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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The War Lover (1962) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The War Lover (1962) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The War Lover (1962)

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About the movie: Buzz Rickson is a dare-devil World War II bomber pilot with a death wish. Failing at everything not involving flying...

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The War Lover (1962)?
a.		A snow battle sequence was filmed in the Sierra Mountains of California in March 1943 with experts Eric Lundquist and Nils Larsen portraying Polish skiers, but the sequence was not used in the film.
b.		The names of David L. Lander and Michael McKeans characters, Willie and Joe, are a nod to cartoonist and WWII veteran Bill Mauldins creations for the Army newspaper, "Stars and Stripes". Mauldins Willie and Joe represented average American GIs, their viewpoints, and their daily lives outside of combat.
c.		Roger Thornhills mother tells him jokingly, "Pay the two dollars," after he futilely attempts to shed light on his kidnapping and be exonerated from his DWI charge. The line is a reference to a Depression-era Willie Howard vaudeville sketch written by Billy K. Wells. A man is in court to pay a $2 fine for spitting on the subway, but his lawyer insists on fighting the case. As the lawyer incurs greater and greater sentences, his defendant keeps pleading, "Pay the two dollars!" This sketch also appeared in Ziegfeld Follies with Edward Arnold portraying the attorney.
d.		Warren Beatty turned down the lead role.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The War Lover (1962)?
a.		Oliver (Ashton Kutcher) tells his sister Ellen (Taryn Manning) in a phone conversation at a party that he has just ran into her favorite rapper Eminem. Taryn Manning played Eminems ex-girlfriend in the movie 8 Mile.
b.		Hulk Hogan received the initial offer to be in the movie after a wrestling match against André the Giant at Shea Stadium. At first, he thought one of the wrestlers was trying to pull a prank on him. When he returned from a tour of Japan, Hogan received a Western Union letter he had to sign for. The contents: Sylvester Stallones offer to be in the movie. He immediately signed on for the role of Thunderlips.
c.		Film debut of Christopher Plummer.
d.		The scene where the B-17 pilot Woodman brings his aircraft in for a wheels-up landing, and navigator Marty Lynch is killed, comes from the film Twelve OClock High.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The War Lover (1962)?
a.		The last names of the main characters in the film were slightly different from the John Hersey novel. In the novel, "Buzz" Ricksons last name was Marrow, and "Bos" was Bowman, not Boland.
b.		All of the cast members had terrible experiences when it came to filming the scenes inside Walley World where they rode all of the roller coasters and other rides. In the commentary, Chevy Chase mentions that many of the rides made him and the other cast members sick to their stomachs, especially since they all had to ride them several times each for each take. Dana Barron also mentions in the commentary that the coasters made her so sick that she had to take motion sickness pills and would pass out on nearby benches between takes. And finally Anthony Michael Hall mentions that for the coaster shots of him scared, that he was not acting at all and his fear in those shots was genuine.
c.		Okinawa is widely regarded as one of the worst possible places to get good sushi. In other words, a sushi joint in Okinawa would make a fine hiding place.
d.		he New York Times reported that location filming was at Camp Del March, El Toro Marine Air Station and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, all in southern California.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The War Lover (1962)?
a.		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.
b.		Steve Mcqueen had a stand up row with wardrobe mistress Wyn Keely after a blouse worn by Shirley Ann field didnt rip during there kissing scene on the first take.
c.		Matt Higgins was originally asked to play the role of Tom 2 but could not commit to the full shoot so then he was offered the role of J.R. "Bob" Maxwell. He was unable to do this role either. A photo of Matt Higgins from his role of Paul Schmall in The Sexy Chef was used as one of the bands album covers being burned in the backyard.
d.		There is a giant "Newbury Comics" billboard at the base of the mountain to help sell that the film takes place in New England. It is also a reference to Adam Greens first film Hatchet which featured the comic/DVD/music stores "tooth face" logo on lead actor Joel David Moores T-shirt.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The War Lover (1962)?
a.		During production there was some concern that seven-year-old Marilyn Harris, who played Maria, the little girl thrown into the lake by the creature, would be overly frightened by the sight of Boris Karloff in costume and make-up when it came time to shoot the scene. When the cast was assembled to travel to the location, Marilyn ran from her car directly up to Karloff, who was in full make-up and costume, took his hand and asked "May I drive with you?" Delighted, and in typical Karloff fashion, he responded, "Would you, darling?" She then rode to the location with "The Monster.".
b.		The sign on lawyer Sanders new building says "M. Rustam Const. Corp." Mardi Rustam and Mohammed Rustam are two of the producers.
c.		Dudley Moore received top billing for this picture, Mary Tyler Moore received second billing.
d.		Three Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses, restored to flying condition in World War II configurations, were used during filming. Clever camera work and multiple shots of the planes with different names painted on their noses were mixed with wartime footage to create the illusion of an entire Group of B-17 bombers. Noted aviation author and pilot Martin Caidin, who helped fly one of the B-17s from America to England, chronicled the restorations of the aircraft, their flight across the Atlantic, and their use in the film in his book "Everything But The Flak."

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The War Lover (1962)?
a.		Oliver Pratt previously played Yankees Owner George Steinbrenner in the ESPN mini series The Bronx Is Burning. In 1974, Steinbrenner was convicted and suspended from baseball due to illegal contributions made to Nixons 1972 Re-Election Campaign.
b.		The film utilizes an oft-used storyline of the war movie genre which has two soldiers in love with the same girl.
c.		Natalie Wood turned down the part of Anne Frank.
d.		Shortly after the Missouri is taken, an F-18 approaches the ship. There is audio of radio communications in the background. The audio is real radio chatter from 2 F-14 which intercepted and shot down 2 Libyan Mig 23s. The incident occurred on January 4, 1989.

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