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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Public Enemies (2009) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Public Enemies (2009) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Public Enemies (2009).
About the movie:
The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Public Enemies (2009)?
a.
This is the third time
Johnny Depp
and
James Russo
work together on a film. They both appeared in
Donnie Brasco
and
The Ninth Gate
.
b.
The scene where the 20th Maine reaches the summit was actually filmed on Little Round Top. The actor with the binoculars behind them is playing General Gouverneur Warren, who was not on Little Round Top at the time the 20th Maine moved into position. The man is in the same pose as the famous Warren statue and is blocking the camera from seeing the actual statue which is right behind him. Warren is credited with having seen the Confederates under John Bell Hood massing in the woods across from Little Round Top before the battle started, and sent an officer to find reinforcements. The officer Warren sent for help was Lieutenant Washington Roebling, who later built the Brooklyn Bridge.
c.
The movie was made by "edge city productions" - edge city is a recurring theme in Wolfe, Toms "Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test". The destination placard on the bus that Otto takes back to his folks house reads "Edge City".
d.
There are at least two versions of Michael Sembellos end-credit song. In some versions, dating back to VHS release days, there is a lyric referring to "..the creature swimmin in the pool". As of 2007, in the recent HD cable release, this is replaced simply by "..the Creature From The Black Lagoon".
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Public Enemies (2009)?
a.
Dr. Crusher tells the holographic Doctor to "do a dance" as a method of distracting the Borg. In
Datas Day
we learn, when she gives Data dancing lessons, that Dr Crusher was known as the dancing doctor.
b.
The anonymous letter that Grace sends to the Organ Donor Liaison, and that Bob reads in the back of his truck, says: "Dear Donor Family: I hope this letter may be of some comfort, although words cannot express the depth of my gratitude. I am eternally grateful for the thoughtfulness you and your loved ones have given me in your moment of deepest sorrow. I awake each day feeling the gentle rhythm of the heart that beats inside me. It is because of you I am alive today. You will always be in my thoughts and prayers. I thank you and God bless."
c.
John Rhys-Davies
, who plays Gimli the dwarf, is the tallest of the actors who play members of the Fellowship. He is 6 1".
d.
Its true that
John Dillinger
enjoyed taking photographs of police officers when the opportunity presented itself, and even late in his career he would often attend Cubs games and frequent bars in Chicago, but he probably didnt enter the offices of the Dillinger Squad, as depicted in the film. Dillinger also tended to brag about his exploits. As with many other events in his life, he would have surely related such a fantastic thing to his family, his lawyer, or his lawyers investigator, Art OLeary, a man Dillinger often confided in. However, according to
Bryan Burrough
s book, he did enter the same building as the Chicago police department on a few occasions, and he did accompany Polly Hamilton into the building to get her waitresss license.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Public Enemies (2009)?
a.
The necklace that Vivian wears to the opera really cost $250,000. While filming, a security man from the jewelry store equipped with a gun was constantly standing behind the director.
b.
This is the seventh collaboration between composer
James Newton Howard
and Director
M. Night Shyamalan
. This would mark the fourth longest relationship between director/film music composer in Hollywood at the current time.
John Williams
and
Steven Spielberg
at over 36 years, and
Alan Silvestri
and
Robert Zemeckis
and
Carter Burwell
and
Joel Coen
at 26 years, and
Danny Elfman
and
Tim Burton
at 14 years continuously however going on for 25 years with the exception of
Ed Wood
rank ahead of those director/composers who are still active.
c.
While filming on location in Oshkosh, WI a boy aged 11 told
Johnny Depp
he loved his fedora hat and would like to have one like it. Depp told the boy he would see what he could do about that. After filming finished, Depp sent the boy the hat in the mail.
d.
MGM reportedly paid close to $150,000 for the film rights to Lewis novel.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Public Enemies (2009)?
a.
According to
Pat Field
, the flower ring that Smith buys for Samantha is worth approximately $50,000.
b.
Although Billie Frenchette was never given "third degree" interrogation by the FBI as shown in the movie, the FBI agents did in fact perform similar tactics on Helen Nelson (the wife of
Baby Face Nelson
),
Alvin Carpis
, and a
John Dillinger
associate in Chicago named James Probasco. In the instance of Probasco, he ended up falling to his death from a upper-floor window. Offically, it is believed he committed suicide in order to avoid further interrogation. However, some historians believe that the FBI agents interrogating Probasco attempted to make him talk by hanging him out of a window and that the agents lost their grip on Probasco.
c.
