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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Windtalkers (2002) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Windtalkers (2002)

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About the movie: Two U.S. Marines in WWII are assigned to protect Navajo Marines who use their native language as an unbreakable radio cypher.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Windtalkers (2002)?
a.		James mentions living in Englewood. John Travolta was born in Englewood, New Jersey.
b.		This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Library of Congress, in 1995.
c.		Weapons coordinator Robert Rock Galotti amassed over 500 vintage WWII era firing weapons and 700 rubber replica weapons for the film from private collectors and prop houses. Also featured moving across battlefields are vintage Sherman tanks, their smaller Stuart brethren, and Japanese Hago tanks.
d.		Richard Benjamin replaced Blake Edwards as director. This was the third theatrical feature directed by Benjamin. He came to this film project after his My Favorite Year had recently been Oscar nominated whilst his Racing with the Moon had been well received by critics.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Windtalkers (2002)?
a.		Robert Wagner writes in his memoirs that he was miscast in this film.
b.		At the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1991 which went to Kirk Douglas, Sylvester Stallone in his tribute to Douglas recalled the filming of the scene where he hits Stallone in the face. After a swing and miss, Stallone jokingly told Douglas to slap him hard. "Let me have your best", whereupon Douglas proceeded to beat Stallone silly. Stallone said "I learned the hard way: never spar with Spartacus".
c.		In a 1957 radio interview, Stan Laurel said he considered this to be one of the best of the comedy teams movies.
d.		Mikael Persbrandt auditioned for Peter Stormares part.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Windtalkers (2002)?
a.		Carrie Snodgress, Academy Award Best Actress Oscar nominee for Diary of a Mad Housewife, creates a variation of her famous "Mad Housewife" screen persona in this movie by playing a "Mad Villain" who is a psycho killer who actually frames Jack Murphy (Charles Bronson) by murdering his ex-housewife!
b.		The character Ellis had a lobotomy in a deleted scene, which is why hes withdrawn throughout the movie, just like McMurphy in the final scene.
c.		Rob Reiner: Larrys characters agent.
d.		Steve J. Termath was originally cast for the role of Pvt. Nellie. However, the role went to Martin Henderson when Termath took a brief hiatus from acting for actual military service, enlisting in the US Army Reserves.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Windtalkers (2002)?
a.		According to "Variety," the show-business trade paper, the movie made three times what it cost in the first week of being shown.
b.		The final scene of the movie in which the girls jumped off the cliff was requested by Amber, America and Blake. While in Greece they had seen two teenage boys jump off the cliff; the boys were fans and convinced them to do it too, and the girls asked the director that this be a scene in the movie.
c.		The voice of "Carmela" was dubbed in by Roberta Findlay and is uncredited.
d.		To add authenticity, MGM bought some genuine WWII-vintage radios from Samuel M. Hevener, a collector from Ohio.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Windtalkers (2002)?
a.		The plane crash pictured in the newspaper that Cold was reading occurred in San Jose, Costa Rica on 16 January 2000. It killed five people.
b.		Released in the US thirty-five years, ten months, and two days after the original One Hundred and One Dalmatians film.
c.		Gloria Stuart and Grace Bradley were considered for the part of Gay Merrick before model-turned-actress Mari Coleman--aka Judith Allen--was cast.
d.		Naval Air Weapons Station, Point Mugu, was used to film the Camp Tarawa portion of the film, the Marines pre-battle embarkation point.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Windtalkers (2002)?
a.		When Ford and Zaphod first greet each other on the Heart of Gold, Zaphod calls Ford "Ix" and then quickly corrects himself. In the novel, "Ix" was a nickname that Fords childhood schoolmates gave him, which, according to the book, translates as "boy who is not able satisfactorily to explain what a Hrung is, nor why it should choose to collapse on Betelgeuse Seven."
b.		When the film release was pushed back, many of the posters/cutouts/promotional items/etc. sent to theatres were recalled. As such, they have become collector items and fetch huge prices on auction sites like eBay.
c.		Film debut of Lee Majors who got the small role of playing Lucy Harbins (Joan Crawfords) husband in the flashback scene after his good friend Rock Hudson asked William Castle to please find a part for the then 23-year-old actor.
d.		Because the painstaking rehearsals for the film lasted an exhausting two weeks, filming had to be completed in an unprecedented 21 days.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Windtalkers (2002)?
a.		The amazing popularity of Star Wars had a definite impact on the storyline, pacing and even marketing of Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Many hardcore sci-fi fans (including prominent sci-fi writers) viewed Star Wars as mere fantasy, an updating of Buck Rogers/Flash Gordon level matinee fluff. Gene Roddenberry always saw Star Trek as a more serious endeavor, and did not want Star Trek: The Motion Picture to be seen as "cashing in". So the story for Star Trek: The Motion Picture was pushed toward more sophisticated and complex ideas, the decision was made to have no battle scenes of any type. In fact, the earliest Presskit promotional material for newspaper ads had as the main line, "There Is No Comparison".
b.		John Woo: [hospital]
c.		Sam Raimi: [car] Raimis 1973 Oldsmobile Delta 88 car, nicknamed The Classic, sits in Aunt Mays driveway.
d.		It was rumored that Michael Keaton was asking for $15 million and a share in the profits to return to play Batman for the third time.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Windtalkers (2002)?
a.		Actress/singer Lainie Kazan appeared in one scene as Chucks mother, but it was deleted. It is included on the DVD.
b.		Some plot elements probably based on the tragic fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory (1911) that killed 141 people; the majority were young women workers.
c.		This is the only Alien movie not to be shot in England. One of the reasons for this was that co-producer Sigourney Weaver didnt want to travel.
d.		John Woo: [Mexican Standoff]

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Windtalkers (2002)?
a.		Woody Allen originally envisioned this movie as a murder mystery, with a subplot about a romance. During script revisions, Allen decided to drop the murder plot, which he and Marshall Brickman later revitalized in Manhattan Murder Mystery.
b.		"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on October 1, 1945 with Virginia Bruce, Robert Young and Bill Williams reprising their film roles.
c.		The film was so successful that Spencer Williams was offered a ten-year contract to produce eight more films with his company.
d.		Prior to filming, most of the principal cast joined a core group of 62 extras for boot camp, where they endured a week of rigorous military training as WWII Marines. The production received assistance from the Department of Defense, which made Kaneohe Marine Corps Base available for the actors basic training. Under the tutelage of Sgt. Maj. James D. Dever (a retired 25-year veteran of the Marine Corps) and his active-duty Marine instructors, the cast learned how to walk, talk and think like Marines.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Windtalkers (2002)?
a.		Rice Krispies were used as maggots on the corpses eyes in the first story, "Fathers Day". In addition, real maggots were also utilized.
b.		In preparation for his role as The Joker, Heath Ledger hid away in a motel room for about six weeks. During this extended stay of seclusion, Ledger delved deep into the psychology of the character. He devoted himself to developing The Jokers every tic, namely the voice and that sadistic-sounding laugh (for the voice, Ledgers goal was to create a tone that didnt echo the work Jack Nicholson did in his 1989 performance as the Joker). Ledgers interpretation of The Jokers appearance was primarily based on the chaotic, disheveled look of punk rocker Sid Vicious combined with the psychotic mannerisms of Malcolm McDowells character, Alex De Large, from A Clockwork Orange.
c.		The scene that closes out all three Flash Gordon serials is actually stock footage from a silent serial featuring a ticker tape parade.
d.		Originally slated for a fall 2001 release, but pushed back several months following the terrorist attacks on the USA of 11 September 2001.

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