All of the high school scenes were filmed at Benedictine Military School, an all-male Catholic military school in Savannah, Georgia.
The Mask of Zorro - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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According to the DVD commentary, director Martin Campbell stated the training scene when Alejandro was doing elevated push-ups with Don Diego de la Vega's legs adding weight on his back and the candles at the base of his body for incentive to not collapse was directly inspired by a similar scene in an unspecified Jackie Chan movie, presumably Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978). Campbell later directed Chan in The Foreigner (2017).
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In October 1992, TriStar Pictures and Amblin Entertainment were planning to start production on this movie the following year, and hired Joel Gross to re-write the script after they were impressed with his work on The Three Musketeers (1993). At the time, Steven Spielberg was producing this movie with the potential to direct. Gross completed his re-write in March 1993, and TriStar entered pre-production, creating early promotion for this movie at the ShoWest trade show. By December 1993, Branko Lustig was producing this movie with Spielberg, and Mikael Salomon was attached as director.
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Shakira was offered the role of Elena.
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Antonio Banderas is not Mexican. He is Spanish, meaning he shares more in common with the antagonists than the protagonist.
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Sam Shepard, Lance Henriksen, Edward James Olmos, Scott Glenn, and Giancarlo Giannini were considered for the part of Rafael Montero.
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Sir Anthony Hopkins and Catherine Zeta-Jones play father and daughter in this movie. Both Welsh and were the only Welsh performers in the film.
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Despite the fact that this was filmed with J-D-C anamorphic lenses, "Filmed in Panavision" is listed in the end credits.
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The swords used for filming were made of aluminum, and produced a very dead "clank" sound. The "clinks" and "clangs" had to be dubbed for each sword fight throughout this movie.
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This movie was initially set for release on December 19, 1997 before the release date was changed to March 1998. There was speculation within the media about whether TriStar changed the date in an attempt to avoid competition with Titanic (1997). In reality, this movie had encountered production problems that extended its shooting schedule. In addition, Sony Pictures Entertainment, TriStar's parent company, wanted an action movie for its first quarter releases of 1998.
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During filming, the producers were frustrated by Customs agents when some props and other items, including Zorro's plastic sword, were held for nine days.
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Benicio Del Toro, Andy Garcia, Marc Anthony, Joaquim de Almeida, and Elmer Figueroa Arce were considered for the part of Alejandro Murrieta.
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The mask Alejandro Murrieta (Antonio Banderas) puts on, just before he steals the horse, was made from the same scarf he had earlier unwrapped from the horse's front leg.
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In Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio's original draft of the screenplay, Don Diego de la Vega was not killed, and lived to tell the story of Zorro's adventures to his granddaughter.
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In order to accomplish the effect of Elena's (Catherine Zeta-Jones') dress falling off from being sliced up by Zorro, a wire was attached to the dress to pull it off.
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Originally, Sir Anthony Hopkins refused the part of Don Diego de la Vega because of his back pain. A laser operation made it possible for him to accept the part.
The Mask of Zorro - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Mask of Zorro - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Mask of Zorro - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Mask of Zorro - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Mask of Zorro - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Mask of Zorro - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Mask of Zorro - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Mask of Zorro - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Mask of Zorro - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Mask of Zorro - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Mask of Zorro - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Mask of Zorro - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Mask of Zorro - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Mask of Zorro - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Mask of Zorro - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Mask of Zorro - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Mask of Zorro - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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