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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : X2 (2003) - Part (9) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : X2 (2003) - Part (9) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: X2 (2003).
About the movie:
The X-Men band together to find a mutant assassin who has made an attempt on the President's life, while the Mutant Academy is attacked by military forces.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: X2 (2003)?
a.
This was production designer
Guy Hendrix Dyas
s first film.
b.
An urban myth regarding the casting of
Frank Sinatra
was that the Mafia made Columbia Pictures an offer they couldnt refuse. This of course was fictionalized in
Mario Puzo
s novel
The Godfather
and its subsequent film adaptation. The real reason for Sinatras casting was mainly his then-wife
Ava Gardner
, who was shooting a film for Columbia head
Harry Cohn
and suggested to him that he use Sinatra. Although initially reluctant, Cohn eventually saw this as being a good idea, as Sinatras stock was so low at the time that he would sign for a very low salary. Sinatra had been lobbying hard for the role,even suggesting he would do it for nothing, but he was eventually hired for the token amount of $8,000.
c.
This is the only Pirates of the Caribbean movie that does not reference the fictitious pirate code Parley (root: "parlée"/"spoken" from the French verb "parler"/"to speak").
d.
Hospital scenes filmed on 3rd Floor of "Scrubs" Sacred Heart hospital set.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: X2 (2003)?
a.
Melanie Griffith
was considered for the female lead role. However, Griffith starred in
Working Girl
.
b.
Guy Hendrix Dyas
and sculptor James Jones collaborated on designing a Sentinel (in the comics, the Sentinels were a set of mutant-fighting robots constructed by anti-mutant government officials). Their final design was a complex hollow robot that could compress itself into a discus. Animating the Sentinel would have cost about seven million, so the Sentinel was never used in the film.
c.
During breaks in filming,
Lon Chaney Jr.
would often treat child cast members to ice cream.
d.
Director
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
facilitated the filmmakers use of Mount Kisco, New Yorks Mutual Fire Companys station in the filming of the firehouse sequences. Mankiewicz was a local resident.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: X2 (2003)?
a.
This film was the mark of
Marc Klein
s directing career.
b.
The last in the original series of four "Magnificent Seven" movies.
c.
Shaquille ONeal
badly wanted to be in the film and actively campaigned for a role.
d.
Paul Newman
considered his performance as Doc to be the best hed done since
The Verdict
. Newman was known as a skilled racing driver, owner, and enthusiast.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: X2 (2003)?
a.
Supermodel
Yasmin Le Bon
appears in posters during the film as Elvia Rivera, the Mexican movie star.
b.
Director
Robert Zemeckis
filmed this while production on
Cast Away
was shut down (so
Tom Hanks
could lose weight for his character).
c.
At the end of the film as the camera is gliding over the water, a large, bird shaped shadow can be seen. This is most likely a reference to Jean Grey being resurrected as the Phoenix.
d.
"Rhapsody in Blue," originally planned by director
Eric Goldberg
as a stand-alone independent film, was an eleventh-hour addition to the lineup. "The Nutcracker Suite" from the original
Fantasia
was originally planned for this spot, until a production hiatus allowed Goldberg an opportunity to allow the Disney animators to work on "Rhapsody in Blue." See the trivia for
The Emperors New Groove
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: X2 (2003)?
a.
Abigail Breslin
s character makes reference to her American Girls doll collection stating that they would be "worth a fortune". Breslin is the third actress to play one of the American Girls, Kit Kittredge, in her own movie (
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
). Both films were released in 2008. (Other movies made from American Girls stories are based on the characters Felicity and Samantha)
b.
In 1998 it was reported that
Mike Myers
would be playing four characters in
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
, the fourth being Austins love guru. This character finally surfaced in a starring role in 2008.
c.
According to
Bryan Singer
, he conceived the idea of Jean Greys death mid-way through production. During the filming of the museum scene, he privately met with
Famke Janssen
to discuss the concept of Jean dying at the end of this film, with the allusion to her return as Phoenix (as in the comic book mythology) in the next sequel. Janssen enthusiastically agreed.
d.
Released theatrically worldwide except for the United States, United Kingdom and Germany.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: X2 (2003)?
a.
As Frank Tobin (
Steve Monroe
) is preparing the explosive crown in the prop room to kill someone for his mother, Kathy Morningside (
Candice Bergen
), the Queen of the Night aria is being sung onstage. When this aria appears in
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
s The Magic Flute, the Queen of the Night is demanding her daughter kill someone for her.
b.
Final film of
Bobby Breen
.
c.
The script underwent rewrites to give
Halle Berry
more screentime after she won an Oscar for
Monsters Ball
.
d.
Co-writer Gloria Katz cameos as the woman in the box office at the theatre.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: X2 (2003)?
a.
The adamantium that pours out of Lady Deathstrikes face is CGI and thats a highly detailed mannequin of her that falls down into the bottom of the tank.
b.
The film was based on the play "Love em and Leave em" which opened at the Sam H. Harris Theater (New York City) on February 3, 1926 and ran for 152 performances.
c.
Fred Astaire
(Ricky Hawthorne) is actually mentioned in the novel on which the movie is based.
d.
Producer
Ray Dorn
"borrowed" much of this movie for his own movie
Journey to the Center of Time
.
Irwin Allen
also borrowed much of the concept for his TV series
The Time Tunnel
. Director
Ib Melchior
declined to make waves so that he would continue getting work in Hollywood.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: X2 (2003)?
a.
Based upon Sidney Howards play "They Knew What They Wanted" the film was initially titled "Sunkissed."
b.
For the films DVD release in 2005, over 110,000 frames were cleaned up individually, requiring more than 9,600 hours of work. This was done from a copy of the original nitrate negative borrowed from the Library of Congress.
c.
Body count: 26
d.
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
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: X2 (2003)?
a.
Jane Withers admired Gene Autry and asked her studio if she could appear in a movie with him. Withers was under contract to 20th Century Fox, and would not be allowed to work on a Republic picture. She was able to convince the studio to work out a deal so she could appear with Gene Autry, and this movie was the result.
b.
The early versions of the script included the suicide of "Gerald Tetley" and that the film was to end with the reappearance of "Rose Mapen" and her husband in the saloon rather than with "Gil" and "Art" leaving to take the letter to "Martins" wife. The contents of Martins letter are not revealed in the book, but director
William A. Wellman
thought that it was important to make them explicit and had
Lamar Trotti
compose the letter.
c.
WILHELM SCREAM: When Dubov pushes the gurney into the guards on the elevator.
d.
Originally the idea was that Jean Grey was temporarily rendered blind after her violent reunion with Cyclops. This was initially filmed as such, but ditched during production, but in the scene where Wolverine shuts a dam door, saving the X-Men from a wall of water, Jean Grey is the only character not looking at him.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: X2 (2003)?
a.
Films plot is based on the Pygmalion legend.
b.
Composer
John Ottman
,
Bryan Singer
s friend and the films co-editor, was hired to replace
Michael Kamen
who worked on the previous film.
c.
The cameo by
Mantan Moreland
was his last film appearence.
d.
Richard Hamiltons last film.
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