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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) - Part (2) 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.
In the scene in which Jinx asks the NASA computer about launch possibilities (the second scene involving Jinx and the computer), as the computer monitor rapidly flashes data on the screen, a couple of hidden messages are included, but only for one or two frames each. On the display of the shuttles main engine, the caption reads "Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) burns liquid hydrogen & liquid oxygen fuel (as if anyone didnt know that, I must say...)" The next frame features a message saying "Dont get down on the DSK thrust factor, man". And the following frame displays a message saying "Three SSMEs are on the orbiters aft end, which is driving (@27,000 Knm) me quite mental". (The messages are references to
Martin Short
s character "Ed Grimley", who was popular on
Saturday Night Live
at the time the film was being produced.)
b.
Orson Welles
began filming this picture in 1955 and worked on it off and on over the years.
c.
According to cast and crew members, this was one of the worst experiences theyd ever been involved in due to freezing temperatures, the locale and
Sam Raimi
s filming which took endless hours.
d.
One of
Robert Shaw
s favorite pastimes during downtime of filming was playing ping-pong on tables set up on the stations concourse. He reportedly badly beat all challengers.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)?
a.
None of the original Broadway cast appeared in the film version.
b.
The mold used to make the mermaid fountain had also been used to make the ice sculpture in
Herbie Goes Bananas
.
c.
Producer
Martin Richards
approached
Catherine Zeta-Jones
about appearing in this film version of the play after being wowed by her renditions of carols at a family Christmas party in Bermuda (her and husband
Michael Douglas
home). Richards approached her for the role of Roxie Hart but Zeta-Jones, though not familiar at all with the original show, did know that the character of Velma Kelly sang the song "All That Jazz"; she only wanted to play that role because she wanted to sing that song.
d.
In the subway car we see a poster of
Iron Eyes Cody
who portrayed the famous "Crying Indian" in the public service announcements from the 1970s.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)?
a.
In the party scene when Julia Roberts is in the den you can see a Hejaz Shriners Fez that says Potentate. The Potentate is the "President of the local Shrine Temple"
b.
Halliwell Hobbes
plays Colonel Watkins, although the closing credits simply list his character as Chief of Police.
c.
The film takes place before the events of
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
.
Sung Kang
plays Han in both films, in this film when Dominic tells Han to go his own way he says hes going to go to Tokyo, where he becomes a major character in the 3rd film.
d.
The actor that played the role of Subway Guard was named
Jim Pelham
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)?
a.
The alias that Bill Cox uses, "Bill Redmond", is a reference to
Bill Gates
whose company Microsoft is based in Redmond, Washington.
b.
Director
Jeremy Kagan
once said of this movie: "The Sting II is inspired by and is an expansion of the first Sting rather than a continuation. The principal characters of Fargo Gondorff and Jake Hooper are based on two real-life con-men and are totally different from the original . . . The Sting II has more comedy and the nature of the con is more intriguing. Now the con men themselves are being conned."
c.
The color of the hats worn by each of the four villains, Grey, Green, Blue, Brown correspond to their names.
d.
Messer is seen wearing a University of North Dakota "Sioux" shirt. Josh Duhamel is from North Dakota.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)?
a.
When frustrated by the situation on the subway train, the Mayor blurts out, "Shit, piss, fuck!" These are, in order, the first three of the seven words you cant say on television for which
George Carlin
is famous.
b.
Paramounts shop facility made 63 functional cannons used in the battle sequences.
c.
The
Lana Turner
house shown in the film is where Turners boyfriend, mob- connected Johnny Stompanato, was killed in her bedroom (second floor, far left) in 1958. Laura Hope Crews (GWTW) was the original owner of the house (1936).
d.
In March 1941, Universal Pictures was distributing this film on a double bill with
The Invisible Woman
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)?
a.
Body count 5.
b.
This is Aaron Norris first film to direct and the first with Chuck Norris as they made more movies together after this film.
c.
After the success of the first movie, Paul Verhoeven and the original screen writers were approached for a sequel by the studio immediately. According to Verhoeven, he wasnt yet ready to make a sequel and wanted to wait until a proper script was written. He felt going forward so quickly would make it feel like he was attempting to cash in on a product. The studio did not agree, and hired Frank Miller to quickly write a new script and implement his own ideas. Ultimately the film failed, and Paul Verhoeven stated that had the studio gone with his ideas, it was far better than what was presented.
d.
More of the sound footage has reportedly been discovered on a Vitaphone sound disc.
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