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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Taken (2008) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Taken (2008) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Taken (2008)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Taken (2008).

About the movie: A former spy relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter, who has been forced into the slave trade.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Taken (2008)?
a.		Jerry Goldsmith was attached to score the film before he died.
b.		The scenes shot for the US version were shot at Visual Drama Inc., 129 North Vermont Avenue in Los Angeles, California. Today, the former studio is now the Frank del Olmo Elementary School (formerly Belmont Elementary). On March 25, 2006, a plaque was dedicated at the school in commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the films release in the US, a collaboration between the Godzilla Society of North America and Platrix Chapter No. 2, E Clampus Vitus.
c.		John Goodmans character is never referred to by name verbally by any character in the film. His name, Coach Harris, can only be seen on a door in the locker room and in the end credits.
d.		Over the course of the movie, Bryan kills 35 people in order to get to his daughter.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Taken (2008)?
a.		Former Special Air Service (SAS) soldier Mick Gould trained Liam Neeson in combatives and weapons handling skills to prepare him for the role.
b.		At the beginning of the film, when John and Jeremy are going over their plan to get into Christina Cleary wedding, one of the senators is 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain. The man next to McCain in that scene (who gets a hug from Rachel McAdams character) is Democratic strategist James Carville.
c.		Nancy Sinatra sings the song "Your Groovy Self" in this movie. The song was also included in the soundtrack LP, making it the first and only song by another artist to be released on an official Elvis Presley record.
d.		The march thats used as a theme for the FBI is from Sergei Prokofievs 1919 opera "The Love for Three Oranges". It had previously been used as the theme of the radio show, "The FBI in Peace and War", which aired on CBS from 1944 to 1958.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Taken (2008)?
a.		The films writer, Jeremy Sony, originally wrote "Separation Anxiety" as a stage play, which was performed in 2007 by the Curtain Players in Columbus, Ohio.
b.		Originally titled "Blood In Blood Out", which is the motto of La Onda, the prison gang in the film. Before the films release in Spring of 1993, the title and all posters were changed because Disney which produced the film under their Hollywood Pictures banner, felt that it would promote or influence violence especially among the L.A. gangs where the film actually takes place around East Los Angeles. Another possible reason was because of the aftermath of the L.A. riots during this period of time which the studio felt the films title was too negative. Bound by Honor was chosen and actually portrays the films message a little more clearly.
c.		Doing this film propelled Famke Janssen to take action in the real fight against corruption. She now serves as the Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Office against Drugs and Crime.
d.		The Alexander Hamilton U.S. Customs House, in the financial district of New York City, NY was used for the Astor Museum of Art, where the Warner Advertising Agency hosts a gala in honor of the DeLauers.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Taken (2008)?
a.		Some think, with director George Cukor on board, Katharine Hepburns first choice of co-star, Clark Gable, was never going to be a possibility because Gable allegedly had Cukor fired from directing Gone with the Wind because Gable allegedly detested the directors obvious homosexuality. In reality, Cukor was dismissed from _Gone with the Wind (1939)_ because of repetitive clashes with producer David O. Selznick and Gable was simply busy with other projects at the time the The Philadelphia Story was being made.
b.		The singers name in the movie is Sheerah. In Hebrew, shirah is the feminine form of the word meaning "sing".
c.		Michael Palin went on to found the London Centre for Stammering Children after a group of stutterers confronted him regarding the sensitivity with which he dealt with Kens handicap in this film.
d.		Quentin Tarantino named the character "Jungle Julia Lucai" after his personal assistant, Victoria Lucai.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Taken (2008)?
a.		All of Liam Neesons characters ex-agency friends were played by actors who had previous roles in spy or cop thriller television shows and movies - Jon Gries played a major role in The Pretender, Leland Orser was in both The Pretender and 24, and David Warshofsky has appeared in minor roles in numerous similar shows.
b.		Samantha Morton was originally cast as Diane Arbus.
c.		A new print has been made of this film which received its premiere at the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences on 21 May 1999.
d.		The first of three films that constitute Jon Josts "Bush Trilogy." The other films that follow are Over Here and _Parable (2008)_. Ryan Harper Gray and Stephen Taylor appear in all three films, playing variations on their characters created in Homecoming in each.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Taken (2008)?
a.		The game that the drug-dealing white "jokers", that according to Baine doesnt fit the profile, is playing when Sancho and Adel busts through the door is Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, a game in which actor Clifton Collins Jr. (Sancho) does one of the main characters voices.
b.		In the film, Katie Cassidys character (Amanda) is 19 years old and Maggie Graces character (Kim) is 17 years old. In real life, Maggie is 3 years older than Katie.
c.		The camper Bart Thompson and his gang use in the film was purchased by the production for $400 dollars on eBay from a dealer in Northern Illinois. Lacking budget to afford a hotel, Director Lee Fanning and brother Jason had to drive from North Alabama to North Illinois and back non-stop-a nearly 24 hour trip.
d.		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.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Taken (2008)?
a.		Before any action takes place, Bryan already has scratches to the left side of his face. Hinting at his "spare time" activities.
b.		Many of the dancers during the sequence at the Starship Discovery Disco were extras from Saturday Night Fever.
c.		Artie Lange filmed a small role but his scene was deleted.
d.		The USB flash drive containing Vincents prep is a PNY Attaché.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Taken (2008)?
a.		Just one year after this film came out, as its prints were being destroyed, William Shatner was cast in Star Trek, cinematographer Conrad L. Hall got his first Academy Award nomination, actor Milos Milos murdered the estranged wife of Mickey Rooney and then killed himself, and actress Ann Atmar committed suicide.
b.		In March 1958, this film was being shown on a double bill with Cell 2455 Death Row.
c.		Near the end, Bryan jumps off of the "Pont des Arts," a pedestrian-only bridge in Paris. In the scene, the bridge is desolate, whereas most nights people flock there to socialize, drink wine, and play the guitar.
d.		"Screen Directors Playhouse" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on May 10, 1951 with Claudette Colbert reprising her film role.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Taken (2008)?
a.		The stickers on Scrads/Charlies fridge door: "LOSER" "MY OTHER CAR - IS A SKATEBOARD - ALTERNATIVE PRESS" "HARASSING ME ABOUT MY SMOKING MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH" "Your Kids An Honor Student - But Youre A Moron" "The Truth is NOT out There!" "BARTHAT - SUCKS - TIGERMASK - ..." "NEW YORK - MAFIA" "Greetings from New York City" (on postcard showing a heist)
b.		In the scene where Rocky body-slams Thunderlips out of the ring, Sylvester Stallone admitted that he couldnt dead-lift Hulk Hogan so he had Hogan jump into his arms.
c.		The introduction that Tony Wilson gives the band as theyre about to perform on Granada television is almost word for word taken from the actual broadcast. The song they play in the film is "Transmission", when in actuality they performed "Shadowplay" on Granada. They did perform "Transmission" live on TV but it was on the BBC without an introduction by Wilson, but instead a toned-down version of the poem used to introduce them at a gig in the film.
d.		The curved knife used in the final fight is a karambit. Its an Indonesian /Malaysian weapon and the finger hole in the handle makes it very difficult to disarm, which was evident in the fight scene.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Taken (2008)?
a.		The martial art style used by Liam Neeson is Nagasu Do. Its a hybrid martial art style that borrows from Judo, Aikido and Ju Jitsu.
b.		While director Seth Gordon encouraged most actors to improvise their lines in various scenes, Jennifer Aniston stated she did not need to because her lines were "beautifully choreographed".
c.		Opening film at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival.
d.		Sandra Ohs material was all shot in one day.

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