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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Platoon (1986) - Part (2) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Platoon (1986) - Part (2) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Platoon (1986) - Part (2)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Platoon (1986).

About the movie: A young recruit in Vietnam faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Platoon (1986)?
a.		Kevin Williamson was originally hired to write the script and was said to have actually finished a draft or two with the input of Jamie Lee Curtis. Williamsons script was eventually not used, but a treatment he wrote for the movie is said to be a heavy basis for the final, filmed version.
b.		The "Youre All the World to Me" dance was accomplished by putting a whole room, attached camera and harnessed cameraman inside a 20 ft. diameter rotating "squirrel cage."
c.		In a TV interview, Charlie Sheen credited Keith David with saving his life. While shooting in an open-doored Huey gunship, the helicopter banked too hard and Sheen was thrown towards - and would have gone through - the open door. David grabbed him by the back and pulled him back in.
d.		The dancing priest in "Happiness is A Warm Gun" (the scene in the hospital) is choreographer Daniel Ezralow.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Platoon (1986)?
a.		Toward the end of the film, when the reinforcements arrive after the battle, Rhah (Francesco Quinn) reaches into a dead VCs breast pocket, pulls something out, and keeps it, while looking around nervously. The item he is removing is heroin, which VC soldiers used as a painkiller. Many heroin-addicted US troops did the same thing. The scene implies that Rhahs mystical quality is a symptom of a larger problem.
b.		This was the movie that bank robber John Dillinger had just seen before he was gunned down in front of Chicagos Biograph Theater on July 22, 1934. He had been set up by Anna Sage, the madam of a brothel, who knew Dillingers girlfriend, Polly Hamilton. Sage was facing deportation and thought the tip might get her off. She told FBI agent Melvin Purvis that she would be wearing orange which appeared red, leading her to be dubbed "The Woman in Red". Dillinger was shot three times when he tried to escape, and Sage wound up being sent back to Romania.
c.		Temuera Morrison who played Jango Fett in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones re-dubbed Boba Fetts lines for the 2004 DVD.
d.		Bill Murray was deemed too old to play Gordon Bombay.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Platoon (1986)?
a.		This is Rob Zombies last Halloween movie. A new director, Patrick Lussier will be making Halloween III.
b.		The real robbers got $213,000 in the robbery.
c.		Several of the actors wrote messages on their helmets worn throughout the movie. Charlie Sheens helmet reads, "When I die, bury me upside-down, so the world can kiss my ass", while Johnny Depps simply reads, "Sherilyn", a tribute to Sherilyn Fenn, whom Depp was dating at the time. Mark Moses (Lt. Wolfe) had on his helmet a drawing of MAD magazine mascot Alfred E. Neuman with the phrase "What, me worry?" and, according to Tom Berenger, this caused Oliver Stone to laugh hysterically once during filming.
d.		Ralph Dunn is in studio records/casting call lists in the role of policeman, but he was not seen in the movie.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Platoon (1986)?
a.		"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on September 7, 1950 with Gregory Peck, Hugh Marlowe, Millard Mitchell and John Kellogg reprising their film roles.
b.		A print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives.
c.		Flip Wilsons first film performance.
d.		Another reference to Sherilyn Fenn can be seen on Johnny Depps guitar in the scene where they are smoking dope: the carved initials S.F.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Platoon (1986)?
a.		This feature was the last special effects project for Eustace Lycett.
b.		In many U.S. military leadership classes, the character of Lt. Wolfe (Mark Moses) is used as an example of how not to behave as a junior officer.
c.		There was a scene shot with both Dudley Moore and Eddie Murphy together, but was edited from the final cut.
d.		Brad Pitt and Helena Bonham Carter spent three days recording orgasmic sounds for their unseen sex scenes.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Platoon (1986)?
a.		Tom Berengers lifelike scar required three hours of makeup work every day of shooting.
b.		LA Circus provided the entire vintage circus and carnival. Rides, tents, wardrobe, etc.
c.		Jamie Lee Curtis buried her face in pillows during Kevin Klines ejaculation scene, to keep her from bursting out laughing at the faces he was making.
d.		Led Zeppelin recorded a song entitled "Dazed and Confused" on the album "Led Zeppelin 1" released in 1969. There is a subtle reference/homage to Led Zeppelin in the movie. In the scene where Don gets Benny out of woodshop, just after Don gets Slaters attention to signal Benny, listen for Slaters line, "Man, I aint belivin that shit about Bonhams 1-hour drum solo...I mean, 1 hour on drums...you couldnt handle that shit on strong acid, man." This is a reference to Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham who would frequently perform extended drum solos at concerts. His typical solo was entitled "Moby Dick".

