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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Shade (2003) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Shade (2003) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Shade (2003).
About the movie:
Shade is set in the world of poker hustlers working the clubs and martini bars of Los Angeles. The tale...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shade (2003)?
a.
As of September 2009, the most watched movie ever on Hulu.
b.
While all of the card tricks shown are real, not all of the techniques are described and take a while to master, but all of the actors did their own card manipulations for this movie.
c.
This film was one of the biggest hits of
Billy Wilder
s career. He expected a big piece of the profits. The studio accountants informed him that since his last picture
Ace in the Hole
lost money, the money that picture lost would be subtracted from his profits on this film. Wilder left Paramount shortly after that.
d.
All the Baku buildings were created using a foam-like material cut by computer.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shade (2003)?
a.
The character names "Maud Bailey" and "Christabel LaMotte" refer to a special form of castle, the Motte-and-Bailey, widespread in the 11th/12th century.
b.
This movie was the Columbia Pictures studios first Australian theatrical feature film production in thirty years. At the time, their film
Smithy
had been their last.
c.
Final film of
Charles Rocket
.
d.
According to
Joseph McBride
s "Searching for John John",
John Ford
was urged to cast
Richard Boone
and
Anthony Quinn
as the Little Wolf and Dull Knife characters, as both had Native American blood.
Ricardo Montalban
and
Gilbert Roland
, who were of Mexican descent, were cast instead.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shade (2003)?
a.
The 3D conversion cost $10 million.
b.
The film Virgil shows his gang ("Trout Fishing in Quebec") is listed as being a Rollings and Joffe production, the real-life producers of Woody Allen.
c.
Bo Hopkins
character is named John Scarne. John Scarne was also a famous sleight of hand artist during the mid-20th Century. He was best known for exposing crooked gambling to the public. In
The Sting
he doubles for
Paul Newman
s hands.
d.
Robert Mulligan started directing, but he had to bow out during the 1981 strike and could not go on later because of previous engagements.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shade (2003)?
a.
Neil Patrick Harris
auditioned for the role of Nightcrawler, but lost out to
Alan Cumming
who speaks fluent German.
b.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on February 25, 1952 with
Betty Grable
and
Dan Dailey
reprising their film roles.
c.
One of the buildings struck by crashing flying saucers is Union Station, Washingtons main train station. This may have been inspired by a 1953 accident when a runaway passenger train smashed into the station concourse.
d.
Charlie Miller, Max Malini, Dai Vernon/"The Professor", Larry Jennings, Nate Leipzig and Jacob Daley are all famous sleight-of-hand magicians. In fact, nearly every major male character in the film is named for a sleight-of-hand magician.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shade (2003)?
a.
Paul Schrader
was inspired to write the script after reading the published diary of
Arthur Bremer
, the man who was convicted of shooting presidential hopeful
George Wallace
. Eerily, Bremer was 26 years old in 1976 (the year the film was released), the same age as Travis Bickle in the film. And Schrader himself was 26 when he first wrote the screenplay, in 1972.
b.
In the beginning of the movie, you see a lot of card cheating devices that have been used throughout the 19th and 20th Century. Among them is the Kepplinger holdout device which was the most popular card cheating device used.
c.
There are 21 on-screen deaths, all male, all from death by gunshot.
d.
Lindsay Felton was offered her choice of roles. After reading the script she chose the role of Tammy.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shade (2003)?
a.
The spikes on
Neve Campbell
s bizarre blue costume for one of the dances she performs were made out of Styrofoam.
b.
First film of
Bessie Love
.
c.
Throughout the movie you see
Sylvester Stallone
s character putting a special oil on his hands from time to time. This is done by many card magicians (not just cardsharps) to keep the hands soft so that you can manipulate the cards easier.
d.
William Daniels
, who plays John Adams, also played John Quincy Adams (John & Abigail Adams son) in the mini series
The Adams Chronicles
, Samuel Adams (John Adams cousin) in the TV movie
The Bastard
and John Adams again in the TV movie
The Rebels
,
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shade (2003)?
a.
Because of their experiences during film production, many of the cast and filming crew converted to Catholicism after the completion of the film. Among those who converted was an atheist who played Judas Iscariot.
b.
Although it appears sunny and warm, the film was shot during a January/February winter. Several night scenes were trimmed in order to conceal the actors visible breath appearing on screen.
c.
The hands seen performing card tricks in the beginning of the film belong to writer/director
Damian Nieman
(whos hand wears a spade ring), R. Paul Wilson, Jason England, and Earl Nelson, all real life card mechanics. Nieman also taught (along with Earl Nelson and R. Paul Wilson)
Sylvester Stallone
and
Stuart Townsend
how to perform their card tricks for the film.
d.
Oscar-winner
Sissy Spacek
, an unknown at the time, appeared in "Trash," although her scene was later cut. Spacek has said of the experience, "I was in Andys Trash when I was a teenager....I didnt mind that the scene was cut, because I really saw myself as a singer. I went under the name Rainbo. I had this single called John Lennon, You Went Too Far This Time, about John and Yoko posing nude on their album cover."
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shade (2003)?
a.
The censors in Spain did not allow adultery to be shown on the screen. For that reason, MGM changed the relationship of the characters of Linda Nordley (
Grace Kelly
) and Donald Nordley (
Donald Sinden
) from wife and husband to sister and brother in the dubbed version released in Spain. However, they did not delete a scene in which both share a bed together.
b.
The "gang" (Tiffany, Charlie and Vernon) only drinks Jack Daniels through the whole film.
c.
This is the only serial "distributed" by Radio and/or RKO Radio Pictures. It was an independent production.
d.
This film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shade (2003)?
a.
All of the playing cards used are manufactured by the United States Playing Card Company. The brands shown are Aristocrat (very hard to come by), Bee, Bicycle, and Tally-Ho (which is primarily available in the New York City/Long Island area). The USPC also created special decks of casino grade Aristocrat SHADE cards with the film logo as a gift to writer/director
Damian Nieman
.
b.
Over 1000 people worked on the film, some of them putting in the 8000 hours needed to construct the 40 Spider-Man suits and others writing complicated CGI software.
c.
Judd Nelson
plays Concezio Yakavetta, the son of Giuseppe Yakavetta, played by
Carlo Rota
in the first film. In real life, Nelson is 1 and a half years older than Rota.
d.
Debra Winger
behaved erratically on the set of this film because she was trying to get over a severe cocaine addiction. At one point, she and
Shirley MacLaine
got into a shoving match.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shade (2003)?
a.
The book shown throughout the movie, "The Expert at the Card Table" by S.W. Erdnase, is known as the "Cardmans Bible". Originally published in 1902 for cheating purposes, it is still considered the best book on card manipulation. It is a quote of Erdnase which is shown onscreen as the film begins.
b.
Frank Coraci
: the male nurse who attempts to sedate Michael in the hospital but sedates himself instead.
c.
Shot back-to-back with
The Work and the Glory III: A House Divided
d.
The title character was inspired by real-life Native American Chief Nipo T. Strongheart. Incidentally, Strongheart plays a Medicine Man in the film and collaborated on the screenplay.
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