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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Hornets' Nest (1970) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Hornets' Nest (1970) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Hornets' Nest (1970).
About the movie:
A commando unit is dropped behind the German lines in Italy and its mission is to blow up a strategic dam...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hornets' Nest (1970)?
a.
During the Second World War, actress
Sylva Koscina
was a child. She could relate to making this movie and became "emotionally involved very easily" because as a child in Yugoslavia she "saw people dead and dying", maintaining that she had a "clear idea about war".
b.
Although her husband Douglas Row (Don Barry) has apparently lost interest in wife Judy Stevens (Charlotte Austin) in favor of actress Carolyn Hayes (Jana Lund), Lund was actually 3 months older than Austin.
c.
Liam Neeson
convinced
George Lucas
to keep a scene where Qui-Gon Jinn puts his hand on Shmi Skywalkers shoulder. Lucas felt this might be out of character for the monk-like Jedi, but Neeson thought there should be an emotional connection between the characters. In an interview with Premiere magazine, Neeson defended his action, saying, "It may be Star Wars, but weve got to have something in there for the adults."
d.
Maid Marian is from not an original Robin Hood ballad, but from the French romantic ballad "Jeau Robin et Marian" (Play of Robin and Marian). Robin was not Robin Hood but a shepherd, and Marian was a shepherdess whom he loved.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hornets' Nest (1970)?
a.
The Circle K is in San Dimas at the corner of Walnut and Bonita Ave. The scenes at the convenience store were at least partially filmed at the Circle K at the northwest corner of Broadway and Hardy in Tempe, Arizona.
b.
Sylva Koscina
said of this movie: "It shows how war destroys mentally as well as physically. We are all destroyed ... myself, Rock and the children."
c.
Judd Nelson
made up many of the terms used in the movie, including Neo-Maxi Zoomdweebie.
d.
Anson Mount threw up after the scene in the diner.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hornets' Nest (1970)?
a.
The mini-series of
The Ten Commandments
was being filmed in Morocco nearby. The cast and crew of both productions were all staying at the same hotel.
b.
Sylva Koscina
replaced
Sophia Loren
after she withdrew from the movie.
c.
Including cameos by Oliver Stone there are at least 11 other actors credited in this film that also appeared in Oliver Stones earlier Vietnam War film "Platoon".
d.
News item - Saturday, May 14,1938 -Burbank, California: Warners is rushing scoring of "White Banners," based upon the Lloyd C. Douglas novel, in order to have the film ready for screening at the Dallas sales convention (Warners)which opens Monday. Max Steiner, who is composing the original score, is working day and night to complete the assignment.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hornets' Nest (1970)?
a.
Richard Dreyfuss
had a guest-starring role on the original series, and
Bruce Dern
frequently played villains in the original series.
b.
Kimberly Elise
was discovered by producer
Dale Pollock
at a restaurant where she waitressed at the start of her career.
c.
It is commonly believed that
Robert E. Howard
created the character of Red Sonja in one of his Conan short stories. In reality, he created a character with a similar name (Red Sonya) that appeared in a minor role in a non-fantasy work of historical fiction. "Red Sonja", the character popularized by the 1985 movie, actually first appeared in a Conan comic book written by
Roy Thomas
and illustrated by
Barry Windsor-Smith
.
d.
This was apparently the first movie that
Rock Hudson
first sported his mustache which would become a trademark of his throughout the 1970s.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hornets' Nest (1970)?
a.
Cissy Fitzgerald
was originally cast as the Widow Paalenburg, but in a driving scene she lost control and crashed into a truck. Her facial injuries required 15 stitches and she could not continue, so her scenes were reshot with
Dot Farley
now playing the role.
b.
This movies title is taken from the expression "Hornets Nest" meaning a violent or gravely contentious situation. In the films case, this is relates to the the dangerous and difficult mission to blow up a dam protected by the Nazis. The expression is derived from the habitation for wasps or hornets, something which if disturbed can become a situation that presents itself with difficulty to the disturber.
c.
