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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : RoboCop (1987) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : RoboCop (1987) - Part (3) 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.
The weapon that Nikolai Rachenko uses at the end in reality is an FN FAL but heavily modified to represent a twin barrel AO-63 assault rifle that fired around an astonishing 6,000RPM.
b.
The voice of the professor from Boston over the phone is the director, John McTiernan.
c.
The repeated line Id buy that for a dollar! comes from
Cyril M. Kornbluth
s short story The Marching Morons, which presents a similarly cynical view of an over-commercialized future thats desensitized to violence and war. A radio game show in that short story uses the line Id buy that for a quarter. as its signature phrase.
d.
This film was showing on the screen as photographer O. Winston Link snapped his iconic photo of a Norfolk and Western freight train passing an Iaeger, West Virginia drive-in theater, titled "NW1103 Hot Shot Eastbound". According Smithsonian Magazine: "The explosion of light washed out what was on the movie screen at the moment; he had to print the image of the plane from a negative hed made separately of that nights showing."
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: RoboCop (1987)?
a.
The Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man suits cost Approximately $20,000 apiece. Three were made and all were destroyed during filming.
b.
The role of Chance Wayne was first offered to
Elvis Presley
, but Presleys manager, Colonel"
Tom Parker
, turned it down because he didnt want Elvis to play a bad guy.
c.
When Lewis fires the Cobra Assault Cannon at the end of the final shootout at the foundry, the muzzle flash knocks the lens-hood off of the camera.
d.
The
Jaws
video game seen in the antique store window was made by LJN for the early releases on the Nintendo Entertainment System. LJN would go on to make video games based on this movie and
Back to the Future Part III
. LJN also made the NES game based on
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
. A doll of Roger also appears in that same window with the Jaws game.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: RoboCop (1987)?
a.
After seeing "every blonde in town", producer
Julia Phillips
still preferred
Farrah Fawcett
over
Cybill Shepherd
for the role of Betsy.
b.
The movie was shot back-to-back with
Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End
.
c.
Byung-hun Lee
, who plays Storm Shadow, had no knowledge of the G.I. Joe saga, but was advised by the filmmakers not to learn about his character, letting his portrayal stand by itself. He describes Storm Shadow as defined and driven by two conflicting facets: "huge pride and a sense of honour."
d.
In the attempted rape scene, writer
Edward Neumeier
originally had RoboCop shoot past the victims cheek, hitting and killing the rapist. While getting ready to shoot the scene as scripted,
Paul Verhoeven
notice how
Donna Keegan
s (playing the rape victim) legs were spread apart, giving him the idea to have RoboCop shoot between her legs and shoot the rapist in the genitals. Neumeier loved the idea and that was how the scene was shot.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: RoboCop (1987)?
a.
Bodycount: 30
b.
Tay Garnett
directed part of the film uncredited;
Edward F. Cline
, a specialist in comedies, was brought in to direct the comedy sequences; producer
David O. Selznick
filled in as director for four days when director
John Cromwell
was not available.
c.
Marilyn Monroe
wanted to play Adelaide, but director
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
didnt want to work with her again (she appeared briefly in
All About Eve
) and supposedly pretended he never got her phone messages.
Betty Grable
was in talks to play Adelaide but when she canceled on the director to be with her sick dog, she was dropped.
Judy Holliday
was also briefly considered for the role.
d.
Henry Winkler
stated that when he was creating the character of the Fonz in
Happy Days
, he based his performance on
Sylvester Stallone
s portrayal of Stanley.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: RoboCop (1987)?
a.
The directorial debut of writer/director
Walter Hill
.
b.
Prominent Dallas landmarks seen in the film include Dallas City Hall (the exterior of the OCP headquarters), the Plaza of the Americas (where the glass elevator that Robocop rides in are located), the Fountain Place building (the chisel-shaped skyscraper seen in the background of the OCP boardroom scenes) and the Reunion Tower (the tall tower in the background while Murphy and Lewis are chasing the Van in the beginning of the movie). The underground parking garage where RoboCop is shooting out with the police is the Crescent Building parking garage. Another garage used was the Dallas Public Librarys, across the street from City Hall.
c.
