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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Man of the West (1958) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Man of the West (1958) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Man of the West (1958).
About the movie:
A reformed outlaw becomes stranded after an aborted train robbery with two other passengers and is forced to rejoin his old outlaw band.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Man of the West (1958)?
a.
Gary Cooper
was, at 56, a decade older than
Lee J. Cobb
who played his "Uncle" Dock Tobin. In the film Cooper and
John Dehner
talk about being children together - Dehner was actually fourteen years younger than Cooper.
b.
The name of
Kathleen Quinlan
s character is Helen Foley. This was not the name of a character in the original "Its a Good Life" episode, but the name of a character from "The Twilight Zone" (1959) {Nightmare as a Child (#1.29)}. Helen Foley was the name of one of
Rod Serling
s favorite teachers as a child.
c.
The first scenes in Vietnam show a Battalion sign that says "Garry Owen". This was the famous marching song of the 7th Cavalry and is actually one word, "Garryowen".
d.
John Cleese
s character is called Archie Leach, which is
Cary Grant
s real name.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Man of the West (1958)?
a.
Pink
: singing leather babe lip-syncing "Feel So Numb" by
Rob Zombie
before the games begin.
b.
Film debut of
Nancy Walker
.
c.
Screenwriter
Philip Yordan
had previously written a novel entitled "Man of the West", but it bears no relation at all to this film. Yordans novel was filmed as
Gun Glory
.
d.
The song "6ix" from the
Evan Dando
album "Car, Button, Cloth" gives away the ending of the film.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Man of the West (1958)?
a.
The movie was a critical and commercial failure on its release in 1958. This was largely blamed on the casting of
Gary Cooper
, who was considered to have been badly miscast due to his age.
b.
While getting Jack pumped up to jump out of the back of the freezer truck, Tuck chants "nam myoho renge kyo" at him three times - this is the mantra chanted by adherents of Japanese Nichiren Buddhism.
c.
Linda Hamilton trained with former Israeli commando Uzi Gal and with personal trainer Anthony Cortes for three hours a day, six days a week for 13 weeks before filming. Under both, she trained intensely with weights and learned judo and heavy military training techniques. She had to maintain a demanding non-fat diet even during filming and lost 12 pounds. Because of this punishing regimen, she declined to reprise her role for "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines." Ironically, her identical twin sister
Leslie Hamilton Gearren
was only required to "hit the gym" for a few hours a week and the difference is visible in the two scenes they star in together.
d.
This film is basically a remake of "Gunga Din" set in the old west. After filming was completed, the producers discovered they needed to secure the rights to the original story. They were forced to pay a large fee to the copyright owners before the film could be released.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Man of the West (1958)?
a.
Boris Karloff appears as a rough-and-tumble Mexican in Chapter 2. This is believed to be his earliest existing film footage.
b.
Author
Alfred Uhry
based the story of Daisy and Hoke on his own grandmother Lena Fox and her chauffeur Will Coleman.
c.
The events in the movie take place in mid-to-late December 1991. The opening scenes mention that the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor had taken place 50 years earlier on December 7, 1941. In addition, President
George Bush
s real-life order to remove nuclear missiles from U.S. Navy surface ships was issued in 1991.
d.
James Stewart
eagerly sought the role played by
Gary Cooper
, but since Stewart had fallen out with director
Anthony Mann
he did not get the part.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Man of the West (1958)?
a.
Jean-Luc Godard
, a film critic before he became a director, raved about the film saying it was the best film of that year. Because of his recommendation, the film has been reevaluated and is now considered a classic western.
b.
The other bassist, or guitarist, who leads them off singing "Tiny Dancer" on the tour bus is
Mark Kozelek
, lead singer of
Red House Painters
and who also has many solo albums produced.
c.
The last film of
Mark Burns
who plays Bishop, he died before the film came out.
d.
There are 13 on-camera deaths, 10 on the island and 3 in the city, the most of all three films.
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