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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Duel in the Sun (1946) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Duel in the Sun (1946) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Duel in the Sun (1946)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Duel in the Sun (1946).

About the movie: Beautiful half-breed Pearl Chavez becomes the ward of her dead father's first love and finds herself torn between her sons, one good and the other bad.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Duel in the Sun (1946)?
a.		An edited version of this film is half of Bucky Beavers Dragon Art Theatre Triple XXX-Rated Double Feature Volume 77 (2006) DVD-R from Something Weird Video.
b.		Story supervisor Jim Reardon describes the film as "like if Buster Keaton made a movie with Sigourney Weaver."
c.		David O. Selznick had originally intended this property as his artistic follow-up to Gone with the Wind. He envisioned a lavish production with no expense spared, and ultimately he got his wish. Constant production delays, many caused by Selznicks meddling and the hiring and firing of as many as seven directors (including Selznick himself), as well as an extended editing period to cut the film from its original 26-hour running time, caused the budget to balloon to a then-horrifying sum of $6 million, plus an additional $2 million in marketing costs. Though the film eventually did turn a profit, it effectively marked the end of Sleznicks career. However, he went on to produce prestige films such as The Paradine Case, Portrait of Jennie, The Third Man and A Farewell to Arms.
d.		John Woo: [unusual hand-to-hand weapons] On the train, Terry kicks the helicopters tail-rotor against Shepherds arm to knock him off-balance.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Duel in the Sun (1946)?
a.		The "brains" in the severed head were made up of steer meat by-products, ground beef and fake blood and when they shot the scene in the autopsy room with the severed head being thrown out the door and then smashing onto the hallway wall, the crew were all behind the cameras with garbage bags over their clothes because no one knew just how much the brains would splatter.
b.		Richard Harris agreed to play the cameo role of King Richard the Lionheart as a favor to Sean Connery, whom he had befriended while filming The Molly Maguires. Connery himself later made a cameo appearance as Richard the Lionheart in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.
c.		A clip from this film featuring Johnny Cash as Abe Cross saying "You stay the hell away from me, ya hear?" featured in Cashs final music video before his death. The video was the widely acclaimed "Hurt" directed by Mark Romanek
d.		David O. Selznick reportedly spent $2,000,000.00, an unheard of sum in 1946, on the promotion of this film.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Duel in the Sun (1946)?
a.		Both Dick Merrill and Jack Lambie received $2,500 for their roles in this movie. Dick, an inveterate gambler, blew his entire salary at Santa Anita the weekend after shooting wrapped.
b.		Shirley MacLaine turned down the role of Diane Freeling in Poltergeist to play the Oscar-winning role of Aurora Greenway in Terms of Endearment.
c.		Film debut of Joan Tetzel.
d.		In his speech heard at the beginning, President John F. Kennedy uses the word "delay" twice. "Delay" is the characters Byron De La Beckwiths nickname, used by his friends and acquaintances throughout the film.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Duel in the Sun (1946)?
a.		Believed to be lost. Please check your attic.
b.		The UltraSave All-Night Drug Store seen in this picture was so realistic that people went in and tried to shop there. It was explained to them that it was a movie set but one woman exclaimed, "But we NEED a drug store in this area!"
c.		J.K. Simmons didnt wear a fat suit for his role as Stu Kopenhafer; he actually gained 40+ pounds.
d.		The film was nicknamed "Lust in the Dust", which would later serve as the inspiration for the film Lust in the Dust.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Duel in the Sun (1946)?
a.		The British writing-directing team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger were shown a pre-release screening of the film by producer David O. Selznick. Both were thoroughly unimpressed with the mo0vie, but didnt want to offend Selznick by saying so. At the end of the film, when Gregory Peck and Jennifer Jones are crawling towards each other on a mountain and when they get near each other they both open fire, Pressburger turned to Powell and whispered, "What a pity they didnt shoot the screenwriter".
b.		Lupe Ontiveros is the mother of two Deaf sons; she is an advocate for the rights of Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals in Los Angeles and worldwide.
