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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : El Dorado (1966) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : El Dorado (1966) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : El Dorado (1966)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: El Dorado (1966).

About the movie: Hired gunman Cole Thornton turns down a job with Bart Jason as it would mean having to fight an old sheriff friend...

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: El Dorado (1966)?
a.		Christine is based upon Hollywood mega-agent Sue Mengers, who was Dyan Cannons agent at the time.
b.		James Cagney turned down the role of Joe Lorenzo.
c.		The rifle that Bull uses is an 1855 Colt Revolving rifle.
d.		For the song "Gee, I Wish I Was Back In The Army", there is the lyric, "Jolson, Hope And Benny all for free". This is a reference to three wartime entertainers: Al Jolson, Bob Hope and Jack Benny. The original words were "Crosby, Hope and Jolson all for free", but the lyric was changed because with Crosby in the cast the original lyric would break the fourth wall.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: El Dorado (1966)?
a.		Terence Howard and Don Cheadle appear together in this film. Howard appeared in Iron Man, but was replaced in the sequel by Cheadle.
b.		Both Macaulay Culkin and Elijah Wood were trained by the stunt coordinator, Jack Gill and rehearsed for 6 weeks prior to this scene so that they could be comfortable and act while hanging 180 feet above the water. When Macaulays character was dropped by his mother (Wendy Crewson) the movie needed a shot of the real Macaulay and not a stunt double falling away from camera on the actual cliff. After discussions with Macaulays parents and with Macaulay, he agreed to do a 30 foot fall on a cable on the actual cliff, 180 feet above a freezing Lake Superior, but he wanted one thing in return for this act of bravery; a BB gun. Macaulay performed the cable fall perfectly and was given his BB gun.
c.		The poem "El Dorado" has four verses. James Caans character recites three, omitting the second, which laments the aging knights failure to locate El Dorado. He recites the first verse and part of the fourth riding with John Wayne after they meet for the first time, the third when Wayne is about to ride out for the final gunfight, and the complete fourth when he himself takes up the second wagons reins.
d.		Harvey Lembecks final film.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: El Dorado (1966)?
a.		Originally Francis Ford Coppola was against directing the film, as he felt it glorified the Mafia and violence and would reflect poorly on his Italian-Sicilian heritage. However, he eagerly took the job once he thought of making it an allegory of American capitalism.
b.		The bartender that Robert Mitchums character shoots in the saloon is played by his brother, actor/writer John Mitchum.
c.		The water that Viggo Mortensen runs through in his underwear was real. That part of the prison had been flooded for years, the temperature in the room was below 50F and the water temperature was 46F. Mortensens shivering is real. He insisted on shooting the scenes without a double, and only at being forced to relented for some close up scenes.
d.		When Phil and Hercules first enter Phils hut, Hercules bangs his head on what Phil tells him is the mast of the Argo. In Greek mythology, Jason, the captain of the Argo, was killed when the mast hit his head.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: El Dorado (1966)?
a.		This movies closing epilogue states: "In 1979, more than one million undocumented aliens were apprehended crossing the border into The United States. It is estimated more than twice that number of undocumented aliens successfully enter this country every year."
b.		According to the documentary "Empire of Dreams", Steven Spielberg was George Lucass first choice to direct, but Spielberg had to decline because he is a member of the Directors Guild (Lucas dropped his Guild membership over disagreements about Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back. As a result, Lucas hired the relatively unknown (and at the time non-union) Welsh director Richard Marquand.
c.		Frankie Muniz underwent two months of martial arts training before filming began.
d.		Robert Mitchums character was wounded and needed to use a crutch, but Mitchum would switch which arm he used with the crutch throughout shooting. The continuity was so poor that John Wayne (who actually worked continuity in silents while a star college football player, a method used by Hollywood fans to slip players some spending money) had his character mention it in one of the last scenes. Director Howard Hawks enjoyed it so much he left it in the movie. Mitchums version of this story is that he objected but Hawks had him switch sides with the crutch based on what looked best in that scene. When Hawks saw how bad it looked in the dailies, Mitchum suggested the additional dialogue between his character and Waynes to cover the gaffe.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: El Dorado (1966)?
a.		At Marlon Brandos insistence, the last scenes of the shooting schedule were directed by Richard Boone, as Brando could no longer stand for what he considered the incompetence of director Hubert Cornfield.
b.		The opening credits feature a montage of original paintings that depict various scenes of cowboy life in the Old West. The artist was Olaf Wieghorst, who appears in the film as the Gunsmith, Swede Larsen.
c.		Fran Dreschers dog, Chester, receives a film credit in the movie as "Chester Drescher".
d.		The first take of the shot where Hot Lips is revealed in the shower didnt work because Sally Kellerman anticipated the reveal and was already lying on the floor when the tent flap went up. To distract her, Robert Altman and Gary Burghoff entered the shower tent and dropped their trousers while the shot was rolling outside. While Kellerman was staring at them, the tent flap was raised, resulting in her genuine surprise and shock when she realized what had happened. In the special double disc dvd they say that Radar is standing naked beside the camera and that thats the reason why Sally Kellerman looks so surprised when she the flap was raised

