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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Enemy of the State (1998) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Enemy of the State (1998) - 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: Enemy of the State (1998).
About the movie:
A lawyer becomes a target by a corrupt politician and his NSA goons when he accidentally receives key evidence to a serious politically motivated crime.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Enemy of the State (1998)?
a.
Alice Brady
won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in this film. Brady wasnt present at the award ceremony, but a man walked up and accepted the award on her behalf. After the show, he and the Oscar were never seen again.
b.
Several actors in studio records/casting call lists did not appear or were not identifiable in this movie. These were (with their character names): Diane Bryan (Martha at Age 5), Donna Bryan (Martha at Age 7), Peggy Burke (II) (Helen at Age 7), Keith Moore (I) (Percy at Age 6), Mindy Sherwood (Helen at Age 5) and Walter Wright Jr. (Percy at Age 8)
c.
Writing credits in the films early promotional material read "Written by
David Marconi
and
Aaron Sorkin
and
Henry Bean
&
Tony Gilroy
".
d.
Such was the physicality of
Saoirse Ronan
s role, her combat tactics called for 4-hour days of intense training under
Dan Inosanto
(a
Bruce Lee
protégé) over a two month period at his L.A. gym.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Enemy of the State (1998)?
a.
Pearl Whites last serial.
b.
Erich von Stroheim
s excesses on the film also included ordering lavish evening gowns from Paris, silk stockings, and monogrammed silk underwear for his actors to wear so they could "feel more like aristocrats." He decorated his sets with real porcelain, tapestries and crystal chandeliers. At banquet scenes he insisted on using real champagne and caviar. When asked by a studio executive why he couldnt substitute ginger ale and blackberry jam as props for the champagne and caviar, von Stroheim replied, "Because my actors will know the difference, I will know the difference, and the camera will know the difference."
c.
The mark left on the mailbox to signal Brill is exactly how ex-CIA official and traitor
Aldrich Ames
signaled the Soviets when he made a drop.
d.
Veteran United States Border Patrol Agents acted as technical advisers to the production. One of these included living legend border patrolman
Ab Taylor
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Enemy of the State (1998)?
a.
Tom Cruise
was originally signed on to star in this film, but had to turn it down because he was still filming
Eyes Wide Shut
.
b.
The filming of the final "Ave Maria" sequence was plagued by mishaps. To achieve the effect of moving through the scene, several panes of painted glass were used. The whole setup was over 200 feet long, and had to be redone three times. The first time the wrong lens was placed on the camera, and the subsequent film showed not only the artwork but the workers scurrying around it. The second time around, an earthquake struck the studio, and the shot was once again scrapped. The next morning, the shot was redone, the film was shipped to the lab, processed, and couriered to the premiere in New York where it was spliced into the final print with only four hours to spare.
c.
This movie represents the first of ten teamings between producer
Pancho Kohner
and star actor
Charles Bronson
. After this picture, they made
The White Buffalo
,
Love and Bullets
,
10 to Midnight
,
The Evil That Men Do
,
Murphys Law
,
Assassination
,
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
,
Messenger of Death
and
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
.
d.
The drugstore set was also used in
Stephen King
s _"Stand, The" (1994) (mini)_.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Enemy of the State (1998)?
a.
Pollys article reporting the disappearance of Dr. Vargas reads: "NEW YORK-German Scientist and mechanical engineer Professor Jorge Vargas mysteriously vanished after arriving in New York aboard the Hindenburg III. Prof. Vargas was scheduled to lecture at the American assembly with two other scientists. This marks the third disappearance in as many months of important figures in the science community. Demands have been made for a resolution to this problem. Prof. Vargas was to deliver a paper on efforts in Norway and South Africa."
b.
Thomas Reynolds birth date is given as 9-11-40. On 11 September 1940, Bell Labs researcher George Stibitz demonstrated the first remote operation (i.e., over a phone line) of a computer machine.
c.
This film was introduced as evidence when director
Edward Dmytryk
and writer
Dalton Trumbo
were hauled before the House Un-American Activities Committee, which was investigating them on suspicion of being Communists. Despite the films many flag-waving speeches, the communal living arrangements of the ladies in the film was cited as evidence of how Dmytryk and Trumbo attempted to brainwash unsuspecting American moviegoers with Communist "propaganda". As even more damning "evidence", there was the use of the word "Comrade" in the title.
d.