c.		The eleventh of sixty-six Hopalong Cassidy movies.
d.		When the plane flies over Wayne and Garth, the plane is seen from underneath is actually a 4-foot-long model.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Duel in the Sun (1946)?
a.		The role of Pearl was originally written for Teresa Wright, as a departure from her girl-next-door image. However, pregnancy forced her to drop out.
b.		The first movie recorded in Stereo using the Westrex Recording system. The Stereophonic version exists in the form of studio acetate masters but was never married to the picture. Only a handful of theaters were equipped for multi-channel sound at the time of its original release.
c.		The lead character, Colonel Lewis Pugh, was played by Gregory Peck in this movie. The real Lewis Pugh, credited as Major-General Lewis Pugh, CB, CBE, DSO, JP in this movies closing credits, actually acted as this movies chief military technical advisor.
d.		The bottle of cologne that is shot during the destruction of Riggs trailer is "Hero." The first time we see Riggs going into his trailer, there is an ad for that same cologne on TV.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Duel in the Sun (1946)?
a.		Gary Sinise plays Naval Commander Kevin Dunn, who is attempting to get the Navy to pick up a new weapons system. Actor Kevin Dunn, who plays the PPV announcer, was in the movie Hot Shots! playing a Naval Commander attempting to get the Navy to pick up a new superfighter.
b.		There was supposed to be a bungee stunt for Adam that Johnny Yong Bosch was excited about performing. Adam uses the bungee cord from his Power Box to save his new love interest Mandika the mermaid from one of Divatoxs torpedoes while on the island of Muiranthias. The scene was filmed, but cut out because of the films running time and because the character Mandika was cut from the film.
c.		The Bond series traditional home at Pinewood Studios was unavailable, having being booked to shoot First Knight ironically starring original James Bond - Sean Connery. So, the producers created a new studio from a former Rolls Royce aircraft engine factory and aerodrome. This studio, at Leavesden in Hertfordshire, was named Leavesden Studios. It was subsequently used for Sleepy Hollow and Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace. GoldenEye was the first film to shoot at Leavesden Studios and when built, it was nicknamed by the production as "Cubbywood".
d.		This films musical score was the subject of a famous soundstage exchange between producer David O. Selznick and composer Dimitri Tiomkin. When Selznick first heard Tiomkins "love theme", he was visibly disappointed and admonished the composer, "You dont understand. I want real fking music!" To which Tiomkin angrily replied, "You fk your way, I fk my way. Fk you - I quit!" Their differences were eventually patched up, and Tiomkins music was used in the final film.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Duel in the Sun (1946)?
a.		Jennifer Jones scraped and cut herself quite badly during the scene where she crawls over the rocks and dirt.
b.		Stanley Kubrick was a big admirer of this film. Stanley would often recite lines from the film to cast and crew on his films and he once invited Steve Martin over so they could play chess.
c.		Outtakes reveal a couple of things. First, Laurence Olivier had trouble using the large switchblade made for his character. Often, he would try to activate it and the blade would not come out. Second, several actors enjoyed imitating the unique speech patterns of producer Robert Evans. Years later, Dustin Hoffman used that imitation for his performance in Wag the Dog.
d.		This is the only film of The Marx Brothers to receive an Oscar nomination in a competitive category, being nominated for Dave Goulds dance direction. Groucho Marx would go on to win an honorary Oscar in 1974.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Duel in the Sun (1946)?
a.		Film debut of Leslie Caron.
b.		This film is listed among The 100 Most Amusingly Bad Movies Ever Made in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilsons book THE OFFICIAL RAZZIE® MOVIE GUIDE.
c.		When the gang members draw their own blood into a bowl theyre performing a Cholo ritual. A vow to destroy their enemies in full force, even at the cost of their own lives.
d.		When Robert Towne first approached Salma Hayek for the role of Camilla Lopez, she turned it down because she didnt want to be typecast as a Mexican. She accepted the role eight years later.

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