Frequency Trivia

1. What is the name of the phenomenon that enables John Sullivan to talk to his father Frank?

From Quiz "Frequency" and the Sullivans

Answer: auroraborealis

The rare phenomenon is the auroraborealis. It's a condition caused by charged particles entering the earth's magnetic field.

From Quiz 'Frequency' 101

Answer: 1969

The year was 1969. We know this because the date and year were shown on the bottom part of the screen.

From Quiz 'Frequency' (The Movie)

Answer: John Sullivan

John is the main character who finds out how to communicate to his father that died a long time ago.

From Quiz Frequency

Answer: baseball

There are several scenes in the movie involving Frank teaching young Johnny how to pitch and hit, as well as rooting for their favorite team. When Frank asks the adult John about his life, he specifically asks if Johnny has become a professional baseball player. John says no, explaining he "blew out his arm senior year," so he "didn't have a shot" at the pros.

From Quiz "Frequency" and the Sullivans

Answer: "Heat Wave" by Martha and the Vandellas

After Frank gets home, we see his lovely wife Julia singing and dancing to the song while cooking dinner.

From Quiz 'Frequency' 101

Answer: Dennis Quaid & Quaid

Dennis Quaid did a remarkable job in this film. This is probably his best work by far.

From Quiz 'Frequency' (The Movie)

Answer: Gordo

Gordo is his best friend who lived next door to John while they were kids. He helps John talk to his father by setting up the radio.

From Quiz Frequency

Answer: fire fighter

Frank, the fire fighter, calls his son "Little Chief." Frank dies fighting a fire at an old warehouse when Johnny is young, but John (from the future) has a chance to save him by telling his father the night before he is to die to "go the other way" in the fire and ignore his instincts. It works, and Frank is spared from death. Enter: the "butterfly effect." Once events change and Frank doesn't die in the fire, things that would not have happened occur, including the survival of the serial killer and the murder of Frank's wife (and John's mother) Julia, a nurse.

From Quiz "Frequency" and the Sullivans

Answer: Samantha

We first see her dumping John. See calls him 'Chief,' the same name Frank Sullivan called him back in 1969.

From Quiz 'Frequency' 101

Answer: New York Mets

The Mets had won their 1st World Series with a 5-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles.

From Quiz 'Frequency' (The Movie)

Answer: Hamm Radio & Ham Radio

John talks to his dad on his old Hamm Radio that his dad owned while he was a kid.

From Quiz Frequency

Answer: police officer

The signs are there: as little Johnny, he asks for a cop kit (gun, holster, badge) and his mom buys it for him -- withholding the gun, however. Satch (Andre Braugher, in a role that won him a Blockbuster Entertainment Award) is a police officer and best friend to the family, has a lot to do with Johnny growing up to be a cop.

From Quiz "Frequency" and the Sullivans

Answer: shotgun

He pulls a shotgun out of the chest, just in time for his dad to snatch it away from him.

From Quiz 'Frequency' 101

Answer: When You Come Back To Me Again

This song was recorded by Country Music superstar Garth Brooks and can be heard on his album entitled 'Scarecrow'.

From Quiz 'Frequency' (The Movie)

Answer: Buxton Warehouse

John warns his dad that he will die in the Buxton Warehouse fire. It makes Frank take a different direction and he follows his instinct to safety.

From Quiz Frequency

Answer: aurora borealis

The special effects of the aurora borealis (aka "The Northern Lights") are gorgeous. Bill Westenhofer, Supervisor of Special Effects for "Frequency," won an Oscar in 2008 for the film "The Golden Compass," and has worked on a variety of special effects films, including "Babe, Pig in the City," and "Stuart Little."

From Quiz "Frequency" and the Sullivans

Answer: Brian Greene

We see him in both 1969 and 1999.

From Quiz 'Frequency' (The Movie)

Answer: Al Weis

John tells his father what happens in game 2 so he can prove that he really is his son in the future.

From Quiz Frequency

Answer: ham radio

"Frequency" as a film title has a double meaning, with one being the frequency of the ham radio signal used by the father, then years later by the son, intersecting in time so they can speak to one another. The other meaning is the frequency of the scientific phenomena creating the opportunity for this time-warpy thing to occur. It is a really scientifically sophisticated notion by screenwriter Toby Emmerich, otherwise an accomplished Executive Producer of an impressive number of films, including "The Notebook," "A History of Violence," "Wedding Crashers," and "Sex in the City 2". His idea: Instead of people traveling through time, voices do. In what would be majorly weird and trippy if it really happened, John the adult gets to talk to "Little Johnny" -- himself -- over the radio.

From Quiz "Frequency" and the Sullivans

Answer: Elvis

The first rip in the time dimensions occur when we see Frank trip over Elvis, their dog, and crack the glass of their living room door. The same crack is seen in the house in 1999.

From Quiz 'Frequency' 101

Answer: Yahoo

At the end of the film we see Gordo and his Mercedes Benz with 1 Yahoo written on the license plate.

From Quiz 'Frequency' (The Movie)

Answer: The Nightingale Murderer

John tries to get his dad to find the murderer in the past, but when he tries to it changes history. The Nightingale Murderer goes after his mom instead.

From Quiz Frequency

Answer: The Nightingale Murders

The tag is undoubtedly a nod to the famous Crimean War nurse, Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) who, studying and working in London prior to the war, almost singlehandedly turned the profession of nursing from "one step above prostitution" to the level of comfort and care required of the sick and dying, especially the poor. As a result, "Nightingale" became almost synonymous with "nurse."

From Quiz "Frequency" and the Sullivans

Answer: Satch DeLeon

Satch is the name of the cop who is a lifelong friend of the family.

From Quiz 'Frequency' 101

Answer: murdered

She was one of the Night in Gale murders.

From Quiz 'Frequency' (The Movie)

Answer: Jack Shepard

John figures this out when he goes to Jack's parents' house. Jack's dad tells him that someone mysteriously killed his wife (who was a nurse).

From Quiz "Frequency" and the Sullivans

Answer: The Mets

Everyone in the movie loved 'The Amazing Mets'.

From Quiz 'Frequency' 101

Answer: Herbert

We see the name as the tanker swerves just before it crashes.

From Quiz 'Frequency' (The Movie)

Answer: Behind the air vent

Frank finds it after he escapes from the police station. He goes to Jack's house and looks for some clues.

From Quiz Frequency

Answer: Jack Shepard, police officer

The same actor, Shawn Doyle, plays the villain over the span of thirty years (but his "aged" makeup doesn't work very well, in my opinion). Doyle also appeared in "The Majestic" and "Don't Say a Word," both in 2001, and has many television credits on his resume. Although too often cops are portrayed negatively in films (e.g., on-the-take , brutal macho men, or bumbling idiots), a cop as a serial killer strikes me as unique. Jack Shepard's mother was a nurse and either an early victim of his or perhaps just the source of his sexual anger towards nurses ... depending on whether we're viewing him before or after the butterfly flaps its wings.

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