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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Face/Off (1997) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Face/Off (1997) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Face/Off (1997).
About the movie:
A revolutionary medical technique allows an undercover agent to take the physical appearance of a major criminal and infiltrate his organization.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Face/Off (1997)?
a.
A few years after this film,
Anthony Hopkins
had already signed on to play Hannibal Lecter again in
Hannibal
, but
Jodie Foster
had declined. When director
Ridley Scott
let Hopkins know what actresses were being considered to play Clarice, Hopkins remembered how much he enjoyed working with
Julianne Moore
on this film, and recommended her.
b.
Mark Margolis
: The
Darren Aronofsky
regular appears in the gala scene where Nina is announced as the Swan Queen.
c.
The boat chase at the end of the film was originally intended for
Hard Target
, also directed by
John Woo
.
d.
The idea of skeet surfing came out of the Zucker brothers trying to outdo each other at press junkets. They would specifically concoct outlandish stories to amuse themselves and bewilder journalists.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Face/Off (1997)?
a.
The Doomsday Scenario Interface in the beginning of the movie resembles the TV interface in
Paul Verhoeven
s
Starship Troopers
. Verhoevens next film after "Troopers" was to be
Hollow Man
, a title pretty close to T.S. Eliots poem "The Hollow Men", from where
Justin Timberlake
s lines "This is the way the world ends. This is the way the world ends. This is the way the worlds end. Not with a whimper, but with a bang" were taken.
b.
The script was written in seven days.
c.
When Troy is attacked by the guards at the prison, he dodges behind a box marked "Ingen". Thats the company that cloned dinosaurs in
Jurassic Park
. "Ingen" also means "no one" in Danish, Norwegian and Swedish.
d.
Kevin Spacey
was the first choice to play Tavington, but after paying
Mel Gibson
his $25 million there was not enough in the budget to pay Kevin too.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Face/Off (1997)?
a.
The script as presented to director
John Woo
was set in the future, but Woo suggested changing the setting to the present to focus on the dramatic and psychological elements of the storyline.
b.
Early in the movie, Ted mentions the Library Policemen (at 19:20). This is a reference to a story by
Stephen King
(who also wrote the source story for this movie) that appears in his anthology, "Four Past Midnight".
c.
This was the first film for almost all of the young cast.
d.
Sergio Leone
was approached to direct this film, but he turned it down since he was working on
Cera una volta il West
at the time.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Face/Off (1997)?
a.
In Greek mythology, Castor and Pollux (the two brightest stars in the constellation Gemini) were the twin sons of Zeus by Leda. The brothers fought together in the Trojan War (which, of course, was fought in *Troy*). This is not their only connection to Troy, their mother Leda was also the mother of Helen of Troy. Of the Castor and Pollux of mythology, Pollux was immortal and Castor mortal. They were allowed to spend alternating days together between the underworld and Olympus because Zeus took pity on the pair and "gave" Castor half of Polluxs immortality because they could not take the separation of death.
b.
The director credit is missing from TCMs print, which also lists the title of the movie as "Wanted! Jane Turner".
c.
Frank Langella
won a Tony Award in 2007 for playing
Richard Nixon
in the original stage production.
d.
Actors
Rob Steinhauser
,
Tombstone Stinton
,
Daniel Barber
,
Sean Tsaconas
,
Alex Kurnow
, and
Beth Lepley
, along with several other smaller cast members, were students or alumni of Chapman University in Orange California.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Face/Off (1997)?
a.
The main characters all share last names with horror directors: Dan OBannon, Sean Cunningham, Andy Milligan, and Jim Wynorski.
b.
Third of three
Nicolas Cage
action movies in a row to feature a finale in which he is flung through the air involving an explosion (here a speedboat crashing into a beach).
c.
The "illegal" dismount in the bank isnt really illegal. A cradle with 2 catchers from shoulder height does not require a separate head and shoulders spotter. Extended stunts (when the bases arms are extended up over their heads) require the extra spotter.
d.
