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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Patton (1970) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Patton (1970) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Patton (1970).
About the movie:
The World War II phase of the controversial American general's career is depicted.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Patton (1970)?
a.
Joseph Pilato
auditioned for the role of Stephen.
b.
The twenty-fifth of sixty-six Hopalong Cassidy movies.
c.
Some of the stock actual war footage was shot by future director
Russ Meyer
, who was a combat cameraman in the U.S. Armys Signal Corps during World War II.
d.
There is another USS Alabama, a WWII battleship, permanently docked at Mobile Bay, Alabama, that serves as a museum, which has also been occasionally used as a hurricane shelter. Most recently during Hurricane Katrina in which members of 18 museum employee families took shelter during the storm.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Patton (1970)?
a.
John Huston
,
Henry Hathaway
and
Fred Zinnemann
each declined to direct the film.
William Wyler
agreed to direct, but differed with
George C. Scott
over the script and left for another film.
b.
On 19 November 1933, during location filming in Mexico,
Lee Tracy
, originally cast as Johnny Sykes, got drunk and urinated from his hotel balcony onto a passing military parade. He was arrested, fired from the film and replaced by
Stuart Erwin
. Original director
Howard Hawks
was also fired for refusing to testify against Tracy, and replaced by
Jack Conway
. However, in his autobiography,
Charles G. Clarke
, the cinematographer on the picture, said that he was standing outside the hotel during the parade and the incident never happened. Tracy, he said, was standing on the balcony observing the parade when a Mexican in the street below made an obscene gesture at him. Tracy replied in kind, and the next day a local newspaper printed a story that said, in effect, Tracy had insulted Mexico, Mexicans in general and the Mexican flag in particular. The story caused an uproar in Mexico, and MGM decided to sacrifice Tracy in order to be allowed to continue filming there.
c.
Robyn makes her date David disappear and he never comes back throughout the whole movie.
d.
One location was home to many cats, which the director has an intense allergy to. This in turn triggered his asthma and after nine hours of filming, he had to be taken to the emergency room for breathing treatments.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Patton (1970)?
a.
Producer
Frank McCarthy
was a retired brigadier general who served on the staff of Gen.
George C. Marshall
during World War II; he worked for 20 years to make a film about
George S. Patton
.
b.
The movie was pulled from release in Britain after just one week. It was banned there after heated protest from British veterans groups and the military establishment. As the Burma campaign was a predominantly British and Australian operation, the picture was taken as a national insult due to the movies Americanization of the Burma operation. The resentment that many felt was seen as yet another example of Americans believing they had won the war singlehandedly. It was not shown in Britain again until 1952/1953 and then with an apology disclaimer. Incidentally, writer
Lester Cole
, who co-wrote the somewhat overly patriotic flag-waving script, would be branded an "Un-American" Communist, becoming one of the Hollywood Ten just a few years later.
c.
Ron Carey
s character, Brophy, is obviously named after
Edward Brophy
, a character actor in the classic Hollywood era that played sidekicks in dozens of movies.
d.
Released on a double bill with
Indestructible Man
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Patton (1970)?
a.
Nearly half the budget was spent on soldiers and equipment rented from the Spanish army.
b.
Twentieth Century-Fox studio loaned actress
Anne Baxter
to Paramount Studios to play Mouche in this movie.
c.
Adult dodgeball leagues began to spring up across the country around the time of the films release. Cast member
Gary Cole
was even invited to a tournament in Chicago.
d.
The cast and crew shot the entire film in a building that they also used as a yearly haunted house for Halloween.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Patton (1970)?
a.
The scene where
Ray Liotta
asks
Johnny Depp
where he got the money to pay for
Franka Potente
s wedding ring,
Johnny Depp
says, "Construction." This is a reference to
Goodfellas
where
Lorraine Bracco
asks
Ray Liotta
how he can afford to pay everyone with twenty-dollar bills and why he knows everyone so well,
Ray Liotta
then replies, "Construction."
b.
In the 1938 remake,
Edward Everett Horton
plays the same role (Nick Potter) as he does in this version.
c.
George C. Scott
won the Academy Award for best actor and famously refused to accept it, claiming that competition between actors was unfair and a "meat parade".
d.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Patton (1970)?
a.
In the film, Julien works as an assistant in a school for the blind - so did
Ewen Bremner
s father.
b.
This movies premiere was held on Armistice Day 11 November 1952 in San Diego Harbor aboard the ship the USS Princeton where the film was predominantly shot. The premiere was attended by Media, US Government Officials, and crew and officers of the US Navy and the USS Princeton including those that had acted in the movie.
c.
In the original IMAX release, this film incorporated a multi-channel and multi-layer stereo system for the soundtrack. This was put into amusing use during the introduction of "Pomp and Circumstance", when Mickey Mouse went in search of Donald Duck. The sound was processed to give the illusion that Mickey was running about the theatre, behind the audiences seats.
d.
The opening speech, which was shot last, was originally intended to be at the beginning of the second half (after the intermission).
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Patton (1970)?
a.
John Wayne
eagerly sought the role of General
George S. Patton
but was turned down by the producer.
b.
Was done handheld totally guerrilla style because they did not have the budget for anything more. It is recently this realistic execution that got the film so much attention.
c.
The scene shot in the RV (Recreational Vehicle) was originally to be shot in a club. The shooting of another scene ran longer than planned, and the crew missed the time slot. This left the crew scrambling to resolve the issue, and the RV idea was born. The RV that was used was the actual RV the crew was using on the shoot.
d.
Final film of
George Cleveland
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Patton (1970)?
a.
Many of the quotes from the opening speech are real quotes from
George S. Patton
. However, not all of them were said at one time; rather, the speech is an assemblage of Patton moments.
b.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on October 21, 1940 with
Alice Faye
reprising her film role.
c.
First English language film directed by
Stanley Tong
.
d.
Fabian Carrillo
is best known for being Americas first Latino martial arts action hero.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Patton (1970)?
a.
This film was originally titled "Patton: Salute to a Rebel" and pre-release promotional material carried that title. The title was changed just prior to general release.
b.
Versions of the "F" word were only used 136 times in the Boondocks Saints sequel, as opposed to 247 times in the original film.
c.
In its edition of February 16, 2008 The Daily Mail newspaper reported "The four men caught, charged and convicted of the raid went to jail without ever having their names mentioned in the press, and to this day their identities and the circumstances of their capture remain secret. Even the lengths of their sentences are still shrouded in mystery."
d.
To make the bullying scenes more realistic, the "bullied" person(s) were not told what was going to happen.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Patton (1970)?
a.
A brick from the main lobby of the Post building was supplied so that it could be duplicated in fiberglass by the production design department.
b.
Original Title: "The Trouble With Carpet"
c.
Rod Steiger
,
Lee Marvin
,
Robert Mitchum
and
Burt Lancaster
all turned down the lead role.
d.
Voted #4 on Empire magazines 500 Greatest Movies Of All Time (September 2008).
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