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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Ride the High Country (1962) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Ride the High Country (1962) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Ride the High Country (1962).
About the movie:
An ex-lawman is hired to transport gold from a mining community through dangerous territory. But what he doesn't realize is that his partner and old friend is plotting to double-cross him.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ride the High Country (1962)?
a.
Austin Pendleton
s first film.
b.
In the Pit, a pair of skis is seen hanging from a pillar. These were the apparel of the JOE soldier Snow Job, who is an expert skier and who operates in snowy conditions.
c.
MGM vied for the rights to film "Show Boat" as early as 1938 (Universal Studios had owned the rights to the musical since 1929, and had made their own film version of it in 1936). MGM had hopes of starring the reigning operatic duo of
Nelson Eddy
and
Jeanette MacDonald
in the roles of Gaylord and Magnolia. but when that didnt happen, they showcased new stars
Tony Martin
and
Kathryn Grayson
- in a kind of screen test as Ravenal and Magnolia in the Kern film biography
Till the Clouds Roll By
(and Grayson did eventually appear in the 1951 "Show Boat"). The third lead in the film, the biracial Julie, was considered at various times for
Judy Garland
,
Dinah Shore
, and
Lena Horne
. Shore, although not a major film star, did have a somewhat exotic visage at the time - her hair and eyes were very dark, and she did almost as many blues and torch songs as a band singer in the 1940s as did Garland. Horne mentions in her biography that she wanted to do the role of Julie badly, but only got as far as performing a single number in the "Clouds" film in the opening "Show Boat" vignette. America, after all, was still a segregated nation in 1950. Interracial romance was still taboo on screen - and Julie kisses and romantically interacts with her white husband several times.
d.
Mariette Hartley
s first film.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ride the High Country (1962)?
a.
Filming of the two minute scene in front of Mackenzie House in Fort MacLeod took more than five days to shoot because of delays caused by the strange winds that caused the camera batteries to die after only one or two takes were shot.
b.
Average Shot Length = ~5.9 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~5.3 seconds.
c.
First major film role for
Eleanor Powell
, after having appeared in bit parts in a couple of other films.
d.
Hal Ashby
intended to film a scene of Harold and Maude making love, but Paramount dismissed this idea.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ride the High Country (1962)?
a.
This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Library of Congress, in 1992.
b.
This was the first film in which
Barbara Stanwyck
sung and danced.
c.
It took so long to set up the final shot of the house falling down that cast and crew members actually started a betting pool on what day and time the shot would actually begin filming.
Dan Aykroyd
won the bet.
d.
The mental institution scenes were shot in an actual abandoned mental institution located in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ride the High Country (1962)?
a.
At a construction site a billboard credits Schnitzler & Sons. A sly reference to the inspiration for the story: the play LA RONDE by Arthur Schnitzler.
b.
When Marty pretends to be Darth Vader from the planet Vulcan, he plays a tape labeled "Van Halen" to scare George out of his sleep. It is an untitled
Edward Van Halen
original written for a movie called
The Wild Life
which featured
Lea Thompson
.
c.
The tracking shot of fire racing down a trail of kerosene towards the camera was shot in reverse, with the DP Ryan Harris literally running through the flames.
d.
The film had originally been intended for
Gary Cooper
and
John Wayne
, but Cooper died before filming began.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ride the High Country (1962)?
a.
In the capacity of producer and director,
Robert Wise
won two statuettes but was unavailable to claim them due to his location shoot in Hong Kong on
The Sand Pebbles
.
b.
In the late 1980s
Charlton Heston
considered starring in a remake with
Clint Eastwood
. Heston accepted the title role in
Major Dundee
after seeing this film.
c.
The brand on the earphone of the woman in the surveillance room reads »Phil D.«.
d.
Set entirely in Las Vegas, but completely filmed on a sound stage.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ride the High Country (1962)?
a.
