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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Chain Reaction (1996) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Chain Reaction (1996) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Chain Reaction (1996).
About the movie:
Two researchers in a green alternative energy project are put on the run when they are framed for murder and treason.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Chain Reaction (1996)?
a.
The movie was funded in conjunction with New Mexicos Film Investment Program.
b.
One of the "Baseball Furies" was late martial-artist/actor
Steve James
.
c.
Originally a title card showing
Tom Steele
in costume proclaiming that "The Masked Marvel" was the star of the serial was planned for the beginning of each chapter. When that was eliminated,
William Forrest
became the official star.
d.
The drawbridge sequence where
Keanu Reeves
is being chased by the Chicago P.D., F.B.I. and
Brian Cox
s henchmen took approximately one week of night shoots to film with temperatures ranging from five below to twenty below zero.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Chain Reaction (1996)?
a.
The scene in which
Keanu Reeves
barely escapes on the motorcycle was shot mainly with blue screens and explosion effects added in post-production. The live sequences had Reeves riding a motorcycle hooked up to the back of truck with a camera filming tight close ups.
b.
This Disney animated feature became the last film to be shot in the Super Technirama 70 70mm widescreen system.
c.
Filmed in 1972 (despite the theater marquee announcing
Fiddler on the Roof
).
d.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on February 14, 1949 with
Clifton Webb
reprising his film role.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Chain Reaction (1996)?
a.
George Stevens
originally wanted
Richard Burton
to play Jesus.
b.
Vin Diesel
dropped out of the lead role of
Hitman
to star in this movie.
c.
The massive explosion seen early in the film caused by the botched cold fusion project was shot with miniatures with an old abandoned steel factory acting as both the interior and exterior for the shots.
d.
In the opening scene, Special Effects Technician for The Crazies,
Regis Survinski
plays the insane father who murders his wife and torches the house. The children of Cinematographer
S. William Hinzman
play the terrified kids in the scene. The house was originally slated for destruction by the local fireman as a practice run and Romero got permission to film the burning of it.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Chain Reaction (1996)?
a.
The hospital office and interrogation office were all in the same place. It was shot entirely in a local fire-hall.
b.
The characters that
Fred Ward
and
Kevin Dunn
play in the film are loosely based on the characters of U.S. Marshals Sam Gerard and Cosmo Renfro (played by
Tommy Lee Jones
and
Joe Pantoliano
) from
The Fugitive
, which was also directed by
Andrew Davis
.
c.
During pre-production, director
Seneca Haynes
and producer
Jack Bennett
watched _Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954)_,
20 Million Miles to Earth
,
The Day the Earth Stood Still
, _It Came From Outer Space (1953)_,
Ed Wood
,
American Movie
, and
Them!
. They also screened Them! for the cast and crew the day before filming began. Haynes remarked that while Them! had the biggest influence on
River of Dread
, the scariest film they saw was
American Movie
.
d.
Most of the music in the film was written by Jesse Draham. Jesse appears in the "Bear, Hunter, Ninja" scene as the guy playing guitar with Don.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Chain Reaction (1996)?
a.
Walter Brennan won the very first Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as Swan Bostrom. In the span of four years (1936-40), Brennan won a then-unprecedented three acting Oscars, also for "Kentucky" (1938) and "The Westerner" (1940), a feat unmatched until Katharine Hepburn won her third Best Actress award for 1968s "The Lion in Winter". Brennans Oscar success was seen as largely due in part to the fact that the Screen Extras Guild consistently voted for him, as Brennan had been an extra for many years until his breakout success as one of Hollywoods most respected character actors.
b.
No copy of this film is known to exist. Please check your attic.
c.
Twinkies really are called "Submarinos" in Mexico.
d.
The ramp Keanu Reeves runs down during the explosion is located at Argonne National Laboratory in Argonne, Illinois. The ramp is located at the IPNS (Intense Pulsed Neutron Source) facility and can be seen in aerial photos on the divisions website.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Chain Reaction (1996)?
a.
The "Space Prison" exterior was re-used footage of Moonbase from
UFO
and
Space: 1999
.
b.
Elements of the original script of the film written by
Josh Friedman
entitled "Dead Drop" in which
Morgan Freeman
s character in the film frames
Keanu Reeves
character for murder and industrial espionage were kept with subsequent rewrites, with the final shooting draft of the script having Freeman playing more of a mysterious mentor-like government agent and Reeves character still a scientist plus adding the
Rachel Weisz
character.
c.
Official Selection of the 2010 Seattle International Film Festival.
d.
Arthur C. Miller
was the initial director of photography but was replaced by
Glen MacWilliams
after the first two weeks of filming, when Miller became ill.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Chain Reaction (1996)?
a.
The water tanks used in the film to act as the "cold fusion project" are similar to those used in hydro and massage therapy.
b.
British post-production house "The Mill" was responsible for most of the CGI effects in the film. Among their responsibilities were to composite real tigers filmed on blue screen into the fight sequences, and adding smoke trails and extending the flight paths of the opening battles flaming arrows. They also used 2000 live actors to create a CGI crowd of about 35,000 people. One of their major hurdles was to create a digital body double for the recently deceased
Oliver Reed
.
c.
Tippi Hedren
once said of this movie: "This was probably one of the most dangerous films that Hollywood has ever seen. Its amazing no one was killed."
d.
Several cast members listed in contemporary production charts did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were:
Tammany Young
,
Arthur Housman
,
Harry C. Bradley
and
Charles Irwin
.
Wade Boteler
is listed as a cast member in a modern source, but he did not appear either.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Chain Reaction (1996)?
a.
Stanley Kubrick
was so impressed by
Cary Guffey
s performance that several years later he wanted him for the role of Danny Torrence in
The Shining
.
b.
Prints were shipped to some theaters under the fake title "Raccoon City" - which is the name of the city featured in many of the video games.
c.
Joan Crawford
and
Hedy Lamarr
were each offered the part of "Consuela", but both turned it down.
d.
Prior to the start of filming,
Keanu Reeves
had injured himself playing a pickup game of hockey in his native Canada. He injured his neck and back areas causing him to gain weight which explains his look in the film.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Chain Reaction (1996)?
a.
Filmed almost extensively in the winter of 1995 and early 1996 in Chicago, the hometown of director
Andrew Davis
, where his other films
Code of Silence
,
Above the Law
,
The Package
, and
The Fugitive
were also filmed.
b.
According to
Matt Damon
,
Terry Gilliam
had a prosthetic made for him, but the studio didnt want the actor to wear it.
c.
The production team recruited actors through the towns theater guild
d.
Segments from "Breath of God" are on permanent exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, with Judy Chicagos "The Dinner Party."
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Chain Reaction (1996)?
a.
Mira Sorvino
was originally cast as Dr. Lilly Sinclair, but left the project to star in
Beautiful Girls
.
b.
Frozen tea was put on the end of Wolverines claws for the cat at Icemans home to lick off.
c.
Uses footage from actual University of Southern California experiment in which scientists claimed they brought a dead dog back to life.
Robert E. Cornish
, playing himself in the film, was one of the scientists involved.
d.
Nicolas Cage
s film debut.
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