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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Cobra (1986) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Cobra (1986) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Cobra (1986).
About the movie:
City cop is on the trail of a serial killer. Loaded with action and violence. Stallone fans will love this Rambo-like movie with Stallone on the chase instead of the run.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cobra (1986)?
a.
Some pathologists conducted a study determining how long a person lasts before dying after being stabbed directly. A scene from the film where Hamlet kills Polonius was also viewed as reference to their study. In the end, it was found that a person, after being stabbed directly, can only last long enough to utter four words. This means that Poloniuss uttering of the words "O, I am slain" as he dies is medically possible.
b.
The second of forty-seven Charlie Chan movies.
c.
In the burning bush scene in the Directors Cut of the film, Balians horse jumps as the camera pans across the desert, just after the character of the Hospitaler (
David Thewlis
) has disappeared, thus enhancing the sense that the character is a spirit of sorts. According to director
Ridley Scott
, the horse did this completely spontaneously as the scene was being shot.
d.
The bobble-head doll that Cobra is playing with outside the diner is wearing the uniform of the Philadelphia Phillies.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cobra (1986)?
a.
One of the sound effects used during the "skin stretching" scenes is that of a recharging camera flash.
b.
Fred Gwynne
s final feature film appearance.
c.
Body count: 52.
d.
Was originally supposed to be directed by
Martin Scorsese
. Rocco Klein would have been the main character, played by
Robert De Niro
Scorsese changed his mind, opting instead to direct
Casino
, and De Niro went with him. Scorsese then asked
Spike Lee
if he wanted to direct. Lee accepted (and decided that Strike, not Rocco, would be the primary character), and Scorsese was given an executive producer credit.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cobra (1986)?
a.
The submachine gun used by Marion Cobretti in the final showdown with biker gang is a Jati-Matic. The Jati-Matic first appeared in the early 1980s, but was never adopted by any country for use. It re-appeared in Finland in the mid-1990s as the GG-95 Personal Defense Weapon made by the Golden Gun Company. The gun is chambered in 9x19 parabellum, has a cyclic rate of 600 rounds/min, and has various accessories that were offered such as a silencer, various capacity magazines, and a laser pointing device.
b.
Sidney Franklin
had initially been courted to direct the film.
c.
Keith David
was considered for the role of Cobra Bubbles.
d.
The two original choices for the roles were
Steven Seagal
and
Jean-Claude Van Damme
. Van Damme was offered the role of the bad guy, but didnt want that role. He agreed to star in it if both the lead roles could be switched, the producers tried to get Seagal to play the bad guy, he declined.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cobra (1986)?
a.
Much of
David Rasche
s role was cut from the final version. In the behind-the-scenes documentary, an additional scene featuring him is shown being filmed.
b.
The first television showing of this film was on Friday, June 21, 1940 on NBCs televison station W2XBS.
c.
Like most of the serials made from 1928-31, this one contains music over the opening and closing main titles only.
d.
Mikhail Baryshnikov
reportedly was insistent with the films producers that gramatically-correct Russian be spoken in the film instead of the often nonsensical hybrid often used in American motion pictures.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cobra (1986)?
a.
The Brandon character that the S.K.I.N.S. members are referring to in the second support group meeting is actually
Shane Ryan
s character from the
Amateur Porn Star Killer
films. Spadaccini and Ryan had agreed to shoot a Brandon cameo for the film, but it never materialized due to scheduling conflicts. However, the reference remained just as an homage.
b.
Gregory Peck
reprised his Oscar nominated role as General Savage on the 7th of September 1950 in a radio show for the Screen Guild Players.
c.
When
Sylvester Stallone
was signed to play the lead in
Beverly Hills Cop
, he did a lot of work on the screenplay, turning it into an action extravaganza that the studio couldnt afford. He eventually left Beverly Hills Cop and channeled his ideas for that project into this movie.
d.
The scene in which
John Travolta
talks to
Joaquin Phoenix
while drinking liquor was improvised by Travolta. The scene originally had Mike Kennedy talking straight to Jack Morrison, but Travolta thought it would be funny to start drinking right in the middle of it.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cobra (1986)?
a.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
b.
