Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Long Island Project (2006) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Long Island Project (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 Long Island Project (2006).

About the movie: A group of industrialists file for a movement to secede the region of Long Island from New York to form the first ever socialist State of Long Island.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Long Island Project (2006)?
a.		In the final scene, Patrick Bateman uses the phrase "Rockin and Rollin and whatever..." This is a phrase often used by Sean Bateman, Patricks younger brother, in the book The Rules of Attraction, also written by Bret Easton Ellis. Sean also makes a short appearance in the novel American Psycho, where he also uses the phrase.
b.		News leaked in early fall of 2001 that this movie would feature the first teaser for Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones. Hundreds of Star Wars fans paid admission for the movie just to see the teaser and reportedly some left after seeing it.
c.		The movie that Ellen (Doris Day) describes to Bianca (Polly Bergen) while giving her a massage is My Favorite Wife, of which this is a remake.
d.		Eric and Frank almost had their equipment and their footage from the film taken away, when they were caught filming in front of the municipal building in Brooklyn, New York. Several weeks later they acquired permission from the Capitol Hill Police to film on the grounds of the United States Capitol... without a hitch.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Long Island Project (2006)?
a.		Eric and Frank conceived the characters while working together at the Virgin Megastore in Times Square. Bored with their daily duties, they decided to rename themselves, Eric was Conrad Moynihan, and Frank named himself Rasputin ODwyer. The name Johnnie Tramain came from the operations manager at the store.
b.		Each actor that has appeared in a "Mortal Kombat" video game also portrays a small attribute from their Mortal Kombat alter-egos in this movie. For example: Like the "Mileena" character, Katalin Zamiar is seen dressed with a ninja mask covering her mouth and also uses two sai ninja knives. Like the "Kano" character, Richard Divisio has a shaved head and plays a criminal with a love for knives and black magic (Kano was also a member of the Black Dragon, another word parallel). Like "Johnny Cage", Dan Pesina is seen wearing very dark sunglasses indoors. His character is also hit with an uppercut punch in a style that is very reminiscent of the original Mortal Kombat games. Like "Liu Kang", Ho Sung Pak is the chosen one. He also dons a red headband for a fight scene near the end of the movie, making him look almost identical to his character in "Mortal Kombat II".
c.		The train in the film was the Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy RRs "Pioneer Zephyr" passenger train.
d.		Robert Montgomery patterned his portrayal of a ruthless Broadway producer who lets nothing stand in the way of getting what he wants, after Jed Harris, a noted Broadway impresario who had the same reputation.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Long Island Project (2006)?
a.		Daniel Day-Lewis at first turned down the role feeling the script made him too nice. The script was revised and added in things from the book that made the character less "perfect".
b.		James Bryan doubled as the Maniac in many shots.
c.		Jack Moran who plays Conrad was originally auditioned for the role of Senator Deakins. However, before leaving Jack asked Eric if he could read for the role of Conrad, immediately after he was hired on the spot and given all of Conrads sides.
d.		Writer/director Rolfe Kanefsky wrote the script in seven days.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Long Island Project (2006)?
a.		During the early to mid-Seventies, there were fifty-seven unsolved murders on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation due to the fighting between the "Traditionals" and Tribal government sanctioned "goons". This made the Village of Pine Ridge (Pop. 1100) the "Murder Capitol of the Nation" with the highest number of violent death per capita in the United States.
b.		The plot of a group of industrialists who try and make Long Island their own state was conceived by Eric in the Spring of 2005, during a trip to Montauk, Long Island while researching a novel he was writing at the time. As well it was also inspired by his hometown of Long Island, Maine - which coincidently seceded from the City of Portland, Maine in 1993 to become the Town of Long Island.
c.		Universal paid Michael Crichton $2 million for the rights to his novel before it was even published.
d.		This was the first Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Animation film to have an altered logo sequence. When the Columbia Pictures logo appears, a banana hits the Torch Lady and knocks her out of the image. During the Sony Pictures Animation logo sequence, dark clouds uncover the end of the logo.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Long Island Project (2006)?
a.		The New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) initially refused permission to film on its property. The filmmakers decided to film at an old abandoned freight yard and a studio set. Finally, a deal was reached allowing one scene to be shot inside the 207th Street Car Shop and Yard on NYCTA property.
b.		Accepted into the Swansea Bay Film Festival in England, but never screened.
c.		Even though she played Auntie Mame on stage, a part originally performed by Rosalind Russell, and had won a Tony award for her performance in the Broadway production in 1966, Angela Lansbury was passed over for the role of Mame. Jerry Herman went to Warner Bros. executives and begged them to reconsider, explaining the reasons why he considered Lucille Ball to be wrong for the part. Lansbury admitted in a 2009 interview with The Wall Street Journal that she never forgave Warner Bros. for passing her over.
d.		Anjelica Huston lived with Jack Nicholson during the time of the shooting. She recalled that, due to the long hours on the set and Stanley Kubricks trademark style of repetitive takes, Nicholson would often return from a days shooting, walk straight to the bed, collapse onto it and would immediately fall asleep.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Long Island Project (2006)?
a.		The producers originally contacted the Trump Organization with the intentions of shooting Conrads roof scene on the roof of the Trump World Tower on 1st Avenue in Manhattan. These plans were changed and the producers ended up filming on the balcony of a skyscraper on Lexington Avenue.
b.		The Stanislavsky Catering Company is based on an actual two-person catering company that Janet Margolin, who appeared with Woody Allen in Take the Money and Run and Annie Hall, ran with fellow actress Jennifer Salt early in their careers between acting jobs.
c.		Producer Clark Spencer has revealed the story was originally placed in an isolated town in Kansas rather than on Kauai.
d.		Entire film shot in 3 days.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Long Island Project (2006)?
a.		Artist/Director Dave McKean was approached to direct this film.
b.		With $17.4 mil, had the best opening-day gross for a live-action G-rated movie ever.
c.		The personifications of good and evil in the town are named Newberry and Caldicott, which happen to be the names of the two prestigious book prizes awarded by the American Library Association for Excellence in Childrens Books (one for novels and one for picture books).
d.		Rasputins killer (Alphonso) can be seen in the beginning of the film - long before the secession idea takes hold. As Rasputin is exiting the LIRR Station in Woodside, Queens - Alphonso walks by in a denim jacket. Eric included this on purpose as a foreshadow to what was going to happen to Rasputin.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Long Island Project (2006)?
a.		By its third weekend on release, only 73 U.S. theaters were showing it, down from 2,215 during its first weekend, a drop of 97%. This remains the largest drop in terms of percentage, but is no longer the largest drop in terms of the numbers of theaters shed: the new holder of this title is Meet Dave.
b.		The only office location that granted the producers permission to film was the Virgin Entertainment Group. The retail offices at the Megastore in Times Square were used for the interior location of Senator Deakins Office, and the office of the Brooklyn Borough President.
c.		In the scene where Cyclona breaks into the familys home, the grandfather is dozing in front of a TV which is showing a brief scene from the first Freeway film.
d.		On sex and nudity in this movie, Lynn Redgrave once said: "But there is no complete nudity in the film. It was suggested, but I wouldnt go for that. The sex scenes are simulated."

