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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Sorcerer (1977) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Sorcerer (1977) Quiz
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About the movie:
A group of outcasts from different backgrounds/nationalities are forced by misfortune to work in a remote oil drilling operation in South America...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sorcerer (1977)?
a.
Though Capt. Philip Horton appears to be the leader of the Jungle Patrol, it is actually the Phantom that leads them. This is because the Patrol was started by an earlier Phantom to protect the jungle when he is not there. This is one of the most heavily guarded secrets of the Jungle Patrol.
b.
In the commentary on the DVD,
Robert Altman
talks about how sad he was that
Leigh Brackett
, the screenwriter, died before the film was released and never saw the completed work. In fact Bracket died in 1979, shortly after completing the first draft of
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
for
George Lucas
, and thus lived long enough to see the finished film.
c.
Just before the scene where Genesis is explained, there is a scene where Spock crosses the bridge and tells Kirk, "There are two explanations: they are unable to respond; they are unwilling to respond." As he crosses the bridge, he walks directly in front of the main viewscreen, where the stars are visible. On most films (even Star Trek films), this would require a chromakey (bluescreen or greenscreen) matte effect, so that the moving starfield could be added to the screen in post-production. However, in another of the cost-cutting measures on this film, the scene was done without any FX work: the "viewscreen" in this scene is actually a black cloth with miniature lights draped behind the screen opening. Unlike most bridge shots when the Enterprise is underway, the stars are quite motionless in this scene.
d.
Director
William Friedkin
initially wanted
Steve McQueen
to star in the film. McQueen accepted the part, but on one condition. He wanted a co-starring role for his then wife,
Ali MacGraw
. Friedkin would not accept his conditions, and McQueen dropped out of the film. He later went on record, regretting not accepting McQueens conditions. Friedkin tried to get
Clint Eastwood
or
Jack Nicholson
but neither wanted to travel away at that time. He stated that casting
Roy Scheider
in the lead was the worst casting decision he has ever made. Although he felt Scheider is a good actor who did a great job he is only interesting in a film as a "second or third banana, hes not a star." The actor
Amidou
who played the Arab Kassem/"Martinez" was his only real first choice all the other actors according to Friedkin were "fourth, fifth and even sixth choices."
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sorcerer (1977)?
a.
Bill Perkins
: The films financier and producer appears as a Security Guard arresting
Justin Long
at the school.
b.
Cinematographer
Dick Bush
found Friedkin so demanding and difficult to work with that he left the film halfway through. Friedkin used second unit cinematographer
John M. Stephens
for the remaining production. Both received screen credit.
c.
The director and the explosives expert were reportedly left hanging onto an elevated platform on location - uninjured - after a short-circuit in explosives-effect wiring unexpectedly set off all of some 30 planted detonation devices at one time.
d.
Tim Burton
: [music] music by
Danny Elfman
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sorcerer (1977)?
a.
David Lochary
apparently colored his hair bright blue with a blue Magic Marker.
b.
The chorus girls in the "Club Dixieland" sequence are wearing costumes used previously by MGM chorus dancers in_The Harvey Girls (1946)_.
c.
The films location shooting was estimated as so costly Universal studios partnered with Paramount pictures to share expenses. Friedkin and producer
David Salven
(who was his associate producer for
The Exorcist
) had frequent clashes regarding the various expensive location shoots. Friedkin eventually fired Salvin and took the producer credit for himself.
d.
Based on a well known un-produced script by
Orson Welles
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sorcerer (1977)?
a.
Set against the rugged ranchlands of Wyoming, USA; but was filmed in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. The production company licensed the "M" logo of Marion, the design and logos of the police cars, and asked for photographs of police uniforms.
b.
In addition to
Billy Wilder
s two mentions in the screenplay of his next project,
The Seven Year Itch
, there was also a line of dialogue that included the name of a film just written by Wilders co-writer,
Ernest Lehman
-
Executive Suite
. Linus (
Humphrey Bogart
) uses the phrase in the sailboat scene with Sabrina (
Audrey Hepburn
).
c.
Friedkin originally just wanted one prologue for the main character Jackie Scanlon/"Dominguez". However he and screenwriter
Walon Green
agreed that would make it far too obvious as to who would survive until the end so four separate prologues were chosen instead. Originally they were supposed to be shown in flashback form but that idea was scrapped in favor of four consecutive prologues during the opening.
d.
Amy Adams
was considered for the lead role but dropped out to spend time with her family.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sorcerer (1977)?
a.
