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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Great Locomotive Chase (1956) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Great Locomotive Chase (1956)

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About the movie: This is based on a true story. During the Civil War, a Union spy, Andrews, is asked to lead a band of Union soldiers into the South so that they could destroy the railway system...

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Great Locomotive Chase (1956)?
a.		First ever sequel for Charles Bronson.
b.		John Carpenter has stated that of all his films, this is his personal favorite.
c.		One of the children at the playground during the song "Confidence" is Corbin Bernsen.
d.		In the film there are 16 raiders. In reality there were actually 20 raiders that participated in the raid. There had initially been 24 raiders, but two joined Confederate forces after being stopped on their journey down to Marietta, as Andrews had instructed, and two more simply overslept and missed the train. These four were not depicted in the film as well as four others who participated.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Great Locomotive Chase (1956)?
a.		One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
b.		The locomotive the plays The General in the film (#25 William Mason) is the same locomotive used as The Wanderer in Wild Wild West.
c.		The character Vladimir Wolodarsky was named after Wallace Wolodarsky who played Brendan in Wes Andersons The Darjeeling Limited.
d.		Director Jonathan Lynn proposed Fred Gwynne for the role of the judge after seeing him in The Cotton Club.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Great Locomotive Chase (1956)?
a.		Was shot in 18 days.
b.		It was raining on the day of the real chase (this is simply a deviation from the source material and a fact the filmmakers were likely aware of, which is why this is not listed as a goof).
c.		The car that Doc Ock throws at the deli is a 2004 Saturn Ion Quad coupe. Saturn provided four for production, of which three were used, being hurled 30 yards into the building. Director Sam Raimi was reportedly very impressed with the vehicles durability.
d.		A British Movietone Newsreel survives of the London premiere at the Regal Cinema, believed to be some time in Fall 1938. Leslie Mitchell describes the events, and Irving Berlin is present. Mitchell asks Berlin what is his favorite song that he wrote, and Berlin responds: "Well, what do you think!" indicating the title of this film. Also present is George Sanders, Clive Brook, Bobby Howes, Mary Maguire, Margaret Lockwood and Flora Robson.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Great Locomotive Chase (1956)?
a.		A nitrate print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives, and is not listed for preservation.
b.		The real General, the locomotive stolen in the movie, is on display in Kennesaw, Georgia, at the Kennesaw Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History.
c.		The soundtrack was originally scored with the music of Igor Stravinsky, but Woody Allen thought it made the scenes "unfunny". He discovered Sergei Prokofievs lighthearted music worked far better.
d.		Prior to hiring Diane Johnson as his writing partner, director/producer Stanley Kubrick rejected a screenplay written by Stephen King himself. Kings script was a much more literal adaptation of the novel, a much more traditional horror film than the film Kubrick would ultimately make. He was considering hiring Johnson because he admired her novel "The Shadow Knows," but when he found out she was a Doctor of Gothic Studies, he became convinced she was the person for the job.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Great Locomotive Chase (1956)?
a.		In his review in The New York Times (3 March 1933), film critic Mordaunt Hall incorrectly refers to Fay Wrays character as "Ann Redman".
b.		When Michael comes with Mias car, Mia is watching one of the deleted scenes from the movie.
c.		Previously, George Arliss had starred in the play and in the 1922 silent version of the play.
d.		The real locomotive "Texas" is on display at the Atlanta Cyclorama and Civil War Museum in Atlanta, Georgia.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Great Locomotive Chase (1956)?
a.		Emma Thompson wore no makeup.
b.		Because of the numerous scenes that required multiple cameras to be running simultaneously, Paramount had the Mitchell Camera Corporation build additional VistaVision cameras for this production. Decades later, these cameras were highly sought after by special effects companies due to their ability to produce large area negatives on standard 35mm filmstock.
c.		William Campbell is depicted in the film as a Union soldier. In real history, Campbell was the only civilian beside Andrews to participate in the raid; his character in the film is also quite different than his real life character.
d.		The real Sullivan had fought Corbett had fought prior to their world championship bout at San Franciscos Olympic Club some years before.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Great Locomotive Chase (1956)?
a.		Only thirteen pieces of equipment were actually used: two full-sized locomotives, one yard engine, three passenger cars, two iron box cars, and five wooden box cars that were built specifically to be destroyed in the film. The various pieces of equipment wore different numbers on different trains throughout the movie.
b.		Film was shot in Summit, NJ, at the Video Station, which at the time was owned by Gwyn English Nielsen, who has a cameo as the video store clerk along with her daughter Saxony Nielsen.
c.		Audrey Hepburns salary for the film was $750,000, making her the second highest paid actress (behind Elizabeth Taylor) per film at the time.
d.		Ranked #7 on the American Film Institutes list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Gangster" in June 2008.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Great Locomotive Chase (1956)?
a.		Debut of Morgan Woodward.
b.		The tranquilizer guns used in the beginning are in fact PGPs, an early model paintball gun.
c.		Despite being a "Marx Brothers" movie, at no point in the film do all three Marx Bros. - Groucho, Harpo and Chico - appear in any scene together. The closest instance of this happening is near the end of the film when Harpo and Chico walk past Grouchos hiding place on the rooftop. However, Groucho is not seen until after his brothers have walked by. Moreover, while Harpo shares scenes with Chico and a few with Groucho, neither Chico nor Grouchos characters ever meet.
d.		The letter the scientist sent to Dunstan reads, "Dear Sir, Thank you for your inquiry concerning the existence of another world beyond The Wall surrounding your village. In our opinion, the hypothetical existence of such a gateway would run contrary to all known laws of science. Subsequently - in the opinion of my esteemed colleagues and myself, the idea may be safely dismissed as merely colorful rural folklore. I thank you again for your enquiry and hope that our conclusion will enable you to proceed with your life. Yours faithfully,".

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Great Locomotive Chase (1956)?
a.		Originally this was meant to be a project for Chuck Norris during his time contracted to Cannon Films.
b.		Dean Martin: Appears as himself on the golf course, looking up at the birds with annoyance.
c.		Final film of Anthony Newley.
d.		Filmed on the Tallulah Falls Railway which went defunct in the early 1960s.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Great Locomotive Chase (1956)?
a.		CASTLE THUNDER: Heard when Andrews first meets his raiding party about ten minutes into the film.
b.		In addition to being a co-star of the film, Chloë Sevigny designed the costumes. She found most of them in thrift stores around Nashville.
c.		Jason Patric beat Patrick Swayze and Alec Baldwin to the main role.
d.		The symbol of the eagle would appear to identify Hancock as the Greek god Zeus. This would make the character of Mary Embrey Zeus wife Hera. According to Greek mythology, Zeus and Hera were not only husband and wife, but also brother and sister; something alluded to, briefly, in the movie. The symbol was also chosen because Will Smith is from Philadelphia, home of the NFL team, the Philadelphia Eagles. One problem with the theory that Hancock is Zeus, however, is that Mary claims that she is stronger than he is. According to the Iliad, Zeus is stronger than all the other gods of Olympus combined. He tells them that he could dangle them all from the heights of Olympus on a rope held in one of his hands, but none of them could do the same to just him.

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