Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Kite Runner (2007) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Kite Runner (2007) Quiz

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Kite Runner (2007).

About the movie: After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Kite Runner (2007)?
a.		The original design of Barbra Streisands gold-beaded gown shown in the Harmonia Gardens scene weighed 40 pounds and cost $8,000. Twice during rehearsals, she tripped over its 2.5-foot train. Other dancers also tripped over it during rehearsal, so the train was taken off the dress. The train is shown intact when Streisand starts down the stairs, but later it disappears.
b.		Author Khaled Hosseini mentions in the commentary at 63:01 that the name on the door "Dr. Amani" is his homage to his medical school roommate. He mentions in the documentary "Words from the Kite Runner" also on the DVD that he, himself, was a practicing physician for eight and a half years before choosing to concentrate on writing after The Kite Runner book became successful.
c.		Thomas Jane initially turned down the role twice, as well as a part in X-Men, as he didnt see himself as a superhero actor. He only became interested in the character after being asked to play him for the second time and he had seen Timothy Bradstreets artwork of the character.
d.		Screenwriter Richard Matheson has said in interviews that he thought Charles Bronson was badly miscast.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Kite Runner (2007)?
a.		Over a third of the entire movie was shot on the new Arriflex 235 system. In July 2004, director Michael Bay bought one directly from the Arri camera company before it shipped. After filming he called it the smallest and the lightest camera ever used since it allowed fast pans. The camera weighs at 7.7 lbs, exactly half the weight of the 435 series camera.
b.		Director Mark Forster mentions at 11:10 in the DVD commentary that his passion to make the film as authentic as possible was responsible for his insistence on filming Afghanistani characters speaking in Dari (with English subtitles). At 91:37 author Khaled Hosseini says "Iran and Afghanistan share a language - they call it Farsi in Iran and we call it Dari in Afghanistan - its essentially the same language, but the accent is very different." He mentions at 97:38 that the speaker at the soccer game is speaking in Pashdu, the other main language of Afghanistan.
c.		The film was originally set to film entirely in Toronto due to cheaper production costs, but producer/star Sandra Bullock insisted that a film about New York City must be made in New York City. It ended up being shot entirely on location within a 17-week span. It revitalized the economy of New York City after the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 and allowed businesses to flourish once again. In honor of the cast and crews contribution to the city, December 11th, 2002 was named "Two Weeks Notice" Day by the Mayor of New York City.
d.		Jim Carrey was paid $450,000 for his work in the film, a huge bargain for New Line because the deal was signed before Ace Ventura: Pet Detective became a surprise hit, and made The Mask a hot property for the summer 1994 release schedule; Carrey then inked a $7 million before this film opened to star in Dumb & Dumber.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Kite Runner (2007)?
a.		Originally scheduled for release in March 2005.
b.		While still in production, Selznick wanted to evaluate an audiences response to the film. Months before the official gala premiere, the movie was given an unannounced ("sneak") preview screening in a small theater in Riverside outside Los Angeles. The theater was scheduled to show Beau Geste. At this time, many elements of the film were still unfinished, including the opening titles and musical scoring by Max Steiner. For this sneak preview, the studio quickly filmed a "makeshift" opening title sequence. These opening credits, still surviving today, show a womans hand turning the pages of a large book with colorful drawings of Southern scenes accompanied by printed text of the opening credits, accompanied by the opening title music from David O. Selznicks own production of The Prisoner of Zenda (music by Alfred Newman).
c.		Director Mark Forster mentions at 07:30 in the DVD commentary that in the book the servant boy, Hassan, was a harelip (cleft upper lip), but that was left out of the film because it would have required two hours of makeup every day, it would have been difficult for the boy to act in the makeup, he didnt want to put the boy through it, and it wasnt essential to the script.
d.		Alex Rocco: As a poker player. Rocco had previously worked with Burt Reynolds in Cannonball Run II and Stick.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Kite Runner (2007)?
a.		The U.S. Navys cooperation in the movies making included the use of 19 ships.
b.		Due to Afghan mores concerning male rape, Paramount Vantage agreed to relocate the young actors out of the country to the United Arab Emirates and arrange visas, housing and schooling for the young actors and jobs for their guardians. Paramount Vantage accepts responsibility for the living expenses of Zekeria Ebrahimi, Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada, Ali Danish Bakhtyari and Sayed Jafar Masihullah Gharibzada until they reach adulthood, a cost some estimated at up to $500,000.
c.		One of the taglines for this movie is "How do I loathe thee? Let me count the ways" which is an obvious play on "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways." Although this movie contains multiple references to William Shakespeare and "The Taming of the Shrew", the line "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways" was written not by Shakespeare, but by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. It is the first line of Sonnet 43 from Barrett Brownings "Sonnets from the Portuguese"
d.		During the fight Connor and Duncan have with the "Tax" thieves one of the men (Lachlan) picks up a rock as a weapon. As the McLeods go on the defensive Duncan says to Lachlan "Looks like youve lost the edge, lad". This is a reference to Adam Copelands (Lachlan) "stage" name of Edge in the World Wrestling Entertainment.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Kite Runner (2007)?
a.		An ad for Duncans Toy Chest can be seen as Marv and Harry come up from the subway.
b.		Lenina Huxleys name is a combination of Lenina Crowne and Aldous Huxley. Crowne is a character in Aldous Huxleys Brave New World, a novel about a future society where everything is predetermined for you so as not to offend others(among other reasons) and where showing even moderate emotion is considered to be unusual and possibly even illegal.
c.		Coleman Francis: [light aircraft] ...and the small airstrip found in all his films.
d.		Finnish censorship visa # 206074 delivered on 8-1-2008

