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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Flying Tigers (1942) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Flying Tigers (1942) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Flying Tigers (1942).
About the movie:
The Flying Tigers are a band of American Mercenaries called upon by China to help fight the Japanese two years before Pearl Harbour
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Flying Tigers (1942)?
a.
The airplanes seen on the ground in the film are decommissioned P-40Bs, of the type actually used by the American Volunteer Group in China; they have four prominent gunports on the engine cowling (but no guns.) In the aerial sequences the planes are 1941 P-40Es, with six wing-mounted guns and a smooth cowling.
b.
The "Chinese M1 L1 triple-pulse assault rifles" used by the pirates are actually heavily modified Calico M-960 submachine guns fitted with 100-round magazines (as opposed to the "thousand-round capacity" mentioned by Hanover). Five non-functional rotating barrels were built around the actual barrel of each Calico and driven by a small electric motor connected to the trigger, so that whenever the gun was fired, it appeared to be firing out of the rotating barrels.
c.
Richard Maibaum
suggested
Robert Davi
to play the part of Franz Sanchez after seeing him in
Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami
.
d.
Walters boat, which he bought from one Mr. Van De Hoven, is named "Vrolijkheid", which is Dutch for "Glee".
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Flying Tigers (1942)?
a.
According to Rick Lazzarini, the elephant replicas looked so realistic, they fooled the real elephant when it saw them on the shooting location.
b.
"Efialtes" is the Greek word for "nightmare".
c.
No scene of the interior of the airplane could be shown for security reasons. The instrument boards shown were fake.
d.
Inspired loosely on an event that took place in 1212 called "The Childrens Crusade", when a French boy tried to lead a large group of children to the Holy Land. However, most either died on the way or were sold into slavery when they reached North Africa on the way to Jerusalem. Similar events are said to have occurred at the same time around Germany.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Flying Tigers (1942)?
a.
Actual Flying Tigers
Lawrence Moore
and
Kenneth Sanger
were technical advisors.
b.
In the opening scene where Sarah slips from Gabes hand had to be done several times because Sarahs glove would not slip off as desired. In order to get it to slide off, director
Renny Harlin
had her wear a glove that was a couple of sizes too big and filled the glove with Vaseline and even then
Sylvester Stallone
s grip was too tight and the glove almost stayed on.
c.
The movies title song "Die Another Day" sung by
Madonna
debuted in the US Charts on 19 October 2002 and peaked at the No. #8 spot. The song was nominated both for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song.
d.
There are three different endings for the film, depending upon which version you find: The British print of "Recon Game" and the American Columbia Pictures print of "Open Season" both conclude with a still frame image of
William Holden
as he walks through the gate at Kens house leading Petey by the hand. The "Recon Game" version also uses slightly different music and ends more abruptly than the Columbia print of "Open Season". But the somewhat longer widescreen Scandinavian release titled "Jaktoffer" concludes with a dialog scene after Holden walks through the gate and effectively surrenders to the police, with a final shot of the street in front of Kens home and a reprise of the movies theme song as the credits roll.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Flying Tigers (1942)?
a.
This film represents one of four movies made by Hollywood during the 1940s which were about or related to the US militarys Dolittle Raid on Tokyo, Japan during World War II. The four movies (the first three considered "fictionalized") are this one,
The Purple Heart
;
Bombardier
and
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
, the latter being the most accurate and least fictionalized of the four.
b.
Dr Szell was ranked as villain #34 on the American Film Institutes "100 Years...100 Heroes and Villains" list. The film itself was ranked #50 on the "100 Years...100 Thrills List." The torture scene was named #65 on Bravos 100 Scariest Movie Moments.
c.
Director
Gary Wood
met David Prowse at a gaming convention in Indianapolis, half way through production. He told him that they were filming the movie there, and Prowse took interest in a role.
d.
The Flying Tigers planes were full-size mock-ups made mostly of plywood and balsa wood, not - as has often been thought - real aircraft. The "engine" noises were sound effects added after production.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Flying Tigers (1942)?
a.
The eighth and eleventh entries in the two respective series.
b.
Some clips of the dogfights and Japanese ack-ack guns were from confiscated Japanese newsreels.
c.
