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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Holy Mountain (1973) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Holy Mountain (1973) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Holy Mountain (1973).
About the movie:
A Christlike figure wanders through bizarre, grotesque scenarios filled with religious and sacrilegious imagery...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Holy Mountain (1973)?
a.
The first draft of the feature length script was written in two days during the 08 World Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Tampa Bay Rays.
b.
This was intended to be another vehicle with
Boris Karloff
as the mad doctor, but was shelved and not filmed until 1941.
c.
During the boating sequence, Jodorowsky had intended to shoot a scene where the group leaps into the ocean to "get in the infinite waters." The cast proceeded to leap in, then promptly began to drown. The crew was so busy trying to rescue them that nothing of the scene ended up being shot.
d.
Chris Penn
plays one of the villains, Josh LaHood.
Clint Eastwood
would later direct his brother
Sean Penn
in an Oscar-Winning Performance in
Mystic River
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Holy Mountain (1973)?
a.
John McTiernan
: [teddy bear] McClane has a teddy bear for his family. Jack Ryan takes a teddy bear home with him at the end of
The Hunt for Red October
(its the same bear).
b.
Ralph, the
Jonathan Winters
character, tells a long story concerning an English pirate who founded the country of Parador, to explain why Alphonse Simms has an Anglo-Saxon surname. The real reason is that the film was shot in Brazil, and director
Paul Mazursky
needed a shot of a crowd of Brazilian extras chanting the dictators name. When the crowd is calling out "Simms! Simms!", they are actually chanting "Sim! Sim!". "Sim" is "yes" in Portuguese, the language of Brazil.
c.
The wrap party at the end of the movie was the actual wrap party for the real production.
d.
During Axons hallucination, the battling dogs were indeed real fighting dogs.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Holy Mountain (1973)?
a.
The city of Cairo features in this movies title but was not a filming location during the production shoot and is only a minor setting in the movie.
b.
Film debut of
Edward Winter
.
c.
Frank Sinatra was offered a role in the film. His response was "Duke, I love you but I get paid real money to do real movies."
d.
Jodorowsky recalls that the chameleon and toad circus was difficult to prepare for and film. The toads themselves were hard to dress, as "their urine was like acid," and theyd keep filling up with air and then blowing it out, trying to escape. The chameleons, on the other hand, were incredibly sedate, and the cameraman would have to leave the camera rolling for long periods of time before theyd even flick their tongues or move their eyes.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Holy Mountain (1973)?
a.
The line: "You want me on that wall! You need me on that wall!" was originally written in the script as "...you want me on that wall. You need me there..." but was changed by either
Jack Nicholson
or
Rob Reiner
during production.
b.
Opening in the US just before the winter holidays, a portion of the films ad campaign featured
Doris Day
under a decorated tree, surrounded by presents, holding up a gift-wrapped package with the caption "Do Not Disturb... Until Christmas."
c.
The title "Disturbia" is a play on the words "disturb" and "suburbia".
d.
Before filming began, director
Alejandro Jodorowsky
spent a week without sleep under a Zen Masters direction and lived communally with the films cast for a month.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Holy Mountain (1973)?
a.
The recap of
The Evil Dead
includes a shot where the "evil force" runs through the cabin and rams into Ash. When this shot was filmed,
Bruce Campbell
suffered a broken jaw when
Sam Raimi
(who was operating the camera) crashed into him with a bicycle. Or so people were led to believe. This was a story concocted by Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell as a gag to see how many people would believe it actually happened.
b.
The issue of Playboy that Kevin finds in Buzzs room is from July 1989 with
Erika Eleniak
as Miss July.
c.
This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.
d.
The crucified animal carcasses were borrowed from a local restaurant, which were then served to customers upon being returned.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Holy Mountain (1973)?
a.
The film is based on "The Ascent of Mt. Carmel" by St. John of the Cross and "Mt. Analogue" by Rene Daumal.
b.
Writer
Danny Rubin
said that one of the inspirational moments in the creation of the story came after reading "Interview with the Vampire," which got him thinking about what it would be like to live forever.
c.
Film debut of
Peter Graves
.
d.
Walter Matthau
had not been on the New York subway in many years at the time this movie was made even though he was born and raised in New York.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Holy Mountain (1973)?
a.
