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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Blazing Saddles (1974) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Blazing Saddles (1974) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Blazing Saddles (1974).
About the movie:
To ruin a western town, a corrupt political boss appoints a black sheriff, who promptly becomes his most formidable adversary.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Blazing Saddles (1974)?
a.
The alternate title for this movie, "The Honest Courtesan", comes from the term cortigiana onesta which denoted a courtesan who, while sex may or may not have been part of her obligations, was paid mainly to be a companion for intellectual stimulation and/or her poetic or musical talent.
b.
The Hebrew writing on headband worn by
Mel Brooks
on the movie poster should translate to "Kosher for Passover", but it has a (deliberate) mistake: the first letters were switched, which translates it to something like "Posher for Kassover". The huge coin on the poster is inscribed "Hi! Im Mel, Trust Me!"
c.
Andre Braugher
was originally cast as Harry.
d.
There is a legend that
Elvis Presley
(who died in 1977) makes a cameo in this movie. Many of those who believe that Elvis is still alive maintain that, the heavily bearded man standing in the background of the scene where Mrs. MacCallister is shouting at the desk clerk (just before she meets
John Candy
) is Elvis.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Blazing Saddles (1974)?
a.
Paul Walker
was set to play Jim Street and had even started training for the part but had to drop out due to filming on
2 Fast 2 Furious
.
b.
This film was thought to be lost until over 40 years later when a copy was found among a cache of early Fox films. It was presented at a
Howard Hawks
retrospective in the mid-70s and when Hawks found it was on the playlist he asked out loud, "You really arent going to play this, are you?" Midway during the showing of the film Hawks walked up to the projection room and demanded the projectionist destroy the print of the film.
c.
It has been alleged that because this movie bombed at the box-office,
Barbra Streisand
sacked
Sue Mengers
, her agent.
d.
Richard Pryor
came up with the character "Mongo".
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Blazing Saddles (1974)?
a.
On 11 September 1992, Hurricane Iniki hit the island of Kauai, delaying production of the film. Much of the crew helped in the clean up.
b.
The enemy jet fighter is portrayed by a Swedish SAAB J 35F Draken (Kite).
c.
Christopher Nolan
asked
Aaron Eckhart
not to perform any tics or slurping noises as Two-Face to make the character less "showy".
d.
Gene Wilder
was originally offered the role of Hedley Lamarr but he didnt feel right for it and told
Mel Brooks
that he wanted The Waco Kid instead. However, Brooks wanted someone older for The Waco Kid, someone like
Dan Dailey
. Dailey was originally considered for the role of the Waco Kid but poor health and declining eyesight forced him to decline.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Blazing Saddles (1974)?
a.
Hedy Lamarr
sued
Mel Brooks
over the use of the name Hedley Lamarr and settled out of court. Mel said he was flattered by this attention.
b.
Although all the singing was intended for
June Allyson
,
Dolores Gray
performed the title song over the main credits.
c.
Vincent DOnofrio
said that the theme of the movie was about wanting something that you couldnt have.
d.
The method which Nina uses to "break in" her toe-shoes are all common - ripping the sole apart, re-stitching the ribbons, lighting the end ribbons to prevent fraying, spraying the toe-box, and using glass and rosin to grate the bottom to gain traction.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Blazing Saddles (1974)?
a.
The original cut delivered to United Artists was longer, featuring Kim Hunter in the role of Jennifers mother. This cut was ruled too arty (i.e. disastrous in the eyes of studio barons) so the film was re-cut to 90 minutes. Kim Hunters role was completely cut.
b.
In the scene where
Andy Kaufman
performs "Mighty Mouse" on
Saturday Night Live
, the real Studio 8H was used, made to look as it did circa 1975.
c.
Scriptwriter
Andrew Bergman
originally named the lead character "Tex X".
d.
This was the second movie made by
James Cagney
s production company.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Blazing Saddles (1974)?
a.
There was supposed to be a dramatic shot of the giant spider crushing the house by having the spider dropped from a crane onto it while a bulldozer chained to the back of the house would pull away. However, when the shot was filmed, the spiders legs all went straight up into the air! The crew inside working its arms were nearly killed when broken wood from the demolished house went through the spider, coming close to impaling them.
b.
