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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : I Am Legend (2007) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : I Am Legend (2007) - Part (2) 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.
Director
Simon West
opted not to show the crime scene Detective Hines has to see at the beginning of the movie to secure a PG-13 rating.
b.
Lynn Redgrave
s final work.
c.
One scene was cut from the film by the producer at the urging of a distributor, much to the disgust of director
Curtis Harrington
. This scene features Terry wandering around the zoo looking at the caged apes. He hears a familiar laughter and turns to find Tina and her boyfriend making out in another nearby cage. This sequence preceded the scene in which Terry arrives home and encounters Mrs. Orland descending the staircase. Harrington described the footage as "wonderful" and the sequence as "very important psychologically" but he concluded the film was otherwise cut together and released as he intended.
d.
While doing a press conference in Japan for the release of the movie,
Will Smith
accidentally revealed the ending to a collection of entertainment reporters. Warner Brothers asked the reporters and all those present to withhold the ending and the reporters all obliged without any payoff or consideration.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: I Am Legend (2007)?
a.
Many cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their character names):
Jimmy Conlin
(Little Man),
Andrew Tombes
(Mr. Woods),
Gordon De Main
&
Eddie Kane
& Al Herman &
Lew Harvey
(Wise Money Men),
Don Brodie
(Sharp Money Man),
Forbes Murray
&
James Carlisle
&
Bert Moorhouse
&
Sam Harris
(Horse Owners) and
Norman Mayes
(Bellhop).
b.
One of the alternate movie posters for this picture, which was used in Britain and Australia, had the lead cast of
Burt Reynolds
,
Lesley-Anne Down
and
David Niven
, superimposed over an image of a large diamond and from left to right top to bottom in the same order as their credential billing.
c.
Final film of
Frances Bavier
.
d.
All of the paintings in Dr. Nevilles house were provided by the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: I Am Legend (2007)?
a.
The studio spent an estimated $5 million for a six-night shoot in New York City involving the Brooklyn Bridge. To film in this location, the producers needed the approval of as many as 14 government agencies. The shooting required a crew of 250, plus 1,000 extras, including 160 National Guard troops in full combat gear.
b.
Over 20 actors were tested for the role of Mrs. de Winter, which eventually went to newcomer
Joan Fontaine
. One of them was
Vivien Leigh
, who
Laurence Olivier
was pressing for, as they were a couple at the time.
c.
In the scene where the heist is kicked off with Saul/Lyman Zerga (
Carl Reiner
) going out in front to take delivery from his couriers, when the handcuff is exchanged to Lyman, there is banter in Russian. One of the phrases that is clearly audible is, "Ya vas lyublyu." Early in the movie The Great Escape, Danny (
Charles Bronson
) and Sedgwick (
James Coburn
) try to sneak out with the Russian labor force and Sedgwick asks Danny if he knows any Russian. Danny knows one phrase in Russian: Ya vas lyublyu. According to Danny, it means, "I love you."
d.
Tom Hanks
,
Kevin Costner
,
Tom Cruise
,
Nicolas Cage
and
Charlie Sheen
were all considered for the part of Andy Dufresne. Hanks turned it down because he was committed to
Forrest Gump
. Costner liked the script a lot but was then embroiled in the filming of
Waterworld
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: I Am Legend (2007)?
a.
According to director
Ivan Passer
,
Robert De Niro
was nearly fired many times throughout shooting. A devoted
Stella Adler
student, he would do things to exceptionally define his secondary character that would draw attention away from the leads.
b.
One innovation of
Robert Altman
was the almost constant overlaying of dialogue: as many as four conversations could be happening at once in a given shot. While this was considered unorthodox and revolutionary at the time, Altmans instinct was vindicated when audiences agreed that the technique contributed to the feeling that war was "messy and confusing". The technique has been emulated on several occasions since.
c.
The homecoming scene was shot over Thanksgiving.
d.
Will Smith
grew so enamored of his canine co-star, Abby, that he tried to adopt her when the shooting was finished, but the dogs trainer could not be persuaded to give her up.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: I Am Legend (2007)?
a.
The Rev. John Witherspoon, delegate from New Jersey, is an ancestor of actress
Reese Witherspoon
.
b.
In the film,
Will Smith
s character holds up a CD, calling it "the best album ever made." The album is
Bob Marley
s "Legend". It is a greatest hits compilation that was released after Marleys death.
c.
