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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Casualties of War (1989) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Casualties of War (1989) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Casualties of War (1989).
About the movie:
During the Vietnam War, a soldier finds himself the outsider of his own squad when they unnecessarily kidnap a female villager.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Casualties of War (1989)?
a.
Catherine Chisholm Cushing
s play opened in New York on 18 September 1916.
b.
The film originally went into development at Paramount but was ultimately done for Columbia.
c.
The deleted scenes involving
Harvey Korman
s character "Balls" ended up in the film
Trail of the Pink Panther
, which was made after
Peter Sellers
death.
d.
The films working title was "Trash Planet".
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Casualties of War (1989)?
a.
The hospital office and interrogation office were all in the same place. It was shot entirely in a local fire-hall.
b.
Thomas Ikimi does the voice for the radio station Adam listens to in his apartment when he comes home from the roof.
c.
According to
John Leguizamo
in his autobiography, the scene in which Meserve smacks Diaz took 14 takes and
Sean Penn
really smacked him every time.
d.
The opening scene of Gallo driving was originally almost 20 minutes of him just driving until it was cut down because it was too long.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Casualties of War (1989)?
a.
James Nesbitt
was originally up for the role of Jennings until the director eventually went for
David Thewlis
.
b.
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.
c.
One of the deleted scenes included the testimony of the murdered girls sister in which she tearfully displayed her dead sisters scarf, a scene made more poignant when Eriksson returns the Vietnamese American girls scarf to her at the films conclusion.
d.
The town of Mansfield held all day open auditions for extras. So much interest was shown that they accepted no more people after 3pm.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Casualties of War (1989)?
a.
Many of the exterior shots were filmed on
Harold Lloyd
s massive estate, GreenAcres, in Beverly Hills.
b.
For
Michael J. Fox
s shots,
Sean Penn
would be telling him that he was just a little TV actor and nothing more, to get genuine reactions for director
Brian De Palma
.
c.
Producer
Melanie Doyle
plays seven roles in the film. Not only is she the pregnant lady who loses her baby, but shes also a stand-in for Isdora during the gun battle, a P.E. Swat team member, a security guard in the elevator, the voice over for postpartum depression, a devious poisoner and a fan of The Shaver.
d.
The set for Heywood Floyds house (with dolphin pool) was constructed atop the MGM studio "saucer tank" in Culver City, California. The dolphins, named Captain Crunch and Lelani, were provided by a local aquarium.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Casualties of War (1989)?
a.
John C. Reilly
s first movie.
b.
It was agreed that
Cary Grant
would not remove his shirt in the shower scene since he was nearly sixty and slightly overweight.
c.
Voted #2 on Empire magazines 500 Greatest Movies of All Time (September 2008).
d.
A Jewel Production. Universal, not owning its own theater network devised a 3-tiered brand system that it utilized through 1929 to denote its product: Red Feather (low budget programmers), Bluebird (mainstream releases) and Jewel (prestige pictures produced to command higher roadshow ticket prices).
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Casualties of War (1989)?
a.
Kazah has a two hose hookah, and lights it with both mouthpieces in his mouth, an obvious reference to his lighting two cigarettes in
Now, Voyager
b.
The voice of "The Girl on the Train" voice was dubbed by
Amy Irving
, onetime wife of De Palmas friend
Steven Spielberg
.
c.
Charles Bronson
once said of ex-patriot Mexican immigrants: "Mexican aliens, like the immigrants before them, are seeking a better life in the US. They come here, not because they want our jobs, but simply because they want a job. They want to make a living and live, thats all."
d.
Peter OToole
and
John Gielgud
claimed to have been unaware hardcore sex footage was being shot for the film.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Casualties of War (1989)?
a.
Tuan Tran
plays the Viet Cong soldier that Jeremy is forced to execute in Vietnam. Trans first credited role was that of another Viet Cong soldier in
Heaven & Earth
.
b.
According to the Paramount Collection at the AMPAS Library the film was produced at the cost of $1,701,083, which was $103,083 over its allotted budget. Because of the budget overruns, a planned "The Bat Lady" musical production number was never filmed.
c.
Brian De Palma
chose to utilize segments from
Ennio Morricone
s score for
The Thing
when he laid in his temporary sound track.
d.
The movie ends with Rusty Dennis and Gar visiting Rockys grave. In real life, however, Rocky Dennis was not buried. His mother donated Rockys body to the UCLA Medical Center for medical study.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Casualties of War (1989)?
a.
The silhouettist played by
Mandy Patinkin
and his wife (played by
Fran Drescher
) are listed in the credits with the character names Tateh and Mameh. These are not meant to be interpreted as their actual names, but are rather the Yiddish words for father and mother, respectively.
b.
David Rabe
apparently did not like the upbeat ending that he had written, but director
Brian De Palma
insisted that it stay in the final film.
c.
The sheriff serving McGonigle the writ comes from New Philadelphia. Philadelphia was Fields home town, a city he reportedly detested.
d.
All the actors in the film worked for scale due to the films budget.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Casualties of War (1989)?
a.
Mary Lambert (I) had also directed Madonnas "La Isla Bonita" music video the same year in exactly the same city. The exteriors in the music video are identical to the ones in this movie.
b.
This film was scheduled for release on October 19 and 20 in 2009 Tokyo International Film Festival, but canceled.
c.
After his stint in the army during WWII, Tyrone Power wanted to tackle meatier roles. This was one of his first upon his return to Hollywood.
d.
The railroad trestle bridge utilized in the firefight near the end of the film (located in Kanchanaburi, Thailand) is part of the Japanese transportation system as portrayed in the film
The Bridge on the River Kwai
. This particular bridge was constructed by prisoners of war held captive by the Japanese when Thailand was under Japanese occupation during World War II.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Casualties of War (1989)?
a.
According to the directors 2002 DVD commentary, most of the casting was done on the spot for this six-day shoot at the Black Sea in Romania. The hotel receptionist was played by the real hotel receptionist, the waiter by the real waiter, and so on. In their only known screen appearance, the three lead actresses are uncredited and the director claims not to even remember their names.
b.
Michael J. Fox
would often buy gifts for the snake beaters who would beat the cobras out of the set.
c.
In an interview with MTV.com, director
Marc Forster
revealed the reason why Sams trousers are too short for his legs. It is because Henrys view of Sam is when he is crouching down, and his trousers pull up when he does this.
d.
The last aerial shot of the bus and the train was filmed by
Haskell Wexler
, who was - at that time -
James Wong Howe
s assistant.
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