Movie Drivers Trivia

1. The driver's name was Buck, and the Ringo Kid was one of the passengers. What was their mode of transportation?

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Answer: Stagecoach

The movie was also "Stagecoach" (1939) which starred John Wayne as the Ringo Kid, with Andy Devine as Buck the driver, Thomas Mitchell as the often inebriated doctor and Claire Trevor as Dallas, who had a soft spot for the Kid. They and a number of other passengers were travelling through Apache country for a variety of reasons and had to work together to reach their destination. John Ford directed and there was some outstanding stunt work by Yakima Canutt.

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Answer: An Elephant

Sally Field, Jackie Gleason and Jerry Reed rejoined Burt Reynolds along with a newcomer to the cast, Dom DeLuise. Dom DeLuise played a gynaecologist who was persuaded to travel with Bandit and Frog to tend to an elephant. The elephant was being transported to Texas for the State Republican Convention to assist gambler Big Enos Burdette in his bid for governor of Texas. To complicate matters they were still being pursued by Sheriff Justis along with a posse and the elephant gave birth along the way. Joe Klecko, Don Williams and Terry Bradshaw made cameo appearances. Reynolds and Dom DeLuise worked again in "Cannonball Run" in 1981 and in "Cannonball Run II" three years later.

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Answer: Bulldozer

John Wayne played Donovan, a construction boss turned naval officer, leading a US Navy construction battalion (CB, hence "Seabee") building airstrips and other necessities for the troops fighting in the South Pacific. In a pivotal scene, Donovan leapt aboard a bulldozer which he used to set off a fuel dump explosion and thwart the enemy advance. The cast also included Dennis O'Keefe, Susan Hayward and William Frawley.

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Answer: The Wages of Fear

Yves Montand, Antonio Centa, Charles Vanel and Peter van Eyck were cast as four men stranded in a Central American town who accepted an offer of $2,000 apiece to transport explosives over a mountain range so an American oil company could extinguish an oil rig fire. The four men selected were from diverse backgrounds, and the first part of the film explored their characters and motives for accepting the job. The remainder of the film was a suspenseful depiction of the dangers the men faced while transporting the dangerous cargo over primitive mountain roads. "The Wages of Sin" was a drama released in 1929. "Dangerous Crossing" was a 1953 movie about honeymooners on a cruise starring Michael Rennie and Jeanne Crain. "Beat the Devil" was a 1953 Humphrey Bogart film.

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Answer: The Fifth Element

Milla Jovovich starred as Leeloo, the fifth element (Love), who was helped by Korben Dallas (Willis) in her mission to retrieve the stones which represented the four elements (water, earth, fire and air). These elements were necessary in order to stop a great evil from destroying the Earth. Gary Oldman, Ian Holm and Chris Tucker also starred in "The Fifth Element" (1997).

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Answer: Express

"Red Ball Express" told the story of a hastily assembled unit of truck drivers who were tasked with getting supplies to the rapidly advancing units of General Patton's command, so the latter didn't run out of fuel for their tanks and other vehicles, and other vital supplies. Jeff Chandler played the commanding officer who tried to forge a cohesive unit, while Alex Nicol was a sergeant with a grudge against him. Poitier, Drake, Jack Kelly and Hugh O'Brian were amongst the drivers.

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Answer: It's a legendary hallucination that Swayze's character saw .

Several cultures have had folklore tales of evil black dogs in one form or another. The legend was brought to contemporary times in the movie when the black dog visions appeared to truckers when they got greedy and pushed themselves too hard. In "Black Dog" Swayze had a Black Dog vision when he wrecked and accidentally killed a motorist on the side of the road. The accident sent him to prison. Upon his release he agreed to haul a load to pay off his back debts. Meat Loaf played the owner of the truck. Before long Swayze realized he'd been conned into transporting illegal arms and ended up in a web of intrigue between the people who hired him and the FBI. Tennessee, New Jersey, Connecticut and areas of Route 66 are among the states that supposedly have roaming black dogs as apparitions in one form or another.

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Answer: Covered wagon

The movie was "Westward Ho, the Wagons!" which was about a group of settlers travelling to new homes in the western US, encountering hostile Pawnees, fighting both them and disease in a family-friendly Disney manner. Most of them took a turn at driving a wagon at some point. Others in the cast included George Reeves as the wagon master, and Sebastian Cabot. Fess Parker (Disney's Davy Crockett and TV's Daniel Boone) played "Doc" Grayson who was called on to save the son of a Sioux chief. Parker also sang "Wringle Wrangle" which enjoyed some chart success, and was a favourite of mine when I was six or seven years old.

