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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Speed (1994) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Speed (1994) - 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: Speed (1994).
About the movie:
A young cop must prevent a bomb exploding aboard a city bus by keeping its speed above 50 mph.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Speed (1994)?
a.
Jacks registration plate is 646 TEZ. Tez means speed in Hindi.
b.
The Asian release of the film, cuts much of the random nudity from the movie and tones down certain gore elements while adding more martial arts action including major re-shoots and re-edits of the final fight scene, plus a whole new subplot featuring Sally Yeh from The Killer, and an additional fight scene that has Bill Wallace fighting veteran Shaw Brothers villain Lee Hoi-shan on the Hong Kong waterfront.
c.
During his travels in the east, Seppala left some of his animals with Harry Wheeler of Quebec, who began breeding them. All currently American Kennel Club-registered Huskies can trace their ancestry back to this foundation stock.
d.
Harrison Ford
nearly turned down the role of Henry in
Regarding Henry
because the main character was a trial lawyer. He had just played one in
Presumed Innocent
, and was afraid of being typecast. He took the role when he realized that Henry would only be functioning as a lawyer for the first ten minutes of the film.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Speed (1994)?
a.
The number plate of the bus 2525 was California 539724.
b.
At the beginning Taylor is standing in front of the Red Rabbit Pub. This is reference to the Red Rabbit matchbook found by Dr. Loomis in
Halloween
.
c.
The cellular phone used by
Jodie Foster
in this movie is a Nokia 8890. The silver slide phone is often mistaken as the phone used in
The Matrix
.
d.
Like an earlier
John Travolta
film
Saturday Night Fever
, the script was based on a magazine article.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Speed (1994)?
a.
During pre-production, director of photography
Adam Kimmel
was arrested in Connecticut on sexual assault and weapons and explosives possession charges. He was replaced by
Wally Pfister
.
b.
The film literally ran out of money before it was completed. When the film was first previewed for an audience, the subway scenes were animated story boards. The audience loved them so much, the studio came up with the funds to shoot the scenes properly.
c.
Penny Lane asks William if hed like to go to Morocco with her. He says, "Yes... ask me again." According to director
Cameron Crowe
, "ask me again" was
Patrick Fugit
stepping out of character and asking
Kate Hudson
to repeat her lines for another take. But Crowe liked the take as-is and kept it in the final cut.
d.
Liza Minnelli
designed all her own hair and make-up with the help of her father, famed musical director
Vincente Minnelli
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Speed (1994)?
a.
Some of the shots of the subway train as it runs off the rails are of a miniature model.
b.
An Oregon collector brought a print 1996 to preservation. The film was reissued on April 20,1928.
c.
Technically,
Speed Racer
was a first in many areas but two stand-out. It was the first film to use the Sony F23 Digital Film Camera and also to record in parallel to Sony HDCAM SR, for archive masters, and to Codex Digital Data Recorders for on-set uncompressed HD playback, digital dailies and file generation for editing and VFX.
d.
Peter Firth
was nominated for the 1975 Tony Award (New York City) for Actor in a Drama for "Equus" and he recreated the role in the movie version.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Speed (1994)?
a.
The original Broadway production of "The Homecoming" by
Harold Pinter
opened at the Music Box Theater in New York on January 5, 1967, ran for 324 performances and won the 1967 Tony Award (New York City) for the Best Play.
Ian Holm
,
Vivien Merchant
and
Terence Rigby
reprise their roles in the filmed production.
Ian Holm
won the 1967 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play and
Vivien Merchant
was nominated for the 1967 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. The plays author also wrote the screenplay play for this filmed production.
b.
This was the final feature film completed by
Christopher Reeve
before a horse riding accident on 27 May 1995 left him paralyzed.
c.
The line "You used to be quite a nice boy - fun occasionally" prompted a complaint letter to the Hays office from the International Federation of Catholic Alumnae, the members of which heard "You used to be quite a nice boy - fornicationally."
d.
