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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Brink's Job (1978) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Brink's Job (1978) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Brink's Job (1978).
About the movie:
After a long time of bad luck, the little criminal Tony and his gang successfully rob one of Brink's security transport...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Brink's Job (1978)?
a.
The film was shot in 38 days. The very first thing to be shot was the fight between Dixon and Rocky. This was done because
Sylvester Stallone
s training (which had been going on for six months) had to stop once the film went into production and he began to concentrate on directing. If the fight had been left until the end of the schedule, Stallone would not have been in as good shape as he was at the start.
b.
During production, a Boston Resident was paid to remove the air conditioner from his window so they could film on that particular street for a shot. The next day when they arrived to continue filming, every window on the street had an air conditioner
c.
In the Bullet Catch scene, you can clearly see the name Harry Dresden on the list of performers under "The Professor." Harry Dresden is a fictional wizard in "The Dresden Files", a series of books by novelist Jim Butcher (I), and later the basis of
The Dresden Files
.
d.
In September 2007, thieves broke into
Francis Ford Coppola
s home studio in Buenos Aires and stole all the electronics, including his computer with the films script.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Brink's Job (1978)?
a.
Gwyneth Paltrow
,
Hilary Swank
and
Renée Zellweger
were all considered for the lead role.
b.
None of the cast members names are written on the posters, mentioned in the trailers or shown in the opening credits for this movie.
c.
There is a sequence in the movie that is supposed to take place in the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. The exterior of the D.C. landmark is shown, but the Wisconsin State Capitol, located in Madison, Wisconsin, was used for the interior shots. Two scenes were filmed there: one in the first floor of the Wisconsin Capitol rotunda, and one in the buildings Supreme Court chamber.
d.
Based on an actual Boston robbery, a few of the actual robbers worked as advisors on the film.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Brink's Job (1978)?
a.
Actual reporters/photographers who covered the original robbery were used as extras in the film as themselves.
b.
The original ending of the film included a scene in which the World Trade Center towers opened up, releasing a swarm of UFOs into the air. Following the towers destruction, the films ending was changed. Unfortunately this meant the film had a short running time, so when it was shown in theaters it was packed with trailers and the short film
The Chubbchubbs!
to fill the gap.
c.
The New York Central 20th Century Limited railcar featured (number 10006) was built by Pullman-Standard in 1939 and was scrapped in 1968. It was named "Imperial State" and featured four double bedrooms, four single compartments and two drawing rooms. The interior of the car seen in the film is actually a set built by MGM studios. When
Cary Grant
shuts the door, the wall can clearly be seen to move since the whole thing was manufactured out of plywood panels and painted to simulate the look of metal (including small fake rivets).
d.
A classical bassist,
Tim Jo
(Omar) originally auditioned for the part of Bug (the bassist in the band).
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Brink's Job (1978)?
a.
Instead of creating a new C-3PO suit for the film, the designers repainted and "aged" one used in the original trilogy.
b.
The march thats used as a theme for the FBI is from
Sergei Prokofiev
s 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.
c.
During the last day of shooting the movie and while filming the ending of the movie,
Shindo Ki Rodriguez
had a fever and was still working and acting and fighting in the movie. Next day, he almost died from his fever.
d.
Ian Fleming
celebrated the completion of the "Casino Royale" novels first draft by purchasing a gold-plated typewriter. Former James Bond actor
Pierce Brosnan
reportedly bought the typewriter a few years ago for $(US)52,000.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Brink's Job (1978)?
a.
Despite the fact that this was filmed in the standard spherical format, "Filmed in Panavision" is listed in the end credits.
b.
Buddy Gorman
is in studio records/casting call lists for this movie for the role of "Clinton Badger", but that role was played by someone else.
c.
Was partially inspired by the film
Dont Look Now
, especially the usage of the yellow raincoats.
d.
In August of 1978, 15 unedited reels of the film were stolen from a Boston studio. However, the stolen film was mostly outtakes and dailies that could be easily replaced. The robbers demanded a USD$600,000 ransom. The money was never paid and the film completed without the missing footage. When the robbers called to demand their ransom, director
William Friedkin
told them, "Get a projector and enjoy the film. Its all yours!"
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Brink's Job (1978)?
a.
The original play opened on 9 October 1928 in Paris, France.
b.
Sarah Jessica Parker
was originally offered the role of Julianne Potter, but was not able to take the role because she was committed to HBO in order to play Carrie Bradshaw in the TV series
Sex and the City
.
c.
Part of the movie was filmed at the actual garage where the actual robbery took place. The garage now is just a regular parking garage and no longer is used by Brinks.
d.
In addition to working together on this film,
Milla Jovovich
and
Timothy Olyphant
have both worked on films that were adaptations of video games. Jovovich was in
Resident Evil
and its sequels; Olyphant was in
Hitman
.
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