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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Unbreakable (2000) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Unbreakable (2000) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Unbreakable (2000).
About the movie:
A suspense thriller with supernatural overtones that revolves around a man who learns something extraordinary about himself after a devastating accident.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Unbreakable (2000)?
a.
The name Elijah is a Biblical reference. Elijah was prophesied to return to Earth to pave the way for the coming of the Son of David, a savior.
b.
The nighttime filming of the long, single tracking shot opening sequence had many retakes. It took so long that the sequence used was the last chance that night; the first light of the breaking dawn is visible in the background.
c.
Quentin Tarantino
originally wrote the role of Mr. Pink for himself.
Steve Buscemi
originally auditioned for the part of Mr. White.
Michael Madsen
originally auditioned for the part of Mr Pink.
George Clooney
read for the role of Mr. Blonde/Vic Vega but was turned down, and
Christopher Walken
refused the same role.
Vincent Gallo
turned down the role of Mr. Pink.
Samuel L. Jackson
auditioned for the role of Mr. Orange. Once
Tim Roth
was cast,
Quentin Tarantino
originally wanted him to play Mr. Blonde or Mr. Pink.
Robert Forster
and
Timothy Carey
auditioned for the part of Joe Cabot, and the film is dedicated to Carey.
d.
Peter Jackson
was originally hired to write the screenplay for this film. He wrote a draft, but it wasnt used.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Unbreakable (2000)?
a.
Writer
John Patrick Shanley
said incidents in the story were based on his own experiences growing up in New York City.
b.
Herschel Bernardi
was nominated for the 1969 Tony Award (New York City) for Actor in a Musical for "Zorba" in the musical adaptation of this movie.
c.
The font used for the opening credits is ITC Quorum Medium.
d.
Several camera angles were chosen to simulate the comic book device of a frame around each scene.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Unbreakable (2000)?
a.
In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the #79 Greatest Movie of All Time.
b.
Robert Redford
was also considered for the role of Sam Bowden.
c.
The original off-Broadway production of "The Boys in the Band" opened at the Theatre Four on April 15, 1968 and closed on September 6, 1970 with a revival in 1996.
d.
The stadium that David Dunn (
Bruce Willis
) works at is actually Franklin Field at the University of Pennsylvania. It is the oldest stadium in the country and the first to have an electronic scoreboard, an upper deck, and the first site of a live radio and television broadcast.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Unbreakable (2000)?
a.
The last film appearance of
José Iturbi
. Iturbi left Hollywood because his movie appearances were doing damage to his career as a conductor and concert pianist, as music critics were accusing him of "cheap exhibitionism" for appearing in Hollywood films.
b.
Several scenes relating to the "Mr. Glass" character involve glass: as a newborn, hes primarily seen reflected in mirrors as a young child, hes seen reflected in a blank TV screen he leaves his calling card on the windshield of David Dunns car hes reflected in a glass frame in his art gallery his walking stick is made of glass comic books seen behind him in one scene are of Thor, who for a time in the 1980s, had a curse upon him where his bones were brittle and would break easily.
c.
When his editor tells him hes being reassigned to Paris, "where youll probably die," Newman replies, "Yeah, but what a wonderful way to go." The line turned out to be prophetic - the very next year, Newman played an American living in Paris in
What a Way to Go!
.
d.
Martin Scorsese
was reluctant to edit the climactic (and very bloody) shootout to avoid an X rating. However, he was amused by the changes ordered by the MPAA, because they made the final scene even more shocking than had originally been intended.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Unbreakable (2000)?
a.
The forest scenes were shot in the same forest as was used in the first three X-Men movies.
b.
Val Kilmer
noted that the most challenging parts of the production were actually gaining the weight needed for the role, and the loss of depth perception secondary to mono-vision from the scar tissue makeup covering one eye.
c.
Jane Fonda
suggested
Lee Grant
for the role of Hannah.
d.
Osteogenesis Imperfecta is a real but rare disease.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Unbreakable (2000)?
a.
Film debut of
Rita Moreno
.
b.
Director
Tim Robbins
co-wrote the song "Cobbler in Despair" and co-produced the song "Croon Spoon". "Croon Spoon" was sung by
Susan Sarandon
and
Eddie Vedder
from the rock group Pearl Jam.
c.
In Russian Federation the movie is being shown translated by
Dmitri Goblin Puchkov
, a famous independent translator. All obscenities are translated to Russian obscenities, which is very unusual for movie translations in Russia. The movie has Russian rating "Not for people less than 18 ages old".
d.
Julianne Moore
was offered the part of Audrey Dunn.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Unbreakable (2000)?
a.
Darren Aronofsky
told journalist
Kim Masters
in a radio interview (KCRWs "The Business" broadcast February 14, 2011) that
Natalie Portman
not only trained for a year as a dancer to prepare for the role, but that she paid for the training out of her own pocket for about seven months until the film found investors. Aronofsky attributed the fact the films ever actually getting made to Portmans dedication and enthusiasm.
b.
The use of black and white title cards to describe the action in the opening Cape Dorset sequences is a parody/tribute to Robert Flahertys documentary, "Nanook of the North".
c.
The Saints and Sinners Club shootout between Frank Castle and Howard Saints goons was originally longer, but was cut because of pacing and explicit bloodshed. The only two scenes that were altered because of violence were: 1: The point-blank head shot featured blood squirting from the back of a thugs head. 2: The scene in which a thug is dispatched by way of sawed-off shotgun was also cut. The original scene feature pieces of the thug being sprayed from his wounds.
d.
Elijah asks David what made him choose protection as a career out of all the things he could have done, such as "founding a chain of restaurants". In reality,
Bruce Willis
is one of the founders of the Planet Hollywood restaurant chain.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Unbreakable (2000)?
a.
While shooting the infamous shunting scenes
Brian Yuzna
would put a sign on the sound stage door that read abandon all hope ye who enter here.
b.
The sound of a spider being crushed by
John Goodman
was made by the foley artists crushing a couple of potato chips
c.
Originally written as a sequel to the film
Blue Streak
.
d.
Bruce Willis
character is named David Dunn. It is very common for the "secret identities" of comic book heroes to be alliterative (e.g. Peter Parker, Bruce Banner, Matt Murdock and Clark Kent).
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Unbreakable (2000)?
a.
In
Know Your Place
,
Tristan Wilds
can be seen wearing a Tuskegee Airmen T-shirt.
b.
The glass cane that Elijah Price uses was
Samuel L. Jackson
s idea.
c.
San Banarje
was hellbent on using the track of musician Paul Carey Jones (qv ) after hearing his opera in Trisha Rays short film
Closure
d.
This was one of the low budget non-
John Wayne
movies made by Waynes company, Batjac Productions.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Unbreakable (2000)?
a.
In an interview in the late 1990s,
John Carpenter
claimed he almost directed this film.
b.
Olivia says to Benjamin at one point, "Shall we accept good from God and not trouble?" This is a reference to Job chapter 2. God gives all of Jobs status and health in the devils possession. His wife tells him, "Curse God and die!" Job replies, "You are talking like a foolish woman. Shall we accept only good from God and never trouble?"
c.
The kitchen scene between Creasy and Pita where she asked him about concubines were mostly ad-libbed by both actors. It started when they "accused" each other of smiling.
d.
As in comic books, the main characters have their identified color schemes. Davids is green and Elijahs is purple. They show up in their clothes, the wallpaper and bed sheets in their houses, Elijahs note to David, and various personal items, among others.
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