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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Robin Hood (1973) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Robin Hood (1973) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Robin Hood (1973).
About the movie:
The story of the legendary outlaw is portrayed with the characters as humanoid animals.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Robin Hood (1973)?
a.
Originally, Friar Tuck was to be a pig, but was changed to a badger to avoid insulting religious sensibilities.
b.
Commercials director
Noam Murro
was set to direct, but dropped out of the project citing creative differences with Dreamworks Studio.
c.
The movie is full of symbols of classic movie companies: The shield the griffin holds represents Warner Brothers; the eagle in the hall represents Republic; the lightning bolt on the flag represents the old RKO symbol, (the radio tower at the end is also RKO); the character Columbia represents not only the movie company of the same name, but the symbol herself, complete with short hair; the large Atlas illuminated painting in the grand bed-chamber is the symbol of Amicus pictures; the large snarling cat in the hall is an MGM lion reference; the lighted globe at the end is the symbol of Universal Pictures; and the gong represents the Rank Film Corporation, whose films opened with a huge gong being struck; Columbia wears Mickey Mouse ears in the scenes in the bedroom with her & Magenta: a Disney refernce.
d.
David Cronenberg
was offered the chance to direct but turned it down.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Robin Hood (1973)?
a.
The University of Southern California fight song, "Fight On," is played during the chase scene after the archery contest. "On Wisconsin," the fight song of the University of Wisconsin is also used during the "football" sequence of this scene.
b.
The "Academy Award Theater" broadcast a 30-minute radio adaptation of the movie on May 18, 1946 with
Rosalind Russell
and
Janet Blair
reprising their film roles.
c.
Tom Cruise
always wanted to rehearse while filming. He and
Dustin Hoffman
rehearsed while driving to the set, and in their trailers during takes. They frequently switched roles.
d.
A nitrate print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives, and is not listed for preservation.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Robin Hood (1973)?
a.
Opening credits: The scroll of names in the opening credits follows the path of a fly ball.
b.
Premiered at the famed Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
c.
Michael Madsen
was offered the role of Sgt. Horvath. He turned it down, recommending friend
Tom Sizemore
for the part instead.
d.
Danny Huston
compared his character of William Stryker to a racehorse breeder, who rears his mutant experiments like children but abandons them when something goes wrong.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Robin Hood (1973)?
a.
Halfway through the films original theatrical trailer, "Going The Distance", a
Bill Conti
composition from
Rocky
is used. It appears to be a new orchestration.
b.
In one scene, the Jesuit president of Georgetown University (
Thomas Bermingham
) mentions that Father Merrin (
Max von Sydow
) is at "Woodstock". Audiences may think the reference is to the famous music festival that took place upstate New York in 1969. In fact, the Woodstock in the film is actually Woodstock College, a Jesuit seminary in Woodstock, Maryland. Opened in 1869, the seminary closed one year after "The Exorcist" was released. The Woodstock Theological Center, a nonprofit Catholic theological research institute on the Georgetown campus, succeeded the college and remains operational today.
c.
Production designer
Arthur Max
, set decorator
Sonja Klaus
and costume designer
Janty Yates
all visited the Salles des Croisades in the Musée National du Château de Versailles for inspiration about the period in which the film is set. The paintings found there became vital in helping the filmmakers design the flags, banners, horse dressing, costumes etc.
Arthur Max
also used the work of Jean-Paul Jérôme and Paul
Gustave Doré
as inspiration in designing his sets for the film.
d.
Prince Johns infantile behavior whenever someone mentions his mother is a sly reference to the real King John "The Fool" of England. The brother of King Richard "the Lionheart", John, the favorite son of their mother (Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine), was said to be crude and dim-witted, and attempted to usurp the throne from Richard while the latter fought in a crusade. Though Richard eventually returned from battle and foiled Johns rebellion, John eventually became king anyway after Richards untimely death (1199) in battle without an heir. Queen Eleanor supported John against rival claimants until her death in 1204.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Robin Hood (1973)?
a.
