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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Defiance (2008) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Defiance (2008)

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About the movie: Jewish brothers in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe escape into the Belarussian forests, where they join Russian resistance fighters and endeavor to build a village in order to protect themselves and about 1,000 Jewish non-combatants.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Defiance (2008)?
a.		Keira Knightleys hair was extended because it was still short from her previous roles.
b.		June 2008 Ranked #5 on the American Film Institutes list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Epic".
c.		The lines spoken by Colonel Montgomery to the outraged Colonel Shaw when he orders the burning of Darien - "Secesh has got to be swept away by the hand of God like the Jews of old" - are the actual words of Montgomery, quoted in a letter from the real Shaw to his family.
d.		The location for the birch woods in the film was found using Google Earth.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Defiance (2008)?
a.		The movies line "I see dead people." was voted as the #44 movie quote by the American Film Institute (out of 100).
b.		This modest (by MGM standards) black-and-white musical failed to be noted by a contemporary New York Times review. In addition, this was the only monochrome song-and-dance picture in which Debbie Reynolds and Bob Fosse appeared.
c.		This was the first time that Marthas Vineyard was used as a location for a feature film.
d.		The film was kick-started some years earlier when Edward Zwick was given Zus Bielskis (1912 - 1995) obituary to read from the The New York Times.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Defiance (2008)?
a.		James Marsden was disappointed that one of his best scenes in the movie was cut out of the final version of the film. The scene included Derek making a phone call to his parents on the verge of tears, but the director felt it would make the audience too sympathetic towards Derek. The scene is included in the deleted scenes on some version of the DVD release.
b.		Extras were brought in and asked to strip naked for the scene where Aron stumbles upon the mass grave at the beginning of the movie.
c.		Both Maura Tierney and Adrien Brody had to rush to finish this movie because both had other, bigger movies to film; Forces of Nature and Summer of Sam, respectively.
d.		Richard Attenborough was cast at short notice after the first choice pulled out.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Defiance (2008)?
a.		Shane Black, who plays commando Hawkins, is actually a writer. The producer wanted Black, who was writing Lethal Weapon, close to him to review the script.
b.		The movie is set in Philadelphia.
c.		There was supposed to be a dramatic shot of the giant spider crushing the house by having the spider dropped from a crane onto it while a bulldozer chained to the back of the house would pull away. However, when the shot was filmed, the spiders legs all went straight up into the air! The crew inside working its arms were nearly killed when broken wood from the demolished house went through the spider, coming close to impaling them.
d.		The makers considered shooting in Poland and Romania before settling upon Lithuania.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Defiance (2008)?
a.		While on the set, Kurt Wimmer asked Milla Jovovich to punch him, in order to get a feel for the intensity she was putting in her action sequences. For the next several days, Wimmer directed the film with a black eye.
b.		An early version of the restaurant scene was shot showing the Chiodo brothers sitting at a table in the background as extras.
c.		The pistol Daniel Craig has in this film is a real Russian made pistol and dates back to World War One, which was found in a armory in England.
d.		When Alex (Scarlett Johansson) is moving in to the NYU dorm, she and Dan (Dennis Quaid) walk past a poster in the dorm hallway. Showing an enormous marijuana leaf, the full text of the poster reads "Marijuana. Because Your Friends Just Arent Very Funny."

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Defiance (2008)?
a.		This films opening prologue states: "1941. Germany occupies Belorussia now called Belarus. SS death squads and local police round up Jews. Within weeks 50,000 are murdered. 1,000,000 more await deportation and death."
b.		The first flat widescreen color Western. Although shot in 1.37:1 Academy ratio, the studio dictated that it be cropped in the movie projector to compete with the new CinemaScope format. The music was also recorded in stereo.
c.		Tom Cruise had initially talked to director Oliver Stone about taking the lead role in Wall Street, but Stone had already given the role to Charlie Sheen. Stone then suggested he be cast in Born on the Fourth of July.
d.		The first appearance of Botamon, Koromon, Agumon and Greymon although not same ones Tai has in the TV series.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Defiance (2008)?
a.		When Taylor Lautner lifts the motorbike out of the back of the truck, he was actually holding a bike held up on wires by a crane. The wires were later removed digitally.
b.		Some of the internal walls of the living museums had to be painted with a matt-gloss covering to protect the walls from damage from fake blood.
c.		Production was based on the play Diplomacy (1914), written by Victorien Sardou. The most recent production had been directed by Gustav von Seyffertitz at The Empire Theatre: 20 Oct 1914- Dec 1914 (closing date unknown/63 performances). Cast included: Blanche Bates, Henry Dorton, Bertha Fordyce, William Gillette, Norman Tharp. Produced by Charles Frohman. Note: Prior to WWI, a production running 50-60 performances would have been considered a modest hit and such a run considered good for a revival. Produced by Famous Players-Lasky (later known as Paramount) as Diplomacy.
d.		The film originally ended with Charles Chaplins character suffering a nervous breakdown and being visited in hospital by the gamin, who has now become a nun. This ending was filmed, though apparently only still photographs from the scene exist today (they are included in the 2003 DVD release of the film). Chaplin dropped this ending and shot a different, more hopeful ending instead.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Defiance (2008)?
a.		Followed by a sequel, Brother Rat and a Baby.
b.		The German tank which appears near the end of the film is a replica of a Panzer III which was created by modifying a Swiss Panzer 61 tank. It was one of two such vehicles previously used in Enemy at the Gates.
c.		Several shots that appear throughout the movie are shots that were matted together from scenes shots on location in Egypt and scenes shots at the Paramount Studios in Hollywood. Most notable scenes featuring this multi-location matte-shooting are the scenes which Moses and Sethi watch the Obelisk being raised; the slaves in the background were shot in Egypt, the foreground with Moses and Sethi shot in Hollywood, and the background pylons being matte paintings.
d.		Lightning McQueen, being a first-year "Piston Cup" racer, displays the traditional yellow "rookie stripe" on his rear bumper.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Defiance (2008)?
a.		The Red Mill opened at the Knickerbocker Theatre (New York) on September 24, 1906 and ran for 274 performances. Another production opened at the Zeigfeld Theater on October 16, 1945 and ran for 531 performances.
b.		One thing that both Tom and Summer have in common is their love for "Bananafish." This may be a reference to the band Bananafish which gained national prominence for a brief period in the 80s or it may refer to one of J.D. Salingers "Nine Stories" (the first of the nine being "A Perfect Day for Bananafish"). Actress Zooey Deschanel who portrays Summer is herself named after another story by J.D. Salinger, "Franny & Zooey".
c.		Originally, this show aired on TV as a 1968 episode of "Walt Disneys Wonderful World of Color".
d.		The film was shot in a remote, wooded area in Lithuania, about a hundred miles away from the real location of the Bielski brothers camp.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Defiance (2008)?
a.		Karl Malden (Leavenworth warden Harvey Shoemaker) introduces a new warden to the institution. He identifies one of the prisoners as "Sekulovich", Maldens own real name.
b.		The original TV series theme by Alexander Courage can be heard briefly during Kirks log entry after Spock rejoins the crew. It can also be heard during two more "Captains Log" dictations. Except for the opening fanfare which became a regular part of later Trek films and a small excerpt heard at the end of Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, and a significant reference toward the end of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, this is the only time in the film series that the television theme is heard in a major fashion.
c.		The letters that were written on the mirror, in the scene where Nina calls her mother to tell her that she has been accepted for the role, were written by Natalie Portman herself.
d.		The village in opening sequence is actually a living-museum in Lithuania created by the Russians.

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