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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Halls of Montezuma (1950) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Halls of Montezuma (1950) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Halls of Montezuma (1950).
About the movie:
A company of Marines races against the clock to find a Japanese rocket base.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Halls of Montezuma (1950)?
a.
The meaning and relevance of this movies title
Halls of Montezuma
is that it represents the first line of the official hymn of the United States Marine Corps which is known as the Marines Hymn. This song is the oldest official song in the United States military. The first few lines go like this: "From the Halls of Montezuma, To the shores of Tripoli; We fight our countrys battles In the air, on land, and sea; First to fight for right and freedom And to keep our honor clean; We are proud to claim the title Of United States Marine." The second line,
To the Shores of Tripoli
is also an American military movie as well.
b.
Suzanne Somers
originally had a more extensive part in this film. It was cut prior to the films release.
c.
The on-screen credits for the original song "In My Arms" list
Frank Loesser
as lyricist and
Ted Grouya
as music composer, but when the song was published, both writers were credited for music and lyrics.
d.
During the scene in which Superman and Lois go flying together and then Superman flies away, there is no cut between Superman flying away and Clark showing up at Loiss door. This was done using a prerecorded movie of Superman flying away on a screen with Lois standing in front of it. Then, as she walks away from the balcony, so crosses from the screen to the set with her apartment where she opens the door to reveal the real-time Clark Kent.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Halls of Montezuma (1950)?
a.
The Los Angeles Times announced on 27 January 1949 that this movie would be starring
Dana Andrews
,
Paul Douglas
and
Anne Baxter
. However, none of these actors ended up being in this picture.
b.
Robert Downey Jr.
recorded the song "Smile," which can be heard on the soundtrack from the movie. However, it was not used in the film.
c.
The bar Paul Avery frequents in the film is called Mortis. Mortis is Latin for death.
d.
Antoine Fuqua
was the original director attached to the project.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Halls of Montezuma (1950)?
a.
The role of John Connor came down to
Shane West
and
Nick Stahl
. Stahl was cast but almost had to drop out because of scheduling conflicts. West was told that if Stahl were to drop out then he was be cast in the film but in the end, Stahls schedule was changed and he kept the role of John Connor.
b.
Script treatments written by
Sy Bartlett
,
Harry Kleiner
and Major
George A. Gilliland
USMC held in the Twentieth Century-Fox Scripts Collection at the UCLA Arts Special Collections Library were not apparently used for this movie though Gilliand did stay on as a credited technical consultant to this movies production.
c.
Loosely translated,
Dwayne Johnson
s line "Haku Machente" means "Its hot as hell."
d.
In "The Nutcracker Suite," considerable live-action footage was shot of
Joyce Coles
and
Marge Champion
(who, as Marjorie Belcher, had modeled for Snow White), in long ballet skirts to simulate the movements of the blossoms for "The Dance of the Reed Flutes." For the same segment, Walt insisted that his effects technicians devised a way of transferring
Elmer Plummer
s (an art teacher at the Chouinard Art Institute) preliminary drawings into animation. After various attempts were rejected, they finally came up with stippled cels, on which the painted characters had a delicate pastel-like look.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Halls of Montezuma (1950)?
a.
Sylvester Stallone
was considered for the role of Richard.
b.
Debut of
Bridgette Monet
.
c.
The landing craft are coming out of the USS Sedgwick County (LST-1123), which saw action in WW2, Korea, and Viet Nam.
d.
The film shares many of its crew members with
Malevolent
, which was produced the same year by the same company.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Halls of Montezuma (1950)?
a.
This was voted the fifth scariest film of all time by Entertainment Weekly.
b.
The character of Don Diego/Zorro has always been Spanish, but the character has never been portrayed by a Spaniard. Antonio Banderas is the first Spanish actor to portray Zorro.
c.
This movies dedication seen during the opening credits states: "To the United States Marine Corps-This story is dedicated in gratitude for its help in making it possible-But most of all for its stalwart defense of all we hold dear to our lives, our people, and our future."
d.
When investigating the village in Zaire several of the huts are burned down. This is the traditional tribal method for controlling the spread of an infection in many parts of the world. Food and water are left outside the entrance to the dwelling and the occupants cannot leave. If several days (usually 3 or 4) of these supplies are not used then the dwelling is burned down to stop the infection from spreading.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Halls of Montezuma (1950)?
a.
US Marine and Navy units participated in the filming of this movie and after their work was finished, they went to fight in Korea.
b.
Veteran animators
Frank Thomas
and
Ollie Johnston
consider it their best picture without
Walt Disney
.
c.
There was a scene in the script that depicted a
Robert Englund
Freddy nightmare. The nightmare had Robert stuck in a spider-like web and the new "DEMON" Freddy was a giant spider. This was dropped because it didnt fit with the films overall tone.
d.
Keenan Wynn
s scenes were shot in one day.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Halls of Montezuma (1950)?
a.
Toward the end of the movie, it was rumored that
The Punisher
was noticeable, as that movie was based on a spin-off character from Spider-Mans comic book. This turned out to be false and is only someone who resembled
Thomas Jane
. This is purely coincidental. He was never intended by the makers to be the Punisher.
b.
Thomas Wolfe
entered the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill at the age of 16.
c.
Twentieth Century-Fox film studio publicity reveals that studio mogul
Darryl F. Zanuck
and producer
Robert Bassler
derived this movies story from a short Marine film called "Objective-Prisoners" labeling this as "the key". The essence of this short films plot was the high importance of capturing prisoners-of-war for interrogation as part of the military intelligence rationale.
d.
This is a
Stephen King
"dollar baby". Permission to make this film was contracted in August of 2008.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Halls of Montezuma (1950)?
a.
Richard Boone
s film debut.
b.
As Oliver Stone is a San Francisco 49ers fan, there are a number of references to San Francisco winning the championship game against the Sharks.
c.
A nitrate print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives.
d.
Sean Bean
swears that he was not actually in New Zealand on the day they shot the scene where the Fellowship departs from Rivendell, and that Boromir must have been digitally added to the shot.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Halls of Montezuma (1950)?
a.
James Foley
initially turned down the opportunity to direct the film, saying he didnt see how it could be anything but filmed theatre.
b.
Howard Zieff
was the original director.
c.
Grace the Secretary pretending to be Ed on the phone call was improvised.
d.
Second-unit filming of Marine Corps action maneuvers for this movie was shot between 1-12 May 1950 on location at Camp Pendleton, Southern California.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Halls of Montezuma (1950)?
a.
Hallstrom admitted that a lot of himself is reflected in Gilbert Grapes character.
b.
This movie had simultaneous premieres in Los Angeles and New York according to The Hollywood Reporter. Both premieres were attended by US Marine veterans, marines and officials whilst both were also charity aid benefits raising funds for charities relating to the Marine Corps
c.
Claudette Colbert
fought with director
Anatole Litvak
throughout most of the filming. Her main problem was with Litvaks cinematographer,
Charles Lang
. Colbert, famous for demanding that when she was photographed from the side it be only the right side, didnt feel that Lang was photographing her according to her wishes, and demanded that he be fired. Litvak refused, setting off almost constant battling between the two that lasted the entire length of shooting.
d.
Copyright records indicate the movie had sound, but this has not been verified.
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