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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The War Wagon (1967) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The War Wagon (1967) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The War Wagon (1967).
About the movie:
Taw Jackson returns from prison having survived being shot, to the ranch and gold that Frank Pierce stole from him...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The War Wagon (1967)?
a.
Halfway through the film, George Segals character enters an actual construction site in New York City. The complex being constructed was the World Trade Center.
b.
The "War Wagon" itself was built mostly of plywood and other lightweight materials, and painted to look like iron (appropriate "metallic" sound effects-such as when the "heavy" iron doors are opened and closed, etc.) were added to complete the illusion. For many years, at least through the 1980s, the deteriorating remains of "The War Wagon" were displayed in "The Boneyard" (a collection of old outdoor movie props) as part of the Universal Studios Backlot Tour in California.
c.
Despite the fact that the film takes place in New York City, most of the shooting took place in Louisiana due to budgetary restrictions, where most of the crews homes had been destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Only a few additional scenes shot after principal production were shot in New York.
d.
Kevin McDonald
s character "Chris Cooper" is named after the film editor
Christopher Cooper
who worked on the
The Kids in the Hall
TV series.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The War Wagon (1967)?
a.
This was the first movie musical since the early 1930s to have its musical numbers recorded directly while being sung rather than having the cast lip-synch to a previously recorded score, the innovation of
Douglas Shearer
that revolutionized the production of musicals in the era of the early talkies. There was no technical reason for the music to be recorded directly, and it is one of the reasons that the picture is considered to have failed. Critics attacked director
Peter Bogdanovich
for his hubris for what they considered an extremely ill-advised stunt, seeing how his leads (with the exception of trained singer Madeline Kahn) were little known for their musical abilities.
b.
Emilio Estevez
,
Ally Sheedy
and
Judd Nelson
all portrayed college graduates in this 1985 film, the same year all three actors also portrayed high school students in
The Breakfast Club
.
c.
The name of the Stanfields boat is the Lark.
d.
Although
Keenan Wynn
plays the crazy old man, he was in fact nine years younger than
John Wayne
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The War Wagon (1967)?
a.
Frank Capra
received many letters over the years from individuals who were inspired by the film to take up politics.
b.
Length of the War Wagon: 47.5 feet, from lead horse to the back end of the wagon.
c.
The movie was deemed too violent to show intact on broadcast television, so they re-wrote the story and added a heist element. The re-written material minimized both the main storyline and the subplots.
d.
Toby Oxman has a poster of the movie
Festen
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The War Wagon (1967)?
a.
Based on a 1951 short story in Harpers Magazine entitled The Cyclists Raid, which in turn was based upon a real-life incident in Hollister, California in 1947. The actual incident, however, bore little resemblance to the events depicted in the movie. Although spirited, the cyclists did not run amok or become violent. In fact, the bikers were invited back to Hollister over the July 4, 1997 weekend for a fiftieth anniversary celebration of the original incident.
b.
In Sarah Janes room while she is dancing by herself, you will see a picture of
Bobby Darin
.
c.
Average Shot Length and Median Shot Length = ~5.8 seconds.
d.
Tom Hanks
was considered for the role of Peter Pan.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The War Wagon (1967)?
a.
In the telephone scene between George and Angela on the back wall we see the painting "Ophelia" by John Everett Millais. This may be intended as a hint to Alices death by drowning later in the film.
b.
According to the production notes on the 2003 DVD release, Keenan Wynns battered hat that he wears in the picture was Leslie Howards Confederate cavalry hat from Gone With the Wind which Wynn purloined from MGM. Wynn first wore the hat in a 1942 MGM screen test and "wore it in every picture he made".
c.
JoAnn Willette
is one of the girls seated in the back of the school bus driven by Freddy at the beginning of the film. She would later go on to star in the ABC sitcom
Just the Ten of Us
, a program which not only featured numerous references to the "Nightmare on Elm Street" franchise, but also co-starred
Heather Langenkamp
(from the first, third, and seventh films) and
Brooke Theiss
(from the fourth film).
d.
