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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Formosa Betrayed (2009) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Formosa Betrayed (2009) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Formosa Betrayed (2009).
About the movie:
In the early 1980s, an FBI Agent is assigned to investigate the murder of a respected professor. Through his investigation...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Formosa Betrayed (2009)?
a.
In order to lose weight for the concentration camp scenes,
Jerry Lewis
ate nothing but grapefruit for six weeks.
b.
When released on DVD on November 5, 2010, it was the number 1 selling DVD, and set records for one day and one-week sales in Taiwan.
c.
On 12 September 1991 a day before the U.S. release of the movie, Los Angeles declared it Freddy Krueger Day.
d.
Fredd Wayne
s final film.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Formosa Betrayed (2009)?
a.
When Harvey Dent disarms the witness in court, he removes the magazine from the stock and holds it in his small finger. This is actually the correct procedure for emergency reloads and correcting malfunctions.
b.
The Kaohsiung Protest scene is the largest in the movie, contained over 1,000 extras, and took nearly 3 full days to film. The 20 foot tall replica statue of Chiang Kai Shek was custom designed by the art department, and remains in storage in Thailand.
c.
On 12 May 1947, the "Lux Radio Theater" presented a radio version of this story.
Dick Powell
and
Lee J. Cobb
reprised their roles for the live radio broadcast.
d.
Al Pacino
and
Dustin Hoffman
turned down the role of Bill.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Formosa Betrayed (2009)?
a.
According to actress
Colleen Camp
, when
Bette Davis
walked off production several days into shooting, filmmakers reportedly considered recasting role with either
Lucille Ball
or
Bea Arthur
, before deciding on bizarre rewrite in which Davis cat morphs into seductress played by
Barbara Carrera
.
b.
Actor/Producer
Will Tiao
held hundreds of fundraisers in the US, Canada, and Taiwan to raise the financing for the movie.
c.
The script is based on true stories surrounding the life of the writer.
d.
For the films debut on US network television, the subplot featuring
Shirley Jones
in her Oscar-winning role as a prostitute was largely excised. This was because Jones was then the star of the hugely successful and very wholesome
The Partridge Family
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Formosa Betrayed (2009)?
a.
In conjunction to Old Biffs deleted scene where he vanishes, the writers had it planned somewhere in early drafts that Lorraine shot him in 1996.
b.
The entire process from writing to premier took a year and a half. The script was written in December 2009 and the film premiered in February 2011. During that time Helderman auditioned countless actors and actresses, raised the capital for the film from various production companies and grants, all the while hiring the remaining crew to make the film.
c.
Other actors considered for the role of FBI Agent Jake Kelly were Ethan Hawke, Matt Dillon, Ioan Gruffund, Scott Speedman, Jeremy Renner, and Ethan Embry.
d.
Lincoln Cathedrals bell "Great Tom" which strikes the hour was silent for the first time since World War II while filming took place in the cathedral between 15 and 19 August 2005.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Formosa Betrayed (2009)?
a.
The police officers are named Milner and McCord, after Kent McCord and
Martin Milner
, who played police officers in
Adam-12
.
b.
Judy Garland
s costume in the "Ballin the Jack" number was originally worn by
Eleanor Powell
in
Lady Be Good
.
c.
The Motel Scene featuring the shootout between Jake Kelly and James Lee was partly shot in Chicago in April 2008. It wasnt until nearly a full 6 months later in October of 2008, in a vacant parking lot in Los Angeles, that the reverse shots, of James Lee shooting at Jake Kelly, were filmed, thus completing the scene.
d.
Tom Skerritt
makes a reference to
Brian De Palma
s
Carrie
to
Nancy Allen
. This is presumably an in-joke, as Allen had starred in that film, as Chris Hargenson, back in 1976.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Formosa Betrayed (2009)?
a.
The interior sets were built six feet off the ground to allow for low-angle shooting with large 70mm cameras.
b.
Costume designer
Rita Ryack
actually got vintage outfits for some of the characters to wear during a number of the scenes shot in the high school. Link Larkins blue sweater was a sweater vest found at a vintage shop.
c.
James Van Der Beek
was cast for the role of FBI Agent Jake Kelly just a few days before filming began.
d.
Shot in eight days.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Formosa Betrayed (2009)?
a.
Andre Braugher
turned down a supporting role in
ER
to take a part in this film.
b.
Playwright
Sidney Kingsley
loaned his apartment to
Sidney Lumet
for use to film the party scene. In 1935, Kingsley hired an 11-year-old Lumet to appear on Broadway in his play, "Dead End", and they had remained friends since then.
c.
Mings Apartment was the final scene shot overseas, and came at the tail end of the crews last day, which ended up being a 27 hour day.
d.
In one scene, we see Marcus snatching the shotgun from Kyle. In
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
, the T-800 grab a shotgun from a bar owner in the same manner.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Formosa Betrayed (2009)?
a.
When Wilburs dad is talking to Lewis, he uses the Disney Point to point at Lewis. (Disney Point: a two fingered point rather than one).
b.
The production team originally intended to film the movie in Taiwan, where the story is set, but ultimately settled on Thailand thanks to their already existing film friendly infrastructure. The producers also had concerns about recreating politically charged moments in Taiwans history in public areas.
c.
Gwyneth Paltrow
reprises the role of Catherine that she had played on stage in Londons West End.
d.
At the end of the movie we see Nick apprehend the bad guy.
Ridley Scott
also shot an alternative ending where the bad guy is impaled on a spike.
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