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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) - Part (2) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) - Part (2) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) - Part (2)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991).

About the movie: When Robin and his Moorish companion come to England and the tyranny of the Sheriff of Nottingham, he decides to fight back as an outlaw.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)?
a.		On Breakfast TV in the UK, Mel Gibson said he was the offered the lead but he had just done a period film (Hamlet) and passed.
b.		The librarian at the Jedi Archives says "If an item doesnt appear in our records, it does not exist!" This is a variation of the slogan of the Pacific Bell Yellow Pages.
c.		Billy Bob Thornton recorded a narration for the three-hour-plus epic under the supervision of director Terrence Malick. However, the final print of the film has voice-overs by eight of the main characters in the film; none of the narration from Thornton is in the final print. In addition, several other stars who filmed scenes were left on the cutting-room floor, including Bill Pullman, Gary Oldman, Lukas Haas, Viggo Mortensen, Martin Sheen, and Mickey Rourke.
d.		7 crew members traveled over 2,500 miles in two vehicles to make the production possible, traveling through thunderstorms, tornado warnings, hail, and a blizzard.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)?
a.		According to the plaque on the dog carrier, the Pomeranians name is Thurston.
b.		Kevin Costner had originally hired a coach to help him learn to speak English with an "English" accent. He had too much trouble learning it though, fired the coach, and decided not to do it.
c.		The Decepticon Barricade is last seen in the film at the highway chase to Mission City. The movies comic adaptation mentions a brief fight between Barricade and Optimus Prime, ending with Prime hurling Barricade into a concrete pillar. Barricade went on to make various appearances throughout the movie comics.
d.		Joan Leslies vocals for "My Shining Hour" were dubbed by Sally Sweetland.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)?
a.		The film was only in very limited theatrical release in Texas and was released on home video in a small number of international markets.
b.		The time machine prop from Time after Time can be seen behind Rand Peltzer when hes on the phone with his wife, while attending the convention.
c.		Pilot for the Daktari TV series, which ran on CBS-TV from 1966-1969
d.		In the scene where the Celts are attacking Sherwood, nearly every Celt who is hit by an arrow and killed is played by stunt coordinator Nick Gillard who thus dies several times as different characters. If you look carefully you can recognize him.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)?
a.		William Hopper is on studio records in the role of Larraby, but he was not seen in the movie. Sam McDaniel is listed in some modern sources as a porter, but he also was not seen in the movie.
b.		The line that Will Scarlett says after he launches Robin and Azeem over the wall, "Fuck me, he cleared it!" is an ad-lib by Christian Slater that director Kevin Reynolds dubbed to "blow me, he cleared it".
c.		Lindsay Lohan was considered for the lead role, and even screen tested for the part in 2005, but producers felt she was not right.
d.		For many years, this was a "lost" film. When critic Pauline Kael wrote her "New Yorker" article "Raising Kane" claiming this film heavily influenced the development of Citizen Kane, she could only reference it from memory as prints had not been available for 30 years. When the film was "rediscovered", it was discovered that Kael had overstated her case: It was not the example of classic cinema she had claimed it was, and its influences on "Kane" likely were minimal.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)?
a.		The films literary characters are Allan Quatermain, introduced in H. Rider Haggards "King Solomons Mines" (1885); Mina Harker from Bram Stokers "Dracula" (1897); Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde from Robert Louis Stevensons "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (1886); Rodney Skinner, who replaced Griffin from H.G. Wells "The Invisible Man" (1897) (due to rights issues, and the character in the comic was given the name Hawley Griffin as the original novel gave no first name); Captain Nemo from Jules Vernes "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" (1870) and "The Mysterious Island" (1874); Dorian Gray from Oscar Wildes "The Picture Of Dorian Gray" (1891); Tom Sawyer from Mark Twains "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" (1876); Ishmael from Herman Melvilles "Moby Dick" (1851); and Professor James Moriarty from Sir Arthur Conan Doyles "The Final Problem" (1893), one of the Sherlock Holmes stories. The Fantoms mask design alludes to Gaston Lerouxs "The Phantom Of The Opera" (1911). British Intelligence chief "M" alludes to "Casino Royale" (1953) by Ian Fleming as does Campion Bond which is revealed in later additions of the comic to be the grandfather or great grandfather of James Bond.