In the films prologue, the "author" photograph of
Faye Dunaway
glimpsed on the inner dust jacket of the prop book "The Eyes of Mars" is from a 1977 sitting with American photographer
Francesco Scavullo
(1921-2004).
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The War Wagon (1967)?
a.
During the production,
Kirk Douglas
was late to the set because he was shooting a commercial endorsement for the Democratic Governor of California,
Edmund G. Brown
.
John Wayne
was furious, and was late to work the next day because he was shooting a commercial for the Republican candidate
Ronald Reagan
.
b.
United Artists released this as the top of a double bill with
The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake
. Both films were directed by
Edward L. Cahn
, and despite each film listing a different production company, Premium Pictures and Vogue Pictures, both were actually produced by the same company.
c.
In the original first draft of the script, Mrs. Voorhees was supposed to lose her little finger while attempting to kill Barry.
d.
Susan Sarandon
also played
Andy Samberg
s mother in the SNL Digital Shorts "Motherlover" and "3-Way (The Golden Rule)" (skits recorded for
Saturday Night Live
by
The Lonely Island
(which Samberg is a member of) and
Justin Timberlake
).
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The War Wagon (1967)?
a.
John Dykstra
, who won an Oscar for his work as visual effects supervisor on
Spider-Man 2
, had declined to work on the third film. Instead, Dykstra chose to work on Hot Wheels.
Scott Stokdyk
took over as visual effects supervisor.
b.
The traffic jam scene in downtown Provo includes the cars of all the principal cast and crew.
c.
Gordon Scott
and
Vera Miles
married while making this film.
d.
John Wayne
, who had lost his entire left lung and several ribs in major surgery for cancer in 1964, had great difficulty breathing on an airplane while flying to the location for the start of filming and had to use an oxygen mask throughout the journey.
Kirk Douglas
recalled that he hadnt realized just how fragile Wayne was until this moment.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The War Wagon (1967)?
a.
The line: "Detective First Grade Keith Frazier.....Yesss!!!" is a tribute to New York Knicks former long-time announcer
Marv Albert
. After a made basket by 1970s New York Knicks star Walter Frazier, Albert would say: "Walt Frazier shoots....Yesss!!!"
b.
The character of Ludmilla is a possible reference to another famous Soviet sniper, Lyudmila Pavlichenko, who had over 300 kills, even more than that of Vassili Zaitsev, who had around 257 kills.
c.
According to John Wayne, the fight in the saloon was his 500th on-screen fight.
d.
According to the DVD commentary with
Josh Hartnett
and
Lucy Liu
, Lindseys reaction when she walks in on Slevin with his towel open is real. The scene was scripted but Josh Hartnett actually flashed Lucy Liu without telling her prior.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The War Wagon (1967)?
a.
CASTLE THUNDER: It is heard every time lightning flashes during the storms in this film, and a version played at slow speed is heard a few times. This was the last animated Disney movie to regularly use the Castle Thunder sound effect. Starting with "The Black Cauldron" the previous year, Disney began trying out newer, digitally-recorded thunder sounds.
b.
As Lomax is riding into Chabisco, the music coming from the saloon is an instrumental version of "The Ballad of the War Wagon."
c.
During the Battle of Mission City, Megatron tosses a silver-grey automobile out of his way. The license plate on the automobile says "ENERGON", which is a vital power source used by the Transformers.
d.
Herbert Stothart
scored the trailer only.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The War Wagon (1967)?
a.
The name of Paddy ONeil, the IRA spokesman played by
Richard Harris
, is taken from the name used by the IRA organization to sign all statements originating from them, P. ONeil.
b.
Kims Yum-Yum Donuts, a prominent location in the film and a local landmark in Dearborn, MI. was demolished in 2005. The location was free to use for the filmmakers. A Del Taco now stands in its place.
c.
According to director
Burt Kennedy
, he gave up half his salary so that he could afford to hire
Kirk Douglas
(quoted in the Production Notes on the Universal Western Collection DVD).
d.
According to the DVD commentary, the filming of the beach party took place in December. The original location was flooded shortly before the scene was shot, and the scene had to be rescheduled at a new location at the last minute. The location that ended up in the film was a sand quarry.
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