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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Buccaneer (1958) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Buccaneer (1958) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Buccaneer (1958).
About the movie:
During the War of 1812 against Britain: General Andrew Jackson has only 1,200 men left to defend New...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Buccaneer (1958)?
a.
Many of the characters, especially Gen. Chiang, make reference to Shakespeare in general, and Hamlet in particular.
Christopher Plummer
played Hamlet in
Hamlet at Elsinore
. Chiang also quotes Prospero from The Tempest, "Our revels now are ended." Plummer went on to play Prospero in
The Tempest
.
b.
The unit Ackerman and Whitearce serve in appears to be the 39th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division, judging by the sleeve patches and the location of the barracks.
c.
Facts were changed to protect 1950s sensitivities. Lafitte did have an affair with a Claybourne lady, but it was the Governors wife, not his daughter.
d.
The "bullet-proof cup" scene was shot just outside an actual prison, and while
Steve Lemme
was standing there, wearing just a cup, prisoners were pressed against the fence yelling at him.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Buccaneer (1958)?
a.
Studio electrician
Carl Barlow
died during production when he slipped and fell off a platform.
b.
The name of the dog that wins the race is "Bahama Mamma".
c.
In Greek mythology, Chiron was a centaur and a master of the healing arts, and passed that knowledge on to the mortal hero Asclepius.
d.
Anthony Quinn
plays the role of Beluche in the 1938 movie. For this one, he is the director. In fact, it is the only instance in his film career of taking on that job.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Buccaneer (1958)?
a.
Cecil B. DeMille
s prologue fails to mention the great irony of the Battle of New Orleans: by the time it was fought, a treaty to end the War of 1812 had already been signed in London. But word of the signing did not reach New Orleans until weeks later.
b.
Daves house number is 1958, the year
Ross Bagdasarian
created the Chipmunks and released "Witch Doctor" and the "Chipmunk Song."
c.
The teaser poster for Wrecked, which shows Adrien Brodys face behind broken glass was inspired by the poster for Straw Dogs. The writer and director created the poster themselves using Adobe Photoshop. The films distributors liked the poster so much, they used it as is.
d.
Film debut of
Peter Jason
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Buccaneer (1958)?
a.
Blake Edwards
,
Leslie Dixon
,
Tom Ropelewski
, and
Michael Alan Eddy
all did uncredited rewrites on the script.
b.
Jessica Tandy
s final role.
c.
There is no historical evidence to prove that Lafitte actually was present during the battle.
d.
Janeane Garofalo
later became a co-host on Air America Radios The Majority Report alongside
Sam Seder
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Buccaneer (1958)?
a.
Susan Kendall Newman
, who appears briefly as a drug store clerk and is later seen in the stands at one of the games, is
Paul Newman
s daughter.
b.
Convoy Scene military vehicles were real and still had their white greasepencil convoy markings (data similar to license tag info) chalked on the drivers side doors. Either speed or special-effects rendered these markings invisible in the final cuts.
c.
There was a "Dominic Yu" in Lafittes band of pirates, but modern research suggests "Yu" was actually an alias for Alexandre Lafitte, Jeans older brother, from whom he learned the buccaneers trade.
d.
The dog used to play Petey the Crime Dog belongs to Alice Alyse and the dog that was used in the scene with the homeless couple was named Leon.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Buccaneer (1958)?
a.
"Mouse Mania" was released as a bonus feature in the Walt Disney Treasures DVD set, "Mickey Mouse In Living Color, Volume 2".
b.
The pistol used in the private jet towards the end is a Walther P99.
c.
The Buccaneer
was
Cecil B. DeMille
s last film. He was seriously ailing, and had to turn over direction of the film to his son-in-law,
Anthony Quinn
. DeMille oversaw production of the film, and appears in the prologue, but was unsatisfied with Quinns efforts as director, as well as the work of old friend Henry Wilcoxen as producer, and tried to change and improve the film during and after production. DeMille died in January, 1959, only a month after the films release.
d.
George Miller
was slated to direct until Warner Bros. offered him the rights to
Mad Max 2
and
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
to pull out and let
Robert Zemeckis
take his place.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Buccaneer (1958)?
a.
Unlike the
Nelson Eddy
-
Jeanette MacDonald
film (
Maytime
), this version of "Maytime" uses the plot and characters of the original stage production.
b.
Cecil B. DeMille
s original script developed the story as a musical, but changed his mind when
Yul Brynner
, dissatisfied with the treatment of the material, threatened to back out of the film.
c.
The film had a formal screening at the Kennedy Center, but members of both parties in the largely political audience were irritated by the films unflattering depiction of not only Republicans such as
Richard Nixon
, but also Democrats such as the Kennedys and
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
.
d.
Ralph Fiennes
put on fifteen pounds of muscle for the role of Francis Dolarhyde.
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