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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Rent-a-Cop (1987) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Rent-a-Cop (1987) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Rent-a-Cop (1987).
About the movie:
When call-girl Della gets caught in the middle of a drug bust at a hotel where she was meeting a trick...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rent-a-Cop (1987)?
a.
The tag line "As falls Wichita so falls Wichita Falls" is the title of a
Pat Metheny
/
Lyle Mays
album from 1981.
b.
As part of the opening, an alternate scene was shot but never used. The scene shows a man who finds Michael Myers body at the beginning and removes his mask, staring at it weirdly. The filming of it can be seen in the documentary, "Inside Halloween 5".
c.
Darbys ring tone is "Bloodline" by
Slayer
.
d.
This movie was not the first time that stars
Burt Reynolds
and
Liza Minnelli
had worked together. They both starred together along with
Gene Hackman
in
Lucky Lady
whilst they both appeared in
Silent Movie
as well.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rent-a-Cop (1987)?
a.
Dennis Hopper
used his own bike in the movie.
b.
John Carpenter
s first full-length feature film since
Ghosts of Mars
, and his first feature not shot in Panavision since his debut
Dark Star
.
c.
In the real world there actually is a real life security services company called "Rent - A - Cop".
d.
In the script Phibes was abusive to Vulnavia, eventually stabbing her to death, and then escape his house (which was to catch fire) in a hot air balloon with Victorias body. It was decided to make Phibes a more sympathetic character, so these sequences were removed.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rent-a-Cop (1987)?
a.
Liza Minnelli
was once asked in an interview what her worst picture was? She replied: "I think Burt Reynolds and I would both agree, Rent-A-Cop."
b.
Numerous location shots in Northern California establish the action as occurring in the San Francisco Bay Area. The actual house was over 400 miles away, in Malibu.
c.
Virtually all of the film was directed by
Fred Olen Ray
sans credit.
d.
Before
Jodie Foster
was attached to this movie, the character of Erica was supposed to be a newspaper reporter. Foster changed her job to radio host because she thought that her being a print journalist didnt "didnt set a mood for the film and it wasnt as compelling in terms of the narrative" as being a radio reporter was. Foster also wanted to specify that Erica worked for the real news organization National Public Radio, but NPR declined to allow their name to be used in the movie because of the vigilante aspects of the plot.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rent-a-Cop (1987)?
a.
When the film was in being planned by Paramount, executives thought that Kevin Spacey (I) was too old to portray
Bobby Darin
, who died at 37, and wanted
Leonardo DiCaprio
instead.
b.
When Barb appears at the rear window of the school bus, her lips read, "Its me, Barb! Dont worry!"
c.
The Wildfire scientific lab sets cost more than $300,000 to build, and were described at the time as "one of the most elaborately detailed interiors ever built."
d.
A trailer for this movie plays on its
Rent-a-Cop
movie title by describing
Liza Minnelli
s prostitute character as a "Rent-A-Girl".
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rent-a-Cop (1987)?
a.
At the end of the movie, when Evelyn is seen floating in the sea, that is actually
Jessica Walter
, not a stand-in or a body double.
b.
Liza Minnelli
was about 41 years of age when she played a high class rent-a-girl in this movie.
c.
The original 2004 Library of Congress registered copyright had the "good guys" using "Apple iPADS" - six years before Apple announced the real thing.
d.
The white headdress and traveling cloak Padme wears while visiting Ziro the Hutt was originally designed for
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
but never used on screen. Several behind the scenes pictures from the production in which
Natalie Portman
is seen wearing the headgear were released at the time.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rent-a-Cop (1987)?
a.
Lana Wood
played young Debbie Edwards and
Natalie Wood
, who was Lanas older sister by eight years, played teenaged Debbie Edwards.
b.