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Long Island Project (2006)?
a.		It was initially hoped that the cast of the original Broadway stage production would reprise their roles in the film but only Joseph Schildkraut, Gusti Huber and Lou Jacobi did. Susan Strasberg, who had played Anne on stage, turned down the chance to play her on film.
b.		Ranked #6 on the American Film Institutes list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Fantasy" in June 2008.
c.		Alan Rickman, who played Vicomte de Valmont in the Broadway version, was offered to reprise the role for the film, but turned it down to make Die Hard, which was released a year later.
d.		When Rasputin is shot and his brains splatter all over the pavement, this was a mixture of tomato sauce, water, and raw hamburger. The filmmakers originally intended to have it shot out of a baster but the meat kept getting clogged so they resorted to dumping the mixture onto the pavement for the one shot that you see in the film.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Long Island Project (2006)?
a.		John JT Tully who plays "Senator Deakins" did an impersonation of Bill OReilly during his audition. Eric liked it so much that he wrote it into the "Daybreak New York" news sequence when Deakins tells Meredith to "shut up."
b.		Barry Switzer: former head coach of the Dallas Cowboys as a television commentator for the game between the Miami Sharks and the Dallas Knights (supposedly set in Texas Stadium, where Switzer once coached).
c.		Preproduction lasted eight months, shooting took six months and post-production twelve months.
d.		The director said he was open to who Jane would end up with at the end. He told Premiere magazine: "After principal photography I got the idea for a cab ride at the end, and I set it up so that Holly didnt know Bill was on the set. Bill was prepared, but no dialogue. All hed know is that he couldnt get on that plane and that he goes back and gets in that cab with her. I knew Id get one take, and I knew that Holly wouldnt break character, and Id get, who knows. ... So you can imagine the excitement built up to this. Its ready, and a guy on the crew gave it away by saying Bill just before we started to roll, and it ruined it, and I had an out-of-body experience. (Hurt and Hunter) saw that scene later, and they both thought I should end the movie that way. But it just wasnt right."http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/features/dcmovies/broadcastnews.htm

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