Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) Quiz

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974).

About the movie: In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. Even if it's paid, how could they get away?

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)?
a.		Walter Matthau says "gesundheit" three times during the movie.
b.		Jessica Simpson went through many auditions for the lead character, but dropped out when filmmakers refused to take out the sex scene. Most of the sex scene was cut from the finished film anyway.
c.		SFX crew had to incorporate Robert Patricks football-injury limp in their animation of the T1000. Next, they filmed the stuff with the T1000 pretending to be driving from the right-hand steering wheel (wearing a mirror-image police uniform), while the real driver was hidden under a black hood at the lowered real steering wheel. For the final film, the scenes were flipped left-to-right to make it all look right, and combined with footage shot with a normal truck driving in the drain. This was done so that Patrick could concentrate on acting rather than driving. They accidentally caught a street sign; after they mirror-imaged the scene, they digitally reversed the text on the sign so it would appear correct.
d.		The film was shot between October 20 and December 16, 1941. During 1943, the film was shown to the Armed Forces overseas. but went unissued domestically until its Manhattan debut at the Strand Theatre on September 1, 1944, followed by the nationwide release on September 23. Warner Bros. had been contractually required to wait for the Broadway play to finish its run, which finally occurred on June 17, 1944. By the time the movie opened, Priscilla Lane and Warner Bros. had ended their association.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)?
a.		Composer David Shire was asked to extend the end credits piece of score to allow for extra time/credits added in. His then wife, Talia Shire, suggested that he write in an adaption of the theme that reflected a more romantic view of New York city, to contrast the gritty sounds used for the films main score. David Shire adopted this approach in the extended passage.
b.		Alfred Hitchcocks films have become famous for a number of elements and iconography: vertigoginous heights, innocent men wrongfully accused, blonde bombshells dressed in white, voyeurism, long non-dialogue sequences etc. In this his final film, one last iconographic element was added to the canon: the woman in black. Karen Black plays a villainous character whose outfit is the anti-thesis of the blonde dressed in white. Her costume comprises black hat, black dress, large black sunglasses obscuring the face and a long blonde wig. This menacing character image was notable in this movie and its image dominated in the films printed promotional material and movie posters. The malevolent character-image has since been re-used in such famous movies as for character Bobbi in Brian de Palmas Dressed to Kill and Hannibal Lecters on-the-run end-of-movie disguise in The Silence of the Lambs.
c.		The film was based on the true story of Robert E. Burns. It sticks basically to the facts except for two instances: Burns actually did steal the $5.29 in order to eat, and he finally succeeded in evading the Georgia legal system with the help of three New Jersey governors. Burns actually slipped into Hollywood and worked for a few weeks on the film, but ultimately the stress and risk were too much, and he fled back to the safety of New Jersey. The book and film helped bring about the collapse of the brutal chain gang system in Georgia. Warner Bros. took a big chance on the film, as social commentary was not normally done in Hollywood pictures. However, this film was a critical and financial success and helped establish Warners as the studio with a social conscience - it also helped save the financially ailing company. Even though Georgia was never specifically named in the film, numerous lawsuits were filed against the studio, the film was banned in Georgia, and the studios head and the films director were told that should they ever find themselves in Georgia they would be treated to a dose of the "social evil" they so roundly denounced.
d.		One of the actors did not show up at the last minute, so the sound man was cast as one of the drug lords thugs who was later killed by the ghost.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)?
a.		In a TVO (Ontario, Canada) interview, the producer said that this film did terrific box office in New York, Toronto, London and Paris - all cities with subways - but was considered a flop in the rest of the world.
b.		In the film, a group of German soldiers are playing a game where one has to guess what famous name is written on ones forehead. The note on the soldier played by Ken Duken reads Mata Hari, a Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan who became known for being a double agent for Germany during World War I. This mirrors the role played by Diane Kruger: a famous actress turned double agent for the Allies during World War II.
c.		91 people are killed individually on screen in this movie, not including those who die en masse in explosions, etc.
d.		While in preparation for the film, director Eric Valette never watched the original Japanese version Chakushin ari, and asked the actors not to watch it either.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)?
a.		In the scene where Clouseau is being chased through the cemetery after falling in the plot and disrupting the funeral, you can see a sign on a cross in the lower right part of the screen for a few seconds. The sign reads "Reposite En Pace: Norman Lear, 1903-1962". This is an in-joke that refers to Norman Lear, who was director Bud Yorkins producing partner for many years on shows such as All in the Family and Sanford and Son.
b.		Although all of the crowd scenes and extras used fake swords, for all of the one-on-one encounters in the film (such as between Arthur (Clive Owen) and Cerdic (Stellan Skarsgård) or Lancelot (Ioan Gruffudd) and Cynric (Til Schweiger), real swords were used.
c.		Graffiti behind the punks dancing in the alley says "Circle Jerks", which is the name of the band which appears later in the film.
d.		Steven Spielberg was considered as director.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)?
