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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Zulu Dawn (1979) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Zulu Dawn (1979) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Zulu Dawn (1979).
About the movie:
In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership. Despite the defeat, the Zulus are first humiliated at Roark's Drift and then crushed at the Battle of Ulundi.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Zulu Dawn (1979)?
a.
This film is listed among The 100 Most Amusingly Bad Moves Ever Made in Golden Raspberry Award founder
John Wilson
s book THE OFFICIAL RAZZIE® MOVIE GUIDE.
b.
Don Coscarelli
originally offered the part of Jennifer to
A. Michael Baldwin
s wife,
Jennifer Bross
but she declined.
Heidi Marnhout
was cast instead. Ms. Bross did provide, however, the crackling voice for the fortune teller.
c.
Drawn from
Oliver Stone
s own personal experiences as an Army combat infantryman in Vietnam. He wrote it quickly upon his return from action and partly to counter the false depiction of war he had seen in
John Wayne
s
The Green Berets
.
d.
Star actor
Peter OToole
was injured when a car he was riding in overturned.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Zulu Dawn (1979)?
a.
John Hughes
: Brians father, who picks him up at the end of the film.
b.
Winner of the Best Feature Film award at the 2011 New York International Independent Film and Video Festival (Los Angeles version).
c.
The special effects were shot in 35mm. Process photography techniques, not optical printing, was used to make the 65mm negatives of this footage.
d.
Common production personnel who worked on or were credited for both this movie and the original
Zulu
included writer-director
Cy Endfield
, actors
Simon Sabela
,
Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi
and
Larry Taylor
and unit publicist
Geoff Freeman
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Zulu Dawn (1979)?
a.
Eva Mendes
was featured in
Will Smith
s "Miami" video. She was the girl in the car lip-syncing "Bienvenido a Miami" in the songs chorus. Mendes mentioned this to Smith during rehearsals. But Smith sheepishly admitted that he did not remember her.
b.
For some non-American releases, references to Taco Bell were changed to Pizza Hut. This includes dubbing, plus changing the logos during post-production. Taco Bell remains in the closing credits. In the Swedish release the subtitles still use Taco Bell while the sound and picture has been altered as above.
c.
James Dean
and
Paul Newman
were filmed together in a crude screen test in New York that still exists, according to Dean biographer David Dalton in "The Mutant King" (1974). In the screen test, Newman is quite cool and stares straight ahead while Dean is more animated, and is flipping something up and down in and out of his hand like
George Raft
and his nickel in
Scarface
. When Dean is asked what the object is, he admits that it is a switchblade, the premier symbol of the juvenile delinquent menace much feared in the 1950s. In an excerpt of the test now available on the Internet, there is no evidence of Dean playing with a knife.
d.
John Hurt
was cast in this film but had to be replaced after the South African authorities confused him with the actor
John Heard
who had been arrested on an anti apartheid march and refused him a visa.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Zulu Dawn (1979)?
a.
According to the Medved brothers book "The Golden Turkey Awards", director
Phil Tucker
attempted suicide after the release of "Robot Monster", due to the overwhelmingly negative critical reaction it received.
b.
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.
c.
The thirty-first of forty-eight Bowery Boys movies.
d.
As the events in the movie take place prior to the events depicted in
Zulu
- it is actually a prequel rather than a sequel to that film.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Zulu Dawn (1979)?
a.
Sir
Stanley Baker
always wanted to make a movie about the other Zulu battle, the Battle of Isandhlwana, which is the subject of this film. Baker played Lieutenant John Chard R.E. in
Zulu
and also acted as a producer on that film. Unfortunately, Baker was not involved with this picture as he passed away a few years before it was made and released.
b.
The ending of the film was quite romanticized in comparison to the real-life couples death. In the film, Clyde stops his car on a country road to help a friend change a flat tire. Once they realize the friend has set them up, the bank-robbing duo look at each other lovingly, and make a desperate attempt to be in each others arms once more before being cut down by machine-gun fire. In reality, Bonnie and Clyde were ambushed just outside Gibsland, Louisiana, on May 23, 1934. They did not get out of their car, which was raked by 187 shells. Clyde had been driving in his socks, and Bonnie had a sandwich in her mouth.
c.
