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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Fan (1996) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Fan (1996) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Fan (1996)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Fan (1996).

About the movie: An all star baseball player becomes the unhealthy focus of a down on his luck salesman.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Fan (1996)?
a.		Although it is never stated in the film, Dexs last name is Dearborn and Editor Paleys first name is Morris, according to the novelization of the film by Kevin J. Anderson.
b.		This project was originally going to be directed by Chuck Russell, but he dropped out.
c.		The knife that Gil gives to Bobby Rayburns son to pose with is a Gerber EZ-Out.
d.		This film is listed among The 100 Most Amusingly Bad Movies Ever Made in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilsons book THE OFFICIAL RAZZIE® MOVIE GUIDE.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Fan (1996)?
a.		The wire-frame computer graphics on the display screens in the glider were not actually computer-generated, as computers capable of 3D wire-frame imaging were too expensive when the film was made. To generate the "wire-frame" images, special effects designers built a model of the city, painted it black, attached bright white tape to the model buildings in an orderly grid, and moved a camera through the model city.
b.		Scheduling conflicts on the last day of shooting forced Anthony Spadaccini and James J. Ward to re-write the films entire second half.
c.		The San Francisco Giants number 11 is retired (Carl Hubbell). But, recently Omar Visquel of the Chicago White Sox was given a retired number of (ironically) 11, which was worn by shortstop Luis Aparicio.
d.		Author F. Scott Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda Sayre became friendly with many of the cast and crew while in Rome revising his book "The Great Gatsby". They attended a cast/crew dinner on Christmas Eve, honoring director Fred Niblo and his wife Enid Bennett. Zelda, among others, signed one of the dinner menus, which became the possession of Carmel Myers, who played Iras in the film. The menu is now in the archives of the University of South Carolina library.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Fan (1996)?
a.		Conrack is Los Angeles Clippers great Elgin Baylors favorite movie.
b.		In the arcade sequence, where a child is shown playing one of the military games of a helicopter destroying civilian vehicles, a "kill" monitor is visible at the bottom of the screen listing the number of cars destroyed by model. Only the Volvo column is still at zero kills, an in-joke referring to the Volvos legendary safety and indestructibility.
c.		Average Shot Length & Median Shot Length = ~3 seconds.
d.		The Morse code message shown at the end of the official trailer spells out the words "Help Me".

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Fan (1996)?
a.		Frank Darabont contributed an uncredited draft of the script.
b.		Linda Hamilton turned down a part in another movie after hearing a simple outline of the plot by director James Cameron.
c.		The original negative mysteriously disappeared over 20 years ago. The print used for the Blue-Underground DVD is from director Ken Wiederhorns personal collection.
d.		Originally planned as a direct-to-video release under the working title, "The First Doug Movie...EVER!", however, based on the box office success of The Rugrats Movie, Disney decided it was best to give the film a theatrical release.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Fan (1996)?
a.		The scene where Joe accidentally closes the door of Kathleens shop on the balloons was unscripted. Tom Hanks actually did that, and ad libbed the line, "Good thing it wasnt the fish." The director thought it was so funny that she kept it in.
b.		The aerial view of the particle accelerator at C-Systems Research supposedly in Leesberg, Virginia, is really the APS (Advanced Photon Source) at Argonne National Lab in Argonne, Illinois.
c.		Cal Ripken, Jr., who served as a consultant on the film, recalled in Sports Illustrated having lunch with Robert De Niro with De Niro asking him about the Red Sox fans. Ripken also said it was a little creepy meeting De Niro at first since when he did, the method actor was listening to an audio tape of Robert John Bardo, who stalked and later murdered actress Rebecca Schaefer.
d.		The film was unavailable for decades because its rights (together with four other pictures of the same period) were bought back by Alfred Hitchcock and left as part of his legacy to his daughter. Theyve been known for years as the infamous "5 lost Hitchcocks" among film buffs, and were re-released in theaters around 1984 after a 30-year absence. The others are The Man Who Knew Too Much, Rear Window, Rope and Vertigo.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Fan (1996)?
a.		The character of Henry Reyna was based upon the real-life zoot-suiter Henry "Hank" Leyvas, who was tried and wrongfully convicted for first-degree murder of Jose Diaz, after an incident on 1 August 1942. The film and the play that preceded it conformed to the facts of the actual case. The appeals court overturned the earlier verdict and Reyna and his friends were set free in 1945, following the Zoot Suit Riots and the banning of zoot suits in Los Angeles (courtesy of the Los Angeles City Council) in 1944. Many futures and outcomes for Reyna were given in the film and the play. In real life, Leyvas was convicted some years later for selling drugs. He served ten years and was released, and soon opened a family restaurant. He died of a heart attack in 1971.
b.		When Kim Novak questioned Alfred Hitchcock about her motivation in a particular scene, the director is said to have answered, "Kim, its only a movie!"
c.		Robert De Niro took the Yankees bobblehead doll as a souvenir; the production company paid collector Anne Wells, who loaned it to the show, $400 for the doll.
d.		Rutger Hauer did a lot of the stunt driving throughout the movie which amazed the film crew and even the real stunt drivers.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Fan (1996)?
a.		Sam Worthingtons sandals are Nike trainers with toes painted on them; he didnt wear sandals because he needed shoes to perform the stunts well.
b.		The movie was mainly filmed in Yugoslavia because the Yugoslavian army still had a large quantity of Sherman tanks in 1970.
c.		Cal Ripken, Jr. was Wesley Snipes personal batting instructor during filming.
d.		The entire film was shot in eight days.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Fan (1996)?
a.		An incomplete print of this film (missing reels 2 and 3, from 6 reels) survives in the Library of Congress.
b.		Several actors with their character names listed in studio records and/or casting call lists were not seen in the movie. These were Eddie Coke (Variety Ad Taker), Frank Faylen (Policeman), Howard M. Mitchell (Policeman), Joel Davis (Jimmy, Six Years), Wilbur Mack (Stage Manager), Monte Blue (Assistant Stage Manager), Frances Morris (Telephone Operator) and Merrillee Lannon (Western Union Clerk).
c.		Former San Francisco Giant Mike Sadek served as a body-double for Robert De Niro in scenes where he was throwing a baseball.
d.		Hugh Jackman took cold showers to help him create Wolverines berserker rage.

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