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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Good Shepherd (2006) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Good Shepherd (2006) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Good Shepherd (2006).
About the movie:
The tumultuous early history of the Central Intelligence Agency is viewed through the prism of one man's life.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Good Shepherd (2006)?
a.
It was shipped to theatres under the name "D Shoes".
b.
Lee Pace
s character Richard Hayes shares some similarities, including a similar name, to
Allen Dulles
(CIA director from 1953-1961) eventual successor
Richard Helms
(CIA director from 1966-1973).
c.
The "Grand Steeplechase" sequence at the end had to be shot twice. Both times a crew member persuaded
Chico Marx
to gamble on it and not only to bet on the outcome of a rigged non-race, but to bet on a horse other than the one scripted to win. Chico, all his life an avid gambler, could offer as excuse only, "The odds were 20 to one."
d.
The movies line "Come back, Shane!" was voted as the #69 of "The 100 Greatest Movie Lines" by Premiere in 2007.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Good Shepherd (2006)?
a.
All of the boat scenes, including the hurricane scene, were shot on location in the waters off the coast of South Carolina. A jet engine was used to generate the hurricane winds. The still/news reel shots of the trawlers on land are news shots of the aftermath of Hurricane Hugo in South Carolina 1989.
b.
Robert De Niro
had been working on this film for ten years as his "pet project."
c.
The money for the film was raised by Maggie Renzi and Jeffrey Nelson. The films investors included about 30 "nontraditional" investors, people who had never put money into a film before.
d.
Was filmed in an abandoned mental hospital in Bostons Longwood Medical area.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Good Shepherd (2006)?
a.
On the wall of Bobbys room a poster for the movie
The Lost Boys
can be seen.
Corey Feldman
and
Corey Haim
both starred in "The Lost Boys".
b.
Matt Damon
s character, Edward Wilson, is partly based upon the founder of the CIAs counterintelligence operations,
James Jesus Angleton
.
c.
This is the first film in a non-English language to be nominated for Worst Picture at the Razzie Awards.
d.
Production was delayed a year after many of the young animators left to join
Don Bluth
s studio.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Good Shepherd (2006)?
a.
Marilyn Monroe
recorded a vocal version for the theme to the film. It was to be played over the opening credits, but an instrumental overture took its place in the final version. The title track later appeared on an LP in the mid-70s, with Marilyns three other songs from the film.
b.
The violinist providing the solo soundtrack near the end of the movie was Lindsay Deutsch, from Los Angeles.
c.
A brief sequence was prepared to test the techniques used to combine live-action with animation. The footage, which showed Eddie Valiant (played by another actor) walking in an alley with Roger Rabbit, touched on all the challenges expected of the production - shading on the cartoon characters, interaction with the live-action actors and environment, matching with the constantly moving camera, etc. The brief, one-minute film, budgeted at $100,000, convinced the filmmakers that the effects could create the illusion of cartoons and live actors occupying the same reality.
d.
To date, remains one of the most accurate recreations of the Chophouse Massacre that took the life of Arthur "
Dutch Schultz
" Fleggenheimer and several of his men.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Good Shepherd (2006)?
a.
The DVD commentary was recorded in the same New York diner where
Wes Anderson
and
Noah Baumbach
actually wrote the film.
b.
Robert De Niro
had a deal with
Leonardo DiCaprio
who was interested in playing the films protagonist Edward Wilson. De Niro planned to shoot the movie in the fall of 2004 but DiCaprio couldnt do it then because he was making
The Departed
for
Martin Scorsese
. The role ultimately went to
Matt Damon
, who played DiCaprios antagonist in The Departed. Both movies were nominated for Oscars in 2007.
c.
Despite claims by the producers and promotional materials, as well as the films title, that this would be the final film in the Final Destination series, a sequel,
Final Destination 5
exists.
d.
A large number of the actors who played American soldiers are actually from different countries. The list includes:
Ewan McGregor
(Scottish),
Eric Bana
(Australian),
Kim Coates
(Canadian),
Ioan Gruffudd
(Welsh),
Ewen Bremner
(Scottish),
Jason Isaacs
(English),
Zeljko Ivanek
(Slovenian),
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
(Danish),
Tom Hardy
(English),
Matthew Marsden
(English) and
Orlando Bloom
(English).
