QuizAssess
Home
Popular Quiz Categories
Home
Hollywood Movies Famous Trivia Quizzes
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Apocalypto (2006) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Apocalypto (2006) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Apocalypto (2006).
About the movie:
As the Mayan kingdom faces its decline, the rulers insist the key to prosperity is to build more temples and offer human sacrifices. Jaguar Paw, a young man captured for sacrifice, flees to avoid his fate.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Apocalypto (2006)?
a.
Natalie Moorhead
s last film.
b.
Noel Coward
s wistful reflection in song, "If Love Were All," sung by
Jeanette MacDonald
, was deleted from the movie. In the 1933 British-made film production,
Anna Neagle
had sung the classic ballad.
c.
Due to the unpredictable climate in the rain forest of Mexico, special care was needed to protect the digital cameras. Under extreme heat, they were covered with space blankets to reflect the heat. Temperature was closely monitored via thermometers added to the cameras. While shooting at a waterfall, the cameras were protected in specially built Hydroflex splash bags designed by
Pete Romano
.
d.
Several members of the group "Arroz Con Pollo" worked on this production. "Arroz Con Pollo" was an independent group of filmmakers that gathered and worked together at CalArts to produce several short films and includes primary members: M. David Mullen, Charlie Wiener, Chris Innis, Lowell Boston, Destiny Itano and Susan Barnet.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Apocalypto (2006)?
a.
Jaguars, unlike leopards, are not generally known to kill humans, although there are a few cases of this happening.
b.
Harry Gregson-Williams
was offered the job of scoring the film, but he had to turn it down due to scheduling conflicts with
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
.
c.
Ryan Gielen
: In the background of a shot at Seacrets. Hes standing in the water and wearing a bright red shirt.
d.
Multiple proposed scripts caused misleading advertising which implied that the movie would be set on Earth.
William Gibson
also drafted a script in which Ripley spent most of the film in a coma.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Apocalypto (2006)?
a.
Vitaphone Production reels #4872-4879 and #4841 (trailer)
b.
For the waterfall jump scene,
Rudy Youngblood
performed his own stunt, jumping in a harness from a 15-story building in Veracruz over about 10 takes. (The shot was later digitally composited with the real waterfall.) After director
Mel Gibson
harassed Youngblood about the actors initial hesitancy and fear of jumping, Youngblood got together with the stunt crew and goaded Gibson into taking a jump for himself.
c.
This film was originally developed as a Laurel and Hardy vehicle, but was re-scripted after Stan Laurel, whose contract with Hal Roach had run out, declined to resign with the producer. Hardys contract was still in force, and the team believed that if they waited until it expired, they could resign as a team and be in a stronger bargaining position. Ultimately that is what happened.
d.
Both
Clive Owen
and
Jason Statham
were previously attached for the lead role.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Apocalypto (2006)?
a.
Sam Raimi
: Gunman with two pistols during the Sons of Erin Club gunfight.
b.
During the course of filming the 170-ft waterfall for the scene in which Jaguar Paw (
Rudy Youngblood
) jumps to escape the headhunters, a real cow that was attempting to cross upstream went over the waterfall. Remarkably, it emerged from the fall alive and the dazed and confused animal banged with the current along rocks near the bank.
Mel Gibson
and crew were certain the cow was done for, but after a local man swam into the river and calmed it, the cow climbed up on bank and began eating grass as if nothing had happened.
c.
Chapter Titles: 1.Mystery of the Trail. 2.Kit Carsons Daring Raid. 3.Wagon of Doom. 4.The Half-Breeds Treachery. 5.The Gauntlet of Death. 6.Ride for Life. 7.Chasm of Fate. 8.Pueblo of Death. 9.The Red Menace. 10.A Duel of Wits. 11.Buried Alive. 12.Cavern of Doom. 13.Scorching Sands. 14.Mission Bells. 15.End of the Trail.
d.
Part of the original SHOCK THEATER package of 52 titles released to television in 1957, followed a year later with SON OF SHOCK, which added 21 more features.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Apocalypto (2006)?
a.
Because of heavy rains in Mexico, the released date had been changed from 4 August 2006 to 8 December 2006.
b.
Some of the debris that was used in the crash scene in
Hero
was reused for the crash site in this film.
c.
Irene Bordoni and
Vera Zorina
both repeated their roles from the original Broadway stage version.
d.
Despite the New Line Cinema re-release title being "The Black Streetfighter", this film bears no connection to
Sonny Chiba
s series of martial arts pictures, including
Gekitotsu! Satsujin ken
(The Streetfighter) and
Onna hissatsu ken
(Sister Streetfighter). This retitling was done only to capitalize on the success of the popular Streetfighter series.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Apocalypto (2006)?
a.
Cruella De Vil was designed as a manic take-off on the flamboyant actress
Tallulah Bankhead
, as well as some of her personality quirks.
b.
The original Broadway production opened at the Eden Theater on February 14, 1972 and ran for 3,388 performances, setting a record.
Adrienne Barbeau
and
Barry Bostwick
were in the original Broadway cast.
