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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : How the West Was Won (1962) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : How the West Was Won (1962) - Part (4) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: How the West Was Won (1962).
About the movie:
A family saga covering several decades of Westward expansion in the nineteenth century--including the Gold Rush, the Civil War, and the building of the railroads.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: How the West Was Won (1962)?
a.
The river-rafting sequence was filmed over a period of seven days.
b.
The role of Sloppi Seconds was originally written as Kiki, the cabaret character created by
Justin Bond
. When Bond turned down the movie offer, the part was rewritten specifically for
Mink Stole
and turned into Sloppi Seconds, a transsexual. Her scenes would ultimately be cut from the film, aside from a brief profile shot where she sits between Jarod, Griff, and Beau in Bodangles.
c.
Many of the former Eagles gave permission for Disney to use their names for this production.
d.
The Valmount townhouse interiors were built and shot on sound stages in Los Angeles while the exterior scenes were filmed in New York City.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: How the West Was Won (1962)?
a.
A nitrate print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives.
b.
RKOs Cord convertible gets quite a bit of exposure in this one, much to the delight of classic car enthusiasts.
c.
The sequence where the Indians attack the wagon train took 6 weeks to film.
d.
The "House" of the title is located at "34 Bisgrove Street" in the fictional "Pacific County", California.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: How the West Was Won (1962)?
a.
The castle set in Yugoslavia blew up and burned to the ground. It was quite a surprise to the cast and crew.
Sydney Pollack
immediately grabbed the camera and shot what he could of the burning castle.
b.
First cinema film of
Gina McKee
.
c.
Cinerama was so expansive, it couldnt really be configured for close-ups. The nearest it could manage was to place a key actor in the central frame and try to get in as close as possible. This proved to be very intimidating for a lot of actors as the camera (an enormous piece of apparatus under a black hood with 3 lenses) would be literally in their face - 18 inches away, to be precise.
d.
Joseph B. Vasquez
wrote the script in three days. He originally wrote the part of Vinny for himself to play.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: How the West Was Won (1962)?
a.
The Ford Coupe driven by
Paul Le Mat
s character had a 1966 Chevrolet 327 cu.in. engine. The black 1955 Chevy driven by
Harrison Ford
had a Chevrolet 454 cu.in. engine capable of doing 11-second quarter-mile times.
b.
Less than two months after "Witness for the Prosecution" by
Agatha Christie
had a London premiere, it opened on Broadway at Henry Millers Theater on December 16, 1953 and ran for 645 performances.
Una OConnor
reprized her role in the movie.
c.
An intermission was required to allow the projectionists enough time to re-thread the three projectors and synchronize the sound.
d.
Anthony Hopkins
and
Bob Hoskins
previously acted together in
Othello
with Hopkins in the lead and Hoskins as Iago.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: How the West Was Won (1962)?
a.
The writer
Jonathan Hensleigh
did a uncredited re-write on the script.
b.
The riverboat is the same one used in
Raintree County
.
c.
The screenplay for this film was adapted from the novel "The Home Invaders", written by
Frank Hohimer
, himself a professional thief. Hohimer was serving time in prison at the time this film was in production.
d.
Before Danny proposes, Wheeler tells him that they have to be at Blue Valley Middle School. Blue Valley is the name of the actual middle school that
Paul Rudd
attended in Overland Park, Kansas.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: How the West Was Won (1962)?
a.
The bum that walks down the sidewalk with his hand out, as if he is trying to block being shot, was an actual bum who walked through the shot. The filmmakers thought it was funny and that it fit in with F.M.s penchant for attracting freaks, so they kept it in.
b.
In the scene where Clouseau is being chased through the cemetery after falling in the plot and disrupting the funeral, you can see a sign on a cross in the lower right part of the screen for a few seconds. The sign reads "Reposite En Pace: Norman Lear, 1903-1962". This is an in-joke that refers to
Norman Lear
, who was director
Bud Yorkin
s producing partner for many years on shows such as
All in the Family
and
Sanford and Son
.
c.
Hearing that people fly "Rosenbergs" and "Goldbaums" instead of driving cars, Single-O comments that someone got revenge on Henry Ford - a jab at the famed auto makers well-known rabid anti-Semitism (now all but forgotten).
d.
All four cinematographers were Oscar-winners.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: How the West Was Won (1962)?
a.
Filmed after
Death Warrant
despite being being released prior.
b.
Ranked #10 on the American Film Institutes list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Gangster".
Scarface
, the version starring
Paul Muni
, was ranked #6 in June 2008.
c.
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.
d.
Spencer Tracy
provides the narration.
Bing Crosby
was originally slated to provide this.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: How the West Was Won (1962)?
a.
After the crew was thrown out of East Prairie, Missouri by the chief of police (for allegedly being "communists"), Roger Corman realized that he needed one more wide shot of the high school. He and an assistant went back into the town, and hurriedly filmed the shot. The chief must have gotten wind of his being there, as he was seen by Corman arriving in the distance. Corman and his assistant quickly threw the camera and equipment into their car, and sped away in the opposite direction, unscathed.
b.
Maureen OHara
was originally meant to play the lead role in the movie version of "The King and I", but
Yul Brynner
specifically asked for
Deborah Kerr
.
c.
The Restaurant used in "Moonlighting" is scheduled to be turned into a Wedding Chapel in 2009.
d.
Debbie Reynolds
and
Carroll Baker
became very good friends whilst making the film.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: How the West Was Won (1962)?
a.
The gore effects were created using pig intestines, fish heads, and condoms.
b.
A lot of the actors were very intimidated by the 3 lens Cinerama camera and felt they had to elevate their performance to something approaching the way one performs on the theatrical stage as opposed to the more subtle style of acting normally required in front of a camera. This is why a lot of the actors in the film come across as being quite over-the-top.
c.
Hugh Jackman
was considered for the role of Abbe de Coulmier, which went to
Kate Winslet
s choice of
Joaquin Phoenix
.
d.
Kevin Costner
s first film.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: How the West Was Won (1962)?
a.
During the early phases of pre-production for
The Day the Earth Stood Still
, 20th Century-Fox studio chief
Darryl F. Zanuck
suggested
Jack Palance
for the role of the robot Gort. The role was eventually filled by a much taller non-actor.
b.
Henry Hathaway
was famous for his salty language.
Debbie Reynolds
instigated a swear jar on the set in an effort to curb him of his excesses - every time he swore, she would have to put some coins into the jar. Reynolds ended up losing quite a bit of money.
c.
SFX crew had to incorporate
Robert Patrick
s football-injury limp in their animation of the T1000. Next, they filmed the stuff with the T1000 pretending to be driving from the right-hand steering wheel (wearing a mirror-image police uniform), while the real driver was hidden under a black hood at the lowered real steering wheel. For the final film, the scenes were flipped left-to-right to make it all look right, and combined with footage shot with a normal truck driving in the drain. This was done so that Patrick could concentrate on acting rather than driving. They accidentally caught a street sign; after they mirror-imaged the scene, they digitally reversed the text on the sign so it would appear correct.
d.
Bill Paxtons father plays the old man who confronts Paxtons character in the feed store ("Are you mean to tell me that there were five weeks last month?")
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