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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Charlie Wilson's War (2007) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Charlie Wilson's War (2007) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Charlie Wilson's War (2007).
About the movie:
A drama based on a Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have some unforeseen and long-reaching effects.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Charlie Wilson's War (2007)?
a.
Actual close up footage of The Empire State Building was added to the film upon reissue in 1952, for the scene where Kong grabs the first plane and tosses it off the side of the building. We see a pristine picture of the Empire State Building as it existed in the 50s with its TV Antenna. In the original scenes the NYC landmark was part of "Hollywood Set", with aerial footage added.
b.
Lloyd makes several references in the movie to "Bell Square" mall, short for Bellevue Square (located in Bellevue, Washington). When Lloyd is driving in the rain and sees the mall, he is actually driving by Westlake Center (located in downtown Seattle).
c.
Charlie Wilson
s aides were all beautiful well-endowed women nicknamed
Charlies Angels
after the TV show. In real life, his chief aide was a man named Charlie Schnabel.
d.
Gollum only appears in one scene in the book.
Andy Serkis
completed that scene during the first week of production, but stayed on as Second Unit Director.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Charlie Wilson's War (2007)?
a.
Medgar Evers two sons Darrell and James Van Evers played themselves in this film. His widow Myrlie Evers was also one of this films consultants.
b.
Emily Blunt
filmed her part in two days.
c.
River Phoenix
s marine haircut (called a "high-and-tight") was deemed so unflattering that Warner Bros. requested highlights be added to Phoenixs hair to soften the young actors appearance.
d.
William Ragsdale
went through several callback auditions for the film. On Halloween night 1984, he was told that he had the part.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Charlie Wilson's War (2007)?
a.
Julia Roberts
plays a former beauty queen, and a vintage Miss Texas photo of Mary Nell Hubbard (1958) was used in a scene. Hubbard wouldnt take payment for the photo she provided. She privately joked, "Ive gone from a headline to an archive to an artifact." Her daughter gently teased her that she is a body double for
Julia Roberts
.
b.
The movie received a wide release (308 theatres) on 15 July 1970 which was rare for AIP at the time. The New York release in November was typical of AIP at that time - NYC was nearly always one of the last stops for its pix.
c.
Rock Hudson
had expected to be cast as Philip, but director
Delbert Mann
wanted
Cary Grant
.
d.
In a deleted scene of
Vanity Fair
,
Reese Witherspoon
plays
Robert Pattinson
s mother. In
Water for Elephants
, they play lovers.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Charlie Wilson's War (2007)?
a.
An uncredited
Ronny Cox
doesnt get any lines at all in the one scene he appears in.
b.
SERIES TRADEMARK: The camera cuts away immediately just as
Jason Statham
inputs the security code for his car.
c.
The name "Ajedrez" is Spanish for chess.
d.
Though recuperating from heart transplant surgery, the real
Charlie Wilson
made it to the red carpet premiere of the film.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Charlie Wilson's War (2007)?
a.
This was
John Schuck
s film debut, and he was cast as Capt. Walter Kosciusko Painless Pole Waldowski, the MASH dentist, because of his very pronounced under bite.
b.
Scripts were printed by Zach Meade at Post-Net during his time of employment.
c.
Shortly after filming had ended,
Richard Burton
was hospitalized at an American clinic to be treated for his alcoholism.
d.
A special effects assistant was seriously injured when a hand-held mock-up of a Stinger missile exploded as it was being prepared for use in a scene aboard a helicopter.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Charlie Wilson's War (2007)?
a.
The last film produced by Amicus, Hammers chief rival during the 1960s and 70s. Filmed January 20-March 1976, on the heels of Hammers final horror feature "To the Devil a Daughter."
b.
Rip Torn
was announced for this film
c.
According to the DVD commentary on the theatrical release version of Daredevil,
Dwayne Johnson
s (aka "The Rock") cousin is in the bar fight scene. He is the one who says to Quesada, "Hey, boss. Who the hell is that?"
d.
Charlie Wilson
and
Joanne Herring
were engaged to be married at one point.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Charlie Wilson's War (2007)?
a.
The film was originally meant to be an adaptation of
Elmore Leonard
s novel "Bandits", to which
Bruce Willis
owns the film rights, but the producers felt it was too weak and brought in writer
Harley Peyton
to write a new script from scratch.
b.
In addition to the lifestyle portrayed on screen,
Charlie Wilson
had a DUI Hit-and-Run charge on the Key Bridge, outside Georgetown. He was never indicted; otherwise, he would have been far less successful securing money for his project in Afghanistan. The History Channel documentary about his life suggests that he drank that night (and other nights) to ease the pain he felt for the Afghan people.
c.
The first Blue Sky Studios film to not be released on March.
d.
Being Scottish,
Kevin McKidd
who plays Cooper spotted that there is nowhere in Scotland that is a four hour drive from anywhere as mentioned by Megan in the film, but chose not to say anything. This line can be taken as an example of "unreliable narrator" since we later find out that she is also lying about where she is from and how close the next house is.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Charlie Wilson's War (2007)?
a.
The movie came about after director Jill Wisoff, seeking a writing/acting partner to help contribute to an original script with out of the ordinary womens parts, met Carol Lee Sirugo while they were doing extra work on a Richard Benjamin film,
Marci X
, in Brooklyn. The script got going right away after they hit upon the idea of taking on the roles of sisters.
b.
Part of the original SHOCK THEATER package of 52 Universal titles released to television in 1957, followed a year later with SON OF SHOCK, which added 21 more features.
c.
At the end of the film, Harry has two sons and a daughter, one of whom he addressed as "Albus Severus Potter." The older one, never addressed by name, is James Sirius Potter. The girls name is Lily Luna Potter.
d.
Towards the end of the movie, Charlie Wilson is presented with one of the Stingers he helped provide to the Afghanis. In an interview, the real
Charlie Wilson
said the Stinger is one of his most prized possessions, kept in "a very honored spot in my home."
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Charlie Wilson's War (2007)?
a.
This film re-used the theme music from
Dinosaurus!
.
b.
Charlie Wilson
said in a USA Today article that he had no qualms about the film, saying "Anything I might have objected to was provable".
c.
Hedda Hopper
: at the top of the stairwell as Norma descends toward the cameras.
d.
Most of the Jack O Lanterns were made out of either foam or ceramic. An on-set joke was that no pumpkins were harmed during the making of this movie.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Charlie Wilson's War (2007)?
a.
When the character Mace (
Angela Bassett
) is delivering a speech to Lenny (
Ralph Fiennes
) about how memories are designed to fade, Lenny is crumpling in front of a poster of elephants - a well-known symbol of memory. Director
Kathryn Bigelow
was asked at a special screening if this was intentional, to which she replied, "No. Im going to have to ask the art director about that..."
b.
Charlie Wilson
is invited to Joanne Herrings home for a party. In her house, we see a full length painting of her. Except for
Julia Roberts
s features, this painting is a copy of John Singer Sargents "Madame X".
c.
Richard Widmark
s last film.
d.
John Lennon
s son
Sean Lennon
knew nothing about his fathers former life among
The Beatles
, until he saw the movie at his babysitters. When Sean asked, Lennon explained that hed given up that life, to be with Sean and
Yoko Ono
.
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