John Matuszak
s make-up took 5 hours to complete. One of the eyes (which was out of place on the face) was mechanically operated off-screen by remote control. Someone would count down, and Matuszak would blink his other eye in synchronization. The cast was told not to get him wet in scenes outside of the pirate ship. Unfortunately, he got wet, delaying filming for an entire day.
b.
Even though
Jake Gyllenhaal
was
David Fincher
s first choice for the role of Robert Graysmith, had Gyllenhaal turned the role down, Finchers second choice was
Orlando Bloom
.
c.
The film was originally to be titled "The Wages of Fear" from the original French film and novel. Friedkin has stated that the strange title of "Sorcerer" refers to the evil wizard of fate.
d.
Uses same music and sets as
The Vampire Bat
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sorcerer (1977)?
a.
Buddy Baer
s character is named "Ursus". "Ursus" is Latin for "bear".
b.
Tangerine Dream
wrote the musical score using only a draft of the script given to them by director
William Friedkin
. At no time did they see any actual footage of the film.
c.
When
Dave Smith
went on a search for the snowglobe from this movie, which featured birds flying around Saint Pauls Cathedral, he finally found it on a shelf in a janitors office. The janitor explained that he saw the snowglobe sitting in a trash can, but found it too pretty to throw away and kept it himself.
d.
The whole movie was shot using 2 Panasonic DVX100 camcorders, which probably explains the overall grainy look of the film.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sorcerer (1977)?
a.
No female is seen or heard in this movie.
b.
The scripture Pastor Matthew recites before he is disintegrated by the Martians is Psalms 23 from the King James version of the Bible.
c.
Most of the shots of The Crow were taken from the previous Crow films.
d.
A deleted scene shows Nilo (
Francisco Rabal
), driving the truck when the truck suddenly comes to a very steep and bumpy road down a large hill. Scanlon (
Roy Scheider
) quickly jumps to Nilos side to help him steer as the truck descends the hill too fast while shaking violently. This scene was cut from the film but a clip of it still remains in the sequence towards the end where Scanlon has his emotional breakdown while driving and begins having flashbacks.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sorcerer (1977)?
a.
In the scene with Lydia and the stew pot, dry ice was used to give the impression of vapors and heat. However, a small fire was lit under it, and when filming resumed, between takes
Marlene Dietrich
assumed there was no real heat and suffered third-degree burns to her hand. She refused to hold up production and instead kept dipping her hand in the pot that had been refilled with ice water.
b.
Sidneys attack on the Woodsboro set of _Stab 3_ is similar to her first attack in
Scream
. As Sidney looks out of the window by the front door, the killer comes out of the coat closet and stabs the door, narrowly missing Sidney, and then he chases her up the stairs.
c.
One of only two movies to be filmed on the University of Notre Dame campus. The other was
Rudy
.
d.
In the book "William Friedkin: Films of Aberration, Obsession and Reality by Thomas D. Clagett. Friedkin names "Sorcerer" as "my favorite of all the films that I have made. Its one of my only films I can watch because it came out almost exactly as I intended."
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sorcerer (1977)?
a.
The Batman theme is heard only twice in the film, as Composers
Hans Zimmer
and
James Newton Howard
decided that a heroic theme that a viewer could hum would ignore the complexity and darkness of the character. Hearing the tune only twice would create what Zimmer calls "a musical foreshadowing."
b.
This was
Jerry Goldsmith
s first music score for an animated film. He later said that it was among his personal favorites. He was instrumental in introducing the film to
Steven Spielberg
, who went on to work with
Don Bluth
on
An American Tail
. According to Bluth and
Gary Goldman
in their DVD commentary, Goldsmith so loved the film that he volunteered an extra three weeks to polish and refine the score, even though he was not contractually obligated to do so.
c.
The robbery of the church in the Elizabeth NJ prologue was based on a real life church robbery that took place three blocks from where the church in the film was shot. The perpetrator of that crime was
Gerard Murphy
a former ex-con who became an actor. Friedkin gave him the part of the head of the robbery/Donnelly mob.
d.
In Kuwait the Arabic title of the movie in the cinemas was "Rambo The Destroyer". The idea is that, seeing the Rambo movies were very popular, associating
Sylvester Stallone
to Rambo in the title would perhaps sell more tickets.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sorcerer (1977)?
a.
Although this was a British RKO production, RKO leased it to Republic Pictures for release in the United States. However, RKO distributed it in England.
b.
The picture of Susan Sarandon holding a baby on the mantelpiece in the flashback, is the same picture used in
Stepmom
.
c.
Friedkin wanted the car crash in the Elizabeth NJ prologue to look as real as possible. Twelve cars were destroyed before the stunt was deemed satisfactory.
d.
Director Masciantonio sings operatically on the track "Pizza Menu".
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