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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Road to Perdition (2002) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Road to Perdition (2002) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Road to Perdition (2002).
About the movie:
Bonds of loyalty are put to the test when a hitman's son witnesses what his father does for a living.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Road to Perdition (2002)?
a.
The shot of The Reporter drawing a gun and approaching the Geneva Hotel shows a grocery store behind him. In reality, it is a Starbucks that was covered up and closed for four days. It was used as the craft service area and the employees were kept on to serve the crew (and
Tom Hanks
) coffee.
b.
The film was shot in 17 days.
c.
This was
Don Beddoe
s last film.
d.
Director
George Lucas
had trouble getting funding for this movie, most studios (including Universal and United Artists) thinking that people wouldnt go to see it.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Road to Perdition (2002)?
a.
According to director
Jorma Taccone
, the first draft of the script was 175 pages.
b.
The band Ween was asked to provide a song for this movie. It was to be for the scene in which Gonzo was sitting on the roof dreaming of where he might have come from. After the song was recorded, it was decided that all of the music in the movie should be funk/soul and they asked Ween to record a remake of "Brick House". They declined.
c.
No one knew right up until the filming of the last scene whether Ilsa would end up with Rick or Laszlo. During the course of the picture, when
Ingrid Bergman
asked director
Michael Curtiz
with which man her character was in love, she was told to "play it in between". Since the ending was not the final scene shot, there are some scenes where she *was* aware of how everything would turn out, and these include the scene in the black market with Rick and the scene in the Blue Parrot where Ferrari offers the Laszlos one exit visa.
d.
The iconic shot of the Sullivans car driving into Chicago involved 120 period cars on a quiet Sunday morning on Chicagos main thoroughfare.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Road to Perdition (2002)?
a.
The title of the film is a reference to the companions of Peter Pan, who remained forever young.
b.
Prior to the brief travel scene along the "Road to Perdition," with Michael Sullivan Jr. (
Tyler Hoechlin
) hanging out a car window as they near their destination, the local road commission oiled the gravel surface of rural road, shoulder-to-shoulder, to prevent dust clouds. But when filming began, the Model A was attached to an equipment trailer pulled by a large utility truck and a member of the crew was squatting near the rear of the antique car armed with a canister and making fake dust.
c.
Dante paints Beckys toe nails. In
Clerks.
Dante paint the finger nails of his then-girlfriend Veronica.
d.
According to a story that appeared in "Life" magazine
Tony Randall
had his head shaved for the part of Dr. Lao. When it was decided to have him appear in the audience as himself during the second show they could not find a wig that looked like his natural hair so they took a womans wig and cut and styled it enough to get by for the few seconds he would be on screen.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Road to Perdition (2002)?
a.
The photographs shown in Harlen Maguires (
Jude Law
) apartment also appear in a book by
Luc Sante
titled "Evidence." According to Sante, the photos are part of a collection held by the Municipal Archives of the City of New York and were taken by members of the NYPD during the years 1914-1918.
b.
Paramount were more than happy to be the subject of the film, and didnt ask for the studio to be disguised. In fact, such was the buzz about the film during production that the viewing of the daily rushes became one of the hottest tickets on the lot.
c.
The release of this movie was delayed to be released after
The Princess Diaries
so that the film makers could capitalize on the success
Anne Hathaway
had in that film.
d.
Claudette Colbert
replaced
Isa Miranda
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Road to Perdition (2002)?
a.
Robson Green
was considered for a role.
b.
John Landis
states, had
Martin Short
turned down the role of Ned, he would have then approached
Rick Moranis
to play the role.
c.
The hubcap falling off Facklers car as it backs out of his driveway was unplanned.
d.
This
Hal Roach
comedy starred
Stan Laurel
and
Oliver Hardy
and had a costumed mouse which looked strangely like Mickey Mouse, a
Walt Disney
character. The 1961 Disney remake (
Babes in Toyland
) featured two comedians obviously impersonating Laurel and Hardy.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Road to Perdition (2002)?
a.
Final film of
Virginia Valli
.
b.
Up until the killing in the warehouse, Michael Sullivan Jr. (
Tyler Hoechlin
) has little access to his father. Consequently
Sam Mendes
made sure that the father figure was always filmed from afar, or through doorways and mirrors, to emphasise this distance. Once father and son find themselves on the run, this changes, and close-ups are employed more and more frequently.
c.
Paula Prentiss
was considered for role played by
Dyan Cannon
.
d.
In the scene where Frank attempts to save Rose, the actors acted out their movements in reverse. The sequence itself was then played in reverse. This adds to the dreamlike effect of the scene in which the snow appears to be rising up.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Road to Perdition (2002)?
a.
Star
Lillian Gish
and costume designer
Erté
had run-ins over the design of her costumes. She refused to wear a corset he designed and insisted on silk rather than cotton. The designers refusal to work within Gishs demands are considered to be one reason why his career as a designer in Hollywood did not last long.
b.
According to author
Max Allan Collins
, real-life gangsters John and Connor Looneys names were changed to Rooney for the film.
c.
The original name of the character Becca was Helen, and Jesse (the spitting guy) was named Terry.
d.
The romantic relationship between Mickey and Noriko that is at the center of "The Harimaya Bridge" can be seen in its earliest stages in the short film "Kuroi Hitsuji" (Black Sheep).
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Road to Perdition (2002)?
a.
Because of the low budget and poor funding, the movie was shot with a variety of different cameras at any locations that were available, using actors willing to work for near-nothing paychecks. Likewise, in order to offset the potential of the few investors pulling out due to objectionable material, the less-offensive portions were filmed first, saving the raunchy stuff for last (or just plain keeping it hidden until the last minute). The end credits (proclaiming "in order of appearance" and then beginning with cast members introduced 2/3 of the way into the movie) are actually the order in which the skits were supposed to appear; the makers ran out of money and couldnt afford to create new ones.
b.
The real
Travis Walton
and Dana Walton make cameo appearances in the scene where the townspeople discuss what to do about Travis disappearance,
c.
In the reverse shots of Mike Sullivan, Jr., when hes being driven through the snowy town by his father, an angel can be seen in the frost on the rear window over his left shoulder.
d.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 10, 1949 with
Joan Fontaine
and
Louis Jordan
reprising their film roles.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Road to Perdition (2002)?
a.
To create a villain that could challenge the physically imposing
Tom Hanks
, director
Sam Mendes
wanted
Jude Law
to seem rodent-like.
b.
Director
Oliver Stone
s first two choices to play Gordon Gekko were
Richard Gere
and
Warren Beatty
.
c.
All of the business cards read "Vice President".
d.
Episode titles: 1. The Mystery Pearls 2. Trapped in Chinatown 3. The Tyrant of the South Seas 4. The Prison Ship 5. Buried Alive 6. Wanted for Burglary 7. In the Pashas House 8. The Fifteenth Wife 9. The Pashas Revenge 10. The Slave Market 11. The Torture Trap 12. The Burning Fuse 13. The Door of Death 14. The Hidden Crime 15. The Reckoning
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Road to Perdition (2002)?
a.
The additional shots made in November and December 2007, werent done by original director
Kyle Newman
but by
Steven Brill
.
b.
The scene where John Rooney (
Paul Newman
) and Michael Sullivan (
Tom Hanks
) are playing the piano together, was originally supposed to be an Irish dance sequence shared between the two of them.
c.
Rob Schneider
s first film.
d.
Original title considered: "Maybe Baby".
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