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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Conan the Barbarian (1982) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Conan the Barbarian (1982) - Part (3) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Conan the Barbarian (1982).
About the movie:
The epic tale of child sold into slavery who grows into a man who seeks revenge against the warlord who massacred his tribe.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Conan the Barbarian (1982)?
a.
Although the "Hyborian Age" of Conan was approximately 10,000 BC, creator
Robert E. Howard
used Medieval themes and influences in the Conan stories to avoid any complicated historical research.
Oliver Stone
s script placed the story in a post-apocalyptic future rather than the distant past. This was abandoned and the original timeline was restored.
b.
Irma is kidnapped by the "notorious Corrigan Gang". Their leader Sharpie, a ruthless murderer, is played against type by endearing, lovable director-turned-actor Lloyd Corrigan in an obvious in-joke.
c.
The movie being watched and is stopped in the Marshall movie theater when the news of the plane crash is announced is
Kellys Heroes
.
d.
The island in the film is owned by director
Ben Bachelder
s aunt.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Conan the Barbarian (1982)?
a.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on January 30, 1950 with
Ray Milland
reprising his film role.
b.
As publicity for this movie, MGM offered $2,000 to the first woman that year to name their twin daughters Rose and Marie. The prize went to Mrs. Esker R. Owens of Fort Smith, Arizona.
c.
Paul Newman
broke his ankle rehearsing the "grab-ass motorcycle race" sequence and filming had to be postponed for a few weeks.
d.
The name "Valeria" comes from the heroine of the novella "Red Nails." The theft of the tower in Zamora is from "The Tower of the Elephant." The speech King Osric gives about the throne room becoming a prison echoes a similar passage in "The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune," a King Kull story. The scene where Conan is crucified and kills a vulture with his teeth is from "A Witch Shall Be Born." Finally, the scene where Valeria vows to come back from the dead to save Conan and then does so is from "Queen of the Black Coast." Thulsa Doom was the enemy of Kull, not Conan. Conans arch-foe was Thoth-Amon.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Conan the Barbarian (1982)?
a.
John Woo
: [slow motion]
b.
Production was delayed for over a month while
Charlize Theron
recuperated from a neck injury she sustained while slipping during stunt training. After the injury she still insisted on doing her own stunts, although she does have a stunt doubles clause in her contracts.
c.
The DVD commentary promises a third movie a few times, but the third movie was shelved entirely.
d.
The main character is a photographer, and his pictures (hung all over the apartment in this film) were actually taken by director
Brian Sloan
(color shots) and New York photographer
Craig Hamrick
(several semi-nude male black-and-whites). In some shots, Hamricks signature can clearly be seen on the prints. Hamrick and Sloan are friends, and they had a joint photo exhibit/show in Hamricks Tribeca studio in 2004.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Conan the Barbarian (1982)?
a.
Raffs band is actually the group 25% Toby performing the song "Skin Cancer" with
Nick Stahl
on guitar.
b.
The role of "Ira" is a thinly veiled portrayal of Allen Ginsberg. The name was changed after Ginsberg objected.
c.
According to producer
Raffaella De Laurentiis
, pre-production for the movie initially began in Yugoslavia, but due to the political instability in the area, it was ultimately decided to move the rest of the movies production to Spain.
d.
Robert Harron
, a
D.W. Griffith
regular, shot himself under mysterious circumstances after the world premiere of this film in New York City. Harron, whom Griffith was grooming as a film director, was reportedly despondent over losing the leading man roles in both this film and
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
to
Richard Barthelmess
, formerly an juvenile lead in
Dorothy Gish
comedies. Although according to
Lillian Gish
, Harron on his deathbed denied that he had attempted suicide, it is still unclear whether the shooting was a deliberate suicide attempt or accidental.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Conan the Barbarian (1982)?
a.
Osric was the name of some Anglo Saxon kings who ruled parts of Britain in the early 7th and 8th centuries.
b.
The fact that Randolph Meredith has no bullet wounds on him when he returns to his sisters house to die is no mistake. Serials were heavily regulated in those days - the filmmakers were not even allowed to use blood packs, which would have made the shooting scenes more realistic.
c.
Anna Paquin
, who plays a love interest to
Jeff Daniels
in the Squid and the Whale, played his daughter in
Fly Away Home
. Upon the release of the Squid and the Whale, Jeff Daniels said that this previous experience made the filming a bit awkward for both of them. His comment to one interviewer about how he and Paquin got through the filming of their intimate scenes was, "we tried not to think about...you know, geese."
d.
