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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Die Hard (1988) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Die Hard (1988) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Die Hard (1988).
About the movie:
New York cop John McClane gives terrorists a dose of their own medicine as they hold hostages in an LA office building.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Die Hard (1988)?
a.
The Norway-class starship is seen for the first (and only) time in this film; the CGI "model" of the ship was subsequently lost due to a computer glitch, and so the class never appeared again in any other Trek show or film.
b.
Ironically, tumbleweeds - the plant this movie is named after - are not native to Texas; they come from Russia.
c.
Before the movie got its rating, it was under the Touchstone Pictures banner (which is part of Disney). When the film got its rating (which is PG), it was then put under the Walt Disney Pictures banner, as it is clear that it is a more family-friendly movie.
d.
Don Johnson
and
Richard Dean Anderson
, both established action stars in television, were considered for the role of John McClane.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Die Hard (1988)?
a.
Bonnie Hellman
s agents told her about a possible role in this movie, but then told her that she wouldnt want to do it, because there were no lines. She ended up taking the role anyway.
b.
The scene where McClane falls down a shaft was a mistake by the stuntman, who was supposed to grab the first vent, as it originally was planned. He slipped and continued to fall, but the shot was used anyway; it was edited together with one where McClane grabs the next vent down as he falls.
c.
Over 100 actors auditioned for the voice of Reepicheep before
Eddie Izzard
was cast. He based his performance on
Errol Flynn
.
d.
Phil Leeds
last role.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Die Hard (1988)?
a.
Over a year after this films release, it was split up and used to make a "two-parter" to close the first season of
Adventures of Superman
.
b.
Director
John McTiernan
found it necessary to smash cut away from Hans Grubers face whenever he fired a gun, because of
Alan Rickman
s uncontrollable habit of flinching from the noise and muzzle flash. If you look at Rickmans face when he shoots Takagi, you can see him wincing.
c.
Composer
John Addison
was a member of XXX Corps during the actual operation.
d.
Keenan Ivory Wayans film debut.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Die Hard (1988)?
a.
Filmed in 1990, but wasnt released until four years later due to Orion Pictures bankruptcy.
b.
Many of the lead and supporting actors are Civil War re-enactors.
c.
Very early in the movie there is a scene of Union soldiers playing baseball. While there remains considerable dispute about exactly when, where and how the sport was invented, there is no question that the Civil War itself had a significant role in the rapid growth of the sport, as it became a popular pastime for soldiers on both sides of the Mason-Dixon line who spread it around the country. Incidentally, Union general Abner Doubleday once was credited with inventing baseball but that theory has long been discredited.
d.
It is often said that
Bruce Willis
s lines during the scene when he pulls the glass out of his feet were ad-libbed. Indeed, it is said that upon learning this,
Terry Gilliam
cast Willis as the lead in
Twelve Monkeys
. However when comparing the original script, it appears that Willis only veered very slightly from the original written dialog.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Die Hard (1988)?
a.
Bruce Campbell
helped promote the movie by bringing it along with him on his book tour for his autobiography, "If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B-Movie Actor."
b.
Amy Steel
, who starred in
Friday the 13th Part 2
, was offered to reprise her role for the third film, but she declined.
c.
Due to the tourist interest in the Fox Plaza building in L.A., people are now forbidden from taking photos outside the building.
d.
When
Joy Division
are about to make their first television appearance they are warned by
Tony Wilson
that he will cut them off if they swear at any point. He also tells them to trust him as he knows when you can and cant swear on TV. This is probably a nod to years later, when in real life Tony Wilson was suspended from his job at Granada for swearing into a microphone that he didnt realize was on.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Die Hard (1988)?
a.
Bruce Willis
received a then unheard of $5 million, a fee that was OKd by
Rupert Murdoch
. Bruce and
Demi Moore
tied the knot at the Golden Nugget hotel in Las Vegas during this shoot, Moore having recently broken her engagement to actor
Emilio Estevez
.
Little Richard
presided over the ceremony and former brat packer
Ally Sheedy
was a bridesmaid.
b.
At the time, it was the biggest and most expensive Hollywood flop ever. Its failure resulted in the sale of the United Artists studio to MGM.
c.
Robert Zemeckis
keeps the stop-motion model of the flattened Judge Doom in his office.
d.
According to the DVD notes, both
John Ireland
and
Sterling Hayden
were approached for the role of Britt.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Die Hard (1988)?
a.
F9F Panther jets from US Navy squadron VF-192 were also used to film
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
. After the filming of these two movies, the squadron name was changed from "Golden Dragons" to "World Famous Golden Dragons".
b.
Danielle Panabaker
s feature film debut.
c.
Richard Gere
was considered for the role of John McClane.
d.
The Lobo character here (who can speak) was created by writers Mann and Black. He is a different character than the mute Lobo created by Ed Wood Jr. in "Bride of the Monster" and "Night of the Ghouls". Screenwriter Jane Mann was the wife of director Boris Petroff.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Die Hard (1988)?
a.
Spielberg had to make
Jurassic Park
before
Schindlers List
. It was even written into his contract because if he made
Schindlers List
first, he would have been too drained to make
Jurassic Park
.
b.
The subtitle option on the DVD translates the spoken Russian (between Kropotkin and his superior, and later with Masters greeting his old friend) into English.
c.
The odd looking gun that Karl uses in the film is a Steyr AUG, an Austrian made assault rifle.
d.
A Wal-Mart cross-promotion ad was once aired in advance of the films release, but was quickly pulled after the comic strips authors-Fry, Michael and Lewis, T-objected to it, citing Wal-Marts anti-environmental activities as the reason for their objection.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Die Hard (1988)?
a.
The FBI was very impressed by the films accuracy in depicting criminal investigations, serial killers and their victims. However, they protested against the fact that Clarice discovers Buffalo Bill on her own, since inexperienced agents are never sent out alone on dangerous assignments. When
Jonathan Demme
explained to them that he wouldnt change it because it would be the psychological climax of the movie, they agreed, saying that it would be the most improbable course of action of all time, never to be repeated again.
b.
When deciding to give
Donald OConnor
a song, it was originally to be "The Wedding of the Painted Doll". However, since OConnor had a bag of tricks he used in vaudeville, a song was substituted to use OConnors comical background: "Make Em Laugh" (of which the melody is remarkably similar to "Be A Clown" from
The Pirate
).
c.
Nick Nolte shadowed coach
Bobby Knight
during Indianas 1992 season to prepare for this roll. He was in attendance for Indianas 92 senior night.
d.
Bruce Willis
was the sixth choice for the main character. It originally went to
Arnold Schwarzenegger
, then
Sylvester Stallone
, then
Burt Reynolds
, then
Richard Gere
, then
Harrison Ford
, then
Mel Gibson
before Willis got it.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Die Hard (1988)?
a.
The initial story inspiration for 1408 came from a collection of real-life news stories about parapsychologist
Christopher Chacon
s investigation of a notoriously haunted room at the famous Hotel Del Coronado in Coronado, CA, as well as another undisclosed hotel on the East Coast.
b.
Reel 1 of this five-reel film survives in the Library of Congress, the rest of the film is presumed to be lost.
c.
In a 2006 interview director
Walter Hill
mentioned that he had been critical of the performance of
Jill Ireland
, who was
Charles Bronson
s wife at the time. When Hill went to Bronsons home to discuss this, Bronson wouldnt shake Hills hand - he just showed Hill in and poured him a drink. Hill said that he would have liked to work with Bronson on other films, but that Bronson refused to work with Hill again.
d.
The building used in the movie was designed by
William L. Pereira
, and was one of his last projects before his death in 1985.
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