The shiny card with the Alien Symbols on it that Michael McKeans character finds in the Coneheads trailer is a diagram showing the escape-routes out of a Conehead Craft in the event of an emergency landing.
d.
Although some modern sources credit Boris Karloff with the role of the prison warden, Karloff does not appear in the film; the warden is played by another uncredited actor, identity unknown.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Public Enemies (2009)?
a.
Leonardo DiCaprio
was initially attached to star in a leading role when this project was put into development in 2004.
b.
Many people were shocked by the change in
Clark Gable
s voice, leading some to question whether he may have had lung cancer at the time of his death.
c.
Peter Cushing
was cast at a late stage.
d.
This movie is composed of almost 56,000 shots.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Public Enemies (2009)?
a.
To guard against food poisoning FAA regulations forbid the serving of the same type meal (fish, meat or fowl) to a pilot and co-pilot.
b.
The cliff dives take place at La Quebrada in Acapulco.
c.
John Dillinger
was actually left-handed. The gun held by
Johnny Depp
is backwards.
d.
James Melton
s participation deleted from three pop-tune sequences ("A Cowboys Life," "We Will Meet Again in Honolulu" and the finale, "Theres Beauty Everywhere"), the Metropolitan Opera tenor, in his last screen appearance, was confined to the operatic, sharing with soprano
Marion Bell
"Libiamo nelieti calici" from
Giuseppe Verdi
s "La Traviata."
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Public Enemies (2009)?
a.
Colleen Camp
s playboy poster, also featured in
Apocalypse Now
, is hanging on the wall of Elwoods apartment.
b.
When George is cornering the horses at Ursulas parents party, the women that makes a comment about finding a man like that is
Brendan Fraser
s wife,
Afton Smith
. So she did find a man like that.
c.
Contains a spoiler to the
Clark Gable
movie
Manhattan Melodrama
.
d.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on January 19, 1948 with
Gregory Peck
,
Jane Wyman
and
Claude Jarman Jr.
reprising their film roles.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Public Enemies (2009)?
a.
"Im your friend, Eddie" is the only line of dialogue in the film that originated from
Josh Friedman
s spec script "Dead Drop".
b.
The film features
Rodney Dangerfield
s first and only dramatic performance.
c.
After his embarrassment before the Senate Appropriations Comitte,
J. Edgar Hoover
is telling his assistant to release a press statement through
Walter Winchell
to discredit the senator who humiliated Hoover. Walter Winchell was famous radio show host and New York news columnist who was friends with Hoover. Winchell also hung around with famous New York gangsters like
Lucky Luciano
,
Meyer Lansky
, and
Frank Costello
.
d.
This is the third
Raja Gosnell
film that is a live-action adaptation of a
William Hanna
-
Joseph Barbara
animated series. The first two were
Scooby-Doo
&
Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Public Enemies (2009)?
a.
The Nike representatives are in fact the real Nike ad representatives and not actresses.
b.
As a result of the writers strike, director
Michael Mann
was able to cast
Johnny Depp
and
Marion Cotillard
once their respective projects had been postponed. Depp was preparing to film
Shantaram
with
Mira Nair
while Cotillard was rehearsing for
Rob Marshall
s musical,
Nine
.
c.
All of the screams
Kirsten Dunst
had for this film were recycled from
Spider-Man 2
.
d.
Some of the trees seen in the movie resemble Trufula Trees from another Seuss story, "The Lorax."
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Public Enemies (2009)?
a.
Anthony Quinn
was very disappointed when
Marlon Brando
was cast as Emiliano Zapata - he thought that with his Latin appearance, he would have been a better choice. To solve the argument, both actors competed to see which of them could urinate furthest into the Rio Grande. Quinn lost the bet, but he won an Oscar for the best supporting actor as Zapatas brother.
b.
"Let Me Be Good To You" was originally to be sung by
Madonna
, but the directors decided that this was not contemporary enough for the audience to enjoy. After
Liza Minnelli
was briefly considered,
Melissa Manchester
was hired as the new singer of the song. "Let Me Be Good To You" was also once entitled, "Look At Me".
c.
The device labeled "Fiber Optic Converter" used by the hacker is really a mechanical KVM switch (a device used to operate several PCs with one set of keyboard, mouse and monitor).
d.
Former Ethiopian Emperor and Rastafari Messiah
Haile Selassie
appears in an uncredited role in a newsreel.
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