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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) - Part (3) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001).
About the movie:
Video game adventurer Lara Croft comes to life in a movie where she races against time and villains to recover powerful ancient artifacts.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)?
a.
Angelina Jolie
received weapons training from an instructor of the SAS, the United Kingdoms elite special forces, to prepare herself for the role.
b.
Vitaphone production reels #3121-3128; First Nationals first all-talking feature.
c.
Most of the battle names mentioned during the film are well-known. Two lesser-known ones are from the Viet Nam War. The first, Pleiku, is a town in the central highland region of Vietnam, the site of an USA base during the Vietnam War. It was the scene of a major Viet Cong attack in early 1965. The second, Plei Me, was a camp, 40 km south of Pleiku city, attacked and besieged in October 1965 by 33rd Regimant of the North Viet Namese Army.
d.
The computer in the room off of Cosmos office in the PlayTronics building (the one that looks like a circular bench) is actually a Cray Y-MP, a multi-million dollar supercomputer that was one of the worlds fastest computers at the time the film was made.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)?
a.
When Fievel is riding on the tumbleweed, the "Theme from Rawhide" is being played in the background. It is the version sung by
John Belushi
and
Dan Aykroyd
from
The Blues Brothers
which features a cameo appearance by
Steven Spielberg
in it
b.
In the rough working draft of the script,
Clint Eastwood
was penciled in for a cameo appearance to play the role of
Matt Damon
s (Linus Caldwells) father, Bobby Caldwell.
c.
Angelina Jolie
had lessons in yoga and kickboxing to prepare for her role as Lara Croft. She also learned how to handle guns and other weapons.
d.
Like
Stargate
, this movie features a small military team sent into a dangerous and unprecedented situation along with a small number of civilian specialists. In that movie,
Kurt Russell
was the military team leader; this time hes a civilian.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)?
a.
Bo Derek
was offered the role of Dwan but turned it down.
b.
An early scene in which Gin sneaks into Macs hotel room and leaves the Time magazine on his bed was deleted but can be found (without audio) on the DVD. Director
Jon Amiel
said test audiences thought the scene unnecessarily delayed the first encounter between Gin and Mac.
c.
Co-stars Peter Fonda and Patricia Richardson share the same birthday (February 23rd).
d.
The picture in the inset of Laras fathers pocket watch is of
Lynda Carter
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)?
a.
Vince Papales real children make cameos in the film. His son Vincent runs out in front of Mark Wahlbergs car to pick up a football, wearing the homemade number 83 jersey. His daughter Gabriella is the quarterback in the kids football game and throws the ball to her brother, Vincent.
b.
All the music composers were invited to play a small role in the film.
c.
Elizabeth Berkley
was paid only $100,000 for playing the lead in the film. When a special V.I.P. edition boxed set was released she requested $2,500 to be interviewed. They declined.
d.
Lara has been given several gadgets in the film which are specific nods at certain gameplay features (of the Tomb Raider game and games in general) - among them the reloader belt or back pack (allowing her to reload her guns very quickly and without fidgeting about with clips or bullets) and the back pack itself (which almost mysteriously "swallows" any item moved close to its bottom or side by Lara, like the first half of the Triangle).
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)?
a.
Quentin Tarantino
,
Alan Parker
,
Danny Boyle
and
Stephen Daldry
were all considered to direct. Tarantino reluctantly declined as he was in the middle of production for
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
and
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
.
b.
This film marks the first time in more than three decades that a Hollywood production has been filmed in Cambodia, the previous film being
Lord Jim
.
c.
The role of Catherine was originated by
Mary-Louise Parker
in 2000 at the
Walter Kerr
Theatre in New York. Her performance won her a 2001 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play and a 2001 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play.
d.
Cinematographer
Roger Deakins
operated the Steadicam himself in many scenes.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)?
a.
Lara never actually wounds or kills anyone with a gun in the entire movie.
b.
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
composed the opening marching song "Fight for the Right" and its lyrical central section "Without Freedom" to a text by
David Ormont
as a favor to
Gladys Swarthout
, and received no screen credit.
c.
In real life, Clyde Barrow was a highly dangerous marksman who had mastered most firearms including the Browning Automatic Rifle and the Thompson Sub Machine Gun. The lawmen chasing him were well aware of his ability with a gun which partly explains the ruthlessness behind the way he was gunned down.
d.
Brendan Gleeson
and
Daniel Radcliffe
were both in
The Tailor of Panama
, Radcliffes first movie role.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)?
a.
The makers at first envisioned the scenes ultimately shot in Cambodia taking place at the Great Wall of China. When schedule didnt allow for this to happen, the alternative was to build the Great Wall in Scotland. Ultimately, they opted for the stone temples of Cambodia instead.
b.
The scenes on the ice floes were not only very dangerous to film, but for
Lillian Gish
, they had lasting ill effects. Until the day she died, her right hand was somewhat impaired due to the extended filming where her hand was in the icy water.
c.
Lighting for SFX was so strong that several models melted.
d.
Frank Abagnale Jr.
: The real Frank W. Abagnale Jr arrests
Leonardo DiCaprio
in France, he is the man in the coat and hat who pins Leonardo against the police car.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)?
a.
Lara Croft is British and Alex West is American. However, the actress
Angelina Jolie
who plays Croft is American and
Daniel Craig
, the actor who plays West, is British.
b.
The peasants inside the inn are praying The Lords Prayer in Hungarian.
c.
The computer in the back of the computer room with the many (65536) red LEDs is actually a real computer: The Connection Machine CM-5 made by Thinking Machines. It contained many SPARC 2 RISC processors and the LEDs were added to make the machine more aesthetically pleasing than their previous models. Unfortunately, it was not actually a very good supercomputer and the company failed not long afterward. The comment about networking eight connection machines is pretty superfluous as they were meant to be used like this. The bigger problem was writing programs that efficiently mapped onto the data parallel architecture.
d.
Jessica Lange
turned down the lead role.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)?
a.
The music played while the explorers are in the Siberian village and then on the sleds is Tuvan throat singing.
b.
During the films climax, several shots are used of various bystanders. One of them is cashing out a rather large amount of chips. If you look closely, its the same actor who played "Bulldog the bruiser" in
Oceans Eleven
.
c.
Director
Frank Darabont
wanted to cast
Stephen King
in a supporting role, but King turned his offer down. The role eventually went to
Brian Libby
.
d.
In a closing sequence of the film prior to Marie renting out two scooters to a tourist couple, where a camera focuses in on the shop and the scenic backdrop, the sound of
Flipper
, the popular 1960s television show, created by
Ivan Tors
can be heard in the background.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)?
a.
To play the role of Doreen as a child, director
Sam Newfield
used his own daughter,
Jackie Newfield
.
b.
During an A&E Biography,
Michelle Pfeiffer
said that her Catwoman costume was vacuum sealed once she was fitted into it for scenes, so she actually had only a short amount of time to perform before she would have to have it opened or she could become light headed and pass out. She also admitted that when she first was learning to use the whip she accidentally cut her trainers face with it, at which he acted as a complete gentleman and continued with their training.
c.
Bette Davis
showed interest in playing the Cassandra role. When she was turned down, she suggested
Betty Field
, who was eventually cast.
d.
The gun that
Daniel Craig
uses in the Tomb of the Dancing Light is a Walther P99 pistol, the signature weapon of James Bond. He later wielded this weapon again as 007 in
Casino Royale
.
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