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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Driven (2001) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Driven (2001) - 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: Driven (2001).
About the movie:
A young hot shot driver is in the middle of a championship season and is coming apart at the seams. A former CART champion is called in to give him guidance.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Driven (2001)?
a.
Peter Sellers
directed most of this film himself after dismissing the original director,
Piers Haggard
, early into the production. However, he did not alter Haggards screen credit, and kept his own name out.
b.
Final American studio film of
Ralph Meeker
.
c.
WILHELM SCREAM: When Cleatus is thrown of the boat.
d.
Sylvester Stallone originally conceived the film as a biopic of Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna, a very popular three time Formula One champion who tragically died during a race in 1994.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Driven (2001)?
a.
The only remake of a foreign film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture.
b.
In the scene before the last race (Detroit), real Champ Car drivers are portrayed doing pre-race rituals. Kenny Brack, the driver of the Shell car, tapes a picture of a baby inside his race suit. The baby in the picture is
Renny Harlin
s son, Lukas.
c.
Carice van Houten
,
Waldemar Kobus
,
Christian Berkel
and
Halina Reijn
appeared in
Zwartboek
,
Paul Verhoeven
s movie based on World War II.
d.
This film was shot in three days. The actors did an average of 35 pages of script per day.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Driven (2001)?
a.
Spock Prime reveals himself to Kirk declaring "I Am Spock". This is the title of
Leonard Nimoy
second autobiography, his first autobiography titled "I Am Not Spock."
b.
The finish of the last race of the season is reminiscent of the finish to the CART race at Portland in 1997. Only in the Portland race the first 3 cars finished within 0.055 seconds of each other.
c.
Do Wah Diddy Diddy, a central theme performed by cast members, was originally recorded in the US by
The Exciters
in late 1963. During "The British Invasion" it was covered by
Manfred Mann
and rose to #1 US Pop in July 1964. The song has become a popular cadence in the US military.
d.
Berlin
s song "Take My Breath Away" was originally considered for the soundtrack of
Nine 1/2 Weeks
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Driven (2001)?
a.
There is a rumor that while
George Lucas
and a co-worker were editing the film, the co-worker asked Lucas for "reel two, dialogue two", which abbreviated to R2-D2, a name which surfaced in Lucas later film,
Star Wars
.
b.
Clint Eastwood
personally selected
Wolfgang Petersen
to direct.
c.
The original premier race of ChampCar on the Eurospeedway in Germany in 2001 was stopped after a crash in which Alex Zanardi lost both legs.
d.
Originally made as a police training film, and subsequently released to the public.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Driven (2001)?
a.
The helmet design used by Beau Brandenburg is actually used by
Juan Pablo Montoya
in real life. Joe Tanto has
Mauricio Gugelmin
s design.
b.
Every member of the cast and crew received the same wage of US$100 a day.
c.
Guy Pearce
did most of his own stunts, and occasionally got frustrated when he wasnt allowed to do a few.
d.
Shot in 10 Days.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Driven (2001)?
a.
Mooseport is actually Port Perry, Ontario.
b.
Renny Harlin
is in the movie as a crew member for two different teams. He is first seen as a PacWest/Motorola crew member who gets out of the Motorola car so that Jimmy Bly can demonstrate that he can get out of the car in 5 seconds. Harlin is then seen in a Bettenhausen/Herdez uniform taking his real life son Lukas to a playground.
c.
To achieve the sound of thousands of snakes slithering, sound designer
Ben Burtt
stuck his fingers into a cheese casserole. This was augmented by applying wet sponges to the rubber on a skateboard.
d.
This didnt top the US box office Top 10 until its 5th week of release.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Driven (2001)?
a.
Jimmy Blys helmet is almost the same as former CART/Champ Car driver Mark Blundells helmet. The only difference is Blundells has his initials MB on the top as opposed to JB on Jimmy Blys helmet. Blundell also drove for Pac West Racing which Jimmy Blys car is based on
b.
Pre-production for the movie lasted just one week. The film was conceived after
Larry Cohen
was fired from a low budget film shooting in New York. Cohen, determined not to waste the hotel room he had paid for, hired the actors and prepared a shooting script within six days.
c.
Used excess film stock from the production of James Camerons
Titanic
.
d.
Brendan Fraser
was set to play the role of Dr. Steve/Eddie, but scheduling conflicts with filming the movie
Bedazzled
prevented him.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Driven (2001)?
a.
David Mamet
s rabbi was given a small role in the film as an agent.
b.
Some of the cast were made physically sick by the makeup work.
c.
The two team cars that are featured in the movie use the sponsors and paint schemes that were used at the time of filming by an actual CART team called PacWest Racing.
d.
In her autobiography,
Shelley Winters
says that she tore a ligament in her foot during production of this film.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Driven (2001)?
a.
Tom Berenger
auditioned for the part of "Jack Barlowe" that went to
William Katt
.
b.
In 1975, United Artists theatrically distributed this film on a double bill with
Brannigan
starring
John Wayne
.
c.
The reporter in the Toronto press conference scene is played by
Brian Jennings
, the films visual effects supervisor.
d.
Based on the play, Angel Island (1937). Comedy-mystery. Written by Bernie Angus. Directed and produced by
George Abbott
. National Theatre: 20 Oct 1937- Nov 1937 (closing date unknown/21 performances). Cast included:
Joyce Arling
, Carroll Ashburn, Nigel Blake, Clayton Collyer,
Morgan Conway
, Alma Dickson,
Betty Field
, Clyde Fillmore,
Arlene Francis
, Thomas Graham, David Hoffman, Louise Larabee, Doro Merande, Lea Penman, Maidel Turner,
Edith Van Cleve
, Eric Wollencott.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Driven (2001)?
a.
The driver Memo Moreno is named after real-life ChampCar drivers Roberto Moreno and Memo Gidley. The use of a wheelchair-bound team owner is inspired by Sir Frank Williams.
b.
When the Soviet General and Prof. Beckner launch the capsules the General gives the coordinates for Houston, Texas (29° 45 26" N, 95° 21 W). Beckner gives the coordinates for Moscow (55° 45 18" N, 37° 37 14" E). Beckner is also heard giving partial coordinates for 45° 4 23" N and 12 12" E but the degrees are missing.
c.
After the disappointing performance of this film at the box office, MGM dropped its option to produce more
Bud Abbott
&
Lou Costello
films.
d.
The story was partially inspired by "Operation Loincloth," a 1943 long-range operation in Burma by the British Chindits. However, producer
Jerry Wald
also admitted that much of the screenplay was based on
Northwest Passage (Book I -- Rogers Rangers)
, a film about the adventures of a long-range ranger unit during the French & Indian War.
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