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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : S.W.A.T. (2003) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : S.W.A.T. (2003) - 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: S.W.A.T. (2003).
About the movie:
An imprisoned drug kingpin offers a huge cash reward to anyone that can break him out of police custody and only the LAPD's Special Weapons and Tactics team can prevent it.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: S.W.A.T. (2003)?
a.
Filmed in Genuine Field-Sequential 3D: The movie was shot in 35mm using Chris Condon Stereovision lenses. These lenses utilize a 3-D filming technique called "over and under." During filming, a normal 35mm film frame is exposed by two lenses (one for each eye view) instead of one. The top half of the film frame is exposed by one lens and the bottom half of the frame by the other lens. Hence, the name "over and under."
b.
This film,
The Italian Job
and
Hollywood Homicide
were all filming in downtown L.A. at the same time.
c.
The band battle between Sex Bob-Omb (a rock band from Canada) and the Katayanagi Twins (an electronic group from Japan), was performed by
Beck
and Cornelius (
Keigo Oyamada
) - a rock musician from America and an electronic musician from Japan, respectively.
d.
"Screen Directors Playhouse" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on June 5, 1949 with
Burt Lancaster
reprising his film role.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: S.W.A.T. (2003)?
a.
Rod Perry
("Deke" in the original series) cameos as "Dekes" father in the movie.
b.
The horse statuette that was such a pivotal part of the plot and was always seen in the familys living room on TV showed up years earlier as office decor in the 1958
James Stewart
comedy
Bell Book and Candle
.
c.
Johnny Knoxville
was originally cast as the San Francisco Hobo, but had to bow out due to conflicting schedules.
d.
Director
Tarsem Singh
asked
Tara Subkoff
during her interview if she could swim, to which she responded that she could and that she had been a lifeguard. It turned out that she could not go under water without holding her nose. Singh would have switched her role with
Catherine Sutherland
, but it was too late and there was not enough money or time to re-shoot.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: S.W.A.T. (2003)?
a.
The original plan for the film was to have
Alan Arkin
to direct the film with
James Earl Jones
playing the role of Bart.
b.
MGM wanted
Alfred Hitchcock
to cast
Cyd Charisse
for the part of Eve Kendall, but Hitchcock insisted upon
Eva Marie Saint
.
c.
Prior to filming,
Mario Van Peebles
could not play the guitar, but took several quick lessons to convince
Clint Eastwood
that he could play the role of the wannabe rock star, Corporal "Stitch" Jones.
d.
The opening sequence at the bank is loosely based on the 1997 North Hollywood Shootout. Several radio calls (e.g. "Theres nothing we have that can stop them!") are also taken verbatim from the recording of the 1997 incident.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: S.W.A.T. (2003)?
a.
Selected for the 2005 National Film Registry.
b.
Originally, Mittens was to be called Mister Mittens as her masters never took the time to check if she was male or female.
c.
2GAT123: the license plate 2GAT123 which appears in this film also features in many other Hollywood movies and TV shows including
Beverly Hills Cop II
,
Traffic
,
Pay It Forward
,
Mulholland Dr.
,
Crazy/Beautiful
L.A. Story
,
Go
and
Two and a Half Men
.
d.
Robert Sacchi
had a one man show called Bogeys Back which toured the USA for four years.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: S.W.A.T. (2003)?
a.
Anthony Hopkins
casting as Richard Nixon initially met with much criticism. Early in the shoot,
Paul Sorvino
had lunch with Hopkins and offered suggestions as to how Hopkins should replicate Nixons accent. This made Hopkins so nervous he actually quit the production, though
Oliver Stone
begged him to stay on. Upon the films release, Hopkins performance garnered much praise and even an Oscar Nomination.
b.
As a "wrap gift" to mark the end of filming,
Samuel L. Jackson
offered the principal cast a signature 9-millimeter pistol with the letters S.W.A.T. inscribed on the handle.
c.
According to
Arthur C. Clarke
,
Stanley Kubrick
wanted to get an insurance policy from Lloyds of London to protect himself against losses in the event that extraterrestrial intelligence were discovered before the movie was released. Lloyds refused.
