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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Desperado (1995) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Desperado (1995) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Desperado (1995).
About the movie:
A gunslinger is embroiled in a war with a local drug runner.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Desperado (1995)?
a.
Other than the color scenes in
Leathernecking
,
Irene Dunne
s only film in color.
b.
Vito Scotti
s movie debut.
c.
Ralph Bakshi
was able to persuade
Albert S. Ruddy
to produce the film by claiming it was a remake of
Song of the South
. This film satirizes the folk tales and character of Uncle Remus upon which "Song of the South" was based upon.
d.
The bar in the beginning of the film where
Steve Buscemi
and
Cheech Marin
talk is an actual bar in Acuna, Mexico called the Corona Club. The bar is a lot cleaner and bigger in reality, but its like walking right into the movie. They also have quite a few pictures of the stars and crew of the movie on the walls.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Desperado (1995)?
a.
Glen Cavender
is in studio records as the elevator operator, but the role was played by
Jack Wise
.
b.
Vehicles featured included James Bonds black supercharged Bentley Special 4.5 litre; Evelyn Trembles black Lotus Formula 3 race car; a white Jaguar E roadster; a black Mercedes-Benz; Wrights Dairies light yellow Bedford milk delivery van; a Citroën police car; and a Golden three-wheeler.
c.
Burt Reynolds
turned down the role of Trapper John.
d.
The bathroom scene before the 2nd bar shootout was directed by
Antonio Banderas
.
Robert Rodriguez
said he didnt like using 2nd unit crews and Banderas asked if he could direct the scene, so Rodriguez agreed.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Desperado (1995)?
a.
The title is intending to be ironic, or at least an oxymoron. Zoe is the Greek word for life.
b.
Director
Robert Rodriguez
said in his DVD commentary that the day they shot
Salma Hayek
s love scene with
Antonio Banderas
, the entire crew showed up to see it.
c.
The scene on the speedboat where Lt. Callahan sings "The Ride of the Valkyries" was not in the script. Director
Alan Myerson
laughed so hard at
Leslie Easterbrook
s vocal improvisation between takes, that not only did Leslie and a cameraman have to grab Alan to prevent him from falling off the boat, but Alan also decided to use the opera singing as part of the scene itself.
d.
Scenes from the movie were filmed at New York Universitys freshman dorm, Hayden Hall.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Desperado (1995)?
a.
Jennifer Lopez
tried out for the part of Carolina.
b.
During the chase scene at the abandoned building, "Nic + Jenny" is seen spray painted on a wall. This is a nod to co-star
Jenny Wright
and her then-relationship with
Nicolas Cage
c.
The title "Redline" was one of the working titles of
The Fast and the Furious
.
d.
Peter Berg
was quoted that he did this movie for the sake of his young son. While editing
The Kingdom
, his sons frequent visits in the editing room prompted him to make a comic-book style movie. At that time the script of the film surfaced around for so long and with no director attached, so he jumped at the chance.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Desperado (1995)?
a.
When Batgirl sneaks to the motorcycle contest, one of the gangs there are dressed like the main characters in
Stanley Kubrick
s
A Clockwork Orange
. At the same time, the background song is "Fun for Me", performed by
Phil Peskett
.
Phil Peskett
is Nadsat (Alex de Large and his droogs language) for Milk.
b.
Antonio Banderas
performed all of his own guitar work, including "Cancion Del Mariachi" during the opening credits.
c.
First of four feature films that
Bob Hope
and
Lucille Ball
made together.
d.
Was partial inspiration for the naming of Hollywood High Schools sports teams as "The Sheiks", a name which persists to this day (2008).
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Desperado (1995)?
a.
At least one scene of the Martians attack (a building being blasted) is from _Earth vs. the Flying Saucer (1956)_.
b.
The movies title does not appear until almost 18 minutes into the film.
c.
Copyright date in the films credits is 1961.
d.
Santa Cecilia (St. Cecilia) is the patron saint of music, which is an obvious reference to the Mariachi theme. Both
Henry Purcell
and
George Frideric Handel
wrote Odes to St. Cecilias Day (22 November 1683, and 1739, respectively). Few hard facts are known about St. Cecilia who may not have existed at all, other than in legend.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Desperado (1995)?
a.
Marsha Mason
is essentially playing herself because
Neil Simon
based the story on their marriage.
b.
The original production of Showboat opened in the Ziegfeld Theater on December 27, 1927 and ran for 572 performances.
c.
Nearly all the extras and many of the actors in the "Fistful of Yen" sketch were recruited from nearby martial arts gyms.
d.
Raul Julia
was cast as Bucho, but pulled out due to declining health.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Desperado (1995)?
a.
Steve Buscemi
s characters name is "Buscemi" because the part was written with him in mind.
b.
A lovemaking scene between Barry and Lady Lyndon was filmed, but cut out.
c.
When the daughter of Italian director
Pietro Francisci
saw this film, she suggested bodybuilder-turned-actor Steve Reeves for the title role in her fathers upcoming production
Le fatiche di Ercole
(US title: "Hercules").
d.
Gina Philips
(Trish) and
Justin Long
(Darry) were not allowed to meet
Jonathan Breck
before filming (in order to get a true reaction from them when they actually did see him with his full costume and makeup), nor did they see the BEATNGU truck before the opening scene was shot. When Philips first saw the truck, she said something to the effect of: "Is that the truck? Jeepers, thats creepy."
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Desperado (1995)?
a.
June 2008 Ranked #5 on the American Film Institutes list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Romantic Comedy".
b.
At the end, Everetts line, "Finding one little ring, in the middle of all that water, is one hell of a heroic task," is a reference to the legend of Theseus, who had to find a golden ring at the bottom of the ocean to prove he was the son of Poseidon.
c.
Robert Rodriguez
had originally written a rock version of the song "Malagueña Salerosa" into the screenplay. It would later be performed by his band "Chingon" during the end credits of
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
.
d.
Elwoods fake address at Wrigley Field (1060 West Addison) is used on the receipt they get for paying the $5000.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Desperado (1995)?
a.
Producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer hired Tony Scott to direct because of the good job he did on
Top Gun
.
b.
John Hay Whitney
, head of the motion picture section of the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs, convinced 20th Century Fox to spend $40,000 for re-shooting scenes that described native customs in an slightly unfavourable light.
c.
The movie was originally entitled "El Pistolero" ("The Gunman") to be consistant with the first film (
El mariachi
) but was changed at the request of the studio. In Mexico it was released as "Pistolero".
d.
The Red Mill opened at the Knickerbocker Theatre (New York) on September 24, 1906 and ran for 274 performances. Another production opened at the Zeigfeld Theater on October 16, 1945 and ran for 531 performances.
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