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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Pale Rider (1985) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Pale Rider (1985) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Pale Rider (1985).
About the movie:
A mysterious preacher protects a humble prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to encroach on their land.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pale Rider (1985)?
a.
Based on the 1995 New York Times Bestseller novel "Relic" by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.
b.
The film was pared down to 81 minutes from the preview running times of 87 and 85 minutes.
c.
When Stockburn arrives in town, Coy La Hood describes the Preacher to him. Stockburn appears unnerved and says quietly, "That man is dead," perhaps hinting that he had killed him or watched him die before.
Clint Eastwood
revealed in interviews that his character is in fact a ghost.
d.
The musical version of the movie opened in London on July 12, 1993 and ran 1529 performances. It opened on Broadway at the Minskoff Theater on November 17, 1994, ran for 977 performances and won the 1995 Tony Awards for Best Musical, Book and Score.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pale Rider (1985)?
a.
At its New York City premiere at the Winter Garden Theatre, some musical numbers were projected on a larger, wider screen, by a system called Magnascope, which had been in occasional use since 1924.
b.
Rodrigo Prieto
: The Mexican prostitute whom Jack picks up. Director
Ang Lee
asked him to play this part after judging the actor originally hired to be too short.
c.
The screenplay is based on the well-known French farce
La cage aux folles
.
d.
Though there is no direct relation in the scripts, Eastwood previously starred in a similarly named segment of his TV series:
Incident of the Pale Rider
in 1963.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pale Rider (1985)?
a.
Valeris was originally written to be Saavik, Spocks trainee from
Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan
,
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
, and
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
lending greater impact to her characters betrayal. However,
Gene Roddenberry
objected to the characters actions, ending up in a battle with director/screenwriter
Nicholas Meyer
(who believed the Saavik character was his to do with as he pleased). Roddenberry won the dispute and the character was rewritten into Valeris, who is played by
Kim Cattrall
. Cattrall wanted to play a different character rather than be the third incarnation of Saavik, following
Kirstie Alley
and
Robin Curtis
. Meyer had originally wanted Cattrall to play Saavik back in 1982, but she was unavailable.
b.
Other clues to the Preachers true nature are the ghastly bullet wound scars seen when he is dressing, and his sudden appearances and disappearances throughout the movie.
c.
The crew never exceeded 6 people at any one time.
d.
Bennie Robinson was unaware that he mispronounced Wagners name, but director Willard Huyck found it funny so he never corrected Robinson.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pale Rider (1985)?
a.
In an interview released shortly after the film came out
James Whitmore
said that he based his appearance and his attitude partly on
Bill Mauldin
s famous "Willie and Joe" cartoons that appeared in the "Stars and Stripes" newspaper, popular with servicemen during WW2.
b.
The film was to have originally begun with each of
The Marx Brothers
taking turns roaring in lieu of Leo the Lion (MGMs logo mascot);
Harpo Marx
was to have honked his horn.
c.
Rigby Reardon tells
Lana Turner
he left her sitting at a counter at Schwabs. Turner is rumored to have been discovered sitting at the counter in a Schwabs drugstore.
d.
The train station built for production was used again late in 1988 for
Back to the Future Part III
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pale Rider (1985)?
a.
Warren Clarke
has said in an interview with TV Times that he was offered a role in this project
b.
The Blob was created with a modified weather balloon in the early shots, and in the later shots with colored silicone gel.
c.
Angelina Jolie
adopted her son Maddox during filming of this movie while in Cambodia.
d.
The prison camp set in this movie was built (and still stands) at Deer Park Heights outside of Queenstown, New Zealand (where much of the filming of Rohan was also done for
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
).
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pale Rider (1985)?
a.
Chris Penn
plays one of the villains, Josh LaHood.
Clint Eastwood
would later direct his brother
Sean Penn
in an Oscar-Winning Performance in
Mystic River
.
b.
Il Duce was originally named Darkman.
c.
Preview reviews list a running time of 80 minutes, indicating that considerable footage was cut prior to the films release. This would explain why many credited actors are not seen in the final print.
d.
Julia Roberts
invited her friend
Garry Marshall
to direct the film, but Marshall declined because he was unwilling to travel outside America to the locations where the film takes place. However, during the meet Marshall offered Roberts a role in
Valentines Day
(on which he was working), which she accepted. This, in turn, allowed
Ryan Murphy
to step in as director.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pale Rider (1985)?
a.
During shooting,
Clint Eastwood
sustained what he describes as the worst injury he has ever had on set when a horse he was riding fell through thin ice and launched him forward. Clint suffered a dislocated shoulder.
b.
The shoot marked the last time that anyone was allowed to climb the "Totem Pole" in Monument Valley. In return for permission to film there, climbers with the production had to remove all of the pitons, which had accumulated from years of climbing, on their way down.
c.
Hilary Duff
accepted the lead role because
Charles Perrault
s story "Cinderella" was her favorite fairy tale when she was growing up.
d.
Shirley Temple
lost her first baby tooth while filming this movie.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pale Rider (1985)?
a.
The music that plays in the teaser trailer is Alan Hawkshaws "Best Endeavours" which was the longstanding theme music for Britains Channel Four news.
b.
Executive producer
Chris Columbus
(who directed the first two films) offered the role of director to
Alfonso Cuarón
after watching Cuaróns
A Little Princess
.
c.
Average Shot Length (ASL) = 6.7 seconds
d.
Several members of the Black family are named after astronomical objects. You can see some of the names in the scene when Sirius and Harry are in the family tree room. Sirius, Regulus, Andromeda, Arcturus, Bellatrix, and Cygnus are the ones that can be seen.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pale Rider (1985)?
a.
The first horse assigned to
Richard Kiel
collapsed the first time he climbed aboard. He was then assigned a stronger horse.
b.
James Remar
who plays Rayden is left-handed, his stunt double Ray Park is also left-handed.
c.
Michael G. Wilson
: a passenger on the riverboat / a Soviet Security Council Member.
d.
The movie was based on the real live exploits of John Bulkeley, a World War II Medal of Honor Recipient.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pale Rider (1985)?
a.
The title refers to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse from the Book of Revelations, chapter six. Megan is reading the exact verse when she and her mom first see Preacher ride up to their house.
b.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on February 16, 1942 with
Greer Garson
,
Walter Pidgeon
and
Felix Bressart
reprising their film roles.
c.
Unable to find a child who looked like he might be offspring of
Goldie Hawn
and
William Atherton
to portray Baby Langston, co-producer
Richard D. Zanuck
cast his own son Harrison Zanuck, whose mother is
Linda Harrison
of
Planet of the Apes
fame.
d.
When the movie starts and the two guys are discussing mythological wish-granters, there is a small sign on the bar wall that says "Id rather be driving a MW." The MW is from the BMW logo, with the B missing. Later, when Neal (James Marsden) is driving his new car, the logo has the MW missing.
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