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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Avengers (1998) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Avengers (1998) - 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: The Avengers (1998).
About the movie:
Two British agents (John Steed and Emma Peel) team up to stop Sir August De Wynter from destroying the world with a weather changing machine.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Avengers (1998)?
a.
The first all-talking sound-on-film feature.
b.
Robert Townsend named his characters real identity, Jefferson Reed, after one of his childhood heroes, his favorite teacher.
c.
This was originally intended as a project for
Peter OToole
. He left the movie to make
The Lion in Winter
instead and the film was temporarily abandoned.
d.
Eddie Izzard
s character speaks only once.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Avengers (1998)?
a.
Steve Martin
and
Scott Caan
did not get along during filming due to Caans reckless behavior toward a stunt person in a scene in which his character smashes a beer bottle over the head of a man in a bar.
b.
In the original script the part of Sir August was much smaller but when Sir
Sean Connery
joined the project he asked for the part to expanded.
c.
The only one of
Alfred Hitchcock
s films in which the killer is not punished. An ending in which Scottie and Midge hear news over the radio that Gavin Elster was caught was tacked on for European distribution.
d.
A significant portion of the main cast consists of European actors performing American accents for their parts.
Christian Bale
(Bruce Wayne/Batman) is Welsh;
Gary Oldman
(Jim Gordon) is English;
Cillian Murphy
(Dr. Jonathan Crane) is Irish;
Tom Wilkinson
(Carmine Falcone) is English;
Rutger Hauer
(Earle) is Dutch;
Linus Roache
(Thomas Wayne) is English.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Avengers (1998)?
a.
The phrase "fried gold" originated behind the scenes of
Simon Pegg
,
Jessica Hynes
and
Edgar Wright
s sitcom
Spaced
and was mentioned several times on the DVD commentaries for that series. It makes several fan-pleasing appearances in the film.
b.
Finnish censorship visa # 100851 delivered on 12-8-1998.
c.
The production of the film encountered major problems with Mexican police while shooting on location in Tijuana. According to director
Gregory Nava
: "One day, men with machine guns took over the set. I had guns pointed at my head. We were forced to shut down production, bribe our way out of the country, fight to get our costumes back, and start shooting again in California." Nava also recalled that Mexican police kidnapped the films accountant and held him for ransom, and that his own parents had to pose as tourists to smuggle rolls of exposed film across the U.S. border. Back in California, Nava and his crew had to re-create a movie set of the Mexican shanty town where Rosa and Enrique stay before crossing the border.
d.
The film lost $375,000 at the box office.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Avengers (1998)?
a.
Primary filming was set to take place in Montreal, but
Ben Stiller
was reportedly unhappy about working there, and is fond of Vancouver, hence prompting a move to BC.
b.
In the original Home Alone, Harry says "Kids are a-scared of the dark". In the sequel, he says almost the same line when Kevin goes into Central Park, changing just one letter and saying "Kids are a-scared of the park".
c.
It took the dancers two weeks to learn the opening dance sequence.
d.
French visa # 95238.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Avengers (1998)?
a.
Timothy Norman
informed actors from both the Irish and the Italian sides of the movie that their characters were the protagonists and that the opposing group were the movies villains, in an attempt to keep the movie from having any clear-cut heroes or villains.
b.
Two-shots including
Dan Hedaya
and
Brooke Shields
make it appear as if they are close to the same height, but in fact Shields (at 6) is a full three inches taller than Hedaya (59"), and wearing the two-inch white pumps shown in the film she would have towered over him.
c.
Dr. DeWynter (
Sean Connery
) is the Chairman of BROLLY (British Royal Organization for Lasting Liquid Years). Their logo (as seen on the brown van behind the main building) is a multi-colored umbrella. The word "brolly" is British slang for an umbrella.
d.
While on the movie set and in full costume,
Ingrid Bergman
filmed a promotional short for Christmas Seals, which is extant.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Avengers (1998)?
a.
The body count racked up by
Ray Stevenson
(The Punisher) is 81 confirmed kills, excluding the two cases where he shoots someone "on the same side."
b.
Sean Connery
, the original James Bond on film, co-stars in this film with
Uma Thurman
, the second Emma Peel.
Diana Rigg
, the original Emma Peel, co-stars with
George Lazenby
, the second James Bond, in
On Her Majestys Secret Service
.
c.
These words appear on Martha Kents Scrabble board the night Clark/Superman returns: paddings, dawnings, squirms, jets, fax, fare, rarer, nary, revere, bent, jag, drag, oho, way, men, tee, hod, voiced, hill, zoo, quoit, foot, feet, view, kir, alienation. A few of the words - jets, fax, revere, dawnings, alienation - may deliberately presage themes and plot points in the movie.
d.
Robert Hogan
s movie debut.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Avengers (1998)?
a.
For her one-minute cameo,
Claudia Schiffer
received a reported £200,000 sterling.
b.
Kip Pardue
was to play
Leelee Sobieski
s love interest, but his character was deleted.
c.
Last cinema film of
Patrick Macnee
.
d.
While the poor critical reviews are often cited as the reason Laughton never directed another feature, Laughton himself said that he much preferred directing in the theatre. In the theatre you could constantly change and amend the production - adding lines, changing lighting and sets - but with film once it was done it could never be changed.
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