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Kite Runner (2007)?
a.		In one scene, Anne Bancroft throws a drink in Shirley MacLaines face. The moment was scrupulously rehearsed by director Herbert Ross - up to the point where Bancroft throws the drink into MacLaines face. During rehearsal he had the actress set the glass down on the counter without tossing its contents every time; then continuing with the scene. When everything was ready, Ross took the shot in one take -- the scene you see on film, where Bancroft throws the drink into MacLaines face. Having only been hit the one time, the look of shock on MacLaines face is real.
b.		The scenes ostensibly taking place in Afghanistan were mainly shot in the cities of Kashgar and Tashkurgan in the Xinjiang region of China (officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region). The DVD commentary mentions that scenes shot in Kashgar include the kite tournament (at 24:15), the mosque where Amir prays (110:40), and Rahim Khans apartment in Peshawar, Pakistan (76:11). Scenes shot in Tashkurgan include the opening scenes of a kite duel and the boys running the kite (06:00), the Pomegranate tree (19:04), and the Taliban compound where Amir meets Sohrab (101:00). Scenes shot in or outside of Beijing include the wedding (72:41) and the soccer match (96:53). The San Francisco bar scene (55:07) was also shot in China.
c.		When Winthorpe and Valentine arrive at the World Trade Center, Winthorpe tells Valentine "In this building, its either kill or be killed". This line was removed from some TV broadcasts after 2001, out of respect for the victims of the September 11th attacks.
d.		Before Bette Davis accepted the role, Shirley Booth was Capras first choice for Apple Annie. Booth viewed the original version of the film, Lady for a Day, and informed director Frank Capra that there was no way she could match the Oscar-nominated performance of May Robson in the original film, and politely declined the role.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Kite Runner (2007)?
a.		Joan Crawford had been under contract with Warner Brothers for two years before starring in this movie. To get the role, she had to submit to a screen test after years of flops at MGM - her previous studio - and turning down several scripts at Warner Brothers.
b.		Animation was employed to create the hail as it was falling from the sky in the background, but popcorn that had been spray-painted white fell as "hail" onto the pavilion of Rameses palace. It was light so it could not hurt the actors, it bounced like real hail; and it could be swept up and used again for additional takes of the scene. The fire that burned from the hail was created by animation.
c.		Author Khaled Hosseini describes the filming (in Kashgar, China) of the Kabul kite tournament scenes at 22:42 in the DVD commentary (stereo right) saying "There werent actually any kites in the sky. We were just kind of looking up at these strings going up to these cables and hanging from the other side there were water bottles to give the string a sense of tension." To which director Marc Forster adds "Yes, because we had no wind." CG kites were added in post-production.
d.		Grossing over $4 million, this film gained more money than any film Universal Pictures had produced to that point.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Kite Runner (2007)?
a.		When people from the Middle East speak English, they frequently use the word "too" where native American speakers interpret the use of "too" as meaning "excessively" and would instead use "very". At 22:15 on the DVD, where the subtitles translate what Baba tells Rahim Kahn as "You come here too often" he certainly means "You come here very often" and would not insult Rahim Kahn by meaning "You come here excessively often."
b.		One of the first films to have related merchandise available at the time of premiere.
c.		The police information states that Dale Denton is 59, though Seth Rogen himself stands at 511.
d.		Lillian DeBorba was drafted into filling a seat in the theatre sequence. She was on the lot with her little daughter Dorothy DeBorba who was "Echo" in the Our Gang comedies.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Kite Runner (2007)?
a.		Release prints were delivered to theaters with the fake title Playground Bully.
b.		Several Czechs were in consideration to be involved in this film, including director Milos Forman, but very few ultimately ended up working on the film. Allegedly, protecting relatives still in Czechoslovakia from reprisals from the Communist regime was a primary reason.
c.		This was the first full-length rocknroll movie.
d.		Selma Blair was the first choice for the lead role, which went to Sarah Michelle Gellar.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Kite Runner (2007)?
a.		As the film needed to take place during summer, the small town of Murphys, California, was substituted for shooting instead of on location in Connecticut.
b.		The original Broadway production based on the movie "42nd Street" opened at the Winter Garden Theater on August 25, 1980, ran for 3486 performances, won the 1981 Tony Award for the Best Musical and was nominated for Best Book for a Musical.
c.		Screenwriter David Benioff mentions at 21:18 on the DVD commentary that what Uncle Saifo the kite seller says in Dari is completely different from what is shown in the English subtitles. Director Marc Forster adds that the improvisation technique was common among the Afghan actors, many of whom werent really actors.
d.		In an online interview with the Planet Origo website, director Albert Pyun mentioned his plans to direct "Masters of the Universe Part 2" planned for release in 1988. He mentioned the film had Skeletor go back to Earth after being defeated and falling into a pit in the finale of the first movie. Pyun said that Skeletor disguised himself as an evil industrialist known as Aaron Dark who destroyed most of the world before He-Man can arrive on Earth to stop him, and that "Masters of the Universe Part 2" had ended with the Earth devastated as a post-nuclear world. A sequel never happened due to Cannon Films going out of business.

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