There is some stained glass in the film which features the likeness of MTV characters, Beavis and Butt-Head.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Enemy of the State (1998)?
a.
Writer
Cal Howard
served as the live-action model for Prince David. He recalled that he had to have padding on his legs because they were so skinny.
b.
One of the films included in "The Fifty Worst Films of All Time (and how they got that way)" by
Harry Medved
and
Randy Lowell
.
c.
According to Spanish film critic
Juan Cobos
, who had watched an early rough cut of the movie while
Orson Welles
was still filming material for it, this new version cut and reshaped by
Jesus Franco
doesnt resemble Welles vision at all.
d.
The sound made by the bug sweepers used in the film is the same as the sound made by the sonar equipment in
Crimson Tide
, also directed by
Tony Scott
.
Gene Hackman
,
Jason Robards
, and
Lillo Brancato
were in both films.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Enemy of the State (1998)?
a.
The orange colored mini-sub visible in the wet-entry area was the same mini-sub seen in the end of
Sphere
, also starring
Samuel L. Jackson
.
b.
In the original script, Carter was a bisexual who sexually threatens Drake and Patty.
c.
The building that serves as Brills workplace is actually originally a Dr. Pepper plant.
d.
Conans response to the Mongol General is an abbreviation of a real quote attributed to Genghis Khan: "The greatest pleasure is to vanquish your enemies and chase them before you, to rob them of their wealth and see those dear to them bathed in tears, to ride their horses and clasp to your bosom their wives and daughters." Subotai (or Subedei Baghadur) was the name of Great Khans general. The fact that Conan is not only chased but to some extent orphaned by dogs also recalls Genghis Khans well-documented fear of that particular animal. Finally, the writers preoccupation with steel seems oddly coincidental, given that Genghis Khans birth name, Temujin, is frequently translated as "finest steel."
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Enemy of the State (1998)?
a.
Director
Tony Scott
initially turned down producer
Jerry Bruckheimer
s offer to direct the film.
b.
Film debut of
Dean Fredericks
.
c.
Premiere voted this movie as one of "The 50 Greatest Comedies Of All Time" in 2006.
d.
The film put Independent-International Pictures on the map. It was the companys first production and proved to be a big hit at the drive-ins in 1969.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Enemy of the State (1998)?
a.
Footage from this film of a young
Michael Caine
was later used in the film
Austin Powers in Goldmember
.
b.
The films technical advisor,
Larry Cox
, is a former National Security Agency official.
c.
The boxing match that takes place in the MGM Grand is between
Lennox Lewis
and
Wladimir Klitschko
. These two have never fought, but on June 21, 2003, Lewis fought Vladimirs older brother,
Vitali Klitschko
.
d.
Ronna Wallace, Executive Producer of Reservoir Dogs was the first Sales Agent to represent the film in 2006.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Enemy of the State (1998)?
a.
The name of the dog that wins the race is "Bahama Mamma".
b.
Gene Hackman
turned down the film several times, but was ultimately convinced to sign on after a phone call by director
Tony Scott
.
Will Smith
later signed on at a relative post-
Independence Day
bargain price because he wanted to work with Hackman.
c.
Kurtz reads from the
T.S. Eliot
poem "The Hollow Men". Eliot was inspired to write this poem by "Heart of Darkness" by
Joseph Conrad
, the book on which this movie was loosely based. The first line of the poem reads, "Mistah Kurtz - he dead". Kurtz leaves this line and the following line out when he reads. Also, the photojournalist says "This is the way the fucking world ends. Look at this fuckin shit were in, man. Not with a bang, but with a whimper, and with a whimper, Im fucking splitting, Jack." This is taken from the same poems famous last two lines, "This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but with a whimper."
d.
Over 90% of the film takes place on water.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Enemy of the State (1998)?
a.
While getting into bed with the mountain of snakes,
Cher
famously quipped, "Which one is (producer)
Jon Peters
?"
b.
George Stark is named for Richard Stark, the pseudonym of Donald Westlake. He was also the source of the first name Richard in
Stephen King
s pseudonym, Richard Bachman.
c.
When Brill accesses the National Security Administrations executive files to identify Reynolds, the very first photograph that flashes from the personnel files has the name "Buster, Ball" below it.
d.
Fillm debut of
Edward Hardwicke
.
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