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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Rooster Cogburn (1975) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Rooster Cogburn (1975) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Rooster Cogburn (1975).
About the movie:
Marshal Rooster Cogburn unwillingly teams up with Eula Goodnight to track down the killers of her father.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rooster Cogburn (1975)?
a.
Two electric-powered Mini Coopers, and one Mini Cooper S had to be specially built for the film, since gasoline-powered vehicles are not allowed to operate in L.A.s subway system.
b.
Glenbard West High School was used to shoot most of the exterior scenes. The high schools administration agreed to allow Glenbard West to be part of the film only after 20th Century Fox agreed to modify the film so that the original "R" rating was changed to the more family-friendly "PG".
c.
In May 1950,
Samuel Fuller
was assigned to work on the films screenplay and was considered as a possible director.
d.
Richard Fleischer
was originally offered the directors job by the studio and accepted it.
John Wayne
, however, had director approval and was still irked at Fleischer for having turned down
North to Alaska
15 years previously, and vetoed Fleischer as director. It was eventually given to
Stuart Millar
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rooster Cogburn (1975)?
a.
Brian De Palma
s first choice for the role of Gail was Irish actress
Alison Doody
from
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
. She rejected the offer because of a topless dance sequence she would have to perform in the movie.
b.
Prior to the films release, it was announced that this would be the final Spy Kids movie, as the young actors, in particular
Alexa Vega
were literally growing out of the role.
c.
Although
John Wayne
and
Katharine Hepburn
refer to
Strother Martin
as "Old Man", he was in fact twelve years younger than them.
d.
Charles Boyer was incredibly uncomfortable with the idea of being abusive towards a woman which is why the director opted to use facial expressions as an indication of what was to come; reportedly Boyers intense glares in the anger scenes frightened Barbara ONeil.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rooster Cogburn (1975)?
a.
Briefly ended
Star Wars
s 15-week reign at the #1 spot at the box office in October of 1977, before Star Wars returned to the top spot the following week.
b.
Both
Clark Gable
and
Charlton Heston
, the two actors
John Wayne
wanted most to do the film, both expressed regret at not taking the parts they were offered. Heston declined the role of Bowie out of political ideology (a political view he later later vehemently rejected), and Gable passed due to to the age difference between himself and William Travis. Gables family later said that he wanted to do the film as a way to do "a macho film" to escape the typecasting of
Gone with the Wind
as a romantic lead.
c.
The last movie produced by
Hal B. Wallis
.
d.
Riff and Tony repeat an oath of loyalty to each other: Riff says "womb to tomb" and Tony answers "birth to earth." On stage Tonys original answer was "sperm to worm," but this was changed for the movie because it was beyond the censorship standards of the time.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rooster Cogburn (1975)?
a.
During location filming, the crew wore printed t-shirts that read "We love Brother John" on the front and "...and Sister Kate, too!" on the back.
John Wayne
and
Katharine Hepburn
were, reportedly, very much amused by this.
b.
The scorpions that the Skeleton Man places into Ilanas room are Emperor Scorpions, which are actually quite harmless (except to those with allergies) and are often kept as pets
c.
When Cranston appears in the window of the water tank, his lips read, "Open the door!"
d.
Prior to
Sadie Frost
s casting as Lucy,
Juliette Lewis
was the first choice for the role of Lucy.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rooster Cogburn (1975)?
a.
Little love was lost between costume designer
Irene Sharaff
and
Faye Dunaway
. "Yes, you may enter Miss Dunaways dressing room," Sharaff once said, "but first you most throw a raw steak in - to divert her attention."
b.
The interior of Ethan Hunts house was based on JJ Abramss familys home.
c.
Richard Jordan
later admitted he decided to overplay his part because he thought the movie was going to flop, and if anybody paid to see it then it would only be for the two stars. He also said he felt that
Katharine Hepburn
was about to die at any minute - ironically, she outlived him by a decade.
d.
The family kami (god) of the killers is Hanzo Hattori. Hatori Hanzo was a famous ninja and is often referenced in various fiction and entertainment.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rooster Cogburn (1975)?
a.
The official still photographer for this movie was Susie Tracy, daughter of
Katharine Hepburn
s longtime lover
Spencer Tracy
.
b.
It was reportedly shot in just four days, utilized no sets, and was entirely filmed outside.
c.
Jacob and Robert Marley tell Scrooge to leave comedy to the bears. Statler and Waldorf, who play the Marley brothers, are known for constantly heckling Fozzie Bear for his poor comedy.
d.
This was
Peter Lorre
s last film for Warner Bros.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rooster Cogburn (1975)?
a.
Jon Lormer
, who plays
Katharine Hepburn
s father, was only one year older than her.
b.
The famous
The Dukes of Hazzard
sequence was the filmmakers wry commentary on the uncompleted state of Interstate 105, which had become a running joke among LA motorists. It was finally (and quite coincidentally) completed in late 1993 shortly before the films release, years behind schedule.
c.
During the game at the Astrodome, a Toros player comments that Jimmy Feldman looks like "one of the Marx Brothers".
Brett Marx
, who plays Jimmy, is the grandson of
Gummo Marx
, a brother of the Marx Brothers.
d.
No information about the original play, "Der Mutige Seefahrer", has been found. The English language version, called "The Courageous Seaman" had no Broadway run.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rooster Cogburn (1975)?
a.
In the "Bumping Heads" segment, New York photographer Craig Hamrick can be briefly seen in the bar scene, sitting at a bar, talking to another uncredited extra. This is just before the main characters (one of whom is named Craig, and is played by an actor named Craig) "bump heads" giving the movie its title. Hamrick is a friend of the movies director, Brian Sloan, and he was on the set that day shooting some publicity stills for the movie. Also visiting the set that day was
Parker Posey
, dropping by to see her pal Craig Chester.
b.
The films release was delayed for two years by bankruptcy problems with the films distribution company.
c.
The name of the punk-rock band playing in the college bar is "Anhedonia." "Anhedonia," a psychological term meaning the inability to be happy, was Woody Allens working title for
Annie Hall
d.
During filming
John Wayne
was injured teaching his eight-year-old daughter to play golf, but fortunately his eye patch concealed the mark. He had been working on one lung for the past ten years and had great difficulty breathing due to the high altitude, often needing to breathe through an oxygen mask.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rooster Cogburn (1975)?
a.
This was
Katharine Hepburn
s only Western.
b.
This is the fourth time a film based on a comic has been nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award. The others are
Al Pacino
for
Dick Tracy
,
Paul Newman
for
Road to Perdition
, and
William Hurt
for
A History of Violence
.
c.
Star
Essy Persson
appeared live at New Yorks Trans-Lux 85th St. theater on the films opening night.
d.
The role of Michelle was written with
Gwyneth Paltrow
in mind.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rooster Cogburn (1975)?
a.
The Norway-class starship is seen for the first (and only) time in this film; the CGI "model" of the ship was subsequently lost due to a computer glitch, and so the class never appeared again in any other Trek show or film.
b.
The two leads ranked #5 on Moviefones The Top 25 Sexiest Movie Couples. May 2008
c.
Was reportedly one of
Alfred Hitchcock
s most unhappy directing jobs.
d.
There had been plans for another film featuring the character Rooster Cogburn, to be entitled "Someday", but it was canceled when this movie proved to be only a moderate hit at the box office. In addition Paramount Pictures felt that
John Wayne
had become too old to carry a successful movie, and that in any case audiences in the mid-1970s were not interested in westerns.
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