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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Hell Is for Heroes (1962) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Hell Is for Heroes (1962)

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1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hell Is for Heroes (1962)?
a.		According to Bob Newharts autobiography, I Shouldnt Even Be Doing This, Steve McQueen and Bobby Darin did not get along during filming. When stories of their feud appeared in the trade papers, the films publicist was fired. But it was Nick Adams who leaked the story. According to Newhart, Adams felt so badly that he chased the publicists departing plane yelling "Im sorry!"
b.		This film is based VERY loosely on the novel of the same name. Specific differences include: The novel takes place in the year 2025. This film takes place in 2019, according to the DVD cover, two years after the collapse of world economy in 2017 advertised following the film title sequence. While this film takes place in California, the novel takes place on the Northeastern Coast of the United States, tracing Richards from Co-Op City, New York to Boston, Massachusetts; from Boston to Manchester, New Hampshire; and from Manchester to Portland and Derry, Maine (the former being Stephen Kings hometown, the latter being the fictional primary setting for Kings novels It, Dreamcatcher, "Insomnia," and "Bag of Bones"); then from Derry back to New York. Richards enters the game willingly as opposed to being forced to, in order to acquire money for his ailing infant daughter. He is deemed an enemy of the state and receives a hundred dollars for every hour he stays alive over a period of thirty days, an additional hundred for every law enforcement officer or "Hunter" (not "Stalker") he kills, and one billion in "New Dollars" (worth far more than original American dollars). As opposed to being confined to the site of an earthquake in California in the film, Richards can travel anywhere in the world to evade the Hunters, but must videotape two messages per day and courier them to the Games Network or forfeit his money. Richards, a Caucasian male, shows signs of racism early on in the novel, but is taken in by the Throckmortons, an African American family in Boston, and after he is told of the situations the government forces them to live in, decides to help them. Laughlin is a Caucasian, and enters the tournament willingly as does Richards. Laughlin eventually meets his end in Topeka, Kansas, where police burn the shed he hides in. Dan Killian (called Damon Killian in the film) is an African American. Killian is also the producer of "The Running Man," not the host. Unlike in the film, the only Hunter mentioned by name in the novel is Evan McCone, the chief Hunter, who is eventually shot dead by Richards. While in Boston, Richards escapes his pursuers by setting fire to a YMCA he is hiding in and narrowly escapes through a sewer pipe. The resulting fire kills five police officers. The ending is far more dire in the novel than in the film. In Derry, Maine, Richards carjacks a woman named Amelia Williams and makes his way to Derrys airport, hijacking a plane, where he also takes McCone hostage. As with in the film, Richards is given the chance to become leader Hunter (much to McCones chagrin) by Killian, though unlike in the film, he accepts. He is later given the terrible news that both his wife and daughter had been killed even before he had even first appeared on "The Running Man," giving him time to ponder the offer more. Feeling he has nothing left to lose, Richards overpowers the flight crew and kills McCone, but is mortally wounded in the process. Setting Williams free via a parachute, Richards makes a suicide run on the Games Building in New York, killing Killian and everybody inside.
c.		Extensive re-shoots on this film forced Kevin Kline to withdraw from Hook. He was replaced by Robin Williams.
d.		Mickey Rooney was supposed to star in this movie but Rooney ended up being drafted into the war, so Robert Walker was cast instead.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hell Is for Heroes (1962)?
a.		Steve McQueen did not socialize with the rest of cast because his character was anti-social and alienated himself from the rest of the squad.
b.		Over 3,000 girls turned up at the auditions for the role of Cho Chang in London on 7 February 2004.
c.		This movie was made about twenty-three years after the passing-away of Humphrey Bogart.
d.		The program menu in the holosuite depicts various holodeck programs from previous episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Specifically: Cafe Des Artistes is from "Well Always Have Paris". Charnocks Comedy Cabaret is from "The Outrageous Okona". The Big Goodbye is from "The Big Goodbye", "Manhunt", and "Clues". Emerald Wading Pool is from "Conundrum." Equestrian Adventure is from "Pen Pals".

