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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Shaft (2000) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Shaft (2000) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Shaft (2000).
About the movie:
New York City police detective John Shaft (nephew of the original 1970s detective) goes on a personal mission to make sure the son of a real estate tycoon is brought to justice after a racially-motivated murder.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shaft (2000)?
a.
The film was filmed on the East coast and then almost completely re-shot on the West coast after hiring a new director and a few actors.
b.
Christian Bale
didnt have any interest in playing the part of the villain as he had just finished making
American Psycho
. But he was reading through lines with
Toni Collette
who has the part of the witness in the film one day, and decided to give it a go as another villain after all.
c.
Unsure of how to market the film after disastrous test screenings, Fox sat on the near-completed film for over a year, before finally giving it an unusually small release in only 6 markets (skipping over major markets such as New York City). The release was done with little to no marketing.
d.
Christopher Lloyd
, who played the Klingon Captain Kruge, also played Jim Ignatalski on the classic television show
Taxi
. In one particular episode, a television executive is in his cab and Jim says he loved the show Star Trek. Jim added that he didnt like the leader of the Klingons because the writers had him say things a "real Klingon just wouldnt say."
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shaft (2000)?
a.
The scene in which Duron tags a billboard to read "The future is ours" is a reference to a scene in the 1995 French film "La Haine."
b.
According to an interview with
Christian Bale
, one of the main reasons why he took the role was because of a fight scene between Walter Wade and Shaft on an airport runway. The scene was filmed but was cut to make room for more scenes with
Jeffrey Wright
who scored highly with preview audiences.
c.
Dr. Okun is a reference to
Jeffrey A. Okun
, one of the visual effects supervisors from director
Roland Emmerich
s previous film
Stargate
d.
As of 2009, this film is considered lost.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shaft (2000)?
a.
Tom Atkins
film debut.
b.
Instead of ripping off the standard Star Trek "Swooosh-thweep" sound for their automatic doors, the NSEA Protectors automatic doors were given the same "Tweeep-Clunk" sound effect as the doors in the original version of the video game
Doom
.
c.
Katharine Hepburn
was bemused by co-star
John Wayne
s tendency to argue with everybody, especially the director, during filming. At the party to celebrate the last day of filming she told him, "Im glad I didnt know you when you had two lungs, you must have been a real bastard. Losing a hip has mellowed me, but you!"
d.
Richard Roundtree
, who plays Uncle John Shaft, played Shaft in the original films.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shaft (2000)?
a.
The TV "snow" in the movie is actually a Photoshop graphic.
b.
Samuel L. Jackson
says the line, "This is some repugnant shit," which he first said in
Pulp Fiction
and again in
Jackie Brown
c.
Harold Ramis
considered
Chevy Chase
,
Steve Martin
and
John Travolta
for the role of Phil Connors, but he considered them as "far too nice" compared to
Bill Murray
.
d.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on May 19, 1947 with
Dana Andrews
,
Virginia Mayo
and
Cathy ODonnell
reprising their film roles.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shaft (2000)?
a.
Actor
Richard Jaeckel
said of this film in Edwin T. Arnolds biography of
Robert Aldrich
, The Films and Career of Robert Aldrich: "There were scenes of incredible tension - Palance
Jack Palance
coming down the stairs to get Albert
Eddie Albert
- we were all impressed, even in rehearsals. It was a heavy project."
b.
Rob Schneider
: appears as a thief in the "real life" story and as a Native American horse trader in one of the Western story sequences. He says his signature line I can do it in the "story" scene.
c.
Burt Reynolds
was the first choice for the lead. He was not able to perform in the movie because of injuries he suffered on the set of
City Heat
.
d.
According to an interview with
Samuel L. Jackson
, he and
John Singleton
often argued over the direction of the film. After one particular argument, Singleton refused to come out of his trailer.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shaft (2000)?
a.
Isaac Hayes
, the composer of the Shaft theme song,
Gordon Parks
, the director of the original
Shaft
, and
John Singleton
, director of this version, all have cameos.
b.
The music that Daniel is always listening to is
The Grateful Dead
. A lot of live recordings from the band were discovered to be royalty free and fair use, so the filmmakers decided to add some "real" music into the film.
c.
The character played by
Clifton Collins Jr.
references the 16th-century mystery of Roanoke Island to explain their current situation. In 1590 at the colony of Roanoke, Virginia, over 100 people disappeared without a trace. The only clue found was a series of unexplained letters "croatoan" carved on a tree and discovered by investigating Governor John White when he returned to the colony from England and found the colonists gone. White took the letters to mean that the settlers had moved to Croatoan Island some 50 miles away, but no trace of them was ever found there or anywhere else.
d.
32 Minis were used throughout the shooting.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shaft (2000)?
a.
While the guys are trying to get rid of the dead body, Christian Slaters character is asked incredulously "Have you ever done this before?" The same thing was asked of him in
Heathers
when he is trying to cover up an accidental suicide that he manipulated. In both films, he hears the question, then pointedly does not answer it.
b.
The hammer used by Stoick bears a strong resemblance to the mythological hammer Mjolnir wielded by Thor.
c.
John Singleton
wanted
Don Cheadle
as Shaft but producer
Scott Rudin
insisted that a major box-office draw should play the role.
Wesley Snipes
was also considered.
d.
Like many films of the era, this production was originally slated to film in the Southern Sierra Nevada near Sonora. In fact, production had already begun when a warm front melted the snow and forced a hasty and expensive move to Washington state.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shaft (2000)?
a.
The word fuck is used 165 times.
b.
For her dual role as Jean Gray/Phoenix,
Famke Janssen
extensively researched dissociative identity disorders and split personalities to make her performance convincing.
c.
Despite the movie being set during the spring, this movie was really shot during the fall of 1985. There are several scenes in the film where you can see the trees are changing colors.
d.
Sloane was originally named Tandy in earlier drafts of the script.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shaft (2000)?
a.
At the premier of the film at the Sundance film festival,
Kevin Smith
said he would "pick the distributor auction style" immediately following the screening. After the screening he then pulled producer John Gordon on stage to conduct the auction. Smith then bid $20 for distribution rights and Gordon immediately sold it to him. Smith revealed it was his plan all along to self-distribute the film himself.
b.
Lamont wears an earring with the initials "LT". These are the initials of the actor who portrayed him, former New York Giants linebacker
Lawrence Taylor
.
c.
Years before this sequel, plans for an earlier sequel to
The Mask
, called "The Mask II", were in the works. Nintendo Power magazine even had a contest; first prize was a walk-on role in that movie. However, the project was canceled.
d.
The crew worked with the Port of New Orleans, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, Orleans Levee Board, West Jefferson Levee District, and numerous local residents in preparing for the production.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shaft (2000)?
a.
Shaft wears a total of 9 different coats during the course of the movie, all of them black.
b.
This is the second period film starring
Keira Knightley
that opens with the view of her walking across grass carrying something. In
Pride & Prejudice
, she is walking across grass carrying a book. In this movie, she is carrying a hat with names for runners in a race.
c.
Many of the Wicked Witch of the Wests scenes were either trimmed or deleted entirely, as
Margaret Hamilton
s performance was thought too frightening for audiences.
d.
In a 2006 interview director
Walter Hill
mentioned that he had been critical of the performance of
Jill Ireland
, who was
Charles Bronson
s wife at the time. When Hill went to Bronsons home to discuss this, Bronson wouldnt shake Hills hand - he just showed Hill in and poured him a drink. Hill said that he would have liked to work with Bronson on other films, but that Bronson refused to work with Hill again.
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