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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : United 93 (2006) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : United 93 (2006) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: United 93 (2006).
About the movie:
A real time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on 9/11 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist plot.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: United 93 (2006)?
a.
The filmmakers donated a percentage of the opening weekend proceeds to the Flight 93 memorial near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The actual amount donated turned out to be $1.15 million.
b.
George Denhams car is a 1951 Studebaker Champion Regal Convertible.
c.
Tourists often went to the real T.C. Williams High School after the movie was released, according to Sports Illustrated, and were very surprised that the real school does not look like the one in the movie. The movie was not filmed in Alexandria; it was filmed in various locations in Georgia.
d.
According to Paramount production files contained at the AMPAS Library,
Alec Coppel
worked on the script for about a week in mid-November 1954, shortly before the final set of retakes was done.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: United 93 (2006)?
a.
The Iraqi-born (but London-based) actor
Lewis Alsamari
, who plays the lead hijacker in the film, was denied a visa by US immigration authorities when he applied to visit New York City to attend the premiere, despite having already been granted asylum in the United Kingdom since the 1990s. The reason given was that he had once been a conscripted member of the Iraqi army - although this was also the grounds for his refugee status after his desertion in 1993.
b.
Originally
Jeff Bridges
and
Beau Bridges
were going to play the Ford brothers but they could not fit it in their schedules.
c.
Through both parts of the movie, Elle Driver (
Daryl Hannah
) and Budd (
Michael Madsen
) are the only fellow assassins that Beatrix Kiddo does not cite as having "unfinished business" with her. She kills neither.
d.
Daniel Craig
recommended
Eva Green
for the role of Ella after working with her in
Casino Royale
. However, Eva turned the role down and
Olivia Wilde
, whod auditioned for Evas Bond role of Vesper Lynd, was cast.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: United 93 (2006)?
a.
Martin Lawrence
did not return in this film because at the time, he was starring in his own sitcom "Martin" along with Tisha Campbell who plays Sydney (who appears in this film in a cameo role).
b.
The film premiered on April 13, 1967, exactly 14 years to the day after the
Ian Fleming
"Casino Royale" novel was published.
c.
Stans character is a death row inmate in Californias San Quentin Correctional Facility. All death row inmates can receive a pardon or stay of execution by the states governor. At the time this film was made (and presumably the time the movie takes place), Californias governor was
Arnold Schwarzenegger
, the lead star of the original Predator film.
d.
The Military controllers were only used during the military scenes. The civilian air traffic scenes were done by real FAA air traffic controllers.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: United 93 (2006)?
a.
Ingrid Bergman
felt badly miscast in the movie, a view shared by film critics in 1941.
b.
One of Roger Eberts Great Movies.
c.
The actors who played the terrorist hijackers and the actors who played the passengers and crew on the flight were kept in separate hotels during filming. They also worked out in separate gyms and did not eat meals together. This was so that the director could capture the separation, fear and hostility between the two groups of antagonists and protagonists.
d.
The name "Serafina Pekkala" originated when
Philip Pullman
browsed through a Finnish telephone directory.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: United 93 (2006)?
a.
The movie is based on the first volume in a nine-part book series, with book one entitled "Pillar of Light."
b.
Voted Movie of the year by Empire magazine.
c.
The film struggled with budgetary problems throughout. When principle photography was about halfway done in 2001, the budget was cut by 70% for the project. Producer
Lisa M. Garthwaite
was so disgusted with the investors, she abandoned the film. The director shelved the project until 2003. However, the investors wanted the film wrapped and released. In 2004, the investors forced Dunn to edit together the incomplete film and shoot the bare minimum to release. In later interviews, Dunn estimated only about 60% of the films screenplay was actually filmed. The 2004 segments he filmed to complete the project were done in Guerrilla film style with no budget. He was never satisfied with the so-called "Directors Cut" as released. Dunn complained about several plot holes such as the Simon character (
Humberto Bermudez
) just disappearing in the middle of the film - most of the plot problems were a result of the production being halted in 2001 (and not resuming until 2004).
d.
The director lived on a working ranch in a farm workers quarters for six months while making this film.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: United 93 (2006)?
a.
