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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Murder in the First (1995) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Murder in the First (1995) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Murder in the First (1995)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Murder in the First (1995).

About the movie: An eager and idealistic young attorney defends an Alcatraz prisoner accused of murdering a fellow inmate. The extenuating circumstances: his client had just spent over three years in solitary confinement.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Murder in the First (1995)?
a.		In real life, Henri was transferred out of Alcatraz and released from prison in 1972 at the age of 61.
b.		Elaborate, interactive marketing campaigns were launched in the months leading up to the release of this film. One of these was an event at the 2007 San Diego Comic-con called Why So Serious, which involved fans following clues hidden around the city. The legions of Joker-painted fans ended up congregating in the street across from the convention center, where one of their numbers was welcomed into a black Escalade (with Gotham license plates) that had just pulled up. After a moment the fan started screaming and the SUV sped away. Later that day, a Gotham City newspaper was circulated reporting that a man believed to be the Joker was found beaten to death. Included were crime scene photos of the fan who had gotten into the Escalade, and a mention that he was found with a playing card in his hand, on which was scribbled "See you in December."
c.		Carey Mulligan mentioned in an interview at the Sundance Film Festival that some of the most enjoyable moments of filming where when there were actors who only came in for a day or so, like Sally Hawkins and Emma Thompson, and she particularly enjoyed the four scenes she shot with the latter, whom she described as being "amazing", and called her acting "brilliant".
d.		Shot entirely digitally with a Panasonic AG-DVX100A mini-DV camera.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Murder in the First (1995)?
a.		The real life Henry Young was a bank robber who had taken and brutalized a hostage on at least one occasion and committed murder in 1933 - some 3 years before being incarcerated at Alcatraz. He had served time in State prisons in Montana and Washington before entering Federal prison for the first time in 1935 at the U.S. Penitentiary on McNeil Island, Washington (which is now a State prison).
b.		At one point, George Lucas planned for the characters of Luke Skywalker and his aunt and uncle, to be dwarves.
c.		The scene in which Gruber and McClane meet was inserted in to the script after Alan Rickman (Hans Gruber) was found to be proficient at mimicking American accents. The filmmakers had been looking for a way to have the two characters meet prior to the climax and capitalized on Rickmans talent.
d.		Upham is chastised for saluting Miller (Tom Hanks) because it will make Miller a target for snipers. In Forrest Gump, Forrest (Hanks) is chastised for doing the same thing to Lt. Dan.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Murder in the First (1995)?
a.		Blanche, the prostitute that James Stamphill brings to visit Henri Young (Kevin Bacon) in prison, is played by Kyra Sedgwick who was (and still is) Kevin Bacons real-life wife.
b.		Morgan Strodes black Fleetwood (seen in the driveway when he is talking to Laurie early in the movie) belonged to director John Carpenter, while the Phelps Garage truck was owned by the company that catered for the film.
c.		Elvis Presley was considered for the role of Hank Williams, but Wiliams widow Audrey Williams vetoed the idea, as she felt that Elvis would become the focus of the movie.
d.		The final reel of the film to be completed was done only five days before the world premiere in Wellington, New Zealand. It was actually still wet from the developing process because there was no time to dry it. The premiere was the first time that Peter Jackson had seen the completed film.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Murder in the First (1995)?
a.		The script originally called for Kyle Eastwoods character to get high from smoking marijuana, but Clint Eastwood, who is very anti-drug, refused, even with Kyle even using a prop cigarette. Eastwood finally relented to his sons character getting high from a contact buzz.
b.		5 Audi R8s were destroyed to make the chase scene involving the taxi.
c.		In 1898, Dorothy Louise Gage was born to the brother and sister-in-law of Maud Gage Baum, wife of author L. Frank Baum. When little Dorothy died exactly five months later, Maud was heartbroken. Baum was just finishing "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" and, to comfort his wife, named his heroine after Dorothy, changing her last name to Gale in his second book. Dorothy Gage was buried in Evergreen Memorial Cemetery in Bloomington, Illinois, where her grave was forgotten until 1996 when it was rediscovered. When Mickey Carroll, one of the last existing Munchkins from the movie, learned of the discovery, he was eager to replace her deteriorated grave marker with a new one created by his own monument company. The new stone was dedicated in 1997 and the childrens section of the cemetery renamed the Dorothy L. Gage Memorial Garden, in the hope that bereaved families would be comforted in thinking of their lost children as being with Dorothy from "The Wizard of Oz".
d.		In preparation for some aspects of the title role, actor Tom Hulce studied footage of John McEnroes on-court tennis tantrums

