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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Bank Job (2008) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Bank Job (2008) Quiz
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About the movie:
Martine offers Terry a lead on a foolproof bank hit on London's Baker Street. She targets a roomful of safe deposit boxes worth millions in cash and jewelry. But Terry and his crew don't realize the boxes also contain a treasure trove of dirty secrets - secrets that will thrust them into a deadly web of corruption and illicit scandal.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Bank Job (2008)?
a.
In the scene when the four are running from the cabin after awaking the mountain men,
Desmond Harrington
broke his right ankle after landing on the opposite side of a log. This made it very difficult to shoot some of the scenes after his left leg is "shot" and he has to limp on his right leg.
b.
One of over 700 Paramount productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned by Universal ever since.
c.
According to Warners, six cameras were used to shoot the climactic hilltop battle sequence.
d.
Aldwych station was chosen to film the underground scenes because the true Tottenham Court Road station had been modified extensively in the early 1980s. Only Edgware Road still has any resemblance to its original look.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Bank Job (2008)?
a.
In one of the special features on the directors cut DVD,
Ben Stiller
said he has been developing ideas for this movie for about 8-10 years. One of his first ideas was that the movie was going to be about actors going to a "fake boot camp" for a couple of weeks and coming back with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. When Stiller started out in Hollywood, he had a lot of colleagues going into war movies and they would attend a "fake boot camp" in order to prepare for their roles. He found it ridiculous and this was an early inspiration on what would become
Tropic Thunder
.
b.
The "brains" in the severed head were made up of steer meat by-products, ground beef and fake blood and when they shot the scene in the autopsy room with the severed head being thrown out the door and then smashing onto the hallway wall, the crew were all behind the cameras with garbage bags over their clothes because no one knew just how much the brains would splatter.
c.
Disembarking from the ship, Bing Crosby tells sinister Gale Sondegaard "Ill listen for you on Inner Sanctum". Radios "Inner Sanctum Mysteries" debuted in 1941 and featured gruesome stories and spine-chilling characters.
d.
Roger Donaldson
said one of the most difficult days of filming was when he filmed the brothel scene. The scene called for the women to be walking around wearing only garters. However, Donaldson said that when he went to film the scene he discovered that most of the women shaved their genitals, which would have been anachronistic for 1971. So the actresses had to wear pubic wigs called "merkins." This caused a problem because the merkins were hard to secure in place and kept slipping, causing Donaldson much aggravation.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Bank Job (2008)?
a.
At the time this movie was filmed, actual Water Purification Specialists completed their training course in Fort Lee, Virginia not Fort Sill, Oklahoma. In addition the United States Air Force water purification specialists complete their training course at Sheppard AFB in Wichita Falls which is actually about 30 miles from Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. In addition the Army spends 4 weeks there.
b.
The actual SWAT team and Harbor patrol teams are authentic members of the respective roles that were played.
c.
Mick Jagger
: As a bank employee.
d.
The battle of wits between Kirk and Khan in the Mutara Nebula sequence was inspired by the battle between destroyer captain
Robert Mitchum
and U-boat commander
Curd Jürgens
in
The Enemy Below
, which was was also the inspiration for the
Star Trek
episode Balance of Terror.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Bank Job (2008)?
a.
Towards the end of the movie, Herman (
Fred Gwynne
) and Grandpa (
Al Lewis
) are shouting for help. Herman says, "Call Batman," then adds, "Car 54, where are you?"
Car 54, Where Are You?
was the title of a 1961 comedy series that featured both Gwynne and Lewis.
b.
In its edition of February 16, 2008 The Daily Mail newspaper reported "The four men caught, charged and convicted of the raid went to jail without ever having their names mentioned in the press, and to this day their identities and the circumstances of their capture remain secret. Even the lengths of their sentences are still shrouded in mystery."
c.
While writing the script,
Rob Reiner
once said, "You know how women have a base of makeup, I have a base of depression. Sometimes I sink below it. Sometimes I rise above it." Since the Harry Burns is based on the depressing Rob,
Nora Ephron
threw the line into the script, which Rob cut somewhere along the line.
d.
In one of the first scenes, theres a nightstand with some books on it. One of the books is "South of the Pumphouse" written by Les Claypool, who plays a small role in the movie.
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