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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Broken Arrow (1996) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Broken Arrow (1996) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Broken Arrow (1996).
About the movie:
Terrorists steal nuclear warheads from the US military but don't count on a pilot and park ranger spoiling their plans.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Broken Arrow (1996)?
a.
Oliver Wood
was considered to be the films director of photography, but he was unable to take the job, due to the broken ankle he sustained while shooting
Cutthroat Island
. He was replaced by
Peter Levy
(who had also replaced him on Cutthroat Island). Director
John Woo
later picked Wood to shoot his next film,
Face/Off
.
b.
The cast has strong ties to
Aaron Sorkin
s television projects:
Peter Krause
starred as anchor Casey McCall in _"Sports Night" (1998)_,
Richard Schiff
was communications director Toby Ziegler on _"The West Wing" (1999)_, and
Kari Matchett
did a five-episode run on _"Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (2006)_ as attorney Mary Tate.
c.
The Jack Tarr Hotel, site of the grisly murder scene in room 773, is today (2000) the Cathedral Hill Hotel located on Van Ness Avenue at Geary.
d.
The Spanish title of the film is El Rayo Destructo Del Planet Desconocido which means The Destructive Beam of the Unknown Planet.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Broken Arrow (1996)?
a.
The scene where Casper, Telly and the other kids beat up the hoodlum in the park was inspired by an incident
Harmony Korine
witnessed less then 20 yards from where it was filmed.
b.
In the scenes from the game that Rudy actually plays in, the jerseys of the players have names of actors and crew.
c.
Director
John Woo
originally wanted Hale to die during the film.
d.
This is the first "Star Wars" film in which Yoda (
Frank Oz
) is entirely computer-generated. After tests to see if a CG Yoda was possible failed during pre-production of
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
,
Rob Coleman
and his team came back three years later and presented a reel to
George Lucas
showing him a CG Yoda performing the scene in
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
where he explains the nature of the Force to Luke Skywalker. Lucas was impressed and decided the technology was right for a CG Yoda.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Broken Arrow (1996)?
a.
The phrase "broken arrow" is not actually used to refer to the theft, loss or seizure of nuclear weapons or components from the U.S.;thats known as an "empty quiver". A "broken arrow" is defined by CJCSI 3150.03B, Joint Reporting Structure Event and Incident Reports, as a US nuclear weapon accident that does not create the risk of a nuclear war.
b.
All the nude scenes were shot on the first day of filming.
c.
George M. Cohan
s play opened on Broadway in New York at the Astor Theater on September 22nd, 1913 and ran for 320 performances.
d.
As evidenced by the clappers in the deleted scenes section, the working title for the movie was "The Dinner Party".
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Broken Arrow (1996)?
a.
Jonah Hill
wrote a cameo role specifically for
Johnny Depp
.
b.
Jennifer Aniston
was considered for the role of park ranger Terry Carmichael.
c.
The film was entirely created by high school students. All of the equipment seen in the movie is authentic.
d.
Actress
Rebecca Lord
was deported to France mid-production, requiring a weekend dash to Paris to film her final scenes. The rest of the film was completed in San Francisco.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Broken Arrow (1996)?
a.
The interior scenes of New Yorks City Hall actually were filmed inside a mansion in Teaneck, New Jersey.
b.
Robbie Coltrane
had to turn down a part in
The West Wing
to reprise his role as Hagrid.
c.
Betty Buckley
s voice is used for the Vietnamese girl singing "Walking In Space."
d.
In the mine, the weapon that Deakins uses is a Ruger AC556K.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Broken Arrow (1996)?
a.
Samantha Mathis
plays Terry Carmichael, the love interest of
Christian Slater
s character Riley Hale. She also played the love interest of Slaters character in the movie
Pump Up the Volume
. They also voiced characters that were "romantically involved" in the movie
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
.
b.
Christopher Lee
stated in an interview at the time of the films US release, that his reason for accepting the part was because he had never before appeared in a werewolf movie.
c.
Leonard McCoy mentions joining Starfleet after his divorce. This fact wasnt original to the film.
D.C. Fontana
, one of the Original Series writers, wrote an unfilmed episode story for the third season that would have established this failed marriage and also McCoys daughter Joanna.
d.
As part of his research for the film, director
Marc Forster
actually sat in an electric chair and was horrified to see the nail marks that the electrocuted prisoners had involuntarily scratched into the wood.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Broken Arrow (1996)?
a.
Allan Kayser
had his hair dyed blonde to play Brad in the movie.
b.
Irving Kaplan
, who plays Michael Rolands, is actually one of the founding members of Israeli Educational TV. He directed and participated in many popular programs during 70s and 80s, which are considered by many to be nostalgic gems.
c.
The elected officials of McNairy County, Tennessee, the setting of the movie, were so embarrassed by the national attention brought to the corrupt county that they refused to allow the movie to be shot there. It was consequently shot in neighboring Chester County. The short-sighted officials didnt realize the amount of money it would bring into McNairy County, one of the poorest counties in Tennessee. However, when the remake,
Walking Tall
was announced, the county aggressively "courted" the filmmakers, trying to get the movie made in McNairy County. It was to no avail, as the remake was shot in Vancouver, BC.
d.
John Travolta
was given the choice of playing either Deakins or Hale in the film. He chose the villain Deakins.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Broken Arrow (1996)?
a.
During the final few blows of the last fist fight, as Hale is punching and kicking, growls and roars of large cats (i.e. lions, tigers, etc.) can be heard.
b.
When Mighty Joe Young gets frustrated, he pounds the ground with his fist.
Ray Harryhausen
was inspired to do this by the scene from
King Kong
where Kong pushes open the gates, then forcefully brings his hand down.
c.
During Turks musical trashing of the explorers camp, two apes mimic the bump-bump step seen in the classic Disney short
In the Bag
.
d.
Lee Theodore
, who played Anybodys in the original Broadway production, served as an assistant choreographer for the film.
Russ Tamblyn
reports that he and most of the rest of the dancers in the film suffered from shin splints at one time or another, the result of extended dancing on pavement as opposed to a wooden stage or soundstage floor.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Broken Arrow (1996)?
a.
Jim Ameche
played Alexander Graham Bell, while his brother played him in the more famous film biography of the inventor of the telephone.
b.
In an interview on
Parkinson
,
Halle Berry
recalled that the producers turned her down for the role of Terry Carmichael and told her "there are no black park rangers".
c.
Eddie Cantor
, as Joe the bus driver, tells
Joan Leslie
that he and his friends all live together in a place called "Gower Gulch". In reality "Gower Gulch" was the area near Gower St. and Hollywood Blvdn where many low-budget production companies and independent producers had their offices. It was so named because most of the films they made were westerns--which were cheaper to make than any other genre--and many cowboy actors and extras hung out in the area looking for work.
d.
The tune Pete Sandich whistles when hes nervous is an Irish jig titled "Garry Owen". This song was the official song of the Seventh Cavalry of the U.S. Army - General Custers cavalry. When he is nervous, Pete whistles the theme song of a doomed man.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Broken Arrow (1996)?
a.
Bob Hoskins
bought beer for 300+ extras after a lengthy and complicated scene was cut.
b.
Prints issued at drive-ins in New York carried the advertising title "Egyptian Blood Feast", though the title card remains the same.
c.
Ken Osmond
, who played Eddie Haskells father, was the original Eddie Haskell in the television show
Leave It to Beaver
.
d.
The pistol used by Vic Deakins is a Beretta 93R 3rd Generation model
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