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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Entrapment (1999) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Entrapment (1999) Quiz
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About the movie:
An insurance agent is sent by her employer to track down and help capture an art thief.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Entrapment (1999)?
a.
Shot in six days.
b.
MGM had hired vocalist
Sandy Ellis
to sing for
Susan Hayward
, but after listening to Miss Haywards rehearsal tracks, the movies creative team chose instead to use her own singing voice, which had been dubbed earlier by
Peg La Centra
in
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
, then by
Jane Froman
in
With a Song in My Heart
, and later would be dubbed by
Margaret Whiting
in
Valley of the Dolls
. Initially, Miss Ellis had prerecorded two standards: "When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin Along" (music and lyrics by
Harry M. Woods
) and "Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe" (music by
Harold Arlen
, music by
E.Y. Harburg
). Both Ellis tracks plus all the Hayward vocals are featured on the complete soundtrack CD issued by Film Score Monthly in 2004.
c.
An early scene in which Gin sneaks into Macs hotel room and leaves the Time magazine on his bed was deleted but can be found (without audio) on the DVD. Director
Jon Amiel
said test audiences thought the scene unnecessarily delayed the first encounter between Gin and Mac.
d.
Andrew Robinson (Det. Monte) and Reni Santori (Sgt. Gonzales) had worked together 15 years before in another cop film, Dirty Harry. In that one, Robinson was credited as Andy Robinson, who played the psychopathic Scorpio.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Entrapment (1999)?
a.
Will Yun Lee
plays a character named Colonel Moon. There is a James Bond novel by
Kingsley Amis
, written (under the pseudonym Robert Markham) shortly after
Ian Fleming
s death, entitled "Colonel Sun". It was Amiss only Bond novel. The full name of Colonel Moon is Colonel Tan-Sun Moon, making the connection to Amis novel even more explicit.
b.
The building used for exterior shots of Macs safe house (Castle Duart on the Isle of Mull) is the ancestral home of the chief of the Clan MacLean, which is the maiden name of Connerys mother.
c.
Hayley wears a red hooded coat in the final scene.
Ellen Page
wore an identical coat in
Juno
, which could be a reference to this film. Some also see the similarity in that theres a scene where Juno nearly hangs herself, just like Hayley tries to get Jeff to do in this film.
d.
William A. Seiter
had previously directed
The Marx Brothers
and was able to get
Margaret Dumont
to do a cameo as one of Bennys intended customers.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Entrapment (1999)?
a.
The original financier backed out during production and left directors Brad F. Grinter and Steve Hawkes to complete the movie with their own resources.
b.
During the swiping of the mask,
Sean Connery
tells
Catherine Zeta-Jones
that she has only 75 seconds left. In
The First Great Train Robbery
, Connery told
Donald Sutherland
that he had only 75 seconds to steal a key impression.
c.
Body Count: 4
d.
In the scene where Ratner is getting dating advice from Damone in Damones bedroom, Ratner is wearing a T-shirt for the movie,
Popeye
which stared
Ray Walston
, who played Mr. Hand.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Entrapment (1999)?
a.
The DVD contains a more ambiguous and much shorter alternate ending in which Gin simply reappears on the platform and smiles at Mac.
b.
Julian "Jay" Burtons elevator scene had to be re-shot due to a stain on his shirt that nobody noticed during the shoot.
c.
According to director
Peter Berg
, they were scouting a location in the Amazon forest of Brazil when they were held up at gunpoint by three locals and robbed of all cash, computers, and other valuables. After that (probably a joke) the shoot location was changed to Hawaii.
d.
The user name on Lindas computer is "Bluebird"
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Entrapment (1999)?
a.
Catherine Zeta-Jones
performed most (some sources say all) of the climbing/gymnastics in the rafters herself during the "I stole the Rembrandt" sequence at Macs castle.
b.
Tommy Flanagan sang a Broadway version of his infamous "your blood all over me" line to Camilla Belle in between scenes.
c.
The handwritten text that zips by sideways at the beginning of Mr. Incredibles footage interview reads: "Pixar Animation Studios production #50840: The Incredibles, reel 1AB."
d.
