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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Cyborg (1989) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Cyborg (1989) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Cyborg (1989).
About the movie:
A martial artist hunts a killer in a plague-infested urban dump of the future.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cyborg (1989)?
a.
Shot in 1996-1997 and post production was completed in 2008 because of inexpensive film transfers and computer editing.
b.
The gun used by Gibson Rickenbacker (
Jean-Claude Van Damme
) are paintball guns, Tipman SMG-60s. This is important in the abandoned factory scene. Rickenbacker runs behind a dumpster and unscrews a 9 oz. CO2 bottle then, inserts another one to simulate "reloading" the weapon.
c.
Glenn Campbell
was chosen as the voice/sing voice of Chanticeer after
Don Bluth
heard his yodeling in the "I Remember You" song.
d.
The mental institution used was Camarillo State Hospital in Camarillo, CA, which was closed and converted to California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI).
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cyborg (1989)?
a.
Director
Albert Pyun
originally envisioned the film as a heavy opera without dialogue, shot in granulated black and white, but the proposal encountered the refusal of producers.
b.
The bats hunted by Ned, is actually fried bacon, served on skewers.
c.
Although produced by Universal Pictures, the company was in the process of a complicated merger with
William Goetz
s International Pictures (merger completed July 31, 1946). To complicate matters, J. Arthur Ranks United World Pictures had a hand in the studios management since the previous November, when this picture was still in production. With the impending change in management, studio brass dictated that B-pictures would no longer be produced. As a result, this poorly made low budget horror film became an embarrassment and it was sold to PRC after completion.
d.
Chico Marx
plays his trademark song "Im Daffy Over You" for the first time in this film.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cyborg (1989)?
a.
Jean-Claude Van Damme
accidentally wounded
Jackson Rock Pinckney
s eye during a scene where they fought with swords, causing him to permanently lose vision out of that eye. He took Van Damme to court, eventually winning a settlement.
b.
The decision to make the film under the Dogme 95 conventions was made less than one month before shooting.
c.
Verne Troyer
,
Dave Foley
,
Larry Thomas
and especially
J.K. Simmons
came to the casting against the wishes of their agents because they wanted to be part of the movie.
d.
Throughout the film both
Tommy Lee Jones
and
Benicio Del Toro
wear custom made buffalo leather moccasins by Catskill Mountain Moccasins of Woodstock, New York.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cyborg (1989)?
a.
In the psychedelic nightclub sequence, the band seen performing on the stage is The Litter, a Minneapolis-based group. However, in the original release version, their music is not heard; instead, we hear a piece by
Frank Zappa
s Mothers of Invention.
b.
Joaquin Phoenix
s feature film debut. He is credited as Leaf Phoenix.
c.
This film was conceived to use the costumes and sets built both for an intended sequel of
Masters of the Universe
and a live version of Spider-Man. Both projects were planned to shoot simultaneously by
Albert Pyun
. After Cannon had to cancel deals with both Mattel and Marvel because of their financial troubles, they needed to recoup the money spent on both projects. Then Pyun wrote the story
Cyborg
. Some network television still give the films title as Masters of the Universe 2: Cyborg which often confuses many into thinking a sequel to that film was made.
d.
Oliver Reed
plays the role off Lonnegan.
Robert Shaw
played the part of Doyle Lonnegan in
The Sting
. Whether or not Shaw would have reprized his role is academic as he passed away in 1978. We never hear the first name of the character in this sequel.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cyborg (1989)?
a.
When actress
Natalie Wood
died near the end of principal photography, studio executives tried to kill the film and claim the insurance, saying that director
Douglas Trumbull
could not complete the film. However, Trumbulls contract gave that decision to him, and he insisted on completing the film, using a stand-in and changing camera angles for the few remaining shots of Woods character. The resulting hostility between Trumbull and the studio executives meant that this would be Trumbulls last Hollywood film. He has since devoted his efforts to effects work for IMAX films, theme park rides and the like.
b.
Fender says "we have a skinjob", a reference to
Blade Runner
.
c.
During the scene at Johnny G.s bar in which the brothers are drinking Jack Daniels whiskey, the actors are actually drinking concentrated apple juice.
d.
