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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Speed (1994) - Part (5) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Speed (1994) - Part (5) 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.
Quentin Tarantino
: [singing along to music] Melanie, Jackie, and Max all sing along in the car.
b.
Alan Parker
s two sons,
Alexander Parker
and
Jake Parker
composed the incidental music for the film. His younger son, Alex, composed and performed the end credits track.
c.
In addition to having real professional wrestlers playing the wrestlers in the film, "The Mobster" was played by professional wrestler
Sammy Menacker
. He was formerly known as "Slammin Sam Menacker." By the time this film was made, Menacker had retired from the ring but was still in the business as a host/commentator.
d.
Dennis Hopper
s line about Pershing Square being the "pickup spot" (for his ransom money) was a double entendre. For decades, Pershing Square has been a notorious locale for soliciting gay sex.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Speed (1994)?
a.
Jan de Bont
insisted that
Keanu Reeves
get a sensible haircut as would befit a hard-working cop. 20th Century Fox were horrified when they saw the buzzcut that he adopted for the film, threatening to postpone the film to allow his hair to grow back.
b.
Dianes apartment is actually
Gary Winick
s mothers apartment.
c.
When Leon leads Elizabeth through the dark, actress Carrie Thomas was recorded separately, with director Jack Bennett leading her around the post-production facility with a blindfold on. Much of her dialogue in the scene are out-of-character reactions to Bennett letting her bump into things.
d.
The part of Louis XV was first offered to
Alain Delon
. Allegedly, he met
Sofia Coppola
for dinner and brought the American director a huge bouquet of flowers and explained he did not think this was the type of role his fans would appreciate him in. Privately it has been speculated the French icon did not have confidence in the young American director to do justice to a film on this period of French history.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Speed (1994)?
a.
The ad that appears on the tail of the first bus that explodes says "Save the Clams" was an advertisement for The Bank of Santa Monica.
b.
The film was the first to be shown at Portland, Oregons Hollywood Theatre.
c.
Mario Puzo
modeled the character of Don Vito Corleone on New York mob bosses Joe Profaci and
Vito Genovese
. Many of the events of his novel are based on actual incidents that occurred in the lives of Profaci, Genovese and their families. Puzo based Don Vitos personality on his own mothers.
d.
The red float plane they crash in is a de Havilland Corp. DHC-2 Beaver.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Speed (1994)?
a.
One stuntman broke his leg after slamming his motorcycle into the back of a car.
b.
The films production designers used a great deal of Isak Dinesen/
Karen Blixen
s own furniture, which she never sent back to Denmark after departing Kenya.
c.
Adapted from a Broadway musical starring
Marilyn Miller
and presented by
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
. The original production opened at the New Amsterdam Theatre in New York on Dec 21, 1920 and ran for 561 performances.
Leon Errol
also appeared in the stage production.
Billie Dove
was a replacement cast member during the shows long run.
d.
Keanu Reeves
did approximately 90% of his own stunts.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Speed (1994)?
a.
The mansion used for the Crockett family home is known as the Wesley House and is located in Point Washington, Florida.
b.
Keanu Reeves
initially turned down the lead as he found
Graham Yost
s original script to be too much like a
Die Hard
clone. He signed on after
Jan de Bont
brought in
Joss Whedon
to retool the script.
c.
In the films script, much of the characters speech and much of the narration are actually lines taken from the
James Jones
novel "From Here to Eternity". For example, Witt frequently speaks the words of Private Pruitt, and Sergeant Welsh speaks the words of Sergeant Warden.
d.
The film claimed the English player Stan Mortensens scored a hat-trick in a FA Cup Final game 3 years earlier, when it was not to happen for 3 years in the future. This was the famous "Matthews Final" of 1953 named after Mortensens team mate Stan Matthews, despite Mortensens hat-trick. This hat-trick is also the first Wembley FA Cup Final hat-trick.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Speed (1994)?
a.
At the time this movie was made,
Coyote Shivers
was married to
Bebe Buell
, which made him the step-father of co-star
Liv Tyler
.
b.
Sandra Bullock
actually learned to drive a bus for the film, passing her test on her first attempt.
c.
The Norwegian dog in the film was named
Jed
. He was a half wolf/half husky breed. Jed was an excellent animal actor, never looking at the camera, the dolly or the crew members. Jed, however, is NOT the dog seen in the beginning chase scene, where the Norwegian is trying shoot him. Per Carpenters commentary, this was another dog painted to look like Jed.
d.