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Good Shepherd (2006)?
a.
Leonardo DiCaprio
was originally cast as the younger Edward Wilson but dropped out.
b.
On the marquee at Graumanns Chinese Theater, the flashing title Blazing Saddles is a matte lay-in, covering the films original title, Black Bart. The final title of the movie wasnt decided until after principal photography.
c.
Renée Zellweger
s famous line "You Had Me From Hello" served as the inspiration behind
Kenny Chesney
s 1999 single of the same name. In 2005, Chesney married Zellwegger, only to have it annulled after four months.
d.
Stanley Kramer
originally had
Sidney Poitier
and
Marlon Brando
in mind for the two protagonists. Both were interested but only Poitier was available. Brando was caught up in filming
Mutiny on the Bounty
, a film with a highly troubled and seemingly endless shoot. As the start date for
The Defiant Ones
loomed, Kramer had no option but to start looking at other actors.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Good Shepherd (2006)?
a.
Lynne Thigpen
s last film. She died only a month before the films release. The film is dedicated to her memory.
b.
The kitchen knife is credited as belonging to
John Woo
.
c.
The character Yuri Modin is loosely based on supposed Soviet defector Anatoliy Golitsyn.
d.
The adaptation of short story "The Minority Report" by
Philip K. Dick
was originally planned as a sequel to
Total Recall
by writers
Ronald Shusett
and
Gary Goldman
(later joined by
Robert Goethals
). The setting was changed to Mars with the Precogs being people mutated by the Martian atmosphere, as established in the first film. The main character was also changed to Douglas Quaid, the man played by
Arnold Schwarzenegger
. The project eventually fell apart but the writers, who still owned the rights to the original story, rewrote the script, removing the elements from "Total Recall". This script was eventually tossed out when writer
Jon Cohen
was hired in 1997 to start the project over from scratch. The only original element from the early script which made it to the final film is the sequence in the car factory, an idea that
Steven Spielberg
loved.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Good Shepherd (2006)?
a.
Joe Pesci
appears in one scene as a Mafia boss ("Joseph Palmi") whom, it is implied in the film, is a fictionalized version of
Sam Giancana
(in one scene it is mentioned that
Fidel Castro
has seized "three of Palmis casinos and thrown him out of Cuba"; in fact, Castro did "nationalize" several Giancana-controlled casinos). The CIA recruited Giancana for several assassination attempts on Castro.
b.
The film was subject to numerous protests by the Congress of Racial Equality led by
Al Sharpton
. After the group disrupted the premiere screening,
Ben Gage
was hired to re-record some of
Barry White
s voice track, in order to remove "racist references and vulgarity".
c.
Tony Curtis
has said that he asked
Billy Wilder
if he could imitate
Cary Grant
for his stint as the millionaire in the movie. Wilder liked it and they shot it that way. Apparently, Grant saw the parody of himself and stated, "I dont talk like that."
d.
Mark Wahlberg
sent the script to
Martin Scorsese
hoping he would direct but Scorsese turned it down.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Good Shepherd (2006)?
a.
Dante Basco
played high school boy Ramos when he was 31 years old.
b.
According to actor
Tony Curran
himself, he stipulated in his contract that he wanted to be able to keep his Vampire fangs in at all times, even when he wasnt filming.
c.
Robert De Niro
s character, General Bill Sullivan, is partly based on General William "Wild Bill" Donovan. Donovan was head of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during the Second World War.
d.
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.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Good Shepherd (2006)?
a.
This serials budget of $360,000 was three times more than was typically allotted for a chapter play at the time.
b.
In Spain, the film was banned until dictator
Francisco Franco
died, in 1975.
c.
Jennifer Lopez
s first movie.
d.
Dr. Ibanez (played by
Marcos Cohen
) bears some similarities, and is probably a reference to
Jacobo Arbenz
(president of Guatemala from 1951-1954).
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