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Pretty basic. If you have a question you think others don't know, post your trivial question.

Small rule: No arguments about a right/wrong answer. Perhaps someone else has seen said question at a different angle the one asking the question hasn't seen. Also, when questioned is answered, an explanation is pretty much necessary, both by the one answering the question and by the one asking the question.

My hope is that a healthy debate, along with some fun and information, can be shared.

I will start it off with a question that is hopefully stimulating and requires some thought.

There have been many actors/ actresses who have been killed by a Predator, Alien, or Terminator. A select few have been killed by 2 of them in separate films, as separate characters. Only 2 have been killed by all 3 in separate films.
Name the 2 actors/actresses.

Good luck!

Lance Henriksen and Bill Paxton


Paxton was Killed by the T-800 in the first Terminator. He was one of the Punks at the beginning.  He was then Killed by a Xenomorph in Aliens.  Finally killed by a Yatuja known as the City Hunter in Predator 2.

Henriksen died in the Police Station shootout in the First Terminator, he then was ripped in half by the Xenomorph Queen in Aliens then as the real Weyland he was killed by a young Yatuja in Alien vs Predator.

Excellent! That was quick!!

That bit of trivia has been my go to to stump people for years lol.  Helps I love those 3 franchises.  My predator action figure collection is a prize.  So we follow the basic principle of now I come up with something?

 
This is mine too! It's a total stumper, but you got it quick. If it debatable, it'll be open to conversation. But if you have one, go ahead!

Well I'll go. Knox can chime in if he feels to.

How many lives does the Hoverboard save in the Back to the Future trilogy?

Is it 3? Marty in #2 then Doc & Clara in #3?

Arguably four.  If Marty got hit by Biff's bat, it very well could have killed him.

My bad guys.
I thought about it. Yes, Griff missing Marty with the bat is one. The tunnel chase, is 2. The Doc and Clara make 4. BUT, if Clara died, the Jukes and Verne are never born, so my final answer was 6.

Now Knox made mention that the whole space time continuum couldve been at risk, so there it is

But can both times for Marty be counted as 2? The question was how many lives, not how many times, Marty is one person.

You are right with Jules & Verne, I never considered that outcome.

Well it can be argued it saved his life twice. So could be 5, could be 6, could be 4!

Next Question:
By now, most people know that it was pea soup used for the projectile vomit in The Exorcist. What brand of pea soup did the cast go with for the best effect?

Habitant?

Incorrect sir

D'oh...

I don't know any other brands...lol

Not something I buy as a rule. ;)

Andersen's Pea Soup

Correct!

The vomit projectile scene also led to a very funny vomit scene in Guest House Paradiso, starring Ade Edmondson (who may be in an upcoming SW film) and Rik Mayall. I mention this because Mark Hamill was a big fan of Rik Mayall and appeared in a UK comedy called Man Down in which Mayall starred in before his death.

I think I get to post a question now so, how did Sir Alec Guinness and Anthony Daniels save Harrison Ford's life on TWO separate occasions while playing Indiana Jones?

Hi Everyone,

I think I may have worded my question to be too cryptic, so if you want to ignore this one and Majobu5 can come up with a new question that's fine!

(I didn't want my question to be too obvious :-[)

M5 needs to make the ultimate decision here, obviously, but why not tell us then?  I'd be interested in that factoid, at least.  ::)

I don't know it. I'll give it a day, and if no answer, I'll Logos it and pass

I'm guessing their voices were heard in certain parts, but I'm not too certain.

Go ahead For, tell us

I thought I may have been too cryptic, sorry!

The answer is Alec Guinness and Anthony Daniels' characters names were hidden in Raiders of the Lost Ark . In the opening sequence Indiana Jones is chased by Belloq and the tribespeople through the jungle. He dives into the water and is rescued by a floatplane, with the registration letters.OB-CPO or Obi and Threepio. It was an in-joke by the production team to include references to Star Wars.

In Temple of Doom, Obi-Wan saved Indy's life again. At the end of the fight in the nightclub Indy and Willie Scott crash through the window with the gong and fall down the side of the building. They were saved by the awnings belonging to Club OBI-WAN! You can catch a glimpse of the name as they get into the car driven by Short Round.

