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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Collateral (2004) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Collateral (2004) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Collateral (2004).
About the movie:
A cab driver finds himself the hostage of an engaging contract killer as he makes his rounds from hit to hit during one night in LA. He must find a way to save both himself and one last victim.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Collateral (2004)?
a.
The original draft was set in Manhattan, New York. When
Michael Mann
came on board, he shifted the setting to LA.
b.
The original off-Broadway production of "The Boys in the Band" opened at the Theatre Four on April 15, 1968 and closed on September 6, 1970 with a revival in 1996.
c.
Woody Allen
wrote the screenplay in 2 weeks.
d.
John Gielgud
s cameo was filmed in one day
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Collateral (2004)?
a.
The legendary on-again, off-again kiss between
Cary Grant
and
Ingrid Bergman
was designed to skirt the Hayes Code that restricted kisses to no more than three seconds each.
b.
The song that plays in the theatrical trailer to this film is "Man in the Box", sung by
Alice in Chains
.
c.
First film in the franchise since the original
Saw
not to be directed by
Darren Lynn Bousman
.
d.
In many other countries, the title also got lost in translation. The title in Portuguese translates as "Meetings and Disagreements". The title in Polish translates as "In Between Words".
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Collateral (2004)?
a.
The ladies playing the museum visitors were not told that
Christopher Walken
was going to interrupt the docents explanation of "The Lonely Maiden". Therefore, their reactions to Rogers expertise were genuine.
b.
Hans Zimmer
was attached to the film, in an early stage. He was replaced by
James Newton Howard
, probably by scheduling conflicts.
c.
This movies storyline features an elephant mammal. About a year after this film was released, another cross-country American road comedy featured large mammals as well. That movie was
Honky Tonk Freeway
and the mammals, a rhinoceros and a water-skiing elephant. Both pictures were filmed in Florida.
d.
At one point during shooting,
Raymond Griffith
reportedly wanted to fire his co-star
Mack Swain
as he believed that Swain was "too funny." Film critic
Walter Kerr
has argued that this was not a result of jealousy but rather because Griffith considered Swains acting style unsophisticated.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Collateral (2004)?
a.
Stanley Kramer
gave
Fred MacMurray
a prominent role in this movie during a difficult period in the actors life - his wife had just died - and work was a needed distraction for him.
b.
Frank Darabont
wrote a draft of the screenplay in September 2000. Once attached as director,
Michael Mann
revised the screenplay substantially.
c.
Feature film debut of
DeForest Kelley
.
d.
FBI Agent Dale Shelby and her partner, Agent Renard, have names that may be loosely derived from
The X Files
characters Dana Scully and Fox Mulder. "Renard" is French for "fox."
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Collateral (2004)?
a.
Remys father, Django (voiced by
Brian Dennehy
), was named in homage to
Django Reinhardt
(1910-1953), the famous Belgian Romany jazz guitarist. In the Pixar short
Your Friend the Rat
, an extra on the
Ratatouille
DVD, a
Django Reinhardt
stamp is visible in the background.
b.
Title was changed to "The Never Dead" for Australian audiences as not to confuse it with the popular Aussie sex comedy
Fantasm
, which was also known as Fantasma.
c.
According to
Cuba Gooding Jr.
, he met with
Michael Mann
about playing the role of Max but Mann turned Gooding down because he and Cruise had already worked together in
Jerry Maguire
.
d.
Originally written as a short story by
Arthur Miller
while awaiting his own divorce in Reno prior to marrying
Marilyn Monroe
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Collateral (2004)?
a.
The post-credits scene was directed by
The Avengers
director
Joss Whedon
to connect his film with this one.
b.
There are no opening credits to the film, nor title. The only credits seen are at the end, starting with "Directed by
Michael Mann
". The title is at the end.
c.
Originally, Cronenberg turned down the film because of a scheduling conflict with the shooting of
Total Recall
for
Dino De Laurentiis
. So the producer hired
Robert Bierman
, and just when they were about to go into production Bierman experienced a terrible family tragedy and decided he couldnt make such a dark film. At about the same time, Cronenberg realized that he and De Laurentis were not seeing eye to eye and backed out, leaving him free to direct this film.
d.
