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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Eagle Eye (2008) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Eagle Eye (2008) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Eagle Eye (2008).
About the movie:
Jerry and Rachel are two strangers thrown together by a mysterious phone call from a woman they have never met. Threatening their lives and family, she pushes Jerry and Rachel into a series of increasingly dangerous situations, using the technology of everyday life to track and control their every move.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Eagle Eye (2008)?
a.
Shia LaBeouf
stated that during filming an F.B.I. Agent told him and the cast that 1 in every 5 phone calls someone makes is recorded. To prove this, the agent had him listen to a phone call he made 2 years prior to filming.
b.
The owners of Camp Towanda (where the movie was filmed) were told that this was going to be a family comedy. They were mortified when they saw the final cut of the film.
c.
Steven Spielberg
, as director, has made a number of World War II films or films relating to World War II. They include (in chronological order):
Fighter Squad
;
Escape to Nowhere
;
1941
;
Raiders of the Lost Ark
;
Empire of the Sun
;
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
; a remake of the WWII movie
A Guy Named Joe
entitled,
Always
;
Schindlers List
; and
Saving Private Ryan
.
d.
To do research for this film,
Charles M. Schulz
and the films staff went river rafting in the Rogue Rivers in Oregon.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Eagle Eye (2008)?
a.
Was the first film released in September since
Sweet Home Alabama
to gross over 100 million dollars.
b.
The pin Hertz wears on his coat is a symbol of the Freemasons.
c.
The NSA set was built in Prague. It contains 120 monitors.
d.
Bruce Dern
was the original choice for the role of Judge Noose, but he had other commitments.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Eagle Eye (2008)?
a.
"The Hedda Hopper Show - This Is Hollywood" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on October 12, 1946 with
Paul Muni
and
Anne Baxter
reprising their film roles.
b.
The film takes place in January because this is when the State of the Union address, key to the plot of the film, is traditionally held every year.
c.
Vincent DOnofrio
, who plays Edgar the Bug, went on to voice all the Bugs (same species) who appeared in
Men in Black: The Series
.
d.
This is
Beyoncé Knowles
first movie role where she is not singing.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Eagle Eye (2008)?
a.
Lindsey Anderson, who plays Kristen, came at the recommendation of Ryan E. Francis. The filmmakers first met her in a donut shop to discuss the movie only days prior to shooting.
b.
Ranks third in the Academy Award most nominated films list with 13 nominations.
c.
In the showdown scenes, western film trivia buffs may notice a store called "Boyds Hardware", apparently a reference to actor
William Boyd
, who played "Hopalong Cassidy" on TV. The years 1951-1952 were the height of Boyds TV career as Hopalong Cassidy.
d.
When Rachel is at the bar with her friends, the song "Sometime Around Midnight" by
The Airborne Toxic Event
can be heard in the background.
D.J. Caruso
, the director of "Eagle Eye", also directed the music video for "Sometime Around Midnight".
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Eagle Eye (2008)?
a.
Henry Fonda
was asked by United Artists to make this film, so he did it as both actor and producer. He was, however, very frustrated at being producer and decided never to do so again.
b.
According to dates on security cameras seen on-screen, the film takes place in late January 2009.
c.
Theres a sneak preview of the next Resident Evil movie
Resident Evil: Degeneration
in the bonus material of the DVD.
d.
Bugle call: see also
The Gay Divorcee
and
Roberta
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Eagle Eye (2008)?
a.
During their DVD commentary, director
Steven Soderbergh
and writer
Scott Frank
reveal that the actors ad libbed several memorable lines in the script.
Don Cheadle
wrote the line, "in a situation like this, theres a high potentiality for the common motherfucker to bitch out."
b.
This is the only "Beverly Hills Cop" movie to not feature a song performed by
The Pointer Sisters
.
Beverly Hills Cop
had their song "Neutron Dance", and
Beverly Hills Cop II
had their song "Be There."
c.
