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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999).

About the movie: An African American mafia hit man who models himself after the samurai of old finds himself targeted for death by the mob.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)?
a.		During production cast and crew often referred to the film its codename, "Dinosaurs in Space".
b.		This serial was based on a Flash Gordon comic strip continuity involving Prince Barin and his Tree People, of "Frigia".
c.		The character of Nobody is played by Gary Farmer, who also played a character named Nobody in Dead Man. He has the same line in both movies: "Stupid fuckin white man!"
d.		Many of the characters in the film are based on real-life characters from the New York theater world. Aside from Roy Scheider, Leland Palmers character was based on his wife/frequent star Gwen Verdon. John Lithgows character was also based somewhat on the New York theater director Michael Bennett, director of "Dreamgirls" with whom Bob Fosse had a longstanding rivalry. The character of producer Jonesy Hecht was based upon his fellow longtime rival Harold Prince. Ann Reinking was more or less playing herself. The character of songwriter "Paul Dann" is a swipe at Stephen Schwartz, with whom he had unhappily worked on "Pippin." Jules Fisher, the lighting designer on many of Fosses shows, and later the producer of his show "Dancin", makes an appearance as a lighting designer in the scene with John Lithgow. The film is based on Fosses real-life heart attack while directing the original 1975 Broadway production of "Chicago."

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)?
a.		Although Carl Reiner is listed in the credits as "Judge Rugula", all scenes in which he plays a judge were cut from the movie. He appears briefly as a man at a urinal during one short scene.
b.		Some of RIFT was filmed in a real, abandoned hospital and its morgue.
c.		When Ethan and Rachel are sitting on the bench in the park, the woman sitting on the bench next to them can be seen reading the book, "Something Blue" by Emily Giffin - "Something Blue" is the sequel to the book "Something Borrowed."
d.		The club that Ghost Dog drives by before he steals his new clothes is called Liquid Sword. "Liquid Swords" is the name of The GZAs second album, which was produced by The RZA, who also provided the original score for the film.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)?
a.		The scene in which Ghost Dog shoots the mobster through the sink drain was taken from Seijun Suzukis Koroshi no rakuin.
b.		Director Blake Edwards replaced James B. Clark.
c.		Additional footage needed after the 1968 Indy 500 was filmed at Indianapolis Raceway Park.
d.		The "isolation" cabin that Sharon and Susan stay in at camp is named "Serendipity".

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)?
a.		When Ghost Dog is in the park, just before the Raymond, the Haitian ice cream man, is introduced, the Crips in the park are rhyming to the beat of Raekwons 1995 song "Ice Cream," which was produced by The RZA, who also composed the films score
b.		The film was shot in 25 days.
c.		The film, like the book, is set in Naomi, Florida, even though it was filmed in Louisiana. Consequently, the police car and uniform emblems depict the state of Florida rather than the state of Louisiana.
d.		Lochlyn Munro only worked one day on this film.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)?
a.		James Dean has an uncredited part as the boxing opponents second.
b.		First EON Series James Bond film not to take its title from an Ian Fleming James Bond novel or short story, even though there were still some usable titles available such as "Property of a Lady", "Quantum of Solace", "007 In New York", "Risico" and "The Hildebrand Rarity". "Licence to Kill" is a phrase commonly used in the books, however. The story takes the loss of Felix Leiters arm (here a leg) from the novel "Live and Let Die." "The Hildebrand Rarity" (a short story based on a never-filmed TV script) provided the scene where Sanchez beats his mistress with a whip made from the tail of a stingray--in the story it was Milton Krest who beats his wife with a similar implement.
c.		At one point during filming, David Lean nearly drowned when he was swept away by a river current. Geoffrey Horne saved his life.
d.		The name of the pet store Ghost Dog visits is Birdland, which was the club named after Charlie Parker, whom Forest Whitaker played in Bird.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)?
a.		The group goes to "Dawsons Beach". This is a reference to Dawsons Creek, also written by Kevin Williamson.
b.		Oak Hill, the real name of the house Melanie pretends belongs to her family, is difficult to get to, as the interstate is approximately 45 minutes away. To direct cast and crew members to the site, yellow signs simply saying "SWA" with arrows pointed out the correct route. Some Berry College students stole these signs as movie mementos.
c.		The main theme, by composer Marc Shaiman, can often be heard in the queue area of the attraction, Soarin Over California, in Disneys California Adventure. The theme was also used as the background music in ABC televisions coverage of President Ronald Reagans funeral.
d.		The man in camouflage whom Ghost Dog meets on his way to the park toward the end of the movie is The RZA, who composed the original score for the movie.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)?
a.		The film holds the record for most cinematographers on a production (11, counting the Special Edition).
b.		During filming, James Franco flew back and forth between New York and Belfast because he was attending full-time classes in university.
c.		To give the illusion of icy Antarctic conditions, interior sets on the Los Angeles sound stages were refrigerated down to 40 F while it was well over 100 F outside.
d.		The inter-chapter quotations come from the book "Hagakure: The Way of the Samurai" by Yamamoto Tsunetomo, published by Kodansha International.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)?
a.		The symbols on the neck of the guitar KG gives JB (from bottom to top) are: a pentagram (point down); a cross; the infinity symbol; a crescent moon and the Star of David (on the same fret); the yin-yang; the equation for Albert Einsteins theory of relativity; a cannabis leaf; and the Eye of Providence (eye inside a triangle). The headstock has a crown inscribed with the word "ROCK."
b.		Mary Pickford was to have made her big screen comeback in the role of Vinnie but eventually the role went to Irene Dunne because of her box-office appeal.
c.		Dr. Marion Jenkins, the anesthetist, plays himself in the film. He was genuinely surprised at the level of detail and research that had gone into preparation for that key scene. Even the tiles for the set of Trauma Room One were exactly the same shade of green he remembered (even though the scene itself is black and white in the finished film).
d.		Most of the license plates visible on cars in the film read "Industrial State." (A New York inspection sticker is visible in the windshield of a car that Ghost Dog drives, however.) When Ghost Dog swaps his plates with those of another car at a rest stop, the new, differently colored plates read "Highway State."

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)?
a.		Ghost Dog and Louie have differing recollections of their first meeting. This is a reference to the story in Rashômon where people give varying accounts of the same event.
b.		There are numerous references to The Kentucky Fried Movie, also directed by John Landis.
c.		While in the car to Toms party, Peter, played by Ron Livingston mentions to Joanna that the Nazis had "pieces of flair" they made Jews wear. In Band of Brothers, Livingstons character of Lewis Nixon assists in the liberation a Nazi concentration camp.
d.		According to producer Joel Silver, this movie was largely shot in greenscreen in 60 days.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)?
a.		"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on September 4, 1944 with Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy reprising their film roles.
b.		Although the main plot revolves around governments and wars that came to be only after Sir Arthur Conan Doyles death, the secret code from Doyles short story "The Adventure of the Dancing Men", is incorporated as a subplot.
c.		When Ghost Dog introduces himself to the gangsters at the secluded hideaway, he says his name is Bob Solo, a combination of two Harrison Ford characters, Bob Falfa (from American Graffiti) and Han Solo (from Star Wars).
d.		Many elements in the plot of "GoldenEye" reference the 1983 Bond film Never Say Never Again, which was made by a rival company. The character of Xenia Onatopp is much like Fatima Blush in the older film. Other common elements include a laser mounted on a watch, an exploding click-pen, and the Monte Carlo casino.

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