For more than a year,
Kenneth Branagh
had tried shopping the project around major studios in Hollywood, but no studio was willing to finance a four-hour production, citing skepticism of the commercial viability of a Shakespeare adaptation to a late 20th-century audience. Also, most studios were aware of the negative reviews and the commercial failure of Branaghs previously-directed film,
Frankenstein
and some of them would only finance the film if the content and the budget is cut to half. However, Castle Rock Entertainment, agreed to finance the film and to Branaghs demands (filming in 65mm, complete control over the film, etc..) under two conditions: a star-studded cast for the show and a 35mm, abridged 2.5 hour version of the show for a wider release.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Entrapment (1999)?
a.
In the opening sequence, the passcode on the security unit that the thief uses is 1007 for
Sean Connery
as he was the first cinema 007. In truth,
Barry Nelson
was the original James Bond. He played the part in 1954 on USA TV playing CIA Agent James Bond in _"Climax!" (1954) (Casino Royale (#1.3))_.
b.
Shooting began late October 1934. Bela Lugosi immediately followed this with Monograms "The Mysterious Mr. Wong," which was completed in November 1934. Both films saw release in January 1935.
c.
Lou Taylor Pucci
,
Zooey Deschanel
and
Jena Malone
all dance the "Madison" as an homage to
Jean-Luc Godard
s
Bande à part
where
Anna Karina
,
Sami Frey
and
Claude Brasseur
dance it in a café.
d.
However, one gets a brief glimpse of Ms. Verdon as a flapper at the very beginning of the brief flashback number, "Miss Annabelle Lee" (showing the aunts in flashback in the 1920s).
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Entrapment (1999)?
a.
This film is listed among the 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made in Golden Raspberry Award founder John WIlsons book THE OFFICIAL RAZZIE® MOVIE GUIDE.
b.
Angela Bassett
auditioned for the role of Gin but lost out to
Catherine Zeta-Jones
.
c.
Broke the record at the time for the largest second weekend drop in box-office, with an 81.9% drop. This record was later taken over by
Undiscovered
.
d.
Damian Elwes
, brother of actor
Cary Elwes
and producer
Cassian Elwes
, is the artist responsible for the paintings Elliot Fowler (
Brad Pitt
) creates in the film.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Entrapment (1999)?
a.
Alfonso Cuarón
was offered the chance to direct this installment in the series, but declined as he would still be working on
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
.
b.
During
Catherine Zeta-Jones
breakdown of the intensive security measures she and
Sean Connery
will encounter in the millenium heist,
Rolf Saxon
is continuously shown throughout the sequence as the director of the millenium compliance testing. He was introduced in a similar fashion as C.I.A. Analyst William Donloe when
Tom Cruise
conducts the breakdown of the C.I.A. break-in at Langley, VA in
Mission: Impossible
.
c.
The protagonist in
J.D. Salinger
s seminal work The Catcher in the Rye was named Holden Caufield. Like Don Holden, the character played by
Ed Harris
, Salinger lived as a recluse in his later years.
d.
Jeff Bridges
character (Starman) walks in and buys a Cadillac "cash". In the film
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
, Bridges character (Lightfoot) exclaims that one day he would like to walk up and buy a Cadillac with cash.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Entrapment (1999)?
a.
Set dresser on this film was
Bill Paxton
before he took to acting. He was employed by the films art director, future frequent collaborator
James Cameron
.
b.
Michael Papajohn
, who plays the mugger who ends up gunning Ricks parents down, originated the role of Carradine - the man who steals Uncle Bens car after shooting him - in
Spider-Man
.
c.
Catherine Zeta-Jones
was completely naked under the blankets when
Sean Connery
sneaks into her room at night and interrogates her.
d.
Peter Mayhew
and
David Prowse
were both given a choice as to which giant character they wanted to play, Chewbacca or Darth Vader. Mayhew wanted to play a good guy and Prowse wanted to play a bad guy, so they ended up playing the matching characters.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Entrapment (1999)?
a.
The street that
Sean Connery
is parked in waiting for
Catherine Zeta-Jones
to leave the antiques shop is the same one that Hagrid and Harry walk down in
Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone
when they are heading for the Leaky Cauldron.
b.
Jason Robards
: The Admiral.
c.
Original footage was so long, it was almost released as two parallel movies: "Nashville Red" and "Nashville Blue."
d.
Apart from the "Shine" sequence, this was
Vincente Minnelli
s first sole directing assignment. Minnelli had been directing on Broadway, which gave this film a feel that had nothing of the typical "Hollywood Studio System" in it.
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