The captain asks for crew with hand-to-hand combat training. Sulu volunteers, then later reveals his only real training is fencing. This is a tip of the hat to
George Takei
, who played the original Sulu from
Star Trek
. Takei has admitted in interviews that he was so eager to keep his job that he falsely claimed to know fencing and was forced to learn it immediately for an episode.
c.
Variety once described this movie as "as a sort of followup to
Burt Reynolds
Sharkys Machine
, with him working again with fellow cop
Bernie Casey
on a big drug bust" during the opening sequence.
d.
According to
60 Minutes
, three people who acted as consultants on this film were later murdered because of the depiction of a homosexual rape scene that reportedly deeply offended the Mexican Mafias machismo.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rent-a-Cop (1987)?
a.
The T.A.M.I. acronym stands for "Time Alteration Manipulator Interface"
b.
The original treatment by
James Cameron
included the detail that the Terminator needed to eat periodically in order for his human flesh to survive. A scene is included where the Terminator eats a candy bar, wrapper and all. This detail was incorporated into the script for
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
, with the Terminator selecting
Arnold Schwarzenegger
s favorite Austrian chocolate wafer. When fans learned that a scene had been shot where the Terminator ate chocolate, the reaction was overwhelmingly negative and the scene was omitted.
c.
Robert Vaughn
played the role of Lee in the film. He later came back to star in the TV series
The Magnificent Seven
playing Judge Oren Travis.
d.
On January 23th, 1987 Italian President
Francesco Cossiga
visited the set of this movie following the opening ceremonies of 50th anniversary of the Cinecittà Studios inauguration. The troupe, including director
Jerry London
, director of photography
Giuseppe Rotunno
and stars
Burt Reynolds
and
Liza Minnelli
took a break from work to greet the President.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rent-a-Cop (1987)?
a.
Producer
Oren Koules
owns the Tampa Bay Lightning hockey team. Goalies
Olaf Kolzig
and Mike Smith wore Saw-themed masks for two weeks when the movie opened. The masks were then auctioned off.
b.
Shooting the monastery sequence just off Cannes proved to be troublesome for
Raquel Welch
. Gale force winds and rain disrupted the night shoot, and Welch was reluctant to leave her Venice hotel for fear of getting stuck in the storm. "This glamorous picture in the wonderful sunny Cote dAzur has turned out to be a bit of a splodge," Welch told a journalist. "This is not my idea of an enjoyable evening, but theyre paying you the money. I just go ahead and do it and dont complain."
c.
The cartoon character of
Peter Sellers
in the opening animated title sequence went through over 40 changes until the final character was settled upon. The character was based on
Geoffrey Rush
s performance/performances of Sellers and was created by Irish animator
Paul Donnellon
of VooDooDog.
d.
The decked-out in black motorcycle-helmet clad villain in this movie evokes the earlier film
The Exterminator
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rent-a-Cop (1987)?
a.
The PCA at first refused to issue an approved certificate for the film because Eddie Rios pantomime of a lady taking a bath was considered vulgar. They eventually relented.
b.
Ratigan was originally designed to look thin and weak, but when
Vincent Price
was chosen to play the role, his appearance was changed accordingly.
c.
Both of this movies lead stars
Burt Reynolds
and
Liza Minnelli
were nominated for acting in the 1988 Golden Raspberry Awards, for "Worst Actor" and "Worst Actress" respectively.
d.
Ansel Faraj
: [The Matthew Laugh]
Matthew Greene
laughing while driving a car.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rent-a-Cop (1987)?
a.
This movie is set in Chicago but actually was mostly shot in Italy.
b.
In
Transformers
, the Seekers were Decepticons who took the form of jets. In this film, the Seekers are a special class of Transformers who explored the galaxy.
c.
Michael Biehn
wrote the script from a story by
Reed Lackey
.
d.
Among the crew showing up on screen are dialogue coach Sam Kilman as the Sheriff, dolly grip Gene Poole as a cafeteria worker, and producer Lon Kerr (uncredited) as a curly haired student in a red sweater seen approximately 26 minutes into the movie.
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