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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : We Own the Night (2007) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : We Own the Night (2007) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: We Own the Night (2007).
About the movie:
A New York nightclub manager tries to save his brother and father from Russian mafia hit men.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: We Own the Night (2007)?
a.
Gladys Cooper originally named to play part that went to Edith Evans.
b.
Shooting was completed in just two months.
c.
Avner is referred to as a "sabra" more than once. This is an Israeli term for a native born Jew, as opposed to an immigrant. "Sabra" originally referred to a tough kind of cactus (Opuntia cactus) which grew out in the desert.
d.
The car chase scene has been shot on an entirely sunny day and the rain had been put in digitally later.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: We Own the Night (2007)?
a.
Christopher Walken
was originally cast and set to co-star as Chief Albert Grusinsky, but had to pull out due to scheduling difficulties.
Robert Duvall
was brought in at the last minute to play the role.
b.
Filmed in 1946 but held for release for two years, in part due to legal problems with
Howard Hughes
who claimed it was similar to his
The Outlaw
.
c.
Newly signed Paramount starlet
Betty Grable
lands the female lead at the last minute, replacing
Shirley Ross
, a relatively recent Paramount acquisition in her own right, whos walked off the set after 3 days in a dispute with supporting player
Mary Livingstone
, whom Ross accuses of deliberately sabotaging her scenes.
d.
A nitrate print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television archives, and is not listed for Preservation.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: We Own the Night (2007)?
a.
Sony bought the film for a reported $11 million.
b.
Kevin Williamson
was originally hired to write the script and was said to have actually finished a draft or two with the input of Jamie Lee Curtis. Williamsons script was eventually not used, but a treatment he wrote for the movie is said to be a heavy basis for the final, filmed version.
c.
The original draft of the script by
Harry Julian Fink
and
Rita M. Fink
was set in New York City. When
Clint Eastwood
and
Don Siegel
became involved in the project, they initially planned to relocate the film to Seattle, Washington before ultimately deciding on San Francisco.
d.
Robert Donat
made his only trip to Hollywood during the production of this film. Due mainly to his poor health, he was unable to travel to Hollywood again to film any of his other roles.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: We Own the Night (2007)?
a.
In the original shooting script, Justin (played by
Blake Foster
) was named Justin Dinkelhuber. His characters name was later changed to Justin Stewart.
b.
The full moon was added digitally.
c.
The title of the movie is the motto for the New York Police Departments Street Crimes Unit disbanded in 2002. Their patch can be seen during the opening credits.
d.
The film is based on
An American Family
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: We Own the Night (2007)?
a.
Following the bankruptcy of Orion pictures in the early 1990s, UHF was one of several movies that were stuck in "legal limbo" for several years. This is the primary reason that this cult favorite wasnt released on DVD until 2002. The DVD was a top ten bestseller upon release.
b.
Despite the idea of the plants being "killer vines," only one character (Mathias) is actually killed by them. All the others are either killed by the Mayans or one another.
c.
The character "The Dude" is based on a real-life friend of the Coen Brothers named Jeff "The Dude" Dowd. The Port Huron Statement that The Dude refers to himself as being one of the original authors of, is a real document/statement written by The Students for a Democratic Society at a national convention meeting in, Michigan, June 11-15, 1962.
Jeff Dowd
was not one of those students.
Jeff Dowd
was 13 years old in 1962, as he was born on November 20, 1949. He was a member of the Seattle 7 but did not help write any Port Huron Statement.
d.
The film focuses on the relationship between two brothers, one who lives a dubious lifestyle and the other who leads a very respectable, law-abiding life. This theme is also present in one of
James Gray
s earlier films,
Little Odessa
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: We Own the Night (2007)?
a.
The original script featured a cut beginning and ending sequence that took place in the future. In the end, an older Clementine comes in to have the procedure done and a look at her screen shows that shes had the procedure done multiple times and all of them involved Joel. At the very end of the script, an older Joel calls Clementine to ask why she hasnt called, but the technicians performing the procedure erase his message. Other cuts in the original script include a montage of memories people wanted erased, including a soldier seeing his dead friend on a battlefield and a girl who was raped at a young age. Another sub-plot dropped from the script was Mary (
Kirsten Dunst
) finding out that Howard (
Tom Wilkinson
) made her get an abortion after they had the affair resulting in her desire to have her memory wiped.
b.
While there never was a "Caine" in the US Navy, there WAS a DMS-18 (the hull number of the Caine). It was the Hamilton, converted from a destroyer in 1942.
c.
According to an interview with
Mark Wahlberg
,
Joaquin Phoenix
would get into character by hurling insults at Robert Duvall (I) between takes. This upset Duvall greatly and Wahlberg had to restrain him.
d.
According to his memoirs
Stewart Granger
was offered the role of Messala but claimed that he turned it down on the advice of his agent who recommended Granger not to play a supporting role to
Charlton Heston
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: We Own the Night (2007)?
a.
Daniel Stern
, who plays Glen Stevenson (the father of
Fred Savage
s Brian Stevenson), was the man responsible for the voice-over narration on
The Wonder Years
, in which Savage starred.
b.
The film originated at Warner Brothers and was briefly acquired by Universal.
c.
The additional scenes written for
Charles Laughton
were filmed in New York City in November 1946, because
Ingrid Bergman
was then starring in a Broadway production of "Joan of Lorraine".
d.
The first Disney film to be released after
Walt Disney
s death in 1966, just prior to the films theatrical release.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: We Own the Night (2007)?
a.
Franco Corsaro
filmed a scene as the dying consigliere Genco Abbandando but it was deleted. In the scene, which takes place after the wedding, Vito Corleone and his sons go to the hospital to pay their respects to Genco who is dying of cancer. They attempt to console him and Genco begs Vito to stay with him as he is dying. The scene does appear in some TV airings of the film (in place of edited versions of the murder scenes) and is in
The Godfather: A Novel for Television
.
b.
The apartment complex in which Dixon and Laurel live in was a replica of
Nicholas Ray
s own residence when he first moved to Hollywood.
c.
The scene near the end where they command the man to kneel down in the middle of the field is very similar to a scene in
Little Odessa
, also directed by
James Gray
.
d.
New Toys opened at the Fulton Theatre on February 18, 1924 and ran for 24 performances.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: We Own the Night (2007)?
a.
The suit designer who appears in Thomas Crowns office is
Gino Campagna
, who has been featured on CNNs Richard Quests segment. He also the designer responsible for the look of the clothes in the film
b.
Cinema feature directorial debut for
Burt Reynolds
.
c.
Director
James Gray
refused to shoot the film in Toronto where it would have been much cheaper. This is one of the reasons why it took so long to make the movie.
d.
With a budget of around US $17 million, this picture has been described as the most expensive home movie ever made.
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