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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Ben-Hur (1959) - Part (5) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Ben-Hur (1959) - Part (5) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Ben-Hur (1959).
About the movie:
When a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ben-Hur (1959)?
a.
Producer
Sam Zimbalist
offered
William Wyler
$1,000,000 to direct this film. This was the highest directors fee ever paid up to that time.
b.
Almost all of the landscape scenes in the movie are recognizable locations in Hawaii. This is especially true earlier in the movie when Lilo and Stitch are riding the bike around the island, and also in the closing sequence.
c.
Samuel L. Jackson
s look in the film was Jacksons idea after hed done extensive research on his character by studying books on
Malcolm X
.
d.
According to the writer/directors commentary, Adams actual quote following errors urging to remove the slavery clause from the declaration was "If we give in on this issue, there WILL be trouble 100 years hence." The commentary stated that the quote was NOT used because it sounded too much like hindsight. Adams forward looking prediction missed the first battle of the Civil War by only 16 years.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ben-Hur (1959)?
a.
Shelley Duvall
learned Italian to portray Countess Gemini.
b.
Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
called this the finest war film he had ever seen.
c.
Verbal Kint says "The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing man he didnt exist". This quote from the French poet
Charles Baudelaire
also appears in
End of Days
, also featuring
Gabriel Byrne
and
Kevin Pollak
.
d.
During filming, director
William Wyler
noticed that one of the extras was missing a hand. He had the mans stump covered in blood with a false bone protruding from it for the scene where the galley was rammed by another ship. Wyler made similar use of an extra who was missing a foot.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ben-Hur (1959)?
a.
Cameron Crowe
has stated that Jerrys memo/mission statement was directly influenced by
Jeffrey Katzenberg
s tirade after leaving Disney.
b.
Steven Spielberg
has been an avid fan of The Adventures of Tintin comic books since 1981, when a review compared
Raiders of the Lost Ark
to Tintin. His secretary bought him French-language editions of each book, but Spielberg did not have to understand them: he immediately fell in love with its art. Meanwhile, Tintin creator
Hergé
became a fan of Spielberg (reports say he "thought Spielberg was the only person who could ever do Tintin justice.")
c.
The wardrobe of Graveyard Gus (Bill Moseley) is an homage to Crazy Ralph in
Friday the 13th
and
Friday the 13th Part 2
.
d.
June 2008 Ranked #2 on the American Film Institutes list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Epic".
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ben-Hur (1959)?
a.
The Surfer speaks of "the one I love." This refers to Shalla-Bal, who (in the comics) was Norrin Radds girlfriend before he became the Silver Surfer.
b.
WILHELM SCREAM: As Peter enters the wrestling arena, the wrestler slams his opponent to the deck. The Wilhelm Scream is barely audible, but definitely there.
c.
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
.
d.
The producers of the movie were brothers in their senior year at Buckingham High School where they were part of the film program led by
Leonard Carillo
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ben-Hur (1959)?
a.
Director
William Wyler
had previous experience with Ben-Hur. He served as an assistant director under action specialist Breezy Eason (
B. Reeves Eason
) who was one of the directors for the chariot race in MGMs mammoth silent version of the story,
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
.
b.
Sam Peckinpah
had trouble remembering his lines. Because of Peckinpahs difficulty with his dialogue, the fact that his character was the ex-husband of Barbara Collins was never clearly established in the movie. Moreover, Peckinpahs voice was dubbed by another actor.
c.
This film was one of the four pictures that
Burt Reynolds
made in 1975.
d.
Although this movie was a sequel to "Going My Way", it was released by a different studio. "Going My Way" had been released by Paramount, to whom Bing Crosby was under contract. "The Bells of St. Marys" was released by RKO, a studio for which Crosby had never worked.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ben-Hur (1959)?
a.
Around 200 of the re-enactors were employed as a "Core Company" to be available for filming six days a week, 24 hours a day. They were the only re-enactors who were paid for taking part in the movie.
b.
