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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Warriors (1979) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Warriors (1979) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Warriors (1979)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Warriors (1979).

About the movie: A gang called The Warriors are framed for killing a gang leader trying to unite all the gangs in the area. With other gangs gunning for them they must get back to the home turf of Coney Island... Alive.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Warriors (1979)?
a.		In the script, Snow was originally named Snowball and did not say a single word until the end when he gave a small statement about how they should fight the Rogues to avenge their fallen friends.
b.		Louis Gossett Jr.s film debut.
c.		Adam McKay (I) wanted to make this a drama, not a comedy.
d.		"This Is It" (music by James V. Monaco, lyrics by Mack Gordon), sung by Betty Grable, was deleted from this movie. The song as filmed has been restored on the DVD from Fox Home Entertainment.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Warriors (1979)?
a.		James Remar earned his role as Ajax after becoming so involved in the audition reading of the park bench scene, that he lifted the massive table around which the director and producers were seated.
b.		There is a reference to the Visual Effects Supervisor for the Matrix films, John Gaeta, during "The Second Renaissance Part II." As the human army gathers in the trenches, preparing for Operation Dark Storm, a male voice on the P.A. system announces, "Lt. Gaeta, please report to the Ops Center. Lt. Gaeta to Ops Center."
c.		In the novel of "Jurassic Park", the characters of both John Hammond and Ian Malcolm died (though Malcolm returned in "The Lost World" (1997), explaining that "the doctors did excellent work"). In the film version, however, both characters survived, allowing them to return in this movie.
d.		Only five cars in the entire movie do not belong to either Ford or Fords Premier Automotive Group (Aston Martin, Jaguar, Land Rover, Volvo). There are two Ferrari F355s, a Porsche 911, a Mercedes SL and a Lamborghini Diablo. All of these cars (except possibly the Merc) get damaged / destroyed / dropped out of the back of a plane. It is also worth noting that none of the other manufacturers cars are examples of the latest models, whereas Ford is using all of its latest or prototype models.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Warriors (1979)?
a.		In one scene, the president mentions to his Chief of Staff, played by Martin Sheen, that he studied under "a Nobel prize winning economist". Martin Sheen later played a US President who was a Nobel prize winning economist in The West Wing (another Aaron Sorkin creation).
b.		Hildegard Knef was supposed to play the female lead, but shortly before filming began, Elia Kazan cast Gloria Grahame instead.
c.		For the scene where Ana stitches Kenneths wounds, the director hired a real nurse for the close-ups. She misunderstood the directors directions to go deeper and inadvertently punctured Ving Rhames skin and stitched the prosthesis to his arm. He didnt say anything until after the scene was done filming and the director thought the blood was merely "a really good effect".
d.		Loosely based on Xenophons "Anabasis", the account of an army of Greek mercenaries who, after aligning themselves with Cyrus the Younger in the battle of Cunaxa (401 BC) in his attempt to seize the Persian throne, found themselves isolated behind Persian enemy lines.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Warriors (1979)?
a.		The working title of this film in early drafts of the script was "Fade to Black". The writers then decided to go with a title that had not been used in the past, and sounded more literary, more like a book title.
b.		Lori Petty auditioned and was considered, after much debate, for the role of "Michelle" , which went to Tamara Tunie.
c.		During a recorded phone call, Chris pleading to Jeff, concerning a girl, was 100% real. This was then placed into the film to help the story.
d.		In the original script for the movie, Cleon is killed by the Grammercy Riffs, Cochise is killed by the Baseball Furies, Ajax is caught by the police, Vermin is killed by the Lizzies, and Swan gets kidnapped by the Dingos. This leaves only four Warriors in the battle with the Punks. Swan does, however, reappear at Coney Island to fight the final battle after the Riffs learn the truth about who shot Cyrus.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Warriors (1979)?
a.		Because it was shot outside along the Missouri River, mosquitoes became a serious issue, especially at dusk. Sending various PAs out for insect repellent became nearly a nightly ritual.
b.		Based on a true story.
c.		Filming during the scene with the Orphans was interrupted by a police chase.
d.		In an interview director Robert Martin Carroll explained that there were three moral lessons behind the film. First, "someone doesnt deserve your love just because they say they love you." Second, "if there is good in a person it will eventually come out." Third, "once youve messed up, unlike most movies, there is no real happy ending. Youll always be a bit off."

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Warriors (1979)?
a.		As all the shooting required in the Caribbean had been conducted in 2005, filming went on at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah and the Californian coast.
b.		There were always crowds of spectators during filming, even at 3am in the freezing cold.
c.		Some of the footage was later used as stock footage in an episode of The Incredible Hulk. The episode, titled "747", had an airport-style plot.
d.		Allen Covert has appeared in fourteen Adam Sandler films.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Warriors (1979)?
a.		Because of its vitriolic take on Tinseltown, this was unsurprisingly turned down by all the major studios in Hollywood. It eventually found a home at United Artists.
b.		Filming was allowed to take place uninterrupted all night, a first.
c.		The pen Jason Bourne uses to jot his phone booth notes is a Rotring 600. This is a moderately expensive ballpoint ($30-40).
d.		Writer Norman Krasna initially viewed the male lead as one the audience would view as a kind of a "shitkicker" - a Gary Cooper or a Jimmy Stewart. Cary Grant, Gregory Peck, Charlton Heston, Rock Hudson, James Stewart and Yul Brynner all turned down the male lead. Yves Montand was cast after starring in Les sorcières de Salem (US title: The Crucible), based on a play also written by Miller.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Warriors (1979)?
a.		The design of Lukes new light saber is directly based on the one used by Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars. In fact, one of Obi-Wans "stunt" saber props was reused in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi as Lukes.
b.		Vermin was scripted to be killed by the Lizzies but Terry Michos who played Vermin made his character more comical to make it more memorable and get more on-screen appearances in the movie, which worked and the death scene was taken out.
c.		The stock footage that opens the film does not actually depict Edinburgh, Scotland.
d.		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.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Warriors (1979)?
a.		In the original poem written by Tim Burton, the only characters that existed were Jack, Zero and Santa. All the other characters were made up for the movies, although he describes some of the presents which were given out, including in some cases the names of the children.
b.		There was to be a spoof of House of Wax in the beginning and Paris Hilton and Elisha Cuthbert were supposed to make an appearance but it was canceled. Other dropped spoofs were Red Eye and Cursed.
c.		The name Ajax came after the Greek Warrior.
d.		According to production designer Bo Welch, the MiB headquarters was designed to resemble a 1960s airport (the examination room of the MIB was particularly based on the TWA terminal at JFK International Airport). He used the 1960s theme because that was when MiB started up (as well as the decade of the space craze), and the airport design was because MiBs extraterrestrial affairs include their arrival and settlement to Earth, which airports assist in.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Warriors (1979)?
a.		Newcomers were cast to create the feel of "real people caught in dangerous situations". The cast felt like they were a gang before filming started. James Remar even spent time in Coney Island so he could observe real individuals to base his portrayal of Ajax on.
b.		In a scene where the main actors are sleeping in a tent at night, the tent suddenly shakes violently and they all get scared. This was unscripted and the director shook the tent; they were really scared.
c.		Director Stanley Donen said that producer Jack Cummings originally planned to use existing American folk songs for the films musical numbers. After months spent searching in vain for the right music, Donen recalled, the decision was made to commission an original score.
d.		Louis Natheaux is listed in studio records for the role of "Easter", but he was replaced by Walter Miller.

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