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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Three Kings (1999) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Three Kings (1999)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Three Kings (1999).

About the movie: In the aftermath of the Persian Gulf War, 4 soldiers set out to steal gold that was stolen from Kuwait, but they discover people who desperately need their help.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Three Kings (1999)?
a.		For the Final Cut of the film, one day of entirely new shooting took place - which has become known as the Greenscreen Shoot. This involved correcting the obvious problem in the original cut that when Zhora (Joanna Cassidy) crashes through the sheets of glass, it clearly isnt Cassidy (its actually stuntwoman Lee Pulford). New footage of Cassidy was shot and face replacement technology was used to digitally replace Pulfords face with Cassidys. Not only was Cassidy thrilled that Zhoras costume still fit her, but the crew working on the shot were amazed at how easily Cassidy was able to exactly mimic her actions of 25 years previously.
b.		Donna Reed was also considered for the part of Eve Harrington.
c.		Screenwriter Mary C. McCall Jr. said that the script was based mostly on the life of William Boyd, who had long played Hopalong Cassidy and for whom her husband (and co-writer) had worked in the 1930s: "It was a case of the man becoming the part - with the passage of time, Bill Boyd and Hopalong Cassidy were indistinguishable one from the other."
d.		In the celebratory scene in the tent back at base camp, several soldiers are seen to be drinking what appears to be mouthwash. During the Gulf War, Saudi Arabias Islamic-based ban on alcohol forced many soldiers to become more ingenious in obtaining their favorite vices. In this case, they asked loved ones to send them vodka with added blue food coloring in mouthwash bottles.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Three Kings (1999)?
a.		Sayed Moustafa Al-Qazwini, who plays an Iraqi defector who sells Maj. Gates cars stolen from Kuwait, was in real life tortured and kicked in the eye by Saddam Husseins security forces, blinding him in that eye. Like many advisors and extras in the film, he is an actual refugee from Iraq.
b.		When Randall "Pink" Floyd drives Mitch Kramer home, the 8-track they have playing in the car is "Frampton Comes Alive".
c.		The spaceship is called Hunter/Gratzner - also the name of the visual effects company that designed and built the actual model of the ship.
d.		According to Peter Bogdonavitch in his collaborative book "This is Orson Welles", Bogdonavitch wanted Welles to direct this film as a comeback for his mentor, and Welles was set to do so, but then, with some pressure from the studio, and his steady girlfriend Cybill Shepard, Bogdonavitch ended up directing it himself. This led to a falling-out between the two friends, Bogdonavitch and Welles, that wasnt completely resolved for nearly a decade, shortly before Welless death.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Three Kings (1999)?
a.		Considered by many to be one of the best examples of Technicolor cinematography.
b.		In the scene where the three soldiers enter the secret room in the bunker with the stolen stuff and TV sets in it, you can see Capt. Said (Saïd Taghmaoui) watch the opening credits of the French movie La haine on a screen. That was the first real movie he had a role in, also under his real name Said.
c.		A lot of height adjustments had to be made during the kissing scenes between Michael J. Fox and Helen Slater, since Fox is much shorter than Slater.
d.		The scene shot in the Security Council room was shot in one day. That room is on call 24/7 for emergency meetings. If one were to be called, the crew would have three hours to clear out before the meeting.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Three Kings (1999)?
a.		In an early scene, on-screen graphics appear that resemble an image used to illustrate the golden ratio. In mathematics and the arts, two quantities are in the golden ratio if the ratio between the sum of those quantities and the larger one is the same as the ratio between the larger one and the smaller. This ratio can be expressed as a mathematical constant, usually denoted by the Greek letter Phi.
b.		At the beginning of the film theres a disclaimer explaining that the strange look of the film was intended by director David O. Russell. The vibrant color is due to the fact that they used "Ektachrome" slide transparency film instead of standard film stock, and the "bleach bypass" process actually gave the prints a much deeper black. The silver halide is completely opaque, thus a "true" black. Leaving all of that silver on the prints resulted in a much higher cost for distribution however.
c.		The first theatrical trailer uses the track "Down with the Enterprise" by Two Steps From Hell. This was an adaptation of Brian Tylers track "War Begins" from his Children of Dune score.
d.		A scene that is not included in the movie but featured in the trailer shows Del (John Candy) in the bathroom of the first motel he and Neal (Steve Martin) are staying in. In the scene he does, among other things, an impersonation of Elvis Presley in which he sings into his hair brush.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Three Kings (1999)?
a.		Liam Aiken was originally set to play Will, and had just been accepted to NYUs film school. He was later replaced by Gaelan Connell who left NYUs film school mid-semester to take on the role of Will.
b.		Shot in 1927, not released until 1928.
c.		Stuntman Max Marx was killed when a rope snapped while he was performing a stunt.