a.		Filming of the subway scenes began in late November 1973 and lasted through January 1974. Though the scenes were filmed on a track that had been out of use since the 1940s, they were close enough to the still functioning A and E lines that takes had to be done in between those trains coming through (to and from Hoyt-Schermerhorn station) because of their noise and lights.
b.		Anne Rapps association with Robert Altman began when she met him through her ex-husband who was one of Altmans racetrack buddies. The two clicked and started writing scripts together. Their first collaboration was one of the segments for the "Gun" (1997) mini-series. This was their second and they both enjoyed the experience so much that they reunited the following year for "Dr T and the Women".
c.		Pudu station, where the protagonists meet at the end, is in fact Bukit Jalil station with all the signs changed. Bukit Jalil is a much more attractive station than Pudu, but too far from central KL to be feasible for the plot.
d.		As of 2004, this film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)?
a.		Filmed mostly in the tunnels leading to the decommissioned IND Court St. station in Brooklyn. The station itself served as Grand Central and 28th St., and it is currently the home of the New York City Transit Museum.
b.		Rocketship X-M underwent several changes in concept before finally being filmed as it is. Initially, producer-director Kurt Neumann wanted to film a movie about an expedition to Mars that encounters living dinosaurs, but producer Robert L. Lippert rejected the script. Around the same time, special effects man Jack Rabin approached Lippert with a script about a space flight to the moon, to be called Destination Moon. Producer George Pal, however, had just copyrighted that title for his own picture about a lunar mission, but Lippert changed his mind and, to take advantage of the publicity for Pals Destination Moon, brought Neumanns and Rabins ideas together for his own film about a spaceflight to the moon. Subsequent threats of legal action from Pal forced Lippert to change the venue of his film from the moon back to the planet Mars - the locale in Neumanns original script.
c.		The closing voice-over to the film was reportedly added by distributor Leon Fenton on the suggestion of his assistant Bernie Travis, who felt that Terry and his crew should not go unpunished for their actions. Director Watkins was apparently very unhappy with this addition, stating that it ruined the entire film.
d.		Bill Murray was set to star in the main role, but backed out in the last minute because he wanted to take a break after filming Broken Flowers. He was later replaced by Jeff Daniels.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)?
a.		John Williams won the 1953 Tony Award (New York City) for Supporting or Features Actor in a Drama for "Dial M for Murder" as Inspector Hubbard and recreated the role in the movie version.
b.		Don Johnson was in talks to star as "Ben", but passed on the project to remain with Miami Vice.
c.		Ever since the release of the film, no #6 train has ever been scheduled to leave Pelham Bay Park at either 13:23 or 01:23.
d.		A song, "Jezebel" with music by Harry Warren and lyrics by Johnny Mercer was published to promote the movie but not used on the soundtrack.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)?
a.		Director Michael Bay, who got his start by directing music videos, also directed the music video for "There Youll Be" by Faith Hill, from this movies soundtrack.
b.		Prior to starring as Sheena in this movie, Tanya Roberts two years previously had played a similar leading role as Kiri in The Beastmaster. Both movies feature Roberts in a nude bathing sequence.
c.		Walter Matthau had not been on the New York subway in many years at the time this movie was made even though he was born and raised in New York.
d.		The line "thats some bad hat, Harry", at 16:35, is the slogan for Bad Hat Harry Production Company. Their ad page features a cartoon rendition of Martin and Harry sitting by the beach, with a shark fin in the water in the background.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)?
a.		Dennis Quaid did some of his own piano playing. Pianist/singer Jason D. Williams, often compared to Jerry Lee Lewis in looks and musical performance, also served as Quaids piano double. The filmmakers used Williams hands for the piano parts in the film. Williams also found himself teaching Dennis Quaid how to play a few parts, which Quaid quickly picked up. At the time of filming, Quaid had played the guitar for 20 years but had only played the piano for two years.
b.		David Shires score was chosen as one of the top 10 film scores of all time by NPR film music expert Andy Trudeau.
c.		Carol Lynley, who plays Grandma in this movie, was also in a Disney movie called The Light in the Forest.
d.		This film was the first filmed in the Technicolor "monopack" process, where one magazine of film registered all three primary colors, rather than the original three-strip Technicolor process (introduced in 1932), where a separate magazine of film had to be exposed (and processed) for each of the three primary colors.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)?
a.		The production had to wait a week before they could film at the Australian homestead "Belltrees". This was because Prince Charles was staying there.
b.		Debra Winger was offered the role of Peggy Sue.
c.		The Transit Authority (TA) of New York at first refused to allow the film to be shot on the actual New York subway. They feared it would lead to imitative crime (it didnt, but their position was shown to be reasonable when the later film Money Train apparently did). Associate producer Stephen F. Kesten was equally adamant that no other citys subway could be credibly used (and he was apparently right: see the goofs entry for the remake The Taking of Pelham One Two Three). The TA finally did cooperate after Mayor John V. Lindsay intervened, but they required United Artists to buy anti-hijacking insurance at a cost of $75,000 in addition to paying $275,000 for the use of the subway.
d.		Two reels of five survive at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.

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