Answer: Akira Kurosawa
Although his name is not popular in the modern age, Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998) is one of the most-influential filmmakers in cinematic history.

Answer: Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson also plays Colonel Nick Fury in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Answer: Railroad
Andy helped Hadley evade some taxes on his inheritance from his brother who was in the railroad business.

Answer: Samuel Norton
The warden of the prison was Samuel Norton.

Answer: Colombiana
A script for a "Leon" sequel called "Matilda" was written by Luc Besson. He has been unable to produce it due to a conflict he has with the studio that owns the rights to "Leon". However he is said to have used it as the foundation for "Colombiana", released in 2011.

Answer: 5 years
It took Frank Darabont, the director, five good years to start developing the movie after he had purchased the rights from Stephen King.

Answer: Allen Greene
The entire movie is dedicated to Frank Darabont's agent and friend, Allen Greene.

Answer: Jake
Brooks named his pet bird, Jake.

Answer: Agent Smith
Agent Smith, who as an "Agent" protects the Matrix from potential threats (like Morpheus), is the main antagonist of the movie.

Answer: Sauron
"The Lord of the Rings" is actually a reference to the Dark Lord Sauron, the main bad guy in the trilogy.