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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : RoboCop (1987) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : RoboCop (1987) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: RoboCop (1987).
About the movie:
In a dystopic & crime ridden Detroit, a terminally wounded cop returns to the force as a powerful cyborg with submerged memories haunting him.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: RoboCop (1987)?
a.
Funded by a Baptist church. Several members of the cast let themselves be baptized.
b.
After this film was released and criticized as being racist,
D.W. Griffith
was very hurt. He decided to make
Intolerance: Loves Struggle Throughout the Ages
as a follow-up, to show how damaging and dangerous peoples intolerance can be.
c.
The character of Nails the Spider is borrowed from Bakshis own Christmas in Tattertown character Sidney the Spider. Charlie Adler provides the voices for both characters.
d.
Stephanie Zimbalist
was originally cast as Lewis, but had to give up the part when she was called back to film more episodes of
Remington Steele
.
Nancy Allen
was then cast and
Paul Verhoeven
had her cut her hair shorter and shorter several times until it was short enough, as Verhoeven wanted to desexualize the character.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: RoboCop (1987)?
a.
Thelma Ritter
s screen debut.
b.
Realizing that the film was running behind schedule and over budget, director
Paul Verhoeven
and producer
Jon Davison
purposely didnt film one crucial scene: Officer Murphys death. When production wrapped, they went back to Los Angeles and grimly informed the execs that Murphys death hadnt been filmed. So the execs gave them more money and they filmed the scene in a warehouse in Los Angeles.
c.
This is
Keith Gordon
s first film.
d.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on December 6, 1943 with
Greer Garson
,
Walter Pidgeon
and
Henry Wilcoxon
reprising their film roles.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: RoboCop (1987)?
a.
The point-of-view shots from RoboCop include references to MS-DOS.
b.
Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert De Niro were considered for the leads.
c.
According to
Susan Hayward
s biographers,
Mike Nichols
originally wanted her for the role of Mrs Robinson but she declined because she wanted to avoid modifying her screen image. After
Doris Day
and
Patricia Neal
also turned it down Nichols eventually offered it to
Anne Bancroft
.
d.
One of two Best Picture Oscar winners to show a child jumping into the waste pond under a toilet. The other is
Slumdog Millionaire
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: RoboCop (1987)?
a.
Two scenes were storyboarded, but never filmed. The drawings are shown on the DVD. The first was a scene where RoboCop visits his grave. The second was a long car chase, an alternate scene that got them to the old steel mill (where Murphy died). This car chase was to be set after RoboCop removed his helmet and had RoboCop and Lewis break up a riot, followed by a shootout with Joe and Emil with the Cobra Assault Cannons. Eventually, they retreated to their cars then the car chase to the old steel mill began.
b.
Casting brought in producer/performer
Anthony Begonia
to improv audition an unscripted Hawaiian bartender line which didnt make it in the film right before the "Flaming Tornado" is unleashed.
c.
Andrew Sarris
referred to this as "the most charming sexploitation film of the year," Village Voice, Jan. 16, 1969.
d.
When Travis calls Betsy from a payphone to apologize for having taken her to a porno movie (
Ur kärlekens språk
), he makes that call from the lobby of The
Ed Sullivan
Theater (1697 Broadway).
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: RoboCop (1987)?
a.
Jerry Marin, the lollipop man from Wizard of oz, Stood in for Margaret OBrien in the scene where she is floating down the river in a washtub.
b.
For the theatrical trailer, Orion used the music from their film
The Terminator
which is also a movie about a cyborg (played by
Arnold Schwarzenegger
). Schwarzenegger was briefly considered for the role of RoboCop, but those involved with the film were concerned he would be too bulky in the suit and end up looking like the Michelin Man.
c.
Audrey Hepburn
s film residence is at 4 St. Lukes Place in Manhattan.
d.
Roger Kumble
initially wrote the script in 12 days.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: RoboCop (1987)?
a.
