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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : El Dorado (1966) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : El Dorado (1966) - Part (2) Quiz
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.
In the movie Donovan and Gilhooley are supposed to share December 7th for their birthday. In real life,
Mike Mazurki
(Sgt. Monk Menkowicz) was born December 25, 1907.
b.
"The Man in Love With You" was originally cast into the movie as the romantic ballad of the movie but as soon as George heard "I Cross My Heart" (written and composed by Steve Dorff as was a few of the other songs including "Heartland") he had to use it.
c.
John Wayne
was disappointed that the movie was released at the same time as his next movie,
The War Wagon
. However, despite this film receiving generally poor reviews and being seen as old-fashioned and out of tune with the times, both movies proved to be hugely successful at the box office.
d.
When director
Tim Robbins
needed songs written for the film, he simply sent a cut of the film to several noted composers, among them
Bruce Springsteen
and
Steve Earle
and asked for a song.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: El Dorado (1966)?
a.
The cars used in scene between the cops and thieves were the actual cars from the case.
b.
The music playing just before the heads of Martius and Quintus are shown to their father Titus was later re-used by
Julie Taymor
in
Across the Universe
.
c.
Harry Brown
wanted his novel, "The Stars in their Courses", removed from the opening credits because the film bore little resemblance to his book.
d.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on February 12, 1945 with
Dinah Shore
,
Randolph Scott
and
Bob Burns
reprising their film roles.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: El Dorado (1966)?
a.
Although
Jane Wyman
had no trouble faking the fingering of a dummy violin,
Olivia de Havilland
had to have someone do it for her. In all her close-ups, the arm doing the fingering belonged to a professional hidden from view, or the fingers were hidden from view. She controlled only the bow.
b.
The production company at first wanted to use The Wyoming Highway Patrol car and their uniforms for the movie scene when the motorcycle gang first arrives in Wyoming but the State refused. The Teton County Sheriffs office was quick to happily offer their car and uniforms for the actors for the shot.
c.
Carmel McSharry
and
Gillian Vaughan
were interviewed for roles.
d.
A belt buckle that
John Wayne
sports in many scenes features the Red River D brand, an homage to his first collaboration with
Howard Hawks
,
Red River
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: El Dorado (1966)?
a.
The scenes of the town during daytime were filmed on location, but all the nighttime scenes were filmed in the studio.
b.
The inspiration for the character of Freddy came from several sources in
Wes Craven
s childhood. Fred Krueger was a schoolmate of Craven with whom he had shared a paper route, and who had bullied him for several years. In
The Last House on the Left
, Craven also used this experience as inspiration, calling the villain Krug. Freddys appearance (especially the dirty clothes and hat) was inspired by a hobo who Craven saw staring at him through his window one day when he was ten.
c.
In his appearance as the priest,
Stan Lee
ends Cinderellas wedding with his famous catchphrase "Excelsior".
d.
Although the crew originally shot an ending similar to the books (an anticlimax in which Jekyll dies and Mary lies beside him), there were no fewer than 25 rewrites. In winter 1995, months after Mary Reillys production team had disbanded, the producers called back the stars to shoot three alternative endings. For one of them,
Glenn Close
was flown back to London on the Concorde for one day of work.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: El Dorado (1966)?
a.
Arch-conservative
John Wayne
did not get along with actor
Edward Asner
, whose politics were quite liberal, during filming, and constantly referred to Asner as "that New York actor".
b.
To film the river scenes, crews had to remove large ice blocks from the Grand River in Elora, Ontario, as the river was frozen in mid-winter. Local residents were worried that the ice blocks would flow down river and wipe out the towns landmark "the Tooth Of Time," a large rock that sits in the middle of a waterfall. This forced crews to expend extra effort breaking up the ice blocks into small pieces.
c.
The film was shot entirely on a restricted set in which the boat was secured in a large studio tank.
Alfred Hitchcock
, always striving for realism, insisted that the boat never remain stationary and that there always be an added touch of ocean mist and fog compounded of oil forced through dry ice.
d.
The third of six "Thin Man" movies starring
William Powell
and
Myrna Loy
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: El Dorado (1966)?
a.
Jakes float-plane is a De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver.
b.
When
Lori Petty
first looked at the script, she saw a sketch of the lead character that made her laugh and say, "Thats me, Im Tank Girl"
c.
Bill Paxton
was approached to play the diner chef so he could appear in the second Predator, Alien and AvP film in each series. However, scheduling conflicts prevented him from making an appearance.
d.
The movie is more or less a remake of
Rio Bravo
, although
Howard Hawks
always denied this.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: El Dorado (1966)?
a.
Jomo, the name of the familys dog, is a reference to Jomo Kenyatta, the first prime minister and president of Kenya.
b.
Took 12 years to film and was in continuous production for the longest period of time in film history.
c.
Though
John Wayne
was playing an older character he declined to wear a gray toupee in the film. He would not be seen with gray hair until
True Grit
.
d.
Chandra West
and
Deborah Kara Unger
were both in
The Salton Sea
and
White Noise
. In both films West plays the spouse of the protagonist, and in both films she dies. The protagonist then goes on a search to find out what happened to her, where he meets the character played by Unger, and befriends her.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: El Dorado (1966)?
a.
Most of the scenes showing
John Wayne
running were performed by a double.
b.
The following scenes were deleted from the final cut of the film: A subplot involving
Maria Conchita Alonso
s character pregnancy. The chase sequence where
Danny Glover
tracks the Predator all the way to the slaughterhouse distract was extensively longer. Gore and mutilations in all the murders the Predator had done including
Bill Paxton
s in the tunnel.
c.
This is not a feature film. It is two episodes of the
Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
TV show edited together and released as a feature.
d.
To create the time-travel effects of the Gate, cinematographer
Rene Ohashi
produced the ghostly shimmering lights by spinning metal wheels covered in Mylar.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: El Dorado (1966)?
a.
The horse Sylvester for competition was officially called "Sylvester Stallone" but the filmmakers had to ask the real
Sylvester Stallone
if they could use his full name. He agreed, but no more than seven times.
b.
Josh Davidson
, was picked from 700 auditions for a lead role in After Dark Films feature film, Perkins 14, which is part of Horrorfest III, 8 Films To Die For.
c.
According to
James Caan
, during a break he and
John Wayne
got into an altercation over a game of chess. Caan accused Wayne of cheating.
Robert Mitchum
intervened and cooled things down.
d.
The working title for the film was "A Nightmare on Elm Street 7: The Ascension".
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: El Dorado (1966)?
a.
The lead role was commissioned for
Norma Shearer
but she had to withdraw owing to pregnancy.
b.
Subway car 4572, the lead R-42 rail car in the chase scene, has been renovated and is operating on the M and Z line, which runs from Jamaica, Queens to Lower Manhattan.
c.
The book and film were written at the same time, but Amanda was not yet named when the film was shot, so she is known only as "the Girl" in the film.
d.
Howard Hawks
had a joke about the 58-year-old
John Wayne
s age by showing him getting to know a girl (played by
Charlene Holt
), as opposed to romancing the girl played by
Angie Dickinson
in
Rio Bravo
.
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