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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Shanghai (2010) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Shanghai (2010) Quiz
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About the movie:
A '40s period piece which revolves around an American expat who returns to Shanghai in the months before Pearl Harbor due to the death of his friend.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shanghai (2010)?
a.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences had its office in the Taft Building from 1935-1945. The Hays Office was the movies censorship bureau. Many agents, e.g. Charles Feldman, had offices here (as did Willie Bioff of the mob).
b.
Emilio Estevez
used his entire salary to finance his movie
The War at Home
.
c.
Anthony Mann
refused to direct the film, saying nobody would understand it. He also said he believed the script was bad and that
Audie Murphy
- who was 55" - would not be believable as the brother of
James Stewart
, who was 63". After the film opened to poor reviews and business, Stewart never spoke to Mann again.
d.
The project was set to roll early 2008 in China but the authorities blocked the shoot just weeks before production was set to begin. Chinas exit meant walking away from sets that had been built at a cost of $3 million. Weinstein Co. shifted the shoot to London and Thailand, where sets have been built re-creating Shanghais old colonial architecture.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shanghai (2010)?
a.
When asked about the ending,
Robert Rodriguez
said "I consider it an anti-
Army of Darkness
like ending. In Army of Darkness, Ash is returned to normal suburbia and battles the Undead. In my film,
Planet Terror
, the characters are taken out of suburbia and now battle the undead in a more barren landscape."
b.
Joseph Stefano
originally wrote a screen adaptation of the novel when
Grace Kelly
was supposed to star. Stefanos adaptation was much truer to the original book, and would have included two important characters from the novel that never made it into the final version of the film. One was a psychotherapist that Marnie was seeing at Marks insistence, whose role ended up being merged into Marks. The other was a man named Terry who was a co-worker of Marks and also in love with Marnie. The part of Terry was massively reworked and ended up becoming Lil.
c.
The two main stars,
Julia Roberts
and
Denzel Washington
, do not appear on screen together until an hour and 5 minutes into the movie.
d.
At one point,
Johnny Depp
was interested in the project.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shanghai (2010)?
a.
In 2004 the BBC TV listings magazine "Radio Times" conducted a poll into the Best Film Never to Have Won an Oscar.
Its a Wonderful Life
came second (
The Shawshank Redemption
was first).
b.
The brainchild of
Mike Medavoy
, who was born in Shanghai in 1941 and who developed the story through his Phoenix Pictures shingle, project was subsequently bought by
Harvey Weinstein
while still at Miramax; it took eight years in the making.
c.
Adam Sandler
was considered for the role of Max, and even met with director
Michael Mann
before
Jamie Foxx
was cast.
d.
Richard Jordan
was second choice for Dr Jeffery Pelt, the national security adviser. The role was first offered to an Irish actor.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shanghai (2010)?
a.
Prior to filming,
Franka Potente
s life was threatened by a stalker. Throughout the filming and entire production she was referred to by a pseudonym.
b.
In one of the first scenes in Cindys bedroom. She says, "Would like to have a little bump-bump?" This line was originally written for
Scream
, but it was later changed to "Would you like to have a little raw footage?"
c.
Tori Spelling
auditioned for the role of Avery, but withdrew due to her commitment with the TV series
Beverly Hills, 90210
.
d.
The U.S. Navy and the submarine base at New London, Connecticut, had to approve the story to protect military secrets.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shanghai (2010)?
a.
The party band in the movie is a Christian alternative rock band called Hawk Nelson.
b.
The ghost of the little girl in the opening sequence is also the "Cookie Girl" who is also the spirit who inhabits Martin Williams body in the park flashback scenes.
c.
John Cusack
said once he heard the filmmakers were interested in casting him, he aggressively lobbied for the part.
d.
Leslie Orr and
Maureen Allisse
became close friends during shooting and often stuck together on set rehearsing their lines off of each other. Orr stated that she would usually shy away from the nude scenes but did them if Allisse was on set as a comfort factor.
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