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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : I Am Legend (2007) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : I Am Legend (2007) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: I Am Legend (2007).
About the movie:
Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: I Am Legend (2007)?
a.
The sound effect we hear in the opening sequence on the plane is the same failing-engine sound effect used when Han Solos Millennium Falcon fails to crank up in
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
.
b.
Lost film - only Vitaphone discs survive.
c.
The film was green-lit without a script.
d.
During auditioning and casting, any interested actors were to submit a 10-minute video of themselves describing an important sexual experience. The director received approximately 500 tapes.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: I Am Legend (2007)?
a.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
spent time in doctors waiting rooms to learn how pregnant people behave.
b.
Marjorie Reynolds
singing was dubbed by
Martha Mears
.
c.
Much of this film was shot on location in New York Citys Washington Square Park during fall and winter 2006-2007, causing holiday decorations to be taken down and replaced tumultuously for over three months.
d.
Mel Gibson
s only previous Shakespearan experience was playing Juliet in an all male production of "Romeo and Juliet" in Australia. By contrast,
Alan Bates
(who played Claudius) had played Hamlet in London in 1970 and
Paul Scofield
(who played the Ghost) had played the part in 1948 and 1955 and is considered one of the greatest twentieth century interpreters of the role.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: I Am Legend (2007)?
a.
Blake Clark
became the new voice of Slinky Dog, replacing
Jim Varney
, who died in 2000. Clark was good friends with Varney prior to his death.
b.
The scene of the large crowd fleeing the saucer area after Gort appears is all too obviously "speeded up" film, making the shot look unnatural. The reason for the sped up film effect was explained by director
Robert Wise
in an interview - it seems that, despite much pleading and cajoling from him, the crowd of inexperienced extras portraying the saucer onlookers simply wouldnt move away from the saucer quickly enough to look panicky and convincing. After several takes, Wise finally had to move on with filming and reluctantly allowed the scene to be "sped up" in post production, knowing that the end result would probably looked staged.
c.
Warner Bros. Pictures has owned the rights to the book since the 1970s. The studio first attempted adapting it as
The Omega Man
with director
Boris Sagal
, starring
Charlton Heston
. Then as I Am Legend with director
Ridley Scott
, starring
Arnold Schwarzenegger
, which fell through when the production went over-budget. And then in 2002,
Michael Bay
was set to direct
Will Smith
, but they decided to make
Bad Boys II
instead.
d.
The First Interstate Tower in downtown Los Angeles was completed the same year this film was released (1974). 14 years later, in May of 1988, the FI Tower experienced a real-life fire which burned out 4 1/2 floors , ruined many floors above with smoke and floors below with water, and closed the building for almost five months. The fire happened late at night, when only a few dozen people were in the building, and no crowds, traffic or other demands on water hampered firefighters. Only one death occurred, when someone used an over-ride key to force an elevator to the floor where the fire had started, and perished much as was shown happening to elevator riders in the film. The Los Angeles Herald ran side-by-side photos of the actual fire and the fire from The Towering Inferno on its front page the following day. The story of the real fire was told in the TV film
Fire: Trapped on the 37th Floor
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: I Am Legend (2007)?
a.
Casper Van Dien
shot two scenes on the phone to
James Van Der Beek
as Patrick Bateman. They were edited out due to content and film time.
b.
Cameron Monaghan
auditioned for the part of Ethan.
c.
During a discussion about the power source of the atomic bomb, or implosion/explosion device, beryllium spheres are mentioned as a trigger power source. Beryllium spheres are also the power source for the NSEA protector in the movie,
Galaxy Quest
.
d.
The last time that George A. Romero and producer
Richard P. Rubinstein
had worked together.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: I Am Legend (2007)?
a.
The last line of the play had to be partly obliterated by the sound of a typewriter being accidentally struck because the censors (even of that day) wouldnt allow the phrase "son-of-a-bitch" to be used in a film.
b.
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.
c.
The tattoos on Michael (and later Jeep) are Enochian, a language supposedly of the angels as recorded by John Dee and his seer Edward Kelley in the late 16th century, which they claimed was revealed to them by angels.
d.
Guillermo del Toro
,
Will Smith
s first choice, turned down the offer to direct this film so he could make
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: I Am Legend (2007)?
a.
During the double date scene
Will Arnett
s character offhandedly refers to Rod as "Super Dave". This is of course a nod to Super Dave Osborne, a comedy stuntman played by Bob Eisner since the mid 1980s.
b.
At least twice during the movie we can see an octopus on a TV screen in the house. Of course an octopus has eight legs, and there are eight intertwined friends in the film (counting their friend Alex, who we barely see).
c.
Warner Brothers initially opposed filming in New York because of costs and logistical challenges. However,
Michael Tadross
, a veteran New York production manager got the city to approve closing the Grand Central viaduct, several blocks of Fifth Avenue and Washington Square Park, albeit at night and on weekends, between September 2006 and April 2007.
d.
Matthew Parkhill
: doctor giving bad news in the hospital.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: I Am Legend (2007)?
a.
Conceptual artist
John Howe
was the model for Gollums sinewy arms.
b.
The noise from the special effects explosions used in the scenes along the East River interrupted voice recording on the Nickelodeon childrens show,
The Wonder Pets
, which has its production offices one block from where shooting of I Am Legend took place.
c.
The effects of debris shooting into frame from stray gunshots were achieved by having actors standing outside of shot blowing dust off of pieces of paper.
d.
Gregory Peck
said this was his least favorite of all his movies.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: I Am Legend (2007)?
a.
In order to get word out about his presence on set, without arousing his suspicions, the cast and crew would use the code name "Jennifer" when referring to executive producer
Roger Corman
.
b.
The scenes at the Brooklyn Bridge involved over 1000 extras and various military vehicles and aircraft.
c.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on January 5, 1948 with
Loretta Young
and
Joseph Cotten
reprising their film roles.
d.
The lady at the luncheonette counter is
Moyna MacGill
,
Angela Lansbury
s mother.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: I Am Legend (2007)?
a.
The "company" taxi used to pick up 007 was specially constructed at Pinewood Studios, and capable of speeds in excess of 70mph.
b.
Metro North Commuter Railroad changed its name several years ago and is now simply known as Metro North Railroad.
c.
In the film,
David Bowie
is adorned in the actual wigs worn by the real
Andy Warhol
.
d.
Plants were transported via trucks from Florida to dress up the city streets as if weeds had overtaken them.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: I Am Legend (2007)?
a.
The tattoos on Sirius Blacks body and hands are borrowed from Russian prison gangs. They are markings which identify the person as a man to be feared and respected.
b.
Gene Wilder
went to the NY League for the Hard of Hearing to study for his role, and he was assigned to his future wife,
Karen Boyer
.
c.
Will Smith
left the production for a couple of days to attend
Tom Cruise
s wedding to
Katie Holmes
in Rome, Italy.
d.
Early posters for the film credited the screenplay to
Christopher McQuarrie
and Ed Solomon.
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