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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Highlander (1986) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Highlander (1986) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Highlander (1986).
About the movie:
An immortal Scottish swordsman must confront the last of his immortal opponent, a murderously brutal barbarian who lusts for the fabled "Prize".
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Highlander (1986)?
a.
During filming in Rome, the crew and equipment were blocking the passage of a bridal party on its way to the church for a wedding. Upon discovering this situation,
Tom Hanks
personally escorted the party through the filming area and rallied the crew to remove the obstacles in the way. After the bride was delivered to the church (on time), her grateful family invited Hanks and director
Ron Howard
to stay for the wedding ceremony. Unfortunately, Hanks and Howards busy filming schedule prevented them from accepting the offer.
b.
Clancy Brown
nearly turned down the role of Kurgan, concerned that his allergy to makeup would prevent him from wearing the prosthetics required late in the film.
c.
Steve Guttenberg
s first leading role.
d.
Salma Hayek
was considered for the role of Selena, but she refused because she wanted to play Frida Khalo (in
Frida
) and did not wish to play two different Mexican heroines.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Highlander (1986)?
a.
Prior to this movie, actor
Keith Carradine
and director
Walter Hill
worked on
The Long Riders
. They would later also both work on
Wild Bill
and
Deadwood
.
b.
The part of Nurse Sally Keating was originally intended to be played by
Mary Astor
. When Astor refused to play the role, Warner Bros. signed Broadway actress
Kay Linaker
to play Keating, and as punishment, the studio forced Astor to play a supporting part in the film.
c.
Shot in 1959, not released until 1963.
d.
Queen
originally intended to record only one song for the film, but after viewing footage from the movie, they were inspired to write more. The band members each had a favorite scene and composed songs specifically for them.
Brian May
wrote "Who Wants To Live Forever" during the cab ride home after seeing the film, and
Roger Taylor
used the line "Its a kind of magic" as the basis for the end title song.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Highlander (1986)?
a.
Voted #6 in Total Films 100 Greatest Movies Of All Time list (November 2005).
b.
The writer/director Roze ate a live bark beetle while preparing for the film.
c.
The brief snippet of "New York, New York" performed by
Queen
during the movie has never been released officially on an album or single by the group. It wasnt included on the official soundtrack either. The soundtrack was released and then deleted, and re-released in 2003 as a numbered limited edition.
d.
The credits list a soundtrack album on Tommy Boy/Warner Bros. Records, but it was never released.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Highlander (1986)?
a.
In a 2001 interview with CNNs Larry King (i),
Mariel Hemingway
(who was only 15 when the movie was released) said she didnt realize that her character and her sisters character were raped until she saw the finished film.
b.
There seems to be a scene cut from the movie, perhaps a fantasy sequence. Some lobby cards show Natalie Wood and her husband in the film in their beds. The husband looks bored and uninterested in Natalie. In others from the same scene he reads a newspaper or has a boardroom meeting while Natalie sits in bed looking gorgeous.
c.
The quickening is a term for when a baby in the womb shows its first sign of life, its first noticeable movement within the womb.
d.
The first film project of
Lon Chaney Jr.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Highlander (1986)?
a.
The movie was shot at the home of executive producer
Nancy Moonves
.
b.
Melanie Ackland
(Ellie) is
Joss Ackland
s daughter.
c.
At the beginning, when the Oberon receives the "loop" transmission, an elderly version of Gen. Vasichs distress recording is briefly glimpsed, suggesting that causality and time travel will be very integral to the plot.
d.
The final fight scene that takes place at the Silvercup studios (the sign is used in a few shots) used to be a bakery for the Silvercup bread company that had gone out of business a few years earlier.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Highlander (1986)?
a.
Christopher Nolan
s first choice for the role of Leonard was
Alec Baldwin
.
b.
The crew of the Kalijak movie were played by the actual crew of this movie. Some crew members have other small roles too.
c.
Dustin Hoffman
s performance as "Ratso" Rizzo is ranked #7 on Premiere Magazines 100 Greatest Performances of All Time.
d.
According to the scene where a computer compares the signatures on the deeds to MacLeods house, his previous aliases before Russell Nash were Adrien Montagu, Jacques Lefebert, Alfred Nicholson, and Rupert Wallingford.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Highlander (1986)?
a.
The word fuck and its derivatives are said a total of 120 times throughout the film.
b.
Mark Zuckerberg
thought the movie was "interesting" as he said when he met
Jesse Eisenberg
, who portrayed him in the picture, on
Jesse Eisenberg/Nicki Minaj
, when Eisenberg was hosting.
c.
Tally Johnson in Chester talks about all the hauntings of the Chester S.C. Theater in his book, Ghosts of the South Carolina Upcountry.
d.
Sean Connery
and
Christopher Lambert
got along so well during filming that they called each other by their characters names even when they were not filming and it was at Lamberts insistence that Connery and his character returned for
Highlander II: The Quickening
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Highlander (1986)?
a.
Eight minutes of footage was removed from the original American theatrical release. The original version of the film was not released in America until 1996, with the "10th Anniversary Directors Cut" DVD. All subsequent DVD releases have included the directors cut. Among the footage removed: The opening flashbacks to Scotland as Connor sits in the stadium, Fasil doing back flips in the parking garage, Connors first wife saying goodbye to him as he rides off into battle, Connor lying on the ground in agony after being stabbed by the Kurgan, and a flashback to World War II with Connor rescuing a young Rachel. In addition, the scene in which Connor is driven away from his village was trimmed, removing the head butts and the more violent punches and kicks.
b.
The perfume Holly is spraying in the apartment hallway during her drunken scenes is Makila by Jean Patou.
c.
When Tigger is searching through his barrel looking for some evidence of his family, a ships life ring is thrown out. The name "RMS MILNE" is clearly visible on it, referring to the author
A.A. Milne
.
d.
Don Bachardy
, the long-time partner of Christopher Isherwood (on whose novel this film is based) makes a cameo appearance. According to Tom Ford, in a December 14 2009 interview with
Terry Gross
, Bachardy was a huge help all through the writing of the film and, in the scene, is wearing a pair of lucky red socks that belonged to Isherwood.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Highlander (1986)?
a.
Christopher Lambert
had just barely learned to speak English when he took this role. The only other English-speaking film he had been in at that point was
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
, in which he spoke only a few words.
b.
Director
Brian De Palma
originally considered the popular group
Sha-Na-Na
for the roles of the Juicy Fruits, but the group was not only very big at the time, but he found them too difficult to work with.
c.
The loudspeaker shots and announcements were added after the editing process had begun and the filmmakers realized that they needed more transitions. Some of the loudspeaker shots have the Moon visible and were shot while the Apollo 11 astronauts were on the Moon.
d.
Chapter Titles: 1. Pals in Buckskin 2. A Call To Arms 3. A Furnace of Fear 4. The Red Terror 5. The Circle of Death 6. Hates Harvest 7. Hostages of Fear 8. The Dagger Duel 9. The Blast of Death 10.Redskins Vengeance 11.Frontiers Aflame 12. The Trails End
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Highlander (1986)?
a.
For most of the crew, including the above the line crew, this was their first feature film. Unlike most first-time feature productions, not only was "Stacys Mom" completed, but it was completed within budget, and picked up for distribution.
b.
Howard Caine
s final movie.
c.
Christopher Lambert
spent time with a dialogue coach, developing an accent which sounded non-specifically foreign.
d.
On the wall of Senator Jordans office is a poster for the Vietnam POW / MIA "You are not forgotten" campaign (the black on white silhouette).
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