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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : RoboCop (1987) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : RoboCop (1987) - Part (4) 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.
In the original script, Evy was supposed to say, "Hes gorgeous" when she first sees the fully resurrected Imhotep. The line was filmed, but removed from the final cut.
b.
Shot in 32 days for less than $1 million.
c.
After
Peter Weller
complained about the costume during the first few days of filming, the part of RoboCop was offered to
Lance Henriksen
, who turned it down due to time conflicts - Henriksen was also considered for the title part in
The Terminator
(before the cyborg was decided for to be large and bulky and
Arnold Schwarzenegger
was brought on), and finally got to play a robot in
Aliens
(see also trivia for
The Terminator
).
d.
Jane Fonda
s Best Actress Oscar acceptance speech for this movie was one of the shortest in movie history: "Thank you...thank you very much members of the Academy and thank all of you who applauded. Theres a great deal to say and Im not going to say it tonight, I would just like to really thank you very much."
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: RoboCop (1987)?
a.
When Edward enters the cafeteria,
Robert Pattinson
s sister,
Lizzy Pattinson
, can be heard singing vocals on the soundtrack.
b.
Alex Cox
turned down directorial duties to make
Straight to Hell
.
c.
David Shire
s score was chosen as one of the top 10 film scores of all time by NPR film music expert Andy Trudeau.
d.
According to
Burt Young
in the Special Edition DVD documentary,
Sylvester Stallone
showed him the choreographed script of the fight with Apollo Creed to get his opinion as to whether or not the fight moves seemed real. Early in his life, Burt Young had been a small-time boxer like Rocky. Young looked it over, and made a few small suggestions before Stallone brought the scripted bout to the director.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: RoboCop (1987)?
a.
This is the first film for which a digital cinema distribution master was made using the new DCI standards using JPEG2000 compression and a 12 bit 4:4:4 XYZ color space.
b.
As of 2010, the second highest rated grossing animated film of all time after
Toy Story 3
.
c.
This film was delayed when independent filmmaker Michael Thomas Dunn was badly injured in November 2007. Principal Photography was about 35% completed when the film was forced into hiatus. As a result, Principal Photography took more than 2 years, not wrapping until late 2009.
d.
As RoboCop approaches Dick Joness office in his first attempt to arrest him, Jones is tapping his fingers in time to the incidental music.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: RoboCop (1987)?
a.
As the passengers debark in New York, there is a prominent shot of the Great White Fleets head house. This was a real shipping company. It was, and is, the popular name of the United Fruit Companys shipping line. The title "Great White Fleet" in fact derived from the name given the United States Navys main battle fleet which circumnavigated the globe in 1907-08. Painted white, the battle fleet must have been an impressive sight. The United Fruit Companys fleet was also painted white in order to help reflect the intense heat whilst operating in the tropics.
b.
Hadleyville is the name of the town. It is never spoken but is clearly visible on the train station wall. Hadleyville was also the name of the town in
Gung Ho
but was placed in the northeast U.S. In the west, there is a real Hadleyville, in Oregon.
c.
David Cronenberg
was one of many directors who was offered and subsequently turned down the position. Ironically,
Peter Weller
played the lead in Cronenbergs
Naked Lunch
, in which Weller appeared in lieu of reprising his role in
RoboCop 3
.
d.
The ages of everyone in the principle cast at the time of filming are:
Judd Nelson
(26),
Molly Ringwald
(17),
Emilio Estevez
(23),
Anthony Michael Hall
(17) and
Ally Sheedy
(23).
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: RoboCop (1987)?
a.
The title "10 Things I Hate About You" sounds remotely like "Taming Of The Shrew" (on which this film is based).
b.
Lines from the scene in which Private Joker (
Matthew Modine
) and Private Rafterman (
Kevyn Major Howard
) are approached by the Da Nang Hooker (
Papillon Soo
) were sampled in 2 Live Crews 1989 hit "Me So Horny" on the album As Nasty As They Wanna Be. The exchange between Joker and the hooker - "What do we get for ten dollars? / Every ting you want. / Everything? / Every ting." - is used at the very beginning of the song. While the "Me so horny. Me love you long time" sample is used in the chorus of the song, as well as throughout. If you listen carefully to the samples at the very beginning and end of the song, you can hear Nancy Sinatras "These Boots Are Made for Walkin", which plays under the original scene in the movie. The song also contains a sample from
Which Way Is Up?
