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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : We Were Soldiers (2002) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : We Were Soldiers (2002) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: We Were Soldiers (2002).
About the movie:
The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War and the soldiers on both sides that fought it.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: We Were Soldiers (2002)?
a.
According to an interview with
Christian Bale
, one of the main reasons why he took the role was because of a fight scene between Walter Wade and Shaft on an airport runway. The scene was filmed but was cut to make room for more scenes with
Jeffrey Wright
who scored highly with preview audiences.
b.
The entire movie was shot backwards for two key reasons: so that the characters relationships could grow over time (or appear in the film to fall apart towards the end), and because of the severe physical changes that the actors had gone through since graduating from high school. Of all the actors,
Nicholas Zebrun
went through the greatest physical change: growing a goatee and gaining nearly 30 pounds. Throughout the entire shoot, Zebrun lost and gained weight continually and had to grow three different goatees after continually shaving them off.
c.
Keni Thomas
, who acted as both a military/technical advisor for and an extra in this film, fought in Mogadishu with the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment in 1993, the battle depicted in the film
Black Hawk Down
.
d.
Orginally
Stan Lee
was not going to have a cameo in the movie.
Kevin Smith
had written a fictional Stan Lee-type character but through a connection Stan Lee was asked to be in the movie and agreed.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: We Were Soldiers (2002)?
a.
Included on the DVD release is,
Bronson: St. Ives
, an 1976 original short documentary about this movie.
b.
In one montage sequence we see Everett, Pete and Delmar pass two African American boys on a country road. Both the boys are carrying large blocks of ice. This appears to be a visual reference to a famous Works Progress Administration photograph by
Eudora Welty
.
c.
Although many of the names are never really seen or said throughout the movie, very careful attention was paid to ensure every member of the company was represented properly in the film. For every person that was a member of the company in real life, there was an actor on screen, most of which resembled the actual soldiers themselves.
d.
Film debut of
Ken Maynard
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: We Were Soldiers (2002)?
a.
The French bugler shot in the beginning is writer/director
Randall Wallace
s real-life son.
b.
The boy running in the street with the makeshift number 83 jersey is Vince Papales real son.
c.
To entice cinematographer
Robert Richardson
to work on the project,
Quentin Tarantino
had the script sent to his house on Valentines Day 2002... along with a bouquet of roses.
d.
Kimberly Beck
stated in the Crystal Lake Memories book that she doesnt like the horror genre. In addition she also said that this movie wasnt even a B-movie, it was a C-movie.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: We Were Soldiers (2002)?
a.
James Dean
has an uncredited part as the boxing opponents second.
b.
A good amount of the musical score is based around the song "Sgt. McKensie", which plays during the closing credits of the film.
c.
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson was originally considering taking the role of Captain Marvel. However, he was approached by comic books fans who explained the villain, Black Adam, to him in an attempt to persuade him to take that role instead. The combination of the fans request and the fact that the character seemed more interesting prompted Johnson to take that role instead.
d.
Sam Neill
, who was originally a director himself, suggested to director
John Carpenter
that he shoot some of the scenes in the hotel from above.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: We Were Soldiers (2002)?
a.
This film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.
b.
Chaplin worked for 2½ years on the screenplay and then devoted nine months to the score.
c.
The entire film was digitally color corrected at full 2K resolution.
d.
John Hamilton
, who plays Flashs father Professor Gordon, is best known to 1950s TV fans as editor Perry White of
Adventures of Superman
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: We Were Soldiers (2002)?
a.
In the scene where Jake invades Lynns party, one of the guests asks how much Jake makes in the Majors. He replies, "I make the league minimum." At the time(1989) the MLB salary minimum was $62,500. Average household income in 1990 is roughly $30,000. So he was making a very respectable double the average household income.
b.
This film was almost released direct to video. After a disastrous test screening of a four-hour version of the film, distribution interest dried up. The film was eventually pared down to less than two hours and released in theatres.
c.
The name on the door next to Baxters office is T.W.Plews.