Jeff Baier
(Charles Crenshaw) sprained his ankle in the middle of the production and all of his scenes had to be re-blocked. His crutches are just out of frame in most shots.
c.
Frank McHugh
plays the same character in this film as he did in the original 1932 version titled
The Crowd Roars
. The remake even uses footage of McHugh from the first film to save on production expenses.
d.
Christ was played by opera singer
Claude Heater
, who went uncredited for his only film role.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ben-Hur (1959)?
a.
Used stock footage from
I Found Stella Parish
.
b.
Only five cars in the entire movie do not belong to either Ford or Fords Premier Automotive Group (Aston Martin, Jaguar, Land Rover, Volvo). There are two Ferrari F355s, a Porsche 911, a Mercedes SL and a Lamborghini Diablo. All of these cars (except possibly the Merc) get damaged / destroyed / dropped out of the back of a plane. It is also worth noting that none of the other manufacturers cars are examples of the latest models, whereas Ford is using all of its latest or prototype models.
c.
Although
William Wyler
was Jewish, he particularly wanted to make a film that would appeal to all religious faiths.
d.
Howard Keel
was the original choice to play Don Lockwood; however, he was replaced by
Gene Kelly
as the screenwriters evolved the character from a "Western actor" background to a "song-and-dance vaudeville" background.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ben-Hur (1959)?
a.
The television commercial that is shown on the Hollywood Showcase before The Wonders appear is for the new Ford Mustang at the 1964 Worlds Fair. It was broadcast on all three major networks simultaneously on April 19, 1964.
b.
Director
William Wyler
took on the project because he wanted to do a
Cecil B. DeMille
type picture.
c.
Originally released on a double bill with
Range Law
in some theaters.
d.
Tom Cruise
and
Rob Lowe
were both slated to play the lead. The casting directors were impressed with Cruise because of the famous underwear dance sequence in
Risky Business
, but he was unavailable for the part because he was filming
All the Right Moves
. Lowe auditioned three times and had dancing ability and the "neutral teen" look that the director wanted, but he pulled his knee, and the injury prevented him from taking the part. After watching
Diner
, the director had to convince the producers to go with
Kevin Bacon
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ben-Hur (1959)?
a.
The coordinates given for Nims Island (20 degrees south, 160 degrees west) puts it in the dead center of the Cook Islands Archipelago.
b.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on September 30, 1946 with
Betty Grable
reprising her film role.
c.
It was the first "remake" to win the Oscar for Best Picture.
The Departed
became the second "remake" to do so, 47 years later.
d.
Brian Cox
(Ward Abbott) appears in two other movies as the employer of an assassin who has amnesia after a traumatic event,
The Long Kiss Goodnight
and
X2
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ben-Hur (1959)?
a.
There are actually two cows used in this film. The original cow, Pepsi, died after the initial shooting. When crew went back to shoot some extra scenes, they found out Pepsi was dead and used another cow to round out shots. At the premiere, no one noticed. The film is dedicated to Pepsi the Cow.
b.
This is believed to be one of only three MGM films where the studios trademark Leo the Lion did not roar at the beginning of the opening credits, apparently because of the religious theme in the film. The others were
The Next Voice You Hear...
(another film with a religious theme) and
Westward the Women
. (The lion used in 1968s
2001: A Space Odyssey
was the new illustrated logo first used in the credits for that film, not a real lion. But this logo was shortly discarded permanently, and so doesnt count.)
c.
Roseanne
and
Gary Busey
were originally cast as Joe Dirts parents. After shooting the scene director
Dennie Gordon
decided that Roseannes star-power was too distracting, and opted to re-shoot the scene with
Caroline Aaron
and
Fred Ward
.
d.
Gunner Jensen (
Dolph Lundgren
) comments to Paine (
Steve Austin
), "Need a face lift pretty boy?", a tongue in cheek reference to Austins early wrestling career where Steve Austin went by the name Stunning Steve Austin.
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