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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Joshua Tree (1993) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Joshua Tree (1993)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Joshua Tree (1993).

About the movie: A framed prison escapee unknowingly kidnaps a female cop en-route to a rendezvous with the corrupt cop who put him behind bars.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Joshua Tree (1993)?
a.		Filmed in 3-D but released "flat."
b.		All of the exotic cars are actually replicas of Ferraris and Lamborghinis-including the ones in the chase scene.
c.		Joan (played by Joan Leslie) refers to polyps as "little fish" when they are actually a structural form of cnidarians. Common polyps include Coral, Sea Anemones, Hydras, and Jellyfish.
d.		John Wayne had met singer Karen Carpenter on a college show he hosted prior to the shooting of this movie. Wayne was so impressed that he wanted Carpenter cast in the role of Mattie Ross.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Joshua Tree (1993)?
a.		The script only called for Santee to kill five henchmen at the warehouse, but for the sake of more action it was changed to dozens and dozens of them.
b.		Marlon Brando told Lawrence Grobel ("Conversations with Brando") that this film, which he only made for the money as he was broke, was ruined in the editing room, with the humor of his scenes cut out.
c.		At the beginning of the movie, in the scene in which Vera Miles comes near John Waynes burned house, the music from John Fords Young Mr. Lincoln is played.
d.		Stanley Kubrick had all models and sets from 2001: A Space Odyssey destroyed to prevent their reuse, thus the model of the spaceship Discovery had to be constructed from pictures.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Joshua Tree (1993)?
a.		Alfred Hitchcock originally wanted Vera Miles to play Madeleine, but she became pregnant and was therefore unavailable.
b.		Walter Jones, Thuy Trang, and Austin St. John (the original Black, Yellow and Red Power Rangers) were originally set to star in the movie, but ultimately werent included because they were let go due to their contract dispute with the TV show.
c.		Kristian Alfonso was body-doubled by Crystal Breeze for her nude scenes.
d.		On June 3, 1995, it became the first feature film to be shown in its entirety on the Internet through Glenn Fleishmans Point of Presence Company (POPCO). Parker Posey appeared live in the POPCO offices to introduce the film and welcome Internet viewers.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Joshua Tree (1993)?
a.		BBC News 24 presenter Simon McCoy has a cameo as the newsreader in the film announcing the Stormbreaker computer.
b.		The original ending in the script had a scene in the D.A.s office in which Sheriff Cepeda shows the video of the CCTV footage from Jimmy Shoeshines warehouse, thus clearing Santee of Deputy Agnos murder.
c.		The titles (mis)translation in Russia is "Glitches"
d.		Even though he plays his father, Common is only eight years older than T.I. in real life.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Joshua Tree (1993)?
a.		Johnny Depp used game show hosts as well as children television hosts, such as Fred Rogers, as his inspiration for his performance as Willy Wonka. He also said in interviews that Willy Wonka would be "part Howard Hughes-reclusive, part 1970s glamorous rock star".
b.		A deleted scene involves Severence and Rudy going to Woody Engstroms ranch to question him about Santee. Rudy almost kills the guard dog for barking at him and Severence is about to kill Woody when other patrol cars arrive, forcing them back down.
c.		Admiral Sandeckers power boat the Calliope is a Hunton RS43 that was modified with jet drives to operate in the shallow Niger River.
d.		The role of Eggars crazed mother is actually played by a man.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Joshua Tree (1993)?
a.		Filming on "Hombre" coincided with that years Academy Awards. Co-star Martin Balsam was a Best Supporting Actor nominee for A Thousand Clowns, and not having received permission to leave the set, Balsam sneaked off to attend the ceremony. He won the Oscar.
b.		The scene in which a train goes off the tracks early in the film is footage from The Invisible Man.
c.		Billy Bob Thornton had written the script in long hand, at his familys house in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
d.		The gunfight in the warehouse where Santee, with a gun in either hand, mows down a small army of Asian heavies is a direct homage to the "Heroic Bloodshed" action sequences of John Woo, despite the absence of doves. At the Premiere, Vic Armstrong was horrified to encounter Woo himself. "Sorry, John," he mumbled. "Im kind of ripping you off in one scene in this movie." Unperturbed, John Woo replied "Dont worry about it, Vic. Ive been stealing from you for years."

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Joshua Tree (1993)?
a.		According to Sylvester Stallone in the DVD commentary, the names of the people on Rambos team in Vietnam (as read by Col. Trautman) are actually names of various people of the films crew, including make-up artist Michael Westmore and costume designer Tom Bronson.
b.		Valli Kemp was cast as Vulnavia because Virginia North was pregnant.
c.		Cornelia Funke and her family moved from Hamburg, Germany to Los Angeles, USA in May 2005 after Funke decided to be one of the movies producers
d.		The U.S. VHS version had its title changed to Army of One so potential renters wouldnt confuse it with the U2 music video of Joshua Tree.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Joshua Tree (1993)?
a.		At the beginning of the movie we hear a female voice say "Unit 2-11 officer needs assistance..." over a police radio. Near the end of the film we can hear that same sentence said over another police radio but in a different voice.
b.		Rufus Swarts final role.
c.		Filmed in England, not in the West Indies.
d.		The sound effects of the flying saucers that were being driven on the island is actually the sound of a muffled Indy car.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Joshua Tree (1993)?
a.		As Will describes web-based research as a "unit of time" in his day, he is seen typing the URL supermodelswithseethroughtops.com. This is actually an active Web site consisting of only a picture of the Pope, Pope John Paul II, in his "Pope-mobile".
b.		In the sport of bobsledding, adding weight to the sled is perfectly legal. Both two and four-man sleds have minimum and maximum weights. The weight of the sled is calculated as the total weight of the sled and its crew. If the fully loaded sled weighs less than the maximum, it is perfectly legal to add weight to make up the difference.
c.		A newspaper clipping in Woody Engstroms shack is apparently written by Andy Armstrong. Andy Armstrong is the name of the second unit director and is director Vic Armstrongs brother.
d.		Renny Harlin was fired from the production, because he made a creative decision that made Ray Bradbury very unhappy, and this films producers decided to support Ray Bradbury.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Joshua Tree (1993)?
a.		The song that greets Bill Murray every morning - "Ive Got You Babe" by Sonny and Cher - was in Danny Rubins original script from the very beginning.
b.		Beau Starr claims he saw a U.F.O. while filming this movie in the desert.
c.		Thomas Jane has voiced his disappointment over the fact that the studio didnt give the film a theater run, rather releasing it on DVD and not in the 3-D format in which it was intended. Further disappointment comes with the fact that the released cut of the film is far from Janes preferred version.
d.		The film portion of the presentation contained 60 minutes of material based on Wizard, Land and Ozma of Oz, a 20-minute preview of Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (while Gillespie and Remus sold books in the lobby), which had not yet been published, and 40 minutes of material on John Dough and the Cherub. In addition, there was approximately one hour of live stage acting (with the actors in the film appearing and interacting with L. Frank Baum) and magic lantern displays.

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