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hell Is for Heroes (1962)?
a.		The final confrontation takes place in the Oracle dome. The decor resembles a Japanese tea garden, including a Japanese gate (that gets destroyed). Oracles CEO, Larry Ellison, has a well-known affinity for all things Japanese, especially landscaping and decor.
b.		According to a John Sturges interview given in 1990 for the book John Sturges, Stories of a Filmmaker by Emmanuel Laborie, the music for the movie was to be composed by Dimitri Tiomkin. But the director had a quarrel with his favorite composer, because Sturges did not agree with a song during the opening credits, like in Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Tiomkim dismissed and was replaced by Elmer Bernstein.
c.		There was intense friction between Francis Ford Coppola and Paramount who frequently tried to have him replaced, citing his inability to stay on schedule, unnecessary expenses and production and casting errors. (Coppola actually completed the film ahead of schedule and budget.)
d.		Screenwriter Robert Pirosh was originally set to direct the film but after repeated clashes with star Steve McQueen he was replaced with Don Siegel. Piroshs script featured many blackly comedic scenes but most of them were not filmed, as Siegel wanted to make the film more dramatic. Disappointed, Bob Newhart tried to get Siegel to kill his character early, but Siegel refused.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hell Is for Heroes (1962)?
a.		Playwright Terrence McNally originally wrote the role of Frankie for Kathy Bates. Johnny was played by Kenneth Welsh in the 1987 Off-Broadway production of "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune" that starred Bates.
b.		Fifth appearance of private eye Bill Harlow. Writer Cash Markman based the character on Raymnond Chandlers 1940s gumshoe Phillip Marlow. Rick Savage played him first (twice), followed by Mike Horner and Randy West (once each), and now Randy Spears. West and Spears would alternate from here out.
c.		Bills truth serum, The Undisputed Truth, is the name of a 70s soul group.
d.		Bob Newhart said in an interview that due to the films ballooning budget, Paramount refused to provide more film stock to the set. The filmmakers ran out of film stock before filming the scripted ending. But the abrupt ending has helped the film gain a cult audience.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hell Is for Heroes (1962)?
a.		The scene where Caligula gets a nervous breakdown during the thunderstorm was written by Malcolm McDowell himself.
b.		Director Don Siegel did not want to shoot the scene where Bob Newharts character has a fake telephone conversation with "headquarters" to fool the Germans listening through a microphone planted in the US bunker, believing that it had no place in the story. He was overruled by the studio, however. Newhart at the time was a hugely popular stand-up comic, and a major part of his act was having one-sided phone conversations. The studio ordered that the scene be shot in order to capitalize on Newharts popularity. Newhart wrote his own lines for this scene.
c.		The role of Stuart was intended for Dirk Bogarde. Bogarde turned it down and suggested Roger Moore.
d.		The film is inspired by the "Crazy Eights" unmanned train incident in 2001. The train, led by CSX Transportation SD40-2 #8888, left its Walbridge, Ohio, rail yard and began a 66-mile (106 km) journey through northwest Ohio with no one at the controls, after the engineer got out of the originally slow-moving train to correctly line a switch, mistakenly believing he had properly set the trains dynamic braking system, just as his counterpart in the movie did. Two of the real trains tank cars also contained thousands of gallons of molten phenol, similar to the fictional train in the film.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hell Is for Heroes (1962)?
a.		Josh Hartnett (Slevin) lived with writer Jason Smilovic and his girlfriend in New York while the script was being written. Smilovic said that he thought of having Slevin wear a towel a lot of the time because he saw Hartnett in one so often. More so it added a vulnerable quality to Slevin.
b.		The shoulder patch worn by most of the soldiers in the platoon is that of the 95th Infantry Division, a real-life military unit (nicknamed "Iron Men of Metz") that saw action in the European Theater during World War II. Today, the 95th Division is an Army Reserve unit headquartered at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
c.		Virtually almost all dialog was dubbed in post-production. The main reason was that during takes, Terrence Malicks voice is often heard at the background.
d.		Marilyn Monroe reportedly suggested the line "I can be smart when its important, but most men dont like it."

