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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Direct Action (2004) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Direct Action (2004) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Direct Action (2004).
About the movie:
Frank Gannon, a veteran cop, is being hunted by his fellow police officers after they learned he has betrayed the brotherhood and exposed to the feds wide scale corruption of the LAPD. He has one day left to prove his case and survive.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Direct Action (2004)?
a.
Len Wiseman
: Pilot of the F35 jet.
b.
On the laserdisc commentary, director
Peter H. Hunt
says that originally he had not planned to cast
Howard Da Silva
as error in the film version, because of how difficult the actor had been during the Broadway run of the musical. However, he relented and let Da Silva reprise his stage role in the film when the actor promised to cooperate and begged to play Ben Franklin in the movie as a legacy to his grandchildren.
c.
Dolph Lundgren
performed all his own stunts in the movie.
d.
Val Kilmer
was originally cast as the films lead but wanted his commitment to the project reduced after being served divorce papers by his then wife
Joanne Whalley
. This lead to him switching roles with Rob Morrow, originally cast as Montgomery, the Doctors assistant. Morrow left the film after director
Richard Stanley
was fired, leading to
David Thewlis
being cast; ironically, Thewlis was one of the people Stanley originally wanted in the film.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Direct Action (2004)?
a.
Dolph Lundgren
almost co-directed the film and supervised the post-production.
b.
Although
M.K. Jerome
and
Jack Scholl
are listed in the opening credits for "Songs", they are in fact represented by only one song (Knock on Wood). The other song they wrote for
Casablanca
(Dats What Noah Done) was cut from the picture.
c.
Did you know that filming a scene with Richards character during a rain storm he was concerned that he would get struck by lighting. And you will see him ducking.
d.
Among the numerous actors considered for the lead were
Alec Baldwin
,
Brad Pitt
,
Bill Paxton
,
Ralph Fiennes
and
Aidan Quinn
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Direct Action (2004)?
a.
Released theatrically in the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait.
b.
The cavemen footage is from a Filipino movie shot in 1965. The new US color footage was shot in 1966. The film itself wasnt released until 1970.
c.
The finished PG-13 rated film appears to have a great deal of censoring from what was probably originally cut as an R film. As such several "f" words are overdubbed with much less strong words (with their mouths visibly saying something else). Also, it appears the romance between Jack and Nancy had been toned down slightly by removing scenes and moments that appear in the films theatrical trailer.
d.
Julia Prudhomme
, who plays the bridge teacher in the film, is
Julia Child
s grand-niece.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Direct Action (2004)?
a.
The first skater doing the McTwist in the pool is pro skater Tony Hawk.
b.
At the beginning of the movie, a thug that Lundgren beats up can be seen wearing a Punisher t-shirt emblazoned with the famous skull design.
Dolph Lundgren
played the title role in
The Punisher
.
c.
Laura Prepon
had to dye her hair blond for this film, resulting in her
That 70s Show
character Donna Pinciottis change in hair color for the shows final two seasons.
d.
The music score on the DVD release is almost completely different to the original theater, laserdisc and VHS versions. This is widely said to be because of difficulties obtaining the rights to use the original score. However, the original score can be heard on the French audio track.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Direct Action (2004)?
a.
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.
b.
This was
Peter Robbins
s last voice-acting role as Charlie Brown before leaving the series.
c.
Shot in 14 days in 26 separate locations.
d.
George Raft
and
Wallace Beery
were at odds during filming. According to Raft, before the fistfight scene, Beery asked Raft to let him throw the first punch and then proceeded to sucker-punch Raft, knocking him out for several minutes. "When I came to I got up and called him everything I could think of," Raft said. They then fought for real, and the crew had to break it up.
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