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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Gunga Din (1939) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Gunga Din (1939)

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About the movie: In 19th century India, three British soldiers and a native waterbearer must stop a secret mass revival of the murderous Thuggee cult before it can rampage across the land.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gunga Din (1939)?
a.		The scene in which the convoy of Suburbans is attacked by the drug cartel is now actually used as a training video in US government agencies. The footage was also used in an episode of JAG.
b.		Third movie of six that star actor Charles Bronson made with director Michael Winner. Prior to this film they made Chatos Land and The Mechanic and after-wards they collaborated on Death Wish, Death Wish II and Death Wish 3.
c.		Jimmy Durantes first film.
d.		In March 1939, the Kipling family objected to a reporter being called Rudyard Kipling, prompting RKO to eliminate that scene from the film when it was re-released. However, it is in the prints available today. The scheduled release date of December 1938 was postponed for retakes. John Sturges, an uncredited editor on this film, directed the remake, Sergeants 3.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gunga Din (1939)?
a.		For playing as Clifford Anderson in the play "Deathtrap" on the New York stage, actor Victor Garber was nominated for the 1978 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor. In this movie version, Clifford Anderson was played by Christopher Reeve.
b.		Art Carneys widow, Barbara, visited the set and gave Mike Epps an autographed photo of Art. Epps was extremely flattered by the present.
c.		Eight make-up artists were sent to the Lone Pine set, where they worked for the six weeks of location shooting. Over 600 extras were employed in the Mount Whitney scenes.
d.		Rachel Weisz was considered for the Ruby Thewes role.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gunga Din (1939)?
a.		Sabu was first choice to play Gunga Din; when it became clear he was unavailable, Sam Jaffe was hired in his place. In an interview years later, Jaffe (a Jewish Russian-American) was asked how he so convincingly played an Indian Hindu. Jaffe replied he kept telling himself to "Think Sabu."
b.		The idea for Danny Lloyd to move his finger when he was talking as Tony was his own; he did it spontaneously during his very first audition.
c.		Although for many years, Harrison Ford refused to talk about the film, he did contribute to the 2007 DVD documentary Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner, claiming he has reconciled with Ridley Scott and made his peace with the film. In fact, Ford says the thing he remembers most is not the grueling shoot or the arguments with his director, but being forced to record the voiceover which executive producers Jerry Perenchio and Bud Yorkin insisted be in the film. Ford doesnt actually mention any names, but in discussing the voiceover which was used in the theatrical cut, he says it was written by "clowns". In actual fact, Darryl Ponicsan was initially hired to write it, but his version was tossed out. Then Roland Kibbee was hired and his version is the one that was used. According to David Peoples and Hampton Fancher, who had become close friends, when they first saw the film, they each thought the other had written it, and despite the fact that they both hated it, they told one another they loved it for fear of insulting the others feelings.
d.		Cowboy Smoke was inspired by the Victoria immigrant tragedy, in which 19 Mexicans suffocated in a truck after being smuggled across the border. The movie was subsequently filmed on location at the Fagan Ranch which is 10 miles from where the tragedy occurred.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gunga Din (1939)?
a.		The film had many title changes before filming began. Originally titled Seasons Greetings (also the name of the short film), it was changed because it sounded too much like a Christmas film. Then it was called Halloween Terrors, Jack O Lantern Tales, October the 31st, and Trick or Treat. The final title was kept but since there was already a movie of the same name out, they changed the spelling to Trick r Treat.
b.		Howard Hawks was the original director, but was fired from the project after his previous film, Bringing Up Baby, was a box office bomb.
c.		There was a crucial subplot involving Michael Caines character that involved the smuggling drugs onto the island which is actually fully detailed in the films novelization were actually shot and then deleted during post-production because it took away from the films main premise involving the shark.
d.		The dish soap that Anton (Devon Sawa) squirts into his mouth after attempting to smoke Nutmeg and Oregano is real dish soap. Sawa came up with the gag on the spot.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gunga Din (1939)?
a.		The recovery ship for the return from Mars was specified at the USS Oriskany (CV-34) which was decommissioned in 1975. The short shot we see of the Oriskany was footage from The Bridges at Toko-Ri, with the Korean War era straight-winged F9F Panthers in place on the deck catapults. Main characters in both films, William Holdens character in "The Bridges at Toko-Ri" and James Brolins character in "Capricorn One," are both named Brubaker.
