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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Good Shepherd (2006) - Part (2) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Good Shepherd (2006) - Part (2) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Good Shepherd (2006) - Part (2)

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.		Inspired by an urban legend about a pair of Boston college students on break in Australia. While driving through the outback, they accidentally hit a kangaroo with their land rover. Thinking they had killed it, they got out and placed the drivers Boston Red Sox jacket on the roo to take a picture before moving on. However, the kangaroo was merely unconscious, and awoke in the midst of the photo-taking. The kangaroo broke free and took off across the outback, still wearing the Sox jacket...along with the keys to the land rover in the pocket.
b.		The Sweet Cage is a defunct restaurant Harold Ramis and his family used to eat at when he was a kid. Its flatware and cutlery were used for the upscale restaurant where Vic was eating.
c.		Two references to "Cardinal" are made in the movie, once in the beginning when the comment that "Cardinal is interested" is made by Ray Brocco and once at the end when Edward Wilson says that "its a cardinal rule to be generous in a democracy". "Cardinal" was the code name of a high level American spy in the Soviet Union in Tom Clancys novel The Cardinal in the Kremlin.
d.		Norman Gay: The injured guest who frightens Wendy Torrance (Shelley Duvall) by saying "Great party, isnt it?" was played by the actor Norman Gay.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Good Shepherd (2006)?
a.		Wayne Wang was set to direct but management changes at Columbia ended Wangs involvement and Philip Kaufman was the next person set to direct but he eventually left the project. When it moved to MGM, John Frankenheimer signed on to make the movie and wanted Robert De Niro to star. Unfortunately, Frankenheimer died in 2002 and at the same time De Niro was developing his own spy story.
b.		Filmed in 2000.
c.		Cuba Gooding Jr. is not new to the subject of the film. He has previously been in The Tuskegee Airmen.
d.		During the scene where Corky (Christopher Guest) is teaching the cast some dance moves, Eugene Levy can be seen in the back behind everyone, almost hidden from view. This is because whenever Guest would show off his moves, Levy would laugh so hard that they would have to cut and wait for him to stop laughing before doing another take. They figured itd be best if Levy was in the back, where he would not be able to see Guest during this scene.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Good Shepherd (2006)?
a.		When the foreign dignitary is first in President Grants train car he is introduced to "Buffalo Bill" Cody, "Wild Bill" Hickok and Brigadier George Armstrong Custer, who was sitting across the booth from Grant. Grant jokingly "threatens" Custer to get up and let the man take his seat, or he will have Custer transferred to Montana. Custer is perhaps best known for his biggest failure, the "Battle of the Little Big Horn" - or "Custers Last Stand". It was here that G.A. Custer died - in Eastern Montana.
b.		While silent films usually only gave running time in length in reels or footage, the music cue sheet, arranged by Joseph E. Zivelli, that came with this film noted that the 5-reels came to "53 minutes when scored".
c.		Known as "Quattro Noza" in festival screenings.
d.		Michael Gambons character, Dr. Fredricks, is partly inspired by Alan Turing, a British mathematician who helped to crack the German "Enigma" code during World War II, and who is considered one of the founders of modern computer science. In 1952, Turing was expelled from the British secret service after being prosecuted for his homosexual affairs. In 1954, he died after eating a cyanide-laced apple, but it is unknown if he was murdered or committed suicide.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Good Shepherd (2006)?
a.		The following cast was considered: Warren William or Richard Barthelmess instead of Warner Baxter Kay Francis or Ruth Chatterton instead of Bebe Daniels Loretta Young instead of Ruby Keeler Joan Blondell instead of Ginger Rogers Glenda Farrell instead of Una Merkel Frank McHugh instead of George E. Stone
b.		Seymour Cassel has a brief role as Esteban, the friend of Steve Zissou who is eaten by the Jaguar shark. According to Roger Ebert, Cassel once told him in an interview many years previously that he had always wanted to be eaten by a shark in a movie.
c.		Joe Pescis first movie in 8 years.
d.		Thomas Dekker was considered to play Ren.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Good Shepherd (2006)?
a.		William Hurts character, Phillip Allen, is partly based on Allen Dulles, OSS operative and later CIA director during the Bay of Pigs invasion. President Kennedy was very disapproving of the CIA secret tactics, as well using their own army in foreign seditious actions & involvements. Ironically, Allan Dulles was appointed to the Warren Commission investigating the assassination of President Kennedy, Dulles former boss. Kennedy had fired Allan Dulles as head of the CIA.
b.		Duke, one of the Robinsons guardian Great Danes, stars in a later Disney film, as Brutus, the Ugly Dachshund.
c.		Average Shot Length = ~7.5 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~6.8 seconds.
d.		In the scene where RoboCop was being reprogrammed by Dr. Faxx, the following hex numbers scroll quickly up the screen: "50 45 54 45 20 4B 55 52 41 4E 20 49 53 20 41 20 47 52 45 41 54 20 47 55 59". Converted to ASCII text, it reads: "PETE KURAN IS A GREAT GUY". Peter Kuran was the special effects photographer.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Good Shepherd (2006)?
a.		Dana Reeves final project.
b.		Teri Hatchers first movie.
c.		Shinzons ship, the Scimitar, resembles a lionfish when extending its tines to use its radiation weapon. Picard, for many years, had a lionfish in an aquarium in his Enterprise-D ready room.
d.		Eric Roth penned the screenplay in 1994 for Francis Ford Coppola and Columbia Pictures. Coppola left the project because, he said, he could not relate to the characters finding them "unemotional", (although he retained a credit as co-executive producer).

