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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Horsemen (2009) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Horsemen (2009) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Horsemen (2009).
About the movie:
A recently widowed detective still grieving over his wife's death discovers a shocking connection between himself and the suspects in a serial killing spree linked to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Horsemen (2009)?
a.
The cocktail that Bond has aboard the plane is called a "Vesper". Mathis mentions the name of the drink in this scene. The drink is taken from the novel "Casino Royale". The scene suggests Bond is reflecting on Vesper Lynd from
Casino Royale
by way of using emotive music score reminiscent of their romance in a scene where he is drinking the martini which is known by her name.
b.
Loudmouth (the Radio) directs the group "North by northwest" then cautions them to "watch out for low-flying aircraft". This is a reference to the
Alfred Hitchcock
film
North by Northwest
in which
Cary Grant
is chased by a low-flying biplane.
c.
Filming for this movie took place during filming of the
Power Rangers Zeo
television series.
d.
Despite significant reshoots, the running time of the DVD is 20 minutes shorter than the original running time.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Horsemen (2009)?
a.
Paul Newman
says the best advice director
Martin Scorsese
gave him, especially in humorous scenes, was: "Try NOT to be funny."
b.
The book named A Short History of the Bosnian Conflict which was thrown away in the bar scene, is a fake prop one.
c.
Unusually for a Platinum Dunes release, this is not a remake of an existing horror property.
d.
The film is unrated because the filmmakers could not afford a rating.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Horsemen (2009)?
a.
The closeup shots of Backwaters (Jeff Davis) hands during the guitar solo in "Rock & Roll All Nite" are actually the hands of the composer, Timothy Andrew Edwards, playing the solo.
b.
The script originally was set in Detroit.
c.
When it came time to film the end titles sequence, where Buckaroo and pals are walking around a dry L.A. aqueduct in step to the music, the music wasnt ready. Composer Michael Boddicker told the film crew to use "Uptown Girl" by
Billy Joel
as a placeholder because it was the exact same tempo. Those scenes were filmed with "Uptown Girl" blaring from a boom box tied to the back of the camera truck.
d.
The book Grace picks up in the abandoned school is called The Lorax by Dr. Seuss. Like the plot of the film the book is about a mystical forest full of beautiful trees and mystical creatures that are destroyed by mans lust for ever growing industry.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Horsemen (2009)?
a.
The second of the seven
Bob Hope
,
Bing Crosby
and
Dorothy Lamour
"Road" films.
b.
Shot in ten days.
c.
If you listen closely you can hear the ice cream trucks tune is "King of the Road".
d.
Jonas Åkerlund
s original plan was to use real devotees of suspension - the S&M practice depicted in the film - as the murder victims. However, he soon encountered all sorts of issues with Health & Safety over the spilling of real human blood (an unavoidable consequence of having hooks pierced into skin) so opted for prosthetics instead.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Horsemen (2009)?
a.
Because of her role in
The Queen
,
Helen Mirren
was invited to meet
Queen Elizabeth II
, but couldnt make the meeting because she was in South Dakota filming this movie.
b.
The beer in the film was usually cream soda.
c.
Neal McDonough
was originally cast as Krupa and shot all of his scenes. After almost a year there were reshoots in Chicago which involved all McDonoughs scenes; he was not available so
Chelcie Ross
replaced him.
d.
Original prints of the films theatrical poster misspelled Parry Shens name as "Perry Shen".
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Horsemen (2009)?
a.
Director
Jonas Åkerlund
was particularly keen on making the movie as authentic as possible in real locations. Consequently only two sets were built for the film.
b.
Basil Rathbone
and
Nigel Bruce
are playing themselves, seen on the Universal studio lot. They call each other "Holmes" and "Watson" as a joke because they were currently playing these characters in Universal movies.
c.
Lisa Eichhorn
was originally cast as Cheryl, but was replaced by
Barbra Streisand
during production. Eichorn had worked a whole week before she was replaced. Streisand was suggested for the role by her then agent
Sue Mengers
who was in a relationship with this movies director,
Jean-Claude Tramont
.
d.
Average Shot Length = ~10.5 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~9.7 seconds.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Horsemen (2009)?
a.
The character of Raven Quinn is loosely based on the actress
Brinke Stevens
.
b.
Holds the record along with
It Happened One Night
(1935),
The Last Emperor
(1987) and
Gigi
(1958) of winning all the awards in every single category in which was nominated at the Academy Awards including best picture.
c.
Richard Harris
would frequently ignore any newly rewritten scenes as he couldnt be bothered to relearn his lines.
d.
Shooting in Winnipeg, Canada, in the middle of winter meant the production frequently encountered temperatures in the region of 40-45 degrees below.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Horsemen (2009)?
a.
John Hurt
was cast in this film but had to be replaced after the South African authorities confused him with the actor
John Heard
who had been arrested on an anti apartheid march and refused him a visa.
b.
Jonas Åkerlund
was sufficiently intrigued by the cult of suspension that he even considered doing it himself, after meeting several devotees of the practice.
c.
John Ford
would not allow
Sal Mineo
to speak any English dialog in the movie due to the actors Bronx accent.
d.
Columbia could not use
Richard Carlson
, its first choice for the title role, because Carlson was appearing in a Broadway play, "Stars in Your Eyes". The studio then cast
William Holden
in the part.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Horsemen (2009)?
a.
James Dean
was free to star in the film because
Elizabeth Taylor
got pregnant, which delayed production of
Giant
.
b.
Straight to DVD in the US and UK.
c.
Last movie of
Edward Albert
, distributed four years after his death.
d.
During the scene in which Hancock is describing what he can remember of his back-story, he says, "...Im not the most charming guy in the world, so Ive been told..." One of
Will Smith
s nicknames in high school was, in fact, "Prince Charming," because charm was considered one of his most prominent qualities.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Horsemen (2009)?
a.
Reshoots a year later caused a few unforeseen problems. One of the main ones was that Clifton Collins Jr had shaved off all his hair and mustache for another role so he had to wear a wig and a false mustache for his redone scenes.
b.
Fox released the first trailer with strict instructions that it not be shown before a certain date. When a Canadian movie theatre accidentally showed it a day early, they lost the rights to show the movie.
c.
At this point in his career,
J. Carrol Naish
was very ill and frail and could no longer remember dialogue, so he read it off cue cards. However, he had only one real eye, so in his dialogue closeups you can see one eye moving back and forth, reading the lines, while the other eye remains fixed in position.
d.
Out of all of the band, the only one who could play guitar and sing was
Britta Phillips
. Before this movie, she was the singing voice of "Jem" on the cartoon series
Jem
.
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