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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Mission: Impossible II (2000) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Mission: Impossible II (2000) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Mission: Impossible II (2000).
About the movie:
A secret agent is sent to Sydney, to find and destroy a genetically modified disease called "Chimera"
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mission: Impossible II (2000)?
a.
Andrew Lesnie
was the films original cinematographer. He left less than a month into shooting, due to "stylistic differences" with director
John Woo
.
b.
The speech heard before the American presidents in the G8 meeting, is held in Swedish, and is finished with the words "... vägnar vill jag tacka er för att ni stödjer Kyoto-protokollet. Tack så mycket.", which means "... I want to thank you for supporting the Kyoto Protocol. Thank you very much".
c.
Timothy Hutton
was the first choice for the role of Joel, but turned it down.
d.
When Carmen Ibanez is taking the starship out of dock the first time, she flicks a switch to release the hoses attached to the docking platform. That switch is the power switch from a 1982 era IBM PC, the very first PC to see widespread use in home and office.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mission: Impossible II (2000)?
a.
In June 2009, "Moonlight Sonata" played at the 2009 Staten Island Film Festival in Staten Island, New York.
b.
The part of Mission Commander Swanbeck was originally offered to
Ian McKellen
. He was not able to accept the role, due to a prior theatre engagement in London and the part eventually went to
Anthony Hopkins
.
c.
Kirk Douglas
wrote that
John Wayne
wanted him for the role of Commander (later Captain) Eddington. Douglas was surprised as they did not know each other and did not socialize, and their political opinions were very different. Nonetheless, the collaboration was a success and the two later co-starred in
The War Wagon
and Wayne had a cameo in Douglas ode to Israel,
Cast a Giant Shadow
.
d.
Beulah Quos last feature film role.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mission: Impossible II (2000)?
a.
Real animal bones were used for set dressing.
b.
When
Doris Day
traveled to London to film some of the location scenes for this film, she was so popular with the British that when she arrived at her hotel, mobs of fans who had gotten word that she would be staying there had gathered. Pandemonium erupted when they saw her, and she needed a police escort to get in. Fans continued to surround the hotel, camping out, shouting her name, asking for autographs and hoping for a chance to see her. The hotel management finally had to ask her to leave.
c.
Tom Cruise
s then-wife
Nicole Kidman
suggested
Thandie Newton
(Kidmans co-star in
Flirting
) as the love interest for Ethan Hunt. She was cast before the script was written.
d.
Teng allowed Dennis Chhom to sometimes improvised lines during various scenes. Hed let the camera roll on for a full ten minutes with Chhom simply saying whatever he wanted. With editing, Teng would fit it some of it and as a result the scene, in Tengs opinion, turned out better.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mission: Impossible II (2000)?
a.
Frank Langella
is four inches taller than the man he portrays,
Richard Nixon
.
b.
In February 2007,
Tony Kaye
replaced Samuel Bayer as the director, causing the filming to be postponed to April.
c.
Luther Stickells line "Its that simple, huh?" after hearing Ethan Hunts explanation of what he thinks "Chimera" is was a joke about
Mission: Impossible
, which was widely criticized for having an overly complicated plot.
d.
In Home Alone, Kevin watches a movie called "Angels with Filthy Souls." In this sequel, he watches that films sequel, "Angels with Even Filthier Souls."
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mission: Impossible II (2000)?
a.
Roger Ebert
gave this film zero stars as he did with the original film.
b.
Daniel Craig
is the first actor to play James Bond who is younger than the series itself.
c.
Gregory Peck
, an activist liberal Democrat who strongly opposed blacklisting, later said that turning down this film was the biggest regret of his career, although he modestly added that he didnt think he could have played the lead character as well as
Gary Cooper
did.
d.
Anthony Hopkins
character becomes the first person in any Mission Impossible episode or movie to actually use the phrase "mission: impossible."
Ronald D. Moore
and
Brannon Braga
also wrote the screenplay for
Star Trek: First Contact
which featured the first cinematic use in dialogue of the phrase "star trek."
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mission: Impossible II (2000)?
a.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on January 13, 1947 with
Charles Coburn
reprising his film role.
b.
MGM Studios biggest money grosser of 1939, surpassing
The Wizard of Oz
for that production year.
c.
This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Library of Congress, in 1991.
d.
At Hunts meeting with
Anthony Hopkins
, Hopkins offers him an espresso or cappuccino. At the preliminary meeting with Jim Phelps in
Mission: Impossible
, Hunt asked if they could get a cappuccino machine.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mission: Impossible II (2000)?
a.
Both
Tom Cruise
and
John Woo
attended a test screening of this movie in Warrenville, IL.
b.
In the long dolly shot of Joel McCrea and Mary Astor strolling on the pier from Rudy Vallees yacht, the director Preston Sturges makes a rare Hitchcock-style appearance as the chubby, mustachioed leader of the crew toting Claudette Colberts luggage.
c.
John Wayne
plays a druggist. In real life, his father was a licensed pharmacist.
d.
According to published newspaper reports in the spring of 1939,
Spencer Tracy
was a leading contender for the role of Leon.
William Powell
,
Robert Montgomery
and
Cary Grant
were also considered for the part.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mission: Impossible II (2000)?
a.
Originally planned for release in October 2007.
b.
In the novel upon which the movie was based, Janeane Garofolos character, "The Handyman", is in fact a man.
c.
Irene Dunne
replaced
Myrna Loy
.
d.
The famous rock climbing sequence was filmed at Dead Horse Point in Utah.
Tom Cruise
was on cables which were then digitally removed.
Ron Kauk
was the climbing double and the overhang stunt was performed by main stunt double,
Keith Campbell
.
John Woo
was so scared each time but "Tom insisted on doing it".
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mission: Impossible II (2000)?
a.
The parquet floor in the Hall resembles the Clue game board.
b.
At the time it was filmed, the movie had the largest painted scenic backdrop ever used in a film.
c.
The set of the main room in Poelzigs house were built for $1,500.
d.
According to
Robert Towne
, much of his script was written around action scenes that director
John Woo
told him he wanted to able to direct in the movie.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mission: Impossible II (2000)?
a.
Shipped to theaters under the fictitious name "Doll House" to deter potential thieves.
b.
Three mechanical "Bruces" were made, each with specialized functions. One shark was open on the right side, one was open on the left side, and the third was fully skinned. Each shark cost approximately $250,000.
c.
Director
Bruce Beresford
was offered the script to direct but refused as he felt, at the time, that he wasnt suited to directing an action film.
d.
Keith Scott
was originally cast as the voice of Diesel 10
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