The other night, I was half awake flipping through the TV channels when I came across "The Mask of Zorro". The movie was nearly over, but I did get to see the great train scenes at the end of the movie -- awesome!
I haven't had a chance to google this yet so I was wondering if anyone new which steam trains (i.e. which railroad, etc.) was featured in the film? My sons and I really like action, adventure movies so I'm thinking of renting this for us. Too bad about the train wreck at the end though.
Rob
I haven't seen that one in quite awhile, so I don't recall the train scenes. However, with most of the
filming locations in Mexico, I suspect you're looking at some Mexican train action.
I'm trying to remember which one you're talking about.
Is that the one where they were going to kill someone by having dynamite strapped to the cowcatcher?
I've seen so many versions, they all seemed to be a blur...or my meds are kicking in.
You sure it wasn't "The Legend of Zorro"? The 2005 sequel? Apparently there's a big train sequence, with Zorro trying to blow up the train and the bad guy trying to prevent it or some such thing.
Squidbait Wrote:You sure it wasn't "The Legend of Zorro"? The 2005 sequel? Apparently there's a big train sequence, with Zorro trying to blow up the train and the bad guy trying to prevent it or some such thing.
That's a relief! Try as I might, I couod not remember any trains in
"Mask".
Filmed almost entirely in Australia. Australian steam train.
That was actually "Mask of Zorro", a great flick. (Oh, and it wasn't dynamite, and Zorro wasn't trying to blow it up. It was nitroglycerine and the train was carrying it, it was out of control and Zorro and Elena were trying to get the heck off it!)
Tom Wrote:Filmed almost entirely in Australia. Australian steam train.
That was actually "Mask of Zorro", a great flick. (Oh, and it wasn't dynamite, and Zorro wasn't trying to blow it up. It was nitroglycerine and the train was carrying it, it was out of control and Zorro and Elena were trying to get the heck off it!)
Well, if that's part of the plot, then it's
Legend of Zorro, and it was filmed in New Zealand, not Australia.
Wow, thanks for this feedback!! I'm going to do some googling now myself! (I just did some searching, and I'm getting confused as there do seem to be several versions).
I just rented the DVD of "The Mask of Zorro" but haven't had a chance to watch it -- I'm hoping my family & I can watch it this w/e. I sure hope it's the one with the train sequences in it -- but I realize now that may have been in "The Legend of Zorro"!
Whether it was filmed in Australia, New Zealand or Mexico, they sure looked like 19th century American steam engines!
"The Mask of Zorro" was made in 2005, according to the DVD cover. I was pretty sure it was "The Mask of Zorro" that I was watching late at night, last week, but then I wasn't that alert at that time of night.
Rob
Legend of Zorro trivia at imdb.com -> <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386140/trivia">http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386140/trivia</a><!-- m --> does not give any identifying info about the locomotive, but does say that a 1/8 scale model was used...
Andrew
This thread is great! I gather that there is a train scene in one of the movies...but no one really remembers which movie, what the plot was, or even anything about the train!
Still, I love it when hollywood has trains in movies. I've been dying to see Ticket to Tomahawk for RGS #20. I loved the 1939 classic Union Pacific...in which the J.W. Bowker played a very prominent role. Star Wars' prologue fading text scenes came from Union Pacific.
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Squidbait Wrote:Tom Wrote:Filmed almost entirely in Australia. Australian steam train.
That was actually "Mask of Zorro", a great flick. (Oh, and it wasn't dynamite, and Zorro wasn't trying to blow it up. It was nitroglycerine and the train was carrying it, it was out of control and Zorro and Elena were trying to get the heck off it!)
Well, if that's part of the plot, then it's Legend of Zorro, and it was filmed in New Zealand, not Australia.
You know what, you're right on both accounts now that I think about it.
(Sorry, was REAL late and I was tired)
nkp_174 Wrote:This thread is great! I gather that there is a train scene in one of the movies...but no one really remembers which movie, what the plot was, or even anything about the train!
Still, I love it when hollywood has trains in movies. I've been dying to see Ticket to Tomahawk for RGS #20. I loved the 1939 classic Union Pacific...in which the J.W. Bowker played a very prominent role. Star Wars' prologue fading text scenes came from Union Pacific.
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I was at the Western Pacific RR Museum in Portola last Saturday after teaching the Rules class and nosing around in the archives and found a large print of Sierra RR #3 dressed up as a UP engine from the filming of "Union Pacific".... with a VERY large Zepplin airship hovering overhead above it. About blew me away! Apparently, they used a Zep to film aerial shots.
Never knew that.
RobertInOntario Wrote:Wow, thanks for this feedback!! I'm going to do some googling now myself! (I just did some searching, and I'm getting confused as there do seem to be several versions).
I just rented the DVD of "The Mask of Zorro" but haven't had a chance to watch it -- I'm hoping my family & I can watch it this w/e. I sure hope it's the one with the train sequences in it -- but I realize now that may have been in "The Legend of Zorro"!
Whether it was filmed in Australia, New Zealand or Mexico, they sure looked like 19th century American steam engines!
"The Mask of Zorro" was made in 2005, according to the DVD cover. I was pretty sure it was "The Mask of Zorro" that I was watching late at night, last week, but then I wasn't that alert at that time of night.
Rob
It was "Legend of Zorro" that had the train scenes and they were near the end of the movie. Both movies are great, so if you rented the wrong one, I still think your family will enjoy it. They're fun movies to watch.
Tom Wrote:I was at the Western Pacific RR Museum in Portola last Saturday after teaching the Rules class and nosing around in the archives and found a large print of Sierra RR #3 dressed up as a UP engine from the filming of "Union Pacific".... with a VERY large Zepplin airship hovering overhead above it. About blew me away! Apparently, they used a Zep to film aerial shots.
Never knew that.
Pretty cool! I didn't recall that #3 was in it...but the only locomotive I specifically remember was the Bowker. It would have pretty cool to see #3 from high above in a Zeppelin. Bases on the time period, it makes sense that a dirigible would be used for aerial shots rather than a rotary aircraft.
Oooooo! I just found Union Pacific on Youtube...I'll have to look for the scenes from the Zorro films!!!
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It was "Legend of Zorro" that had the train scenes and they were near the end of the movie. Both movies are great, so if you rented the wrong one, I still think your family will enjoy it. They're fun movies to watch.[/quote]
Thanks! The DVD that I rented had the year "2005" on it, yet I think it was still called "The Mask of Zorro"?! When I googled this, it seemed to be the 2005 movie that had the train scenes in it.
You're right, regardless of which one it is, it should be fun to watch -- my sons are Batman and super heroes fans, so this movie should fit right in. And others of us will enjoy seeing CZJ as well.
Yes, this is an interesting thread. IMHO, it's not surprising that people can't remember much about it -- there seems to be quite a few Zorro movies that were made over the years, all with similar titles.
Rob