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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Conviction (2010) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Conviction (2010) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Conviction (2010).
About the movie:
A working mother puts herself through law school in an effort to represent her brother, who has been wrongfully convicted of murder and has exhausted his chances to appeal his conviction through public defenders.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Conviction (2010)?
a.
When
Robert Redford
, who was originally attached to play Horrigan, left the project, the role was offered to
Sean Connery
, who turned it down.
b.
Although the family of the murder victim Katharina Brow requested a meeting with producer/star
Hilary Swank
, that has not happened. They have hired Gloria Allred with intention to sue Swank for not consulting them or putting their mother "in a better light."
c.
Production wrapped late in the evening of March 15, 1941. Thanks to journeyman editor
Otto Ludwig
cutting the picture during production, with scoring swiped from earlier Universal pictures (including
The Invisible Man Returns
), allowed the picture to be released just 13 days later.
d.
Two of the book titles that detective Donald MacBride reads out loud are "Murder in the Laundry" and "Murder in the Chop Suey Restaurant," a clear reference to Sidney Tolers alter ego, Charlie Chan."
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Conviction (2010)?
a.
In the movie, Bruce Wayne is shown arriving at a fancy hotel in a Lamborghini Murciélago. The word "murciélago" is Spanish for bat (although the car itself was named after a prized bull owned by Don Antonio Miura, who had nothing to do with bats).
b.
Uwe Boll
sees this movie as the most important of all his movies.
c.
Screenwriter
Pamela Gray
spent eight years on the project. The project was on, then off in 2004 when Universal pulled the plug. In 2007 independent financing was found, and
Hilary Swank
,
Sam Rockwell
, and
Minnie Driver
agreed to the low budget effort.
d.
This would later inspire an ABC TV series of the same name that ran for a total of 11 episodes in 1979.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Conviction (2010)?
a.
One of the items visible in Ashs trunk is a copy of "Dark Horse Presents Fifth Anniversary Special," originally published in April 1991. This comic includes the very first installment of
Frank Miller
s Sin City.
b.
Swiss actor
Bruno Ganz
was sought to play the role of Oskar Schindler, but turned it down. Ganz later appeared in an important WWII movie, that of
Adolf Hitler
in
Der Untergang
.
c.
Roland Emmerich
employed the children of soldiers from the local US Army base for bit parts.
d.
The movie was nearly 10 years in development.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Conviction (2010)?
a.
Michael Kamen
was the films original composer along with his friend,
David Sanborn
, who was going to provide the saxophone solos for the score. His score was rejected after the film we delayed with re-shoots and post production issues. The films original posters list Kamen and Sanborn as the composers.
Mark Mancina
would replace Kamen and it was the second time the he would replace him on a film in the same year, the other being Assassins also produced by
Joel Silver
, which would also be delayed and released within months of each other.
b.
It took about two hours to get Joseph McKelheer into the demon makeup.
c.
Naomi Watts
was originally set to play Betty Anne Waters but was replaced by
Hilary Swank
.
d.
Mel Brooks
: [music] The music for the film is done by
John Morris
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Conviction (2010)?
a.
The revelation that R.A.B. was Sirius Blacks brother Regulus was actually correctly guessed by book readers soon after Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was published, and a good two years before Deathly Hallows was. Of all the surnames that
J.K. Rowling
came up with for the series, Black is the only one that readily translates into other languages. In foreign language editions of the book in which this surname is translated, RAB was similarly altered, such that the B always matched the first letter of the word for black. For example, Dutch editions translated Sirius Black as Sirius Zwarts, and R.A.B. to R.A.Z. Finnish editions used Sirius Musta and R.A.M.
b.
There was a debate during the writing of the script as to who should be killed by the Klingons - Saavik (
Robin Curtis
) or David Marcus (
Merritt Butrick
). It was eventually decided that Marcus should die as punishment for experimenting with protomatter in the Genesis matrix.
c.
Hilary Swank
didnt meet her real-life character Betty Anne Waters until just before the filming began. She says she wanted to get into the character, not just mimic someone.
d.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on June 3, 1946 with
Ethel Barrymore
and
June Duprez
reprising their film roles.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Conviction (2010)?
a.
Henry Fonda
was unable to be present at the 1982 Academy Awards ceremony to accept his best actor Oscar for
On Golden Pond
. His award was accepted on his behalf by his daughter
Jane Fonda
.
b.
Filmed at the same time as
Back to the Future Part II
. In the five years since the original was made,
Michael J. Fox
had forgotten how to ride a skateboard.
c.
Screenwriter
Pamela Gray
says she doesnt believe the awards or critics, she knows if her projects are well received by listening in the theater ladies room after a showing.
d.
Kay Lenz
was originally cast as Irene.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Conviction (2010)?
a.
Cheryl Ladd
s first film.
b.
The rights first flowed to
Andrew S. Karsch
because he had a connection to attorney Barry Scheck of the Innocence Project.
c.
Thomas Lennon
wrote the character of Feng expecting to play it himself.
d.
To prepare for his role as Bucky,
Sebastian Stan
watched many World War II films/documentaries, and drew inspiration from
Band of Brothers
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Conviction (2010)?
a.
Betty Walters says "The movie is so true to life. Not every scene happened, but every emotion happened."
b.
Debra Winger
negotiated her own contract (no agent) before she had seen the revised script and was not happy when she found out that she would be doing a nude scene. She asked to be covered up for the scene, but was told that since she hadnt thought to ask for a "no nudity" clause in her contract, she would have to do the scene as written.
c.
Jeffrey DeMunn
(who plays Harry Houdini) performed his own stunts that includes a scene where hes hung upside down from a height trying to get out of a straight jacket.
d.
The Spatula City ad contains a reference which is almost completely lost on modern audiences, where president Sy Greenblum states, "I liked the spatulas so much, I bought the company." This is a spoof of a 1970s series of commercials for Remington electric razors, in which chairman
Victor Kiam
said that he so liked the shaver his wife gave him that he bought the company.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Conviction (2010)?
a.
According to
Michael Bay
on his DVD commentary, after the film came out and the critics savaged the love story, he was deeply touched when he received hundreds of letters from people who felt the love story rang completely true for the tone of the film, and was an integral part of the atmosphere of the movie. Bay says that most of these letters came from older people, including many Pearl Harbor survivors.
b.
The wall at the beach club which Vinny and the guys hang out at has an Italian flag painted on it. This flag was painted there by the filmmakers before shooting and remains there to this day. The community is actually more Irish/German than Italian.
c.
Don Cheadle
agreed to do this movie only if he got to fight
Jackie Chan
and speak Chinese.
d.
The impetus for the movie was a
60 Minutes
piece broadcast in 2002, after which there was a frenzy for the film rights.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Conviction (2010)?
a.
Shipped to theaters under the name "Busted".
b.
First film of
Philip Van Zandt
.
c.
Colin Firth
is the only British actor playing a British character. His American partner and student are played by British actors
Matthew Goode
and
Nicholas Hoult
, respectively, while his British friend Charlotte is played by American actress
Julianne Moore
.
d.
German Import DVD has a Super-8 Version (German language only), as a special feature on the disc.
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