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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Last Action Hero (1993) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Last Action Hero (1993) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Last Action Hero (1993)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Last Action Hero (1993).

About the movie: A young movie fan gets thrown into the movie world of his favourite action film character.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Last Action Hero (1993)?
a.		In the Blockbuster store, there is a cardboard cutout for Terminator 2: Judgment Day. The actor shown instead of Arnold Schwarzenegger is Sylvester Stallone.
b.		Thomas McCarthy wrote the three main roles directly for the actors who ended up playing them. McCarthy has stated in interviews that at the time of writing he was friends with Peter Dinklage, an acquaintance and a colleague of Bobby Cannavale and almost a complete stranger to Patricia Clarkson.
c.		Tim Robbins touted this project around the various studios for six years. Ironically, for a film about the American political process, it was the English production company Working Title that came up with the necessary funds.
d.		"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on September 22, 1947 with Alan Ladd reprising his film role.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Last Action Hero (1993)?
a.		Had a 58-day shooting schedule.
b.		Many top pool players of the 80s were part of the cast and/or provided assistance, such as Steve Mizerak ("The Miz") who was the hefty player Eddie beat in Atlantic City; Jimmy Mataya ("Pretty Boy Floyd"), who was accompanying Julian (John Turturro) when he saw Eddie in Atlantic City; Keith McCready, who played Grady Seasons; and others such as Michael Sigel, Ewa Mataya Laurance, (who at the time was Jimmy Matayas wife) acted as pro shot makers and advisors who set up the shots for the actors, and Howard Vickery, the bearded man who was in the montage of people who Felson hustles.
c.		Jessica Lange was mentioned in the "Prozac Nation" book.
d.		The words "A Franco Columbu film" appear on the screen at the beginning of Jack Slater IV. Columbu is a bodybuilder friend of star Arnold Schwarzeneggers, who has appeared in the following films with him: Pumping Iron, Conan the Barbarian, The Terminator, The Running Man and Berettas Island.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Last Action Hero (1993)?
a.		Warwick Davis wore a wig for the movie - the long hair is not his own.
b.		Before filming, Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany and a large part of the cast and crew visited HMS Victory in Portsmouth to get a feel of what serving on a ship during the 1800s would have been like.
c.		In this musical, director Lloyd Bacon and dance director Busby Berkeley worked together for the first time since 42nd Street.
d.		During the shooting of the movie, Arnold Schwarzenegger gave an interview on the set to Dagmar Koller, a famous Austrian musical-star, for an Austrian television show. After the interview Schwarzenegger invited her to appear in the movie. She can be seen in the police headquarters as Danny talks to her.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Last Action Hero (1993)?
a.		Many of the "props" in the film are made by "Acme".
b.		Filming was interrupted on 25 April 2005, when a thoroughbred, halter-broke horse used in the film died in a freak accident on the set at the Hansen Dam Equestrian Center in Lakeview Terrace, California. After extensive, independent investigations by both LA Animal Services and American Humane, no negligence was found on the part of the production or animal handlers, and the death was unanimously determined to be an accident.
c.		The head of Globotech is named Gil Mars. Mars was the Roman god of war.
d.		In the Audio Commentary, Wes Craven mentions the many cameos that members from the crew can be seen throughout the movie, including writer Carl Ellsworth as a passenger in the terminal, Dreamworks marketing head Terry Press as the irate hotel guest, producer Marianne Maddalena as a passenger in First-class, and production manager Tina Anderson as Rebeccas mother. Craven also mentions that assistant property master Skip Crank, first assistant director Mark Cotone, and producer Jim Lemley make an appearance as the men on the fishing boat.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Last Action Hero (1993)?
a.		Danny tells Jack that this is Meredith/Whitneys first movie. Last Action Hero is also the first feature film of Bridgette Wilson, who plays Meredith/Whitney.
b.		Heath Ledger, Shannyn Sossamon, and Mark Addy all previously appeared together in A Knights Tale.
c.		The film was shot near Munich, Germany, and most of the men playing French soldiers were actually off-duty officers from the Munich Police Department.