Michael Palin
s father stuttered, so Michael used a lot his real life experience when playing Ken, including the fact that Kens stutter is less pronounced around people he trusts (Tom and Wanda) and worse around people he is uncomfortable with (Otto).
d.
Joe Maross
final film.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: RoboCop (1987)?
a.
In Jan. 1976, Columbia distributed this film theatrically on a double bill with
White Line Fever
starring
Jan-Michael Vincent
.
b.
Jonathan Kaplan
was originally set to direct, but opted to do
Project X
instead.
c.
Lt. John Dunbar carries two guns in the film - a Henry 1860 rifle made specially by Uberti and a Colt 1851 Navy cap-and-ball revolver.
d.
The play opened in New York City, New York, USA on 28 November 1923, and had 133 performances. The cast included
Lionel Barrymore
as Tito Beppi,
Ian Keith
as Luigi Ravelli and
Irene Fenwick
as Simonetta. The play itself was based on "Ridi, Pagliaccio" by
Fausto Maria Martini
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: RoboCop (1987)?
a.
The playground in front of Moobys is in the shape of a penis and testicles. It is visible during the scene where Emma gives Becky the invitation to the wedding and when Randal is telling Dante to go and find Becky after the ordeal between the two of them.
b.
Kurtwood Smith
s wife,
Joan Pirkle
, has a small role as Dick Jones secretary, Barbara.
c.
Janeane Garofalo
said in an interview that her biggest reason for taking the role of Agent Dale Shelby was her feeling that the film needed a strong leading female character to "take the edge off" the occasional violence against women on screen.
d.
Montgomery Clift
quit the production because he was, like the character of Joe, having an affair with a wealthy middle-aged former actress -
Libby Holman
. She pressured him to back out of the role.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: RoboCop (1987)?
a.
The hostage scene where a former city council member holds the mayor and his staff hostage was based on a real-life crisis where former San Francisco supervisor
Dan White
wanted his old job back.
b.
This was PRCs last release. After this all PRC productions would be released by Eagle Lion Films.
c.
Despite the popularity of the phrase "The dingo ate my baby!" and its association with this film, that line is never actually spoken in the movie.
d.
Originally intended to be a story featured in the TV series
Amazing Stories
.
Steven Spielberg
liked the idea so much he decided to make it a theatrical release.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: RoboCop (1987)?
a.
As a tie-in with the movie,
Walt Disney
comics released "Dick Tracy: The Tommy Guns and Truehearts Trilogy" which explained the back story leading up to the movie with the actual film plot used as the third installment.
b.
The date that Hedwig and Tommy are arrested for the accident is shown on the arrest photo as 8-13-01, exactly 40 years after the Berlin wall was erected.
c.
The band that plays at the high school reunion is "The Feelies", a favorite of Demmes. Demme shot the video for their song "Away".
d.
During the news footage when RoboCop throws the disgruntled city hall worker out the window during the hostage crisis, the dummys legs fly up into the air in a comedic fashion as it hits the ground. This was a happy accident and the creators decided to keep it in the film.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: RoboCop (1987)?
a.
Annette Bening
was originally going to play Tara but had to drop out because she was pregnant.
b.
For a while,
Michael Ironside
was attached to the role of RoboCop, but they had to give up on the idea when they realized that the actor would have to have a much smaller frame to fit into the costume envisaged.
c.
John Woo
: [verbal confrontation between opponents from opposite sites of a wall] Deakins (
John Travolta
) and Hale (
Christian Slater
) talk to each other through a caved-in part of the mine.
d.
The last and final film that would be scored by
Spike Lee
s father,
Bill Lee
.
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