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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Shanghai Knights (2003) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Shanghai Knights (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: Shanghai Knights (2003).
About the movie:
When a Chinese rebel murders Chon's estranged father and escapes to England, Chon and Roy make their way to London with revenge on their minds.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shanghai Knights (2003)?
a.
The first combat sequence of the film with Jasons Father (
Timothy D. Baker
) and Ivan the Russian (
Jean-Claude Van Damme
) in the dojo had Van Damme jumping off the shoulder of another bad guy to do a flying kick. This kick was supposed to hit the upper chest region but Van Dammes first attempt hit the face/lip area instead.
b.
Production was accomplished by a crew never larger than a couple of friends pulling off shots by any means necessary. For example, for the opening scene the crew kept a careful eye on a nearby alligator as pyrotechnician Corbin Huyck waded into the water to set the coffin ablaze, resulting in an unintended explosion. Ultimately, they were successfully able to stage the guerrilla-style Viking funeral without permits.
c.
The old guy bouncing in the pillow fight scene is actually first assistant director
Mirek Lux
.
d.
Amanda Seyfried
was the first choice for Mazie.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shanghai Knights (2003)?
a.
This marks the reunion between director
Gabriele Muccino
and star/producer
Will Smith
, two years after
The Pursuit of Happyness
. The reunion could have happened even earlier as Muccino was under consideration to direct
Hancock
.
b.
Director David Dobkin had a difficult time choosing a suitable Asian actress who could do movement work, emote well and speak decent English. He then saw clips of
Fann Wong
s videos
Wo lai ye
and
Qing she yu bai she
and requested to audition her in London, which she did attend. She subsequently got the role and her number of scenes was increased by 30%.
c.
William Holden
was knocked unconscious one day while boxing on the set with
James Cannonball Green
. He thought the footage of the knockout would be spectacular but director
Rouben Mamoulian
said it couldnt be used because it didnt look real. Holden recalled that, real or not, his head ached for a week.
d.
The most successful early example of merchandise licensing the sale of various types of Crockett paraphernalia, including coonskin caps and bubble gum cards.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shanghai Knights (2003)?
a.
In the scene where Wang fights Rathbones guards, they are constantly making sure that no priceless antique urns are broken. This is the same exact action by Jackie Chans character in the climax of Rush Hour.
b.
This is the second film that features the character of Buffalo Bill and
Anthony Quinn
playing cheyenne. The first one was The Plainsman (1936).
c.
Dick Grayson suggests "Nightwing" for a hero name; an in-joke for the comic books, where Dick Grayson had appeared as Nightwing, an identity he took after he abandoned the Robin costume in the 1980s, before leaving it to become the new Batman over 25 years later.
d.
Virginia Madsen
and
Bruce Dern
are alumni from the same high school, New Trier High School, which is noted for several celebrity alumni.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shanghai Knights (2003)?
a.
David Dobkin
was personally chosen by
Jackie Chan
.
b.
The scene where Jones fires at the truck was a botched stunt. The truck was supposed to flip over by means of a telegraph pole being fired by explosives through the floor. The explosive wasnt powerful enough and it simply forced the truck to tip over at an angle as can be seen in the finished movie. Time did not permit any further attempts at getting it right.
c.
Screenwriter
Jeph Loeb
originally wrote the script with the intention of having
Gene Simmons
play Matrix, but Simmons passed on it early in the developmental stage. Loeb then rewrote the script with
Nick Nolte
in mind as an out-of-condition former Commando. The storyline was to concern a special forces agent working in the Middle East who becomes sick of the continuous death and destruction. He leaves Israel, returns to the United States and retires, but he is then forced out of retirement after the kidnapping of his daughter.
d.
Copies of the "Cursed Tape" were dropped in public places as a form of promotion. After about five minutes of footage, the viewer is directed to the movies website.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shanghai Knights (2003)?
a.
Audrey Hepburn
was offered the lead role in
Gigi
but turned it down to make this movie.
b.
During Evans penultimate flashback (the one after which he wakes up in the mental hospital), there is a quick succession of shots with people making funny faces. One of the people appearing on several pictures is co-director
Eric Bress
.
c.
Music from
Singin in the Rain
is heard during the fight with umbrellas.
d.
Because it took so long to match
Woody Allen
to the old newsreel footage, Allen managed to film and complete
A Midsummer Nights Sex Comedy
and
Broadway Danny Rose
, in the time it took to complete this. He later claimed that there is no mechanical way to age film, so they would either scrunch the negative up, or stomp on it.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shanghai Knights (2003)?
a.
A week after finishing shooting this film,
Robert Rodriguez
and
Antonio Banderas
were back in the studio, working on Rodriguezs segment of
Four Rooms
.
b.
The sources of the characters can be seen in Sarahs bedroom at the beginning of the movie. She has a stuffed animal that looks like Sir Didymus on her dresser, a doll that looks like Ludo on the shelves next to her door, a Firey doll on a shelves next to her bed, bookends with with Goblins reminiscent of Hoggle on her dresser, and figurine of Jareth on the right hand side of her desk. After you see the Hoggle bookend, there is a scrapbook shown. It shows newspaper clippings of Sarahs famous actress mom with another man,
David Bowie
. In addition, the dress that she wears in the ballroom scene can also been seen adorning the miniature doll in her music box, and a wooden maze game on her dresser next to her books is reminiscent of the hedge section of the Labyrinth. There is also a small painting on her wall that depicts a contraption much like the one operated by the "Cleaners" that Sarah and Hoggle had to escape from.
c.
The scene where Chong Wayne gives Doyle Roys watch to see what can be learned from it is a direct allusion to Sir Arthur Conan Doyles "The Sign of Four" when Watson gives Holmes his watch to see what the great detective can deduce from it.
d.
The new at-the-time B-52 Stratofortress bomber airplanes as featured in this movie weighed 500,000 pounds and could fly at a speed of 650+ miles per hour and travel 17,000 miles without actually stopping, according to a review in The Hollywood Reporter.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shanghai Knights (2003)?
a.
George Raft
: As Himself doing his famous coin-tossing routine.
b.
At some points, Lord Rathbone and Wu Chow speak in iambic pentameter. Most notable is the stable scene: "I was taught to be neither seen nor heard/ Where is the seal? (Im a man of my word.)"
c.
In the scene that Marion calls Big Tim, there is a shot of his phone number on a piece of paper. It was not the standard "555-" number used in movies. They were able to get away with this because only six digits of the phone number are visible. However if you listen carefully, Tyrone does speak all seven digits. But, after the scene where Harry is with the doctor, Marion turns over the photograph of her and Harry, revealing the full telephone number.
d.
Many of the actors did not know when other actors where acting or not. Several real fights broke out on the set as a result.
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