The role of Bart was intended for
Richard Pryor
, but due to the controversial nature of Pryors stand-up routines of the day and his background,
Mel Brooks
couldnt secure financing for the project with Pryor in that role. So Pryor was made a co-writer of the script, and
Cleavon Little
played Bart. Pryor later got to star in a different western comedy -
Adiós Amigo
.
c.
This movie was shot in an old abandoned health spa and resort.
d.
Bette Davis
was reportedly very keen to land the part of Sister George.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Blazing Saddles (1974)?
a.
Based on a real incident in 1927. A Russian filmmaker covertly shot footage of the vacationing
Mary Pickford
, and fashioned an entire film around the footage, creating the illusion that Pickford was actually starring in this Russian film.
b.
The character Governor LePetomane was named after a popular turn-of-the-century French performer,
Joseph Pujol
, whose stage name was "Le Petomane" ("The Fartmaster"). He told stories punctuated with flatulence, demonstrated his ability to blow out candle flames from two feet way with his back turned, and performed "La Marseillaise" and popular tunes.
c.
Script was based upon the 1933 kidnapping and murder of Brooke Hart, the son of the owner of Harts Department Store in San Jose, California. The two kidnapping suspects were pulled from jail by a group of vigilantes, who dragged them across the street to St. James Park and lynched both of them.
d.
The Transformers were created with a mix of computer-generated imagery (from Industrial Light & Magic and Digital Doman) and props (from KNB Effects). The props built include the miniature All Spark; Optimus Primes head, chest and foot; Megatrons legs and claws; Barricades pop-out sensors; Blackouts feet; Bonecrushers claw; Scorponoks head and tail; a 17-foot model of Bumblebee; and a 4-foot model of Frenzy (the latter three in life-size). While ILM designed 75% of the 630 effects shots in the film, Digital Domain handled the remaining 25%, which include the Arctic discovery of Megatron, Frenzys animated head, the machines mutated by the All Spark, and the Autobots protoforms.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Blazing Saddles (1974)?
a.
One day in the Warner Bros. studio commissary,
Mel Brooks
and the other writers were seated at a table opposite
John Wayne
("the Duke"). The Duke turned and said he had heard about their Western, the one where people say stuff like "blow it out your ass". Mel handed the Duke a copy of the script and said, "Yes, and wed like you to be in it." According to Brooks, the Duke turned down the offer the next day by saying, "Naw, I cant do a movie like that, but Ill be first in line to see it!"
b.
The elderly man and woman seated at a table on the right side of the screen during Penn and "Carlottas" conversation in the Mexican restaurant were Penns real-life parents, Sam and Valda Jillette.
c.
A nitrate print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives, and is not listed for preservation.
d.
Jessica Chastain
, a vegan, ate soy ice cream melted in the microwave to gain weight for the role of Celia Foote.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Blazing Saddles (1974)?
a.
The Indian Chief played by
Mel Brooks
speaks Yiddish. He says: "Blacks!" "Dont be crazy!" "Let them go!" "Have you ever seen in your life?!"
b.
According to a Motion Picture Herald news item, the film was banned in Germany "on the ground that non-Aryan actors had participated" in the production.
c.
Costumes are handed down from older sister to younger, to underline both the familys poverty and the connections between sisters. Jos red plaid dress worn to the ball where she meets Laurie is worn the following Christmas by Beth when she comes down the stairs after being ill; Jo and Beth are close to each other, as Meg and Amy are close to each other. Megs blue striped dress that she doesnt end up wearing to Belle Gardiners debut ball is worn years later by Amy in the scene where she announces shes going to Europe with Aunt March.
d.
The little girl at the bus station is
Emilio Estevez
daughter,
Paloma Estevez
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Blazing Saddles (1974)?
a.
Production began with
Gig Young
as the Waco Kid. On the first day of shooting, the scene where the drunk Waco Kid hangs from a bunk asking if Bart is black, Young revealed that he really was indeed drunk (he had had an alcohol problem for years) and proceeded to undergo a physical collapse on set. Brooks shut down production for a day and
Gene Wilder
flew cross country to take over the role. Young later sued Warner Bros. for breach of contract.
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.
At $7 million - a drop in the bucket by todays movie budgets - this was the costliest of the
Ray Harryhausen
films to date.
d.
According to
William Hanna
and
Joseph Barbera
,
Debbie Reynolds
volunteered to perform the voice of Charlotte the spider for no salary, just because of her love for the
E.B. White
book the movie is based on.
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