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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Untouchables (1987) - Part (4) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Untouchables (1987) - Part (4)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Untouchables (1987).

About the movie: Federal Agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop Al Capone; because of rampant corruption, he assembles a small, hand-picked team.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Untouchables (1987)?
a.		The blade of the chainsaw wielded by Brother Silence in the final confrontation with Mort Kemnon bears the inscription "ORC-B-GONE".
b.		De Palma also talked to Jeff Bridges and Gene Hackman about playing Ness and Malone.
c.		Filmed on the largest soundstage in Romania and the second-largest soundstange in Europe where Cold Mountain was also shot.
d.		The movies original budget was $36 million. Just before filming was to begin, Cannon Pictures, which was experiencing financial problems, slashed the budget to $17 million. As a result, the filmmakers cut corners by doing things like reusing special effects.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Untouchables (1987)?
a.		Final film of Warner Baxter.
b.		Johnny Capella dedicates a song to Brianna. Joey Fatone, who plays Johnny Capella, has a daughter named Brianna.
c.		The real Frank Nitti did not die in the manner and at the time depicted in the film. He took over Capones empire when Capone was sent to prison. In 1943 Nitti had a violent argument with several bosses of the Chicago mob. Realizing that he had just signed his own death warrant, he went home and committed suicide.
d.		Decca Records released a Judy Garland 78 containing two songs from the score not performed by her in the movie: "Love" (music and lyrics by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane), a fervent air which Judy sang on radio the twice in 1945, then occasionally in her 1951-52 concerts as an encore, and two times on her CBS-TV series, The Judy Garland Show: a duet with Lena Horne from the October 13, 1963 broadcast, and a solo version telecast on March 22, 1964. The Decca flip side was the radiant ballad, "This Heart of Mine" (music by Harry Warren and Arthur Freed). Judys two commercial cuts, arranged and conducted by Victor Young, recorded on January 26, 1945 and released on March 22, along with an alternate take of "This Heart of Mine," have been presented on her CD box set from MCA, "The Complete Decca Masters (Plus)."

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Untouchables (1987)?
a.		For the scene in which Malone is killed, Sean Connery did not expect the squibs to be as explosive as they were. After the first take, Connery was taken to the hospital with dust and fake blood in his eyes.
b.		In the original posters for the film, David O. Russell gets full writing credit, although the story is based on a draft written by John Ridley. It wasnt until Ridley took legal action that he received a "Story by" credit. Ridley blocked a novelization of the screenplay from being published. According to Ridley, he wrote the script as an experiment to see how fast he could write and sell a script. It took him seven days to write it, and Warner Brothers bought it 18 days later.
c.		Director Sidney Lumet writes in his book "Making Movies" about an argument between River Phoenix and writer Naomi Foner. A scene in the movie concerns the character played by Phoenix being interrupted while practicing a classical piano solo. In the script, when he is caught, he breaks into a jazz riff to cover his "embarrassment" at being caught doing something serious. Phoenix fought hard against this, feeling that his character would never be embarrassed about working at the piano. Lumet was so impressed by the point Phoenix made, he shot the scene the way Phoenix wanted it.
d.		Mary McCormack was pregnant throughout filming, explaining why most shots of her are filmed above the waist.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Untouchables (1987)?
a.		The opera Capone is attending as he is informed of the successful hit on Malone is Pagliacci. The aria is "Vesti la Giubba" or "Put on your costume".
b.		Doran William Cannon had a clause in his contract prohibiting anyone else from receiving writing credit on this film. Thus he received the sole writing credit, although very little of his script beyond the basic story ended up in the movie.
c.		MoNique accepted her role to raise awareness of sexual abuse. A confessed victim of incest herself, the actress had great reservations about playing the part, but ultimately found the experience therapeutic.
d.		This was originally a Cole Porter musical, but the songs were omitted from the film because box-office receipts for musical films at that time were down.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Untouchables (1987)?
a.		Average Shot Length (ASL) = 11 seconds
b.		The whole film is in black and white except for the red and blue rumble fish in the pet store and Rustys reflection in the police car at the end.
c.		Any police officer seen drinking alcohol on-screen in this film is killed.
d.		The story is based on the authors own family legend of the Bell witch legend. This is one of Americas oldest verified legends in which the haunting was reportedly personally witnessed by US President Andrew Jackson.