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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Huo Yuan Jia (2006) - Part (2) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Huo Yuan Jia (2006) - Part (2)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Huo Yuan Jia (2006).

About the movie: This film tells the story of Chinese Martial Arts Master Huo Yuanjia (1869-1910). Huo Yuanjia was the founder and spiritual guru of the Jin Wu Sports Federation.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Huo Yuan Jia (2006)?
a.		When the employee is pushing the buttons on the photocopier that later transforms into Laserbeak, the distinct tones of the copier form the title theme song of Transformers.
b.		Jamie Foxx had to wear eye prosthetics that really did make him blind for up to 14 hours a day during shooting.
c.		The makers of the film agreed to title it Legend Of A Fighter, until Casting Director Mike Leeder informed them that a film already existed under that name. Coincidentally, not only would the films have shared the same Chinese and English titles, they were action-directed by Woo-ping Yuen (also directing the 1982 film). Yuen had previously been unaware of the 1982 films English title.
d.		Mira Nair originally wanted Abhishek Bachchan to play the part of Gogol, but changed her mind as she wanted someone who looks like he is raised in the US, so she cast Kal Penn as he was very keen to do the role, and also because Mira Nairs son wanted Kal Penn to do the role.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Huo Yuan Jia (2006)?
a.		About one-fifth of the films running time constitute the plot of the original operetta. The preceding storyline was concocted by Erich von Stroheim and Benjamin Glazer.
b.		The characters of Referee Randall and Bell Boy Dante are Director Ronny Yus take on both the gravediggers Rozencratz and Guildenstein from "Hamlet" who observe the goings on, as well as a reference to Kevin Smiths characters in "Clerks" and "Clerks 2"
c.		Favorite film of Hedy Lamarr.
d.		Shot on sets left over from Big Bad Mama II.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Huo Yuan Jia (2006)?
a.		Both Kate Winslet and Juliette Lewis turned down the role of Marcy.
b.		With Fearless, Jet Li has now been filmed as all of the "big three" amongst the historical martial artists in Qing Dynasty (1645-1911) China, whose exploits has been novelized and dramatized many times. They are 1) Fang Shiyu (c.1700s) in the Fong Sai Yuk series, 2) Huo Yuanjia (1868-1910) in Fearless, and 3) Huang Feihong (1847-1924) in the Wong Fei Hung series.
c.		Mauritz Stiller was fired after 10 days of production and replaced with Fred Niblo.
d.		Character "Dr. Fred Schiller" is a reference to the 18th century German poet Friedrich Schiller, who wrote the lyrics used by Ludwig van Beethoven in his 9th symphony, which is used in Die Hard.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Huo Yuan Jia (2006)?
a.		Brandon Rhea insisted that the long stick weapon, known as "mao", be equipped with a proper sharp point, else itll look strange. He demonstrated his accuracy by having one of the extras hold a stack of newspaper three meters away from him. He did one lunge and thrust the point straight through the middle of the stack. Even Woo-ping Yuen was impressed.
b.		Tommy Lee Jones who plays Two-Face/Harvey Dent in this film, also later appeared as Colonel Phillips in Captain America: The First Avenger. Both Captain America and Batman faced off in the Marvel vs. DC crossover in 1996.
c.		An open casting call was put out to all the elementary schools to find a young Asian actor to play Short Round. Jonathan Ke Quan arrived with his brother, not to audition, but merely to provide moral support. He caught the casting directors attention because he spent the entire time of his brothers audition telling him what to do and what not to do.
d.		In preparation for his role as Melvin Purvis, Christian Bale met with Purviss son, Alston, and several close friends of the real Melvin Purvis in order to learn his attitudes, mannerisms, and speech patterns. By the same token, Johnny Depp went to the John Dillinger Museum in Indiana and was allowed to read some of his letters. According to Depp in the DVD documentary, he even tried on the pants Dillinger wore the night he was shot. With a laugh, Depp says the pants fit him perfectly.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Huo Yuan Jia (2006)?
a.		RoboCop 2/Cains metal body has the symbol for nuclear radiation attached to the chest. For most of the film, Cain produced & distributed the designer drug Nuke and as a cyborg he is dependent on it.
b.		A musical scene, titled "Lucky Enough to Be A Ghost," was scripted and filmed. The three ghosts sang about their mental problems during a session with Dr. Harvey. It was dropped because of cost; the animation would have cost a few million dollars.
c.		During the "stare" scene, Danny DeVito was allowed to do several different permutations on his lines. Barry Sonnenfeld just sat and let the camera roll for take after take.
d.		Betty Sun was scared by the leeches in the rice paddy. She originally tried to wrap her feet in cellophane, but it showed on camera. Director Ronny Yu had to order her to take it off.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Huo Yuan Jia (2006)?
a.		The character played by Brandon Rhea in the film, was based upon a German military attaché who was based in China at the turn of the 20th Century and had a background in German fencing and weapons techniques.
b.		This was Peter OTooles first film.
c.		No protection gears or mats were used during the movies. Fights were real, but there were no injuries.
d.		The roller coaster Mr. Freeze at Six Flags Over Texas was supposed to open in 1997 with the release of Batman & Robin. Arnold Schwarzenegger and George Clooney were scheduled to appear at the opening of Gotham City area and be the first to ride Mr. Freeze, but troubles with the launch system delayed the opening until 1998. This was the main reason why Schwarzenegger never appeared (since he had another promised project at the time and Clooney decided not to come because Schwarzenegger didnt.)