.
c.
Seven Robocop suits were used throughout of the movie. Out of the seven, one of them had special safeguards and fireproof fiberglass to help the stuntman perform the gas station scene. Another two were used exclusively during the third act of the movie where Robocop gets damaged from the ED-209 and the Detroit Police Department. There was no one suit as most people would think, but actually more than one as each one is fragile and easily destroyed during filming.
d.
The Academy Award that
Charles Chaplin
won for composing this films score is the only competitive Oscar he ever received; his other awards were given to him for special achievement outside of the established categories.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: RoboCop (1987)?
a.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
b.
Macaulay Culkin
, who earlier worked with
Harmony Korine
on the video for
Sonic Youth
s "Sunday", turned down a role in the film because he wasnt ready to start acting again.
c.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on January 14, 1946 with
Greer Garson
and
Gregory Peck
reprising their film roles
d.
The 6000 SUX was built from the body of a 1976 Oldsmobile Cutlass four-door sedan (note front end).
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: RoboCop (1987)?
a.
Posters proclaimed the film as the work of "Academy Award winning" writer
Albert Zugsmith
; he never got close to that accolade in real life.
b.
While filming the Discotech sequence, Peter Weller only wore the top section of the Robo suit. Weller recalls, on the 20 Anniversary DVD Documentary, "Filming The Legend", that walking down the Discotechs stairs was still incredibly difficult and nerve wracking.
c.
20th Century Fox were taking a real gamble making this film. At $10 million, it was a hugely daring venture, but even more risky was
Cleopatra
which was being filmed concurrently. This was to set Fox back the then unprecedented sum of $40 million. Although
Cleopatra
did well at the box office, it was simply too expensive to recoup its costs and nearly bankrupted the studio. Fortunately
The Longest Day
turned out to be one of their biggest hits to offset the damage caused by the Egyptian epic.
d.
Nicholas Zebrun
: [long take] Inside the car with Greg and Melissa late at night, the entire shot lasts two minutes.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: RoboCop (1987)?
a.
The film crew built a dining area that was so realistic that people showed up expecting to have their orders taken.
b.
At one point Ming the Merciless says when he destroys a planet, he calls upon "the great god Daizan". Daizan is Japanese for "great cruelty".
c.
In the hostage scene, as RoboCop is walking toward the room where the former councilman is holding the mayor hostage, the infrared heat vision mode was actually executed using fluorescent body paint on the (nude) actors and a black light.
Paul Verhoeven
says that he thought this technique would be cheaper than getting an actual infrared spectrometer camera.
d.
Brian De Palma
,
Akiva Goldsman
and
Kevin Greutert
were all considered to direct.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: RoboCop (1987)?
a.
According to his drivers license, Charlies date of birth is 9-11-1972 (September 11th.)
b.
Robert Mitchum
declined an offer from
Howard Hawks
to reprise his
El Dorado
role in this film. He told Hawks the script was "an even bigger piece of crap than El Dorado."
c.
It was director of photography
Rob Hahn
s idea to have Nick taunt Jack with Brians line "Okay, bye-bye" after tricking him at the end.
d.
The special-effects were generated with an Commodore Amiga computer.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: RoboCop (1987)?
a.
Backstage, before the premiere of "Satans Alley" someone says "Yo Adrian, its show time".
b.
In the quest for authenticity, the props team working on the movie, called on the resources available from luxury watchmaker company Breguet. The Breguet company designed and supplied the period timepieces featured in the film.
c.
Former President
Richard Nixon
was hired to promote the home video release for $25000, he donated the money to the American Boys Club.
d.
Ronna Wallace, Executive Producer of Reservoir Dogs was the first Sales Agent to represent the film in 2006.
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