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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Red River (1948) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Red River (1948) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Red River (1948).
About the movie:
Dunson is driving his cattle to Red River when his adopted son, Matthew, turns against him.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Red River (1948)?
a.
After seeing
John Wayne
s performance in
Red River
, directed by rival director
Howard Hawks
,
John Ford
is quoted as saying, "I never knew the big son of a bitch could act."
b.
The filmmakers shot a test trailer on Thanksgiving 2009, while the writers started developing the treatment, marking less than a year from the blank page to the big screen.
c.
One of the production-used dolls was auctioned off on eBay.
d.
Quentin Tarantino
s highest-grossing film since
Pulp Fiction
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Red River (1948)?
a.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 7, 1949 with
John Wayne
,
Joanne Dru
and
Walter Brennan
reprising their film roles.
b.
It is stated that "Boy" is the heir to the Greystoke title. In the original books, it was Tarzan himself who was the heir to the Greystoke title.
c.
Ranked No. 1 in Trains Magazines special issue, "The 100 Greatest Train Movies."
d.
Received an Honorable Mention award from the Los Angeles Reel Film Festival in 2009, and a "Silver Lei" in the Honolulu Film Festival.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Red River (1948)?
a.
The four principals were billed on the films posters in this order:
Clark Gable
, followed by
Leslie Howard
and
Olivia de Havilland
and then "presenting"
Vivien Leigh
. This changed when Leigh won the Oscar.
b.
In 2007, controversy arose in Catalonia (Spain) because the film was partially funded with public money. Barcelonas city hall provided one million euro, and the government of Catalonia half a million, which comes to 10% of the budget.
c.
Mickey Kuhn
, who played
Vivien Leigh
s nephew Beau Wilkes, also played the young sailor who helps her onto the streetcar in
A Streetcar Named Desire
. When Kuhn mentioned to someone else on the set that he had acted with Leigh as a child, word got back to her and she called him into her dressing room for a half-hour chat. In an interview in his seventies, Kuhn stated that Leigh was extremely kind to him and "one of the loveliest ladies he had ever met."
d.
Howard Hawks
was distressed by
John Ireland
s unprofessional and lecherous behavior during filming, which were partially due to the actors alcoholism. This contributed to Irelands part, "Cherry Valance", being drastically reduced in the finished film. At one point,
Cary Grant
was in consideration for the part (he turned it down).
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Red River (1948)?
a.
The original Broadway production of "Dulcy" by
George S. Kaufman
and
Marc Connelly
opened at the Frazee Theatre on August 13, 1921 and ran for 241 performances.
b.
Final film of
Harry Carey
c.
Shawn C. Phillips, M. Kelley, and Joe Frantz all shot their footage off site, and on their own. This is the second time that Phillips and Kelley have done this for director Francis. The first being Garage Fever (2009).
d.
The original title for the movie was "The King and Angelo".
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Red River (1948)?
a.
According to
Joe Esposito
, "Youre the Best" was originally written for
Rocky III
which explains the lyric "History repeats itself". The song had been rejected in favor of
Survivor
s "Eye of the Tiger". Ironically, Survivor also performed the theme song ("The Moment Of Truth") for The Karate Kid.
b.
The name of
James Garner
s character, Zane Cooper, is taken from novelist Zane Grey and actor
Gary Cooper
, both of whom worked almost exclusively in the Western genre.
c.
Upon completing this movie,
Howard Hawks
gave
John Wayne
a belt buckle that featured the Red River D logo (Wayne later wore this as part of his costume in
El Dorado
). Wayne later returned the favor and gave Hawks a twin buckle.
d.
The film location for "Big Eds" was in Tarrytown, New York. The building was the abandoned home of "Sleepy Hollow Motors", a car dealership. It was not in Tarrytown, NY. It was in Sleepy Hollow, NY which was formally known as North Tarrytown, NY.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Red River (1948)?
a.
Charlton Heston
was chosen for the role of Moses by
Cecil B. DeMille
because he bore a resemblance to Michelangelos statue of Moses in Rome. Heston later played Michelangelo in
The Agony and the Ecstasy
.
b.
The "midget Elvis" shot in the casino was played by a then-member of the Las Vegas Rocky Horror cast.
c.
Ranked #5 on the American Film Institutes list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Western" in June 2008.
d.
The water in the reflecting pool in front of the
Abraham Lincoln
Memorial in the scene where Ben and Riley are talking on the steps was digitally added later because the water drained for maintenance at the time of filming.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Red River (1948)?
a.
The famous scene where
Montgomery Clift
and
John Ireland
compare their revolvers was allegedly a reference to Clifts homosexuality and the affair they were reportedly having in real life.
b.
For the posters and DVD cover of this movie, the production company simply re-used
Chris Rock
s promotional photo from
Dogma
.
c.
As written in the original script, the characters were in their late 20s. However, they were made younger in order for the film to appeal to younger audiences.
d.
Filmed in 1971 under the title "She ee Clit Soak", which translates as "A Man Called She", retained as the title song.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Red River (1948)?
a.
Archie Gates uniform indicates that he is a Special Forces-qualified, Ranger-qualified member of the Combat Applications Group (CAG), formerly known as the Special Forces Operational Detachment "D", but more commonly known as "Delta Force." He is referred to as having been "with Delta." He also wears on his uniform the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Master Parachutist badge, the Pathfinder badge, and the SCUBA Diver qualification badge.
b.
Howard Hawks
originally wanted
Gregg Toland
as his director of photography. When Toland proved unavailable, he had to go with
Russell Harlan
instead.
c.
William Powell
suggested his ex-wife
Carole Lombard
for the leading role with the explanation that his real life romance with Lombard had been much the same as it was for the characters of Godfrey and Irene.
d.
Olga Kurylenko
s second movie based on a video game. First was
Hitman
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Red River (1948)?
a.
The only film that father,
Harry Carey
, and son,
Harry Carey Jr.
appeared together in.
b.
After Jackson (
Pam Grier
) is shot, Nico goes to her apartment where we see many old photos of Jackson. The photos are real family pictures and modeling/publicity shots belonging to Pam Grier.
c.
This film was rushed into production by American International and
Bert I. Gordon
to ride the success of Universal-Internationals
The Incredible Shrinking Man
d.
The iconic, slightly out of perspective drawing of the house sitting by the falls is an homage to the style of
Mary Blair
, the artist credited with bringing the modern art look to Disney animation.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Red River (1948)?
a.
Writer
Borden Chase
readily admitted that the storyline was
Mutiny on the Bounty
with saddles and stirrups.
b.
John Woo
s final cut of the film clocked in at 3-1/2 hours. The studio balked at this length and told him that the final length could not exceed 120 min. This could explain why there are so many plot holes and continuity errors in the theatrical cut.
c.
Peter Fonda
filmed a cameo as Bobby Caldwell, Linuss father, but it didnt make the final cut.
d.
At the end of shooting,
AnnaSophia Robb
fought incredibly hard to take home the shoes she wore throughout the film. Instead she got two pairs of pants.
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