So Indiana Jones was saved by Star Wars characters twice (sort of). Sorry again but if I just asked what the registration was it would have been a quick Google search to get the answer.

I'll let Majobu set the questions from now on!

Nonsense.

Who sang the theme song for Ghostbusters?

Ray Parker Jr

Correct.  That was a simple one.  :)

Sure was. The radio show I listen to in the morning always brings it up, so it's deeply embedded.

In the movie Fight Club, a product/company is rumored to be seen in every scene of the film. Whether it's totally true or not, what is this product/company?

It wasn't Tylenol was it?

No, good guess though, as I'm sure they needed it

I mean, I could Google it, but that'd be cheating.  :P

Where's Logos?  I bet he'd know...

If the quote thread lingers on, I'll search the quote and withhold until it's passed. Otherwise I'm over thinking it

The answer is STARBUCKS.
This was long rumored, but since confirmed, there is a Starbucks cup in every scene.

Next question!

This 1988 film was based loosely on the time spent between Billy Crystal and Andre the Giant during filming on The Princess Bride.

Pretty Woman? :P

Ikea?

Incorrect. Pretty woman?? Was that a hail Mary guess?lol


I just passed this question, but it was STARBUCKS. He did have a temporary infatuation with IKEA though

"It was designed to provoke an emotional response."  (<== What movie's that from?)

I was totally kidding M5. :P

I'm stumped on that one!

I'll move it over to the "Quote This" thread, since it's a quote...

Here's a non-quote one:

What was Beetlgeus's number in the "dead" waiting room?

:P

Sounds like Star Trek? Maybe Voyager?

Nope. :)

Hmmm. It does sound like something the Borg Queen, Kazon (especially Seska), or maybe even Chakotay would say. :-\

This is the question. Lord Rapines quote has been taken to the movie quote thread

Many apologies. I have no idea what that bit of trivia is.  :-[

That was odd, i did not get a warning that new comments were made when i posted that....



My Giant?

Correct, sir!

Who is Happy Gilmore's rival in the movie, Happy Gilmore?

At The Waterbury Open, it's Daniel Lafferty.

In the PGA; however, it was Shooter McGavin.

Wow! Correct and correct!

I've seen that movie like a zillion times...lol

Next question:

This 1978 movie was originally titled "The Babysitter Murders", featuring "The Shape" as the villain.

Oh.. forgot to answer this.

The movie was HALLOWEEN
"The Shape" was the credited name for Michael. "Myers" was not mentioned in the first Halloween.

Next question:

This 1986 horror comedy flick about bounty hunters chasing tiny, hairy aliens to Earth is an indirectly direct knock off of the 1984 film Gremlins, although the producers swear that their story was written long before Gremlins came out.

Critters!!

It's been a long time since I've seen or thought of that one. Hair and teeth and that's pretty much it.
(https://dvdbash.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/critters-3-movie-still-3-dvdbash-wordpress.jpg)

Following the theme:

What are the 3 rules that must be followed for the Mogwai in Gremlins?

1) Don't get them wet

2)Don't feed them after midnight

3)No bright light

I should've requested which was most important, which was never feed them after midnight.
Great job

NEXT!

What did Marlon Brando use to give his puffy cheeks look for his Godfather role?

Was it cottonballs?

Correct. You have the board

What Transformer was voiced by Orson Wells in 1986?

Pass
Google search: Unicron

What is the name of the actor portraying Freddy Kruger?

Robert Englund (not including the 8 stand-ins and stuntmen or  Jackie Earle Haley)

Extra points for Jackie Earl Haley

Thank you M5 and a Fist pump for you for your ^<vforum game post!

Keeping with the eighties, which movie had the tagline "...THEY'LL GET YOU IN THE END!"?

Arg! I know this! It's that stupid movie with those dumb ghosts creatures. Im thinking Goolies or Ghillies. Im dying to Google it cuz its killing me

You are in luck M5, I've gotta give it to you. It was Ghoulies!

You will remember the poster with the creature rising up out of a toilet bowl!