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Good Shepherd (2006)?
a.		The climactic showdown in the film, with Tony Stark/Iron Man facing Obadiah Stane/Iron Monger is based on Iron Man #200 (November 1986). A faceoff occurs between Stanes larger, more powerful Iron Monger and Starks greater experience, and an exploding reactor appears. However, the comic concludes with Stane committing suicide with a repulsor ray blast to the head.
b.		The boys rarely tested a single rocket per day. They often manufactured several rockets and tested them in sequence. The rocket that hit Homers fathers office during their early testing, when they were launching rockets near the mine, was actually the last rocket of several they launched that day.
c.		James Horner was signed to compose the score, but quit due to creative differences with director Robert De Niro. Marcelo Zarvos replaced him soon after and was assisted by Bruce Fowler.
d.		The last animated feature to be approved by Walt Disney and the studios first animated feature to be completed after his death.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Good Shepherd (2006)?
a.		Jonathan Taylor Thomas took over the role of Steven, after Balthazar Getty was fired from the movie.
b.		Swiss born actor Philippe Vonlanthen was requested by director Robert De Niro to be seen for the role of the "Cambridge Club Butler" after their initial meeting in Brooklyn NY. The part ultimately went to an older actor Robert Ian Mackenzie.
c.		Unique script that begins as a standard police murder mystery and ends as a science fiction classic.
d.		Only four actors received payment for the film. Toscani, Nicholas, Bloomstadt, Chris, Hunter, Cortney and Walters, Alora were all paid $150 each, accounting for 60% of the films entire budget.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Good Shepherd (2006)?
a.		Nigerian actress Stephanie Okereke was considered for a role in the film.
b.		Towards the end of the film, several items are shown that reference the live action movies. These include: The Shredders helmet and staff, a Foot Ninja Mask, the canister of ooze that mutated the turtles and Splinter (labeled TCRI instead of TGRI, though a crack is strategically placed to work either way), the Time Scepter, Walkers hat, Lord Norinagas helmet, and pieces of the suits of armor worn by the Turtles in the third film.
c.		The DAR is the "Daughters of the American Revolution", a non-profit, non-political volunteer womens service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism and preserving American history
d.		MGM wanted an authentic-looking Roman boat for the live battle scenes. To design the boats, they hired a person who had spent his whole career studying Roman naval architecture. When he presented his designs to the MGM engineers, Mauro Zambuto (set engineer) exclaimed, "But this is top heavy! It will sink!" They built the boat anyway and launched it in the ocean, and at first it seemed to float. Then, however, a little wave came along, a wake from another boat, splashed against the highly unstable boat, and tipped it over. MGM then put the boat in a large pond with a huge painted sky backdrop. To steady the boat, they ran cables from the bottom of the boat to anchors on the bottom of the pond.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Good Shepherd (2006)?
a.		The original version of the film was longer, but, Steven Spielberg after the first screening claimed there were too many gremlins and several scenes were cut as a result.
b.		During the chase scene through the grocery store, the movies theme can be heard playing on the stores music system.
c.		The name Bay of Pigs comes from Bahia de Cochinos, where in all probability "Cochino" refers to a species of Triggerfish, rather than pigs.
d.		Sonny plays a football player-turned FBI agent. In Point Break, Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves) was a football player-turned FBI agent.

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