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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Escape Artists (2005) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Escape Artists (2005)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Escape Artists (2005).

About the movie: East Village, NYC, 1990. Gabriel Grey, celebrity illusionist and modern-day Houdini, abandons his fame and holes up in a dilapidated squat with Billy Bane...

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Escape Artists (2005)?
a.		Two years prior to taking the role of Dr. Bruce Banner, Edward Norton had the lead role in The Illusionist. Three years before Bill Bixby gave his performance of Banner in The Incredible Hulk, he had the lead in television series Pilot.
b.		Average Shot Length = ~6.5 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~5.9 seconds.
c.		According to Variety magazine, the film took almost 200 days to shoot. However, according to assistant editor Gordon Stainforth, it took much more, nearly a year. The film was originally supposed to take 17 weeks, but it ultimately took 51. Because the film ran so long, Warren Beattys Reds and Steven Spielbergs Raiders of the Lost Ark were both delayed as they were both waiting to shoot in Elstree Studios.
d.		The film is loosely inspired by Soren Kierkegaards "Either/Or."

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Escape Artists (2005)?
a.		Michael Caine (Andrew Wyke) played the role of Milo Tindle in the original version: Sleuth.
b.		The black and white Octopus signia was a symbol of SPECTRE, the criminal spy organization seen in other James Bond movies. However, in both the short story and movie Octopussy it has no connection to either story. Even if the producers had wanted to resurrect the Octopus symbol for this movie, the legal settlement with Kevin McClory gave him all the rights to the use of SPECTRE and as such the black-and-white octopus signia could not have been used in this movie. The type of octopus seen on the Octopussy girls bodies was different: it was a blue ringed octopus. In the movie, this symbol was a sign of an old secret order of female bandits and smugglers.
c.		Bel Kaufmans original description of Sylvia Barrett was closer to that of Audrey Hepburn.
d.		The final scene of the movie was filmed at Houdinis actual tomb in Queens, NY.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Escape Artists (2005)?
a.		The writers of "Mystery Science Theater 3000" (1988) tried to obtain the rights to use this film on their show, but they were turned down by the studio.
b.		There are two different versions of the "Mary Shaw" poem. In the movie the poem goes, "Beware the stare of Mary Shaw. She had no children only dolls. And if you see her in your dreams, do not ever, ever scream." On the trailer it was, "Beware the stare of Mary Shaw. She had no children, only dolls. And if you see her do not scream, shell rip your tongue out at the seam."
c.		Many of the actors in the film were also in a play version of the script called "The Escape Artist," though not necessarily in the same roles.
d.		The film was shot with two endings. The original version of the film, previewed in Orange, California on 26 May 2004, had the other ending, in which Catherine Zeta-Joness character Amelia goes into Manhattan with Viktor. The changes to the film caused the start date of Steven Spielbergs next film Munich to be pushed back a number of weeks, which meant that Ben Kingsley could no longer appear in it, due to his commitment to appear in Roman Polanskis Oliver Twist.