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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Platoon (1986) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Platoon (1986) - Part (4) Quiz
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.
The sequences of Eric driving around with a mystery person in the back seat were thought of after principal photography.
Michael Kallio
wanted the audience to feel as if Eric was telling his story to them, so producer
Bruce Campbell
and Kallio created the driving scenes.
b.
Publicity for this film described it as a cross between
Serpico
and
The Day of the Jackal
.
c.
Vin Diesel
: as Dominic Toretto, driving "Hammer," a 1970 Plymouth Road Runner built by
Steve Strope
of Pure Vision Design in Simi Valley, California. The construction of this car was followed on the TLC series "Rides" and the car was featured in Hot Rod Magazine. The cameo was a last minute re-shoot after primary filming was completed, so the car was rented by the production rather than purchased for its appearance. And it was cast at the suggestion of Hot Rod Magazines editor.
d.
One of three Vietnam-based films released within 9 months of each other in 1986-87. The other two were
Stanley Kubrick
s
Full Metal Jacket
and
John Irvin
s
Hamburger Hill
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Platoon (1986)?
a.
According to his DVD commentary, the scene in which Chris saves a Vietnamese girl from being raped on is based on an incident in which
Oliver Stone
intervened in an assault on a villager in Nam.
b.
The song, "I Have Not Been to Paradise", (a cover of the
David Bowie
song "I have not been to Oxford Town") is sung by
Zoë Poledouris
, the eldest daughter of
Basil Poledouris
, the films composer.
c.
Fox Films 38th and final Spanish-language production.
d.
The machine producing the bubbles for the finale was responsible for one of the greatest filming fiascoes in movie history. On the first day of filming the finale, the gas produced by the bubbles caused
Vincente Minnelli
s cameraman to faint, on top of a forty foot lift. While Minnelli struggled to stop his cameraman from falling, the bubbles continued to pour from the machine to such an extent that the fire brigade was called to turn it off. Even with the machine under control, the gas from the bubbles was a constant hazard.
James Melton
filmed with a wet handkerchief in his mouth to protect himself!
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Platoon (1986)?
a.
When Ivan Ooze tells Zordon of all the things he had missed when trapped inside his containment egg, the black plague and the Spanish Inquisition were scripted examples, but actor
Paul Freeman
ad-libbed the last line, "The Brady Bunch reunion!"
b.
Technical advisor
Dale Dye
s wife Katherine was the Vietnamese woman who was thrown into a mass-grave by two American soldiers after the Final Battle.
c.
The home movies at the end which show Andrew as a child are real life videos of
Tom Hanks
in his childhood.
d.
In the films opening scene, an assistant newspaper editor comments that if Jonathan Reynolds Sr. had lived two centuries earlier, he would have made a great pirate - "Captain Kidd himself". Three years later,
Charles Laughton
, who played Jonathan Reynolds Sr., would play the title role in
Captain Kidd
and again in
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Platoon (1986)?
a.
Drawn from
Oliver Stone
s own personal experiences as an Army combat infantryman in Vietnam. He wrote it quickly upon his return from action and partly to counter the false depiction of war he had seen in
John Wayne
s
The Green Berets
.
b.
Several cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their character names):
William Haade
and
Jack Stoney
(Truck Drivers),
Arthur Space
(Director),
Jay Wilsey
(Stage Driver) and
Chick Collins
(Bus Driver). One truck (causing an accident) was seen, but the driver was hidden. The bus had an unidentified female driver. A modern source lists
Hallam Cooley
as the Barker, but that role was played by
Brooks Benedict
.
c.
While filming the scenes on the River Anduin,
Orlando Bloom
and
John Rhys-Davies
were swept out of their boats.
d.
The prominent role of Tim was offered to Adam Breske without the knowledge that in two weeks he was going to leave the country for six months. Breske agreed to play the part on the condition that his scenes could be completed before his departure. His entire performance (50 pages of the screenplay) was shot in ten days.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Platoon (1986)?
a.
Shrek compares ogres to onions, saying they both have layers. This refers to the
Henrik Ibsen
play Peer Gynt, where the title character declares himself an onion for similar reasons.
b.
In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the #86 Greatest Movie of All Time.
c.
Warner Bros. originally planned to shoot this movie in Technicolor.
d.
Porn star
Alisha Klass
appeared as a cheerleader, but her brief scene was cut. You can see a glimpse of her in the lower right hand part of the screen when Sebastian is talking to Annette on the phone.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Platoon (1986)?
a.
Even though this is never resolved in the movie, in an interview with moviesonline.ca, writer and director
Paul Schrader
said that the only reason the murder victim was stabbed in the crotch (in addition to his fatal wounds) was "misdirection."
b.
Roscoe Lee Browne
s last film.
c.
Although the film leads us to believe that the characters played by
Robert Downey Jr.
and
Michelle Monaghan
grew up together, theres actually an 11 year age difference between the two actors.
d.
The dog tags which make up the double Os in the poster for the film are those of
Willem Dafoe
s character Sgt. Elias Grodin. His service number is 3365664125.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Platoon (1986)?
a.
Technical advisor
Dale Dye
was also the door-gunner on one of the Hueys after the church ambush. He made sure that his visor was down to disguise the identity of the gunner, as Dye also played Captain Harris.
b.
While shooting on location in Boston, Massachusetts,
Martin Scorsese
viewed the films dailies at Emerson College.
c.
At the time of shooting, Ellen Burstyn (Alice) was best friends with her on-screen best friend Lelia Goldoni (Bea).
d.
Anthony Wiethoff
was originally cast for the part of Cut Troys Cuff Soldier but left the set due to disagreements with director
David O. Russell
s scenes of torture of US soldiers.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Platoon (1986)?
a.
Before shooting commenced, all of the actors had to undergo an intensive two-week basic training under the supervision of military adviser
Dale Dye
.
Oliver Stone
s intention was not to have the men bond and act as one unit but to deprive them of sleep and make them utterly exhausted, so that they would be burnt out and therefore in character.
b.
In the original stage play the character Nathan Wallace did not die.
c.
Peter Cullen
s favorite moment in the film is when Optimus Prime meets with astronaut
Buzz Aldrin
.
d.
Groucho Marx
was bitter when he was called for retakes on the "Sing While You Sell" number on a day his son Arthur was playing a tennis match. He was even more upset when he got the lines he was to speak in the retakes and found them "six times as unfunny" as the ones they were replacing.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Platoon (1986)?
a.
Tom Berenger
lost 28 pounds during the pre-filming boot camp. Filming for the movie began the day after the camp ended;
Oliver Stone
didnt want the actors to lose their edge.
b.
The third of six movies made by real-life couple
Clint Eastwood
and
Sondra Locke
.
c.
According to
Cloris Leachman
the cause of her dysfunctional marriage was that her husband was gay. She claims a scene between her coach husband and the teams quarterback would have revealed that implicitly, but because of budgetary reasons was never shot.
d.
The character of Louisa, played by
Pina Pellicer
, was shot in the back and killed by a stray bullet fired at Rio by the dying Sheriff Dad Longworth in
Marlon Brando
s original cut of the film. Paramount substituted a different, upbeat ending that appears in the film.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Platoon (1986)?
a.
The 2,000 person town is a three hour drive to a regional airport.
b.
Banned in Vietnam because of its depiction of the Vietnamese.
c.
Linda Hamilton
turned down a part in another movie after hearing a simple outline of the plot by director
James Cameron
.
d.
Lionel Jeffries
was only forty when he played the elderly King Pellinore.
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