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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Running Man (1987) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Running Man (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: The Running Man (1987).
About the movie:
A wrongly-convicted man must try to survive a public execution gauntlet staged as a TV game show.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Running Man (1987)?
a.
The death of Principal Himbry was added to the film after
Bob Weinstein
noticed that there was about 30 pages in the script where nobody died and told
Kevin Williamson
that "somebody must die". Subsequently, the addition of the scene gave
Kevin Williamson
a good reason to have all the party guests leave the party near the climax.
b.
The incidental background dialogue and visuals are often nonsensical. Two examples of this are the non sequitur Latin and French phrases used by the lawyer reading Ben Richards contract, and also the end credits for the Running Man game show that play on the monitor behind Killian, which say things like "Art Direction by Red G. Bleu and Primary Colors" and "What Next: I Dont Know".
c.
Some American theaters set up signs - warning moviegoers about the enigmatic and non-linear narrative of the movie - following some confused walkouts and refund demands in the opening weeks.
d.
Bob Dylan
threatened to sue the producers for defamation, claiming that the film portrayed him as responsible for Sedgwicks death. Thus, any mention of Dylan was omitted from the script and
Hayden Christensen
is billed only as "musician."
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Running Man (1987)?
a.
In an early version of the script, according to the DVD commentary, Norrington was to ask Elizabeth to marry him and she says no. Enraged by this Norrington was going to join Barbossa and the two of them were going to try take over the Caribbean. However this script was turned down.
b.
The first 16 mm feature film shot professionally.
c.
Bono
wears a hat with the word YES written across it in reference to John Lennon and Yoko Onos first meeting in her art studio, where he found a ladder propped against a white wall. After climbing the ladder at the top he found the word "yes". When he asked Yoko why she smiled and said "would you rather it tell you no?"
d.
1hr 23 minutes into the film: As Killian is congratulating his production team he is standing next to a TV that is rolling credits for the show. The credits are quite easy to read on a large screen and are: THANK YOU: TIM GEORGE GARY PAUL ROB KEITH YOU ME US THEM ~ WHAT NEXT: I DONT KNOW ~ TITLES: TYPE M WRONG ~ MAKE UP: PAINT YOUR FACE ~ PROPS: PROPERTY ~ LOCATIONS: BY TO LONG HERE ~ ART DIRECTOR: RED G. BLEU AND PRIMARY COLOURS ~ MUSIC: DO RAY ME ~ CATERING: scene ends
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Running Man (1987)?
a.
This film is based VERY loosely on the novel of the same name. Specific differences include: The novel takes place in the year 2025. This film takes place in 2019, according to the DVD cover, two years after the collapse of world economy in 2017 advertised following the film title sequence. While this film takes place in California, the novel takes place on the Northeastern Coast of the United States, tracing Richards from Co-Op City, New York to Boston, Massachusetts; from Boston to Manchester, New Hampshire; and from Manchester to Portland and Derry, Maine (the former being
Stephen King
s hometown, the latter being the fictional primary setting for Kings novels
It
,
Dreamcatcher
, "Insomnia," and "Bag of Bones"); then from Derry back to New York. Richards enters the game willingly as opposed to being forced to, in order to acquire money for his ailing infant daughter. He is deemed an enemy of the state and receives a hundred dollars for every hour he stays alive over a period of thirty days, an additional hundred for every law enforcement officer or "Hunter" (not "Stalker") he kills, and one billion in "New Dollars" (worth far more than original American dollars). As opposed to being confined to the site of an earthquake in California in the film, Richards can travel anywhere in the world to evade the Hunters, but must videotape two messages per day and courier them to the Games Network or forfeit his money. Richards, a Caucasian male, shows signs of racism early on in the novel, but is taken in by the Throckmortons, an African American family in Boston, and after he is told of the situations the government forces them to live in, decides to help them. Laughlin is a Caucasian, and enters the tournament willingly as does Richards. Laughlin eventually meets his end in Topeka, Kansas, where police burn the shed he hides in. Dan Killian (called Damon Killian in the film) is an African American. Killian is also the producer of "The Running Man," not the host. Unlike in the film, the only Hunter mentioned by name in the novel is Evan McCone, the chief Hunter, who is eventually shot dead by Richards. While in Boston, Richards escapes his pursuers by setting fire to a YMCA he is hiding in and narrowly escapes through a sewer pipe. The resulting fire kills five police officers. The ending is far more dire in the novel than in the film. In Derry, Maine, Richards carjacks a woman named Amelia Williams and makes his way to Derrys airport, hijacking a plane, where he also takes McCone hostage. As with in the film, Richards is given the chance to become leader Hunter (much to McCones chagrin) by Killian, though unlike in the film, he accepts. He is later given the terrible news that both his wife and daughter had been killed even before he had even first appeared on "The Running Man," giving him time to ponder the offer more. Feeling he has nothing left to lose, Richards overpowers the flight crew and kills McCone, but is mortally wounded in the process. Setting Williams free via a parachute, Richards makes a suicide run on the Games Building in New York, killing Killian and everybody inside.
b.