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hell Is for Heroes (1962)?
a.		Was reportedly one of Alfred Hitchcocks most unhappy directing jobs.
b.		A 4 minute segment of the outdoor chase scene between Julio and the SWAT officers was filmed on 9 separate shooting days.
c.		5 2" Mickey Rooney dances with 5 8" Marilyn Hanold, perhaps an intentional reprise of Rooneys scene in the 1946 picture, "Love Laughs at Andy Hardy," in which he dances with 6 2"" Dorothy Ford.
d.		Althought you see Steve McQueens character carry the M3, .45 ACP Cal., sub-machine gun know as the "Grease Gun", which the ammunition is feed by a long magazine, you dont see him carrying any ammunition pouches for this weapon and instead you see hes carrying only the shorter pouches on his ammunition belt for the M-1 Garand rifle. And those rifle ammunition pouches hes carrying are obviously empty, as they are all flat and appear to contain nothing.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hell Is for Heroes (1962)?
a.		When the computer virus destroys her paper, Sydney enters a catatonic state for a couple of moments. This is a reference to Snow White entering a deep sleep after eating the apple.
b.		The film focuses on the relationship between two brothers, one who lives a dubious lifestyle and the other who leads a very respectable, law-abiding life. This theme is also present in one of James Grays earlier films, Little Odessa.
c.		Temperatures reached 117 °F during filming. Some of the day sequences were changed to night so the cast would not collapse from the heat.
d.		This movie is a Warner Brother official studio tribute to the B-52 Stratofortress bomber air craft and the United States Air Force.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hell Is for Heroes (1962)?
a.		The weapon Steve McQueen is using is an M3, .45 ACP Cal., sub-machine gun know as the "Grease Gun". It came into use late in the war replacing Thompson sub-machine guns. It was not a general issue weapon to infantryman, normally it was the crew weapon on a tank. Many "found" their way to the front line troops. This earlier model weapon had a charging lever on the side that you see McQueen using occasionally to clear the weapon as it jams. Later models (M3A1) were charged by simply pulling back on the bolt by inserting your finger into a recess in the bolt. The M3A1 wire stock included a tab to help load magazines, the ends threaded to accept a cleaning brush to clean the barrel and was used as a wrench to unscrew the barrel for disassembly. The weapon, only manufactured during WWII by General Motors Headlight division, at a cost about $20 vs. the Thompsons at a fee of $100 each.
b.		At one point in the film, Bliss Cavendar lies about her age being 22 (instead of 17), which is the actual age of Ellen Page, who plays her.
c.		The original Broadway production of "The Fair Co-Ed" by George Ade opened at the Knickerbocker Theater on February 1, 1909 and ran for 136 performances.
d.		Anna Paquin is called a virgin (because she hasnt killed yet) and dresses as Little Red Riding Hood. While it may have been the intent of the film to portray it as such, the concept of the red hood representing menstruation is a modern construct; in the original oral versions of the story Little Red Riding Hoods outfit color wasnt specified. The inclusion of the hood being red was compliments of Charles Perrault in the 17th century when he was the first to write the story down.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hell Is for Heroes (1962)?
a.		According to Ben Mankiewicz of Turner Classic Movies, a columnist visiting the set commented on Steve McQueens irascible temperament by noting that McQueen seemed to be his own worst enemy. Bobby Darin reportedly overheard the comment and quickly replied, "Not while Im around." (The full Mankiewicz quote: "Steve McQueens character in Hell is for Heroes seemed to have a little trouble getting along with people. By most accounts, playing that kind of guy wasnt a stretch for McQueen. Time and time again during production, McQueen got in the face of studio executives or Don Siegel, the director, or even cast members. At one point, a columnist was visiting the set, and he mentioned to another observer that Steve McQueen seemed to be his own worst enemy. Co-star Bobby Darin overheard the comment and quickly replied, Not while Im around.")
b.		Robert Towne finished the script in the early 1990s but couldnt find financial backing. Even with Johnny Depp interested in the project, the script bounced around from studio to studio.
c.		The book that Professor Hilbert is reading on the lifeguard stand is Sue Graftons "I is for Innocent."
d.		The first cinematic Jane Austen adaptation in 50 years.

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