In the final shootout sequence,
Al Pacino
grabs the gun by the barrel. Although only blanks were used, his hand was badly burned, and production had to be shut down for a few weeks.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Speed (1994)?
a.
The mansion used for the Crockett family home is known as the Wesley House and is located in Point Washington, Florida.
b.
Angelina Jolie
,
Delroy Lindo
,
Giovanni Ribisi
, and
Scott Caan
were also trained in stunt driving by
Bobby Ore
, albeit not as extensively as
Nicolas Cage
.
c.
A special bus was used for the bus jump scene. This bus was modified so that it could reach a speed of 70 mph and it was equipped with powerful shock absorbers. The driver seat was moved back 15 feet so that if something went wrong the driver wasnt ejected from the bus. The seat itself was a suspension mechanism between the ceiling and the bus floor to avoid the driver from suffering spinal compression on impact.
d.
The time that elapses between when Ramsey says to Hunter "You have 3 minutes" and the successful reception of the EAM is 2 minutes and 38 seconds.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Speed (1994)?
a.
The part of J. Aubrey Piper was originally to be played by
Lee Tracy
, but his contract was terminated by MGM when, during the production in Mexico of
Viva Villa!
, he got drunk, urinated off a balcony onto a passing patrol of Mexican soldiers (who almost shot him) and was deported from Mexico.
Spencer Tracy
got the part with the help of
Frank Morgan
, and afterwards signed a long-term contract with MGM.
b.
The screenplay won the 2006 Chrysler Film Project contest. The prize was $1 million of funding, courtesy of the Chrysler Brand and production company Silverwood Films.
c.
The bus number is 2525. 25+25=50. The bus has to stay above 50mph.
d.
Kirk Douglas
s trumpet licks were performed by
Harry James
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Speed (1994)?
a.
20th Century Fox were not convinced to begin with that
Keanu Reeves
had enough star clout to front the film and insisted on a big name actress to star alongside him.
Jan de Bont
refused. Fox relented to his casting of
Sandra Bullock
with Reeves only two weeks before shooting began.
b.
Theatre marquees for two other
Ken Russell
films,
Crimes of Passion
and
The Lair of the White Worm
, are seen in the film.
c.
Director
Richard Elfman
and star
Marie-Pascale Elfman
, who were married at the time, financed the movie by buying, renovating and selling houses. They ran out of money and the movie was rescued by a benefactor.
d.
Chapter Titles: 1. Mystery of the Lost Tribe (PCA #11131) 2. Primitive Sacrifice (PCA #11132) 3. Prisoners of Fate (PVA #11133) 4. Valley of Destruction (PCA #11134) 5. Perilous Mission (PCA #11135) 6. Into the Valley of Fire (PCA #11136) 7. Devils Brew (PCA #11137) 8. The Dagger Pit (PCA #11138) 9. Jungle Jeopardy (PCA #11139) 10.Prisoners of Peril (PCA #11140) 11.Vengeance of Zara (PCA #11141) 12.The Key To Arzec (PCA #11142) 13.Witch Doctors Treachery (PCA #11143) 14.The Judgement of Rama (PCA #11144) 15.The Jewels of Arzec (PCA #11145)
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Speed (1994)?
a.
Writer/director
Rick Sloane
used his own garage as the location for Irwins basement bedroom.
b.
For the bus jump sequence, a ramp was built. The bus was started from about 1 mile back and accelerated towards the ramp. When it hit the ramp it had reached a speed of 61 mph. The bus traveled 109 feet and its front wheels reached an altitude of 20 feet from the ground, which was higher than anyone had anticipated. Because of this, the cameras were not placed correctly and the top front part of the bus goes out of the frame when the bus reaches the maximum point of the jump.
c.
In one of the final scenes of the film where Harvey flips his coin for Batman, himself, and Gordon, the outcome of the flips foreshadows the future of each of the 3 characters. Batman received "Tails," the "bad" side; at the end of the film he asked Gordon to blame all of the citys troubles on him, resulting in the Batmans reputation being disgraced and scorned. On the other hand, both Gordon and Harvey received "Heads," the "good" side, and were both honored as heroes at the end of the film.
d.
Ronald Reagan
and
Walter Matthau
were among the actors considered for the role of Sgt. Warden.
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