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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995) - 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: With a Vengeance (1995).
About the movie:
John McClane and a store owner must play a bomber's deadly game as they race around New York while trying to stop him.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)?
a.
The premises of this movie - someone waking up several hundred years in the future and finding that people have gotten much stupider due to evolutionary pressure - was previously used in "The Marching Morons", a short story written in 1951 by
Cyril M. Kornbluth
.
b.
The film follows the theme of Yokel Boy, 1939s first Broadway musical.
c.
This is the first film/sequel
Steven Spielberg
produced that has a testicle-related joke. The second was
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
which had the Decepticon/Constructicon Devastator featuring a set of suggestively-placed wrecking balls.
d.
In the DVD commentary,
Jonathan Hensleigh
says that the first hour of the film is his original "Simon Says" script word for word. He only changed the characters from the script, so that it would actually feel a part of the "Die Hard" series.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)?
a.
It took two days for set design to piece together the hamster habitat in Sams house.
b.
The sex scene between
Jeremy Irons
and
Sam Phillips
was added in at the last minute because
John McTiernan
knew that the film would get an R rating and he might as well put a sex scene in.
c.
Mel Blanc
s "sickly car" sound effect used for the Gremlin was originally the sound of
Jack Benny
s 1912 Maxwell automobile on his radio show.
d.
Served as basis for unsold TV pilot starring
Cynthia Pepper
,
Yvonne Craig
and
Joanna Moore
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)?
a.
For the Harlem bar scene, Bakshi traveled to Washington Square Park and invited several black militants and activists to the recording studio and allowed them to say what they wanted. He edited the results to get the dialog heard in the film.
b.
A photo of
Marlon Brando
as Johnny is featured on the cover of the Beatles album, Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band.
c.
Samuel L. Jackson
s look in the film was Jacksons idea after hed done extensive research on his character by studying books on
Malcolm X
.
d.
Laraine Day
was offered the role of Mary but had to decline because she was already busy working on The Locket.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)?
a.
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.
b.
Lane Community College in Eugene served as the location for the film. The new campus was in the final stages of construction at the time of production. This allowed the film crew to easily simulate the occupation of offices and buildings by protesters without interfering with actual campus life. Some pyrotechnic effects were used, including one that used black powder and petroleum that blackened an exterior wall and startled the cast and crew. A technician apologized for overdoing the effect (an understatement). Many local people were involved, including a few hand-picked for stunt work.
c.
When Simon, posing as the city engineer, meets Ricky Walsh, you can see a blurry but visible red sign on the building in the background. This is the Home Insurance Company building and that company purchased the red cover so that it would be seen in the movie as they felt that the original bronze signage would not be visible.
d.
Feature film debut of
Christopher Reeve
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)?
a.
Chapter Titles: 1. The Sea Raiders 2. Shipwrecked 3. The Cannibals Captives 4. Hidden Gold 5. The Ship of Despair 6. Fridays Faith 7. The Swamp of Terror 8. Marooned 9. The Jaguar Trap 10. A Prisoner of the Sun 11. No Greater Love 12. The Island of Happiness 13. The Sword of Courage 14. The Buccaneers 15. The Jolly Roger 16. The Idols Bride 17. When the Heart Calls 18. Back to the Primitive
b.
Sir
John Gielgud
was asked to play Mowbray.
c.
During its Pay Per View run in 1996, a bonus featurette followed the presentation of the movie which included footage of some scenes with additional dialogue such as the scene in the Federal Reserve Bank where Felix Little asks "Youre in the flower business, Mr. Vanderflug?" and added is Simon replying "Its Vanderfluge, it rhymes with tulip." explaining why Felix pronounces the name correctly from that point on. This featurette is not included in the Special Edition DVD.
d.
The execution scenes were filmed in the former death chamber at Sing Sing Prison utilizing the electric chair that once sat there.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)?
a.
During the Hanger 51 scene, the theme for the Ark of the Covenant from
Raiders of the Lost Ark
is heard when the Ark makes its brief appearance.
b.
Jonathan Hensleigh
was actually detained by the FBI after completing the script for the film because he knew extensive information about the Federal Gold Reserve in Downtown Manhattan. Hensleigh stated that he got all the information from an article written in the New York Times.
c.
Rosalind Russell
was originally casted for the role Connie Allenbury which was taken over later by
Myrna Loy
d.
When Captain Marco is shown a photo of the Communist official Gomel (
Reggie Nalder
) at a childs birthday party, the two children in the photo are actually the children of screenwriter
George Axelrod
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)?
a.
Barry Bostwick
could not appear as Brad Majors due to other filming commitments.
b.
The park on top of the Wall Street station in the film was a vacant lot that was made into a park for the film. It was turned back into a vacant lot after filming was completed.
c.
At one point, while the characters in the film are examining a store-front display of World War II heroes, a photograph of several men in uniform is shown. This photo is of actual soldiers that fought in World War II, all of whom made their home at the location of the film shoot, Ferndale, California.
d.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on December 5, 1949 with
William Holden
and
Joan Caulfield
reprising their film roles.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)?
a.
The film was not submitted to the MPAA and was never rated. The "X" rating was self-applied by the films distributor as a promotional device.
b.
The blasting review that Judith Crist gave the film effectively kickstarted her film critic career.
c.
The film was shot under the working title "Die Hard: New York."
d.
Chris Isaak
was up for the role of Jeffrey Beaumont, but he turned it down. David Lynch used two songs from his 1985 debut album "Silvertone".
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)?
a.
According to a 2001 Entertainment Weekly article on this film, the filmmakers originally wanted to mention
John Nash
s homosexuality, but they feared the film would make the wrong connection between homosexuality and schizophrenia, so they abandoned it. This connection, according to the article, was based on several now-discredited psychological studies that first appeared in the late 1950s.
b.
Alexander Payne
: [Omaha] Most of his films take place in and are filmed in Omaha.
c.
Director
Franklin J. Schaffner
deliberately used odd, skewed angles and hand-held cameras to create a disorientating effect, much like what
Charlton Heston
s character experiences in this brave new world.
d.
Laurence Fishburne
was the original choice to play Zeus Carver, but turned down the part. When he reconsidered the decision,
Samuel L. Jackson
was already cast.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)?
a.
Tyler appears in the film five times before we clearly see him on the moving walkway at the airport. In the first four appearances, he flashes on screen for a single frame (1/24 of a second) and only when the Narrator has insomnia: at the photocopier at work; in the corridor outside the doctors office, when the Narrator learns about the testicular cancer support group; at that groups meeting; as the Narrator sees Marla leaving a meeting but doesnt follow her. He can also be seen as a waiter in the presentation video of the hotel (he is the furthest waiter on the right).
b.
Harry Hervey
s story was called "Consul of the Damned" and was unpublished and uncopyrighted.
c.
Although he wasnt hired for the film,
Alan Rickman
is still credited as playing Hans Gruber (in McClanes flashback).
d.
Movie debut of
Pat Boone
.
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