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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Usual Suspects (1995) - Part (5) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Usual Suspects (1995) - Part (5) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Usual Suspects (1995).
About the movie:
A boat has been destroyed, criminals are dead, and the key to this mystery lies with the only survivor and his twisted, convoluted story beginning with five career crooks in a seemingly random police lineup.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Usual Suspects (1995)?
a.
The writer
Christopher McQuarrie
sat down during his lunch break at the solicitors office where he worked and made up the plot to the film from a notice board. The board was made by Quartet, a company based in Skokie, Illinois, the same make as is in the film.
b.
Nightingale island - the island that Jakes map leads to - is a fictional island set in the Pacific ocean, however, the island depicted on the map is a mixture of two real islands in the pacific, Ofu and Olosega. All the actual beach scenes were shot on location on Herm Island, in the Channel Islands.
c.
This movie is not based on a real incident where native Cajun Indians clashed with the National Guard. This story concept was a fictional story.
d.
The storm in the opening sequence in the desert was real.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Usual Suspects (1995)?
a.
This
Charles Bronson
movie was theatrically released between his pictures
Borderline
and
Death Wish II
.
b.
The film was shot in just 21 days.
c.
Mr. Perkins, the boss at the Bank of Evil, has two tufts of pointy hair, possibly modeled on the "Pointy-Haired Boss" of Dilbert fame.
d.
Body count: 17
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Usual Suspects (1995)?
a.
Jack Nicholson
was offered the role of Paul Sheldon but passed because he wasnt sure he wanted to do another movie based on one of
Stephen King
s novels after what he had experienced with
Stanley Kubrick
on
The Shining
.
b.
Actor
Gabriel Byrne
, when asked at a film festival, "Who is Keyser Soze?" replied, "During shooting and until watching the film tonight, I thought I was!"
c.
Thomas Lennon
wrote the character of Feng expecting to play it himself.
d.
When
Heather Langenkamp
vomited in the morgue, she was spitting up a combination of clam chowder and bean soup.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Usual Suspects (1995)?
a.
Christopher McQuarrie
: The writer can be seen as the Police officer at the very end of the film. On the left hand side of the frame as Chazz Palmentari looks for Verbal Kint. He is visibly seen laughing at the camera, in a nod and wink gesture to the audience who got bamboozled.
b.
In October 2010, the real
Sean Parker
told Vanity Fair that he actually once met
Justin Timberlake
and that Timberlake wanted to get to know him better for his preparation for his role in this movie. Parker then replied getting to know the real Sean Parker wouldnt help Timberlake at all, because the Parker from
Aaron Sorkin
s script has little to do with the real person.
c.
Presumed lost. Other than a few promotional stills, no known copies of the film exist. Please check your attic.
d.
In the movie,
Michael Douglas
s character lived in the suburb Indian Hill, which is a real neighborhood ten miles outside of Cincinnati. The scenes were actually filmed at a house in Hyde Park, an affluent suburb within city limits.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Usual Suspects (1995)?
a.
As Neil Mandt and Marc Carter are the only "crew" members, but also the main actors in the film, strangers were picked up off the street at times to hold the camera for certain scenes.
b.
On the "Map of the Stars Homes" that Fender tries to sell Rodney, the names of the stars are:
Jeremy Irons
, Orson Wheels (
Orson Welles
), Axle Rose (
W. Axl Rose
), Britney Gears (
Britney Spears
), Farrah Faucet (
Farrah Fawcett
), and
M.C. Hammer
.
c.
The appendectomy done in this film actually happened. It was performed on the USS Silversides SS236. Pharmacists mate Thomas Mooere removed George Platters appendix 150 feet below the oceans surface. Photographs of the surgery are on display where this submarine is docked, in Muskegon, Michigan, at the Great Lakes Naval Memorial and Museum.
d.
Kevin Spacey
had to read the script twice when he first received it to make sure he fully understood it.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Usual Suspects (1995)?
a.
Five actors played the part of Keyser Soze:
Gabriel Byrne
s and
Kevin Spacey
s faces are shown as Keyser Soze. In the flashback sequence, Keyser Soze is played by a man with long hair that obscures his face--this was one of the grips, chosen because he was unable to straighten his elbows, giving him a surreal, powerful look. Composer/editor
John Ottman
provided Keyser Sozes hand lighting a cigarette; and
Bryan Singer
played the close up of Keysers feet.
b.
The film that the security guard and the Elrods are watching is
Night of the Living Dead
.
c.
This was the only Hollywood film of the period in which an Asian detective was played by, and top billing was given to, an actor (
Keye Luke
) who was actually Asian.
d.
Samuel L. Jackson
(Mace Windu) said he knew that he must die in this film, so he told
George Lucas
he would only do the film if Mace Windu goes out in a blaze of glory and not "like some sucka". On an American late-night talk show, he confirmed that he did indeed have a meaningful death scene; and he does not go out like "some punk".
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Usual Suspects (1995)?
a.
Before hes allowed to leave, Verbal Kint gets back his belongings, which include a gold watch and a gold lighter. Keyser Soze was seen earlier using both.
b.
This movie is presumed lost. Please check your attic.
c.
The visit to the Norfolk coast (east coast of England) from the Cottages is filmed in the North Somerset towns of Clevedon and Weston-super-Mare, on the opposite side of England to the west.
d.
Based on a true story involving
Rick Boyle
, a journalist and friend of
Oliver Stone
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Usual Suspects (1995)?
a.
Ray Liotta
replaced
Matt Dillon
in the lead role.
b.
All the actors were encouraged to ad lib perplexed reactions to
Benicio Del Toro
s oddball vocal stylings.
c.
Audrey Hepburn
did not want to be separated from her husband
Mel Ferrer
, so filming of the Paris scenes was timed to coincide with Ferrers filming of
Elena et les hommes
(USA title: "Paris Does Strange Things") with
Ingrid Bergman
. Paris unseasonably rainy weather had to be worked into the script, particularly during the balloons photo shoot scene. During filming of the Paris scenes, much of the crew and cast were on edge because of riots and political violence that were gripping the city.
d.
In this movie Scott Whyte plays the character of Scott, in
D2: The Mighty Ducks
he plays the Icelandic hockey player Gunnar Stahl.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Usual Suspects (1995)?
a.
When Dupea goes to quit his oil-rigging job, the loud whirring of machines can be heard in the background. This identical sound effect was used seven years later by
George Lucas
, for the trash compacter scene in
Star Wars
.
b.
The coat and hat of Keyser Soze can be seen hanging in Arturo Marquezs room.
c.
The character Mrs. Norbury was named after a German teacher at Upper Darby High School, where
Tina Fey
attended.
d.
When Lloyd (
John Cusack
) drives along 45th street in Seattle, he passes the Guild 45th Theatre, which is showing
Tapeheads
, in which Cusack also appeared.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Usual Suspects (1995)?
a.
The real
Julie Newmar
showed up on set one day to watch filming, which led to her cameo appearance.
b.
Film debut of
The Andrews Sisters
.
c.
Production designer
Dante Ferretti
had to leave the film shortly after principal photography began to start work on
Bringing Out the Dead
. However, he left detailed instructions and designs for art director
Pier Luigi Basile
to implement during shooting, and he returned to the set every two weeks to check everything was going OK.
d.
Neither
Bryan Singer
or
Christopher McQuarrie
realized that the films famous line, "the greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didnt exist", was actually a quote from French poet Baudelaire.
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