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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Mission: Impossible III (2006) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Mission: Impossible III (2006) - Part (2) 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 III (2006).
About the movie:
Ethan Hunt comes face to face with a dangerous and sadistic arms dealer while trying to keep his identity secret in order to protect his girlfriend.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mission: Impossible III (2006)?
a.
During the shooting of the police chase early in the film, the camera crane got caught on the roof lights of the police car as the vehicle was swerving under it. Nobody was injured, but the car and crane were damaged and the camera was destroyed, along with a light rig on top of the camera.
b.
The films original setting was New Orleans. During pre-production, Hurricane Katrina struck; the script was quickly rewritten to take place in New York.
c.
The Oban(the blue twin-gabled building near the beginning of the film)is now known as the Hollywood Guest Inn. Musicians from the big bands of the 40s (e.g. Glenn Miller and Harry James) stayed here when they were playing at the Palladium.
d.
The scenic rural Chinese village at the end of the film is not located in Shanghai as suggested but is actually the ancient town of Xitang in the Zhejiang Province, located approximately 90km away. The night scenes involving skyscrapers were actually shot in Shanghai, however.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mission: Impossible III (2006)?
a.
In the crowd shot of the scene of Aragorns ascension you can see the blue banner with the silver swan of Dol Amroth being waved. The prince of Dol Amroth, Imrahil, isnt a major character in the story but is the one who discovers that Eowyn is still alive after her slaying of the Witch King.
b.
Maureen OHara
was originally to play the female lead in this film. RKO producers, however, assigned her to make
Sinbad the Sailor
and cast
Laraine Day
instead.
c.
At 43 minutes into the film, agent Hunt can be seen using the OQO personal computer as his device, which according to Guinness World Records is the smallest fully functional PC.
d.
Despite the fact that this was filmed in Super 35, "Filmed in Panavision" is listed in the end credits.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mission: Impossible III (2006)?
a.
The same true events also inspired the plot of the movie Sunset (1988), starring
James Garner
and
Bruce Willis
.
b.
Shot entirely on borrowed cameras in the spare time of the unpaid cast and crew, on an estimated total budget of $400.
c.
Director
Robert Zemeckis
asked
Danny DeVito
to shoot a special promo for the movie. It was to be filmed on a Malibu beach, next to a tall cliff. For the promo, DeVito was strapped into a harness and hoisted fifty feet in the air by a huge crane. When he was in the air, DeVito discovered that there was a house on top of the cliff, with a swimming pool terrace outside. A woman in a bikini was lying on a deck chair next to the pool. She jumped up and began screaming at DeVito, yelling that he was a "peeping Tom", and that she was going to call the police. In a panic, DeVito yelled for the film crew to bring him down at once. The film crew told him that the crane had jammed, and DeVito was left hanging in the air with the screaming woman throwing things at him from the top of the cliff. A few minutes later, the woman told DeVito that he was being filmed for a segment of the TV show, "TVs Bloopers and Practical Jokes".
d.
Dean Georgaris
and
Frank Darabont
both worked on the screenplay in the early stages of production.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mission: Impossible III (2006)?
a.
Peter Jackson
: [children] Jacksons children
Billy Jackson
and
Katie Jackson
appear as "cute Rohan refugee children".
b.
Rachel McAdams
turned down
Michelle Monaghan
s role.
c.
Scott Bakula
s role as Harris boxer neighbor was filmed but cut.
d.
When
Ang Lee
won the Academy Award for Best Director, the Peoples Republic of Chinas news media made no mention of the fact that he was Taiwanese. He was described as being Chinese or Chinese-American. The news coverage also blocked out Angs shout-out "Thank you, Taiwan" in his acceptance speech.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mission: Impossible III (2006)?
a.
Alicia Silverstone
was offered the role of Angelina Tyler, but turned it down.
b.
