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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Die Hard (1988) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Die Hard (1988) - Part (4) 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.
Roselyn Sanchez
actually was Miss Puerto Rico Petite.
b.
The scene where
Bruce Willis
and
Alan Rickman
meet up was unrehearsed to create a greater feeling of spontaneity between the two actors.
c.
The reason
Bruce Willis
is not credited is because he violated SAG rules for acting in this film for no money. He appeared for fun and as a favor to
Quentin Tarantino
, and acting for free violated SAG rules. SAG agreed not to sue Willis if his name was not included in the credits.
d.
James Cameron
: [nuke]
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Die Hard (1988)?
a.
In many U.S. military leadership classes, the character of Lt. Wolfe (
Mark Moses
) is used as an example of how not to behave as a junior officer.
b.
In a 1975 interview with Dorothy Manners,
Jan-Michael Vincent
was asked about his oft-spoken-of nude scene in the film. "The scene was in good taste and I dont think I sprang any surprises on anyone," he replied with an impish grin on his face. "Just standard equipment."
c.
A full 18 minutes elapse before the movies first gunshot.
d.
Anna Paquin
was the first choice to play Enola.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Die Hard (1988)?
a.
Bruce Willis
was also shooting
Moonlighting
concurrently which accounts for why nearly all of McClanes scenes take place at night. Willis would shoot his TV series during the day and then come to the Fox lot in the evening to work on this film.
b.
Barbra Streisand
was, at the time of the films release, a voting member of AMPAS. When she found she was nominated, she, like any member nominated, voted for herself. If she hadnt, she wouldnt have tied with
Katharine Hepburn
for the years Best Actress Oscar.
c.
The ending for this film was a bone of contention during production. Three endings were filmed by director
Don Siegel
during this pictures principal photography. A fourth ending was shot during re-shoots, directed by
Robert Ellis Miller
. Ironically, star actor
Burt Reynolds
had recently starred in and directed a movie called
The End
.
d.
Sound recordist
Duncan McEwan
had just taken up the sport of skydiving the previous year, and was used to create the sound effects for the skydiving scene. All of the Foley work involving the use of the parachute gear was done with his personal rig. He also made one skydive with a recorder to record the sound of parachute opening, though the recording was not used. It was used, however, on
CHiPs
episode "Bomb Run", and was added to the MGM sound effects library.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Die Hard (1988)?
a.
This snow-swept drama was shot during the summer of 1928 on sound stages in Hollywood. The snow was asbestos.
b.
The Nakatomi tower is actually the headquarters of 20th Century Fox. The company charged itself rent for the use of the then unfinished building.
c.
The film was first broadcast on television in three one-hour installments over three weeks on
Disneyland
.
d.
Although he was never seen on screen, Eddie Murphy spent a lot of time on the set of the film hanging out with Run DMC and crew.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Die Hard (1988)?
a.
Eddy Chandler
(Plainclothes Policeman),
Harry Strang
(Policeman) and
Robert Emmett OConnor
(Policeman) are in studio records for their roles, but were not seen in the movie.
b.
Carey Mulligan
had to learn how to drive for this movie and did a two-week intensive course but failed the driving test. The production team had to shoot the scene on a private road, where she was allowed to get behind the wheel.
c.
Cameron Carr is reading Stephen Kings The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger when shes attacked.
d.
In the spring of 1987, producer
Joel Silver
and director
John McTiernan
attended a performance of the play Dangerous Liaisons, in which
Alan Rickman
played the evil Vicomte de Valmont. Immediately, Silver and McTiernan realized they had found Hans Gruber.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Die Hard (1988)?
a.
To get just the right look during a massive pyrotechnic explosion while also not damaging still-occupied neighborhood buildings, technicians used a "car chucker" (rather than the force of the blast) to fling a vehicle violently. The fridge-door-sized steel plate has a powerful spring-hinge device able to catapult cars for specified distances.
b.
Completed in 1917, and originally scheduled for release in December 1917, but not released until July 1919, when humorous titles were added which made fun of the original films serious intentions.
c.
The actual correct full name of the real Cannonball Run race was the Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash. Besides The Cannonball Run, it was also known as the Cannonball Baker.
d.
Ludwig van Beethoven
s Ode to Joy is the music theme of the terrorists. This was the idea of director
John McTiernan
. Hans Gruber, the terrorist leader, even hums it at one point in the movie (while he is on the elevator with Mr. Takagi). Music composer
Michael Kamen
at first thought it was a "sacrilege" to use Beethoven in an action movie, telling McTiernan: "I will make mincemeat out of Wagner or Strauss for you, but why Beethoven?" McTiernan replied that Ode to Joy had been the theme of the ultra-violence in
Stanley Kubrick
s
A Clockwork Orange
. Kamen, a Kubrick fan, then agreed.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Die Hard (1988)?
a.
Hart Bochner
s line "Hans... Bubby!" was ad-libbed.
Alan Rickman
s quizzical reaction was genuine.
b.
Pope John Paul II
once mentioned that
John Barry
s score was one of his favorite pieces of music.
c.
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."
d.
PGA Tour players
Brad Faxon
and
Billy Andrade
both appear in two scenes, when Roy enters the bowling alley in the opening sequence, and when he leaves for the first tournament. Both players have numerous wins on tour.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Die Hard (1988)?
a.
The Hollywoodland sign dates from 1923, when it was put up to advertise a real estate development of that name. The "land" was removed in 1949. The picture in the film dates from about 1925.
b.
In the early stages of story development the twin monsters Scylla and Charybdis, a centaur, and the three-headed dog Cerebus were intended to appear.
c.
The animated short
Box-Office Bunny
was released theatrically with this movie. That short can also be found on the VHS release of this movie.
d.
Much of the script was improvised due to the constant screenplay tweaks that were being made during filming.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Die Hard (1988)?
a.
This was the very first Monogram Pictures production. It was released on 15 June 1931.
b.
A copy this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives.
c.
The entire Nakatomi building was supposed to be managed by a supercomputer and the scenes where McClane is trapped in an office and Gruber orders the windows to be shot out are supposed to be the computer room. The large dark object is the computer, modeled after an ETA-10 supercomputer. It is a model and a bit larger than the actual computer which was thought to look too small. The fiberglass model was later used by ETA as part of the marketing for the ETA range of supercomputers.
d.
The stars seen in the background of the Genesis simulation sequence are based on a 3-D model of the Milky Way, as seen from the perspective of a fictitious moon. In other words, if you were to travel to the point in space where the simulation programmers chose to place the moon, that is what the actual star configuration in the sky would look like.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Die Hard (1988)?
a.
The newest addition to Separatist army are the Crab Droids seen at the battle on Utapau, as well as the flying droid gunships and the NR-N199 Tank Battle droids at the battle on Kashyyyk which are in fact amphibious versions of the Corporate Alliance Tank Battle droids first mentioned in
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
.
b.
Helmut Griem
was attached to this film but was replaced.
c.
Towards the end of the movie, Mike opens a package with a magazine featuring Sulley and Mike on the cover. On the back is a full page advertisement for a computer system with tagline at the bottom "Scare Different..." Meanwhile, the new slogan "Think funny" appears all over the scare floor after the change in the corporation. These are both nods to
Steve Jobs
, CEO of Pixar and Apple (which had the "Think Different" ads).
d.
John McTiernan
turned the script down several times. He felt it was a nasty piece of work. When he was finally persuaded to take on the assignment, he was able to lighten some of the films darker edges.
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