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: El Dorado (1966)?
a.		In the scene where a womans guts are removed, the director made a torso by painting several layers of liquid latex on a mannequin. But he did not solidify the mold and it came off flabby.
b.		During Axons hallucination, the battling dogs were indeed real fighting dogs.
c.		The poem recited by Mississippi is an actual poem called "El Dorado" by Edgar Allan Poe.
d.		This was the first film for producer Sy Weintraub. He would make Tarzan adventures, including the popular television series, throughout the 1960s.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: El Dorado (1966)?
a.		One location was home to many cats, which the director has an intense allergy to. This in turn triggered his asthma and after nine hours of filming, he had to be taken to the emergency room for breathing treatments.
b.		Norwegian posters and video cassettes carried the text "anbefales av norsk bowling forbund" (recommended by the Norwegian Bowling Association).
c.		The ingredients that Mississippi recites for Johnny Diamonds recipe to sober up J. P. Hara are: cayenne pepper, hot mustard powder, ipecac, asafoetida, and croton oil. Ipecac is a strong emetic, asafoetida is a spice known for its strong sulfurous odor, and croton oil is a potent purgative. Anyone who administered this combination in real life would likely be shot a day or two later when the patient could finally leave the outhouse, assuming the unfortunate victim had not died of dehydration from the violent fluid diarrhea croton oil causes.
d.		Because of the films bizarre nature and general failure at the box office many theaters pulled the film out of screenings after only a couple of days.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: El Dorado (1966)?
a.		Chris Tucker, Adam Sandler, and Gerard Butler were all considered for the lead role before Tom Cruise signed on.
b.		John Wayne starred in Rio Bravo, and after reading the script for "El Dorado" he asked to play J.P. Hara, but the part went to Robert Mitchum.
c.		The Stark Industries weapons the terrorists are carrying are actual weapons, but mostly made by German arms firm Heckler & Koch. Many of the terrorists are carrying H&K G36 assault rifles or the smaller UMP sub machinegun. A few are also using Colt M-4s (or various M-4 clones) with various accessories, include ACOG optics, PEQ-2 Infra-Red illuminators, and notably, one terrorist has an M-4 carbine with a 12 gauge Lightweight Shotgun System (LSS) mounted underneath the barrel.
d.		The name of the island that Mr. Incredible is summoned to, Nomanisan Island, is a reference to the well-known book title: "No Man is an Island", written by Thomas Merton, in turn a reference to John Donnes Meditation XVII, The Bell: "No man is an island, entire of itself..."

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: El Dorado (1966)?
a.		Robert Mitchum revealed in an interview that when Howard Hawks asked him to be in the film, Mitchum asked what was the story of the film. Hawks reportedly replied that the story didnt matter because the film had some "great characters".
b.		The insurance did not cover the actors jumping out of the helicopter early in the film. As most of the crew were ex-army they jumped out of it instead. The crew also doubled up as Sgt Wells soldiers for some of the tabbing shots.
c.		Carmen Filpis last film.
d.		The key symbol on the Tiger tanks denotes that they are attached to the 1st SS Panzer Division "Leibstandarte (Body guard unit) Adolf Hitler."

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: El Dorado (1966)?
a.		Fourth of five movies that paired John Wayne and Maureen OHara.
b.		Brandon Molale, former quarterback for the Fresno Bulldogs, appears in the movie as a guard.
c.		The first film to sell for over $1 million to TV.
d.		Shooting started in late 1965. The movie was trade screened to exhibitors on 15 November 1966 but not released until June 1967.

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