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Answer: Arm Wrestling

Sylvester's character tried to get his son back into his life after a ten-year absence. He picked up his son, played by David Mendenhall, and on the way home he learned that his wife passed away. The son became upset and went to live with his grandpa. When Stallone's character competed in an arm-wrestling competition in Las Vegas and won, he gained the respect of his son. In the film Stallone was scheduled to arm-wrestle the actual reigning champ, but it was decided that it may not have been authentic if he beat him. Rick Zumwalt portrayed a champ in the movie named "Bull" Hurley whom Stallone beat in the finals. The grand prize was naturally a new semi rig that enabled Stallone to start his own trucking business. Sammy Hagar, Kenny Loggins, Robin Zander, Eddie Money and Asia were among the ten artists who contributed to the soundtrack.

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Answer: Victoria

Gupta had worked for the railroad for over 30 years, and so had his venerable engine Victoria, named for the old queen and Empress of India (which is emblazoned on the engine's side) under whose reign they both began their working lives. Relegated to shunting cars in the rail yard, both Gupta and Victoria are called on in "North West Frontier" (aka "Flame Over India") to undertake the dangerous mission of safely transporting a young prince and his governess through hordes of rebels whose mission it was to kill the prince. Kenneth More played the British army officer in charge, and Lauren Bacall was the American governess.

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Answer: Sam Peckinpah

Ernest Borgnine played Sheriff Lyle Wallace, also known as Cottonmouth, in "Convoy". He had previously been directed by Peckinpah in "The Wild Bunch". "Convoy" was loosely based on the 1975 C. W. McCall hit record of the same name. Kris Kristofferson played Martin "Rubber Duck" Penwald who became involved in a fracas with Sheriff Wallace then headed for the border to escape retribution. He picked up a photographer along the way played by Ali MacGraw. The chase resulted in a show-down at the Mexican border. John Sturges directed Clint Eastwood and Robert Duvall in the 1972 Western, "Joe Kidd". Some of Howard Hawkes' Western films were "The Outlaw" (1943) and "Rio Bravo" (1959). "Apache" was a 1954 western film with Burt Lancaster directed by Robert Aldrich.

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Answer: Troubled kids

After violating parole, Joe was asked to drive the bus for his parole officer's girlfriend, Vivian (Cicely Tyson), who ran a school for troubled kids. Since the city was cutting off funding for the school, Vivian wanted to take the group of emotionally troubled kids to her family's farm in the state of Washington. Reluctant at first, Joe soon came to care about the kids and what happened to them.

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Answer: Football

When George Hanson (Nicholson) joined Wyatt and Billy (Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper, who also directed) on their search for America, he wore a gold-coloured American football helmet to protect his head instead of a motorcycle helmet. Wyatt wore a patriotic stars and stripes decorated motorcycle helmet (when he wore one) and Billy generally just wore his not-quite-cowboy hat. As the tagline says, they couldn't find America anywhere, and though they had some good times along the way they all came to sticky ends.

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Answer: Maximum Overdrive

Stephen King was nominated as "Worst Director" at the 1987 Golden Raspberry Awards for "Maximum Overdrive". Conversely, "Maximum Overdrive" was nominated for "Best Film" at The International Fantasy Film Awards the following year. In the film plot, trucks started terrorizing people outside of a North Carolina truck stop after a mysterious celestial event. Emilio Estevez played the leader of the people trapped and spearheaded an escape plot to an island. Steven King also had an uncredited bit part. King's admittedly favorite group, AC/DC, recorded the soundtrack for the movie. "Duel" was a 1971 television movie starring Dennis Weaver as a motorist involved in a feud with a tanker driver. "Shakedown" was a 1988 crime drama. "The Betsy" was a 1978 film about a family-owned auto manufacturing company.

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Answer: Ted Striker

After Elaine left him a break-up note, Ted pursued her to the airport in his cab. Seeing a man get in the cab, Ted said that he'd just be a minute (but he made sure to start the meter before hurrying away). Elaine insisted she was finished with him, so Ted worked up the courage to buy a ticket for her flight in order to speak with her some more. Throughout the movie, while Ted was on the flight, we saw the man still waiting for him to return to the taxi. After the credits the man was shown again (with the meter still running), saying that he would only give him another twenty minutes to return. Roger Murdock (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) was the co-pilot, Otto (as Himself) was the autopilot, and Victor Basta (Frank Ashmore) was the flight engineer. Ted and Elaine were played by Robert Hays and Julie Hagerty.