The character John Slade is a reference to Cactus Jack Slade in
The Villain
, played by
Kirk Douglas
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Conan the Barbarian (1982)?
a.
Ranked #447 in Empire magazines "the 500 greatest movies of all time" in 2008.
b.
The snake cult of Thulsa Doom is modeled after the Flagellants-a cult that arose in Germany at the time of the Plague of the Black Death in the mid 14th. Century. They are wearing similar white robes and some are whipping themselves.
c.
Charles Cousins
character was called Metal Head in all of the promotional material, but was merely called Velmas Friend in the movie credits.
d.
The mask Michael wears is the exact same mask (a repainted and modified Captain Kirk mask) worn in the original film. It looks different in the sequel because the latex had decayed in the years between films, and Dick Warlock is shorter and stockier than Nick Castle, so the mask fit his head differently. All the subsequent sequels used different masks that looked rather different.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Conan the Barbarian (1982)?
a.
The script called for Conan to throw a torch into the palaces central window/balcony.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
missed on the first attempt, but no retake was possible as the set proceeded to burn to the ground, as intended.
b.
The thirty-fifth of forty-seven Charlie Chan movies.
c.
Originally filmed in 3-D. As of 2006, the only commercial 3-D release is on the UK released Region 2 PAL Collectors Edition DVD.
d.
Ewan McGregor
suggested to
Ron Howard
that he could do the sequence where the Carlamengo tells the cardinals about the Illuminati entirely without breaking it into several segments as felt that he could pull it off having known all of his lines there. Howard agreed to his suggestion and proceeded to film it. The take was very good, much to the applause of everyone that it was the only one shot and used in the final film.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Conan the Barbarian (1982)?
a.
The scene of the crucifixion on the dead tree was shot in Almeria, Spain. When Conan is nursed back to health, we can see mysterious magical figures drawn all over his face. One of them is the "indalo" (a red symbol resembling a man with his arms over his head), a traditional symbol of the province of AlmerÃa used since ancient times by the local inhabitants to expel witches and lightning. Now it has become a symbol and tourist trademark icon for the province and its tourism industry.
b.
Viggo Mortensen
purchased the horse who played the title character (T.J.) after this film was completed.
c.
In the film, just before he handcuffs himself to Jason and a part of immovable furniture, Creighton Duke says "Son of a Bitch, you remember me". In the final film, this sounds a nonsensical. In the audio commentary to the DVD, it is revealed that the script at one point had it that Jason slew Dukes girlfriend.
d.
In the dubbed Dutch version of the film, Timon and Pumbaas voices are spoken in Flemish, a dialect of Dutch spoken in Belgium. The accent given to Rafiki and Simbas mother comes from Suriname, a former Dutch colony in South America. The rest of the characters speak with standard Dutch dialects found in the Netherlands.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Conan the Barbarian (1982)?
a.
A print of this film is held by the UCLA Film and Television Archives.
b.
At an early stage of the project, some media announced that the cable guy would be in fact harassing a young woman instead of a man, implying a sexual motivation from the title character.
c.
In an interview,
John Milius
said that the dogs they used in the film were very unfriendly and dangerous. He even went as far to say "When you had the dogs chasing
Arnold Schwarzenegger
and hes running, hes actually running for his life because he knew those dogs were very dangerous and they even attacked their trainer".
d.
The film cost so much to make that at one point, Paramount considered selling it to another distributor. The studio felt the film would never earn back what it cost to make. It ended up making a significant profit.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Conan the Barbarian (1982)?
a.
During the scene when Thulsa Doom (
James Earl Jones
) points to one of his priestesses and she jumps to her death, a womens free fall record was set at 182 feet by stunt woman
Corrie Jansen
.
b.
In the scene when the four are running from the cabin after awaking the mountain men,
Desmond Harrington
broke his right ankle after landing on the opposite side of a log. This made it very difficult to shoot some of the scenes after his left leg is "shot" and he has to limp on his right leg.
c.
David Torrence
was at one time cast as the Prime Minister, but did not appear in the film.
d.
Part of the original SHOCK THEATER package of 52 Universal titles released to television in 1957, followed a year later with SON OF SHOCK, which added 21 more features.
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