Fred Wolf
and
David Spade
originally wrote a skit in the 90s for
Saturday Night Live
about a child star rampage, spoofing
The Silence of the Lambs
, for when
Macaulay Culkin
was hosting, but it was cut. The idea was later pitched for The WB, but they turned it down. It was eventually totally rewritten and turned into this movie, originally written as a dark comedy with more references to drug use by child stars.
d.
Nearly all of the night scenes were shot day-for-night. The scenes were darkened in post production, though some of the footage was darkened too much to be clearly seen it was still used in the film.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Zulu Dawn (1979)?
a.
It has been revealed by LionsGate and the producers and writers that although this is the end of the Saw franchise for now more movies are planned for the future, although it may be several years before a new one comes out.
b.
Diablo Cody
had originally agreed to play the role of Karna, but had to bow out at the last minute due to writing deadlines.
c.
The first feature-length animated movie to be made in widescreen (2.55:1). Made simultaneously in both a widescreen CinemaScope version and a standard Academy ratio version. Its also the widest film the company has ever created.
d.
This movie depicts the 1879 Battle of Isandhlwana. As this film was released in 1979, the picture marks the centenary of the Battle of Isandhlwana.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Zulu Dawn (1979)?
a.
The films first scene was actually the last one to be shot. By that time,
Lisanne Falk
had cut her hair and had to wear a wig.
b.
Bob Hoskins
got infected by a worm while making this project
c.
Though
Quentin Tarantino
wasnt initially cast in the movie, the character he plays was based on him.
Steve Buscemi
was originally cast in the role, but when Tarantino expressed an interest he was immediately given the part.
d.
The business card joke was also used in the original version of
Bedazzled
, where the writing on the card was never seen.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Zulu Dawn (1979)?
a.
An army of workmen built a whole French village that covered 60 acres and was faithfully reproduced down to cobblestone streets and shop windows filled with actual wares. Hundreds of thousands of yards of muslin, satin, brocade and velvet were required in the making of the gorgeous costumes worn by the cast.
b.
The role of Ted was originally written with
Steve Buscemi
in mind.
c.
Two stars from the cult classic sci-fi series "Lost in Space",
Mark Goddard
and
June Lockhart
, appear in this film, which is a homage to cult sci-fi.
d.
This follow-on from
Zulu
was made and released about fifteen years after that movie.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Zulu Dawn (1979)?
a.
Ronald Lacey
replaced
John Hurt
.
b.
Sigourney Weaver
threatened to not do any more "Alien" movies after seeing the movies final cut, so as a compromise, the 1987 Special Edition was released on Laser-Disc.
c.
The Mothman from the years 1966 and 1967 was originally named after the title of the
Batman
TV series.
d.
The original Broadway production of "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" opened at Winter Garden Theater on November 3, 1960 and ran for 532 performances.
Harve Presnell
recreated his stage role in the movie version.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Zulu Dawn (1979)?
a.
Less than eight feet of film was cut from the final release. Eight feet is about 5 seconds.
b.
Although set in Wyoming, the movie was made mostly in Alberta, Canada. The production crew bulldozed a remote field and constructed a full-sized copy of
William F. Cody
s outdoor theater complex.
c.
In the scene before Doc Ock approaches Harry about the Tritium, Harry is looking at pictures of Spider-Man. The clipboard that Harry slams down has two pictures on it. The one on the left is
Alex Ross
s recreation of the first appearance of Spider-Man as seen in "Amazing Fantasy."
d.
This movie is based on an original story and scenario by
Cy Endfield
who is also credited as writing its screenplay. Enfield was a producer and the director and screenwriter of
Zulu
. Endfield was considered an expert on African history and the history of the Zulu nation.
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