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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Man on Fire (2004) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Man on Fire (2004) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Man on Fire (2004).
About the movie:
In Mexico City, a former assassin swears vengeance on those who committed an unspeakable act against the family he was hired to protect.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Man on Fire (2004)?
a.
In July 2006, less than six weeks before the start of shooting, the Henson-built monster suits arrived at the Melbourne soundstage where
Spike Jonze
and his crew had set up their offices. The actors climbed inside and began moving around. Right away, Jonze could see that the heads were absurdly heavy. Only one of the actors appeared able to walk in a straight line. A few of them called out from within their costumes that they felt like they were going to tip over. Jonze and the production crew had no choice but to tell the Henson people to tear apart the 50-pound heads and remove the remote-controlled mechanical eyeballs. This meant that all the facial expressions would have to be generated in post-production, using computers.
b.
Marlon Brando
was the original choice to play Rayburn.
c.
Loosely based off of a short film the two directors had made, which also starred Marel Medina as the eccentric hero.
d.
Won Best Screenplay Short Film at the Blue Ridge Bloodfest 2011 Film Festival.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Man on Fire (2004)?
a.
This film is sometimes incorrectly identified as one of the films of the "Mr.Wong" series which was also produced by Monogram (in the late 1930s) starring
Boris Karloff
as a Chinese detective.
b.
This film was believed to be lost but Gary Lacher found a copy in his attic and videos may be purchased from him for a nominal fee
c.
Tony Scott
was originally slated to direct the original in the 1980s, but the studio balked because he had not had any hits and they felt he was not accomplished enough to pull off the project.
d.
In the late 1980s,
Candace Hilligoss
wrote a treatment for a sequel to Carnival of Souls. She took it to associate Peter Soby Jr. who instead decided to produce a remake of the original film (also called
Carnival of Souls
). Hilligoss had no part of the production.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Man on Fire (2004)?
a.
The meaning and relevance of this courtroom drama movies title
Physical Evidence
is that it is a legal term that refers to evidence that is of the form of a physical object that is used to prove a fact, the proving in issue derived from the objects demonstrable physical characteristics. Physical Evidence can be the whole or just a part of a physical object.
b.
Creasys quote about arranging a meeting between the kidnappers and God is similar to a quote falsely attributed to General
Norman Schwarzkopf
. It is not clear whose work the original quote is, which goes: "Its Gods responsibility to judge Osama bin Laden. It is our responsibility to arrange the meeting."
c.
Alan Hale Jr.s last movie role.
d.
The forty-fifth of forty-eight Bowery Boys movies.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Man on Fire (2004)?
a.
Richard Harris
would frequently ignore any newly rewritten scenes as he couldnt be bothered to relearn his lines.
b.
James Mason
played the same role of German Field Marshal
Erwin Rommel
two years earlier in
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
, also by 20th Century-Fox studio also being set in World War II North Africa.
c.
In
A.J. Quinnell
s novel
Dakota Fanning
s character in Italy was named Pinta. After director
Tony Scott
s changed the films setting to Mexico and discovered that "Pinta" is Mexican slang for "whore", he had the name changed to "Pita" and made her full name Lupita.
d.
When the film played in Tampa, Florida, for an adults only audience, a married couple was turned away because the wife was only twenty years old. The woman, it turned out, had appeared in the film, but was considered too young to see herself nude on screen.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Man on Fire (2004)?
a.
Three original scores were written for this film. The ones by
Ennio Morricone
and
Elmer Bernstein
were rejected. The one used was by
John Barry
.
b.
Antoine Fuqua
was offered the chance to direct the movie, but he was already busy with production on
King Arthur
.
c.
The end credits states, "A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO: The New York City Police Department, for their unstinting cooperation and invaluable help throughout every part of this production" In The Making of Terror Firmer, it shows the police clashing with the production on several instances (one of which involved the police revoking the crews filming permit).
d.
A sequel, entitled "The Phantom of New York", was planned but never shot.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Man on Fire (2004)?
a.
Dakota Fanning
took piano, swimming, and Spanish lessons for her role.
b.
The restaurant scene (with Seabass) was filmed in Ft. Morgan, Colorado. However filmmakers originally wanted to film this scene at a restaurant in Wiggins (about 15 miles west of Ft. Morgan) but after viewing the script the owner refused.
c.
Co-star
Jack Lemmon
said the cast was the greatest acting ensemble he had ever been part of. This is also both director
James Foley
s and
Alec Baldwin
s favorite film of their own.
d.
At one point,
Will Ferrell
s character disguises himself as a Nazi to scare away possible buyers of their house. In the remake of
The Producers
, he played a fugitive Nazi.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Man on Fire (2004)?
a.
Henry Bean
worked on screenplay revisions.
b.
Director
Hy Averback
said in an interview that one day,
Peter Sellers
refused to shoot a scene until a crew member standing off camera changed clothes. The superstitious Sellers claimed the outfit was the "wrong color". Shooting had to stop while they went to wardrobe and got a different color outfit for the crewmember.
c.
Lionel Atwill
was originally cast as Prof. Moriarty, but was replaced before shooting by
George Zucco
.
d.
When
Elizabeth Taylor
was on the set, two jokes were played. When her character is at a makeup table, a stone perfume bottle is engraved "White Diamonds" which is the name of Taylors perfume line. Another was when her character was tied up, Taylor playfully looked at the director and asked, Did he know how many men "wanted her in that position?".
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Man on Fire (2004)?
a.
The newspaper Timothy Dalton is reading on the breakfast table is a Turkish newspaper named "Hurriyet". The word means "Freedom" in the Turkish language.
b.
This film is listed among The 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilsons book THE OFFICIAL RAZZIE® MOVIE GUIDE.
c.
Director
Richard Lester
once described this movie as "A political film within which no one speaks about politics and a love story in which no one speaks about love."
d.
Michael Bay
was offered the chance to direct this movie.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Man on Fire (2004)?
a.
The transformation sound from
Transformers
can be heard when the Microcons fuse together to form Reedman at the NEST base.
b.
Robert De Niro
,
Tom Cruise
,
Will Smith
and
Bruce Willis
were offered the role of Creasy. They have all previously worked with director
Tony Scott
.
c.
Miep Gies
, played by
Dodie Heath
, died on January 11, 2010 at the age of 100. Gies was the last friend of the Frank family who helped hide them, provided them with food and news, and who found
Anne Frank
s diary.
d.
David Moscow
wore colored contact lenses to match the eye color of
Tom Hanks
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Man on Fire (2004)?
a.
Jack Nicholson
was the second choice to play Bellocq.
b.
During filming Gregory Peck was in the process of buying a new house. He arrived for a viewing for the house he finally chose in his full MacArthur costume. He says that his appearance so intimated the Realtor that he was able to offer a lower price on the property and still get to be the successful bidder.
c.
S.E. Hinton
: a nurse in the hospital.
d.
Denzel Washington
was cast in this film because of a trip to a doctor. He ran into director
Tony Scott
in the waiting room of a medical office and the two men started chatting. Scott had not seen Washington in person since they worked together on
Crimson Tide
. Scott happened to see
Dakota Fanning
in
I Am Sam
the night before and seeing Washington made Scott think using of the two actors together.
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