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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Runaway Train (1985) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Runaway Train (1985) - 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: Runaway Train (1985).
About the movie:
Two escaped convicts and a female railway worker find themselves trapped on a train with no brakes and nobody driving.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Runaway Train (1985)?
a.
Tommy Tiny Lister
s feature film debut.
b.
This film was inspired by the Manson family murders.
c.
It was the first Jungle queen and the first lost city movie.
d.
It, apparently, contains the longest "travelling shot" ever filmed. Filmed by
Paul Ivano
, the camera was kept on the move for more than ten minutes.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Runaway Train (1985)?
a.
Amusement park trams were rented to carry ballroom scene extras across the studio lot, in order to prevent their makeup and costumes from getting dirty or damaged.
b.
Marlon Brando
praised
Runaway Train
in his autobiography, and said that he in some ways identified himself with
Jon Voight
s character.
c.
In 1987, Warner Bros. released the film on home video in the UK. Shortly after, they realized they made a typo on the back cover in the films credits ("Harry Crosy" instead of "Harry Crosby"). They quickly rectified this mistake and released a slightly altered cover the next year.
d.
James Cagney
s first film in Technicolor.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Runaway Train (1985)?
a.
Filming began August 3 1942, the 5th of
Bela Lugosi
s 9 Monogram features.
b.
All external space scenes and many sets are lifted from one of
Don Keith Opper
s earlier films,
Android
.
c.
Kurosawas original screenplay was inspired by an actual incident in the Northeast, when a locomotive left sitting unattended apparently throttled themselves up and ran away down the main line.
d.
John Davis Chandler
s last film.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Runaway Train (1985)?
a.
Filmed in Canada for tax reasons.
b.
The print for this film that was found was recovered just in the nick of time - there are points in the film where severe damage (and near-disintegration) can be seen, although the restorers did their utmost to undo the damage.
c.
Producer
Sam Zimbalist
offered
William Wyler
$1,000,000 to direct this film. This was the highest directors fee ever paid up to that time.
d.
Jeff Bridges
declined the role that went to Eric Roberts.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Runaway Train (1985)?
a.
Billy Bob Thornton
requested that no red be seen in this movie stating : "I dont like to see red in a movie, unless its about the Revolutionary War".
b.
Rebecca De Mornay
was brought in to replace
Karen Allen
, who had been set to appear as Sara.
c.
Because
P.J. Soles
shirt was open for the scene where she is strangled with the telephone cord, an alternate version was shot for the trailer and publicity shots where she is wearing a bathrobe.
d.
Brad Dourif
, who played Grima Wormtongue, has a goddaughter named Arwen.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Runaway Train (1985)?
a.
The film was refused classification by The Office of Film and Literature Classification and is currently banned for screening in Australia as of June 2003.
b.
Eric Roberts
replaced Tom Berenger who dropped out to shoot
Platoon
in the Philippines.
c.
St. Barnaba Church in Venice is an ordinary church. The huge indoor library shown, was filmed elsewhere.
d.
The Devil (
Elizabeth Hurley
) gives Elliot (
Brendan Fraser
) a business card with the name the Devil on it to prove that she is in fact the Devil. It is just like
Oh, God!
, when God (
George Burns
) gives Jerry Landers (
John Denver
) a business card with God written on it to prove he is God.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Runaway Train (1985)?
a.
Stephen Chow
wanted
Kitty Zhang Yuqi
to play Chi-Chi.
b.
This film was an official selection at the Chicago International Film Festival, Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Palm Springs International Short Film Festival, Boston International Film Festival, Los Angeles International Short Film Festival, Jackson Hole International Film Festival, Annapolis International Film Festival, Sacramento International Film Festival, Westwood International Film Festival, Raindance International Film Festival - U.K., Durban International Film Festival - South Africa, Australian International Film Festival, Tremblant International Film Festival - Canada, and the Winnipeg International Film Festival - Canada. It also won a REMI AWARD at the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival.
c.
Cannons U.S. trailer used
Henry Mancini
s score from
Lifeforce
, an earlier big budget Cannon production which they released six months earlier.
d.
In the scene where the flies are in the lunchbox, and being placed in the car, the license plate reads "FMTT - Moon" or "Fly Me To The Moon", the movies name.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Runaway Train (1985)?
a.
Chevy Chase
was attached to the project at one point but left before filming started.
b.
Danny Trejo
s film debut.
c.
If you look closely, the opening "Columbia" ladys face is very different and holds a very strong resemblance to
Annette Bening
, the lead actress in this film.
d.
In 1952,
Humphrey Bogart
attempted to purchase the film rights to
Ernest Hemingway
s novel through his production company, Santana Productions. Bogart identified strongly with the character of the old man and wanted to play the fisherman in the film project, with
Nicholas Ray
as the director. Unfortunately, the actor was unsuccessful in securing the film rights, and the film wasnt made until the year following his death, with his close friend
Spencer Tracy
starring.
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