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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Knowing (2009) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Knowing (2009) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Knowing (2009).
About the movie:
A teacher opens a time capsule that has been dug up at his son's elementary school; in it are some chilling predictions -- some that have already occurred and others that are about to -- that lead him to believe his family plays a role in the events that are about to unfold.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Knowing (2009)?
a.
"Im your friend, Eddie" is the only line of dialogue in the film that originated from
Josh Friedman
s spec script "Dead Drop".
b.
The school in the movie is William Dawes Elementary. William Dawes was one of the riders who, like Paul Revere, warned the minutemen that British troops were coming. Just like a child at his namesake school was trying to warn people what was coming.
c.
This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Library of Congress, in 1991.
d.
Based in part on the books The Road by
Jack London
and From Coast to Coast with Jack London by "A-No.-1", the pen name of Leon Ray Livingston.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Knowing (2009)?
a.
Johnny Depp
met with the actual
Joseph D. Pistone
a number of times to gain knowledge and expertise for the role. He also took gun firing lessons from the FBI.
b.
The helicopter that is taken apart by the mechanic just before Agent Valentine arrives is an Mi-24 Hind-A. It is distinguishable from later versions of the Hind due to the "greenhouse" cockpit. Later versions had two rounded canopies.
c.
John reads a newspaper story about Lucinda Embrys 1988 death, written by "Carl Braga, Staff Writer."
Carl Braga
was a screen graphics designer for the film.
d.
Based on the life of entertainer
Dixie Lee
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Knowing (2009)?
a.
Some of the sets were reused from
Demetrius and the Gladiators
b.
The predicament of being able to see future disaster while fearing no-one will believe you is called The Cassandra Complex, after a Greek myth.
c.
The films original website was a spoof website for Sunrise Studios, the fictional company making "Stab 3", complete with a production list of upcoming films and cast bios of its "Stab 3" stars.
d.
Pamela Salem
as Miss Moneypenny in this movie officially became the very first actress other than
Lois Maxwell
to play Miss Moneypenny in a straight Bond movie (
Barbara Bouchet
played Moneypenny in the Bond parody spoof
Casino Royale
).
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Knowing (2009)?
a.
This was the only Death Wish movie that was made during the 1990s.
b.
When this project was in early development,
Sacha Baron Cohen
was set to play the lead.
c.
WILHELM SCREAM: heard during the subway crash.
d.
It took about two weeks to film the scene where Jack was being chased by the coal truck.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Knowing (2009)?
a.
In the original screenplay, the Icarus payload was the same size, but was made of highly compressed dark matter (there is no mention of needing fissile material) and had the same mass as the moon, so it had its own gravity (one-sixth the Earths normal). The science advisor pointed out problems with using a bomb that massive, so it was reduced to the mass of Manhattan. A take with the original line can be seen on the DVD, in a deleted scene.
b.
The text of the time capsule plaque reads, "We, the 3rd grade class of William Dawes Elementary School, in the year of 1959 A.D., hereby commit our visions of the future as a token of hope and friendship toward our successors, the class of 2009 A.D."
c.
In his book "
Woody Allen
: A Biography",
John Baxter
says that in addition to the commonly credited contributors to the movies script, several more individuals also helped in the writing. They include Allen collaborator
Mickey Rose
,
Frank Buxton
,
Orson Welles
,
Joseph McGrath
,
John Huston
, and former MGM studios head
Dore Schary
.
d.
Despite popular belief that the film was shelved for five years after being shot it has been confirmed that it was shot in early 1980 and released the following year.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Knowing (2009)?
a.
The piece of classical music we hear at the start and again at the very end of the film is
Ludwig van Beethoven
s "7th Symphony Major, 2nd Movement - Allegretto in A Minor". Completed in 1812 and dedicated to his friend Count Moritz von Fries, the work premiered in Vienna at a charity concert for soldiers wounded in the Battle of Hanau and was encored.
b.
When the production could not get permission to film on board a commercial airplane, Mann booked his actors and crew onto a twilight flight from Chicago to Florida where the production was relocating anyway. A stripped-down camera, lighting and sound equipment were taken on board as carry-on luggage. Pilots and flight attendants were appeased with gifts of film crew jackets.
c.
