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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Glory (1989) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Glory (1989) - 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: Glory (1989).
About the movie:
Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Glory (1989)?
a.
This is the only time that
James Taylor
ever acted in a movie. He is the only one of the main actors in the film still alive today (2009).
b.
The majority of
Cary Elwes
scenes were cut from the film.
c.
The Croatian dialogues were written and directed (uncredited) by assistant director Senad Halilbasic.
d.
Sergio Leone
originally offered the role of Harmonica to
Clint Eastwood
, but he turned it down, so Leone hired
Charles Bronson
instead.
James Coburn
was also approached for the role Harmonica, but Coburn demanded too much money.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Glory (1989)?
a.
Schadenfreude is a German word meaning a feeling of pleasure caused by something bad happening to another person.
b.
Opened on the same weekend as
A Nightmare on Elm Street
, and briefly out-grossed the latter by around $161,800 before profits fell about 45% by the second weekend.
c.
Kevin Jarre
: the white soldier who shouts "Give em hell, 54!"
d.
There was a rumor among fans that the character of "Ensign Lynch" is a reference to Internet critic Timothy W. Lynch, who watched and reviewed every episode of
Star Trek: The Next Generation
and
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
. However, according to screenwriter
Ronald D. Moore
, it is a reference to a friend of co-writer
Brannon Braga
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Glory (1989)?
a.
The film depicts the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry training through the Christmas holidays of presumably 1862 (after the September 1862 Battle of Antietam), but the real 54th Massachusetts did not organize until March 1863, and were engaged in their first battle on James Island, South Carolina on 16 July 1863, and then Battery Wagner (the final battle in the film) on 18 July 1863.
b.
Lieutenant Colonel Evans Carlsons motto during World War II was Gung Ho.
c.
Robert Braithwaite
: The Managing Director of Sunseeker International Powerboats (the boats are regularly seen in the James Bond movies of recent years) as a Speedboat Captain on a Sunseeker power boat carrying
Daniel Craig
as James Bond.
d.
When giant Mojo Jojo rips open the side of the building hes climbing with the Powerpuff Girls in tow, it shows the interior of the second floor of Cartoon Network studios with caricatures of the actual employees.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Glory (1989)?
a.
One of the baseball players is Scott Pose, the first player to bat for the Florida Marlins franchise (in 1993).
b.
One 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.
c.
At the time of filming, author
John Grisham
had casting approval over all film adaptations of his work and specified that "no professional child actors in Hollywood" be cast as Mark Sway. He felt that the film wouldnt work with a well-known child actor (sporting a phony accent) in the role and that by casting an unknown in the part (preferably from the Memphis area where the story is set) the films credibility wouldnt be compromised.
Brad Renfro
, a native of Knoxville, Tennessee beat out thousands of actors for the role including
Macaulay Culkin
.
d.
In the attack to the Fort Wagner nearly half the regiment was killed, wounded or captured. For his bravery in the battle, Sergeant William H. Carney became the first African American to earn the Medal of Honor, the nations highest military award. However, the award was given to him 37 years later.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Glory (1989)?
a.
James Neilson
replaced
Anthony Mann
as director when Mann walked off the picture after a falling out with
James Stewart
.
b.
When the film was originally released theatrically, a Scratch & Sniff stunt called "Odorama" was used. Special numbered cards, each representing a particular smell, were available with kids meals at participating Burger King restaurants and separately at Blockbuster Video stores. Participants picked up the cards, then took them to the movie theater showing the film. When a particular number flashed on the screen, viewers scratched off the scent that had that particular number on it. Numbers flashing in red mean that the viewer should find the corresponding number on their card (glow-in-the-dark for their convenience), and be ready to scratch-and-sniff when the on-screen number turns green. The scents are as follows: #1 is strawberry, #2 is peanut butter, #3 is a flower, #4 is smelly feet, #5 is a root beer float, and #6 is a fish.
c.
The inaugural battle for the real 54th Massachusetts was at James Island, South Carolina, on 16 July 1863. The scene depicting this engagement was filmed during late February of 1989 at the Girl Scout Camp on Rose Dhu Island near Savannah, Georgia. It actually snowed during filming, and heaters had to be brought in to melt the snow. Later, in the Christmas at Camp Readville scene (filmed in March 1989 at the old Train Roundhouse in Savannah, Georgia), snow blowers were brought in to blow chipped ice onto the ground to give the appearance of a winter snow.
d.
Virginia Vestoff
s final movie.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Glory (1989)?
a.
This movie was director
Lewis Milestone
s first film for the Warner Brothers studio since
The Caveman
, a gap of seventeen years.
b.
Several performers in studio records and casting call lists were not seen in the movie. These were, with their character names,
Glen Cavender
(Tobacconist),
Adolph Milar
(Storekeeper) and
Spec ODonnell
(Usher). Matthew Boulton is credited onscreen as "Capt. Hunter", but he was also not seen.
c.
Boingos chief henchman looks and talks like
Arnold Schwarzenegger
, but is named Dolph, a nod to Schwarzeneggers tough-guy competitor,
Dolph Lundgren
.
d.
Jane Alexander
: Robert Gould Shaws mother.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Glory (1989)?
a.
Andre Braugher
s movie debut.
b.
Gavin Hood
gave pictures of favelas (Brazilian shantytowns) to VFX company Hatch Productions to assist the company in developing accurate matte-paintings for the Africa scenes.
c.
Callie Khouri
s original plan for the film was to direct it herself, on a very low budget and with a documentary feel to it.
d.
Lynn Lowry
got a fever blister on her lip while acting in this film. Director
Radley Metzger
did his best to work around this by either filming Lowry in profile or shooting her through water to hide said blister.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Glory (1989)?
a.
Mike Nichols
approached
Ava Gardner
for the role of Mrs. Robinson.
b.
The lines spoken by Colonel Montgomery to the outraged Colonel Shaw when he orders the burning of Darien - "Secesh has got to be swept away by the hand of God like the Jews of old" - are the actual words of Montgomery, quoted in a letter from the real Shaw to his family.
c.
The original script draft was written by
Laura Albert
.
d.
The laughter that can be heard faintly in the background during the "Whos on First" routine belongs to the film crew and director
Jean Yarbrough
. After numerous re-takes trying to eliminate it, Yarbrough just couldnt get the crew - or himself - to stop laughing during the routine, no matter how many times they heard it. So he just gave up and left the giggling in.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Glory (1989)?
a.
Daryl Hannah
a vegetarian, refused to eat real lobster for the restaurant scene. The crew scooped out the insides of real, cooked lobsters and filled them with a thick, tofu-like paste. In an interview for Biography (1990), Director
Ron Howard
said Hannah cried after each take over the deaths of the lobsters for their shells.
b.
According to director
Edward Zwick
,
Matthew Broderick
and
Cary Elwes
did not get along during filming.
c.
The world premiere was held in a Nissen Hut "somewhere in England".
d.
Feature film debut of
Leonard Nimoy
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Glory (1989)?
a.
This follow-on from
Zulu
was made and released about fifteen years after that movie.
b.
This may be the only Hollywood musical that bears no music credits. Musical director
Ray Heindorf
had his name removed because of a new ruling that the term "musical director" was to be replaced with the credit "Music supervised and conducted by..."
c.
First-time director
David Fincher
disowned the film, citing constant studio interference and actually walked out of production before editing began.
d.
According to several historical sources, Shaw was shot through the heart and fell into Fort Wagner rather than falling outside of it. His men went in after him, and they were all killed.
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