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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Defending Your Life (1991) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Defending Your Life (1991) Quiz
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About the movie:
In an afterlife resembling the present-day US, people must prove their worth by showing in court how they have demonstrated courage.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Defending Your Life (1991)?
a.
Shirley MacLaine
: The MC in the Past Lives Pavillion. (shes a believer in reincarnation)
b.
One of over 700 Paramount productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
c.
The house that Heather is in during the opening shot is owned by
Lonnie Glerum
, the films key production assistant. He is also operating the camera during the opening shot.
d.
Indiana Joness hat came from the famous Herbert Johnson hat shop in Saville Row, London. The hat was the shops Australian model. On the Bonus Features DVD, costume designer
Deborah Nadoolman
said that in order to properly age the hat, she grabbed and twisted the hat, then she and
Harrison Ford
both sat on it, and it eventually looked like "a very lived-in and well-loved" hat.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Defending Your Life (1991)?
a.
Lupe Ontiveros is the mother of two Deaf sons; she is an advocate for the rights of Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals in Los Angeles and worldwide.
b.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on February 19, 1951 with
William Holden
,
Joan Caulfield
,
Edward Arnold
and
Mona Freeman
reprising their film roles.
c.
On the coffee-table book "Above Judgement City," the picture is actually an aerial view of Denver, CO.
d.
In the scene where Taggart and Rosewood enter Axels "house" in Beverly Hills, Rosewood remarks to Taggart that maybe
The Pointer Sisters
live in the house. The Pointer Sisters performed the song "Neutron Dance" in the first Beverly Hills Cop film and they also perform "Be There" in the second.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Defending Your Life (1991)?
a.
The trams used throughout the film are older ones from Universal Studios Hollywood.
b.
Originally, the basement scene where Shepard locks the bullets away was supposed to be in a gun and ammo shop. The day of shooting the store canceled and the filmmakers were forced to adapt the scene to a new location, the basement of writer/producer
Matt Robinson
.
c.
The high caliber rifle that Swagger owns and is framed with is a Cheyenne Tactical M200 Intervention. It fires a .408 caliber projectile accurately out to and beyond 2000 meters. The CheyTac M200 is also available with a Long Range Rifle System, which consists of a laser range finder, magnifying scope with night vision capability, and a weather-sensing module, all of which interface with a PDA running ballistics calculation software.
d.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on June 19, 1944 with
Claudette Colbert
and
Fred MacMurray
reprising their film roles.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Defending Your Life (1991)?
a.
Second film in the Adam Sera trilogy.
b.
The Hall of Past Lives is actually the old Fluor Daniel building in Irvine, California.
c.
Mike Nichols
tried to sign
Dustin Hoffman
for Monroe Stahr.
d.
The episodes were: (1) The Test of Courage; (2) The Plunge of Death; (3) The Tree Hut of Torture; (4) The Deed of a Devil; (5) The Living Grave; (6) Downward to Doom; (7) The Fatal Plight; (8) The Murder Car; (9) The Dynamite Tree; (10) Overpowered; (11) The Den of Deviltry; (12) Explosive Bullets; (13) The Deadfall; (14) Trapped Like Rats; and (15) The Human Chain (also called The Final Barrier).
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Defending Your Life (1991)?
a.
The CDs Daniel receives for his birthday are: "The End of the Innocence" by Don Henley, "Greatest Hits" by James Taylor, "1999" by Prince, "The Broadway Album" by Barbra Streisand, and "Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars" by Edie Brickell & New Bohemians.
b.
Sony Pictures green-lighted this sequel just three days after
The Grudge
was released.
c.
Director Sidney J. Furie has brought actor Dolph Lundgren to be deeply involved in the making of this movie, from the pre-production stages to the editing phase.
d.
Financed almost entirely by
Charles Simonyi
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Defending Your Life (1991)?
a.
John McTiernan
: [teddy bear] Jack Ryan takes a teddy bear home with him at the end of the film. McClane has one at the start of
Die Hard
(its the same bear).
b.
The film was shot over a period of one year, in three different continents. All the actors worked hard to look the same, and kept their continuity by keeping the same hairstyle for more than a year.
c.
The first 10,000 copies of the movie come in black DVD cases instead of the clear DVD cases originally designed by the distributor. So if you pull out the artwork to the film you will see more information about the movie and soundtrack.
d.
Film debut of
Ethan Embry
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Defending Your Life (1991)?
a.
In the original draft, the Zepp character was to do strange acts with Alisons underwear in her draws, but Leigh Whannel cut it out as he thought it was a bit too far it was rewritten as the gun and the listening of the heartbeat
b.
The "Love Shop" sequence originally ran much longer, but had to be cut down under pressure from the MGM censors. Other cut scenes include Box making a nude ice sculpture of Logan and Jessica, and several characters visiting the "Hallucimill" shop in Arcade (the latter was cut for its depiction of drug use). All of the additional footage and its background music score were subsequently lost in what is now known as "the great MGM purge", when studio owner
Kirk Kerkorian
sold off what he could of the studios extensive archives and simply threw out the rest.
c.
In a scene set in a comedy club, a terrible comedian performs a roast-style comedy act. This comedian asks Daniel (writer/director lead
Albert Brooks
) how Daniel died. Daniel says "on stage, like you." Daniel later jokes that he cant leave before the end of the act because the guy on stage is his father. "No, Im kidding. That would be so sad for me." This entire interaction is a dark and elaborate in-joke. Albert Brooks father,
Harry Parke
, actually was a comedian who died on stage at the Friars Club, just after he finished his roast style comedy routine.
d.
Jean Harlow
s famous rain-barrel bath is recreated in her film
Bombshell
.
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