The final film performance of master of horror
Boris Karloff
.
d.
In the original stories Agamemnon (
Brian Cox
) actually survived the Trojan War, but was killed by his wifes lover. His son Orestes later avenged his death by killing them both.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Flying Tigers (1942)?
a.
The Old97s are performing their song Time Bomb while Brooke is waiting for Gary at the concert. The Old97s also played the same song during the opening credits of another
Vince Vaughn
movie,
Clay Pigeons
.
b.
According to the DVD commentary, Bow, the dog was very difficult to work with. During car scene with Vincent, Sol and Tyrone, the dog was actually attacking
Lennie James
, and James was actually bitten in the crotch by the dog but didnt suffer any serious injury. The dog was replaced after that incident.
c.
Howard Lydecker
and
Theodore Lydecker
, Republic Pictures special effects wizards, shot all outdoor effects shots around Santa Fe, New Mexico, in order to take advantage of the impressive cloud formations.
d.
After stealing the gold back from Steve, Handsome Rob buys an Aston-Martin. After being released from prison,
Michael Caine
picks up an Aston Martin from a parking garage in
The Italian Job
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Flying Tigers (1942)?
a.
Udalls response to the question about how he writes women is an actual response given by author
John Updike
when asked the same question.
b.
Joe Rios, the Public Information Officer for SAPD, came onto the project with roughly 3 months left in the production schedule. Knowing producer Michael Cantu from his experience as a news photographer, Rios asked if SAPD could help the production in any capacity after seeing the trailers and blogs on associate producer Elizabeth Fuentes Myspace page.
c.
When
John Carroll
was introduced to a Tiger from Texas, he inquires, "Do you know the McNaught Sisters in Fort Worth?" This was an inside joke by screenwriter
Barry Trivers
. The McNaught Sisters - Mary, Ruth and Corinne - were actually from Fort Worth and were cousins of
Florine McKinney
, Trivers former wife.
d.
Bridgette Wilson
who plays Miss Texas was actually once Miss Teen USA.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Flying Tigers (1942)?
a.
In a personal letter to friend actor
Henry Dibling
,
Lindsay Anderson
said that a role in this movie was offered to him (a "Prince of Evil" role, in his own words). He turned it down because he was busy with his own movie,
Britannia Hospital
, by then.
b.
Theodore Lydecker
claimed that no actual aircraft were used in this movie, with the effects being created by Republic Pictures 15-man special effects department, headed by he and his brother
Howard Lydecker
.
c.
The first film in which
Humphrey Bogart
wore a full hairpiece.
d.
A large part of the second segment ("Reality Television") was unscripted and scenes improvised by the actors.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Flying Tigers (1942)?
a.
The Buddy Christ, unveiled by Cardinal Glick as the new image of Christ, was created by
David Deneen
.
b.
During the rehearsals for the lying game, the cast had to stay in character. If they ever said their own names by mistake, Wadlow would kick them out the room.
c.
In 1949, Republic Pictures reissued this film on a double bill with
The Fighting Seabees
.
d.
The phrase "kiss kiss, bang bang" appeared in the 1960s as an overseas slang for spy movies, especially James Bond movies. It was popular in Europe and Japan. It first appeared as a film title for a 1966 spy comedy made in Spain with Italian financing. It was also the title of famed critic Pauline Kaels second published collection of reviews. Kael wrote that she chose the words as her title because they are "perhaps the briefest statement imaginable of the basic appeal of movies."
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Flying Tigers (1942)?
a.
Val Kilmer
met
Robert Downey Jr.
for the first time at a Hollywood party. A week later he received the screenplay for
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
and agreed to do it before hed even finished reading it. Upon agreeing, and much to his delight, he was informed that Downey Jr had already been cast.
b.
One of the earliest of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. However,because of legal complications, this particular title was not included in the original television package and may not have ever been televised.
c.
This movie broke all boxoffice records for Republic Pictures by a large margin and was one of the top grossing movies of the year.
d.
The
Batoru rowaiaru
(Battle Royale) poster in Shauns living room is designed by Fred Deakin of Airside, as is the green poster with the flowers and girl in Lizs flat. Deakin is also a member of the band Lemon Jellÿ, which provides music for the soundtrack.
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