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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Lethal Weapon 3 (1992).
About the movie:
Martin Riggs finally meets his match in the form of Lorna Cole, a beautiful but tough policewoman. Together with Roger Murtaugh...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)?
a.
Paul Schrader
wrote the original script. When
Steven Spielberg
, changed a great deal of it, Schrader decided to remove his credit. Since the film couldnt be left with no credit for writing, Spielberg claimed it for himself.
b.
Robert Redford
screen-tested with
Candice Bergen
for the part of Benjamin Braddock but was finally rejected by director
Mike Nichols
because Nichols did not believe Redford could persuasively project the underdog qualities necessary to the role. When he told this to Redford, the actor asked Nichols what he meant. "Well, lets put it this way," said Nichols, "Have you ever struck out with a girl?" "What do you mean?" asked Redford. "Thats precisely my point," said Nichols.
c.
Marble slabs that were once part of the old city hall destroyed for the film are now used as tabletops at a local outdoor cafe in Orlando, Florida.
d.
Most of the scenes in the movie actually happened.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)?
a.
In an early scene in which Jared Whitney (
George Brent
) signs a hotel register, the close-up of the register page shows that the names immediately above Whitneys are "Mr. & Mrs. Donald Siegel, Sonora Cal".
Don Siegel
, later to gain fame as director of
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
and
Dirty Harry
, and for mentoring a budding director named
Clint Eastwood
, was in charge of the second unit that made such insert shots for Warner Brothers movies in the late 1930s.
b.
The Broadway ballet sequence was to feature Kelly and OConnor but the latter had to leave because of a TV commitment. Cyd Charisse was tabbed to replace him. she was made up to look like Louise Brooks and had to diet off the extra pounds she had just gained during her recent pregnancy. Charisse had to adjust her dancing style to mesh with Kellys, which was very different.
c.
Megatrons alternate mode in this film is an alien tank. This combines events from
The Transformers: The Movie
(he was resurrected as Galvatron, whose alternate mode was a tripod laser cannon/pistol and later an Israeli Merkava tank) and the 1980s Transformer comics (he was resurrected as a tank).
d.
The housing construction site was not a set built for the film but an actual real estate project near Lancaster, California. The developers went broke before the homes could be completed. The production company could film there only after agreeing to tear the site down completely after the shoot.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)?
a.
For filming the concert scenes in England, fans were told when booking the tickets that they could be in the filming for
Just My Luck
. This was so that they wouldnt bring any merchandise or banners, to coincide with the idea that
McFly
were an undiscovered band.
b.
The first
James Wan
film that isnt written by him or his partner
Leigh Whannell
.
c.
The Red Skull (
Hugo Weaving
) searches for a powerful artifact, the Cosmic Cube. In
Transformers
, Weaving voiced the villain Megatron, who also searched for a similar cosmic cube-shaped relic (the AllSpark).
d.
Mel Gibson
s character Riggs eats some dog cookies in order to stop smoking. In
Mad Max 2
, Mels character eats a can of dog food in order to survive.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)?
a.
Keep watching after the end credits.
b.
This is the seventh collaboration between composer
James Newton Howard
and Director
M. Night Shyamalan
. This would mark the fourth longest relationship between director/film music composer in Hollywood at the current time.
John Williams
and
Steven Spielberg
at over 36 years, and
Alan Silvestri
and
Robert Zemeckis
and
Carter Burwell
and
Joel Coen
at 26 years, and
Danny Elfman
and
Tim Burton
at 14 years continuously however going on for 25 years with the exception of
Ed Wood
rank ahead of those director/composers who are still active.
c.
The shopping center where Caine pursues a stolen Houston Police squad car commandeered by the villain is the former Park Shops Shopping Mall originally built in 1985 in the east end of Downtown Houston. The Park Shops was renamed Houston Center in late 2003 right after the Toyota Center and Hilton Americas Hotel was completed, along with the expansion of the George R. Brown Convention Center.
d.
The initials "I.R.T." in the films title stand for "Interborough Rapid Transit", which refers to a number of New York Citys subway systems. Despite the title, however, there is only one scene where Chantel Mitchell is seen in the subway.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)?
a.
Despite the fact that her name is advertised on the theatrical one-sheet for the X-rated version of Punk Rock, Seventies adult film actress
Nancy Dare
does not appear in the film.
b.