It was
James Cameron
who convinced his ex-wife
Kathryn Bigelow
to direct this film. She originally had planned on doing another project and wasnt sure about doing this film. Cameron read it and told her to do this film, and it ended up earning her an Oscar nomination and award for Best Director -- in fact, _the film was nominated in seven categories against Camerons
Avatar
, and won six awards, including Best Picture. Cameron himself had said, "I wouldnt bet against her."
b.
In real life,
James Whale
wrote a suicide note before jumping into his pool, reassuring his loved ones that he was not depressed, but only wanted to end his constant physical suffering.
c.
The Alchemists shoes were NOT inspired by those of Frankensteins monster, having both heels and high platforms as well, but were in fact, merely fashionable platform boots of the 70s era.
d.
Darwin Joston
was John Carpenters next-door neighbor at the time of filming.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Holy Mountain (1973)?
a.
Episode titles: 1. Chang the Mighty 2. The Brand of Hate 3. The Stolen Engine 4. In the Power of Chang 5. The Great Leap 6. The Mysterious Friend 7. At Close Quarters 8. A Race with Death 9. A Perilous Escape 10. Trapped 11. The Informer 12. The Death Hazard 13. The Flaming Peril 14. The Masked Mans Treachery 15. The Masked Mans Claws
b.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 15, 1954 with
Barbara Stanwyck
and
Barry Sullivan
reprising their film roles.
c.
Much of the sound in the film was improvised by Mexican sound effects specialist
Gonzalo Gavira
, yet nonetheless gained the admiration of American director
William Friedkin
, who in turn hired him to do sound work for
The Exorcist
.
d.
The original title of the film was going to be "Junebug", but was changed so it would not be confused with
Amy Adams
Junebug
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Holy Mountain (1973)?
a.
Food Network posted the recipes for all of the dishes on their website. Specific dishes prepared for the movie include: Lobster Salad in Potato Leek Nests Duck Hash on Toasted Baguette Spiced Lamb Shanks with Blood Orange Relish Roasted Quail with Brioche and Chorizo Stuffing Risotto Barolo with Roasted Vegetables Bananas Foster Poulet Tchoupitoulas.
b.
Despite the fact that the film is set during Christmas, studio head
Darryl F. Zanuck
insisted that it be released in May because he argued that more people went to the movies during the summer. So the studio began scrambling to promote it while keeping the fact that it was a Christmas movie a secret.
c.
William Monahan
was brought to the attention of
Ridley Scott
by Scotts associate,
Lisa Ellzey
during filming of Scotts previous film
Matchstick Men
with a script titled Tripoli, intended to be a
Russell Crowe
vehicle.
Ridley Scott
would work on Tripoli in the evening after shooting
Matchstick Men
during the day. He and his team would then have story meetings all weekend. Indeed, Tripoli had effectively gone into preproduction. All the department heads had been appointed,
Branko Lustig
was working on a production schedule and budget, the major roles were being cast, design and artwork was bring done, models were being built, locations had been chosen. Indeed, some of the set was actually being built. The film was even greenlit twice, but on both occasions, things fell apart. It was around the time of the second collapse that
William Monahan
delivered his Kingdom of Heaven script. Scott had always wanted to make a Crusades movie, and much of the ideas and metaphors from Tripoli were incorporated into Kingdom.
d.
The "tumor" that the priests pull out of the back of the Thiefs neck was an octopus the filmmakers purchased at a local market.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Holy Mountain (1973)?
a.
This film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.
b.
At a projected budget of $1,500,000 (in USA dollars), it was to have been the most expensive Mexican film production to date. The film reportedly cost only half that amount.
c.
Screenwriter
Dalton Trumbo
and director
Edward Dmytryk
were known for their left-wing political beliefs - they were among the infamous "Hollywood Ten" blacklisted during the McCarthy-era anti-Communist hysteria after the war - and
Ginger Rogers
, a staunch Republican, began noticing what she interpreted to be "anti-American" speeches in her dialog. Upon complaining, the speeches were given to other actresses.
d.
Although the title was obviously inspired by the song "Whos Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf?" (sung in the Disney cartoon The Three Little Pigs), Warner Bros. was unable to negotiate use of tune, so when characters sing the title phrase it is illogically set to melody of the public domain folk song "Here We Go round the Mulberry Bush."
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