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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Firm (1993) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Firm (1993) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Firm (1993).
About the movie:
A young lawyer joins a prestigous law firm only to discover that it has a sinister dark side.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Firm (1993)?
a.
The advance trailer for this film played up
Steven Spielberg
s earlier films with the exception of his previous film,
1941
, which was considered a failure at that time.
b.
The scene in which Wilbur (
Lou Costello
) is unknowingly sitting on the Frankenstein Monsters (
Glenn Strange
) lap required multiple takes. The scene allowed Costello to improvise wildly, which caused Strange to constantly break up laughing during the takes.
c.
Mitchs line "They dont run me, and you dont run me", is a reference to the same line in
Thief
, spoken by Frank (
James Caan
) in similar circumstances.
d.
Four actors in this film were in Bond films prior to this movie;
Joseph Wiseman
played the title role as the first Bond villain Dr. No;
Donald Pleasence
played Bonds chief nemesis Ersnt Stravo Blofeld in You Only Live Twice.
Christopher Lee
also played a Bond villain as the title role The Man with the Golden Gun, and
Barbara Bach
played the main Bond girl Major Anya Amasova in The Spy Who Loved Me.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Firm (1993)?
a.
Jason Patric
turned down the role of Mitch, in a film that went on to become the third highest grossing film of 1993.
b.
The book "Star Wars: The Annotated Screenplays" reveals that, when the script for this movie was first written, the idea of it being "Episode V" of a 6 (or 9) part serial had not yet been established, and it was at one point called Episode II.
c.
Writer/director
Frank Henenlotter
improvised the basic story at a pitch meeting. After getting the okay to make the picture, he then wrote the script for the movie.
d.
Freddy RodrÃguez
worked on this film at the same time as he was shooting season 5 of
Six Feet Under
. He would work on the show on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, and on the film on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Firm (1993)?
a.
Legendary theater producer and friend of Al Pacino,
Joseph Papp
was upset with Pacino for getting the film rights before he did. For many years, Papp had wanted to produce a film version of the play.
b.
After striking box office gold in
Grease
,
John Travolta
and
Olivia Newton-John
re-teamed five years later for this romantic comedy.
c.
Potential directors included
Lili Fini Zanuck
and
Kevin Reynolds
, whose $3 million fee was deemed to be too high.
d.
As of June 2007, it is the most expensive comedy film ever made.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Firm (1993)?
a.
The Peabody Hotel scene was filmed in a private apartment in the Shrine building, in downtown Memphis. The studio moved out all of the tenants belongings, and he stayed at the Peabody during filming. The Shrine is closer to the Mississippi river than the Peabody, which has an obstructed view of the river.
b.
Most of the hard-working (relatively inexperienced) crew were longshoremen. Because there wasnt enough movie work to feed them all year, theyd have two union cards: their Local 52 cards and their ILA cards.
c.
The run-down auto parts shop where the final scenes of the film take place was an actual abandoned chop shop that the filmmakers located in Toronto.
Jason Patric
claimed that it was one of the most miserable, uncomfortable environments hed ever filmed in.
d.
Karyn Kupcinet
s first and only movie appearance. Shes the snooty girl in the red dress who infuriates Herbert by calling him "Herby". She was murdered two years later, a crime that remains unsolved.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Firm (1993)?
a.
Because the only widescreen process that Paramount used at the time was VistaVision, the screen used for the original release of
The Ten Commandments
was not as wide as those used for processes such as Cinemascope and Todd-AO, although the movie was a 1956 Technicolor epic.
b.
Alices friend Sally (the girl on the phone in the beginning of the movie) tells her the murders happened on Orange Grove. This is the actual name of the street where this film and
Halloween
were filmed. The houses that portray the Wallace and Doyle houses are on Orange Grove just north of Sunset Blvd in Hollywood, California
c.
Final Smokey and the Bandit movie for
Sally Field
.
d.
The Mercedes that The Firm gives McDeere was given to
Tom Cruise
as a gift after filming.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Firm (1993)?
a.
Nicole Kidman
saved
Hugh Jackman
from a poisonous scorpion on the set of their new movie while the actress was about to join Hugh in the bag, she noticed the poisonous scorpion crawling up his leg. She calmly told him not to move and squatted down, scooped the arachnid into her hat and walked over to the woods and released it. Everyone applauded but was asked why she hadnt just stomped on it. She said, I would never kill an animal. Every creature here has its purpose. This one just didnt belong in Hughs bag! "
b.
Designing the numerous elaborate sets took over a year.
c.
When hurriedly giving possible questions to what the answer 42 might mean Arthurs suggestion of "How many roads must a man walk down?" is a reference to the
Bob Dylan
song "Blowin In The Wind". Its the opening line to the song.
d.
One of director
Sydney Pollack
s original intentions was to have Mitch McDeere have an affair with Avery Tolar. The character was to be changed into a woman and to be played by
Meryl Streep
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Firm (1993)?
a.
When the officers are gathered around the dining table, they stand for a toast, Rusty misses and the drink goes down the front of his shirt, then quickly cuts.
b.
The clips of the diversionary air raid were taken from the film
The Dam Busters
.
c.
In some trailers, were told that The Firm doesnt want their lawyers to have family money because it keeps them loyal to their only source of income. It doesnt appear in the movie.
d.
Took two years to shoot.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Firm (1993)?
a.
Reels 2-5 survived. The first reel is lost.
b.
Tony Jay
portrayed Shere Kahn in this sequel. In
The Jungle Book
,
George Sanders
played the voice of Shere Kahn. George Sanders also happens to be Tony Jays real name.
c.
Gene Hackmans contract called for his name to come before the title in all promotional materials.
Tom Cruise
s contract called for his name, and his name only, to come before the title in all promotional materials. Hackman opted to leave his name off all promotional materials, making his presence a surprise to most audiences. In the film, Hackmans name comes after Cruises and before the title.
d.
Inspector Todd of the Detroit Police was played by then Detroit Police Department Homocide Dectective
Gilbert R. Hill
. Det Hill later ran and won a seat on and served as President of the Detroit City Council.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Firm (1993)?
a.
Named Worst Film of All Time in the book "The Golden Turkey Awards".
b.
All of the "moonrunner" cars in the film had actually been used by moonshiners in the Asheville, North Carolina, area, where the film was shot. The moonshiners sold the cars to the film company in order to buy newer and faster cars.
c.
Took only 23 days to take $100 million at the US box office.
d.
In the scene at the drive-in, Bob and Sally see an earlier
Bert I. Gordon
film,
The Amazing Colossal Man
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Firm (1993)?
a.
The song "Good Mornin, Good Mornin" was later adapted into a long-running jingle for Kelloggs cereals ("K-E-Double L-O-Double Good...").
b.
Robin Wright
turned down the part later taken by
Jeanne Tripplehorn
.
c.
The names seen on the blueprints for the arc reactor that Tony removes from his fathers box are the names of crew members associated with the Iron Man films -
William J. Law III
,
Sharon Davis
, and
Walt Hadfield
. They all worked in the art or construction departments.
d.
Pre-screening invitations had the movie titled as No Strings Attached or Hooking Up.
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