All cars used in the movie for the races had to pass inspection and qualify.
Bobby Hamilton
qualified one of the movie cars in the top ten; they removed the cameras and he was allowed to enter the race.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cyborg (1989)?
a.
The Welsh rock group
Manic Street Preachers
were supposed to compose the title song for the film, but after the disappearance of one of their members, they chose not to go on with the production and the project was abandoned. In 2003 they finally released the song, titled "Judge Yrself".
b.
This was the last official theatrical release for Cannon Films after going bankrupt in 1987.
c.
Originally completed in 1979, the movie was not released until two years later when it was run on HBO. At the time, the studio thought the movie was too controversial and feared that it would spark violence, which apparently occurred with the film
The Warriors
.
d.
The line "Dago the front?" that Frankie says is a custom car term. "Dago" is from dago dropped axles made in San Diego, California. Its where the front end of the car is lower than the rear.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cyborg (1989)?
a.
John Candy
quit the role of Louis Tully because his ideas for the character were being rejected. According to
Ivan Reitman
in the DVD commentary, among Candys suggestions he wanted the character to have a German accent and have a pair of schnauzer dogs. No one felt the German accent was appropriate for the character and since there was "dog imagery" in the movie (i.e.: the Terror Dogs), they felt having Tully own dogs was "too much". So John Candy quit early in production and
Rick Moranis
was cast at the last minute; Candy and Moranis are both veterans of
Second City TV
, along with
Harold Ramis
.
b.
This movie is set in Chicago but actually was mostly shot in Italy.
c.
The budget (including
Jean-Claude Van Damme
salary) was $500,000, but $2 million had already spent on production design, costumes and misc prep work on the aborted projects "Masters of the Universe 2" and "Spider-Man" (which cancellations were at the origin of "Cyborg").
d.
The names of the Frog brothers, Edgar and Alan, are a reference to
Edgar Allan Poe
, the well-known writer of horror fiction.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cyborg (1989)?
a.
The style of action in this movie was heavily influenced by comments made during series of messages posted by fans on the
Jet Li
website forum, immediately after the release of
Romeo Must Die
in the United States. The fans wanted more realistic fighting as in Jet Lis movie
Jing wu ying xiong
(Fist of Legend).
b.
Albert Pyun
first thought of
Chuck Norris
the lead, but Cannon suggested him
Jean-Claude Van Damme
(who had just finished
Bloodsport
and was unknown at the time).
c.
Gene Kranz
: can be seen in the background at Mission Control just before reentry.
d.
Ten thousand girls turned up for open auditions in Cambridge, Oxford, Exeter and Kendal for the role of Lyra Belacqua. In June 2006, twelve-year-old London schoolgirl
Dakota Blue Richards
won the part meeting the approval of
Philip Pullman
, the author of the novel.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cyborg (1989)?
a.
Columbia Pictures was the only major Hollywood studio interested in distributing this film, but eventually passed because it was in black-and-white at a time when movies had to compete with new color televisions. Ironically, Columbia did distribute the 1990 color remake. American International Pictures (AIP) considered releasing the film, but wanted
George A. Romero
to shoot an upbeat ending and add more of a love story subplot.
b.
The film was originally supposed to have a theme song. Composer
Louis Forbes
wrote a melody and asked noted Western songwriter
Bob Nolan
to contribute lyrics. The song, Montana, was not used in the film, but Nolans former group the
Sons of the Pioneers
recorded it.
c.
The play "That Championship Season" won the Pulitzer Prize in Drama in 1973.
d.
Ralf Moeller
, who played Brick Bardo, had such a thick German accent that all of his dialogue had to be dubbed.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cyborg (1989)?
a.
Donna Mills
auditioned for the female lead, but couldnt do it because she was uncomfortable with spiders.
b.
Jonathon Demme was initially attached to the project but he left when he couldnt get any interest or backing, especially when Demmes first choice for lead was Nick Nolte.
c.
Storyboarded and slated with the iPhone4.
d.
The character names Gibson Rickenbacker, Nady Simmons, Fender Tremolo, Marshall Strat and Pearl Prophet are also names of musical instruments or manufacturers.
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