Carl Sagan
commented, "In the mid-1960s, there was no search being performed for extraterrestrial intelligence, and the chances of accidentally stumbling on extraterrestrial intelligence in a few years period was extremely small. Lloyds of London missed a good bet."
d.
As he would go on to do in
Barry Lyndon
(to Oscar-winning effect), director of photography
John Alcott
lit most of the film using only natural light.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: S.W.A.T. (2003)?
a.
During the scene where Avners team joins up with the Israeli commandos in Beirut, one of the commandos introduces himself as
Ehud Barak
. Barak was a member of the most elite commando force of the Israeli army, sayeret matkal, before becoming a politician and eventually Israels Prime Minister.
b.
Two of the nurse consultants for this film were stationed at Pearl Harbor during the actual attack; one in the army and the other in the navy. Sara Entrikin was assigned to the clinic at Hickham and Helen Entrikin at the Naval Clinic at Pearl. They were both invited out for the preview in Hawaii. During the 50 year reunion they were the only surviving twins and were extensively interviewed by CNN, ABC, CBS, etc.
c.
At one point during the early stages of development,
Arnold Schwarzenegger
was considered for the role Dan "Hondo" Harrelson.
d.
James Wan reveals he cast Shawnee Smith because he had a crush on her growing up.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: S.W.A.T. (2003)?
a.
Both
Robert De Niro
(Vincent LaMarca) and
William Forsythe
(Spyder) have played Al Capone on screen. De Niro in
The Untouchables
movie, and Forsythe in
The Untouchables
TV show.
b.
Shot on location, except for the bus scenes. According to
Sean Penn
they abandoned the idea of shooting at the real bus out of respect for Christopher and the McCandless family. Instead, they built a set in the wilderness, with an exact replica of the real bus.
c.
Mark Wahlberg
was originally approached for the role of Jim Street.
d.
Jennifer Aniston
s feature film debut.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: S.W.A.T. (2003)?
a.
For this film, producer Sy Weintraub replaced Gordon Scott with Jock Mahoney. Weintraub wanted a leaner, less muscular, Tarzan. Gordon Scott was able to cash in on incredible physique by becoming one of the most popular stars in the Italian made sword and sandal/mythological muscle-man movies that had become box office hits in that period.
b.
For the Italian version of the movie, notorious Italian art critic
Vittorio Sgarbi
gave his voice to the Brain Gremlin.
c.
All of the officers characters from the TV series returned in the movie except Officer Luca, whose character was replaced by Officer Sanchez (
Michelle Rodriguez
).
d.
The Sistine Chapel could not be used for filming the painting of its ceiling so it was recreated on a sound stage at Cinecittà Studios, Rome, Italy.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: S.W.A.T. (2003)?
a.
The Ambassador Hotel, a Hollywood landmark built in the 1920s (and the location of
Robert F. Kennedy
s assassination), plays itself in the film. Closed in the late-80s, it has since been only used for location filming and police training. Police have been allowed to train there free of charge. Before
S.W.A.T.
,
That Thing You Do!
was the first movie to use it as a film location. Currently, the building is owned by the LA Unified School District, who has plans to tear it down and build a school.
b.
Robin Wright
turned down the part later taken by
Jeanne Tripplehorn
.
c.
According to
Roger Ebert
,
Matt Dillon
said that he played his role as if he were the good guy rather than the antagonist.
d.
In a separately filmed trailer,
Macdonald Carey
,
Joanne Dru
, and
John Ireland
talk to the audience about the film and about Three Dimension.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: S.W.A.T. (2003)?
a.
When
Bill Conti
originally played "Gonna Fly Now" for
John G. Avildsen
, he didnt have title for it until Avildsen said, "It should be almost like Rocky is flying now."
b.
Zack Snyder
was approached to direct.
c.
Vera-Ellen
s first film.
d.
Original director
Frank Tuttle
quit the picture before production began due to "creative differences". He was replaced by
Stephen Roberts
.
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