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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Three Kings (1999) - Part (2) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Three Kings (1999) - Part (2)

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.		In this film, Harriet recounts to several people her negative experiences having to work in a laundry in her youth. In her own life, Joan Crawford also had to work in a laundry in her youth because of her familys poverty, and hated it. Crawfords adopted daughter Christina theorized that this hatred led to the famous "wire hangers" incident described by her in Mommie Dearest.
b.		Jim Carrey was once attached to this film, with Woody Allen in talks to play the other brother.
c.		The films story was loosely based on a true World War II incident, and the real-life character of Lieutenant Colonel Philip Toosey. One of a number of Allied POWs, Toosey was in charge of his men from late 1942 through May 1943 when they were ordered to build two Kwai River bridges in Burma (one of steel, one of wood), to help move Japanese supplies and troops from Bangkok to Rangoon. In reality, the actual bridge took 8 months to build (rather than two months), and they were actually used for two years, and were only destroyed two years after their construction - in late June 1945. The memoirs of the real Colonel Nicholson were compiled into a 1991 book by Peter Davies entitled The Man Behind the Bridge.
d.		Clooney, a notorious prankster, played a prank on Nora Dunn by putting an apple on the antenna of a Humvee and catapulting it, hitting her on the forehead. The only cast member Clooney did not prank was Ice Cube saying, "Cubes not gonna take it. He doesnt have to. Hes from South Central."