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Platoon (1986)?
a.		Buzz Lightyears facial features are loosely based on those of the films director, John Lasseter; most notably his eyebrows, cheekbones and the dimple in his chin. Lasseter demonstrated this by sketching a rough self-portrait of himself on the U.K. breakfast show The Big Breakfast and then adding the spacesuit helmet to transform himself into Buzz.
b.		Sharon Gless film debut.
c.		One of the first films to graphically depict violent murders on screen.
d.		Technical advisor Dale Dye is in a body bag being taken off a truck at the start of the film.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Platoon (1986)?
a.		The seventh of fourteen films pairing William Powell and Myrna Loy.
b.		The final battle in the movie was a recreation of an actual event that was witnessed by technical advisor Dale Dye, who was a combat correspondent with 2nd Btn, 3rd Marines.
c.		Director Michael T. Smith did not want to use his own story for the movie. After he found himself unsatisfied with pitched ideas, he went on to create the story himself.
d.		Agnes Newton Keith, the writer of the book that this film was based, wrote a letter about the film and its critical response. The letter was published in The New York Times on 26 March 1950. It reads: "...I find that one or two critics (not The New York Times) question why the story was written....I wrote Three Came Home for three reasons: For horror of war. I want others to shudder with me at it. For affection of my husband. When war nearly killed me, knowledge of our love kept me alive. And for a reminder to my son. I fought one war for him in prison camp. He survives because of me....The Japanese in Three Came Home are as war made them, not as God did, and the same is true of the rest of us."

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Platoon (1986)?
a.		Prior to going after Elias (Willem Dafoe), Sgt. Barnes (Tom Berenger) threatens to "Article 15" Taylor unless they return to the base camp. Article 15 is a section of the Uniform Code of Military Justice that allows superiors to mete out non-judicial punishment under certain conditions. Specifically, it spells out U.S. military punishment for serious insubordination.
b.		The location of the Munchkins star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is 6915 Hollywood Blvd.
c.		The film was pared down to 81 minutes from the preview running times of 87 and 85 minutes.
d.		Was the first major motion picture film with black actor to ever be shot on location in the South. The cast and crew received death threats from the Ku Klux Klan, had their car tires slashed, and had to be protected by armed state troopers.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Platoon (1986)?
a.		Based on Oliver Stones personal experience during the war in Vietnam based on a screenplay he finished around 1976. Numerous studios passed on it until he finally got approval and starting filming in early 1986.
b.		As well as using Edward Hoppers painting Nighthawks for visual inspiration during the making of the film, director Ridley Scott also used the French comic strip Métal hurlant, especially the artwork of Moebius in the story, The Long Tomorrow. In fact, Moebius was asked if he would like to work on the film, but he turned down the opportunity to work instead on Les maîtres du temps, a decision he has always regretted.
c.		The reason why the character of Terk is female in this film is that, according to producer Bonnie Arnold, when male actors auditioned for the part, none of them clicked. When Rosie ODonnell stepped in to audition, it worked and she got the part. Arnold said of the gender change: "You dont have to be a guy to be a best friend."
d.		Fred MacMurrays first credited movie part.

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