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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Matrix (1999) - Part (8) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Matrix (1999) - Part (8) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Matrix (1999).
About the movie:
A computer hacker learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against its controllers.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Matrix (1999)?
a.
Producer
Ray Dorn
"borrowed" much of this movie for his own movie
Journey to the Center of Time
.
Irwin Allen
also borrowed much of the concept for his TV series
The Time Tunnel
. Director
Ib Melchior
declined to make waves so that he would continue getting work in Hollywood.
b.
The name of Morpheus ship, the Nebuchadnezzar, is a Biblical reference to King Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon, from the biblical Book of Daniel. King Nebuchadnezzar (the Great) was famous for his conquests of Israel in Biblical times (specifically Judah and Jerusalem). He also built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon (one of the lost Seven Wonders of the Ancient World) for his wife. He has a dream he cant remember but keeps searching for an answer, in Daniel 2:1-49.
c.
The character of "Borat" was heavily criticized by the Kazakh Government, "being a concoction of bad taste and ill manners which is incompatible with the ethics and civilized behavior of Kazakhstans people".
Sacha Baron Cohen
aka "Borat" gave a faked press conference at the White House gates on 29 September 2006, just one day before an official visit of Kazakhstans president. The Kazakh government hired two Western public relations firms to counter Borats claims, running a four-page advertisement in The New York Times implicitly rebutting many of the claims made by Borat. Kazahkstan has since changed their strategy by playing along, going so far as inviting Borat to visit Kazahkstan.
d.
The Gotham City license plates were directly modeled off of Illinois license plates.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Matrix (1999)?
a.
The box office failure of this film caused its Japanese backers, NHK Enterprises, to cease getting involved in film production.
b.
In the opening sequence, on a cinema marquee, a poster is visible for the film "Make Them Die Slowly", better known as
Cannibal ferox
.
c.
This film marks the last time that
John Waters
would work with his friend and regular
David Lochary
. Lochary bled to death while under the influence of PCP before he could appear in Waters next picture,
Desperate Living
.
d.
When Larry and Andy Wachowskis screenplay for
Assassins
was being made for producer
Joel Silver
, the brothers brought Silver the script to "The Matrix". The producer was bowled over by their screenplay but not by the brothers insistence that they direct the film themselves. He told them to cut their teeth by directing something else instead, hence the reason why they made
Bound
. The success of that lesbian crime thriller proved to be the calling card that the Wachowskis needed to earn the trust from Warner Brothers to direct "The Matrix" themselves.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Matrix (1999)?
a.
The first Western photographed in Technicolor.
b.
The first film to be shot in the then just-opened Fox Studios in Sydney.
c.
The Casino Estoril of Lisbon, Portugal was the inspiration for the casino gambling scene and title for the
Ian Fleming
novel of "Casino Royale". This was a location where German agents would frequent during World War II. On his visit, Fleming bancoed three times and lost three times, yet little did he know that his future James Bond novel title would be made as a movie three times.
d.
This movie was conceived when
Robert Duvall
was walking down to the theatre one afternoon in 1977 and he saw a seven year old gypsy boy who Duvall once said he heard say something like, "Patricia, if you dont love me no more, Im gonna move to Cincinatti." Duvall got to know him and his family and wanted to put their culture on film. The boy was
Angelo Evans
and he stars as himself in this film. The famous quote was used as a tagline for this film, similarly saying: "Elizabeth, if you dont love me no more, Im movin to Cincinnati!".
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Matrix (1999)?
a.
The scenes of Ape City in this film were filmed at the Fox Ranch, now Malibu State Park.
b.
For
Keanu Reeves
s scenes set in the real world at the start of the film, his costumes were deliberately shabby and ill-fitting to suggest Thomas Andersons feeling of not quite fitting into the world.
c.
During the scene where Bret confronts the fake Indians lying drunk around the campfire, one of them calls him "Bart". Bart was the name of Brets brother on the original
Maverick
TV Series.
d.
Emma Stone
s (Jules) reaction to getting hit in the head by
Jonah Hill
(Seth) was improvised. At the end the writers decided to keep it in the final cut.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Matrix (1999)?
a.
Hugo Weaving
s voice for Agent Smith was partly inspired by the deep voices of his directors,
Andy Wachowski
and
Lana Wachowski
.
b.
Some sources list
Ava Gardner
as one of the cameo performers in this film. It is unclear whether or not she may have contributed to the film with her performance being cut, or whether this is simply an error.
c.
To create the effect of being able to see through a building, the director filmed the construction of the building in time lapse, then ran the film backward.
d.
Most of the teasing with Jack was improvised by
Mark Wahlberg
and
Garrett Hedlund
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Matrix (1999)?
a.
The original script was topped and tailed with scenes of Ricky and Jane in jail and on trial, and other events surrounding their arrest.
b.
This film was first released as the top half of a double bill with
The Flame Barrier
.
c.
Neo/ Thomas Anderson wakes up during the course of the film seven times.
d.
Was the first motion picture ever filmed at MTD Studios Florida.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Matrix (1999)?
a.
Director
Neil Jordan
chose little-known Polish actress
Alicja Bachleda
because he wanted an unfamiliar face for his title character.
b.
Gabrielle Darley was a real person, but Dorothy Davenport did not secure her permission to film the events in her life. When Darley, who had since moved on to marry and become an upstanding member of her community, found out that a film of her life had been made without her consent, she sued Davenport and financially ruined her.
c.
This is the first feature-length film produced in Seattle.
d.
The opening action scene took six months of training and four days to shoot.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Matrix (1999)?
a.
Most of the doorposts throughout the movie (including the Gopniks and Mrs. Samskys) have a small box attached to them. This is a mezuzah, a case containing passages from the Torah (Deuteronomy 6:4-9 and 11:13-21), which Jews traditionally affix to the door frames of their houses as a constant reminder of Gods presence. A mezuzah also functions as a sign that a Jewish person occupies the house or works in the building onto which it is affixed, so in this movie, the frequent sight of mezuzahs on doorframes is one of many indications that most of the characters are Jewish.
b.
Carpenter and co-writer
Debra Hill
have stated many times over the years that they did not consciously set out to depict virginity as a way of defeating a rampaging killer. The reason why the horny teens all die is simply that theyre so preoccupied with getting laid that they dont notice that theres a killer at large. Laurie Strode, on the other hand, spends a lot of time on her own and is therefore more alert.
c.
The helicopter rescue of Morpheus took over six months to prepare and plan.
d.
Shot in two weeks.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Matrix (1999)?
a.
The visual effects comprise roughly 20% of the entire film.
b.
Then unknown
Raquel Welch
doubled (uncredited) for
Elizabeth Taylor
in some of Taylors beach scenes on location at Big Sur, California.
c.
Theo Faron is Greek for "The God of the Lighthouses".
d.
Based on a break up. Every male cast member who had a girlfriend was dumped during production.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Matrix (1999)?
a.
According to the inscription on the Nebuchadnezzars core, the ship was "Made in the USA" in the year 2069. It also states that it is a "Mark III, No. 11" model, which is a possible reference to Mark 3:11, which reads "And whenever those possessed by evil spirits caught sight of him, they would fall down in front of him shrieking, You are the Son of God!"
b.
When Cady strangles Kersek with the piano wire,
Steven Spielberg
suggested he be dressed up as the housekeeper while doing it.
c.
The screwball comedy nature of this movie evokes
Alfred Hitchcock
s earlier picture
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
.
d.
In early drafts, the character of Boo was written to be six years old. The writers decided to make Boo younger because it would make her more dependent on Sulley.
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