John Cena
lashed out in the media at critics that he said he thought condemned the movie in their reviews simply because he is a wrestler.
b.
In Christines house is a picture of a boat that resembles Anchor Bays corporate logo. This company released many special editions of
The Evil Dead
trilogy by
Sam Raimi
.
c.
The computer that RoboCop looks up criminal records on is actually a Northern Telecom telephone switch.
d.
The dance scene where Veronica dances with her family to "Everlasting Love" was added in on the spot by
Cate Blanchett
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: RoboCop (1987)?
a.
Part of the original SHOCK THEATER package of 52 Universal titles released to television in 1957, followed a year later with SON OF SHOCK, which added 21 more features.
b.
The entrance to the OCP building in the movie is actually the front entrance of Dallas City Hall with extensive matte work (by
Rocco Gioffre
) above to make the building appear to be a giant skyscraper.
c.
The lost boy who shows up at the girls camp is played by
Michael Lohan
,
Lindsay Lohan
s real-life brother. Lindsays siblings regularly appear as extras in her movies.
d.
Kevin Smith
had originally wanted to shoot the film on location in a real Red State around middle America. However, due to budget constraints he ended up shooting it all just outside Los Angeles.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: RoboCop (1987)?
a.
The song Show Me Your Spine by PTP is playing in the club when RoboCop arrests Leon. This song, which features vocals by
Nivek Ogre
of
Skinny Puppy
, was unavailable in any format until October 2004, when it was included on the CD Ministry: Side Trax released by Rykodisc.
b.
All five of this movies leading men later starred in at least one successful TV series: Richard Long ("The Big Valley"), Marshall Thompson ("Daktari"), William Reynolds ("The F.B.I."), Jack Kelly ("Maverick"), and David Janssen ("The Fugitive").
c.
Originally set in Los Angeles.
d.
Due to all the cameras, lights, and equipment virtually trapping him in his bed, at one point
Bruce Campbell
was forced to actually answer natures call by using the same bedpan his character used to capture the giant scarab beetle.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: RoboCop (1987)?
a.
The "Cobra Assault Cannons" are working Barrett M82A1s, long-range anti-material .50 caliber sniper rifles with some plastic molding added to the frame and scopes originally meant to have CGI incorporated with them. That idea was scrapped due to budgetary constraints.
b.
This movie was financed by husband and wife
Noel Marshall
and
Tippi Hedren
. Reportedly, to finance this picture, Hedren and Marshall had to mortgage their assets including their ranch. They had to sell their Beverly Hills home, 120 acres of prime real estate in the San Fernando Valley and other assets in order complete this picture.
c.
Originally, the role played by Wesley Snipes was offered to Sylvester Stallone but Stallone turned it down. However, just for fun, the script writer named one of the major characters, "Sly", short for Sylvester and a nickname for Stallone.
d.
Rumor had it that
Harvey Weinstein
was trying to force
Quentin Tarantino
to cut 40 minutes of the movie (which ran 148 minutes) after getting feedback from Cannes Film Festival. However, Harvey denied this rumor, stating that Tarantino was reorganizing some scenes since he didnt have enough time to completely finish editing the film before sending it to Cannes, since he was given only six weeks to edit, whereas other directors are given normally six months to a year. In fact, the theatrical cut runs one minute longer than the cut that was premiered at Cannes.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: RoboCop (1987)?
a.
The RoboCop suit was so hot and heavy that
Peter Weller
was losing 3 lbs a day from water loss. Eventually, an air conditioner was installed in the suit.
b.
The Criterion 2-disc DVD set marked the 450th release in the Criterion Collection.
c.
All four wall clocks in Mr. Huphs office show exactly the same time (clocks mounted in this manner typically show the time in different time zones).
d.
The song "Lets Go Sunnin" appears in the video game Fallout 3 on the fictional Galaxy News Radio station. And in which the G.E.C.K (Garden of Eden Creation Kit) is a major item in the plot.
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