From Quiz Cabbies or Limo Drivers?

Answer: Taxi

In fact, the movie was "Taxi Driver" for which Robert De Niro, as New York nighttime cabby Bickle, was Oscar-nominated. So was Jodie Foster (Supporting Actress), as the juvenile prostitute who Bickle wanted to "save". Bickle was a troubled and obsessive ex-Marine war veteran and the movie can be seen as a character study of this insomniac taxi driver. Martin Scorsese directed.

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Answer: High Ballin'

Jerry Reed played an independent trucker nicknamed the "Iron Duke" in "High Ballin'" the year after his role as Cletus "Snowman" Snow in "Smokey and the Bandit". Peter Fonda starred as his friend who paid him a visit and ended up helping him thwart efforts to put Reed out of business. Chris Wiggins played their nemesis, King Carroll. The film was set in the US but actually filmed in Canada. "Handle With Care" was a 1977 film about a CB technician who helped to rescue a trucker after a wreck. "The Sugarland Express" (1974) starred Goldie Hawn and featured a slow multi-cruiser police chase. "The Duellists" was a 1977 film set during the reign of Napoleon.

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Answer: Son

Miss Daisy (Jessica Tandy) was getting older and her son Boolie (Dan Aykroyd) felt she was no longer a safe driver, so he hired Hoke (Morgan Freeman) to be her driver. After some initial push back from Daisy, she and Hoke came to an understanding and eventually developed a friendship of a sort. The film spanned about 20 years, and won several Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actress (Tandy).

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Answer: They Drive by Night

Humphrey Bogart and George Raft played brothers Paul and Joe Fabrini who operated an independent trucking business in "They Drive by Night". Bogart's character had an accident that caused the loss of an arm. His brother got involved in a love triangle between a waitress (Ann Sheridan) and the wife of a trucking company manager (Ida Lupino). Alan Hale played the trucking company manager who ended up killed by his wife so she could be with Raft's character. "Strange Cargo" (1940) was about escaped convicts from a French prison. "Journey Into Fear" was a spy thriller released in 1943 and again in 1975. "Riding High" (1943) starred Dorothy Lamour as a city girl who went West.

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Answer: Rush

Directed by Ron Howard, "Rush" starred Chris Hemsworth as Hunt, who was British, and Daniel Bruhl as Lauda, an Austrian. The film looked at the drivers' lives on and off the track, and included Lauda's near-fatal 1976 prang at the Nurburgring in Germany, and his remarkable recovery and comeback, just six weeks later. The other choices are also about motor racing, but all were made much earlier and did not involve these drivers.

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Answer: White Line Fever

After taking over his father's trucking business in "White Line Fever", Jan-Michael Vincent's character discovered he was required to haul contraband such as slot machines and untaxed cigarettes. His refusal to comply led to confrontations and struggles with other truckers. A cab-over Ford truck dubbed the "Blue Mule" was the vehicle in the film. In the end Jan-Michael Vincent and his wife quit the business. In "White Heat" James Cagney used a truck in a plot to steal a chemical plant payroll. "Take This Job and Shove It" was a 1981 film about beer breweries. The 1981 sequel to "Mad Max" (1979), "Mad Max 2", was titled "The Road Warrior" in the U.S.

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Answer: Tank

World War II was nearly over, but Sgt Don "Wardaddy" Collier (Pitt) and his tank crew still had some fighting to do and their survival was not guaranteed. Besides driver Trini Garcia (Peña) and Collier, the crew included two other veterans (Shia LaBeouf and Jon Bernthal), who had been together since North Africa. The fifth veteran crew member had been killed and his replacement (Logan Lerman) was trained as a clerk. Their mission was to hold a vital crossroads by any means possible.

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Answer: Breaker! Breaker!

"Breaker! Breaker!" was the 1977 Chuck Norris trucker flick. The movie was primarily produced to capitalize on the CB radio craze of the seventies and featured trucks smashing into things while the drivers spoke in CB jargon. Norris played an Alaskan karate expert who formed the posse of truckers. The convoy of truckers managed to save his brother, Billy, played by Michael Augenstein. "Hell Drivers" was a 1957 British movie showcasing corruption in a trucking company. Sean Connery appeared in one of his first film roles. "Road Games" was a 1981 movie about a truck driver who encountered unusual characters when driving across Australia. "Steel Cowboy" was a 1978 film starring James Brolin as a trucker eluding repossession from the bank.

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