This film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.
b.
The United 93 flight crew is entirely portrayed by real pilots and flight attendants, some of whom actually work for United Airlines.
c.
Susan Sarandon
and
Eva Amurri
are mother and daughter, and this is their fourth film together. Amurri can also be seen as the younger version of Lavinia in Suzettes photo collection.
d.
Some magazines and newspapers mistakenly announced this production as the new James Bond film because of
Roger Moore
being in it.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: United 93 (2006)?
a.
The story was first featured in the novel "In A Dark Place: The Story of a True Haunting" written by Ray Garton.
b.
U.S Military Air Traffic Controllers were used in some scenes for the movie.
c.
Shipped to theaters under the code name "Rewind".
d.
Kevin Smith
: [comic books] Names of the security guards at Miramax are all references to comic book characters, including Gordon (James Gordon, Gotham City Police Commissioner), Shaw (Sebastian and Shinobi Shaw, members of the Hellfire club), and Akins (another Gotham City Commissioner).
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: United 93 (2006)?
a.
The quote by
Simone De Beauvoir
LN recites, but cannot remember which book it is from ("One is not born, but rather becomes a woman") is from "The Second Sex".
b.
A marketer hoped to get a prominent placement for California Raisins somewhere in the film. He suggested putting a bowl of raisins on a table at the Enchantment Under the Sea Dance. He had also told the California Raisins board that this would do for raisins what
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
did for Reeses Pieces.
Bob Gale
informed him that a bowl of raisins would photograph like a bowl of dirt. The only thing that appears in the film is Marty jumping over Red, sleeping on a bench that is advertising California Raisins.
c.
Foreign language translations had to change Tom Marvolo Riddles name so that an appropriate anagram could be formed from "I am Lord Voldemort." In Spanish, his name became "Tom Sorvolo Ryddle," which transforms into "Soy Lord Voldemort." In French, his name is "Tom Elvis Jedusor," which becomes "Je suis Voldemort." In Dutch, his name is "Marten Asmodom Vilijn" which is an anagram for "Mijn naam is Voldemort". In Turkish the name is "Tom Marvoldo Riddle" which makes up "Adim Lord Voldemort". In Brazilian Portuguese the name is "Tom Servolo Riddle" which makes up "Eis Lord Voldemort". In danish, his name is "Romeo G. Detlev Jr." which makes up "Jeg er Voldemort".
d.
Families of the 40 passengers and crew members killed on United Flight 93 cooperated in the production, offering Greengrass detailed background about their loved ones, down to the clothes they wore, what reading materials or music they had with them and what sort of candy they might have snacked on aboard the plane.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: United 93 (2006)?
a.
The pins on the uniform worn by
Trish Gates
in the film, are actual airline pins that belonged to flight attendant Sandra Bradshaw. They were donated by her husband, Phil Bradshaw, to replicate her uniform for the film. Gates was herself a flight attendant for United Airlines shortly before participating in the film.
b.
A complicated effect shot (the Marines entering the Alien nest) had already been filmed just before
James Remar
was replaced by
Michael Biehn
. A re-shoot would be too expensive, so the Corporal Hicks seen with his back towards camera is still played by
James Remar
.
c.
Only the scenes in the city and at Bastians home were not shot in the Bavaria Studios in Munich, Germany, but in Vancouver, Canada.
d.
In the scene in which
Ray Liotta
confronts
Robert Patrick
in the bar, the dart that Liotta shoves up Patricks left nostril was made out of rubber.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: United 93 (2006)?
a.
Mel Brooks
cast
Mary-Margaret Humes
as the Vestal Virgin Miriam for the Roman Empire segment after first seeing her picture on a Sunset Boulevard billboard.
b.
The ensemble cast of mainly unknown actors were each given studies of their real life United Flight 93 counterparts. Director
Paul Greengrass
was then able to partially improvise some of the events for the film.
c.
Several comedy routines in the movie were taken from the Marx Brothers 1920s vaudeville stage show, "Fun In Hi Skule".
d.
Lane Janger
: Producer cameos as the bartender.
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