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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Braveheart (1995) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Braveheart (1995) - Part (4) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Braveheart (1995).
About the movie:
William Wallace, a commoner, unites the 13th Century Scots in their battle to overthrow English rule.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Braveheart (1995)?
a.
The song at the end of the film when they are standing on the bridge is "Somewhere Over the Rainbow". A clip of this song is played in the previous movie with
Meg Ryan
and
Tom Hanks
,
Sleepless in Seattle
.
b.
Its Oscar win was the only award it won for "Best Picture" (no other award or critic group named it the best film of the year).
c.
It was reported in contemporary news accounts that a sequel had been filmed in the Lake Tahoe area simultaneously with the principal photography for the first Doc Savage, but the sequel was never completed because of the poor box office for that first film.
d.
On opening night, many theatergoers simply walked in without paying. The official ticket count was 322. The actual attendance was upwards of 500.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Braveheart (1995)?
a.
Mel Gibson
initially turned down the role of William Wallace, because he felt he was too old for the part.
b.
The glasses that Whitey wears are in fact his real life glasses, including the little microscope on the end.
c.
The laughter that can be heard faintly in the background during the "Whos on First" routine belongs to the film crew and director
Jean Yarbrough
. After numerous re-takes trying to eliminate it, Yarbrough just couldnt get the crew - or himself - to stop laughing during the routine, no matter how many times they heard it. So he just gave up and left the giggling in.
d.
Bernard and Miss Bianca were supposed to go to a mouse supply room in the International Rescue Aid Society Headquarters. In here, they were supposed to have bins full of items Bernard and Miss Bianca would need on their journey. Once they were packed Rescue Aid would then send them off.
Ken Anderson
drew conceptual art of this storage room, what was inside of it, etc. This idea never made it past this stage.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Braveheart (1995)?
a.
John Waters
: [manson] Lady Divine constantly taunts Mr. David with the idea that he is responsible for the Manson murders.
b.
While the movie took great care to depict several groups all dressed alike in their representative tartans (the plaid pattern on the kilts), the use of clan tartans and any organized rules for kilts and patterns was a Victorian invention, much later than the time of the movie.
c.
Barbara Eden
and
Andy Williams
tested for roles.
d.
It was the first film from the United Republic of Tanzania to ever be submitted as entry to the Oscars.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Braveheart (1995)?
a.
On July 29, 2008, during the shooting schedule, a magnitude 5.5 earthquake hit the greater Los Angeles area. Shooting that day had been scheduled for mid-afternoon and did take place with the cast and crew recounting where they were and what they were doing when the quake struck.
b.
Christopher Buckley
(who wrote the original novel) can be seen at the metro station reading Heathers article about Nick.
c.
In the audio commentary
Casey Siemaszko
reveals the prostitute Charlie goes to see was actually a longer scene, and the end of the scene he tells the guys the women was his mother.
d.
Sean Connery
turned down the role of King Edward I because he was filming
Just Cause
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Braveheart (1995)?
a.
Guillermo del Toro
was offered the chance to direct, but turned it down to work on
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
.
b.
Between his escape from the insane asylum and his ransom call, the movies main villain, John Worfin, is not seen for more than 42 straight minutes - over 40% of the films runtime.
c.
Two weeks before he picked up two Oscars for Best Film and Best Director,
Mel Gibson
was in hospital undergoing an emergency appendectomy.
d.
The river-rafting sequence was filmed over a period of seven days.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Braveheart (1995)?
a.
Timothy Busfield
ad-libbed Poindexters painful yelp during the Pi-watching sequence. It was inspired by the sound of a former neighbor having sex. Many crew members had to run away to keep from breaking out in laughter and ruining the take, but the director can be heard snickering just before the camera cuts away to the next scene.
b.
Stacey Keach and Trevor Howard were cast in major roles but were replaced before filming.
c.