Shaggy is a strict vegetarian in this film. See the trivia for
Scooby Doo, Where Are You!
.
b.
Jim Carrey
was originally considered for the role of
Howard Hughes
.
c.
The canvas used to make the tents in the mining camp came from leftover sails from MGMs
Mutiny on the Bounty
. In addition, an outer set used for
How the West Was Won
was also utilized.
d.
This was the first Tarzan movie shot entirely in Africa.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ride the High Country (1962)?
a.
Mel Gibson
and
Harrison Ford
were both considered for the role of Captain John Miller, before
Steven Spielberg
decided on casting
Tom Hanks
.
b.
The scenic view of San Francisco through Kirks apartment window is a painting, originally created for
The Towering Inferno
. In front of the backdrop were placed a couple of models of futuristic skyscrapers, with working lights and elevators.
c.
Joel McCrea
was originally cast as Westrum and
Randolph Scott
was Judd. But early in the production each actor went to the producer on his own, dissatisfied and ready to quit, so the roles were reversed.
d.
There are 513 people listed in the credits.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ride the High Country (1962)?
a.
The jungle scenes were originally to be shot in the swamps of the American South, but when
Paul Robeson
signed for the film, he had a clause inserted in his contract that specifically prohibited filming in the South, due to that areas violent racist history and strict racial segregation. The scenes were filmed on a studio set in Astoria, Queens, New York.
b.
Enid Zentelis
was at the Sundance Scriptwriters Lab in 2000 with the script for this movie when its title was "Avon Calling".
c.
Kevin Smith
wrote the script inspired by his experience with then-girlfriend
Joey Lauren Adams
.
d.
Final film of
Randolph Scott
. He retired from acting once he saw the finished film, saying he wanted to quit while he was ahead and that he would never be able to better his work here.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ride the High Country (1962)?
a.
The film was heavily criticized by Asian critics for having Chinese actresses portraying the geishas. In reality, according to producer
Lucy Fisher
, the producers held an open day for audition for Japanese actresses to audition for those roles. None turned up and they had to turn to other Asian actresses for casting.
b.
Contains the quintessential scene of a cowboy riding hell-bent-for-leather toward the camera, firing his Colt revolver as he comes. Each shot he fires creates a large cloud of gunsmoke because of the historically correct black powder in the cartridges, and one such cloud completely obscures him until, a second later, he rides right through it and into view again.
c.
Footage of the satellite Thanatos is taken from the James Bond film
Diamonds Are Forever
d.
The character of Ralph Garci worships
Freddie Prinze
. In the course of the film, we find out that "Ralphs Garcis" real name is actually Raul Garcia. When Prinze died, his character on
Chico and the Man
was replaced by a character named Raul Garcia.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ride the High Country (1962)?
a.
When Redfoot flicks his cigarette into the face of McManus, it was originally intended to hit his chest, so McManus reaction is actually
Stephen Baldwin
s real unscripted reaction that
Bryan Singer
decided to keep in the movie.
b.
Madge Evans
s name appears on a theater marquee in a montage sequence within the movie. She was starring with Cyril Ritchard in a West End play whose name was partially obscured in the film.
c.
Joel McCrea
also retired after making this movie, but later agreed to appear in a few more films. He finally retired from acting at the age of 69 after making
Mustang Country
.
d.
The scene in which a sailor falls from a ship and is left in the water as the fleet steams toward Iwo Jima actually happened. The incident is described in "Iwo" by Richard Wheeler, himself a veteran of the fighting. Quote: "According to Coast Guardsman Chet Hack of LST 763: We got the man-overboard signal from the ship ahead of us. We turned to port to avoid hitting him and threw him a life preserver, but had orders not to stop. We could not hold up 24 ships for one man. Looking back, we could see him waving his arms, and it broke our hearts that we couldnt help him. We hoped that one of our destroyers or other small men-of-war that were cruising around to protect us would pick him up, but we never heard that they did. "
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