When showing the map of the grounds to the President, Ben tells him it belonged to a slave of Washingtons named Charlotte. This is the same name as in the clue to the Templar treasure that Charles Carroll gave to Gates ancestor (and which turned out to be the name of a ship). Presumably Mt. Vernon was one of many dead ends which Ben pursued in his search for Charlotte and the Templar treasure prior to the events of the first movie, which would explain why he knew about the hidden compartment and how it worked, or it might just be a sly reference to the first movie.
c.
A Jewel Production. Universal, not owning its own theater network, devised a 3-tiered brand system that helped market its features to independent theater owners: Red Feather (low budget programmers), Bluebird (mainstream releases) and Jewel (prestige productions). Jewel productions were often promoted as special engagements in hopes of attracting higher roadshow ticket prices. This branding system would cease in late 1929.
d.
In the diner scene where Cobretti brings over the fake hamburger to Ingrid, there is an oval frame on the wall that says "King Cobra" - a brand of beer.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cobra (1986)?
a.
During his closing arguments speech Jonathan Wilk (
Orson Welles
) mentions that he has practiced law for 44-45 years. Welles, however, was only 43 years old when the movie was made.
b.
The part of Ralph, Susans husband, was written specifically for actor
Ian Geoghegan
.
c.
Jim Henson
was determined to use the larger budget of a feature film to push the technological limits and capabilities of puppetry. One of the most difficult feats (and one that appears deceptively easy on-screen) was making Kermit ride a bicycle.
d.
Andrew Robinson (Det. Monte) and Reni Santori (Sgt. Gonzales) had worked together 15 years before in another cop film, Dirty Harry. In that one, Robinson was credited as Andy Robinson, who played the psychopathic Scorpio.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cobra (1986)?
a.
When the wolf takes down actor Shawn Ashmore, it is actually a boarder collie in that one shot. The German shepherd that was trained to do the stunt mysteriously died two nights before the scene was shot.
b.
The movie was based on a novel "Fair Game" by
Paula Gosling
. In 1995 William Baldwin and
Cindy Crawford
made
Fair Game
," which was also based on the same novel by Gosling.
c.
The alien found on the derelict spaceship is identical to the Martian in
The Wizard of Mars
.
d.
Pat Nye was on the shortlist for the woman (Judith Furse)
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cobra (1986)?
a.
Based around the character of Madea played by Tyler Perry in a series of hit African-American gospel stage plays: I Can Do Bad All By Myself (2000), Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2001), Madeas Family Reunion (2002), Madeas Class Reunion (2003), Meet the Browns (2004), and Madea Goes to Jail (2004).
b.
Aware that the numerous windows with daylight pouring through would spoil the illusion of the Southern Sun actually being in space, cinematographer
Vincent G. Cox
used color filters to give the sunlight an orange-red look, and asked
David Winters
to insert a line about how the "windows" were actually part of the Southern Suns engines and/or reactor system. Unfortunately, Coxs efforts were in vain, as the film processing lab mistakenly corrected the sunlight back to its original color, and Winters replacement,
Neal Sundstrom
neglected to film any explanation as to what the windows were doing there.
c.
The custom 1950 Mercury driven by Cobretti in the film was a car actually owned by star
Sylvester Stallone
. The studio produced stunt doubles of the car for use in some of the action sequences, such as the jump from the second floor of the parking garage.
d.
A popular still from the film shows an off-set
Marlon Brando
astride a Matchless twin cylinder motorcycle, its M logo gas tank badge being secured upside-down to resemble a W. This was stunt rider Wally Allbrights motorcycle.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cobra (1986)?
a.
Reni Santoris character in Cobra is Sgt. Gonzales. In Dirty Harry (1971), Santoris character was also named Gonzales (Harrys partner, Chico).
b.
The close-up shot of Enid grabbing her "Boy Toy" belt was actually
Carolyn Purdy-Gordon
s niece filling in for
Cassie Stuart
, who was not available at the time for the shoot.
c.
This is the only film in the series not to use
Charles Bernstein
s original theme, or a variation of it.
d.
The Broadway production of the stage play "Gigi" by
Anita Loos
opened at the Fulton Theater on November 24, 1951, ran for 219 performances and closed on May 31, 1952. The title role was portrayed by then unknown
Audrey Hepburn
who won the 1952 Theatre World Award for her performance.
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