Tom Plews
was the prop master.
d.
During the last year of the production, sound engineer
Steve Bartkowicz
consulted the Frederick Military Academy Alumni Webmaster, Richard W. Abrams (uncredited), to determine which French bugle call would have been played during the opening massacre sequence. For historical accuracy, Abrams was also called upon to determine if the bugle call would have remained the same today as in the year of the massacre. The bugle call was found on a French military web site and forwarded to Bartkowicz.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: We Were Soldiers (2002)?
a.
Was originally scheduled for a 2001 release but was pushed back so
Chris Klein
could work on
American Pie 2
.
b.
The first production to be filmed in the Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest within the Sequoia National Forest, outside of Springville, CA.
c.
The original Broadway production of "7th Heaven" by
Austin Strong
opened at the Boothe Theater on October 30, 1922 and ran for 704 performances. The Wizard of Oz Frank Morgan was in the original cast.
d.
The 1935 Pulitzer Prize-winning play opened at the Empire Theatre in New York on Jan. 7, 1935 and ran for 305 performances. The leads were played by
Judith Anderson
and
Helen Menken
.
Marjorie Lord
, who later gained fame as the wife of
Danny Thomas
on TVs
Make Room for Daddy
, was a replacement cast member in a supporting role. Producer-Director
Ernst Lubitsch
bought the rights to the play, intending to star both
Judith Anderson
and
Helen Menken
in a Paramount production, but he sold the rights to Warner Bros. in Jan. 1939.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: We Were Soldiers (2002)?
a.
In
Michael Crichton
s novel, the opposing group on the island is not led by Peter Ludlow (who does not exist in either novel), but rather by Lewis Dodgson, head of the rival company BioSyn, who had hired Dennis Nedry in the previous film. Dodgson hides from the T-Rex under a Jeep with Sarah Harding, who kicks him out to lead the T-Rex away. The T-Rex takes him home to its nest to feed to its young. This is closely paralleled by the fate of Ludlow in the film.
b.
875,000 feet of film was shot - roughly 150 hours. It took the editing team 6 days - day and night - to watch it all.
c.
The "Mary Ann" sadly was lost in the Pacific when it returned to combat duty after the release of the movie.
d.
In a case of life imitating art,
Bruce Willis
was going through his own divorce with then-wife
Demi Moore
at the time of filming.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: We Were Soldiers (2002)?
a.
Leila Kenzle
would sometimes be replaced with a dummy throughout shooting, such as just after shes died.
b.
Avon Long
was nominated for the 1973 Tony Award (New York City) for Supporting or Features Actor in a Musical for "Dont Play Us Cheap" as David and recreated his role in this production.
c.
Star
Rob Brown
got the role after initially auditioning as an extra. Brown had no aspirations of being an actor and was only hoping to make some money to pay his $300 cell phone bill. But
Gus Van Sant
invited him to audition for the role of Jamal and liked his natural ability.
d.
The A-6 Intruder footage was originally shot for
Flight of the Intruder
. This was necessary because the A-6 had been retired several years before this film was made, and so none were available to use in the movie.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: We Were Soldiers (2002)?
a.
The scenes in Joshs neighborhood were filmed in Cliffside Park, New Jersey. The amusement park scenes were filmed at Rye Playland, in New Yorks Westchester County.
b.
Bob Weinstein canceled the film considering it to be too similar to The Ring.
c.
According to
David Zucker
in the DVD commentary, the studio insisted on the casting of an Oscar winner in one of the major roles. This led to the casting of
George Kennedy
, who had been actively campaigning for the role of Ed Hocken for months, saying that he was furious at having missed his chance to spoof himself in the movie
Airplane!
.
d.
A theatrical re-release on 20 September 2002 in Arizona saw the world premiere of
Randall Wallace
s "Sonic Whole Overhead Sound" format, in which the cinemas audio system features a new ceiling speaker channel to convey height information. The mix was created by
Mark P. Stoeckinger
, in association with Dolby Labs and Todd-AO/Soundelux.
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