You have the board (and another Fist Pump)

LOL!

Lemme see if I can ressurect this.

Hugh Jackman is primarily known for his role as wolverine in the x-men movies. However, in which movie did he make a cameo appearance as 'King Arthur' in a stage play.

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb


In these two fantasy movies in the same universe, Billy Boyd sung songs. What movies are they?

Return of the King and The Battle of the Five Armies

Ok, it seems Tepes doesn't have a question, so I'll ask again.

What musical movie did High Jackman starr in?

Not sure which one you're looking for.
Most likely it's Les Miserables, but in 1999 I believe, he started in Oklahoma!

What's the name of the mall Marty McFly meets Dr. Emmitt Brown at in Back to the Future?

Twin Pines

Correct

Seeing as you did not ask a question, I assume I am free to post? If not disregard this.

In what film featuring the Holy Grail did one of the directors have a prominent acting role?

1) I was waiting for confirmation as it has been some time since I've seen that movie. <blows on nails, and buffs on chest> Still got it. 8)
2) I'm better at answering trivia than asking.
3)I'm gonna guess the Monty Python one.

Correct.

FYI, I don't have a trivia question.

Logos!!! When did you get back!? Calgon and I were very rowdy while you were gone.

I got back online Tuesday.

Apparently I didn't you post or anything. I mainly stick to off topic for right now and specifically the Galaxy of Heroes thread.

<another thread we frequent> Apparently the 'kids' got a little too big for their breeches in my absence.

Okay, here's one:

A sequel to the Schwarzenegger film Commando was written but never made because Schwarzenegger didn't want to reprise the role. The script was then rewritten to incorporate a new main character and the subsequent film became a blockbuster and spawned four sequels. What was that movie?

Based on films in it's series, I'm gonna guess The Bourne Identity

And you'd be wrong.

The original Bourne Identity novel was first published in 1980, five years before Commando hit the big screens.

Good guess, though.

So many seem to be unaware the Bourne series was based of books...which imo are much better than the films.  The answer to your question is Die Hard.

*DINGDINGDINGDINGDING* We have a winner!

That's an interesting piece of movie history

So.... My Turn?

Ok.   RoboCop is great for many reasons, least of all is that it is a satire of Action films while arguably being one of the greatest action films of all time.  BUT, it was not wholly unique.  The Script for RoboCop had been floating around Hollywood from studio to studio for Years, being tweaked and rewritten.  So, what character was the first script about?

Sorry to Frankenstein this thread, but my brother and I were discussing this very topic the other day and he told me that RoboCop was originally a knockoff of......JUDGE DREDD. Which, years later, Stallone, Rob sneider, ehhhhh... I think RoboCop won this cult classic battle even though Judge DREDD started it all.

So my answer, JUDGE DREDD

Correct.  Dredd of course appears in the 2000 A.D. Comics and first premiered in 1977.  It didn't take long for a movie to be in the works but it never mad it out of the scripting phase.  For years it was passed around, tweeked, altered until it barely resembled the original.  Thus Robocop was born.

In Terminator 2 there were scenes which needed 2 Sarah Conners on set.  One was the scene where they were patching up the T-800 and the other was when the T-1000 was disguised as Sarah.  Now of course they used a stand in, but there is usually is a tell that its a stand in...in this instance it was flawless.  How was this accomplished?

It was done by her....."Sister! She has a twin sister. Your questions have now betrayed her, too."

Her sister's name is Leslie Hamilton (Gearren) and when people talk about identical twins in this case they were TOTALLY indistinguishable from each other.
And sorry for the poor Darth Vader impression.

Correct!  For the scene when they were patching up the t-800 the back of Sarah was her sister while the "reflection" was Linda facing the camera through a mirror frame.  They matched each others movements to make it seem like a reflection.

There is an alternate scene in the Director's Cut, where the T-800 furthers the explanation of how his CPU works; that there is a switch that is defaulted to follow orders only, and that if it is manually toggled, he will then be able to learn and adapt. So there's this whole thing where they cut open his head to get the CPU, and Sarah tries to smash it with a hammer.