After this films five credited producers received Oscars for the Best Picture, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences changed the rules the following year. Beginning with the 1999 awards, a maximum of three credited producers can be nominated to receive Best Picture statuettes, even if more than three are credited on-screen. This restriction was loosened slightly beginning with the 80th (2007) awards, when the following was added to the rules covering the award for Best Picture: "The Producers Branch Executive committee has the right, in what it determines to be a rare and extraordinary circumstance, to name any additional qualified producer as a nominee."
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Face/Off (1997)?
a.
Kevin Beattie stood in as an action double for
Michael Caine
during the football scenes whilst Paul Cooper did the same for
Sylvester Stallone
.
b.
The movie was deliberately filmed at the end of 1954 because
Clark Gable
had also signed to star in
The Tall Men
and wanted to avoid a huge tax bill in 1955.
c.
The film had a limited theatrical release in the Pacific Northwest of the USA.
d.
The name for the floating prison, Erewhon, is a simple anagram of "nowhere" (originally used as the title of a satirical novel by Samuel Butler in 1872).
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Face/Off (1997)?
a.
Also, In
Con Air
, the 2nd of the "trilogy," Cameron Poe (Cage) drops the dead body of "Pinball" from the plane, and it falls onto a beige Volvo.
b.
Natalie Portman
,
Scarlett Johansson
and
Virginia Madsen
were all rumored to play a part in the movie.
c.
Although the whales in "Pines of Rome" were computer animated, their eyes were all hand-drawn. This was done because the software available to the studio at the time was not advanced enough to create convincing eyes with the expressiveness desired by the filmakers. This was not a problem by the time "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" went underway, and the CG characters for that segment have fully expressive features.
d.
Probably
Errol Flynn
s most uncharacteristic screen appearance occurred in this film when he sang and danced his way through a pub number entitled "Thats What You Jolly Well Get".
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Face/Off (1997)?
a.
The studio wanted
John Woo
to take the slash out of the title, but he kept it in so people wouldnt think it was a hockey movie.
b.
The intention had been that
Robert Blake
would star, but his name on the marquee would not, it was thought, generate enough audience interest.
c.
Producer
Steven Spielberg
directed at least one scene in this movie.
d.
This movie has been described as a cross between
The Birds
and
Born Free
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Face/Off (1997)?
a.
All scenes in the subway car were filmed in a studio mockup of IRT Worlds Fair Lo-V #5674. The producers contacted St. Louis Car Co. for original blueprints of the car and painstakingly reproduced it. Lights were mounted along the car exterior and illuminated sequentially to simulate a speed of 30 mph. The NYC Transit Authority refused to grant permission for filming on its property. Subway footage was filmed by concealing the cameras inside bags. Police became suspicious when they heard whirring sounds inside the bags.
b.
Film debut of
Herbert Rudley
and
Ruth Gordon
.
c.
The choir in one of the scenes is a non-profit charity choir based in LA.
d.
John Garvin
was chosen as co-writer by
James Cameron
and
Andrew Wight
due to his considerable experience as an accomplished diver. Moreover, Garvin wrote the role of Jim Sergeant with himself in mind, hoping
Alister Grierson
would let him play it.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Face/Off (1997)?
a.
James Anthony Pearson
, who plays
Bernard Sumner
, learned to play guitar in two months for his role in the film.
b.
The Texas flag in Bubbas apartment is upside down.
c.
In
The Rock
,
Nicolas Cage
s character says he drives a beige Volvo. After escaping from the prison, Archer (Cage) steals a beige Volvo.
d.
The theater in Silent Hill is playing a double feature of the
Vincent Price
vehicle,
The Last Man on Earth
and its remake
The Omega Man
, starring
Charlton Heston
. Both of these films were based on
Richard Matheson
s story "I Am Legend".
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