CASTLE THUNDER: heard when Prince John and the guards crash through one of the castle walls during the jailbreak scene.
b.
There was a lawsuit involving this movie. The Perry Parker character was based on a Phildelphia Disc Jockey named Jerry Blavat, who sued to keep the movie from being released. The producers of the movie settled with Blavat out of court.
c.
Although this was inspired by
Chris Marker
s classic short,
La jetée
, director
Terry Gilliam
had not seen it when this was made.
d.
Hoffmans former New York roommate,
Gene Hackman
, was vying with him for Best Actor for
Mississippi Burning
. When Hoffman won, he hugged Hackman as he left his seat on the way to the podium where he affectionately mentioned Hackman in his acceptance speech.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Robin Hood (1973)?
a.
Reportedly,
William Hurt
and
Raul Julia
worked for nothing but the payment for their air tickets and hotel bills in Brazil, where the film was shot.
b.
The bell in the tower of Friar Tucks church was a real bell added into the film.
c.
After coming up with the idea for his revolutionary paper,
John Nash
goes and shows a manuscript of it to Helinger (
Judd Hirsch
). The manuscript is an actual copy of the original article, published in the specialized journal "Econometrica", under the title "The Bargaining Problem". (Figure 1 of the original paper, appears in the manuscript shown in the movie).
d.
This is the only film in the series not to use
Charles Bernstein
s original theme, or a variation of it.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Robin Hood (1973)?
a.
After making
Island of Lost Souls
,
Charles Laughton
humorously claimed that he couldnt go to a zoo for the rest of his life.
b.
When Bud fox enters Gekkos Office for the first time, when the doors are closed behind him you can hear a Wolf Howl.
c.
A portion of the opening theme music was used for the infamous "hamster dance" website, being played at double speed.
d.
In a scene from early in the movie, Lowell is dressing down Suzanne for her drug-use on set, and the film crew are clearly seen near-by. One of the crew is wearing a crew shirt from "Evil Angels;"
Evil Angels
, starred
Meryl Streep
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Robin Hood (1973)?
a.
Like several other Columbia releases of the 1960s (i.e.,
Bye Bye Birdie
,
Strait-Jacket
), this film includes a spoof of the studio logo, in this case with the Torch Lady doffing her robes in animation and turning into a cartoon cowgirl.
b.
During the Speeder chase on Coruscant, when Zam heads straight down the cityscape you can see an X-Wing being chased by three Tie Fighters in the bottom left of the shot.
c.
Jack Nicholson
was also considered for the role of Hannibal Lechter.
d.
Tommy Steele
was the original choice to perform the voice of the title character, but he was dropped shortly after recording sessions began.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Robin Hood (1973)?
a.
Daniel Craig
(Red Rackham) had collaborated with
Toby Jones
in
Infamous
and
Jamie Bell
in
Defiance
, and appeared in the
Steven Spielberg
film
Munich
.
b.
A possible ending included Robin Hood being wounded, Prince John is about to stab him but is interrupted by King Richard. The filmmakers felt it made Prince John too sinister and was too dark so that particular ending was dropped. It is however included in the "Most Wanted Edition" DVD.
c.
In the living-room, when Linda and her father read a letter from her imperiled aunts and cousin in Berlin, the music on the phonograph is Robert Schumanns "Kinderszenen" (Scenes of Childhood), Opus 15.
d.
This four-reel feature was originally released in two parts of two reels each.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Robin Hood (1973)?
a.
Director Stevenson was a member of the Bronte Society.
b.
Over 300 Hewlett Packard workstations were employed in the making of the film.
c.
The famous gap on
Terry-Thomas
teeth was incorporated into the design of the character he voices, Sir Hiss (it makes a handy opening for his forked tongue to dart out).
d.
Peter Cook
s last film.
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