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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976).

About the movie: A cynical Buffalo Bill hires Sitting Bull to exploit him and his add credibility to the distorted view of history presented in his Wild West Show.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976)?
a.		As the film came out in 1976, film critics and others felt that this scathing indictment of Americana was made as a countermeasure to the celebratory atmosphere of the American bicentennial, but Robert Altman claimed in interviews that he did not intend for this to be a commentary on the bicentennial at all.
b.		Several songs from the Broadway musical were excised from the film. They are: "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" (and its many reprises); "Ah, Miss"; "Johanna" (Judge Turpins version); "Kiss Me"; "Parlour Songs"; "City on Fire"; and "Epilogue". All ensemble / choral singing was also eliminated, most notably from "God, Thats Good", in which the title of the song is now never even sung. Many other songs remaining in the film have been shortened. The only songs to remain intact are "Epiphany"; "Pretty Women"; "Johanna" (Anthonys solo); "The Worst Pies in London"; "Wait" and "My Friends". "Johanna" (featuring Sweeney, Anthony, and the Beggar Woman) is originally a quartet featuring all three in addition to Johannas vocals. The song "My Friends" is not sung in its entirety either, with one line being added and the last line was edited, from "At last, my right arm is complete again" to "At last, my arm is complete again."
c.		Screenwriter John Michael Hayes was so faithful to Lillian Hellmans play that large chunks of the dialogue are identical to the dialogue in These Three, the 1936 film version of The Childrens Hour, for which Lillian Hellman herself wrote the adaptation and screenplay - this, despite the fact that These Three was a watered-down, censored version of The Childrens Hour.
d.		The short scene with the coughing keyboard was actually improvised by Matthew Broderick. This is explained in the commentary on the DVD.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976)?
a.		Average Shot Length = ~7.6 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~7.4 seconds.
b.		For the story "The Black Cat", Vincent Price based his character of Fortunado on Ernie Kovacss television character Percy Dovetonsils.
c.		The crew stayed at the Kah-nee-ta Resort on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation in Oregon. Filming took place at many locations throughout the reservation, as well as in the hills near Mt. Hood and in downtown Portland.
d.		The boats name is "Erebus", seen on the transom, referring to the son of the Greek god of utter darkness, as the movies source novel was called Heart of Darkness. (Erebus and Terror were also the two lost ships in the famous 1845-6 British polar expedition of Sir John Franklin.) The back of the seat in the forward turret (with dual M2 .50 cal MGs) of the PBR (Lances position) has the words "Gods Country" written on it. The steel gun-shield protecting the gun mount (single M2 .50 cal MG) on the back of the boat is marked with the words "Canned Heat".

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976)?
a.		Jude Laws character asks to be called by his middle name, Eugene. "Eugene" comes from the Greek for "well born," which he is. "Eugenics" (the science of improving the hereditary qualities of a race or breed) is the central theme of the film.
b.		Doc Ocks lab where he has his initial accident is actually Anthology Film Archives, one of New Yorks most famous venues for avant-garde cinema, founded by legendary filmmaker Jonas Mekas.
c.		Director Michael Crichton and author Robin Cook are both doctors.
d.		This movie won Robert Altman the Golden Bear for the best film at the 1976 Berlin Film Festival. Altman declined the award, however, in protest over the re-cutting of the film at the hands of Executive Producer Dino De Laurentiis.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976)?
a.		The film was formally announced at a press conference by the Governor of New Mexico.
b.		This started out as a project re-teaming Paul Newman and director George Roy Hill after Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Although Hill dropped out of the mix in the intervening years, Newman remained on board.
c.		Warren Clarke has said in an interview with TV Times that he was offered a role in this project
d.		Quentin Tarantino: [bare feet] Angela is barefoot throughout the fourth installment.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976)?
a.		Based on Arthur Kopits play "Indians," which ran for 96 performances from October 13, 1969 to January 3, 1970. It was nominated for a Tony Award as Best Play in 1970, losing to "Borstal Boy."
b.		When William Styron was writing the novel, he envisioned Ursula Andress in the role of Sophie.
c.		Sam Spiegel forgot to pay for rear-projection equipment, hence the reason why the cab where Marlon Brando and Rod Steiger play out the films most famous scene has blinds.
d.		This movie officially establishes the 23rd-century time line as the time period for Star Trek and for its movies. Prior to this movie, it had never been officially established which century the original series took place. According to Gene Roddenberry, the original series couldve easily taken place between the 21st and 31st centuries, and Stardates were used to allow for this ambiguity in the time line.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976)?
a.		Although set in Wyoming, the movie was made mostly in Alberta, Canada. The production crew bulldozed a remote field and constructed a full-sized copy of William F. Codys outdoor theater complex.
b.		The first movie to do all special effects (except makeup and explosions) on a computer. All shots of spacecraft, space, etc were generated on a Cray X-MP computer.
c.		Malcolm McDowell claims to have talked Katharine Ross out of taking the role of Drusilla.
d.		Produced to capitalize on Paramount Pictures "School for Stars", a marketing concept the studio used to promote talent. The graduating class really only consisted of one who would become a major star, Charles Buddy Rogers. This lightweight comedy included cameos by established stars such as Clara Bow, Richard Dix and Adolphe Menjou.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976)?
a.		Features a cast of over 500.
b.		This is the 5th time (behind On Her Majestys Secret Service, The Spy Who Loved Me, Octopussy and Casino Royale) that the title song bears no relation to its title. Consequently, this is the first time that two consecutive Bond films does not have a theme song that relates to its title.
c.		The last film to date to win the most Academy Awards (5) without winning Best Picture.
d.		Originally Academy Award Winning composer Jerry Goldsmith was slated to score this film, but had to bow out due to scheduling conflicts. Bruce Broughton was hired and subsequently hired to score the remake of Miracle on 34th Street later that year both written and produced by the late John Hughes.

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