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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Exorcist: The Beginning (2004).

About the movie: Years before Father Lancaster Merrin helped save Regan MacNeil's soul, he first encounters the demon Pazuzu in East Africa. This is the tale of Father Merrin's initial battle with Pazuzu and the rediscovery of his faith.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)?
a.		Ryan Phillippe and Kerr Smith were both considered for the role of Father William Francis.
b.		Jeff Lieberman chose Brian Smedley-Aston to edit the film because Smedley-Aston was the editor on Performance, one of Liebermans favorite films.
c.		James Hetfield of Metallica sings "Hell Is Not Good".
d.		There are two references to the Japanese naval attack on Pearl Harbor on he 7th December 1941. The first occurs when John McClane questions whether the Japanese celebrate Christmas. Takagi replies "Were flexible, Pearl Harbor didnt work out so we got you with tape decks". The second is the breaking of the code key for the vault. The password "Akagi" (Red Castle in English) is the name of one of the Japanese aircraft carriers which carried out the strike on Pearl Harbor.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)?
a.		After director John Frankenheimer abandoned the project, it was rumored that Morgan Creek producers would hire David Rocksavage to go on with the movie. These rumors were proved wrong when Paul Schrader was hired.
b.		Joseph II is an odd choice to teach Louis XVI about reproduction. All of Josephs known children died in childhood, and he apparently never reproduced for the last 27 years of his life. He could, however, afford to rest on the laurels of his brother and heir-presumptive Leopold II, who had many children including Franz II (powerful rival and ally of Napoléon Bonaparte).
c.		Harrison Ford herniated his back in the scene where he is attacked in his bedroom by a Thuggee assassin. Production had to shut down for Ford to be flown to Los Angeles to have an operation. A huge majority of Fords work in the fights and chases in the Temple of Doom are actually stuntman Vic Armstrong.
d.		The two actors seen on the poster are not actually in the film, as the poster was created months prior to filming before director/writer David Avallone was brought on the project.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)?
a.		Liam Neeson was initially cast as Father Merrin.
b.		Dooley Wilson was borrowed from Paramount at $500 a week.
c.		Chapter Titles: 1. Into the Lions Den (PCA #3349) 2. The Cobra Strikes ((PCA #3350) 3. The Menacing Herd (PCA #3351) 4. The Killers Trail (PCA #3352) 5. The Bridge of Terror (PCA #3353) 6. Drums of Doom (PCA #3354) 7. The Earth TRembles (PCA #3355) 8. The Killer Lion (PCA #3356) 9. The Devil Bird (PCA #3357) 10.Descending Doom (PCA #3358) 11.In the Cobras Coils (PCA #3359) 12.The Last Safari (PCA #3360)
d.		Arnold Schwarzeneggers voice is dubbed throughout the film. It has later been released on DVD with Arnolds voice.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)?
a.		The toy the baby is holding at Ricks house is the Moe Howard key chain depicted in the insert in this segment.
b.		Seths saying, "Drink deep, or taste not, the plasma spring", is a reference to a famous quote from Alexander Popes "An Essay on Criticism". The full quote is: "A little learning is a dangrous thing; drink deep, or taste not the Pierian Spring: Their shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, and drinking largely sobers us again."
c.		The film was originally rated NC-17 "due to the film being too graphic and violent". The offending scenes were edited and the result was the R-rating for "strong violence and gore, disturbing images and rituals, and for language including some sexual dialogue".
d.		The U.S. War Department - the predecessor of the Department of Defense - loaned the films producers over 200 army trucks, approximately 4,000 soldiers and over 100 airplanes for use in the film.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)?
a.		Dolph Lundgren filmed his parts for the movie in just 5 days, whilst Jean-Claude Van Damme filmed for 20 days.
b.		Casting director Gary Chason couldnt find anyone to play the Camera Store Clark, so decided to play the part himself.
c.		One of the hardest parts about Stitchs characterization was that its very difficult to read what kind of emotion he is feeling, mainly because his eyes dont have pupils. The animators largely got round this problem by making Stitch very physical.
d.		Peter Franzén was offered the role of Matti Ristinen.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)?
a.		The party scenes were filmed at the home of actor Severn Darden.
b.		Just at the start of the re shoot, Renny Harlin was involved in an accident and broke his leg. He had that leg supported by metal support and a cast.
c.		George Clooney suffered a spinal injury during a stunt. Due to the weight he gained for his role, the injury left him bedridden for a month and caused severe migraines, which prevented him from doing publicity for Oceans Twelve. The injury was eventually corrected with surgery. Clooney has since called his weight gain "pretty stupid".
d.		The film came to Ansel Faraj in a dream.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)?
a.		Body count: 114. (More than the combined body count of Robocop and Total Recall (see trivia for those movies) which it spoofed on the death tolls.)
b.		John Frankenheimer voluntarily stepped down from directing the movie one month before his death.
c.		The "look" of the killer was based on the comic book character "The Shadow", not as is often thought Italian giallo cinema.
d.		Rusty says to Danny: "Off the top of my head, Id say youre looking at a Boesky, a Jim Brown, a Miss Daisy, two Jethros and a Leon Spinks, not to mention the biggest Ella Fitzgerald ever!" This list of cons was created by director Steven Soderbergh and a screenwriter that described the type of people and cons needed to knock over the three casinos: Boesky - Saul playing Lyman Zerga. This is a reference to Ivan Boesky, a big-time trader on Wall Street who got caught committing securities fraud. The con is about a wealthy bankroller who has insider information. Jim Brown - the confrontation between Frank Catton and Linus Caldwell, staged to distract Terry Benedict so that Linus can lift the security codes to the vault. Named for the famous American football player Jim Brown. Miss Daisy - the SWAT vehicle used as the getaway car. From the movie title Driving Miss Daisy. Two Jethros (The Beverly Hillbillies) - the Malloy brothers. "Hillbilly gear-head types" hired to take care of Miss Daisy, distraction purposes, and for general two-man work. Leon Spinks - the disruption of the boxing match. This refers to the surprise victory of Leon Spinks over Muhammad Ali. Ella Fitzgerald - the looped tape of the robbery that is played over Benedicts security system. A reference to a 1970s commercial for Memorex, in which a recording of Ella Fitzgeralds voice breaks a glass and the question is posed to the viewer: "Is it live or is it Memorex?"