John Travolta
appeared at some time as a replacement on Broadway in the role of "Doody".
Marilu Henner
, an alumna of the original Chicago production, appeared as a replacement in the role of "Marty".
Patrick Swayze
and
Treat Williams
were both replacements as Danny Zuko.
Richard Gere
is also listed as an understudy to many male roles, including Danny Zuko. Gere played Zuko in the London production in 1973.
c.
Jetsun Pema
is the real-life sister of the
The Dalai Lama
. In this film she plays the mother of the
The Dalai Lama
and hence her own mother.
d.
The teaser trailer for the movie has an almost entirely different cast than the one that ends up in the film.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Apocalypto (2006)?
a.
One of the intertitles is a quote from "The Ballad of Reading Gaol" by
Oscar Wilde
i.e. And wondered if each one of us/ Would end the self-same way,/ For none can tell to what red Hell/ His sightless soul may stray.
b.
At least three names from this film have been used in the television series
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
. In addition to starring a vampire character named Angel, the series also had an episode (2.12 "Bad Eggs") that featured two vampire cowboys named Lyle and Tector Gorch. Also,
Luke Perry
s characters last name in the movie version of
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
is Pike.
c.
Many substantial speaking roles in the film were filled by Mayan people who had never acted before. For instance, the sick little girl who curses the hunting party as they and the captives pass right before entering the city, was played by a seven year old who lived in a dirt-floored hut in a village not unlike Jaguar Paws.
d.
The 3 Stooges short that #5 is watching is the end of
Woman Haters
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Apocalypto (2006)?
a.
One of the bodies that Horace took over (the "Jogger" in the park) is
Jonathan Craven
, son of director
Wes Craven
.
b.
Was shot on exactly the same stages as
Moulin Rouge!
, also starring
Ewan McGregor
.
c.
Tatum ONeal
was offered the lead role, but turned it down.
d.
In casting, it was important to
Mel Gibson
that he and
Farhad Safinia
find actors that matched the archetype each character represented. For instance,
Rudy Youngblood
struck Gibson as fitting the mythic archetype of a hero. Gibson saw that as necessary to allow people to identify with the film, since the movies context is unfamiliar to most viewers, being in a foreign language and concerning an indigenous culture in the 16th century.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Apocalypto (2006)?
a.
The storyline for the film was inspired by the Lee Teter print "Reflections". The films screenwriter, retired U.S. Army Major
Ken Miller
, who served in Vietnam, saw Teters famous illustration in an art gallery and immediately was filled with war-related emotions.
b.
On the DVD trailer for this film there are several scenes that never appear in the movie. For example, there is a clip with Jules tells Mox: "You woke up in the twilight zone....West Canaan, sex and football. Thats all there is." Another scene where a girl in the pep-rally asks Lance to sign her ass also never appears.
c.
The chemical that brought the dead back to life in the previous Return of the Living Dead films was 2-4-5 Tioxin. In this film the chemical is referred to as Trioxin 5.
d.
There was severe flooding in the southern region of the country during filming, which displaced at least a million people. The crew helped with some flood relief.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Apocalypto (2006)?
a.
Colin Hanks
: Son of director, writer, star, etc.
Tom Hanks
, plays the usher who seats
Liv Tyler
towards the end of the movie.
b.
Film was originally released in 3D and in stereophonic sound.
c.
The amount of digital footage shot would approximately equal 2 million feet of conventional film.
d.
Hardy Krüger
s character, Gen. Ludwig, is a composite of German division commanders Gen. Harmel and Lt. Col. Harzer.
Related movie quizzes
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Apocalypto (2006) - Part (2) Quiz
Year: 2006 related famous movies quizzes
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Basic Instinct 2 (2006) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : 300 (2006) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Rocky Balboa (2006) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Ten 'til Noon (2006) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Stranger Than Fiction (2006) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Treatment (2006) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Flyboys (2006) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : 300 (2006) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Coffee Date (2006) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Flicka (2006) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : V for Vendetta (2006) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Rune (2006) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Even Money (2006) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Marie Antoinette (2006) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Scary Movie 4 (2006) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Naked Beneath the Water (2006) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Eragon (2006) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Evil Behind You (2006) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Deja Vu (2006) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Celestine Prophecy (2006) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Follower (2006) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Everyone's Hero (2006) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Lather Effect (2006) Quiz
Related genere famous movies quizzes
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Man in the Iron Mask (1998) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Wo hu cang long (2000) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Van Helsing (2004) - Part (5) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Hatari! (1962) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Call of the Wild (1935) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) - Part (10) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Wo hu cang long (2000) - Part (5) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Poseidon Adventure (1972) - Part (6) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Rescue (1988) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Amazons and Gladiators (2001) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Book of Eli (2010) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Ground Control (1998) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Beowulf & Grendel (2005) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) - Part (10) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Musketeer (2001) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Postman (1997) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : War of the Worlds (2005) - Part (5) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Crowded Sky (1960) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Twister (1996) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Delta Force (1986) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Guardian (2006) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Farewell to the King (1989) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Poseidon Adventure (1972) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : War of the Worlds (2005) - Part (6) Quiz