Question 1

What unusual on-set behavior required a production assistant to be assigned to Tone Loc?

Accepted Answer

A production assistant was specifically assigned to follow Tone Loc around because he constantly wandered off-set, usually to the craft service table.

Question 2

What historical inaccuracy is noted about Colonel Graham's civilian attire?

Accepted Answer

Colonel Graham wears a tricorne hat as civilian attire in 1898, a style that was far out of date by the turn of the 20th century.

Question 3

What advantage did Salli Richardson-Whitfield see in shooting a nude scene with the director?

Accepted Answer

Salli Richardson-Whitfield said shooting her only nude scene with director Mario Van Peebles meant 'one less man in the room.'

Question 4

What claim does the narrator make about early settlers of Los Angeles that the film corrects?

Accepted Answer

The narrator claims over half of LA's first settlers were black, but the film notes most were Mexican, Spanish, and multiracial people.

Question 5

What was notable about the distribution of Posse?

Accepted Answer

Posse was the first film to be distributed by Gramercy Pictures.

Question 6

What unusual on-set behavior required a production assistant to be assigned to Tone Loc?

Accepted Answer

A production assistant was specifically assigned to follow Tone Loc around between set-ups because he constantly wandered off-set, usually to the craft service table.

Question 7

What historical inaccuracy is noted about Colonel Graham's hat in the film?

Accepted Answer

Colonel Graham wears a tricorne hat as civilian attire in 1898, but this style was popular during the American Revolution and would have been far out of date by the turn of the 20th century.

Question 8

What advantage did Salli Richardson-Whitfield see in filming a nude scene with the director?

Accepted Answer

Salli Richardson-Whitfield noted that shooting a naked love scene with director Mario Van Peebles meant 'one less man in the room,' which she saw as an unusual advantage.

Question 9

What claim does the narrator make about the early settlers of Los Angeles, and how is it corrected?

Accepted Answer

The narrator claims over half of the first settlers of Los Angeles were black, but this is inaccurate; early settlers were mostly Mexican, Spanish, and multiracial, with two-thirds not being white.

Question 10

What is the central conflict that drives the story of Posse?

Accepted Answer

A group of mostly black infantrymen return from the Spanish-American War with gold and travel West, where their leader searches for the men who lynched his father.

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