Brian Tee
originally wanted to play the role of Shiv.
d.
In an early-60s interview, producer
Ross Hunter
deemed the original English setting "dreary" and announced he was resetting the film in scenic Carmel, California, but obviously had second thoughts.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hornets' Nest (1970)?
a.
Keanu Reeves
breaking the glass on the bus door in the beginning of the movie was an accident, however it was left in the final cut.
b.
A novelization of this movie was written by Michael Avallone.
c.
Robert Pattinson
,
Kellan Lutz
,
Taylor Lautner
were considered to play Jack, before the role went to fellow Twilight star
Cam Gigandet
.
d.
Although the movie is credited as having been "suggested by the book by A. Conan Doyle," in fact, the plot is very different from that of the novel itself, which first introduced the character of Sherlock Holmes to the general public. Even the characters other than Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are not the original ones that appeared in the story.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hornets' Nest (1970)?
a.
The body count racked up by
Ray Stevenson
(The Punisher) is 81 confirmed kills, excluding the two cases where he shoots someone "on the same side."
b.
A whistling theme vocalized by children in the film also features as a track on
Ennio Morricone
s musical score for the movie.
c.
The films plot was based on the premise: "What if Lex Luthor defeated Superman?"
d.
In the scene where Muldoon and Halloran are shown entering an apartment house on Park Avenue, the awning shows the address "478". The building is actually 480 Park Avenue, one of the residential buildings designed by noted architect Emory Roth.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hornets' Nest (1970)?
a.
Arthur Digman reportedly never needed to do retakes on set as he had his lines memorized beforehand.
b.
Even though the film is based on a story from the book "Hearts in Atlantis", the story it was based on was actually called "Low Men in Yellow Coats", referring to the men that were after Ted. "Hearts in Atlantis" is the name of the story that follows "Low Men in Yellow Coats".
c.
Body count: 55
d.
English prints of this movie bear a credit for one director
Philip Carlson
but Italian prints of this film bear credits for two co-directors, Carlson and
Franco Cirino
. Cirino was second-unit director who worked on American movies which were filmed in Italy and in the Mediterranean who also occasionally worked as an actor.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hornets' Nest (1970)?
a.
The film takes place in 1967, but both of the Columbia House selections it mentions (Santanas "Abraxas" and Creedence Clearwater Revivals "Cosmos Factory") were released in 1970.
b.
Though a film set in World War II in 1944, this movie apparently has 1960s military battle uniforms, attitudes, and hairstyles.
c.
Richard Attenborough
,
Kirk Douglas
,
Albert Finney
,
Richard Griffiths
,
Anthony Hopkins
,
Armin Mueller-Stahl
,
Paul Newman
, Max Von Sydow , and
David Warner
were all considered for the role of Grandpa Joe.
Liccy Dahl
actually wanted
Christopher Lloyd
for the part.
d.
In the original TV series, props used on the set (notably McCoys medical scanner) were actually salt shakers doubling as futuristic equipment. In the 2009 movie, after picking (and losing) a bar fight on Earth, Kirk (
Chris Pine
) sits at a bar table. Licking his wounds, he lifts a small metal model of a starship off the table. As he fidgets with it, you can see its in fact a salt shaker - theres an "S" on the dish portion of the ships hull, and when Kirk turns it over, salt streams out.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hornets' Nest (1970)?
a.
The dam in this movie (
Rock Hudson
s mission of which is to blow it up) is called the Della Norte Dam. This translates into English as Dam of the North. The movie is set in Northern Italy during World War II and was filmed there too.
b.
When
Charles Chaplin
s young son
Sydney Chaplin
saw the scene where the artillery shell drops out of the supergun for the first time, he burst out laughing. It ruined the take.
c.
The traffic jam scene in downtown Provo includes the cars of all the principal cast and crew.
d.
Eight years earlier, the movie
Yanks
s storyline partially captured the experiences of young English boys during the Second World War, a theme that is elaborated on in this film.
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