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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Felon (2008) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Felon (2008) Quiz
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About the movie:
A family man convicted of killing an intruder must cope with life afterward in the violent penal system.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Felon (2008)?
a.
This production was funded in conjunction with New Mexicos Film Investment Program.
b.
Veteran Friday the 13th actor
Kane Hodder
, who played the part of Jason Voorhees in the last four Friday the 13th movies offered to reprise the role for this film, but was turned down for the part because New Line Cinema envisioned the Jason character to be tall and large so they could create a David and Goliath sort of visual imagery between Freddy and Jason. New Line felt that
Kane Hodder
was too short and bulky to be Jason.
c.
Ever since its release, the film has been used to train real life salesmen how to sell and how not to sell.
d.
The last film produced by Amicus, Hammers chief rival during the 1960s and 70s. Filmed January 20-March 1976, on the heels of Hammers final horror feature "To the Devil a Daughter."
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Felon (2008)?
a.
Bret Loehr
gets only one line of dialogue in the whole film. And even then, some of it is spoken first by
Pruitt Taylor Vince
.
b.
In the early part of the film, inside the hospital ward, a paraplegic solider is reading Superman comic book, #62. #62: Black Magic on Mars (January/February 1950) involves a plot line with
Orson Welles
and his famous radio broadcast, "War of the Worlds" about Martian invasion of America. Welles may have been promoting his new film,
Black Magic
.
Harry W. Gerstad
,
Gustaf Norin
,
Jean Speak
, and
Clem Beauchamp
, production staff for many of Kramers films, would later work for the 1950s television series,
Adventures of Superman
.
c.
After the huge success of
The Great Ziegfeld
MGM wanted to make a movie of
Lillian Russell
starring
Jeanette MacDonald
, but that project fell through. Twentieth Century Fox then decided to make a movie about Russell.
d.
The fights filmed during production were frenetic and were not choreographed. Many of the actors in these scenes were ex-convicts, thus the fights were an accurate representation of the mixed martial arts and street fighting common in this subpopulation.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Felon (2008)?
a.
Based on actual atrocities at Corcoran State Prison.
b.
According to Beverly Grays book "Roger Corman: An Unauthorized Life", the Hells Angels insignia worn by the characters in the film was an exact replica of the trademarked one used by the real Angels. As a result,
Roger Corman
(whose company released the movie in the U.S.) was forced to pay the group unspecified damages for copyright infringement and tarnishing the Angels "stellar reputation".
c.
Writer / Producer / Director / Actor Robert James created this entire movie on his own, with every production duty completed by himself. The first prop purchased for the film was the wig for $800.00.
d.
Though a noteworthy MGM adaptation of the acclaimed 1909 childhood tale by
Frances Hodgson Burnett
, this film, complete with three Technicolor sequences, failed to garner a contemporary New York Times review.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Felon (2008)?
a.
Val Kilmer
spent several hours a day in the makeup chair for placement of numerous fake tattoos on his chest, arms and back.
b.
Dennis Smithers, Jr. used the last name "McGavin" for his two main characters because he is a huge fan of
Darren McGavin
.
c.
The first Western to be directed by a woman.
d.
In the early 70s, some British music shops banned or fined patrons for playing "Stairway to Heaven" because it was played so often. Hence the sign: "No Stairway to Heaven" when Wayne plays the guitar in the store.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Felon (2008)?
a.
According to
Zoe Bell
, when her friend
Quentin Tarantino
told her she would be starring in the movie she thought she would be just a featured extra. She copped on when she saw her name on the poster.
b.
The musical score by
Bernard Herrmann
was what inspired
Danny Elfman
to be a composer.
c.
Ryan Gosling
prepared for his role by living in Charleston, South Carolina before filming began. For two months, he rowed the Ashley River in the morning and built furniture during the day.
d.
Val Kilmer
, a method actor who heavily researched the role, elected not to portray his character in a Utopian or chiseled capacity. Instead, Kilmer wanted to convey a nihilistic approach in which the years of confinement visibly take a toll physically and emotionally on the character.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Felon (2008)?
a.
The script was written in seven days.
b.
The film earned over $88 million in the US on its opening weekend, which at the time placed it third in the all-time biggest opening behind
Spider-Man
and
Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone
.
c.
Stephen Dorff
sustained two concussions during the production secondary to performing his own fight sequences.
d.
The word "humbug" is misunderstood by many people, which is a pity since the word provides a key insight into Scrooges hatred of Christmas. The word "humbug" describes deceitful efforts to fool people by pretending to a fake loftiness or false sincerity. So when Scrooge calls Christmas a humbug, he is claiming that people only pretend to charity and kindness in an scoundrel effort to delude him, each other, and themselves. In Scrooges eyes, he is the one man honest enough to admit that no one really cares about anyone else, so for him, every wish for a Merry Christmas is one more deceitful effort to fool him and take advantage of him. This is a man who has turned to profit because he honestly believes everyone else will someday betray him or abandon him the moment he trusts them.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Felon (2008)?
a.
The entire cast and crew on the film were volunteers.
b.
Val Kilmer
, who lives on a nearby New Mexico ranch, agreed to participate in this film secondary to his work with New Mexicos Film Investment Program.
c.
Philip Barry
s play, "Spring Dance", opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 25 August 1936 and had 24 performances. The opening night cast included
José Ferrer
(The Lippencott),
Tom Neal
(Doc Boyd),
Philip Ober
(Walter Beckett) and
Mary Wickes
(Mildred).
d.
Skye McCole Bartusiak
was particularly proud of the fact that she taught
Famke Janssen
to play with a GameBoy during shooting. (In the movie, Janssens character has to play GameBoy.)
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Felon (2008)?
a.
The tattoos applied to
Val Kilmer
were purposefully realistic and based upon research by the director and Kilmer. The designs were done primarily in monochrome with fine-line secondary to the predominant influences on skin art in maximum security prisons evidenced at the time of the production.
b.
According to the original script, after Jacob is nearly run over by the subway train, a sequence involving a man being raped in the subway station mens bathroom was supposed to occur. It was filmed but deleted from the final cut (parts of the scene can be seen in the Making-Of featurette
Building Jacobs Ladder
).
c.
The character Dirk played in his first movie was "John", a reference to real-life porn legend
John Holmes
, upon whom Dirks character was based. Dirk mentioned that he had just came back from the Marines, and Holmes actually served some time in the army.
d.
Jeff Bridges
auditioned for the role of Willard.
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