At the end of the movie, David Grant (
Kurt Russell
) asks Jean (
Halle Berry
) if she likes hockey, and Jean replies, "Hockey? No, I only like baseball." At the time, Halle Berry was married to then-Atlanta Braves outfielder
David Justice
.
c.
The name "Lilo" means "Generous One" and its origin is Hawaiian. It can also be interpreted as "Lost" and this would give the song title "He Mele No Lilo" a loose translation as "Lullaby of the Lost".
d.
Production designer
Charles Breen
built the interior of the diner and Sams attic bedroom on stage at Warner Bros.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Running Man (1987)?
a.
Fred Kelsey
is listed in studio records as an actor in this film, but he never appears.
b.
Jay Deai (producer) and T.J. Yoshizaki (Writer/Director) are both active Realtors who work under RE/MAX in Los Angeles.
c.
When
Andy Garcia
filmed his fight scene, he insisted on beating the stuntman with a real pistol instead of a prop pistol. This resulted in the stuntman suffering a cut that required stitches.
d.
Director
George P. Cosmatos
wanted to relocate the entire film to a shopping mall. This may be the influence for a level in the game
Manhunt
, a game based on a similar premise in which a former death row inmate must fight for his life against several different street gangs in a complex snuff film hes been forcibly enlisted in. One of these levels, called "View of Innocence," takes place in an abandoned shopping mall.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Running Man (1987)?
a.
The TechNoir set was actually a downtown L.A. restaurant, redressed to look like a nightclub.
b.
WILHELM SCREAM: During the climactic battle, when the Muslims cross the first white rocks and Christians fire for the first time.
c.
Erland van Lidth
s last film.
d.
When Aunt Claras bag drops from the chimney, a whole bunch of doorknobs fall out of it. This is in reference to the original series in which Aunt Clara collected doorknobs.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Running Man (1987)?
a.
To prepare for her role,
Jessica Alba
took violin lessons for 6 months, which she started while filming
4: Rise of the Silver Surfer
. She also learned basic Braille.
b.
When Isabel is setting up chairs at the poetry reading and is confronted by Tellman, there are copies of "Le Divorce" by
Diane Johnson
on the bookshelf behind them.
c.
The Running Man suit the contesters wear bears Adidas logo at the hip.
d.
Producer
Sam Zimbalist
died two months before production ended, with
William Wyler
handling his duties afterward.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Running Man (1987)?
a.
The few Klingon phrases that
James Doohan
introduced in
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
was used by
Marc Okrand
as the basis for the Klingon language in this film. Okrands Klingon language became a fully realized fictional language, and would be the basis for all future Klingon dialogue in future movies and television shows (as well as an obsession to become fluent in for hardcore Star Trek fans.)
b.
The B-36 and B-47 bomber aircraft showcased in the film were such powerful deterrents against Soviet aggression in the 1950s that neither plane ever had to be used in combat, verifying the Strategic Air Commands motto of "Peace Is Our Profession."
c.
As with most other readers at the time, the filmmakers had no idea that Richard Bachman, the writer on whose novel the film is loosely based, was none other than
Stephen King
.
d.
The jellyfish was nicknamed "Heat stroke" because the creature costume was partially made from insulation and rubber. Filming of the creature took place in 106 degree temperatures and the actor inside could only stand four or five minute takes before having to be stripped and doused with water to avoid heat exhaustion.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Running Man (1987)?
a.
Screenwriter
Paul Rudnick
wrote the original script back in 1987 and
Bette Midler
was supposed to be cast for the role of Dolores. After Midler had left the project, the script underwent several re-writes by screenwriters
Carrie Fisher
,
Eleanor Bergstein
,
Nancy Meyers
,
Jim Cash
,
Jack Epps Jr.
and
Robert Harling
. As Rudnick did not consider the final draft of the movie as his own work, the pseudonym Joseph Howard was chosen by him after his own suggestion for the writers credit (Screenplay by Goofy) had been rejected.
b.
Don Johnson
was in talks to star as "Ben", but passed on the project to remain with
Miami Vice
.
c.
WILHELM SCREAM: When Tai Lung is escaping prison and is hitting the Rhino guards with a mace. He flings a guard into the air and when he kicks the guard through the door, just before he lands, you hear it.
d.
Loosely based on the Anglo-Saxon epic poem, "Beowulf", whose author is unknown.
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