d.		In the original posters for the film, David O. Russell gets full writing credit, although the story is based on a draft written by John Ridley. It wasnt until Ridley took legal action that he received a "Story by" credit. Ridley blocked a novelization of the screenplay from being published. According to Ridley, he wrote the script as an experiment to see how fast he could write and sell a script. It took him seven days to write it, and Warner Brothers bought it 18 days later.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Three Kings (1999)?
a.		Jack Kerouacs only child, Jan Kerouac, was an extra.
b.		The film was banned in Iraq.
c.		Anzia Yezierska recommended Sonia Marcelle for the part of Hanneh, and several scenes were filmed with the actress, before she was replaced. The crew was also apparently somewhat disappointed with Helen Ferguson but she was retained since replacing her would be too expensive.
d.		The original source of the movie was a novel called "Sara Crewe; or, What Happened at Miss Minchins" by Frances Hodgson Burnett, and it was published in 1888. She later adapted her book for the stage calling it "A Little Princess" (in London, 1902) and "The Little Princess" (in New York, 1903). It was successful enough that her publisher, C. Scribners Sons, requested that she expand her original novel to include scenes from the play. The result was the final novel, "A Little Princess; being the whole story of Sara Crewe," which was published in 1905, and is the secondary source for the movie.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Three Kings (1999)?
a.		The propaganda leaflet with pictograms held by the officer with the megaphone is a copy of an actual leaflet used during the Gulf War to encourage Iraqi soldiers to surrender.
b.		None of the products in the supermarket have real names although many familiar-looking items appear. For instance, "Sealtest Ice Cream" is spelled "Seeltest."
c.		One of the main movie posters for this picture has Barbra Streisand climbing on a pole wearing a large dress with three male characters beneath her, evoking a classic movie scene from The Seven Year Itch where Marilyn Monroes dress flies up in the air from a breeze blown from a street subway grill.
d.		Many scenes/subplots were cut out from both the theatrical version and the DVD. These include Shaw (Matthew Broderick) and Cabot Forbes (Cary Elwes) attending school together, fencing one another, etc. Nearly all of the scenes of Jane Alexander were cut.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Three Kings (1999)?
a.		In the opening scene when King Triton arrives at the arena, you can briefly see Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck and Kermit the Frog in the crowd of sea-people as mermen when he passes over them.
b.		James Rebhorn and Thomas McCarthy both appeared in two espionage thrillers of 2009 that starred Clive Owen. Rebhorn in The International. McCarthy in Duplicity.
c.		Anthony Wiethoff was originally cast for the part of Cut Troys Cuff Soldier but left the set due to disagreements with director David O. Russells scenes of torture of US soldiers.
d.		Hanna-Barbera cartoon merchandise is prominently displayed throughout the film: 1) - In "The Telephone Hour" musical number, the character "Alice" has a Yogi Bear record prominently displayed among her records. 2) - In Kims bedroom, she has dolls of Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble on top of her radio, on a chair is a plush toy of Huckleberry Hound, and on yet another chair is a plush toy of Yogi Bear. 3) - Randolph is wearing Huckleberry Hound pajamas during the "Kids" musical number.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Three Kings (1999)?
a.		In the shower scene, Shujimi (Anthony Ruivivar ) says that he joined the Mobile Infantry so that the Federation would pay for his studies, which would otherwise have cost him an arm and a leg. Shujimi later has his limbs ripped off by the bugs.
b.		The scene where milk is dumped in the village was shot twice because the extras had not been told to start drinking the "milk" after it was dumped, so the set had to be cleaned up and reshot.
c.		During an argument between Bella and Edward in the truck outside her house, the Edward that got out of the truck was actually a double dressed like Robert Pattinson in the seat. Pattinson was actually positioned next to the camera but out of sight. After the double moved out, Pattinson stepped in front the camera. Chris Weitz pointed out that this was trick deliberately done to simulate how Edward moved in and out of the truck in an inhuman manner.
d.		Although he has the lead in the film and his character is onscreen for 95% of the film, Claude Rains never actually "appears" onscreen until the very last moment.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Three Kings (1999)?
a.		When the film was first suggested in the late 60s Abbey Lincoln was the initial casting for the role of Billie Holiday with Diana Sands as second choice. The project was revived a few years later with Diahann Carroll as a suggested lead but after discussions between Jay Weston and director Sidney J. Furie the role was offered to Diana Ross.
b.		In the scene when they torture Troy Barlow with electric shocks, they shocked Mark Wahlberg for real. He said he wanted to get into the role, and since they had all the equipment there, they hooked him up and gave him a shock.
c.		Lee Wilkof took time off from his role of the Wizard in the San Francisco production of Wicked to film his role.
d.		Robert Donats last film.

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