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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Zulu Dawn (1979) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Zulu Dawn (1979) - Part (3) 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.
To provide housing and accommodation for the thousands of personnel working on this picture, the production spent over $1 million on constructing a pre-fabricated hut village. The mini city even included its own post office and bank. The housing settlement was located next to an unused farm in barren wilderness scrub about ten miles from Kwa Zulu, South Africa where the picture was shooting.
b.
Sam Raimi
: [shemp]
Don Campbell
and
Charlie Campbell
, father and brother of
Bruce Campbell
.
c.
The Millenium Falcons used for this movie were either models or matte paintings. The full-sized mock up used for the other films was only used for the deleted sandstorm scenes and therefore doesnt make an appearance in this movie
d.
Was shot entirely on weekends (Saturday and Sunday only) over a period of six months.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Zulu Dawn (1979)?
a.
The actual Battle of Islandlhwana took place on 22nd January 1879 at 11.30 am.
b.
The word "parley" is said a total of fifteen times.
c.
Francis X. Bushman
s final film.
d.
Re-rated "PG" on appeal after originally drawing a "PG-13" rating from the MPAA.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Zulu Dawn (1979)?
a.
It has been noted that this film is an homage to _8 1/2 (1963)_. Counting
Whats Up, Tiger Lily?
as only half a film (because Allen only supplied a new soundtrack to an otherwise completed film),
Woody Allen
had completed 8 1/2 films before this one.
b.
Filmed June 8-24 1932, released August 27.
c.
The events in this movie take place about two and a half years after General Custer was defeated by a Native American Indian attack losing his entire six hundred man 7th Cavalry Command.
d.
Emma Stones favorite film alongside Woody Allens Manhattan.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Zulu Dawn (1979)?
a.
The idea of Apollo 11 being connected to the discovery of the Transformers had been previously put forth in the
Transformers
tie-in prequel novel Ghosts of Yesterday.
b.
The war bulletin read at the tennis match is a report of the Battle of Jutland. This took place in 1916. Although the British lost more ships than the Germans, it was a strategic victory for the Royal Navy as it maintained its numerical advantage over the German Navy. The German Navy retreated to harbour, leaving the Royal Navy in command of the area. The German Navy remained inactive and in harbour until the end of the war. Though not a total victory for the British, it has been argued that it was a strategic victory for them.
c.
Hergott did not set up shots ahead of time, but rather the actors improvised. Charlie the cinematographer had no idea what to focus on. Hergott told him to capture whatever he would be watching if he were standing there in real life without a camera. This added to the realism of the movie. Instead of the shots being staged, the action happened naturally, and Charlie was instructed to capture everything like it was a documentary.
d.
The meaning and relevance of the word Isandhlwana in the phrase Battle of Islandlhwana is that Isandlwana is a place in South Africa. It has been defined as both a hill and a mountain. It is an isolated location in the KwaZulu-Natal province and is 16 km (ten miles) south-east of Rorkes Drift where the battle in
Zulu
takes place.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Zulu Dawn (1979)?
a.
Whereas the battle depicted in the earlier film
Zulu
was an astounding success for the British, The Battle of Islandlhwana depicted in this movie was a historical disaster. About 1500 British Redcoats were killed by a 25,000 army of Zulus outnumbering them by a ratio of 16:1.
b.
Set twenty years in the future, Hive Mind has a scene in which Doug Trench discusses President Barack Obamas Nobel Peace Prize. But "Hive Mind" was written and shot six months before Obama won it.
c.
The World Premiere was held at the Carthay Circle Theatre in Los Angeles. However, the public would not accept the killing of
Jack Oakie
at the end so a new ending keeping Oakie alive was filmed before national release.
d.
Originally, Ginny was not supposed to jump in front of the bullet.
Frank Sinatra
made the comment, "Let the kid take the bullet; maybe shell get an Oscar." The script was changed, and
Shirley MacLaine
received her first Oscar nomination.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Zulu Dawn (1979)?
a.
According to
John Leguizamo
in his autobiography, the crew urinated in
Mike Nichols
s cappuccino machine.
b.
Peter OToole
was cast as Lord Chelmsford in this picture because of his
Lawrence of Arabia
screen persona.
c.
Sadie Frost
dyed her brown hair red after concerns that she resembled
Winona Ryder
too much.
d.
Jake (
Robert De Niro
) asks Joey (
Joe Pesci
) "Did you fuck my wife?". Director
Martin Scorsese
didnt think that Pescis reaction was strong enough, so he asked De Niro to say "Did you fuck your mother?". Scorsese also did not tell Pesci that the script called for him to be attacked.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Zulu Dawn (1979)?
a.
The Character
Dirk Benedict
plays is very loosely based on famous WWF(E) wrestling promoter/personality,
Vince McMahon
.
b.
Some of the debris that was used in the crash scene in
Hero
was reused for the crash site in this film.
c.
Certain USS Enterprise bridge set pieces from previous Star Trek movies were built into parts of the Enterprise-E bridge. These pieces include the turbolift foyers, which are the only surviving parts of the set from the first Star Trek movie,
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
, and the aft master display station, which was a piece of the Enterprise-A bridge set originally built for
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
.
d.
During production, the owner of a house being used as a location for this movie unexpectedly died.
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