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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Gettysburg (1993) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Gettysburg (1993) - Part (3) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Gettysburg (1993).
About the movie:
In 1863, the Northern and Southern forces fight at Gettysburg in the decisive battle of the American Civil War.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gettysburg (1993)?
a.
The movie was originally intended to be an introduction to the TV series. When the series wound up being produced and aired months ahead of schedule, the movie was made to cash in on the shows popularity.
b.
Despite being the most recognizable face of the "Scream" franchise, this is the only installment where Ghostface has appeared on any of the posters or home media release covers.
c.
The electricity bill for the Drum Dance scene was, according to some rumours in the region of $30,000. According to some sources 1,500 extras were used in the Drum Dance scene, making the costumes for them took almost a month.
d.
Many scenes were filmed or in the daily shooting script but not used in the final print: among them, there is a scene after General Reynolds death where his body is carried by stretcher through the Union lines by his staff. They pass by a stunned General Buford on horseback who pauses to watch it go by, before turning his attention back to the raging front line. This was filmed but eventually deleted. The raw footage can be found on the DVD version.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gettysburg (1993)?
a.
Actress
Linda Darnell
, who played Ellen Stryker, was actually married to an airline pilot in real life at the time the movie was filmed.
b.
Lee Van Cleef
was originally hired to play Deputy Harvey Pell. However, the studio decided that his nose was too "hooked", which made him look like a villain, and told him to get it fixed. He refused, and
Lloyd Bridges
got the part. Van Cleef was given the smaller role of gunman Jack Colby, one of the Miller gang.
c.
Bob Dylan (I) lyrics are quoted in the dialogue a total of ten times, eight times by Max and twice by Teschlock.
d.
Tom Berenger
was so fond of his role as General James Longstreet, he later opened up a restaurant/nightclub in downtown Wilmington NC called "Longstreets Irish Pub" which is still in business today.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gettysburg (1993)?
a.
Director
Barry Sonnenfeld
had not originally planned to use the theme music from the television series in the movie. He included it in the opening sequence after positive reactions to the early trailer, which included the theme.
b.
Caricatures of
John Lennon
,
Yoko Ono
, and
Frank Zappa
appear briefly in the film.
c.
The film originally had a different ending that was in the screenplay and shooting script. In it, following the Chamberlain brothers embrace, Harrison stands on Seminary Ridge surveying the destruction left from Picketts Charge and quotes a line from Shakespeares play the Tempest: "We are such stuff as dreams are made of. And our little life is rounded with the sleep." Harrison then mounts his horse and rides off into the night. From there, the final titles began. The scene was never filmed.
d.
David Wenham
s character Carl is named after
Carl Laemmle
, the head of Universal Studios during the time that
Frankenstein
Dracula
and
The Wolf Man
were made.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gettysburg (1993)?
a.
Brittany Murphy
passed away suddenly less than two weeks after this film was released.
b.
Many sources, including the DVD box, report an "Anne Casper" in the film with no role. In fact, the role of Anne was played by
Kim Casper
. Similarly, the box and some sources credit production assistant
Nancy Giebink
with a role, though she is not credited for one.
c.
CGI was used to show the beautiful mountains behind Harlans fishing lake and the town picnic. They also used CGI to add trees to the barren hills behind the picnic.
d.
Due to the films running time of four hours and eight minutes, theaters were limited throughout its theatrical run to only two screenings of the show a day, usually at 1pm and 7pm. This makes the fact that the film cracked the weekly Top Ten box office even more impressive (it debuted at Spot #10).
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gettysburg (1993)?
a.
Richard Chamberlain
backed out two weeks before shooting and was replaced by
Richard OBrien
.
b.
Nearly all of the battle sequences of the First Day (Heths men deploying into line, exchanging fire only yards in front of Bufords troopers, the artillery explosions, etc.) were filmed entirely by the movies Second Unit. The First Unit and much of the production staff were several miles away filming the Little Round Top sequences.
c.
Alfred Hitchcock
prepared the sequence involving
Ida Lupino
, and was to have directed it; scheduling prevented him, and it was directed by
René Clair
, who used Hitchcocks script.
d.
Editing after previews resulted in the loss of a subplot in which Karl imitates the Monsters murderous modus operandi to eliminate his miserly aunt and uncle and direct the blame away from himself.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gettysburg (1993)?
a.
Most of the solo shots of
Rod Steiger
during the famous taxicab scene were done after
Marlon Brando
had left for the day. Steiger was deeply hurt and annoyed at Brandos apparent rudeness, but used these emotions to add to his performance.
b.
Kathryn Bigelow
claims that no scene filmed was left out of the final cut.
c.
The first third of the movie was filmed entirely in the studio.
d.
Tom Berenger
has often cited this as being one of his favorite pieces of work, as well as the film hes watched the most out of all of his other movies.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gettysburg (1993)?
a.
Han Solos blaster was manufactured from a "Broomhandle" Mauser Pistol.
b.
Opened in only 124 theaters in the USA on October 8th, 1993. Strong reviews and word of mouth doubled it to 248 theaters at its widest release.
c.
Jessica Lange
was mentioned in the "Prozac Nation" book.
d.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 1, 1954 with
Cary Grant
again reprising his film role.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gettysburg (1993)?
a.
The set design for the offices of The Daily Planet, with its mushroom-shaped columns, were inspired by architect Frank Lloyd Wrights S.C. Johnson Wax building in Racine, Wisconsin.
b.
Tom Berenger
formed his own production company, First Corps Endeavors, with producer William MacDonald (it operated from 1995 to 1997). It was named as a tribute to Gen. Longstreets command, a role Berenger often cites as closest to his heart.
c.
With $72.5 mio., had the highest-grossing opening weekend for a car-themed movie (beating
Cars
$60.1 million).
d.
John Barry
s original score for this film was rejected - it would ultimately become his concept album "The Beyondness Of Things".
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gettysburg (1993)?
a.
Made for $205,000, the film grossed $3.355 million (topping original studio grosses for
King Kong
,
Top Hat
and
Little Women
).
b.
In this film,
Esther Williams
plays a swimsuit designer. She later copied several designs from this film for a line of swimwear that she would create.
c.
The scene where soldiers from the 14th Brooklyn (the red-legged infantrymen) gather over the corpse of Gen. Reynolds came about mostly thanks to director of photography
Kees Van Oostrum
. Having grown weary of shooting so much "blue and gray", he was attracted to the unit of soldiers decked out in richer colors.
d.
The opening title cards read, "Another Time... Another Place".
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gettysburg (1993)?
a.
This was the debut film for composers
Richard Band
and
Joel Goldsmith
.
b.
Merle Oberon
was originally signed to play Domini, but was "bought off" by
David O. Selznick
at a cost of $25,000.
c.
Most of the interior tent scenes that were supposed to be taking place at night were actually shot during the day - the tents were set up under specially built aluminum structures that blocked out the sun and allowed easy access to outlets and generators.
d.
Elmer Bernstein
composed a rejected score.
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