The University of Arizona agreed to let the filmmakers shoot at the campus, then revoked permission after reading the script. Eventually they changed their minds and let them shoot. Many students were used as extras.
d.
The Italian title of the movie is The Craziest Plane In The World (LAereo Più Pazzo Del Mondo).
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: I Am Legend (2007)?
a.
Nicolas Cage
was considered for the role of Robert Neville back in 1998 along with director
Rob Bowman
, who was eventually moved on to direct
The X Files
.
b.
The film was originally conceived and approved by MGMs
Dore Schary
, himself no fan of science fiction, as a B-picture. The studios art department, still headed by veteran
Cedric Gibbons
pulled out all stops. The budget ballooned to $1.9 million and barely managed to break even amid a dismal year for the studio. The relative failure of the film was cited as a reason for Scharys ouster soon after.
c.
Michael Douglas
originally agreed to do the film on two conditions: filming had to start immediately because he was only available for a limited time, and his character had to have the same amount of screen time as
Geena Davis
. Douglas eventually pulled out, claiming that Davis role was expanded at his characters expense. Davis wanted to quit when Douglas did, but she was contractually obligated to finish the film.
d.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on November 20, 1950 with
Betsy Drake
and
Dennis Morgan
reprising their film roles.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: I Am Legend (2007)?
a.
Alec Guinness
was sought for a cameo.
b.
When movie was being planned during the mid-1970s, Vietnam was still a taboo subject with all major Hollywood studios. It was the English Company EMI (headed by Sir
Bernard Delfont
) who initially arranged financing. Universal got involved with the picture at a much later stage.
c.
Although the creatures are referred to as Dark Seekers, during the film, if watched with the subtitles on (DVD) they are called Hemocytes.
d.
Larry Parks, who had played
Al Jolson
in
The Jolson Story
and
Jolson Sings Again
, was signed from Columbia by Warner Brothers to reprise his role of Jolson in this movie. However he was blacklisted for being a communist in late 1951, and shooting commenced on January 1952, so Warner Brothers replaced the character of Jolson with that of
Jimmy Durante
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: I Am Legend (2007)?
a.
Katherine Heigl
said (in 2009) that she considers the movie to be sexist.
b.
Jeffrey Hunter
was jokingly referred to as "I Was a Teenage Jesus" for his youthful appearance. In reality, he was 35 years old at the time of filming, much closer to Jesus real age at the time of the story (33 years) than was usual in previous Hollywood treatments. Movie audiences were accustomed to more mature actors portraying Jesus.
c.
On September 29, 1947, the original Broadway play "The Heiress" by
Ruth Goetz
and
Augustus Goetz
opened at New Yorks Biltmore Theater starring
Wendy Hiller
and
Basil Rathbone
. The stage play ran for 410 performances.
d.
Release prints were delivered to theaters with the fake title Blood Allies.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: I Am Legend (2007)?
a.
This movie is
Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Kagi no kagi
(aka "Key of Keys") with new dialogue by
Woody Allen
dubbed in.
b.
Ted Levine
and
Tom Cruise
were also considered for the role of Robert Neville.
c.
During the number "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite", some of the text that appears in the background is taken directly from the vintage circus poster that inspired
John Lennon
to write the song.
d.
One of Stanley Spectors books on the table in the library is "Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women" written by
Ricky Jay
, who narrates and stars in the film.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: I Am Legend (2007)?
a.
In the early drafts of the screenplay Greenberg was initially written as a guy in his early 30s. Inspired by the idea of casting
Ben Stiller
,
Noah Baumbach
and
Jennifer Jason Leigh
rewrote the entire script and made Greenberg 40 turning 41.
b.
Disney restored and re-mastered the movie for its 4 October 2005 DVD release as the sixth installment of Disneys Platinum Edition series. According to the Studio Briefing, Disney sold 3.2 million copies in its first week and earned over $64 million in sales.
c.
Basis for the musical "Hello, Dolly", first on Broadway in 1964 and later on film:
Hello, Dolly!
.
d.
Warner Bros. gained the rights to the novel by
Richard Matheson
in the 1970s and produced a version of it, called
The Omega Man
, in 1971. Previous to that, Associated Producers did an adaptation in 1964 called
The Last Man on Earth
with
Vincent Price
, shot in Italy and directed by Italian
Ubaldo Ragona
and American
Sidney Salkow
. Although Matheson did not contribute to the screenplay of the 1964 film - which took a critical drubbing - he did contribute to the screenplay for this film.
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