The commentaries by
Brad Bird
and
John Walker
which you can hear on The Incredibles DVD, were recorded on September 8th 2004, the same day
Frank Thomas
passed away.
c.
Director
Richard Donner
is an animal-rights and pro-choice activist, and placed many posters and stickers for these causes in the film. Of note are the T-shirt worn by one of Murtaughs daughters (the actresss idea), an 18-wheeler with an anti-fur slogan on the side, and a sticker on a locker in the police station. See also trivia for
Conspiracy Theory
.
d.
When Taran looks for Hen in the Forbidden Forest, we see him crawl under a small branch and weave in and out of a few small trees. This animation was recycled from
The Sword in the Stone
when Wart goes into the forest to retrieve Kays arrow
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)?
a.
Michael Clarke Duncan
was uncomfortable with having to grab Tom Hanks crotch for the scene where he takes his infection away. Hanks left the set, came back to do the scene, Duncan grabbed at Hanks crotch and was shocked because Hanks had put an empty water bottle in his pants. After that, Duncan felt more comfortable with the scene.
b.
Salma Hayek
was originally considered for the part of Alicia Larde because
Alicia Nash
is from El Salvador.
c.
Murtaghs boat is called "code 7" which is the L.A.P.D code for a lunch break
d.
The producer hired Norman Tuckey (music) and Osborne Tedman (lyrics) to write the first Tarzan song, "Tarzan, My Jungle King," sheet music. "Written and composed especially for Son of Tarzan" (which was, ironically, a silent movie).
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)?
a.
During a February 10, 2008 interview on the BBC show "Breakfast",
Bette Midler
stated that out of all of her films, this was her favorite.
b.
Murtaugh and Riggs drive past a cinema advertising
Radio Flyer
, also directed by
Richard Donner
.
c.
Clint Eastwood
: One of the people Dr. Harvey turns into while possessed by The Ghostly Trio
d.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on February 9, 1950 with
Alan Ladd
and
Gail Russell
reprising their film roles.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)?
a.
During the scene where Riggs and Lorna are comparing scars, many of Riggs were given to him during the events of
Lethal Weapon 2
, specifically the gun shots in his lung and the knife wound in the back of his leg..
b.
Originally, a young Han Solo was going to make an appearance in the film, living among the Wookies on Kashyyyk.
c.
According to
Ray Harryhausen
s memoirs, British singer/actor
Paul Jones
was among the various British and American actors short-listed for Sinbad.
d.
Somewhat perversely,
Patton
was re-released in early 1971 following the announcement of Oscar nominations on a double bill with a very different war film, also from 20th Century Fox and a Oscar nominee for best picture:
MASH
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)?
a.
According to
James Marsters
, his characterisation of Lord Piccolo is based on loneliness and revenge: "Piccolo is floating in the air in the beautiful landscape, but he never even admires the landscape; he is only thinking or musing and staring at his feet. I think that is a characteristic of Piccolo more than anything else. Maybe it must be a characteristic for revenge. He hates himself and blames the people who trapped him; his desire is to kill not only them but their family, furthermore to destroy the city and the planet they live and protect. To get revenge is everything to him. Everything."
b.
This is the first Final Destination not to feature the cast on the DVD cover.
c.
This script was being developed at Columbia at the same time as another script about an alien visitation. The studio did not want to make both, so the head of the studio had to choose which film to make; he decided to make this one and let the other script go to a rival studio. The other script was for
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
.
d.
During the armored-car chase, Delores, the excitable driver of the armored car chasing after Riggs (
Mel Gibson
), refers to herself as a "Road Warrior." The Road Warrior character (a.k.a. Mad Max from
Mad Max
and
Mad Max 2
as well as follow-ups) is the role that made Gibson famous to North American audiences.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)?
a.
This is the only Lethal Weapon film that does not feature the villains threatening Murtaughs family or coming into their home.
b.
Although some sources credit
Margery Wilson
as Virginia, her participation in this film is doubtful.
c.
Pier Angeli
died of a drug overdose during filming.
d.
The filming was so secluded, intense, and laborious that the last 20 minutes were shot with only the director and three cast members present. When off-screen the cast operated the boom mic and assisted with the camera work.
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