Question 1

What surprising detail about the filming of the final horse scene is revealed in the movie's trivia?

Accepted Answer

The final horse scene was filmed in Browning, Montana using 550 different horses from different owners, whose hooves were branded to tell them apart.

Question 2

Which actor performed many of their own stunts and horse riding in Hidalgo?

Accepted Answer

Viggo Mortensen did many of his own stunts and horse riding in the movie.

Question 3

What happened to the horse who played Hidalgo after filming was completed?

Accepted Answer

Viggo Mortensen purchased the horse who played the title character (T.J.) after this film was completed.

Question 4

How did screenwriter John Fusco get the idea for Hidalgo?

Accepted Answer

John Fusco got the idea for the film when doing research for Thunderheart (1992) after being told stories about Hidalgo by an elderly chief while living on the Pine Ridge reservation.

Question 5

What is the main adventure in Hidalgo about?

Accepted Answer

Set in 1890, it follows a Pony Express courier who travels to Arabia with his horse Hidalgo to compete in a dangerous race for a massive contest prize.

Question 6

What surprising detail about the filming of the final horse scene is revealed in Hidalgo?

Accepted Answer

The final horse scene was filmed in Browning, Montana using 550 different horses from different owners, with their hooves branded to tell them apart.

Question 7

What connection did Viggo Mortensen have with the horse who played Hidalgo after filming?

Accepted Answer

Viggo Mortensen purchased the horse who played the title character (T.J.) after the film was completed.

Question 8

How did screenwriter John Fusco get the idea for Hidalgo?

Accepted Answer

John Fusco got the idea while doing research for Thunderheart (1992) when an elderly chief told him stories about Hidalgo while he lived on the Pine Ridge reservation.

Question 9

What historically accurate detail is shown in the Wounded Knee massacre scene?

Accepted Answer

Chief Big Foot is shown lying dead with his left arm raised from the ground, which accurately depicts the Miniconjou chief's actual death pose photographed after the massacre.

Question 10

What is the basic premise of Hidalgo?

Accepted Answer

Set in 1890, it follows a Pony Express courier who travels to Arabia with his horse Hidalgo to compete in a dangerous race for a massive contest prize.

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