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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Delta Force (1986) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Delta Force (1986) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Delta Force (1986).
About the movie:
A 707 aircraft jetliner on its way from Athens to Rome and then to New York City is hijacked by Lebanese terrorists...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Delta Force (1986)?
a.
The body of Almeida in the coffin actually was a wax dummy made in Los Angeles and shipped to the filming location.
b.
The theme music from the film was later used by ABC Sports for the opening of the Indy 500.
c.
Reginald Denny
s last movie.
d.
When the paleontologists enter the bar for dinner with the Kirbys, you can see a
Jurassic Park
pinball machine in the background.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Delta Force (1986)?
a.
The pulse rifles that the Marines use are made from a Thompson M1A1 machine gun with a Remington 870 shotgun (shortened to just 15 inches and covered by the also-cut-down shroud and fore-grip from a Franchi SPAS 12 shotgun) underneath.
b.
The toys that
Steve McQueen
s character tinkered with during the movie were from his own collection.
c.
The C-130 at the end of the film has a tail number of 4X-FBB. This is the number of a C-130H flown by the Israeli Air Force. -FBB is former USAF 71-1375, delivered to IAF in October or November of 1971. The aircraft has also used tail numbers 4X-JUB and 4X-EBB while with Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI). The Lockheen C-130 Hercules is known in Hebrew as the Karnaf, which means Rhinoceros.
d.
The name "Chupa" comes from the Spanish word chupar, which means "to suck." Chupacabras (sucker of goats) is a famous vampire legend from Latin America.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Delta Force (1986)?
a.
Roy Barcroft
, a Republic stalwart, appears in this film as one of the Seabees. No effort was made to give him a "character" name, they simply referred to him using his real name, "Barcroft".
b.
Eric Norris
: Real-life NASCAR driver Eric Norris (
Chuck Norris
real-life son) is seen as one of the U.S. Navy divers taken hostage.
c.
David Newell
is in studio records for a role in this film, but he does not appear.
d.
After seeing his performance in the film,
Crash
,
Maggie Gyllenhaal
recommended
Michael Peña
for the role of Officer
William Jimeno
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Delta Force (1986)?
a.
Denzel Washington
s trumpet sound is played by
Terence Blanchard
and
Branford Marsalis
plays the sax for
Wesley Snipes
. The music you hear in the movie when the actors are "playing" was performed by Branfords working band which was used for
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
when
Jay Leno
took over.
b.
Actual reporters/photographers who covered the original robbery were used as extras in the film as themselves.
c.
Lee Marvin
s last film
d.
The stadium used for the fictional NY Mammoths home games was Shea Stadium which from 1964 to 2008 was the home of the New York Mets. Shea was demolished after the 2008 baseball season.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Delta Force (1986)?
a.
The movie was originally to be produced with the cooperation of Delta Forces real-life founder and original commanding officer, Col. Charles Beckwith. The producers wanted to tell the story of Operation Eagle Claw, the failed attempt to rescue the American hostages from Iran in 1979, but they wanted to change the story so that Delta Force completed their mission successfully. Colonel Beckwith left the project in disgust.
b.
Rosanna Arquette
,
Kim Basinger
,
Jennifer Beals
,
Linda Blair
,
Glenn Close
,
Jamie Lee Curtis
,
Geena Davis
,
Farrah Fawcett
,
Carrie Fisher
,
Bridget Fonda
,
Melanie Griffith
,
Linda Hamilton
,
Mariel Hemingway
,
Goldie Hawn
,
Diane Lane
,
Jessica Lange
,
Jennifer Jason Leigh
,
Heather Locklear
,
Liza Minnelli
,
Kristy McNichol
,
Tatum ONeal
,
Michelle Pfeiffer
,
Meg Ryan
,
Susan Sarandon
,
Cybill Shepherd
,
Sissy Spacek
,
Meryl Streep
,
Kathleen Turner
,
Sigourney Weaver
and
Debra Winger
were all considered for the role of Deborah.
c.
Edward Arnold
s first talking feature.
d.
According to the "Inside the Labyrinth" special, the Ludo rig originally weighed over 100 pounds, but was brought down to just over 75 pounds, as it was becoming too difficult for the actor/puppeteer inside the suit.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Delta Force (1986)?
a.
One of the very first World War II films made by an American studio in which the members of each country spoke nearly all their dialog in the language of that country: the Germans spoke German, the French spoke French, and the Americans and the British spoke English. There were subtitles on the bottom of the screen to translate the various languages. There were two versions of this movie, one where all the actors spoke English and the other(the better known one) where the French and German actors spoke their respective languages.
b.
Sometimes the censors are asleep at the switch. Near the end of the movie during a scene with a lot of hubbub, Gabe says to Satch, the monster, "Hey, dont you remember me. Im your pal. We used to write our names in the snow." This a reference to a feat practiced by boys in snowy climes.
c.
Several hundred veterans of the Japanese Imperial Army took part in the re-creation of the Battle of Saipan, which was filmed on Okinawa.
d.
Based on the real-life hijacking of TWA Flight 847 on 14 June 1985.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Delta Force (1986)?
a.
The unit badges located on the right shoulder of the Class "A" uniforms is the JFK Special Forces School.
b.
Charles Boyer
plays this role in which he commits suicide. In real life he did the same by taking barbiturates 2 days after his beloved wife, the actress
Pat Paterson
, died of cancer. Boyer died in Arizona on Aug. 26, 1978; she died Aug 24th of the same year.
c.
Although Bart and Laurie are loosely based on Bonnie and Clyde, the scene where they hold up the factory appears to have been inspired by a holdup at the Nashville, Arkansas, Coca-Cola Factory in 1938 by two men, Floyd Hamilton and Huron "Terrible Ted" Walters. Hamilton was a former associate of Bonnie and Clydes.
d.
Only nine minutes of music is used throughout the movie. Most of the soundtrack is made up of ambient sounds and heavy breathing.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Delta Force (1986)?
a.
This was not the first escape from prison movie for star
Charles Bronson
. Bronson appeared in the classic film
The Great Escape
made and released about twelve years earlier. A tagline on an Australian movie poster for this film even connected with this by saying: "Mr. Tough Guy engineers THE GREATEST ESCAPE since "The Great Escape"!!!".
b.
"Screen Directors Playhouse" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 20, 1949 with
Loretta Young
reprising her film role.
c.
The Boeing 707 featured in the film was an early production model, ordered by Cubana (which never took ownership) but delivered new as a 707-139 to Western Airlines on May 13th, 1960. It was then sold in 1964 to Pan Am, which operated it for several years before leasing it to several other carriers, including: Aer Lingus, British Cal., El Al, and many others. It was the 108th 707 off the line, with serial number 17903. In 1979, British Caledonian leased it when the DC-10s were grounded after the AA 191 accident. Its last service was in 1986 to Aerocar Aviation, whose livery appears on the aircraft in the film. It was eventually scrapped in Marana, after more than 30 years of service with more than a dozen airlines, mostly in the Middle East.
d.
The part of Alfonso DEste, played by
John Lund
, was originally assigned to
Ray Milland
. However, Milland disliked the title and script so much that he refused, and was suspended from his contract at Paramount for two months. He didnt regret this, as he used the time off to go skiing and sailing, and Bride of Vengeance was critically mauled upon release.
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