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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Shawshank Redemption (1994) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Shawshank Redemption (1994) - Part (4) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Shawshank Redemption (1994).
About the movie:
Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Shawshank Redemption (1994)?
a.
This was voted the "Greatest Film of All Time" by Entertainment Weekly.
b.
A number of sources credit
Christopher Lee
and
Geoffrey Bayldon
as being in this project but Lee denies working on the film and Bayldon is nowhere to be seen in the final print.
c.
Clancy Brown
, who plays Captain Hadley in this film, played another character named Captain Hadley in
The Guardian
.
d.
All of Rosemarys songs (including "Happy To Keep His Dinner Warm" and "Paris Original") were cut from the movie version. To make up for this "I Believe In You" was given to her for the movie. In the stage play, she does not sing this to him, and the first time we hear it is during the scene where Finch sings it to himself in the executive washroom, but she does a brief reprise of the song after this scene.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Shawshank Redemption (1994)?
a.
The bamboo dance in the movie is known as the Tinikling dance. It involves two people hitting bamboo poles on the ground and against each other in coordination with one or more dancers who step over and in between the poles in a dance. It is a Philippine traditional national dance that is still performed to this day at Fiesta.
b.
Mia Sara
was a teenager during filming.
c.
When Andy first gets reassigned to the prison library, the first officer who comes to him for investment help approaches him by saying, "Im Dekins."
Roger Deakins
was the cinematographer for the movie. While this is the case,
Frank Darabont
wrote the character Dekins into the original script before he hired his crew, as the same character was in the novella, and the different way of spelling confirms this.
d.
In the scene on the park bench,
Robin Williams
gives an example of love that Will hasnt experienced as "going to hell and back for it." In his next movie,
What Dreams May Come
, Williams does just that for his love played by
Annabella Sciorra
after she commits suicide.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Shawshank Redemption (1994)?
a.
While Mansfield locals were eager to be extras, many werent available during the day due to their jobs or were only available for one day, which obviously wouldnt work in a prison film. So extras were found at a halfway house, some of them real-life ex-cons.
b.
The barking dogs are a reference to
The Omen
.
c.
There is a version of the film which features a more upbeat ending which was only shown to preview audiences. Director
Sidney Lumet
decided to end the film with a more downbeat ending.
d.
In the Student Court scene, a list of Delta Tau Chi members is written on the blackboard. Writer
Chris Miller
s name is one of those visible on the list. Other names include "Dick Hertz" and "Duane Wayne".
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Shawshank Redemption (1994)?
a.
Director
Frank Darabont
decided not to have the deleted scenes on the DVD release of the film because hes embarrassed of them and doesnt want them to be able to be seen publicly
b.
Although the film lasts 80 minutes and is supposed to be in "real time", the time frame it covers is actually longer - a little more than 100 minutes. This is accomplished by speeding up the action: the formal dinner lasts only 20 minutes, the sun sets too quickly and so on. The September 2002 issue of Scientific American contains a complete analysis of this technique (and the effect it has on the viewers, who actually feel as if they watched a 100-minutes movie).
c.
Gene Wilder
s performance as Dr. Frederick Frankenstein is ranked #9 on Premiere Magazines 100 Greatest Performances of All Time.
d.
Last cinema film of
Eartha Kitt
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Shawshank Redemption (1994)?
a.
Quentin Tarantino
only had
Uma Thurman
in mind to play The Bride.
b.
David Twohy
: After Riddick escapes from the Quasi-Deads, the statue and face of writer/director
David Twohy
can be seen on the Necromonger ship thats shot down by a team of Mercs lead by Toombs.
c.
Colm Meaney
s key chain has a Star Trek Communicator ornament on it, a reference to his role as Chief Miles OBrien on
Star Trek: The Next Generation
and
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
.
d.
This movie was released in Taiwan as "1995: Fantastic" (it was released in Taiwan in 1995). Many viewers thought it would be an action movie.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Shawshank Redemption (1994)?
a.
The locations were often the same apartments dressed and redressed to look like different places. One townhouse in particular was used for a dozen different interiors, including Tim and Clays party, Jolenes friends apartment, the upstairs of Sheilas house, and the home of the three girls (this exact same house appears in
Beast
and
Buried
as well).
b.
Voted #4 on Empire magazines 500 Greatest Movies Of All Time (September 2008).
c.
Averages 2.59 killings per minute.
d.
Film historian and collector William K. Everson stated that the only surviving print was lost by actress Mary Duncan who had borrowed it from Fox Studios.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Shawshank Redemption (1994)?
a.
In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the #72 Greatest Movie of All Time. It was the first inclusion of this film on the list.
b.
Barbra Streisand
has since stated that she doesnt like the film. She also mentioned that, in order to research for the film, she went out once or twice in disguise.
c.
This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Library of Congress, in 1991.
d.
Joanna Cassidy
(Zhora) was at ease with the snake around her neck because it was her pet, a Burmese python named Darling.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Shawshank Redemption (1994)?
a.
Vera Farmiga
stated that she took the role just at the start of her pregnancy in February 2010. She knew that in that scenario she would be unavailable for the next 10 months. She filmed her scenes in 10 days.
b.
Matt Cordell (
Robert ZDar
) speaks only once, giving his surname.
c.
Rob Reiner
loved
Frank Darabont
s script so much that he offered $2.5 million for the rights to the script so he could direct it. Darabont seriously considered Reiners offer but ultimately decided that it was his "chance to do something really great" by directing the movie himself. Reiner wanted
Harrison Ford
and
Tom Cruise
to play Red and Andy respectively.
d.
The one-minute kissing sequence between the two leads took eight hours to film over a number of days.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Shawshank Redemption (1994)?
a.
Since filming schedule was very tight in Mansfield Ohio anyone who held up production time were threatened to be fined. Both
Tim Robbins
and
William Sadler
showed up late once but were never fined. Filming in Mansfield finished ahead of schedule.
b.
Contains spoilers for
Friday the 13th
.
c.
This was the first full length movie animated only at the Florida animation studio.
d.
Dubbing
James Stewart
s piano playing was
Skitch Henderson
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Shawshank Redemption (1994)?
a.
Clancy Brown
said that he received several offers from real-life corrections officers to work with him to make his portrayal of Captain Hadley more realistic. Brown turned them all down because Hadley was an evil character and he didnt want to misrepresent real corrections officers.
b.
In the film, Mrs. Hadleys birthday is December 7th and she is dismayed that the events at Pearl Harbor ruin her party. Ironically
Fay Bainter
who played the title character was born on December 7th.
c.
Director
Scott Coffey
met actress
Naomi Watts
for the first time when they starred together in
Tank Girl
.
d.
Reportedly this is
Betty Grable
s favorite of her movies.
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