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)?
a.		Several changes followed the firing of Paul Schrader, both in crew and cast. Screenwriter Alexi Hawley was called to retool the previous script, and he cut off some characters of Paul Schraders version, besides adding some new ones, like the one played by actress Izabella Scorupco. Actor Gabriel Mann, who played Father Francis in the original version, was not able to re-shoot his scenes due to schedule problems, so new director Renny Harlin replaced him with James DArcy.
b.		Much of the screenplay is not actually derived from Henry Jamess novella "The Turn of the Screw" but from William Archibalds 1950 Broadway adaptation "The Innocents".
c.		Before the falling-Pinto scene could be filmed, the filmmakers had to get an "Air UN-worthyness certificate" from the Federal Aviation Administration for the Pinto. This was done by conducting preliminary drop tests to ensure that it would not behave as an airfoil and drift from its target line, but would drop "like a brick" when dropped from a great height.
d.		The food that hits Nicolas Cage throughout the film is thrown by director Gore Verbinski.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)?
a.		Chris Isaak was up for the role of Jeffrey Beaumont, but he turned it down. David Lynch used two songs from his 1985 debut album "Silvertone".
b.		Despite the title, tear gas is not mentioned until five minutes before the end of this film, it is not used until two minutes before the end, and there is no actual tear gas squad. Tear gas is just a weapon coincidentally used by regular police offers.
c.		The films main character Hans, who fights against the Nazis to save Jewish lives, was actually a good friend and mentor to the Writer/Director; which most of the stories and lives in the film are based upon.
d.		Stellan Skarsgård is playing a younger version of Max von Sydows character from The Exorcist. Skarsgård is nearly a decade older than von Sydow was during the filming of the original movie.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)?
a.		Director Timothy Norman let actors name their own characters if they wanted to in return for their free performances.
b.		The first Stephen King film to receive a PG-13 rating.
c.		Morgan Creek Productions fired Paul Schrader after he had submitted a completed movie, saying that he had given them "footage without any of the bloody violence the backers had wanted". He had already made it clear in interviews that he was making more of a psychological drama than an all-out gore-fest. He was fired and Renny Harlin was hired to re-shoot the movie. Almost 90% of the movie was re-shot and at least two characters have been dropped from Paul Schraders version of the movie. Following the lackluster reception to Harlins version, though, Schraders version was finally released as Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist.
d.		Although Mack V. Wright portrayed the Lion Man, it was J. Barney Sherry who was unmasked as his alter ego at the serials end. This strategy was later used for the Republic serial "The Masked Marvel".

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