When Howard Payne (
Dennis Hopper
) says "Be prepared. Thats the Boy Scouts marching song", he is quoting the opening line to "Be Prepared", a song by
Tom Lehrer
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Speed (1994)?
a.
Bill Bailey
auditioned for the role of Gimli.
b.
The police helicopter used by the Captain (or Lieutenant) in the movie, N599DB, spent several years thereafter in operation as C-FCPS, Calgary, Alberta, Canadas police helicopter "HAWC 1". It was retired and sold to a private citizen in late 2006.
c.
This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.
d.
Episode titles: 1. Lawless Men 2. Caught in the Crash 3. Trapped 4. The Ambush 5. Railroad Gold 6. The Interrupted Wedding 7. A Coward of Conscience 8. The Bandits Bargain 9. The Trail of Sacrifice 10. A Call of the Heart
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Speed (1994)?
a.
The destruction of the bridge as depicted in the film is entirely fictional. In reality, two bridges were built, a temporary wooden one and a permanent steel and concrete one a few months later. Both bridges were used for two years until they were destroyed by Allied aerial bombings. The steel bridge was repaired and is still in use today.
b.
The film, made by MGM under the studios loanout deal with Universal for the teams services, is set on the MGM lot, but the studios major stars -
Clark Gable
,
Lana Turner
and
Judy Garland
- are only mentioned by name and not seen. The actual cameos were confined to second-tier stars
Rags Ragland
,
Preston Foster
,
Jackie Butch Jenkins
and
Lucille Ball
.
c.
This was the first American film to have more than one soundtrack album of music featured in a film released. Originally, three volumes of music were planned, but Atlantic Records only released two of them - and the second volume was never released on compact disc.
d.
The 105 freeway in California had recently been completed, but not opened at the time of production. The filmmakers were given all the time they needed to complete the freeway scenes without the hassle of closing down an operating major freeway.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Speed (1994)?
a.
The production design department would get their props by taking several dump trucks to the local garbage landfill sites and filling them up with junk like broken refrigerators and car shells.
b.
According to an AP report from May, 1954,
Piper Laurie
was a replacement for original leading lady,
Allison Hayes
. No reason was given for the change, but Hayes left Universal-International about the same time.
c.
In early drafts of the script, the bus was supposed to circle around the parking lot of Dodgers Stadium as opposed to LAX. However, the studio couldnt get the rights to film there.
d.
A large rock-like set piece was constructed for the film in the shape of a flattened U and was used for multiple locations throughout the film just by shooting it from different angles.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Speed (1994)?
a.
While filming the scene where the ice cream truck flips over the stunt didnt go according to plan. A telephone-pole size beam of wood was placed inside so it would flip end over end but it only flipped once and slid on its roof, right into the camera. Gene Poole, dolly grip on the film, pulled the cameraman out of the way at the last second.
b.
Finn McMissile was actually conceived for an unused scene in the first "Cars" where Lightning McQueen and Sally were seeing a spy movie featuring McMissile while on a date. McMissile was saved for this sequel.
c.
Director
Wayne Wang
wanted to use Picardy Shepherds because he thought they looked similar to the depiction of Winn-Dixie on the book cover and would appear familiar to its readers. Dogs were brought from France when none were available in the U.S. (08:55 in the DVD commentary).
d.
The advert on the back of the bus reads "Money isnt everything. Yeah, right!"
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Speed (1994)?
a.
The shot when the bus enters LAX and a plane is seen taking off right behind it, took more than 50 takes.
b.
The ball cap that the crazy gas station attendant is wearing reads "Garret Trucking," Nick Sanfords grandfathers business.
c.
Made for $50,000, this film grossed an astounding $1.5 million and was the first bona fide hit for Warner Brothers. The success of this film encouraged them to concentrate on film production rather than distribution.
d.
While
Hunter S. Thompson
developed a strong friendship with
Johnny Depp
and heartily approved of his performance, he once said that if he ever saw anyone acting the way Depp does in the film, he would probably hit them with a chair.
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