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Murder in the First (1995)?
a.		The entrance to the Crescent View Cemetery is misspelled as "Cresent View Cemetery".
b.		Some boat (actor close-up) scenes where filmed at Falls Lake, at Universal City Studios, California. near the Psycho house on the backlot.
c.		According to an interview, film director Oliver Stone claims to have auditioned for the role of D.A. William McNeil, that was ultimately given to William H. Macy.
d.		In the commentary track on the DVD, film scholar Stephen Prince reveals that the warrior pursuers speak a Nguni dialect. Nguni is a group of Bantu languages common to southeast Africa.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Murder in the First (1995)?
a.		Actor Cleavon Little is seen in drag in this movie.
b.		The Academy Awards that year allowed write-in votes. Based on write-ins alone, Michael Curtiz would have won the Oscar for best director, but on the night he lost to John Ford for his work on The Informer. Composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold and writer Casey Robinson also failed to be properly nominated, though they both received large numbers of postal votes for their work.
c.		When Henry Young tried to escape Alcatraz in real life, one of his accomplices was named Dale Stamphill, the same surname as Christian Slaters character
d.		Lady Chablis, the transsexual from Savannah featured in John Berendts book "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil", plays herself in the movie adaptation of the book.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Murder in the First (1995)?
a.		The real Henry Young remained at Alcatraz until 1948, when he was transferred to the Medical Center for Federal Prisoners at Springfield, Missouri. When his Federal sentence expired in 1954, he was turned over to the Washington State Penitentiary at Walla Walla to begin a life sentence for an earlier murder conviction. In 1972, Young was released from Washington State Penitentiary, but he jumped parole and, according to Washington State authorities, his whereabouts are unknown, therefore, Young might still be alive.
b.		The star constellation called the sign of the warrior is actually the constellation Orion, which also played a key role in deciphering ancient signs in Stargate, also directed by Roland Emmerich.
c.		The ending song by Venus Infers "Londons Raining" is also used in the trailer.
d.		The scene where the Hot Lady gives Peter Davis the come-hither eyes and the man pops up from behind her to warn him off was actually shot during one of the coldest and snowiest days in Tennessee that year. Director Brooks Benjamin only had a very limited time where he could shoot that scene because the very next frame of that shot shows several flakes of snow falling into the shot.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Murder in the First (1995)?
a.		Whilst shooting the POV scene where Mallory runs into the wire mesh, director of photography Robert Richardson broke his finger, and the replacement cameraman cut his eye.
b.		When the main characters are all sitting looking at the stars and they comment they have never seen those constellations before you can see Aslans face in the stars.
c.		Following the Northridge earthquake after-shocks continuously rocked the makeup trailer. A fed up Gary Oldman jumped from the hairstylists chair, opened the door, looking skyward he yelled "STOP!"
d.		Lauren Graham makes an appearance in this movie as a guest at the party. She and Melissa McCarthy work together on Gilmore Girls, she plays Lorelai and Melissa McCarthy plays Sookie.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Murder in the First (1995)?
a.		While filming courtroom scenes, the location was hit by the 6.7 Northridge, California, earthquake. Kevin Bacon was handcuffed to a large table, he took refuge underneath, while an enormous crystal chandelier swung overhead. The warehouse studio was later condemned.
b.		James Dean refused to attend the premiere party, which almost cost him the lead in Rebel Without a Cause
c.		One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
d.		In an interview with MTV.com, director Marc Forster revealed the reason why Sams trousers are too short for his legs. It is because Henrys view of Sam is when he is crouching down, and his trousers pull up when he does this.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Murder in the First (1995)?
a.		The broadcaster on the game where Joe Dimaggios 56 game hitting streak ends is Mel Allen from the original broadcast.
b.		The first unit that reached Paris belonging to the 2nd Armoured Divison of Leclerc was formed by former Spanish republican soldiers. In the scene where the first half-tracks enter into Paris, you can see the names "Madrid" and "Teruel", two Spanish cities, written on their sides.
c.		John Travolta was considered for the part of Rambo.
d.		The character of Will Kane was based on screenwriter Carl Foreman.

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