Mel Gibson
, who had been heavily criticized for a December 1991 interview with a Spanish magazine, was accused of homophobia for the films portrayal of the Prince of Wales (and future King Edward II) as an effeminate homosexual. It is strongly disputed whether Edward II, who fathered at least five children, was either homosexual or even bisexual at all. The scene where Edward I threw his sons lover out of a castle window was particularly criticized for inciting homophobia. The lover was based on Piers Gaveston, who was allegedly Edward IIs lover although he was also married and many historians believe these were just rumours invented by the Kings enemies in order to discredit him. Gibson refused to apologize for the controversy in a 1995 interview with "Playboy" magazine while promoting the movie. However, in January 1997 he did agree to host a summit for representatives of gay rights organization GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) on the set of
Conspiracy Theory
. Although the leaders of GLAAD noted they were disappointed that he did not apologize to them for the films alleged homophobia, Gibson did acknowledge "regret" over his controversial 1991 interview, claiming he had been drinking at the time and that his words had frequently been used to criticize him.
d.
Mara Corday
told writer Tom Weaver that director Pevney had originally cast
Allison Hayes
in her role, but that Universal-International insisted that Corday be given the role. Hayes left the studio soon after.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Braveheart (1995)?
a.
Aragorn battling the Ring Wraiths at Weathertop was
Viggo Mortensen
s very first day on set. It was also the first time that Mortensen had ever handled a sword.
b.
The love scenes between characters Joe Cable and Liat were considered shocking by the still conservative standards of the late 1950s.
c.
Many Scots were offended by the films portrayal of Robert the Bruce.
d.
Barbra Streisand
reportedly directed at least one scene in this movie herself (the sequence with both leads fishing and walking in the snow) after director
Howard Zieff
vetoed them.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Braveheart (1995)?
a.
After Peter Pan finds his kids kidnapped he is talking with the inspectors, the main inspector is
Phil Collins
,
Mike Rutherford
steps forward to have a word with Phil Collins and rounding out the Genesis band appearance is
Tony Banks
standing in the background.
b.
Mel Gibson
has said he would give five dollars to anyone who could spot the fake horses in the final film. Reportedly he has not had to make good on the wager.
c.
Seann William Scott
s agents were reluctant to show the script to the actor, certain he would turn it down. Turns out that they were worried for nothing because after he read it, he agreed to do the movie.
d.
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.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Braveheart (1995)?
a.
After seeing
The Shining
.
Rob Reiner
was immediately inspired to direct a movie based on a
Stephen King
novel.
b.
Number 28 on Bravo Channels 100 Scariest Movie Moments.
c.
As the film was improvised by all the performers,
Rob Reiner
,
Christopher Guest
,
Michael McKean
and
Harry Shearer
went to the Writers Guild hoping to give proper credit to everyone. The Board of Directors voted 15 to none that the credits should stay as it was including only the four of them.
d.
The Gaelic chant is "Alba gu brath", which means Scotland forever. Although Wallace was a Lowlander, many of his troops were Highlanders, and a large part of the Lowlands were still Gaelic speaking at this time in history.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Braveheart (1995)?
a.
This is the first time since 1962 (when
Peter Burton
played "Major Boothroyd" Q in
Dr. No
) when someone other than
Desmond Llewelyn
has played "Q." Llewelyn passed away in 1999 and
John Cleese
(who plays "Qs Assistant" in
The World Is Not Enough
was named as his successor. One of the extras in the fencing scene is
Justin Lewellyn
, son of
Desmond Llewelyn
.
b.
Mel Gibson
was on the set of
Ransom
when both
Braveheart
and
Apollo 13
were nominated for Best Picture. He pulled a prank on Apollo director
Ron Howard
and producer
Brian Grazer
by giving them an ad in which
Braveheart
was considered for Best Moon Shot. The accompanying picture was a shot of the Scottish army mooning the English.
c.
Shirley MacLaine
wrote that since this was filmed in Mexico, it took substantial time to send the film to California for processing and return it for dailies. When MacLaine finally saw the dailies, she was appalled at how overstated her false eyelashes looked, as she was playing a hooker posing as a nun. She regretted that she could not remove them for the rest of the filming because the footage would not match.
d.
Allen Swift dubbed a line into the movie for the TV premiere in which David Nivens character expressed remorse for having relations with his wife before their marriage.
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