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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Ronin (1998) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Ronin (1998) - 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: Ronin (1998).
About the movie:
A freelancing former US intelligence agent tries to track down a mysterious package that is wanted by both the Irish and the Russians.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ronin (1998)?
a.
The 2002 video version is totally uncut.
b.
Despite persistent rumors,
Richard Kelly
insists that none of the characters in this film are based upon USC teachers or students.
c.
The fish in the barrel scene was nearly scrapped when filmmakers encountered inconsistent weather over the period of 5 days. They instead settled for wetting the road and the car to give the impression that the place just rained. Also, even though there was a French by-law forbidding gunfire during photography during early-hours in the morning, the authorities gave special exception for the filmmakers.
d.
Doris Day
recorded the song "My Secret Love" in only one take.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ronin (1998)?
a.
In the DVD Commentary,
John Carpenter
jokingly says that
Kurt Russell
s character Jack Burton is the hero of the movie, but other than killing Lo Pan he does absolutely nothing heroic throughout the movie.
b.
Almost all scenes were shot on location with the exception of two scenes. The opening scene used a set with the couple walking past the camera as the matching shot between location and set. The other one was the sequence between Sam and Vincent in the car right after the former was wounded. It was shot in green screen.
c.
Jane Greer
tested for the lead role.
d.
The band that appears in the film, with the exception of John Doe as Earl, is George Straits real band, "The Ace-In-The-Hole Band". In the scene after Buddy lip-syncs on stage and the the band argues with Lula (Lesley Anne Warren), the three band members who prominently have lines ("If we speed up or slow down, he cant keep up!" "Buddy Jackson?" "Are you out of your mind?") have been with Strait since the beginning of his career.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ronin (1998)?
a.
On 14 September 1982,
Grace Kelly
was killed in an automobile accident in Monaco, supposedly on the very same road as her famous chase scene in this film and not far from where she had a picnic scene with
Cary Grant
. She was 52 years old and lost control of her car after apparently suffering a stroke while at the wheel.
b.
This was the first George Romero movie not shot primarily in or around Romeros hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
c.
Penultimate movie as a director for
Peter R. Hunt
. Hunts final film was
Eyes of a Witness
.
d.
Early in the final car chase the drivers speed past a sign that reads "Auto Ecole" which is French for "Driving School."
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ronin (1998)?
a.
A story circulated for a long time that
Dustin Hoffman
(being a "method actor") stayed up all night to play a character who has stayed up all night. Arriving on the set,
Laurence Olivier
asked Hoffman why he looked the way he did. Hoffman told him, to which Olivier replied in jest, "Why not try acting? Its much easier." Hoffman repeatedly denied the story, and finally cleared up the matter in 2004. The torture scene was filmed early in the morning, Hoffman was going through a divorce from his first wife and was depressed, and had spent the previous two nights partying hard. Hoffman told Olivier this and his comment related to his lifestyle and not his "method" style of acting.
b.
Director John Frankenheimer actually owned a similar brown Mercedes that was used in the second car chase scene. Although the script did not mentioned which car Vincent and Sam would use to chase the convoy, he suggested having the Mercedes being used in the movie.
c.
Barton Fink was an avatar of the writer
Clifford Odets
.
d.
Eric Powells quote ("I love deadlines. I especially like the whooshing sound they make as they go flying by") was originally made by
Douglas Adams
, author of
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
. Eric explains this himself, immediately after delivering the line.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ronin (1998)?
a.
The reference to the "man in the wheelchair" is referencing the book "The Bourne Identity" (1980) by
Robert Ludlum
; not the 2002 movie. The Man In The Wheelchair was M. Chernak, a mercenary broker that Jason Bourne killed.
b.
The original title, "War Wizards," was changed to avoid confusion with another 20th Century Fox release,
Star Wars
.
c.
It was in this film that
Irene Dunne
first utters the name Jerry The Nipper implying that Grants character was often fond of a stiff drink or two. The following year in
Bringing Up Baby
, in the scene when theyre all in the lock up Katherine Hepburn says "Havent you heard of Jerry The Nipper?" To which Grant replies that "Shes making it up out of Motion Pictures shes seen".
d.
While filming a scene featuring a naked hitchhiker,
John Waters
was on the campus of Johns Hopkins University without permission. When someone was offended, campus police were notified and Waters and his crew lammed it. They eluded the police for a while but were caught when they went to pick up the car and were charged with "conspiracy to commit indecent exposure."
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ronin (1998)?
a.
Body count: 34
b.
Brendan Fraser
is actually eating breakfast cereal when he is sharing food with the dog.
c.
Nick Nolte
lost more than 50 pounds to really get into his character.
d.
This is the 10th movie starring both
John Cusack
and
Jeremy Piven
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ronin (1998)?
a.
As of 2007, no copies of this serial appear to have survived. A restored version of the series from surviving original material is in production and will be released by the Serial Squadron in 2008/09.
b.
Composer
Michael Giacchino
happened to score the short film that preceded
Ratatouille
in theaters,
Lifted
.
c.
Porn star
Ron Jeremy
flew to Paris to film a small part in the film that was eventually cut by the studio.
d.
Chapter Titles: 1. The Land Rush 2. Torrent of Terror 3. Flaming Peril 4. Stampede of Death 5. Danger in the Dark 6. Death Rides the Plains 7. Hurled to the Depths 8. Ravaging Flames 9. Death Holds the Reins 10.The Fatal Blast 11.The Baited Trap 12.The Mystery Shot 13.Flaming Torrents 14.Thundering Fury 15. The Conquering Cowpokes
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ronin (1998)?
a.
The Not So Goodie Mob is an actual hip hop group, the
Goodie Mob
.
b.
A print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives.
c.
Paul McCartney, who is a huge Buddy Holly fan (The Beatles were named in tribute to the Crickets), used to hold an annual "Buddy Holly Birthday Party" in New York and would always showcase this film during the party.
d.
Three of the actors from this film played villains in 007 films:
Sean Bean
in
GoldenEye
,
Michael Lonsdale
in
Moonraker
and
Jonathan Pryce
in
Tomorrow Never Dies
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ronin (1998)?
a.
The Wildfire scientific lab sets cost more than $300,000 to build, and were described at the time as "one of the most elaborately detailed interiors ever built."
b.
Vince Vaughn
gained 26 pounds for the role. Vaughn was reported to have gained weight as a result of his recent decision to quit smoking.
c.
To create the desired palette intended for the film, the art department was instructed to get props with mute colors. For crowd scenes, all extras were not allowed to wear any bright-colored clothes.
d.
Karyn Kupcinet
s first and only movie appearance. Shes the snooty girl in the red dress who infuriates Herbert by calling him "Herby". She was murdered two years later, a crime that remains unsolved.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ronin (1998)?
a.
Mina walks past an advertisement for the Lyceum Theatre and Henry Irving. Dracula author
Bram Stoker
managed the Lyceum, and Sir Henry Irving is rumored to be one of the primary inspirations for the character of Count Dracula.
b.
In the space of 33 years since the original adaptation, the budget multiplied almost twenty-fold.
c.
The script originally called for Sam chasing Gregor in the arena to stop at the railing. However, at shooting, the stuntmen accidentally toppled over the railing, falling hard on the stone surface below. Director
John Frankenheimer
decided to leave the accident in the film.
d.
RKO planned to do a sequel, "New Faces of 1938", but dropped the idea when this movie was not received very well.
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