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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Born on the Fourth of July (1989) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Born on the Fourth of July (1989) - 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: Born on the Fourth of July (1989).
About the movie:
The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Born on the Fourth of July (1989)?
a.
During his preparation for the film,
Sylvester Stallone
was bench-pressing 220lbs, when the weight fell and tore his right pectoral muscle. This was shortly before the fight scene was to be filmed, and ultimately, the scene was shot with Stallone still badly injured.
b.
Nathan Myers and DLytha Myers, who play the lead characters, a broken-up couple in the story, are married in real life.
c.
Shot in 3D.
d.
Tom Cruise
had initially talked to director
Oliver Stone
about taking the lead role in
Wall Street
, but Stone had already given the role to
Charlie Sheen
. Stone then suggested he be cast in
Born on the Fourth of July
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Born on the Fourth of July (1989)?
a.
Richard Burton
initially turned the film down because he felt the idea of him playing a saint would cause the press to have a field day. He also said he would be more suited to playing Henry II.
b.
Jack Gilford
was nominated for the 1963 Tony Award (New York City) for Supporting or Features Actor in a Musical for "A Funny Happened On The Way To The Forum" as Hysterium which he recreated in the movie version.
c.
This was the only real war movie which
James Stewart
starred in. He had vowed never to make one, since he complained they were hardly ever realistic.
Harry Morgan
said he believed that Stewart made an exception for this film because it was definitely anti-war.
d.
Second part of
Oliver Stone
Vietnam-trilogy. The other two are
Platoon
and
Heaven & Earth
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Born on the Fourth of July (1989)?
a.
According to the director
Jennifer Yuh
, Shen proved to be a great challenge to animate, so much that the complexity of the character was like that of doing six characters all at once.
b.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on September 7, 1953 with
Olivia de Havilland
reprising her film role.
c.
Ten percent of the movies opening weekend gross was donated to the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
d.
Ron Kovic
and
Oliver Stone
wrote much of the script together at a cafe in Venice, California.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Born on the Fourth of July (1989)?
a.
The myna bird actually spoke its lines in the film.
b.
The original script Easy Does It, was originally intended as a vehicle for
Bob Hope
. After the huge success of
Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
, Universal-International wanted another "horror" comedy with
Bud Abbott
and
Lou Costello
, so the script was rewritten for them. Oddly enough, the role played by
Boris Karloff
was originally written for a woman.
c.
The name of the author listed on the study that Kate prints out is
Isabelle Côté
, the movies graphic designer.
d.
This film represents one of the rare instances where
Oliver Stone
was able to cast his very first choice for a starring role in one of his motion pictures.
Tom Cruise
was Stones definite preference for the role of
Ron Kovic
, a casting decision that Kovic ultimately stood by.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Born on the Fourth of July (1989)?
a.
Vincent Pastore
showed up late one day. When costar
James Caan
angrily asked why, Pastore replied that the other film he was shooting that day ran late. When Caan realized Pastore was doing two films at the same time, he backed off.
b.
James Stewart
wasnt impressed with the script, but accepted the role of Grant McLaine because he believed the part would allow him to show off his skills as an accordion player. However, all of his accordion playing was re-recorded by a professional prior to the movies release.
c.
Both
Harry Warren
and
Al Dubin
are credited onscreen for both music and lyrics, but no songs are credited onscreen. However, Warren wrote the music for all the songs recognized and listed in the soundtrack, and Dubin the lyrics for those songs which were sung.
d.
The films anti-war message meant that Universal were very nervous about its box office chances so they kept the budget low. To keep costs down, most of the cast didnt receive an upfront salary.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Born on the Fourth of July (1989)?
a.
Actress
Lauren London
was offered to be in this movie with no audition.
b.
Oliver Stone
wanted to make the movie in Vietnam but relations with that country and the US were still frosty after the war so it was made in the Philippines instead.
c.
The name Jen Danzig is a reference to Glenn Danzig, the singer of the former Misfits leader whom wrote and sung the songs Halloween and Halloween II before the original movie was released. The two songs have little to do with the movies since their lyrics do not even touch the main plot.
d.
Although the movie was completed in 1952, it was not released until 1954.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Born on the Fourth of July (1989)?
a.
References are made to the films
Backdraft
and
Scream
, both staring W. Earl Brown, who plays the Terminator in this film.
b.
Filming took place in Oxford, Mississippi, near where the University of Mississippi campus is located.
George Hamilton
recalled that author
William Faulkner
, who was writer-in-residence at the university, would climb up a tree and stay there for several hours watching the film being shot.
c.
The main story line of this movie, involving Charlie Browns participation in a spelling bee, was taken from a sequence that originally appeared in the comic strip. In that story, however, Charlie Brown lost in the first round of the competition, misspelling the word "maze" M-A-Y-S. He later loses his temper at the teacher and is sent to the principals office; as he waits in the hall, he reflects that the reason he misspelled the word was that when he heard the word "maze," the first thing he thought of was the surname of famed baseball player
Willie Mays
. This last half of the story had been used in
Youre in Love, Charlie Brown
, when Charlie Brown inadvertently yelled at the teacher for "missing the stupid bus" (after he overslept).
d.
The studio was initially very dubious about the casting of
Tom Cruise
in the lead as he hadnt really tackled such a heavily dramatic role before.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Born on the Fourth of July (1989)?
a.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 20, 1944 with
Charles Boyer
and
Alexis Smith
reprising their film roles.
b.
Kathleen Turner
was considered for the role of Kathryn.
c.
Oliver Stone
became the 16th man to win a second directing Oscar, joining an elite pantheon that includes
Milos Forman
,
Billy Wilder
,
David Lean
,
Elia Kazan
and
John Ford
. Since his win,
Steven Spielberg
and
Clint Eastwood
have been added to the list.
d.
At the time of production, a rather older, yet still iconic
Clayton Moore
was making personal appearances as the "masked man". The Wrather Company, owner of The Lone Ranger character took the actor to court banning him from wearing the mask, citing that an elderly man didnt represent the character the way he should. Though stripped of the mask, Mr. Moore continued making personal appearances in costume, but wearing over-sized sunglasses instead of the mask. After the extremely poor box office performance of the film, Clayton Moore was allowed to make appearances as The Lone Ranger, mask and all.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Born on the Fourth of July (1989)?
a.
John Farrow
directed a week or so of the Spanish scenes.
b.
The producers claimed that 90 per cent of the cast were under 23 years of age.
c.
Digby Bell plays a role that he had done before on Brodway. On stage it was first produced in 1908.
d.
The last scene of the film to be shot - in a race against time as the sun was going down - was the wheelchair fight between
Tom Cruise
and
Willem Dafoe
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Born on the Fourth of July (1989)?
a.
Because of their experiences during film production, many of the cast and filming crew converted to Catholicism after the completion of the film. Among those who converted was an atheist who played Judas Iscariot.
b.
For the massacre scene in the garage, the actors playing the slain gangsters were shown photos and directed as how to fall so their positions were identical to the real photos of the massacre. Two actors bumped together on the way down. After studying photographs they realized they had fallen and collided in the exact way the slain gangsters had fallen and had landed in the correct positions.
c.
Joss Ackland
said in a Radio Times interview he only did this project because of a bet between him and a family member.
d.
For the duration of filming the scenes after Ron is paralyzed,
Tom Cruise
stayed in and used a wheelchair off the set as much as possible.
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