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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Columbus Day (2008) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Columbus Day (2008) Quiz
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About the movie:
A thief tries to fix the damage done during the biggest heist of his career.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Columbus Day (2008)?
a.
The Pincio, or Pincian Hill, is one of the hills of ancient Rome, though it was not in the original walls nor was it one of the seven hills of Rome. It is located near and connected by steps to the Piazza del Popolo. The design as seen today was laid out in 1809-14 by Giuseppe Valadier.
b.
The first time
Robert Englund
tried on the infamous Freddy glove, he cut himself.
c.
Charles Burmeister
s script for Columbus Day won the Chesterfield Screenwriting Fellowship sponsored by Paramount Pictures and was named Top 30 of 5,500 scripts in the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences Nicholl Fellowship.
d.
The man who comes through the door after they throw Macgruder out was a cab driver who
Tom Savini
took a ride from.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Columbus Day (2008)?
a.
The love scene between Guinevere and Lancelot was full of mosquitoes, causing even more discomfort.
b.
The character names are based on actors and crew members from Friday the 13th parts I and II (ex. Tom is Tom Savini; Seana Birmingham is Sean Cunningham)
c.
Shots from original 16mm films of the real Andre appear during the credits.
d.
Producer
Kevin Spacey
and Trigger Street Productions sold the movie to producer
Elie Samaha
against the wishes of the director and cast, who viewed the film as an indie drama and thought Samahas involvement would compromise the film.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Columbus Day (2008)?
a.
Val Kilmer
had to undergo over an hour of daily makeup to look older for the role. Kilmer insisted on this to increase realism and even brought in his makeup artist from
Tombstone
to facilitate the desired "raw" look.
b.
Dennis Quaid
was the first and only choice for Alex Gardner, after the producers loved his dedication for the role and the project during its pre-production stage.
c.
Many of the scenes from the war were taken from real-life documentaries by
Humphrey Jennings
.
d.
William Katt
,
Barbara Hale
s son said in a 2007 interview that she was pregnant with him during the filming of this movie as well as
Lorna Doone
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Columbus Day (2008)?
a.
Shelley Duvall
filmed her scenes in two days.
b.
1980 Olympian
Lisa Marie Allen
was not only the assistant skating choreographer on this movie, but she also appears in the film as the blond "Sweater Mom" who gets licked on the face by
Will Ferrell
s character during his Stockholm solo.
c.
The version released on video in the U.S. is producer
Elie Samaha
s recut of the film, which was rejected by the writer/director as well as the principal cast and crew. There are no plans for a release of the directors cut.
d.
Ricky Jay is a sleight-of-hand artist and an acknowledged authority on the art of the con. In an NPR interview, Jay related that when David Mamet needed a short-change scam to be explained in "House of Games", he asked Jay for details of an authentic short-change hustle. However, Jay did not want to betray the confidence of the hustlers he knew who still used various short-change cons for their "livelihood". The envelope switch you see in the final film is an original switch invented by Ricky Jay specially for the film. Later, it was reported that an amateur thief had been caught attempting to use the switch as he had learned it from the film.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Columbus Day (2008)?
a.
Amy Adams
,
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
and
Rachel McAdams
were considered for the role of Kelly Foster.
b.
Although the film was conceived of as an indie drama, when producer
Elie Samaha
took control of the film, he attempted to change the film to fit the action genre. Samaha recut the film against the wishes of the director and cast. This included shooting new action scenes. Since
Val Kilmer
refused to shoot these new scenes, Samaha used a stunt double to play the part of Kilmer. There are now two versions of the film: The directors cut (a quiet, character-based drama intended for film festivals like Sundance), and Samahas action-based cut, intended for a video release in Eastern Europe.
c.
John Huston
originally wanted to cast his father
Walter Huston
as Captain Ahab, but by the time the film was finally set to be made, his father had been dead for four years.
d.
At one point,
David Fincher
was denied permission by the films producers to shoot a crucial scene in the prison understructure between Ripley and the alien. Against orders, Fincher grabbed
Sigourney Weaver
, a camera and shot the scene anyway. This scene appears in the final cut.
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