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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Iron Horse (1924) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Iron Horse (1924) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Iron Horse (1924).
About the movie:
Springfield, Illinois. Brandon, a surveyor, dreams of building a railway to the west, but Marsh, a contractor...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Iron Horse (1924)?
a.
Sony Pictures commissioned Knotts Berry Farm in Buena Park, CA to design a Haunt maze for its premiere in the month of October.
b.
The casino scenes were shot at the Riviera between 1:00 am and 4:am so as not to get in the way of the real gamblers. Although the casino didnt want the shoot to interrupt its business, that didnt prevent it from trying to lure more punters inside by putting up a large banner that said, "
Robert De Niro
,
Sharon Stone
, and
Joe Pesci
Filming the New Movie Casino Inside!"
c.
During the filming of a climactic gun battle, which took several days to film, the cast and crew awoke to find that an unexpected snowfall had blanketed the set. The crew, and most of the cast, set to work clearing the large set of the fresh snow, and amazingly were able to do so in about an hour.
d.
Alfred Hitchcock
switched
Pierre Boileau
and
Thomas Narcejac
s story from Paris to San Francisco and changed their ending, in which the enraged hero strangles the mystery woman upon discovering her trickery.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Iron Horse (1924)?
a.
Much of the dialogue was developed through improvisation.
b.
The Queen is based on infamous 16th century ruler Elizabeth Bathory, the "Blood Countess"
c.
Chicken Little was originally going to be a girl.
d.
The kitchen staff for the film was made up largely of Chinese cooks. Some of them had been workers on the transcontinental railroad in 1869, the same construction project that forms the basis of this film.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Iron Horse (1924)?
a.
According to
Bryan Singer
at Wondercon 2006, he initially approached
John Williams
to compose the score for the film, but Williams wasnt available at the time because he was scoring
Saving Private Ryan
.
b.
Actor and former President
Ronald Reagan
was originally approached to play the part of Mayor Hubert because of his fondness for the first film in the trilogy. He reluctantly turned down the role, and the part went to
Hugh Gillin
instead.
c.
During the title sequence before the film starts, a dedication is given to George Stephenson the father of the railway locomotive. Unfortunately it describes Stephenson as Scottish, when in fact he is an Englishman, born in Wylam Northumberland in 1781.
d.
Sandra Bullock
was originally in contention for the part of Kate.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Iron Horse (1924)?
a.
"Too Young" by
Phoenix
is on the movie soundtrack. The bands singer,
Thomas Mars
, has two children with director
Sofia Coppola
.
b.
Spencer Tracy
s appearance as Mr Hyde was disguised in cinema trailers for fear that audiences would laugh at it.
c.
The VHS version published in Argentina by "Epoca Video Ediciones" was lifted from an Italian video version that, in turn, was lifted from a Paul Killiam print with the titles (except the original credits) replaced with Italian translations. "Epoca Video Ediciones", subtitled that print in Spanish and made an important mistake that they have never corrected: the film was originally released in Argentina as "El caballo de hierro" but they put "El caballo de acero".
d.
Michael Carter
was cast as Bib Fortuna in this movie after casting director
Mary Selway
saw him appearing in the play "The Streets of London" in 1981. It took over eight hours of make-up to first transform him into Jabba the Hutts Twilek advisor. By the end of his five-week shoot, make-up artist
Nick Dudman
had streamlined the process down to 58 minutes. Removing the make-up took another 25 minutes.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Iron Horse (1924)?
a.
Donn Pearce
who wrote the novel on which the movie is based, spent 2 years on a chain gang for safe-breaking. Pearce makes a cameo appearance in the movie as a convict named Sailor.
b.
Miriam Cooper
considered it a horrible film, ironically its one of only 2 of her features to still exist
c.
The production had its own bootlegger. While doing a run one night, said bootlegger allegedly hit somebody with his car and killed them.
d.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on February 11, 1946 with
William Bendix
and
Phil Silvers
reprising their film roles.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Iron Horse (1924)?
a.
Location was originally a catholic seminary, now luxury lofts.
b.
The film was laughed off the screen during its initial screening for industry members and press, on the Universal studio lot.
c.
The green convertible is a 1986 Chrysler LeBaron Town and Country, with a 2.2 Turbo engine, it was modified for the film, including the following Dodge 600 parts: tail lights, steering wheel, and owners manual (that can be seen in the glove compartment when Neil puts his wallet in there) the trunk was off of an older K-car convertible: no third brake light, and the luggage rack that was not offered in 1986 but was on older ones
d.
In the final scenes of the meeting of the West and East Railways, the director used the actual engines that did meet on that day.They were the Jupiter and Locomotive 116. This is mentioned in the film captions itself.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Iron Horse (1924)?
a.
The pier to which Max (
Pierce Brosnan
) ties the inflatable boat was a set piece fabricated just for the film. However, there was once a pier at this location (Sycamore Cove State Beach) in a different location. Occasionally the old pier pilings are visible protruding through the sand.
b.
When on location, the crew built a large town set in which many of the buildings had practical rooms. These rooms soon became living quarters, holding areas and storage space. The editing lab was set up in the post office set.
c.
In the bar there are two girls named Thelma and Louise, a reference to
Thelma & Louise
, also directed by
Ridley Scott
.
d.
First in a planned trilogy.
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