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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Gettysburg (1993) - Part (5) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Gettysburg (1993) - Part (5) 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.
Jason in this film is dressed to look exactly the same as the hooded, burlap sack killer from
The Town That Dreaded Sundown
.
b.
Goldie Hawn
turned down the role of Hattie in order to play a part in
Foul Play
.
c.
Suzy Amis was simply listed as "The Girl" in the credits, but her characters name was actually Debbie. Judd Nelson and Sam Robards both say her name in the film.
d.
The scene shortly before Picketts charge where Lee is cheered by the troops was impromptu. Some of the supporting cast had organized a Thank you for
Martin Sheen
, and the reenactors ran out cheering for him. When the film of this incident was looked over it was dubbed over with troops yelling Lee rather than Sheen and added to the film.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gettysburg (1993)?
a.
On the DVD commentary for the movie, director
Wolfgang Petersen
noted that he likely would not have made the film after the 9/11 attacks. The film features hijackers who seize the plane carrying the President of the United States and his family, but he (an ex-soldier) works from hiding to defeat them.
b.
At the drive in sequence, a Bedrock version of the Universal (Univer-shell) Logo is seen, complete with the main letters spelled out in bones, the older Universal/MCA Television theme music, and the continents on the globe placed together in to the prehistoric continent of Pangaea.
c.
The actor who played Gen. Gibbon (who speaks to
Sam Elliott
s character outdoors at dusk following the first day of battle) is
Emile O. Schmidt
, then professor and head of the theatre department at nearby Gettysburg College.
d.
Sandra Bullock
was so committed to appearing in this film that she bought her own plane ticket to fly to the set.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gettysburg (1993)?
a.
S.E. Hinton
: a prostitute.
b.
Lady was the only real train engine in this movie. all the other engines were computerized. One reason why lady required a driver and the others did not.
c.
There is only one line in the entire 261 minute film spoken by a female. "I thought the war was in Virginia", was said by the directors daughter,
Olivia Maxwell
. Ms. Maxwell appeared as a young Pennsylvanian beside the road as the Army of the Potomac marched towards Gettysburg.
d.
Despite featuring a spoof of the beach scene of
From Here to Eternity
, none of the three directors had actually seen the original film.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gettysburg (1993)?
a.
Was the first theatrical release for Turner Pictures.
b.
First speaking role of 16-year-old
Lana Turner
.
c.
Though almost invisible when watching the film on a TV screen, the three satellites in the first space sequence bear German, French, and Chinese markings.
d.
The
*NSYNC
loving tennis pro (with the "I love Justin" necklace) Palmer (
Brooklyn Decker
) meets on the plane at the end of the movie is her real life husband, tennis pro
Andy Roddick
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gettysburg (1993)?
a.
Rain is made out of aluminum and cloth.
b.
During the film
Stephen Lang
lost his tobacco pouch, which was part of his uniform and one of the Confederate re-enactors gave him his as a replacement.
c.
"The Bible" is located under the Dewey decimal system section marked "Fluid Dynamics".
d.
It was
Howard Hawks
who knew that
John Huston
wanted to direct. He suggested that Huston do
The Maltese Falcon
which was already owned by Warner Brothers and had been adapted to film twice before. Unlike the previous productions, Hawks suggested that Huston "film the book." Before going on a vacation, John Huston gave his secretary a copy of the book and told her to type it up in screenplay form. Studio chief
Jack L. Warner
saw the script, read it, and gave it a green light even before John Huston has a chance to read it.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gettysburg (1993)?
a.
The film never had an original prologue. It was added when the film was sold to TV and a further few minutes were required to pad out the running time. Only
Luana Anders
from the original cast was available so an extra scene of her in a madhouse was filmed and tacked on to the beginning. This scene does not really tie in with the rest of the film.
b.
Most of the movie was filmed in 1967 but due to a lack of financing it wasnt completed until 1972 when the producers had acquired enough money to complete the film, but without any of the original cast members.
c.
At 261 minutes, this is officially the longest American film ever made.
d.
Al Pacino
rejected the leading role.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gettysburg (1993)?
a.
The play. "Rain," opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 7 November 1922 and closed in June 1923 after 256 performances. The opening night cast included
Jeanne Eagels
as Sadie Thompson. A revival in 1924 (also with Eagels) ran for 648 performances. There was also another revival in 1935 with
Tallulah Bankhead
as Sadie.
b.
Luna noted it was very uncomfortable filming in the tunnels. The actors and crew were at risk for exhaustion because they had to work in extreme conditions, without proper light and poor circulation of air.
c.
This was the first ever theatrical movie where
Sylvester Stallone
played a cop.
d.
The production company threw a "block party" in downtown Gettysburg for the locals when filming was completed to thank the area for the summer-long filming in and around the town.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gettysburg (1993)?
a.
Finnish censorship visa # 048328.
b.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on February 23, 1948 with
Rex Harrison
,
Maureen OHara
and
Gene Lockhart
reprising their film roles.
c.
At the September 1993 press (and other invitees) screening for the film in NYC, a real-life incident recalling
Citizen Kane
occurred: at the end of the film the audience was silent, until after nearly a minute Martin Sheen began applauding all by himself, with other attendees gradually joining in - just like Charles Foster Kane attempted to do for his hapless opera singer protegee Susan Alexander Kane (played by
Dorothy Comingore
) in the classic film.
d.
This is the third of fourteen films based on
Arthur Conan Doyle
s fictional consulting detective Sherlock Holmes starring
Basil Rathbone
as Sherlock Holmes and
Nigel Bruce
as Doctor Watson. It is the first in the series to be taken out of the Victorian age and set in modern times. It is also the first to be produced at Universal Studios. (The previous two films were made at 20th Century Fox.)
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gettysburg (1993)?
a.
The song "Unchained Melody" popularized by
Al Hibbler
and
Roy Hamilton
in 1955, the year of the film ,and later by Vito and The Salutations as well as
The Righteous Brothers
in the mid 1960s, first surfaced on the soundtrack of this movie as composed by
Alex North
.
b.
Agnes Driscoll, played by
Meg Brogan
, is a fictionalization of an actual historical person. The real Agnes Driscoll, who is sometimes described as "the first lady of naval cryptology," was one of the U.S. Navys leading cryptanalysts during the twentieth century. She died in 1971 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
c.
In scenes involving the 20th Maine you sometimes see the soldiers with a red mark/badge on either the uniforms or on top of their hats. It is the shape of a Maltese Cross and it was the symbol representing the 5th Corps of the Union Army of the Potomac of which the 20th Maine was a part of. Soldiers from different corps would have worn different badges.
d.
Gene Tierney
was originally cast as Julia Norman.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gettysburg (1993)?
a.
The front window of the video store features a poster for director
Terry Gilliam
s previous film
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
. A poster for
Brazil
(also directed by Gilliam) appears on the wall in the first video store scene. Almost all of the posters and video tape boxes in the video store are from RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, the video arm of TriStar Pictures, which released the film.
b.
The films US television debut on TNT in June 1994 attracted the largest viewership ever for a movie broadcast on basic cable: more than 23 million people watched part or all of the two-night broadcast.
c.
In a TV interview,
Charlie Sheen
credited
Keith David
with saving his life. While shooting in an open-doored Huey gunship, the helicopter banked too hard and Sheen was thrown towards - and would have gone through - the open door. David grabbed him by the back and pulled him back in.
d.
Christian Slater
plays a character named "J.D." - the same name for his character in
Heathers
.
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