Average Kelly's Heroes Quiz | 15 Questions | Movies

Answer: Yugoslavia

Filming was mostly in the current countries of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia and Croatia. It was imperative for the crew to film here in 1970, the Yugoslav army still had a vast supply of WWII-era Sherman tanks that were used in the movie. As for the German Tiger tanks, they were modified Soviet T-34's.

Answer: Attacking the wrong hill

Crapgame (Don Rickles) tells Oddball (Donald Sutherland) that troops under Kelly's command followed their orders, but accidentally 'wiped out a half a company of G.I.'s. Somebody had to get the blame and he got picked'. Kelly, like Oddball, doesn't like officers.

Answer: Stuart Margolin

Margolin got his big break in television, most notably playing opposite James Garner in 'The Rockford Files' as Evelyn 'Angel' Martin. He also played in two separate episodes of the TV series 'M*A*S*H'. MacLeod (Moriarty) is best known as either Murray Slaughter from 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' or Captain Merrill Stubing from 'The Love Boat'. Stanton (Pvt. Willard) is an accomplished actor with roles in such films as 'Alien' and 'The Green Mile', among a slew of others. O'Connor, who plays General Colt, is best known from the TV series, 'All In The Family'.

Answer: Where are the best hotels?

Big Joe learns from Dumpkopff the nearest town of Nancy (in French Lorraine) has a three-star hotel, but Kelly spies something of more interest. A supposed lead bar in the Colonel's attache case reveals a gold layer underneath. After plying Dunkhepf with brandy, Kelly learns there are 14,000 more bars (about $16 million U.S. dollars) in a bank in Clermont, 30 miles behind enemy lines.

Answer: Crapgame

The wheeler-dealer Staff Sgt. Crapgame is played superbly by the legendary 'Mr. Warmth', comedian Don Rickles. This is also where Kelly runs into proto-hippie tank commander Oddball (Donald Sutherland).

Answer: Thicker armor

The Sherman cannon is an ordinary 76-mm, but with the added piping, the Germans think it's a 90-mm gun. The loudspeakers are used to calm the tank crew when they go into battle. The paint shells make 'pretty pictures' but scares most enemy troops out of a fight.

While the armor on the tank is not modified, Moriarty has goosed the engines to make them the fastest in the European theater of operations. Oddball feels it's important to get out of trouble faster than they got in.

Answer: Negative waves

At several points in the movie, Oddball is lambasting Moriarty with lines like, 'Why don't you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don't you dig how beautiful it is out here? Why don't you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?'
Moriarty usually replies, 'Crap'.

Answer: He's looting a yacht to Paris

Maitland (played by Hal Buckley) is General Colt's nephew, trying to get in on some of the action. Maitland is taking three days off and has little or no interest in his men's well being, as long as they fight when ordered. Because of this laissez-faire attitude, it's no problem for Kelly to convince the rest of the squad to get in on the caper.

Answer: Mulligan

Artillery 1st Sgt. Mulligan is notorious for launching barrages all around his own troops without warning. Kelly, however, persuades him (with the use of a gold bar) to launch one more attack that they have to drive through. Actor George Savalas, who played Mulligan, is not only Telly's younger brother, but had a recurring role in Telly's TV series 'Kojak' three years later.

Answer: One of their own fighters

Being behind enemy lines, the U.S. fighter obviously mistook them for the enemy and blew up all of the vehicles they had. This forced the men to spend a good part of the trip on foot.

Answer: Hank Williams, Jr.

Hank Jr.'s, 'All For The Love Of Sunshine' (with the Mike Curb Congregation) was a country hit in the U.S. 1969. That would put it on time for the movie soundtrack, but about 25 years too late for World War II. However, someone apparently liked the idea. This scenario would play out a few years later, this time with helicopters and Wagner's 'Ride of the Valkyrie' in 'Apocalypse Now'.

Answer: A military band

Of course, faced with the prospect of splitting the gold with over a hundred new troops, Kelly and his gang will have to move fast to beat them to Clermont.
You may not know the name Len Lesser, but you can't forget his face. He was part of two great sitcoms, 'Seinfeld' (as Uncle Leo) and 'Everybody Loves Raymond' (as Garvin).

Answer: The rear of the tank

Oddball tells Kelly there's only one place to hit a Tiger...in the back at point blank range. One thing working in their favor is the Tiger is an open country vehicle, and the confines of Clermont will give them very little room to maneuver, giving Oddball's one remaining Sherman the edge.

Answer: Crapgame

Crapgame, recovering from getting hit by flying debris from the Tiger, suggests to Big Joe to make a deal, saying, 'Maybe he's a Republican'. Kelly, Oddball and Big Joe approach the tank and inform the German officer (Karl-Otto Alberty) about the gold, something he apparently didn't know. One last shot from the Tiger and the bank doors are blasted open for Kelly and the crew (now including its newest member, the German officer).

Answer: Tells the mayor that Charles de Gaulle is coming into the town

Big Joe convinces the mayor that de Gaulle is coming up the road. This sets the people into a fervor to see their national hero (Colt, of course, has no clue and is basking in all the glory). Finally, Capt. Maitland makes his way to the bank, only find a drawing of a little man (the famous Kilroy) and the phrase 'Up yours, baby!'.