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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Excalibur (1981) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Excalibur (1981) - Part (4) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Excalibur (1981).
About the movie:
A spirited accounting of one of the most obscure periods of the world's history.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Excalibur (1981)?
a.
Actor
Roger Caine
s character is named "Perry Stalsis". This name is a take on "peristalsis", defined as "a series of organized muscle contractions that occur throughout the digestive tract".
b.
Some of the crew agreed that
Gabriel Byrne
s Irish accent made "One night with Igrayne" sound like "One night with your granny".
c.
Vivien Leigh
wanted to play the lead role, alongside her then lover and future husband
Laurence Olivier
, but studio executives decided the role should go to
Merle Oberon
. They later offered Leigh the part of Isabelle Linton, but she declined and
Geraldine Fitzgerald
was cast.
d.
Billy Bob Thornton
was considered to play Freddy Krueger.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Excalibur (1981)?
a.
In the original ending and the final shooting script, Dix actually did kill Laurel in the heat of their argument. Martha comes and discovers the body as Dix silently types his script. Later, when his detective friend comes to arrest him, Dix says that hes almost done with his script. There is a close-up of the last page of the script, echoing the words Dix said in the car to Laurel: "I was born when she kissed me, I died when she left me, I live a few weeks while she loved me." It is said that this scene was filmed, but before it could be shown to a test audience, director
Nicholas Ray
shot a new ending because he wasnt pleased with the scripted ending - he didnt want to think that violence was the only way out of this situation. He cleared the set, including
Lauren Bacall
, who was visiting her husband on-set at the time, except for
Humphrey Bogart
,
Gloria Grahame
,
Art Smith
- who ended up not being used in the final scene filmed - plus the camera and sound men. They improvised the ending that is seen in the final cut.
b.
Mark Dacascos does all his own stunts in the film.
c.
Publicity for this film described it as a cross between
Serpico
and
The Day of the Jackal
.
d.
The Irish extras fighting each other did not want to stop after director
John Boorman
yelled cut-"to settle old scores," says Boorman.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Excalibur (1981)?
a.
The "screaming" sound at the end of the movie is
Brad Fiedel
and friends screaming in a microphone and Fiedel playing synth over it.
b.
In the movie, Bruce Wayne is shown arriving at a fancy hotel in a Lamborghini Murciélago. The word "murciélago" is Spanish for bat (although the car itself was named after a prized bull owned by Don Antonio Miura, who had nothing to do with bats).
c.
Before the final battle, Arthurs knights are camped around a "Stonehenge" like formation on a hill. The rocks were fake and part of the set. According to
John Boorman
, some American tourists were driving by down below and saw the formation. Thinking they were real, the tourists hiked up the hill, and Boorman had to explain to them that they were not real but part of a movie set.
d.
Richard Pryor
s first film.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Excalibur (1981)?
a.
Wingate and Cochran are Major General Orde Wingate, commander of the Indian 77th Brigade, and Colonel Phillip Cochran of the 1st Air Commando Group (US Army Air Force).
b.
This is
Ronald Colman
s final film.
c.
In the famous "it should take you exactly 4 seconds to cross from here to that door. I give you two" scene, it takes Paul exactly 4 seconds from when he starts walking to when he reaches the door.
d.
The location for the Duke of Cornwalls castle is now a housing estate.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Excalibur (1981)?
a.
The shoulder patch on the uniform of the Sheriff who meets with adult Walter shows Comal County, Texas.
b.
Atlanta, Georgia - Monday, October 10, 1939: Action bought by Vivian Stanley, a member of the Prison Commission of the State of Georgia, against Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., Vitagraph, Inc. and local exhibitors, Wilby and Holden, was won by the defendants when a verdict was rendered in the latters favor in the Superior Court of Fulton County here. Plaintiff brought the suits trial of which commenced some three weeks ago, for $100,000 charging libel because of the content of the (1932)Warner feature, "I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang."
c.
The scene in the woods at night where Merlin is with the young Arthur was shot on a set so the animals featured could be controlled.
d.
The presidential RV has the number 28000, which is the real FAA tail number for Air Force One.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Excalibur (1981)?
a.
Judy Garland
s deleted song "Last Night When We Were Young" still survives in excellent condition and is included on the DVD box set "Thats Entertainment! The Complete Collection" from Warner Home Video.
b.
It rained every single day of the shoot, causing most of the movie to be shot in dull light. The constant rain also added to the lushness of the foliage.
c.
James Bonds alias in this movie was Arlington Beech. His pretend alias for Vesper Lynd was Stephanie Broadchest, a typical
Ian Fleming
esque name moniker.
d.
Voted #2 in "The top 20 war films as voted for by the British Forces" 2008 poll, by British Forces Broadcasting Service Television (BFBS TV).
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Excalibur (1981)?
a.
Helen Mirren
and
Nicol Williamson
were initially reluctant to work with each other, as they had both been in a disastrous production of "Macbeth" and were not on speaking terms.
b.
Third Best Picture winner (along with
Crash
and
Casablanca
) to have originally premiered in the year before it qualified for Academy Awards consideration.
c.
An animated open title sequence was created for the film a year before its release and then cut from the final picture when the producers decided to make the film seem more serious.
d.
Director, writer, producer, editor
Abdu Dandridge
is the last generation blood line relative of the late Martha Dandridge, which is George Washingtons wife.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Excalibur (1981)?
a.
On the right side of the door to the eye specialist is the sign, "l a Eyeworks" which is a reference to a trendy eyeglass store in LA. The type-style is the same as the store.
b.
While Ina Claire and Henrietta Crosman are riding down Broadway in a taxi, they pass a movie marquee advertising co-star
Fredric March
s previous film,
Laughter
.
c.
In the opening car chase between Bonds Aston Martin and Onatopps Ferrari,
Famke Janssen
performed her own driving stunts. She confirmed this in an interview with
Jay Leno
in 1995
d.
The flowers on the forest floor and the apple blossoms on the trees are natural. The forests were blocked off so the vegetation could not be trampled down.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Excalibur (1981)?
a.
UCLA Film Archives has a viewable print of this film.
b.
Most of the forest scenes and Excalibur (the sword) were back lit by green lights, giving it a magical quality.
c.
Michael Caine
s first attempt at an American accent. He was taught by
Vivien Leigh
. She told him to memorize the phrase "Four-door Ford".
d.
Kobie Jarmon
, who plays Laura, was a Tennessee Hip-Hop champion.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Excalibur (1981)?
a.
Steve Whitmire
: Hippie giving Bunsen and Beaker a ride.
b.
Producers
Mark Hodges
and
Leon Jester
also played minor roles.
c.
Vitaphone production reels #3281-3288
d.
United Artists told
John Boorman
that he could cast anyone as Merlin except
Nicol Williamson
.
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