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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Big Jake (1971) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Big Jake (1971) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Big Jake (1971).
About the movie:
The McCandles ranch is run over by a gang of cutthroats led by the evil John Fain. They kidnap little Jacob McCandles and hold him for a million dollar ransom...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Big Jake (1971)?
a.
Bobby Vinton
played the middle brother, despite being four years older than
Patrick Wayne
.
b.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
c.
The "Doorman" who silently watches as a parked jalopy falls apart before his eyes is played by former L.A. Ram Mike Henry. Following this unbilled part, Henry played the title role in three Tarzan movies.
d.
Casper Van Dien
(Johnny) broke a rib during a stunt involving jumping off a "tanker bug".
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Big Jake (1971)?
a.
When the film went to the top of the US box office, it gave
Jim Carrey
the distinction of being the first actor to have 3 films go straight to number one in one year.
b.
The High School used in the movie was actually not in Ithaca New York. The High School is Suffern High School in Suffern New York.
c.
Ethan Wayne
, who plays Big Jakes grandson, is actually
John Wayne
s real-life son.
d.
Cole Porter
started writing the lyrics to the song At Long Last Love whilst in pain waiting for medics to arrive after being in the accident which made him disabled.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Big Jake (1971)?
a.
In this film,
Jennifer Lopez
acts opposite two men who have played Jesus Christ.
Jeremy Sisto
portrayed Jesus Christ in
Jesus
and
James Caviezel
played Jesus Christ in
Mel Gibson
s
The Passion of the Christ
.
b.
This was the first of only three
John Wayne
films (the others being
Cahill U.S. Marshal
and
McQ
) to receive AA certificates by the UK censor, meaning that they could only be seen by persons 14 and over. All other Wayne movies were rated A (PG) or under.
c.
In the scene where Stu discovers the tattoo on his face,
Bradley Cooper
genuinely broke into laughter and the director
Todd Phillips
decided to keep that take in the film.
d.
Bob Balaban
was attached to direct at one point.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Big Jake (1971)?
a.
One of two attempts by Hal Roach of reviving his Our Gang (Little Rascals) films. The other was Curley.
b.
Of the songs written for this film by
Richard Rodgers
and
Lorenz Hart
, only one would be sung on screen, "Theres a Boy in Harlem," vocalized by
Jeni Le Gon
and The Three Brown Sisters, accompanied by
Les Hite and His Orchestra
. "Food for Scandal" (the working title of this feature) served as rhyming patter between
Carole Lombard
and
Fernand Gravey
(plus some whistling done by Mr. Gravey alone). Heard in the picture as background music, "How Can You Forget?" was revived in 1958, complete with a
Benny Goodman
arrangement, for a Broadway play, "The World of Suzie Wong." Three tunes submitted by Rodgers and Hart for the feature were discarded: "Lets Sing About Nothing," "Love Knows Best" and "Once I Was Young." According to
Richard Rodgers
in "Musical Stages: An Autobiography," published in 1975, the songwriters became aware of the fate of their score when they went to see the picture.
c.
In 1971, owing to the success of this film,
John Wayne
was #1 at the US Box Office for the last time.
d.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on November 3, 1949 with
Linda Darnell
and
Paul Douglas
reprising their film roles.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Big Jake (1971)?
a.
The crew was fortunate enough to be shooting on 15 December 2004, one of the largest swells in recorded history. From a helicopter at the famous spot "Jaws" in Maui, they would capture the largest wave surfed that year, a 70-footer.
b.
The main theme of the score is, fittingly, based on the Christmas carol "The First Noel".
c.
Tor Johnson
s final starring role. He had 1 more uncredited role in
Head
.
d.
Final film of veteran director
George Sherman
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Big Jake (1971)?
a.
Director
George Sherman
was a friend of
John Wayne
dating back to their days in the 1930s making westerns at Republic Pictures. By the time of this film, however, Sherman was aging and not in the best of health, and had a difficult time shooting in the wilds of Mexico, where much of the movie was filmed. On the days when Sherman was unable to shoot because of his health conditions, Wayne took over direction, but when the film was completed he insisted that Sherman alone be credited as director.
b.
Hercules Credit Card is shown as: "VI V XI XIV XV XVI IV, ex IV M BC, member since I M BC" or "6511 14 1516 4, expires Apr 1000 BC, member since Jan 1000 BC"
c.
During filming,
Gus Van Sant
brought along a DVD player and played the original
Psycho
, and they used it for reference. When he spotted a mistake (a door opening without a key), van Sant decided to put the same mistake into his film.
d.
This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Big Jake (1971)?
a.
Film debut of
Michael Constantine
.
b.
The last movie of
Pat Morita
.
c.
This is the only Harry Potter film not to feature Hogwarts, although the Hogwarts Lake does briefly appear in the final scene where Voldemort takes the Elder Wand from Albus Dumbledores grave.
d.
70mm blow-up version released in Spain under the title "El Gran Jack".
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Big Jake (1971)?
a.
It is widely believed that MGM ensured their contracted star
Clark Gable
received the Best Actor Oscar to promote his career at the studio. Only three actors were nominated that year, and it was widely believed
Charles Laughton
would have easily won for his highly acclaimed performance as the tyrannical father in
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
had he received a nomination.
b.
Seven foot two inches tall Richard Kiel revealed in his autobiography "Making it big in the movies" that his part as Reace the henchman was initially not written as a giant. In fact Kiel replaced actor Lionel Stander who left the project.
c.
This was to be the final film in which
John Wayne
and
Maureen OHara
would work together; they had previously collaborated in
Rio Grande
,
The Quiet Man
,
The Wings of Eagles
, and
McLintock!
.
d.
Steven Soderbergh
: [company named "Perennial"] The courier company that
Terence Stamp
s character visits is called Perennial Couriers. Also see
Traffic
,
Out of Sight
and
Underneath
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Big Jake (1971)?
a.
The ranch house used for the McCandles ranch is the same house used for the Chisum ranch in
Chisum
, a
John Wayne
western made a year earlier. Note the scenery around the ranch.
b.
While the film contains numerous allusions to literary characters and places, the original comics were so thick with them that many web pages were devoted to panel-by-panel breakdowns of annotations.
c.
Art Carney
s widow, Barbara, visited the set and gave
Mike Epps
an autographed photo of Art. Epps was extremely flattered by the present.
d.
Actor/Director Justin Kreinbrink jumped into a rushing creek from 25 feet in the air, rescuing an 11-year-old boy during the middle of a severe storm.
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