b.		In some prints, the actor playing Rudyard Kipling, has been replaced on one side of the screen by a rather shaky matte when the last lines of poem "Gunga Din" are read.
c.		The Academy Award sequences for this film were shot at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, scene of several actual 1960s Oscar ceremonies.
d.		Filming was delayed twice because of the cost, and finally began only when Irwin Allen and outside backers matched the investment of Twentieth Century Fox. Reportedly, Allen found those backers by walking across the street from the Fox lot to a country club, where he found some friends playing cards. During the card game, they agreed to back the film. Because the studio never spent any of the backers money, the backers made a profit from the success of the film without actually spending a dime.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gunga Din (1939)?
a.		By the time of its release, this was the Walt Disney Companys highest-grossing live-action film (without adjustment for inflation).
b.		The production only had 6 police cars at their disposal due to the low budget.
c.		Ridley Scott initially toyed with the idea of setting the film in the fictional city of San Angeles; as if San Francisco and Los Angeles had become one massive population center. This idea was used in Demolition Man.
d.		The "bridge over the deep chasm" scene, in which Annie the elephant shakes a rope bridge while trying to cross, was actually filmed on a bridge eight feet off the ground. The background was a realistic painting of a chasm.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gunga Din (1939)?
a.		The musical score was originally going to be composed by Carole Bayer Sager but she left the project.
b.		At the time he was playing water-boy Gunga Din, Sam Jaffe was 47 years old.
c.		Peter Ustinov was offered the role of Grandpa Joe but died before he could give the producers his answer.
d.		The sunglasses that Tom Cruise wears at the climax of the climbing scene providing him with his mission brief are modified Oakley Romeos that are now discontinued. They were modified for their appearance in the film in three ways: the ear stems are different (the commercially available model had curved ear stems while the movie version has straight stems), the lenses used in the film arent mirrored (to prevent the film crew being seen in the reflection) and the most obvious modification being the earpieces grafted on to the frames.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gunga Din (1939)?
a.		In the behind-the-scenes featurette, the Secret Service consultant for the movie stated that Eva Longoria far surpassed the other actors in "shooting school". In fact, he remarked that her score would beat about 90% of members of the Secret Service. Longoria mentioned that when she was younger she often accompanied her father to the gun range, so being around and handling guns wasnt new to her.
b.		Quentin Tarantino has the first line of dialogue at the beginning.
c.		The scene with the Uruk-hai before the Battle for Helms Deep starts, where they stomp their spears into the ground, was inspired by the same act the stuntmen would do between takes to pass time. After seeing it, Peter Jackson liked it, and put it in the movie.
d.		Budgeted at $1.915 million, this was the most expensive film RKO had produced to date.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gunga Din (1939)?
a.		The Doomsday Scenario Interface in the beginning of the movie resembles the TV interface in Paul Verhoevens Starship Troopers. Verhoevens next film after "Troopers" was to be Hollow Man, a title pretty close to T.S. Eliots poem "The Hollow Men", from where Justin Timberlakes lines "This is the way the world ends. This is the way the world ends. This is the way the worlds end. Not with a whimper, but with a bang" were taken.
b.		Was second only to Gone with the Wind as the biggest money-maker of 1939.
c.		When Robert comes face-to-face with Arthur Leigh Allen in the hardware store, the music playing is Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty. As this is Roberts "Sherlock Holmes" moment, this can hardly be coincidental.
d.		In the television show and the book, Beezus explains that her name is Beatrice. When Ramona started talking as an infant, she couldnt say "Beatrice". She said "Beezus" instead.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gunga Din (1939)?
a.		In Ed Lelands office Linda explains how she comes to know something about spying and refers to a film in which a characters tongue is cut out and says, "Have you seen The Fighting 69th." The "Fighting 69th" was O.S.S. Bill Donovans regiment in World War One.
b.		Sandra Bullock actually learned to drive a bus for the film, passing her test on her first attempt.
c.		Director Jeff Lieberman cited Hitchcocks The Birds as the films biggest influence.
d.		The battle between the Thuggees and the British Indian army was added when RKO considered the ending too bland.

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