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Huo Yuan Jia (2006)?
a.		In the movie, Jet Li uses the Jian (Chinese straight sword), Sanjiegun (Three section staff), Dao (Chinese Broad sword), and the Qiang (Chinese spear).
b.		The phone booth is supposedly on the north side of West 53rd Street between Broadway and Eighth Avenue. The filming began there but it was already November 2000 and much too cold for the cast and crew. After one day, the shoot took over in a historic section of downtown LA on 5th Street. It looks like NY, save for the well-known Studio 54 and Ed Sullivan Theatre which are on the original locations block.
c.		Dane Cook, the actor that plays George, actually uses some of the lines from his stand up comedy show in the film.
d.		Barry Gray originally wrote the script as its own original action picture entitled "No Turning Back," whose lead was a black marine returning home from the Persian Gulf. But when Phillip Rhee got a hold of the script, he liked it so much that not only did he produce it, he wanted it to become a new entry in the Best of the Best (1989) series. So he asked Deborah Scott to rewrite it with Tommy Lee as the main character.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Huo Yuan Jia (2006)?
a.		Despite being a top-ten money maker for 1960, and its popularity in Europe and Japan, the film could not recoup its massive budget in its initial release. John Wayne assumed huge personal debt to get the film finished after United Artists refused to pay for cost overruns during production. It wasnt until the television rights sale in 1971 that Waynes personal debts were finally paid off. It premiered on the U.S. network NBC in September 1971.
b.		Only the second Bond film to feature James Bonds office. It was last seen in On Her Majestys Secret Service.
c.		Michelle Yeoh had in a small role which was cut to ease the films running time from over two hours down to a more audience-friendly 106 minutes.
d.		One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Huo Yuan Jia (2006)?
a.		Nathan Jones, in order to keep his physique, eats six meals a day, gulps down mineral water by the liter, and does 150 push-ups whenever he gets a break.
b.		During all the horrors that proceeded while filming Poltergeist (1982), only one scene really scared Heather ORourke: that in which she had to hold onto the headboard, while a wind machine blew toys into the closet behind her. She fell apart; Steven Spielberg stopped everything, took her in his arms, and said that she would not have to do that scene again.
c.		Body count: 6
d.		Contrary to popular belief, this is not Doug Hutchisons first movie. He stated his film debut was as Sproles in Fresh Horses.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Huo Yuan Jia (2006)?
a.		Theatrical trailer features snippets of scenes not used in the final film, ie. Harry and Capt. Egan having an argument at the police station.
b.		Huo Yuan Jia, the founder of the Jin Wu School, was the deceased master that Chen Zhen, also played by Jet Li, seeks to avenge in "Jing wu ying xiong" or "Fist of Legend."
c.		Both Dick Elliott (Auctioneer) and Edward McWade (Lawyer) were in studio records for their roles, but did not appear in the film. Pauline Lord was originally cast as Mrs. Forrest, but afer a week of filming was replaced by Margaret Wycherly.
d.		Last of four feature films that Bob Hope and Lucille Ball made together.

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