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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : McBain (1991) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : McBain (1991) Quiz
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About the movie:
Santos attempts to lead a people's revolt in Colombia to overthrow the oppressive El Presidente...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: McBain (1991)?
a.
A Who holding a plate of Green Eggs and Ham is visible during the crowd scene at the end of the film.
b.
The Thunder Bay Bombers, the rival team featured in the film is a real life depiction of the Philadelphia Flyers NHL team, whose nickname was "The Broad Street Bullies".
c.
Although the Simpsons character of McBain predates this film,
The Simpsons
were forced to drop the characters name for a number of years, due to difficulties created by the release of an action film called "McBain". The Simpsons kept the character in the show, but referred to him by his "actual" name, Rainer Wolfcastle, until the difficulties with the film "McBain" passed.
d.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on January 15, 1940 with
Bing Crosby
reprising his film role.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: McBain (1991)?
a.
During chase scenes at the hotel,
David Warner
is replaced with a stunt double for far shots because he was still on the mend from two broken ankles. In close-up shots, he can be seen running very carefully as not to hurt himself. Also, for scenes where
Malcolm McDowell
is running through the columns, he is also replaced with a double because of a sprained ankle.
b.
Lefty ODoul
worked with
Gary Cooper
to improve his batting style.
c.
Universal had originally planned to make a more faithful remake of
King Kong
to be entitled "The Legend of King Kong", which was going to be a period piece set in the 1930s. However, they backed out when this modern remake was announced.
d.
30 people are gunned down and knifed within the first five minutes of the film, during the infamous P.O.W camp scene.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: McBain (1991)?
a.
Supposedly, more blank rounds were discharged during the production than live rounds were fired during the Mexican Revolution of 1913 around which the film is loosely based. In total 90,000 rounds were fired, all blanks.
b.
The title is a pun, obliquely referring to being changed from "A Couple of Dicks". That title was itself a pun, with "dick" being 1940s slang for "detective," and was actually spoken by someone in the precinct after the interrogation scene.
c.
Body count: 240.
d.
Set dresser on this film was
Bill Paxton
before he took to acting. He was employed by the films art director, future frequent collaborator
James Cameron
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: McBain (1991)?
a.
Theatrical feature film acting debut for comedian
Morey Amsterdam
.
b.
The scene where
Luis Guzmán
s character mentions to
Christopher Walken
and his crew about John Gombotti. This was a reference to real life Gambino crime boss John Gotti, who in fact was being indicted at the time in New York. In the following scene, Walken and crew do kidnap a character similar to Gotti and extort money from him to finance the coup in Colombia.
c.
875,000 feet of film was shot - roughly 150 hours. It took the editing team 6 days - day and night - to watch it all.
d.
Callie Khouri
hoped to cast
Holly Hunter
and
Frances McDormand
as Thelma and Louise.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: McBain (1991)?
a.
The scenes shot all around New York City were in fact real locations such as the Drug House, The Hospital (where Dalton works), The Brooklyn Bridge (where McBain first meets Santos sister) and the Hudson River (the fishing scene). Everything involving Colombia was shot entirely in the Phillippines.
b.
Christopher Plummer
was not fond of the song "Edelweiss," which he considered trite, and wrote a letter to screenwriter
Ernest Lehman
suggesting a new song should be written to replace it, but he was rebuffed.
c.
Director
Harley Cokeliss
, who was a friend of
Frank Oz
having worked with him on
The Muppet Show
, visited the set towards the end of filming when the production team were struggling to get everything in the can before they ran over schedule. Cokeliss was hired on the spot as an additional director and is credited as one of the Second Unit Directors.
d.
This movie represented the third of nine teamings of director J Lee Thompson with star actor
Charles Bronson
. Prior to this movie they had made together
St. Ives
and
The White Buffalo
. After this picture, they made
10 to Midnight
,
The Evil That Men Do
,
Murphys Law
,
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
,
Messenger of Death
and
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: McBain (1991)?
a.
Oliver Stone
has always maintained that the film is a satire on how serial killers are adored by the media for their horrific actions, and that those who claim the violence in the movie itself is a cause of societal violence have missed the point of the movie entirely.
b.
The film was shot in the Phillippines and not actually in Colombia as the film depicts.
c.
Released in a full talkie version and also a silent version for theaters not yet equipped for sound.
d.
In the ending, where the Karen Eiffel is leaning on Professors Hilbert book case you can see that there are several books about cooking, like "Plain Cooking", "Electric Blender Recipies", "A Year of Diet Desserts", "Cooking and Brownies" and "The Slim Gourmet Book".
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