In the scene where two kids were trapped under a boulder, they said "someone call I, X, I, I". Though pronounced as letters, this is a reference to the Roman numerals IX, I, I, or 911 - the emergency phone number in the United States.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Collateral (2004)?
a.
After "The Brave One won the Oscar for Best Screenplay, independent producer
Edward Nassour
sued its producers the King Brothers over plagiarism. It seems the script for "The Brave One bore an uncanny resemblance to that for "Ring Around Saturn," a stop-motion animation feature Nassour had been working on with a script written by Paul Rader. The King Brothers settled the dispute by paying out to Nassour the sum of $750,000 in an out-of-court settlement. It turned out that blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter
Dalton Trumbo
had written the script for "The Brave One" using the pseudonym of
Robert Rich
.
b.
Val Kilmer
was cast in the role of Detective Fanning, but pulled out before filming began due to schedule conflicts with
Alexander
.
Mark Ruffalo
later took the role.
c.
When shooting was going on (at least in Golden Harvests Hong Kong studios) the film had two working titles -- Kill Him in Amsterdam and The Amsterdam Killing.
d.
Even though Sarumans demise appears in the Special Extended Edition of
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
,
Christopher Lee
was (and still is) "not amused" that his character was cut from the theatrical release. In an interview done after the release of the Extended Edition, he acknowledged that the makers gave him several arguments for trimming the scene (pacing and time constraints), but in his opinion, none of them justified omitting such an important narrative element.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Collateral (2004)?
a.
Margaret Sullavan
, who owed Universal one picture on an old contract, was originally assigned the starring role. With more attractive roles being floated her way, she balked at appearing in the film, feeling it was beneath her. When she failed to appear for the rehearsals, the studio slapped her with a restraining order preventing her from working anywhere. Eventually she agreed to fulfill her contract by appearing in
Back Street
and
Virginia Bruce
stepped into the role.
b.
Adam Sandler
was considered for the role of Max, and even met with director
Michael Mann
before
Jamie Foxx
was cast.
c.
The bowlers skull ball was a custom ball. After the release of the movie, bowling ball manufacturer Ebonite made a less-detailed version of the skull ball as part of their Super Fun Ball line.
d.
Jim Cummings
had to fill in for
Jeremy Irons
during the song "Be Prepared". Jeremy threw out his voice after singing, "You wont get a sniff without me!".
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Collateral (2004)?
a.
In 2010, actor William Atherton recalled to "The A.V. Club" that the shaving cream that was used for the melted "marshmallow" was still quite heavy: "We had the eighth-grade science test. I went under the bag, and I asked, How much shaving cream is in there? And they said, Not that much. So I said, Well, how much does it weigh? Its about 75 pounds, but its shaving cream. You know the whole thing about 75 pounds of feathers and 75 pounds of lead? Its about the same thing. Laughs. So can we figure out whats going to happen with this?" So they put some poor stunt guy underneath to show the sissy actor Okay, nothings going to happen. So they unleashed it, and it flattened him. So they took out half of the shaving cream, and I went in very happily and was slimed."
b.
Peter Hyams
was asked to direct, but turned it done to work on
Narrow Margin
.
c.
Russell Crowe
came close to playing the role of Vincent, but couldnt commit to the picture because he was busy preparing for "Eucalyptus", the doomed Australian film project co-starring
Nicole Kidman
.
d.
This movie is unique in the sense that since the film
Dances with Wolves
, this will be one of the few films made centering around the actual lives of Native Americans during the time of the "Indian" Wars in the 1800s.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Collateral (2004)?
a.
To help
Tom Cruise
and
Jamie Foxx
best to capture the spirit of their characters,
Michael Mann
wrote documents containing the background of Vincent and Max. Cruise said that the document of Vincent had information on how he began to like jazz, for instance.
b.
William Kely McClung did all post production chores, including editing, sound, special effects, and composing the music.
c.
The movie was inspired by the real-life stories of several Mexican immigrants living in California.
d.
Jack mentions Portland, Maine to Lloyd in the bar. Portland, Maine is where
Stephen King
grew up.
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