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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Sahara (2005) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Sahara (2005) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Sahara (2005).
About the movie:
Master explorer Dirk Pitt goes on the adventure of a lifetime of seeking out a lost Civil War battleship known as the "Ship of Death" in the deserts of West Africa while helping a UN doctor being hounded by a ruthless dictator.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sahara (2005)?
a.
The outdoor scene where hunters, emergency crew and soldiers are shooting at zombies was done through local volunteers. Several local hunters arrived on-scene with their own weapons, the local National Guard division showed up in full gear, and local emergency crew (police, fire and ambulance) were present, all voluntarily.
b.
One of the very few films made in the late 1970s to be shown with an intermission.
c.
Shooting lasted three-and-a-half months in Morocco, a month in Spain, and five weeks in London.
d.
Also according to
Penelope Ann Miller
on the same documentary,
Marlon Brando
wore an ear-piece so an assistant off stage could feed him his lines. During a scene together, Miller recalls forgetting her lines, to which Brando asked his assistant over a hidden microphone for the line and he gave them to Miller. She also recalls Brando telling his assistant at one point "No, no, no. Thats the wrong scene."
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sahara (2005)?
a.
Scenes of Lieutenant Colonel James Harold "Jimmy" Doolittles Tokyo raid at the beginning of the movie are from
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
.
b.
An actual full-scale model of the Texas was built for the film. After the 1865 sequence was filmed, it was dismantled and reassembled in Morocco.
c.
The character of Ashley Wilkes was based on
Margaret Mitchell
s cousin by marriage John "Doc" Holliday. Melanie was based on Mitchells third-cousin, and Docs first cousin and close friend, Mattie "Sister Melanie" Holliday. Doc moved West and became the gambler and gunfighter we know. Mattie joined a convent and became a nun, but maintained a correspondence with Doc.
d.
Special effects: Although almost the entire film is in black and white, the tidal wave sequence towards the end is shown in green tint, and the final shot of the completed portrait of Jennie is in full Technicolor. The original theatrical releases in Los Angeles and New York presented the tidal wave sequence in Magnascope.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sahara (2005)?
a.
Johnny Depp
was originally set to star as Will Grimm.
b.
The dub for the death screams of the Slayers was taken from the Mayar shrieks in
At the Earths Core
.
c.
The fact that Al Giordino had some of the Admirals cigars was an inside joke from the novels; he always seemed to have some no matter how carefully Admiral Sandecker kept them under lock and key.
d.
Some of the investors were
Louis B. Mayer
,
H.E. Aitken
and
Jesse L. Lasky
among many others in Hollywood at that time. The films success is what helped the three to form their own film studios--Mayer started Louis B. Mayer Productions, which eventually became MGM, and Lasky started Famous Playes-Lasky, which eventually became Paramount Pictures.among others.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sahara (2005)?
a.
Premiered in more theaters (3,611) than any other R-rated movie. Scored the biggest debut of 2009 with a $55.7 mil weekend gross, in March of the same year, until
Monsters vs Aliens
opened a few weeks later.
b.
It was originally planned to have
Lucille Ball
s singing voice dubbed if her vocals were not good enough to use in the film. Alternate vocals were rumored to have been recorded by
Lisa Kirk
, but at any rate Ball intervened and her vocals (a point of contention for many critics) were ultimately used.
c.
Matthew McConaughey
had traveled through Mali on his own long before the film went into preproduction; his experiences and personal photographs were used to get the look and story down.
d.
Initially planned as a GameFilm interactive movie for the Jaguar (CD). Due to the fact that the Jaguar (CD) had poor sales the release of the game was canceled. About a year later Jeff Burr directed new footage to make a linear version of the movie but the negative cut was totally botched so the producers took an insurance settlement and the film never came out.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sahara (2005)?
a.
To create a more sympathetic stance to each of the different parties,
Darryl F. Zanuck
had Englishman
Ken Annakin
direct the British segments, the American parts were handled by Yank
Andrew Marton
, while German
Bernhard Wicki
took care of the scenes with the German army officers.
b.
After the death of
Lon Chaney
, one of the first actors considered for the title role was
Ian Keith
.
c.
The cast had camel-riding lessons during which they would have to ride the camel at full gallop for 90 minutes alongside a moving train.
d.
