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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Alamo (2004) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Alamo (2004) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Alamo (2004).
About the movie:
Based on the 1836 standoff between a group of Texan and Tejano men, led by Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie, and Mexican dictator Santa Anna's forces at the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Alamo (2004)?
a.
Flashback scenes with
Kevin Costner
as Alex were filmed, but cut. He is still visible as the body being dressed at the beginning of the film.
b.
This biopic was MGMs last musical shot in black and white.
c.
Ethan Hawke
was up for the role of William Barett Travis but eventually dropped out.
d.
Not screened for critics prior to release.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Alamo (2004)?
a.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on August 27, 1945 with
Claudette Colbert
reprising her film role.
b.
During production, local news stations sent helicopters to get aerial footage of the Alamo set. This was causing so much interference that everyone on the set was told to give the copters "the finger" so they could not use any footage.
c.
Shooting lasted 11 days. Due to the cast and crews full time jobs, production only took place on Saturdays.
d.
Nobody Knows is based on Blue Shift the comic book series created by Brian Meredith and Gigi Edgley.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Alamo (2004)?
a.
The writer of this movie,
Richard Sale
was also a producer and film director in his own right but he didnt direct this movie,
Peter R. Hunt
did.
b.
Production wrapped $82,000 dollars under budget.
c.
According to
Ben Stiller
, Tugg Speedman is partially based on a young
Sylvester Stallone
.
d.
"Screen Directors Playhouse" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on June 21, 1951 with
Edmond OBrien
reprising his film role.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Alamo (2004)?
a.
Agnes Moorehead
called her house Villa Agnese ("Agnes" in Italian). A former educator, with a M.A. in English and public speaking, she gave acting lessons in this Beverly Hills home.
b.
Crockett plays the "Mockingbird Quick Step" on his fiddle. The song is a version of "Listen to the Mockingbird". It was composed in 1855 and later used by
The Three Stooges
as a theme song.
c.
The film was edited down to one of the shortest "A" features of the Forties, with a running time of merely 57 minutes. According to The Motion Picture Herald Production Digest, the movies brief duration caused booking problems.
d.
The movie alludes strongly to Bible stories; such as, most strongly, the story of Moses.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Alamo (2004)?
a.
It took seven months to shoot the movie. The final battle, which actually lasted less than 6 hours in the pre-dawn morning of 6 March 1836, took over a month to shoot.
b.
"Paris Holiday" is one of the few films that alternates first billing during the credits. Each of the four principle stars takes his/her turn at the top while the other three appear beneath them. The prolonged sequence begins and ends with Hopes name first.
c.
DVD contains some deleted scenes, ie. some guys going into the Magnatronic building or another of Nicks dream sequences.
d.
The school in this films (New Ashby High) colors are light blue, peach and orange.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Alamo (2004)?
a.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on June 27, 1949 with
Cary Grant
and
Betsy Drake
reprising their film roles.
b.
At 51 acres, the set was the largest and most expensive set built in North America to date.
c.
The Valmount townhouse interiors were built and shot on sound stages in Los Angeles while the exterior scenes were filmed in New York City.
d.
The 1992 restoration of the film, done at UCLA Film and Television Archives, was financed by
Martin Scorsese
, who would direct a biopic of
Howard Hughes
- upon whose life the film is based -
The Aviator
a decade later.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Alamo (2004)?
a.
The quote that Joe and Thorne quote in the car is also used in
Nixon
.
b.
In the Sherlock Holmes story "The Sign Of Four", Holmes borrowed a dog named Toby.
c.
Billy Bob Thornton
learned to play the violin for some scenes that required it.
d.
Rutger Hauer
and
Christopher Lambert
were both considered for the role of Boone before
Craig Sheffer
got the part.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Alamo (2004)?
a.
Ron Howard was originally set to direct, with Russell Crowe (I) set to star, but both left the film when Ron Howard and Disney had a major disagreement over the films budget (Howard had sought $200 million).
John Lee Hancock
was then brought on board as director with Howard as the films co-producer and the budget reduced to $95 million.
b.
Tim Alexander
described Dumbledores ring of fire as "someone sprayed propane and then lit it." Then, to enhance the effect, the visual effects team spent a lot of research on molten volcanoes (which have a lot of heat but no actual flames), and other references, including flares that burn underwater. The whole fire scene was very time consuming, with computer graphics artist
Christopher Horvath
spending eight months on it.
c.
Jayne Mansfield
s last film, as noted in the prologue by
Walter Winchell
. Coincidentally, this was Winchells last film as well.
d.
Director Seneca Haynes promised producer Jack Bennett (XI) that Bennett could direct exactly one shot of the film. Bennett chose the shot just before and after Dr. Mitchell pulls out the grad-students heart, in which he shouts "Excellent!" and screams. They were filmed in one setup, although in editing they are split into two shots.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Alamo (2004)?
a.
Traditionally, CGI characters such as Doctor Manhattan would require two shoots for every scene the character appears. First, the scene would be filmed with a placeholder instead of the CGI character. Then the characters movements would be recorded on a "motion capture" stage to provide a reference in creating the CGI character. Given the amount of screen time Doctor Manhattan has, this would have been an expensive process. Instead,
Billy Crudup
simultaneously provided Manhattans placeholder and motion capture on set. Crudup wore a specially-designed motion capture suit and face markers, and was constantly filmed by at least two cameras, one for all-over movement and another trained on his face to follow his expressions. This way, his on-set performance as the placeholder could be used directly in creating the CGI character. To provide the effect of Doctor Manhattans eerie glow, Crudups suit was studded with 2500 blue lights, so that he could act as an "exotic lighting instrument". Therefore Manhattans glow follows his movements more closely than an on-set light could, and illuminates his surroundings in a more convincing manner than a computer effect would.
b.
Disney had originally planned to release the film at Christmas 2003 but revised the date, citing that director
John Lee Hancock
was still working on the film.
c.
Even during filming,
Sofia Coppola
was acutely aware of the battering she was getting in the press for being the directors daughter in a choice part. She found it to be very distracting and upsetting when she was trying hard to concentrate on acting.
d.
Alternate, sanitized takes of several scenes were filmed for use on broadcast television.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Alamo (2004)?
a.
Convinced that it would fail, the Hollywood film industry labeled the film "
Walt Disney
s Folly".
b.
An extra had grabbed a bag of Doritos from Craft Services before being called to the set. He stuffed it into his costume and got into formation. When action was called, the group charged across the field. When he was "shot" and fell dead to the ground, his bag of Doritos popped out. The scene had to be re-shot and from then on everyone had to be checked frequently.
c.
Saul Rubinek
was really hit in the nose with a bat during the scene where he falls down the stairs at the stadium. Since Rubinek was caught off guard, his reaction gave the scene a more realistic look. The director, not thinking twice, decided to leave it in the final cut.
d.
In the films final trailer, the blue background used behind the text graphics is a slightly altered version of the background used for the opening titles of
Event Horizon
, another Paramount film.
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