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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Blazing Saddles (1974) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Blazing Saddles (1974) - Part (2) 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.
According the Netherlands Film Museum, which restored "Lucky Star", the film was originally a part talkie, with some dialog and effects, but the soundtrack has been lost.
b.
From an editing point of view, there are over 3000 cuts in the film.
c.
The world premiere was at the (now gone) Pickwick Drive-In Theater in Burbank, California. The guests rode horses into the drive-in for the premiere. (The Pickwick was also used in
Grease
as a filming location.)
d.
Ernie Anderson
narrated both the radio spots and TV spot for the films American theatrical release by New World Pictures.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Blazing Saddles (1974)?
a.
In 2006,
William Shatner
appeared in a TV spot for DirecTV, using re-edited footage from this movie. Shatner is the only one to have new lines, and although
Leonard Nimoy
and
Walter Koenig
also appear in the ad, their lines were taken straight from movie footage.
b.
Mel Brooks
also asked
Johnny Carson
to play the Waco Kid; he refused.
c.
Lindsay Lohan
s first movie.
d.
Director
Robert Benton
has made other similar genre homages, namely
The Late Show
(1930s & 1940s detective movies) and
Twilight
(film noir).
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Blazing Saddles (1974)?
a.
When Mongo rides into town, one Mexican says, "Mongo! Santa Maria!"
Mongo Santamaría
was a famous Cuban musician.
b.
The Native Americans the Vikings encounter historically were the Beothuk people of Newfoundland in Canada. There is a large historical site around the Viking settlements in Newfoundland for tourists to visit.
c.
Gil Kuhn
, captain of the 1936 U.S.C. football team, was "technical expert for gridiron sequences."
d.
In the film
Elvis Presley
performs his only tango song, "The Walls Have Ears".
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Blazing Saddles (1974)?
a.
Intended as part of an aborted trilogy
b.
On the marquee at Graumanns Chinese Theater, the flashing title Blazing Saddles is a matte lay-in, covering the films original title, Black Bart. The final title of the movie wasnt decided until after principal photography.
c.
The film was shot in small increments over a three year period. By the time it was completed, two actors had to be replaced because they were no longer available to finish the film. The previous actors work had to be re-shot, though one of them appears very briefly in a wide shot.
d.
The use of neck signs was based on real rehab therapy techniques.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Blazing Saddles (1974)?
a.
According to
Steve Boeddeker
, the MPAA gave the film an "R" rating due to a single sound effect, which was later removed. It was the sound of the knife stabbing Lucius. Boeddeker has stated that the scene worked even better without it.
b.
Filmed on the same outdoor sets as
Westworld
.
c.
The final scene (a destroyed Three Mile Island) was achieved with five different matte-paintings.
d.
Film debut of
Dean Jones
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Blazing Saddles (1974)?
a.
When handing out the paddles to everyone at the table, Gov. William J. LePetomaine calls them by name as Frankie, Johnny, Patsy and Kelly. "Frankie & Johnny" was a popular song in the 1930s and
Patsy Kelly
was a popular comic actress at that time.
b.
During the scene in which Bill shoots the bride with truth serum and then interrogates her, he calls her a "natural born killer" and also a "renegade killer bee," which references projects of the
Wu Tang Clan
a member of which (
RZA
) wrote much of the original music for the two films.
c.
In the warehouse that Zukovsky has turned into an operations room, the girlie pictures seen on the walls are actually of former Bond girls.
d.
It took two days to shoot
John Breslin
s scenes and his fee was £75.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Blazing Saddles (1974)?
a.
When Thompson and the police tech officer are assembling a mug shot of Luther (right after Luther kills Johnson) on a small computer screen, the image of Luther blinks.
b.
Mel Brooks
s first movie filmed in Panavision scope; 2.35:1
c.
In an interview years after making the film,
Rod Steiger
said he was almost the only American among so many great British actors. "All I wanted to do was not embarrass myself."
d.
Robin Williams
was originally going to play Red Jackson, but dropped out shortly before filming began.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Blazing Saddles (1974)?
a.
When
Richard Basehart
s character of Quimby decides to create another identity for himself, he gets the idea for the name Sothern when he sees a movie fan magazine with
Ann Sothern
on the cover. "Tension" producer
Robert Sisk
was then in the process of prepping
Shadow on the Wall
to star Miss Sothern in the last film of her long-term MGM contract.
b.
The original plan for the film was to have
Alan Arkin
to direct the film with
James Earl Jones
playing the role of Bart.
c.
It has been alleged that
Stanley Kubrick
recast at least 50 UK actors while working on this film.
d.
Murtaghs boat is called "code 7" which is the L.A.P.D code for a lunch break
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Blazing Saddles (1974)?
a.
When
Mel Brooks
advertised in the show business trade papers for a "Frankie Laine-type" voice to sing the films title song, he was hoping for a good imitator. Instead,
Frankie Laine
himself showed at Brooks office two days later, ready to do the job but nobody told him the movie was a parody.
b.
Director
Christopher Nolan
is reputed to have been so fascinated with
Cillian Murphy
s bright blue eyes, that he kept trying to find reasons/ways to have Crane remove his glasses.
c.
The climax was originally intended to be an airport shootout.
d.
The last film in standard aspect ratio to be made by Robert Wise.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Blazing Saddles (1974)?
a.
The house featured in this film would later be used as the funeral home in the film
Phantasm
.
b.
The Ventana Powerplant was based on the experimental nuclear reactor that Rocketdyne operated at its Santa Susana Field Laboratory east of Thousand Oaks, California, in Ventura County. The Rocketdyne reactor also had numerous failures and accidents (due to its experimental nature, not shoddy workmanship), and was finally shut down, but to this day it remains in place as one of the first nuclear reactors in California.
c.
Entertainment Weekly ranked the film as the 8th most controversial movie ever made.
d.
The voices for the drunk that Lili Von Shtupp kicks off the stage and the German Soldier that joins her later in the show are both provided by
Mel Brooks
.
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