It took six writers, including director
Sergio Leone
, to adapt
Harry Grey
s novel for this film.
d.
The design of Eagle Eye is extremely similar to the detection arrays for a Neutrino Detector - rows upon rows of orange glass globes in an underground, water filled bunker.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Eagle Eye (2008)?
a.
This was
Harvey Korman
s final live-action film.
b.
The tenth of eleven films that
Elizabeth Taylor
and
Richard Burton
starred in together.
c.
Shia LaBeouf
and
Michelle Monaghan
did 80% of their stunts.
d.
Ranked #4 on the American Film Institutes list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Sports" in June 2008.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Eagle Eye (2008)?
a.
Listed on a cinema marquee: (Left) Closed for repairs / (Right)
Sideways
, the next movie directed by
Alexander Payne
.
b.
ARIIA is voiced by
Julianne Moore
, who chose to go uncredited.
c.
Mia Farrow
was considered for the role of Maerose Prizzi.
d.
In real life, Patchs close friend who was murdered was a man, not a female love interest. Carin is a fictional character.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Eagle Eye (2008)?
a.
A crucial fact left out of the movie was that
Bonnie Parker
was virtually incapacitated for the last year of her life from a car wreck.
Clyde Barrow
was driving fast down a lonely country road in Texas when he came upon a washed-out bridge. Unable to stop in time, the car went over the edge crashed and into the creek. The force of the impact jarred Bonnies seat forward, pinning her in the car as it began to catch fire. She received severe burns on the backs of her legs that made it difficult to walk. She would either limp or was carried by Clyde. She was, in fact, injured at the time of the nighttime tourist court shootout and the field shootout (where Buck was killed) that occur near the end of the film.
b.
Was released on DVD and Blu-ray only 3 months after its theatrical release date. The film opened on September 26 2008 and was released on video on December 26 2008.
c.
The original, opening night version of this film was so poorly received that the audience at a theatre on Hollywood Blvd. actually threw things at the screen to express their disgust when it was over.
d.
The film was originally meant to be a standalone film, but after
Joss Whedon
was hired to direct
The Avengers
he was given a copy of the films script and made a few rewrites to tie it in to the Marvel Cinematic Universe: "I just got to make some character connections. The structure of the thing was really tight and I loved it, but there were a couple of opportunities to find his voice a little bit - and some of the other characters - and make the connections so that you understood exactly why he wanted to be who he wanted to be. And progressing through the script to flesh it out a little bit."
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Eagle Eye (2008)?
a.
According to
Shia LaBeouf
, in order to become emotional for Ethans funeral scene, he listened to
Judy Garland
s "Over The Rainbow" in which he stated that he "breaks down" when hearing that song.
b.
Cornelia Funke
and her family moved from Hamburg, Germany to Los Angeles, USA in May 2005 after Funke decided to be one of the movies producers
c.
This film is loosely based on the Daniel P. Mannix novel of the same. Almost every aspect from the novel was either changed or eliminated entirely. Todd had two vixens that he mates and has cubs with, all of whom are killed by the hunter, Todd intentionally kills The Chief by jumping out of the way of an oncoming train, Todd dies from exhaustion while being chased by Copper, the hunter was an old drunk and the novel ends with the hunter being sent to a retirement home and because dogs arent allowed hes forced to shoot Copper.
d.
Began shooting as a silent in August, 1928 at Metropolitan Studios, it would become an agonizingly long and complicated production. It was finally released on October 12, 1929 as a talkie after largely being re-shot with another director (
Clyde Bruckman
) as a talkie (marking the first time Lloyd worked from a script) and painstakingly edited down from an original 16-reels (some 2 hours and forty-five minutes) to 12-reels. The silent version cost $521,000 and another $281,000 was spent on the sound negative. While the novelty of hearing Lloyd speak made it his largest grossing hit since _Freshman, The (1925)_, those steep production costs resulted in a huge drop in net profits from his earlier features.
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