b.		The songs the characters sing or hum within the film are actual Medieval melodies. For example, the song Friar Tuck sings is set to the tune of a song called Bacche Bene Venies, from the 13th century Codex Buranus.
c.		Though its never explicitly stated in the film, the story takes place during 1838. This is based on the fact that the beaver market was declining and the rendezvous was held on the Popoagie River. The "Era of the Mountain Man" ended two years later.
d.		The Hospital uniforms indicate the wearers profession as a single letter on the collar: "D" for doctor, "N" for nurse, "T" for technician, etc. They are highly depersonalized in style, with only "dissenting" staff (Dr. Manon and Dr. Ross) showing any hint of individuality in work apparel.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)?
a.		The writer, Neil B. Shulman, worked at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, hence the name of the town, Grady.
b.		The movie features 130 locations and 126 speaking parts.
c.		The theatrical trailer shows Robin Hood swimming in the lake from a different position than in the actual film.
d.		Filmed in only eighteen days, edited in two and a half weeks, and mixed in one day.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)?
a.		"Sadiq", the name that Azeem calls Robin, means "friend" in Arabic.
b.		Director Bernds reused the motorized spiders in "Queen of Outer Space" and "Valley of the Dragons."
c.		This is the only entry in the series to star both actors that portrayed the American Ninja in previous films (Michael Dudikoff of American Ninja 1 & 2 and David Bradley of American Ninja 3).
d.		The whole drive-in movie sequence was shot in a single day.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)?
a.		"Screen Directors Playhouse" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on October 31, 1949 with Barbara Stanwyck reprising her film role.
b.		Having watched and been very inspired by the British television series Robin of Sherwood, where a Saracen merry man was introduced into the Robin Hood-legend and let loose in Sherwood Forest, the makers of the film originally called Morgan Freemans character Nasir, thinking that the character played by Mark Ryan in the British TV-series was a traditional one drawn from the old legend. When stuntman Terry Walsh, who had also worked on "Robin of Sherwood" (1984), happened to mention that "Nasir" was not in the original legend, but was completely made-up by the makers of the British television series, the name of Freemans character was rapidly changed to "Azeem" in order to avoid a possible lawsuit.
c.		The Glenn Corbett appearing in this film is not the same actor as the better known Glenn Corbett who entered films in 1959.
d.		The look of Electra Ovilo is based on actress Gina Gershon.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)?
a.		While shooting the scene where he undresses, Clark Gable had trouble removing his undershirt while keeping his humorous flow going and took too long. As a result the undershirt was abandoned altogether. It then became cool to not wear an undershirt which resulted in a large drop in undershirt sales around the country. Legend has it that in response, some underwear manufacturers tried to sue Columbia.
b.		Several voice actors make cameos as the voice of the character(s) they have played before. These are Tony Anselmo (Donald Duck), Wayne Allwine (Mickey Mouse) and Mel Blanc (Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Sylvester and Tweety Bird). But most noticeable is Mae Questel as Betty Boop. Mae did Bettys voice from 1930 until the character was retired in 1939.
c.		The scene where Jess and Leslie are racing a group of Hairy Vultures to the tree house was shot with "just the two of them on a treadmill against a green screen roped up like rock climbers" according to screenwriter Jeff Stockwell.
d.		Sean Connery was first offered the cameo of Lord Locksley (Brian Blessed) but passed as he felt he had been playing a lot of fathers in recent years.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)?
a.		The computer fight was shot with Sylvester Stallone and Antonio Tarver wearing motion capturing outfits.
b.		The walkway in the back part of the Hollywood & Highland complex (shown in the montage) is known as Actors Alley. The original building on this site was the Hollywood Hotel (1903-1956). Silent star Alla Nazimova, Rudolph Valentino, Greta Garbo, and author Somerset Maugham were among its guests.
c.		Robin Wright was the original choice to play Maid Marian but she had to drop out as she was pregnant with her first child. The part went instead to Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio four days before shooting started. (Wright would land the lead in The Playboys the following year because the original actress, Annette Bening, had become pregnant too.)
d.		One of the stunts the movie recounts is the first outside loop. Its the stunt that kills Ezra Stiles. The first person in the U.S. to successfully perform an outside loop was Jimmy Doolittle, who went on to become a hero of WWII.

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