d.		After Scott defeats Roxy, the fourth evil ex, he can be briefly be seen wearing a shirt with the Fantastic Four logo on it in the next scene at band practice. It is the only time in the movie he wears a number other than "zero." The shirt also has a very small 1/2 written into the logo, making him 4.5, which director Edgar Wright stated on the DVD commentary was a reference to Scott reaching the brink of becoming yet another Evil Ex.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Last Action Hero (1993)?
a.		In the trailer for "Dont", there is a cameo by British jazz songstress Katie Melua, she is the victim whose head is cleaved in half.
b.		In the film, just before he handcuffs himself to Jason and a part of immovable furniture, Creighton Duke says "Son of a Bitch, you remember me". In the final film, this sounds a nonsensical. In the audio commentary to the DVD, it is revealed that the script at one point had it that Jason slew Dukes girlfriend.
c.		Eywa, the deity of the Navi people, is a mixed-up pronunciation of "Yahweh", the God of the Hebrews.
d.		The scenes thats playing on the TV monitor in the Blockbuster store, are from the movie Thunderheart.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Last Action Hero (1993)?
a.		The rights to Domino Harveys life story was secured at the price of $500K.
b.		Gabriel Beristain: The films director of photography appears as the one-eyed newspaper vendor speaking to Whistler.
c.		After Benedict murders the car mechanic and wants to confess, you can see someone in the background carrying a pair of recently stolen shoes.
d.		It took two takes to get Manns (Michael Rooker) death scene right. The blood on the first take started pumping out before Mann was shot, so his white suit had to be cleaned off for a second take.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Last Action Hero (1993)?
a.		The character "Brock Hudson" was actually named after a real life student of the same name at St. Johns School in Houston, Texas, the same school where Rushmore was filmed. The screenwriter R. Lee Fleming Jr. went to this school, along with Wes Anderson (director of Rushmore) and Will Wallace, where the phrase "what kind of name is Brock Hudson?" (used twice in this movie) was commonly heard.
b.		When Jack and Danny are in the video store we see the boxes for Die Hard, The Hunt for Red October, and Medicine Man, which were all directed by John McTiernan.
c.		This film was adapted from a book by Anne Rice, and during the scene in New Orleans people are arguing over whether a man is Brad Pitt or Tom Cruise. These two actors starred in a film adaptation of Rices Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles, which mostly takes place in New Orleans.
d.		Approximately one minute of the original Technicolor footage was recently discovered and preserved. The scene involves Jerry (Sam Hardy) going onstage in costume.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Last Action Hero (1993)?
a.		Credited actor Michael Backes is the husband of the director, Martha Coolidge.
b.		The heros name was originally going to be Bastian.
c.		The chess piece that Josh finds in the park at the beginning of the movie appears to be a replica of a knight from the Isle of Lewis chess men, the earliest chess pieces found in Europe, dating back to the 12th century. Harry and Ron are seen playing with similar pieces in Harry Potter & the Sorcerers Stone.
d.		Contains intentional continuity errors.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Last Action Hero (1993)?
a.		The studios original choice for the dual role was Robert Donat.
b.		The only movie directed by Sam Peckinpah that he had final cut on - all the others were re-cut by the studios.
c.		Before the Hamlet sequence, wherein the Laurence Olivier version is played on a projector, the teacher who introduces the film is Joan Plowright, an English actress and Laurence Oliviers third wife. Noting her students apparent ignorance of Oliviers storied career, she tells them they may remember him as Zeus in Clash of the Titans, one of Oliviers final roles.
d.		Despite those named in the credits, the film went through another draft by Kevin Jarre. In one draft, Hawkins (Charlie Sheen) sacrifices himself to rescue Curran (Michael Biehn), who ends up with the love interest. In another version, Curran is killed off rescuing some kids, and Hawkins and Claire Varrens (Joanne Whalley) are left to mourn his passing. Also in one of those drafts, Curran is an accomplished boxer who squares off in a fight with Hawkins, whos into karate. The golf sequence in the film was a concession when the films leads objected to a Top Gun-style scene with knife-throwing contests and bikini bimbos.

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