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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Black Cauldron (1985) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Black Cauldron (1985) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Black Cauldron (1985).
About the movie:
A young boy and a bunch of misfit friends embark on a quest to find a dark magic item of ultimate power before a diabolical tyrant can.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Black Cauldron (1985)?
a.
This was the first animated Disney film made in cooperation with Silver Screen Partners II.
b.
The original Broadway production of "Kismet" opened at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York on December 3, 1953, ran for 583 performances and won the 1954 Tony Award for the Best Musical.
c.
Producer
Timothy Green Beckley
wanted to have
Brother Theodore
provide a voiceover for the film, but this fell through because Theodore was a member of SAG and hence couldnt be credited under his own name.
d.
The dog who played the title role of "The Dog of Flanders" (named Patrasche in the movie - the same name Peter Paul Reubens named his dog) is the same dog who played the title role in "Old Yeller".
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Black Cauldron (1985)?
a.
Never released to American theaters; its only showings have been on television. In the original unseen cut, Serge Bourguignon was credited as director. In the television version, Robert Sallin is credited as director. The film played frequently on Bravo in the mid 1990s.
b.
At the beginning of the film, a town official and a woman dedicating the statue can be heard uttering nondescript words by way of a paper reed mouth instrument. The sounds were made by
Charles Chaplin
and this was the first time that his voice was heard on film.
c.
In the scene when the police storm into the Griswolds house, the song "Here Comes Santa Claus" sung by
Gene Autry
is used for the background music.
Randy Quaid
(cousin Eddie) is the third cousin of Gene Autry.
d.
The first Disney animated theatrical feature to receive a PG rating.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Black Cauldron (1985)?
a.
First full-length Disney animated film since
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
to have completed scenes cut prior to release.
b.
According to
Michael Bay
, after the film came out he got a letter from
Daniel MartÃnez
, the worlds foremost expert on Pearl Harbor and the director of the Pearl Harbor museum. In the letter, Bay says that Martinez wrote, "You got the essence of what happened right."
c.
Daniel Davis
first film.
d.
When hopping off the train at Macclesfield, as they are expected at Manchester and being waited for by the rival firm, it is not actually Macclesfield Station, but Westbury train station, in Wiltshire, a couple hundred miles away.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Black Cauldron (1985)?
a.
This Disney animated feature became the last film to be shot in the Super Technirama 70 70mm widescreen system.
b.
Ajay Naidu
s character calls
Billy Bob Thornton
s character an "ass clown." Naidu was in
Office Space
, the movie that made the term "ass clown" popular when
Michael Bolton
(the singer) was referred to as a "no talent ass clown".
c.
It is often erroneously stated that Lynchs wife at the time,
Peggy Lynch
was pregnant during the making of
Eraserhead
. In actual fact,
Jennifer Chambers Lynch
(Lynchs daughter) was three years old when the film was first being prepped, and would be eight by the time it was finished.
d.
Screenwriter
E.L. Katz
directed the fake vampire film within a film "Evil Whispers". Director
Adam Wingard
has an appearance in it as the vampire hunter "Raymond".
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Black Cauldron (1985)?
a.
Michael Jackson
was asked to write and perform the songs for the movie, but he had to turn it down due to his concert commitments.
b.
Nicky Katt
paid a visit to the set during filming at the stadium at the University of Texas.
c.
The Monkees
wanted to be involved in this project from start to finish. When they learned they would be denied screenwriting credit, all but
Peter Tork
decided to rebel by failing to show up on the first day of shooting, 11 February 1968.
d.
This was the first animated Disney movie to be filmed in widescreen since
Sleeping Beauty
. Movies released prior to
The Black Cauldron
and after
Sleeping Beauty
involved matting of the top and bottom of the filmed image in order to make a widescreen image suitable for the movie theatres.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Black Cauldron (1985)?
a.
Because The Marx Brothers (qv) (as The Marx Bros.) is credited first before the title, but is not in the more comprehensive end credits, it is listed first in the IMDb cast list, as required by IMDb policy on cast ordering.
b.
Martial Arts expert
Hank Hamilton
developed a new method of instructing the actors specifically for this film, in order to technically direct the savage kung fu battle on the decks and also from the crows nest of the Mothball fleet.
c.
The movies line "Precious" was voted as the #93 of "The 100 Greatest Movie Lines" by Premiere in 2007.
d.
The first Disney movie to not have "THE END" at the end of the film. Instead, it just goes straight from the final scene to the closing credits of the movie. A few later films, such as
The Great Mouse Detective
and
Aladdin
would have "THE END" appear before the credits roll, but this was for a special occasion usually.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Black Cauldron (1985)?
a.
SFX designers Benzy, Michael Todd Schneider and Brian Spears shared the Best Special FX trophy at the 2009 Terror Film Festival for their work on the anthology segment "A Far Cry From Home".
b.
The production was so overbudget after wrapping that they were unable to pay most of the extras who had participated in the film until almost a year later.
c.
Vespers face can be seen in the opening credits when the cross-hair moves over the face of the Queen of Spades.
d.
The first Disney movie to have closing credits since
Alice in Wonderland
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Black Cauldron (1985)?
a.
This is the last film project for
Edmond OBrien
.
b.
Neds old band, Maggotdeath is a reference to the metal band,
Megadeth
.
c.
This was the first (and last) movie since
The Jungle Book
where the old multi-plane cameras were brought briefly out of retirement (with a few improvements this time). New technologies such as computer generated imagery now available to all studios have made multi-plane photography obsolete.
d.
People protested the films original tagline, "Sometimes...youre Better Off Dead," so it was changed to "Relax...youre never Better Off Dead."
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Black Cauldron (1985)?
a.
In the outfield during their second game there is a sign that says "Emilios Repo Depot".
Charlie Sheen
s brother
Emilio Estevez
was in the movie
Repo Man
.
b.
Real life UFC competitors
Tito Ortiz
,
Randy Couture
and
Chuck Liddell
were recruited by producer
Joel Silver
for the cage fight sequence with
Jet Li
.
c.
Leslie Nielsen
s wig when Renfield arrives at the castle and when Dracula goes to the ball was inspired by Draculas hair in the beginning of
Dracula
.
d.
The film took over 12 years to make, 5 years of actual production, and cost over $25 million. Over 1,165 different hues and colors were used and 34 miles of film stock was utilized.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Black Cauldron (1985)?
a.
During the beginning of the film when Dallben uses Hen Wens magic to find the Horned King, the first image that appears in the water was a recycled section from "The Night On Bald Mountain" sequence from
Fantasia
.
b.
Howard Hawks
remembers: "When the movie was released a certain critic said Its the only picture Hawks ever made that didnt have any truth in it. I wrote him a letter and said, Every blooming thing in that movie was true. I knew the men that were in it and everything about it. But it was just where truth was stranger than fiction."
c.
Marg Helgenberger
, playing the lovestruck mechanic Rachel, teamed back up with
Brad Johnson
in 2001 on CBSs CSI. He played Paul Newsome, The District Engineer and new love interest for Helgenbergers character Katherine.
d.
The strategy used by Dwight to reclaim Old Town by luring the gangsters into a narrow alleyway is based on the strategy used by Spartan King Leonidas to trap the Persian army in the Battle of Thermopylae. The film
300
was based on a book by
Frank Miller
about this battle. In addition, the line spoken in Dwights internal monologue, "No escape, no surrender, no mercy", is spoken by the narrator in "300".
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