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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Saving Private Ryan (1998) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Saving Private Ryan (1998) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Saving Private Ryan (1998).
About the movie:
Following the Normandy Landings, a group of US soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Saving Private Ryan (1998)?
a.
All the principal actors underwent several days of grueling army training - except for
Matt Damon
, who was spared so that the other actors would resent him, and would convey that resentment in their performances.
b.
Aerial scenes were filmed in Texas and Florida because airplanes appearing to be Japanese were not allowed on the west coast due to a fear of Japanese invasion.
c.
All scenes in Kevins car were shot weeks later than the rest of the film at a park near the directors house (instead of a wooded area miles away). Those scenes were shot on the side of a street in the park, rather than the parking lot that was intended. When the actors and director pulled into the parking lot, they found numerous groups of men engaged in sexual activity directly in front of their cars. (None of that action was filmed)
d.
Viggo Mortensen
and
Justin Timberlake
were considered for the roles of Wayne Colson and Richie Nix, respectively.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Saving Private Ryan (1998)?
a.
The sarcastic video store employee, Jay, is named after writer/director
Jay Woelfel
who is a friend of
Rolfe Kanefsky
, the director of this film. Woelfel also worked on the music for this film.
b.
Alex Proyas
was originally going to direct but pulled out of the project to work on
Dark City
.
c.
The two German Tiger tanks in the movie were in fact Russian T-34 tanks modified to appear as convincing Tiger tanks. You can see the difference between these fake Tigers and the real ones by the differing road wheels.
d.
The phrase "Sutra cu putovati mnogo milja biciklom" uttered by Sonja (played by
Zelda Tinska
) in the movie, is Croatian for "Tomorrow I will travel many miles on a bicycle."
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Saving Private Ryan (1998)?
a.
The names Rieben reads off the dog tags are all friends of actor
Edward Burns
.
b.
When Striker takes control of the airplane, among the "voices" he hears is the announcement "Now batting for Pedro Borbon, Manny Mota... Mota... Mota..."
Manny Mota
was a pinch hitter for the Dodgers and Pirates - and was never on a team with
Pedro Borbon
.
c.
Buffalo Bills dance was not included in the original draft of the screenplay (although it appears in the novel). It was added at the insistence of
Ted Levine
, who thought the scene was essential in defining the character.
d.
Joan Fontaine was pregnant during filming. The script, however, luckily indicated that her character wear a mans leather jacket which conveniently also covered her stomach.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Saving Private Ryan (1998)?
a.
Sam Elliot
accepted the role of General Ross without reading the script, being simply excited to work with
Ang Lee
.
b.
The scene where
Clint Eastwood
and his partner are going up the stairs into the Secret Service office next to the White House is not the Secret Service building, its the main Treasury building. Although Secret Service is part of the Treasury Department, it is not located in the main Treasury building.
c.
Body Count: 206.
d.
In wide shots of their characters riding across the desert on camel-back,
Myrna Loy
and
Louise Closser Hale
were doubled by
Audrey Scott
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Saving Private Ryan (1998)?
a.
For the initial battle scenes in the sea, spare ammunition carried by the actors was made from wood, as metal was too heavy.
b.
This is one of a handful of feature film movies that have featured the story of the World War II Battle of Bataan. They include
Bataan
,
So Proudly We Hail!
;
They Were Expendable
and
Back to Bataan
.
c.
After Cooter has had a visit from Rosco, he calls a friend of his by using the speed dial on his phone. The sound of the numbers being dialed is the same as the horn from General Lee after its makeover.
d.
The version released by C & C Television Corp. and shown on the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) channel omits the director and producer credits.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Saving Private Ryan (1998)?
a.
Although it is said that the tournament winning arrow shoots the other arrow in two, in fact when the arrow shot by
Howard Hill
strikes the arrow embedded in the target, it splits the arrow into three pieces. It sounds better to split something in half or in two, but the details in the movie are real and not just a saying.
b.
Bob Clark
stated in the 2006 DVD commentary that he used his real life High School and College experience as the basis for various characters, and compares himself closest to Pee Wee, Billy and Tommy (the brains); others characters were based in real life friends or people he went to school and college with.
c.
In Stuarts apartment we see a framed poster depicting the 1969 World Champion New York Mets.
d.
The role of Caparzo was written just for
Vin Diesel
after director
Steven Spielberg
saw Diesels independent film
Strays
, which was also his directorial, writing, producing and lead acting debut.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Saving Private Ryan (1998)?
a.
Four sound discs and one sound reel and trailer sound disc plus excerpts are held by the UCLA Film and Television Archives. The excerpts are also featured on a MGM/Au release called the dawn of sound which a copy is held in the Library of Congress.
b.
Lou Costello
did not want to film the movie, declaring, "No way Ill do that crap. My little girl could write something better than this." A $50,000 advance in salary and the signing of director
Charles Barton
, the teams good friend and the man whom some call their best director, convinced him otherwise.
c.
This was the first movie to be rated NC-16 in Singapore. Due to the nature of the violence of the movie, it couldnt be passed as PG film. Also, with the lack of adult theme, it couldnt be granted R(A) rating.
d.
Nitrate prints of this film survive in the UCLA Film and Television Archives, and none of them are listed for preservation.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Saving Private Ryan (1998)?
a.
Although
Steven Spielberg
reduced the color saturation of the movie by 60% for artistic reasons, both major American satellite providers (DirecTV and Dish Newtork) and numerous cable TV providers turned up the chroma gain to re-enhance the color saturation to normal-looking levels when broadcasting the movie. They did this because on the first day or two of the movies broadcast run, their customer service centers were swamped with calls from viewers complaining that something was wrong with the color.
b.
After the film opened, several people approached director
Rob Reiner
telling him that they loved the film, but he should have chosen a more well known band to do a documentary on.
c.
Copywriter
Barbara Gips
came up with the famed tagline: "In space, no one can hear you scream."
d.
After seeing his performance in the film,
Crash
,
Maggie Gyllenhaal
recommended
Michael Peña
for the role of Officer
William Jimeno
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Saving Private Ryan (1998)?
a.
In the liner notes for the re-released "Footloose" soundtrack (1999), theres a brief introduction by
Kenny Loggins
which mentions that the script for the film was loosely based on actual events which transpired in the young life of his long time friend,
Footloose
screen writer,
Dean Pitchford
.
b.
The actors playing the Romulans spent 2-4 hours applying make-up; three prosthetics were applied to the ears and foreheads, and
Eric Bana
had a fourth prosthetic applied for the bite mark on his head. The actors also shaved their heads in order to differentiate them from Vulcans; previous series designed the Romulans with ridged foreheads.
c.
Real amputees were used for the shots of people with limbs missing. However,
Bryan Cranston
, who portrayed the colonel in the headquarters unit to whom the 3 separate death notices are presented, and later presents to GEN Marshall, is not an amputee, although depicted as missing a left arm, apparently above the elbow.
d.
This is the first live-action movie trilogy based on a video game.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Saving Private Ryan (1998)?
a.
The three nurses attending the quintuplets at the birthday party, Sigrid Ulrichson, Louise Corriveau and Mollie OShaughnessey were some the quintuplets actual nurses.
b.
Upham is chastised for saluting Miller (
Tom Hanks
) because it will make Miller a target for snipers. In
Forrest Gump
, Forrest (Hanks) is chastised for doing the same thing to Lt. Dan.
c.
During the filming of the scene in which Nancy runs alongside of and boards the moving train, no stunt double was employed.
Louise Brooks
actually performed the stunt.
d.
While the location in which the film takes place is never identified, Louisiana inspection stickers can be seen on the vehicles.
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