To promote the film, Paramount rigged 4,500 randomly selected Los Angeles Times vending boxes with digital audio players which would play the theme song when the door was opened. The audio players did not always stay concealed, however, and in many cases came loose and fell on top of the stack of newspapers in plain view, with the result that they were widely mistaken for bombs. Police bomb squads detonated a number of the vending boxes and even temporarily shut down a veterans hospital in response to the apparent "threat". Despite these problems, Paramount and The LA Times opted to leave the audio players in the boxes until two days after the movies opening.
c.
Three United States Navy ships were used in the movie: the submarine cruiser Argonaut, the destroyer Preble, and the Noa.
d.
Sean Patrick Flanery
was originally set to star.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mission: Impossible III (2006)?
a.
In the Anchor Bay DVD commentary,
John Hough
states that
Bette Davis
wanted to play both Mrs. Aylwood in the present and thirty years ago. The crew shot scenes with her wearing makeup to appear younger, but she was clearly older than the character the script called for. After the cast and crew saw the dailies, Hough told Davis in private that the scene just didnt work; no one would believe her as a woman in her forties. To her credit, Davis looked Hough in the eye and said, "Youre Goddamned right."
b.
Gregory Peck
declined to attempt an English accent in order to play Captain Mallory.
c.
Charley Grapewin
came out of retirement to play Uncle Henry.
d.
This film marked Paramounts first foray into digital exhibition. They were the last studio to release a digital print to theaters.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mission: Impossible III (2006)?
a.
The outdoor scenes in the town of West Proctor and the grocery store scene were shot on a set left over from the canceled TV series Jericho.
b.
In the scene where agent Hunt makes his spectacular leap off a Shanghai skyscraper, he is on the east side of the Huangpu River that runs through the middle of the city. He ends up landing on the west side of the river, near Yanan Highway, which is about 2 km away from the building hed just jumped off.
c.
John Harron
was in studio records/casting call lists playing "Director" but he was not seen in the movie.
d.
George Stevens
originally cast
Montgomery Clift
as Shane, and
William Holden
as Joe Starrett. When both decided to do other films instead, "Shane" was nearly abandoned before Stevens asked studio head Y. Frank Freeman who was available. Upon seeing a list of actors with current contracts, Stevens cast
Alan Ladd
,
Van Heflin
and
Jean Arthur
within three minutes.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mission: Impossible III (2006)?
a.
In 1981, it was announced that
Larry Hagman
would be playing a small role in the film.
b.
After a disastrous preview, director
George Cukor
introduced the Marseilles scene as an introduction to the original film, thus showing the feminine Sylvia Scarlette, with tresses and in a skirt, before showing the tom-boyish side of the character.
c.
Gene Snitsky
was cast to play Ritas boyfriend but due to schedule conflicts they could not shoot the scene, but reference to him remains in the film.
d.
There are 16 explosions in this movie.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mission: Impossible III (2006)?
a.
Released on a double bill with
The House of Fear
.
b.
This had the fourth widest opening in history, commandeering 4,054 cinema screens (170 of which were digital).
c.
According to
Francis Ford Coppola
in his "Cigar Aficionado" magazine interview, he had a meeting at his home in 1969 with producers
Albert S. Ruddy
and
Gray Frederickson
to discuss
The Conversation
. He had sent the script to
Marlon Brando
who called him during the meeting to politely turn it down. Right before the meeting, Coppola took note of a newspaper advertisement for an upcoming novel titled "The Godfather" by
Mario Puzo
. Just a few months later, all five people would meet to discuss a film version of the novel.
d.
Kinky Friedman
actually did run for the 2006 Governor of Texas as an Independent and received 12.6% of the vote.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mission: Impossible III (2006)?
a.
Besides Ethan Hunt, Luther Stickel (
Ving Rhames
) is the only character to appear in all three films.
b.
Bill Murray
turned down the role Bill Dancer because he was busy with other projects.
c.
While
Ferdy Mayne
played the villain in the movie, those who worked on the film described him off camera as a dignified, friendly man.
d.
Gary Cooper
was the first choice for the role of Theodore Drew III but was unable at the time.
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