Rose Ranger
was commissioned to write and performed the song "Soul Sisters" for Bonnevilles premiere screening at The Toronto International Film Festival.
d.
The name of Morpheus ship, the Nebuchadnezzar, is a Biblical reference to King Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon, from the biblical Book of Daniel. King Nebuchadnezzar (the Great) was famous for his conquests of Israel in Biblical times (specifically Judah and Jerusalem). He also built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon (one of the lost Seven Wonders of the Ancient World) for his wife. He has a dream he cant remember but keeps searching for an answer, in Daniel 2:1-49.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Knowing (2009)?
a.
Arthur C. Clarke
and
Stanley Kubrick
disagreed on what HALs birthday should be. Kubrick wanted HAL to be about the age of a child, so his death would have more emotional impact. Clarke insisted such an old computer would not be used for an important mission. In the book, HALs age was four years (12 January 1997), while in the movie it was nine years (12 January 1992). This disagreement resurfaced nearly thirty years later when film critic
Roger Ebert
held a birthday party for HAL 9000 by screening 2001 in Urbana, Illinois in 1997, the date and place of HALs birth in the novel (Ebert was also born in Urbana). Clarke and Kubrick were both invited. Clarke accepted his invitation and made an appearance at the festivities via satellite, but Kubrick declined, stating that they missed HALs birthday in 1992. Another inconsistency in this scene is the name of HALs first instructor. It is Mr. Langley in this movie but is Dr. Chandra in all other books and movies in this series. Since HAL is saying all this while being shut down, this could be interpreted as a result of memory failure.
b.
Actress
Carolyn Stellar
(as "Lovely") is actually the real birth mother of
Leif Garrett
("David") and
Dawn Lyn
("Moe"), two of the child actors in the cast.
c.
It took
Alex Proyas
three months to shoot the film, about half the time it took to shoot
I, Robot
. He credits the use of digital technology for being able to shoot so quickly and efficiently.
d.
The American edit of the film contains CGI effects that werent included in the Japanese cut. These include realistic-looking clouds.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Knowing (2009)?
a.
Rapper 2Pac (
Tupac Shakur
) was supposed to be in this movie, but was shot five days before principal photography began.
b.
According to
Diane English
, the project was in development, from the first draft to the final green light, for fifteen years.
c.
Filming of the 12 foot Acrostar Jet as it flew through the hangar was achieved by attaching the aircraft to an old Jaguar by a steel pole with the roof torn off and driving along. The second unit were able to add obstacles such as people and objects to complete the illusion that Moore was actually flying his tiny plane through an aircraft hangar. The exploding hangar pieces were four inches high.
d.
The perceptual phenomenon of people looking for patterns in randomness (number strings, faces in trees, shapes in clouds etc.) is called Apophenia.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Knowing (2009)?
a.
Richard Kelly
was originally set to write and direct the project.
b.
Screenwriter
John Michael Hayes
based Lisa on his own wife, whod been a professional fashion model when they married.
c.
This was the first film for The Smith Brothers (writer
Ian Smith
and director
Tyson Smith
) and producer
C.K. Lichenstein II
.
d.
"Go In and Out the Window" (music by
Lew Pollack
, lyrics by
Walter Bullock
), sung by
Alice Faye
, was cut from the film. Miss Fayes prerecording still exists.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Knowing (2009)?
a.
Due to his busy schedule,
Frank Oz
was unable to perform and puppeteer his signature characters of Miss Piggy, Fozzie and Sam the Eagle.
Kevin Clash
took over principle puppeteering duties during shooting, and Oz re-recorded the characters voices in post-production.
b.
In the Book the narrator describes how Holly would wash her hair and sit out on the fire escape thumbing her guitar while waiting for her hair to dry; this is reflected during her "Moonriver" scene, which is why she has a wrap around her hair.
c.
Often said to be
George A. Romero
s personal favorite of his films.
d.
After realizing that the cataclysm will come in the form of a coronal mass ejection (CME), John Koestler states that the effects would be on the order of 100 microtesla. Geomagnetic storms are measured by magnetic disruptions at the Earths equator, expressed in nanotesla. A strong storm would be 100 to 200 nanotesla. Therefore, a 100 microtesla event would be 1,000 times stronger than this and certainly cause the disruptions to electronic devices as portrayed in the film.
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