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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Jarhead (2005) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Jarhead (2005) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Jarhead (2005).
About the movie:
Based on former Marine Anthony Swofford's best-selling 2003 book about his pre-Desert Storm experiences in Saudi Arabia and about his experiences fighting in Kuwait.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jarhead (2005)?
a.
Some of the tank-like vehicles seen driving along the streets are, in fact, white-painted airport tugs, the kinds used for pushing very large aircraft such as 747s.
b.
Originally,
Owen Wilson
had no plans to act in the film at all.
c.
In the restaurant scene between Sam and Joon, as they are discussing raisins, Sam says, "Its a shame about raisins." This is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the video for the Lemonheads hit, "Its a Shame about Ray," which was released the year before and in which
Johnny Depp
starred. (At the end of the video, Johnny can be seen carrying a curved cane almost identical to Sams.)
d.
Christian Bale
,
Emile Hirsch
,
Leonardo DiCaprio
,
Tobey Maguire
,
Shane West
,
Josh Hartnett
and
Joshua Jackson
were both considered for the role of Swoff.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jarhead (2005)?
a.
MGM had paid close to $200,000 for the motion picture rights to
Frederic Wakeman
s national bestselling novel, of which the film is based on.
b.
The soldiers watch
Apocalypse Now
, which was edited by Jarhead editor
Walter Murch
.
c.
John Wayne
attributed the films moderate performance at the box office to its similarity with
Shane
.
d.
While the bridge in the story was constructed by prisoners in two months, the actual one built in Ceylon by a British company for the filming (425 feet long and 50 feet above the water) took eight months, with the use of 500 workers and 35 elephants. It was demolished in a matter of seconds, and the total cost was 85,000 pounds (equivalent to about 1.2 million pounds in 2002).
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jarhead (2005)?
a.
Dwight Yoakam
brought his own pistol for his role as the Truck Driver.
b.
Most of Swoffords "anecdotes" are based on Urban Legends of the Marine Corps. He has made his unit the basis for "Did you hear about that guy who..." for most USMC legends.
c.
In the German version of the movie Fidgets name is "Greifer," but in the end credits his name is misspelled. It reads "Griefer."
d.
Peter Cushing
completed his role in a matter of days (May 8-12). Shooting lasted from March-June 1976, released one year later due to the extensive special effects.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jarhead (2005)?
a.
Meryl Streep
was considered to play Logans mother.
b.
Omri Katz
was unwell at the time of his first audition, and was initially rejected for the role of Max.
c.
One of the pictures on the "Wall of Shame" (just left of center) is of porn performer
Kitty
.
d.
Kurt Russell
, in his screen debut, kicks
Elvis Presley
s shins.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jarhead (2005)?
a.
The location of the slag dump where the Rocket Boys actually tested their rockets still exists. It is now a large grassy field. It is located in the actual town of Coalwood, WV which still exists today. They erected a replica test stand, launch pad, and "shed" after the movie brought the rocket boys story back into the public light. Every year the town of Coalwood celebrates the Rocket Boys with a festival every October called "October Sky Festival".
b.
Leonardo DiCaprio
and
Tobey Maguire
originally vied for the lead role in the film.
c.
There is a scene after The Black has jumped overboard and Alec is in the water yelling for help and The Black is swimming towards him. Suddenly the horse begins to tip over, his head plunges underwater and he starts to thrash in the water and his hooves are pawing in the air. This was an accident due to the guide wires being used to control the horse. Too much force was applied on the turn and the horse went under, a serious cause for alarm on the set. To everyones relief, the horse righted himself and popped up out of the water just fine.
d.
Some scenes were filmed near Flinders St Station, Melbournes busiest railway station in. Parts of the station were closed for filming, and some train schedules were changed.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jarhead (2005)?
a.
The word "fuck" and its variants are used 278 times in this film (38 times with the prefix "mother").
b.
Michael Landon
later satirized his role in this film on his TV show,
Highway to Heaven
. In the 1987 Halloween episode, "I Was A Middle Aged Werewolf," written and directed by Landon, the angel Jonathan Smith turns himself into a werewolf to scare off some bullies. Smith and his friend, Mark Gordon (
Victor French
) watch the movie
I Was a Teenage Werewolf
on TV. Watching the werewolf, Mark tells Jonathan, "You know, this guy in the movie reminds me a lot of you. I mean, when hes a regular guy, not when hes got fuzz all over his face."
c.
Orlando Bloom
was originally cast in the lead role but dropped out before filming began.
d.
Cinematographer
Franz Planer
fell ill during production and was replaced by
Henri Alekan
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jarhead (2005)?
a.
Some desert scenes were also shot on a Universal sound stage with lights doubling as burning oil wells. The lights were later replaced with burning wells courtesy of ILM.
b.
Catherine Scorsese
: the woman who comes to Teresas aid when she has an epileptic fit.
c.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on September 2, 1946 with
Dennis OKeefe
reprising his film role.
d.
A code title used during production was "Helium".
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jarhead (2005)?
a.
The final credits state that the vocal orchestra performed over thirty works in the P.O.W camp during 1943 and 1944. It discontinued performing though when about half of the members had died and the remaining survivors were not well enough to participate.
b.
Shortly before the shoot of the musical number, two actors suffered leg injuries. Director
Allan Piper
re-choreographed the dance, putting all of the actors on crutches.
c.
Filmed in the Imperial Valley in Southern California, which features conditions very similar to Iraq. Marines did use one of the local towns, Brawley, for training purposes due to similarities to Iraq.
d.
When Dom (
Vin Diesel
) visits Lettys tomb, the headstone reads "Leticia Ortiz". In Spain this caused much amusement because "Letizia Ortiz" (with Z) was a journalist who later became
Princesa Letizia de Asturias
after marrying Prince
Felipe de Borbón
, son of Spains King
Juan Carlos de Borbón
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jarhead (2005)?
a.
Scenes filmed in the Imperial Valley had the mountains in the background digitally removed. Additional desert scenes were also filmed in Mexico.
b.
The sheet of paper Hennessy (
Hartley Power
) reads the interview questions from is actually a page of the script.
c.
At one point in the movie, Lara Croft attacks a bad guy using very sophisticated movements with an antique rifle. Her movements are taken from Queen Anne Salute used by the U.S. Army Drill Team.
d.
Some of the Cable Guys predictions about what cable will do for the future came true. Like having the Internet, phone and TV through cable. And that well have the ability to play video games online.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jarhead (2005)?
a.
As a special surprise, when
Bette Davis
was awarded the Sarah Siddons Award, the organizers secretly asked
Anne Baxter
to attend her presentation. Davis was not at all thrilled about having to share her spotlight with another actress.
b.
The scene in which
John Travolta
talks to
Joaquin Phoenix
while drinking liquor was improvised by Travolta. The scene originally had Mike Kennedy talking straight to Jack Morrison, but Travolta thought it would be funny to start drinking right in the middle of it.
c.
Michael Keaton
,
Kurt Russell
, and
Gary Oldman
were all considered for the role of Lt. Col. Kazinski.
d.
Writers
Seth Rogen
and
Evan Goldberg
started this script when they were just 13 years old citing the reason as being "we just wanted to see if we could write a movie."
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