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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Payback (1999) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Payback (1999) - 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: Payback (1999).
About the movie:
Porter is shot by his wife and best friend and is left to die. When he survives he plots revenge.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Payback (1999)?
a.
Advance bookings totaled $26,000,000 in 340 theaters.
b.
The original Broadway production of "The Letter" (and adapted for this film) by
W. Somerset Maugham
opened at the Morosco Theater on September 26, 1927 and ran for 104 performances.
c.
The "kendo"-type swords used during the sparing scene were designed specially for the film and are turned wood which broke quite easily during filming because
Christian Bale
and
Taye Diggs
were really whacking each other with them.
d.
It has been recently discovered that many of the promotional pieces for the original theatrical release were sourced from media related to Brian Helgelands original Directors cut. First, the photo used for the US theatrical posters with Porter aiming his gun ("Get ready to root for the bad guy!"), is actually taken from the original ending of the film after Porter stumbles down the steps from the train station and tries to kill off the remainder of Bronsons men. Secondly, the theatrical trailers were created from a mix of footage from both Helgelands cut and the theatrical cut, including Porters train station shootout with a disguised hitwoman.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Payback (1999)?
a.
Veteran United States Border Patrol Agents acted as technical advisers to the production. One of these included living legend border patrolman
Ab Taylor
.
b.
Although the screen credits read "Screenplay by
Anne Rice
based on her novel", the script was actually heavily rewritten by director
Neil Jordan
. Writers Guild rules meant that Rice got credit.
c.
Thandie Newton
was
Paul Haggis
first choice for her character.
d.
Rosie arranges some flowers as she recounts her beating at the hands of Val Resnick. The flowers are known as Black Eyed Susans.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Payback (1999)?
a.
According to the director commentary,
James Coburn
found the prop cigars his character was supposed to use unfit for smoking. So, he went into
Mel Gibson
s trailer (Gibson wasnt there, as he wasnt scheduled for shooting at that moment) and helped himself to a few of Gibsons cigars.
b.
Emma Thompson
was originally tipped for the female lead.
c.
Reels 1 to 4 of this five-reel film survive in the Library of Congress.
d.
Roberto Benigni
had never been to America prior to this film.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Payback (1999)?
a.
Second of three
Oliver Stone
films that
Tommy Lee Jones
co-starred in. The other two were
JFK
and
Natural Born Killers
.
b.
Director Brian Helgeland was fired from the film two days after hed won his Academy Award for L.A.Confidential.
c.
The name "Ajedrez" is Spanish for chess.
d.
Numerous allusions are made throughout this film comparing
Woodrow Wilson
to George Washington, and more so to
Abraham Lincoln
, including musical cues used in prior Lincoln biopics.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Payback (1999)?
a.
Deborah Kara Unger, William Devane, Gregg Henry and David Paymer are the only main characters that die in both the theatrical and directors cut of the film. While John Glover and James Coburn are the only ones who die in the theatrical version and survive in the directors cut.
b.
Preachers description of
Albert Einstein
s Theory of Relativity (Tom Scoggins: "I spent four years at CalTech, and thats the best physics explanation Ive ever heard.") is adapted from a quote by Einstein himself: "Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. THATS relativity."
c.
Her role as Hazel was the first film role for
Nancy Kulp
.
d.
Originally titled "Cross My Heart And Hope To Die" and slated to star
Elizabeth Ashley
(who was forced to drop out over contract dispute)
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Payback (1999)?
a.
The "German" Tanks were American built M-24 Chaffees with armor plates welded on.
b.
Tim Burton
had hoped to direct, but placed
Henry Selick
in the directors chair instead as Burton was busy working on
Batman Returns
.
c.
Brian Helgeland cast Maria Bello after an endless search led him to a stack of videotape auditions for the defunct 1990s update of "Superman". After offering the role to her, Bello turned it down saying that "the role wasnt for her" He wanted her to be in the movie so badly that he literally hounded her for two weeks before she finally agreed to do the film.
d.
Albert Salmi
was first choice for the role of Mueller, but dropped out due to a personality clash with
Clark Gable
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Payback (1999)?
a.
Sanaa Lathan
s character, Kenya, is the daughter of
Alfre Woodard
s character. They share the same relationship in
Love & Basketball
and also in
The Family That Preys
.
b.
When Melody (Gina Philips) kills one of the zombies, the Sheriff (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) says, "Nice move, Buffy." Bianca Lawson, who plays Kate in the film, played Kendra on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV series.
c.
Billy Bob Thornton
jokingly made it look like Ed Crane had an erection in one of the scenes where hes watching
Scarlett Johansson
s character playing the piano. Only one of the prop guys noticed during production. When the Coen Brothers later found out, they made it clear that Ed would not be aroused in the scene.
d.
The bar where Val meets Stegman is called Varricks. This is a reference to
Walter Matthau
s crime thriller
Charley Varrick
, which was an influence on Payback.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Payback (1999)?
a.
When Hamlet is in Blockbusters, saying his soliloquy, the film that is playing is
The Crow: City of Angels
, the second installment of the Crow series; a series in which the protagonists are sent to avenge the dead and set things right.
b.
Deborah Kara Unger broke two ribs in the scene where Mel Gibson beats the hell out of her which is now restored in the Directors Cut. She was stated that she was having fun flying around and getting slammed into things and did one too many.
c.
In order to break the ice before shooting,
Clark Gable
, apparently unaware of co-star
Charles Laughton
s homosexuality, took him to a brothel. Laughtons wife
Elsa Lanchester
always said that Laughton was nevertheless "flattered" by this gesture.
d.
Originally, director
Steve Miner
wanted
Jerry Goldsmith
to score the film, having already worked with him on
Warlock
and
Forever Young
.
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