the Vanquish.
c.		During the entire scene inside the toy shop, Olivia never utters a single word, staying true to Basils earlier line, "And not a word out of you. Is that clear?"
d.		Macaulay Culkin was considered for the role of Buster.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)?
a.		It has been said that the only reason Tom Savini worked as makeup artist on this film was so he could kill the character he created (Jason Voorhees).
b.		The instrumental music in the trailer is Duke Mitchells. The guitar music is his son Jeffs. The movie features music by Frankie Carr & the Novelites.
c.		When the Russians roll their car, they get out and one of them says "They broke my watch!" in Russian. This is in reference to a running gag in the first Blues Brothers movie, where a cop is heard complaining that "They broke my watch!" after every major pile-up, beginning with the cop roll and slide in the mall chase.
d.		In a separately filmed trailer, Vitaphone production reel #3078, principal players enact a playlet which gives some idea of the film and a nightclub scene follows.

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