Quentin Tarantino
: [long take] While torturing the cop, we follow Mr. Blonde continuously from the warehouse to his car outside, back into the warehouse again.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sahara (2005)?
a.
J.D. McFunnigans included the animatronic band Rock-afire Explosion from the now closed restaurant chain Showbiz Pizza Place, which was popular in the 1980s.
b.
Clark Gable
felt that he was too old for the part but wanted to make the film because it reflected his own right-wing, anti-communist views.
c.
The ship used to portray the Martha Ann was one of the vessels Bob Ballard (I) used to find the Titanic. It has since been dismantled and sold for scrap.
d.
The premise was later used in
Two Seconds
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sahara (2005)?
a.
Charles Gray
would play Mycroft Holmes again years later in the ITV series
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
and its follow ups starring
Jeremy Brett
as Holmes.
b.
The final film project of
Dwight Frye
.
c.
Had
Steve McQueen
starred in the film as was originally intended,
Marcello Mastroianni
and
Lino Ventura
would have been cast in the two supporting roles played by
Bruno Cremer
and
Francisco Rabal
. However, after McQueen backed out, Mastroianni and Ventura did as well since they refused to take second billing to any actor besides him.
d.
To hawk the movie,
Matthew McConaughey
crossed the country in his Ford pickup, hauling an Airstream trailer with
Sahara
advertising. He stayed at trailer campsites and visited baseball stadiums during spring training.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sahara (2005)?
a.
There were plans to do a sequel which never materialized.
b.
The original cut of the film ran 84 minutes but was cut down to 75 minutes by drive-in owners in order to accommodate more showings.
c.
In the opening scene of the movie, the camera sweeps across a series of newspaper clippings showcasing Dirk Pitts accomplishments. If you watch closely youll see two articles of note. One is an article about the raising of the Titanic. This is in reference to the
Clive Cussler
novel
Raise the Titanic
where Dirk Pitt brings the ship up (it was written several years before the real Titanic was found to be shattered beyond reach on the bottom of the ocean). The second article is about the discovery of the Oiseau Blanc. This plane was of French origin and was attempting to be the first plane to make a non-stop Paris to New York flight just weeks before
Charles A. Lindbergh
s successful journey. The plane left France and was never seen again, but several people in northern Maine claimed to have heard an airplane above the cloud cover at about the right time. Interestingly, in Cusslers "Sea Hunters II", he describes how he and his real-life NUMA team of volunteers went searching for the Oiseau Blanc in the forests of Maine, but were unable to find it. He suggests that it likely went down in a large bog. Note that Lindberghs flight is often mistaken for the first transatlantic flight, his was the first solo transatlantic flight and the first flight from New York to Paris non-stop, but the first transatlantic flight was Alcock and Brown in a WWI Vickers Vimy bomber in 1919, almost eight years before. A flight from Newfoundland to Ireland.
d.
Production started in 1987, but due to the abundant stop-motion creations and special effects, production took years longer than planned and after several lawsuits involved with the distributors, Vidmark entertainment was given distribution rights. The film was released in 1993 to film festivals and shortly after onto video.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sahara (2005)?
a.
Cillian Murphy
wanted the role of Jackson so badly that he took a plane from England to Hollywood two days before his wedding to have lunch with
Wes Craven
. Craven later gave him the part saying that his eyes won him over.
b.
There are several allusions towards the sci-film
Superman
: a resident of one world leaves for another; the antagonist is a powerful businessman; a journalist falls for the title character; Babe recites a poem, similar to Lois Lane reciting her poem; and Lopez, like Ms Tessmascher, turns against his superior and assists in Deeds victory.
c.
This was actress
Sylvia Sidney
s only film for MGM, and according to the papers of director
Fritz Lang
, he stipulated that she be cast in the part before he signed his contract with the studio.
d.
The interior of Massardes toxic waste disposal plant was the factory in Britain where the jet engines for the Concorde were tested.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sahara (2005)?
a.
This movie was never officially released in the USA.
b.
The role of Uncle Frank was written for
Kelsey Grammer
.
c.
The cast had a US Navy SEAL adviser for action sequences and weapon trainings.
d.
The actress taking part in the screen test with
Robert Downey Jr.
, which can be seen in the extras, is
Sasha Alexander
.
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