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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Number 23 (2007) - Part (2) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Number 23 (2007) - 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 Number 23 (2007).

About the movie: Walter Sparrow becomes obsessed with a novel that he believes was written about him. As his obsession increases, more and more similarities seem to arise.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Number 23 (2007)?
a.		Second movie of six that star actor Charles Bronson made with director Michael Winner. Prior to this film they made Chatos Land and after-wards they collaborated on The Stone Killer, Death Wish, Death Wish II and Death Wish 3.
b.		The story is based on the murder trial of Leo M. Frank in 1915, despite the usual disclaimer at the start of the movie. Author Ward Greene covered that trial in Atlanta, Georgia, as a reporter.
c.		The role of Jenny was originally written for Melanie Griffith who turned it down.
d.		The main character, Sparrow, had an obsession with the saxophone. The standard, student sax has 23 keys without the neck. But, with the neck, which one needs to play the sax, the student sax has 24 keys. Nowadays student saxes come with an added high F# key, so they have 25.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Number 23 (2007)?
a.		In the script Jack Palances character was suppose to kill the driver outside the Haven. However Palance refused to do the scene saying it wasnt necessary for him to be seen killing someone for the audience to know that he was a dangerous character. The scene was never shot.
b.		This movie represents a rare instance where a novelist (Steve Shagan) is also the producer of its filmed adaptation.
c.		The uniforms of the Flying Monkeys match the uniforms worn by the Witchs castle guards (Winkies).
d.		Jim Carrey claims to have been obsessed with The Number 23 long before being a part of the movie. His production company is called JC 23 Entertainment. It was coincidence that his father was an accountant and he played the saxophone, like his character in the movie.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Number 23 (2007)?
a.		In an interview on National Public Radios "Fresh Air," Chiwetel Ejiofor said that he thought hed challenge David Mamet to a friendly sparring match (keeping in mind Mamet had been a practitioner of jiu-jitsu for some years compared to Ejiofors training for a few months). They squared off, and Mamet stepped on Ejiofors foot with all his weight. Ejiofor couldnt free his foot and was vulnerable to attack. Mamet said words to the effect that "This match is over."
b.		The shootout/massacre in the end took 12 days to film. When completed, about 10,000 squibs (simulated bullet hits) had been used.
c.		When we first see the book "The Number 23" in the bookshop where Agatha buys it, the book is on the shelf facing out, not tucked in between any books. Because of this, 23 books are visible on the shelf behind it.
d.		It was the idea of screenplay writer Philip Yordan to depict scenes showing the doctors family inside their home.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Number 23 (2007)?
a.		With a film with a title like Raggedy Man, it actually doesnt reference raggedy dolls in anyway. Raggedy dolls had become well-known in films such as Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy and Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure.
b.		After making a couple of films with United Artists, namely Follow That Dream and _Kid Galahad_, Elvis Presley returned to Paramount. Although the United Artists films had been well received by the critics, the box office was down on his previous Paramount entries. So, a conscious decision was made to return to the formula of the old Paramount films.
c.		Audrey Hepburns character (Ariane) and Maurice Chevaliers character (Claude) are named after the films scriptwriter, Claude Anet.
d.		On The unrated version of the DVD, at the end of the movie when the bible verse first appears, the counter on your player will read 13559. (1+3+5+5+9=23)

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Number 23 (2007)?
a.		During Starks birthday party, partygoers begin throwing items into the air for a drunk Stark (suited up as Iron Man) to blast; one girl throws a watermelon, and Stark comments "Oh, you want the Gallagher." This is a reference to Gallagher, whose famous Sledge-O-Matic comedy routine splatters produce (usually juicy items, like melons and tomatoes) onto the front rows of the audience.
b.		In a separately filmed trailer, Vitaphone production reel #2794, Milton Sills talks to the audience and introduces costumed cast members.
c.		A copy of John Hustons first draft script was accidentally sent to studio head Jack L. Warner as well as the films designated producer, Henry Blanke. To his surprise, Warner loved the script and insisted that Huston started shooting it immediately.
d.		The Sparrows cars license plate reads "906 8TC". 90 divided by 6 is 15, add 8 and you get 23; and T is the 20th letter in the alphabet, and C is the 3rd. And by simply adding the numbers in the plate we still get 23: 9+0+6+8=23.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Number 23 (2007)?
a.		Was nominated for six Razzies, but did not "win" any.
b.		The plot is largely based on the philosophical writings of William S. Burroughs, who came to believe that the number 23 held mystical significance after encountering it during significant moments in his life. Burroughs eventually wrote the screenplay "The Last Words of Dutch Schultz" around this concept, in which he used the deathbed ramblings of mobster Dutch Schultz as a springboard for telling a story based around Schultzs life - which, in Burroughs vision, revolved around recurrences of the number 23.
c.		Willem Dafoe could not see for three days because he got too many eye drops to dilate the pupils of his eyes in bright sunlight to achieve a superhuman effect.
d.		Originally released without screenwriting credit due to blacklisting of Michael Wilson; credits restored in 1996.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Number 23 (2007)?
a.		The original Broadway production won the Pulitzer Prize in Drama in 1922.
b.		Roger Lodge scratched Jim Wynorskis car on the first day of shooting the movie.
c.		The tiny Liarian alien baby Bethel was played by a puppet, which the crew members reportedly had fun using as a ball to play catch with in-between filming scenes.
d.		Jim Carrey was paid exactly $23 million to act in this movie.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Number 23 (2007)?
a.		Mandy Patinkin revealed that acting out Inigos quest to avenge his fathers murder brought back memories of losing his own father to cancer in 1972. He said that when filming the scene when Inigo kills "The Six-Fingered Man" he felt like he had just "killed" the cancer that killed his father.
b.		The author of the books name was Topsy Kretts which, if pronounced quickly, sounds like Top Secret
c.		The name Shadrach is Biblical, and comes from the Book of Daniel. Shadrach, along with Meshach and Abednego was one of the three men of God who were put into a fiery furnace, but who came out unscathed, because the Lord had protected them. They had been put in there by Nebuchadnezzer, the King of Babylon, when they refused to bow to an idol. (Daniel 3:1-29)
d.		Inspired by The Beatles song "Shes Leaving Home".

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Number 23 (2007)?
a.		There is a character in the film named Damien Baylock. In The Omen, the satanic child is called Damien, while his evil nanny is called Mrs. Baylock.
b.		To prepare for his role as Vincent the Bear, Nick Nolte researched information about bears in order to give the right vocal tone and performance to his character.
c.		While filming the fight scene about halfway into the movie, Dolph Lundgren pulled a hamstring in his leg while delivering a spinning back kick. Due to complications regarding his stunt double, he would have to perform much of the action in a great deal of discomfort.
d.		The DVD length is 1:41:08. 14+1+8=23.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Number 23 (2007)?
a.		Although a musical, no choreographer was ever hired.
b.		Miskatonic University is mentioned by Ofc. Sheen to Larissa, who queries "where have I heard that before?" This is a reference to H.P. Lovecraft, who used this fictitious University in some of his stories, notably "Re-Animator."
c.		Gene Wilders characters first name, Sigerson, was an alias used by Sherlock Holmes in Arthur Conan Doyles novel The Adventure of the Empty House.
d.		110, 6 in binary (4+2+0), is the address of the Lucky Pawn Shop that Fingerling is standing in front of as he looks at Dr. Phoenix on the ground. It is found in other places too (like in one of the numbers the "Suicide Blond" wrote: 110/66/63).