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Three Kings (1999)?
a.		The role of Archie Gates was originally written for Clint Eastwood but Russell decided he wanted a younger actor. Clooney aggressively pursued the role but Russell wanted Nicolas Cage instead. But when Cage was cast in Bringing Out the Dead, Russell settled for Clooney.
b.		The Fontenoy apartment building dates from 1927 and was named after a victorious battle during the reign of Louis XV. Later residents were Johnny Depp and Nicolas Cage.
c.		This film is one of three pictures that actors Jim Nabors and Burt Reynolds made together, all of them being early 1980s movies. They are: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Stroker Ace and Cannonball Run II.
d.		The siege in the village of Ramelle was filmed on a set created on a disused airfield in Hatfield, England. The bridge so valiantly defended actually crosses a three foot deep canal created for the movie. Earlier scenes in the village of Neuville-au-Plain used the same set carefully shot from different angles.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Three Kings (1999)?
a.		Julia Faye replaced Jetta Goudal, who was fired after repeatedly clashing with director Cecil B. DeMille.
b.		It was Julian McMahons idea inspired by his role on Nip/Tuck to have Victors scars sealed by surgical staples.
c.		Don Anderson (The Angry Resident) was literally out getting his mail when the director thought it would be funny if a guy stumbled onto the camera shoot and became belligerent. That resulted in Mr. Anderson threatening to kick the interviewers ass.
d.		According to Clooney, he and Russell got into a physical altercation during the filming of the climax. Clooney claims that Russell threw an extra to the ground. Paul F. Bernard quit as a result.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Three Kings (1999)?
a.		Eight Artoo Detoos (R2D2) were used in the making of Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back. Kenny Baker used two that were lighter and more comfortable than the ones from Star Wars. Three were dummy versions which could be damaged and another three were remote controlled.
b.		According to an interview with Playboy Magazine, David O. Russell antagonized George Clooney on set one day, telling him to "hit him". George Clooney did so, in the face.
c.		The music playing in the mall when the survivors first arrive is a variation of Bobby McFerrins "Dont Worry Be Happy".
d.		Leatrice Joy did all her own stunt work, including driving the Kissel automobile across the 150 foot (46 metres) tall Arroyo Seco railway trestle.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Three Kings (1999)?
a.		Archie Gates uniform indicates that he is a Special Forces-qualified, Ranger-qualified member of the Combat Applications Group (CAG), formerly known as the Special Forces Operational Detachment "D", but more commonly known as "Delta Force." He is referred to as having been "with Delta." He also wears on his uniform the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Master Parachutist badge, the Pathfinder badge, and the SCUBA Diver qualification badge.
b.		Jack Nicholsons performance of "Soliloquy" ("My Boy Bill") from Rodgers and Hammersteins "Carousel" is a nod to writer Nora Ephrons parents, Henry Ephron and Phoebe Ephron, who wrote the screenplay for the 1956 film version of the musical; Henry Ephron also produced Carousel.
c.		Despite winning an Oscar for his direction, Elia Kazan revealed in a later interview that he was never fond of this movie, feeling that it lacked passion on his part and he thought that the romance was too forced.
d.		Jack Nicholson couldnt accept the role of George Lumley, as he was doing One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Three Kings (1999)?
a.		The last movie Steve James made with Menaham Golan and Yoram Globus, but not with the Cannon film company. That film was American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt (1989)
b.		Maxs futuristic-looking wristwatch is a stock Casio model DW-400.
c.		During the scene in the playground where Heather is talking about what happened at the funeral, right as she says, "Seeing Freddy in that grave seemed pretty real," a boy rides by on a bicycle wearing a sweater that is nearly identical to the one Freddy himself wears.
d.		Barlow, Vig, and Elgin are wearing the patch of the U.S. Civil Affairs/Psychological Operations Command, and indeed, Barlow identifies himself as being a Civil Affairs Soldier. Barlow also makes reference to being a reservist, which rings true given that two of the three Army Civil Affairs groups are Reserve Component.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Three Kings (1999)?
a.		Russell planned a re-release for 2004 due to the Iraq War. The film was to be shown alongside Soldiers Pay but Warner Brothers decided against it.
b.		The animators nicknamed one of the Kung Fu Frogs attack moves "the Reindeer of Death".
c.		Although Col. William Tavington is supposedly "loosely" based on Col. Banastre Tarleton, there is probably more similarity than not. Both were equally bloodthirsty. On May 29, 1780, in Lancaster County, South Carolina, Tarleton led 200 men against 450 under the command of Col. Abraham Buford. Col. Abraham Buford offered to surrender and lay down their arms to Tarleton. Tarleton tricked Buford by offering the Colonials quarter, and when they laid down their arms, Tarleton ordered the British troops to attack without mercy. American casualties were 113 killed. This was known throughout the rest of the Revolution as "Bufords Massacre" and sealed the sentiments of the upper South Carolinian residents against the Loyalists and the British army, much as portrayed in the movie. In a conflicting account of the incident, Buford had rejected a proposal from Tarleton to surrender with the answer "Sir, I reject your proposals, and shall defend myself to the last extremity" - interpreted as an invitation to battle without quarter by Tarleton. The brave Virginian troops fought to the death while Buford, their commander, left them to their fate and fled. More Revolutionary War battles were fought in South Carolina than in the rest of the colonies combined.
d.		Shooting the film lasted only 64 days. Post-production, due to the heavy special effects, required 68 weeks.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Three Kings (1999)?
a.		The role of Major Archie Gates was offered to Nick Nolte, who turned it down, saying he was too old. Jeff Bridges wanted to play Gates, but was turned down as a result of the poor box office run of The Big Lebowski.
b.		Release prints were delivered to theaters with the fake title Another Gathering.
c.		Some sources have claimed that future exploitation director Jack Hill acted in this film. "Jack Hill" was actually the name being used by veteran actor Cornelius Keefe (who plays Senator Walter K. Powers) for his film credits during the 1950s.
d.		In the first race, where Speed is in the criss-crossing section with Rex Racers "ghost car", their motion resembles the fighter plane attack maneuver called the "Thach Weave", invented by US Navy pilot John S. Thach in World War II.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Three Kings (1999)?
a.		The procedure used to re-inflate Troy Barlows collapsed lung is called a "needle chest decompression", and is taught in the U.S. Army Combat Lifesaver course. Although the entire procedure is not shown, the parts that do appear in the film appear to have been performed correctly.
b.		Charles Bronson uses a Wildey .475 Magnum hand cannon in this movie. In a 2005 interview in American Handgunner magazine with Wildey Moore, the guns creator and a technical consultant to the production, Moore said that sales for the weapon increase each time this film is aired on cable television. Moore said: "To this day there is a spike in Wildey Magnum sales every time Death Wish 3 appears on cable TV."
c.		Tatum ONeal reportedly turned down the offer to play Valerie.
d.		To get a more fluid camera movement in the boxing ring, cinematographer James Wong Howe filmed the fight while holding the camera and being pushed by an assistant as he wore roller skates.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Three Kings (1999)?
a.		The characters streaming down the left side of the screen in the opening scenes are Japanese kanji and hiragana, and they read "Hana yome ga kuru, hana yome ga kuru." Or: "The Bride is coming, the Bride is coming," over and over again.
b.		To prepare for his role, Jeremy Davies read the book "Mans Search for Meaning" by Viktor Frankl. Frankl was a psychiatrist and a Holocaust survivor who wrote about the psychological reactions experienced by prisoners.
c.		Emily Lloyd had actually started shooting when Winona Ryder became available and Lloyd was unceremoniously dumped. (She later won a sizeable cash settlement from the production company for being booted off the film). Original director Frank Oz was also replaced, reputedly at Chers insistence.
d.		Clooney worked on the film while simultaneously starring in ER. He worked on the film four days a week and on the series the other three days.

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