Random Movie Trivia Part 13

Robocop 2

Some of RoboCop's new directives are (in numerical order):

DIRECTIVE 233: Restrain hostile feelings.
DIRECTIVE 234: Promote positive attitude.
DIRECTIVE 235: Suppress aggressiveness.
DIRECTIVE 236: Promote pro-social values.
DIRECTIVE 238: Avoid destructive behavior.
DIRECTIVE 239: Be accessible.
DIRECTIVE 240: Participate in group activities.
DIRECTIVE 241: Avoid interpersonal conflicts.
DIRECTIVE 242: Avoid premature value judgments.
DIRECTIVE 243: Pool opinions before expressing yourself.
DIRECTIVE 244: Discourage feelings of negativity and hostility.
DIRECTIVE 245: If you haven't got anything nice to say, don't talk.
DIRECTIVE 246: Don't rush traffic lights.
DIRECTIVE 247: Don't run through puddles and splash pedestrians or other cars.
DIRECTIVE 248: Don't say that you are always prompt when you are not.
DIRECTIVE 249: Don't be oversensitive to the hostility and negativity of others.
DIRECTIVE 250: Don't walk across a ballroom floor swinging your arms.
DIRECTIVE 254: Encourage awareness.
DIRECTIVE 256: Discourage harsh language.
DIRECTIVE 258: Commend sincere efforts.
DIRECTIVE 261: Talk things out.
DIRECTIVE 262: Avoid Orion meetings.
DIRECTIVE 266: Smile.
DIRECTIVE 267: Keep an open mind.
DIRECTIVE 268: Encourage participation.
DIRECTIVE 273: Avoid stereotyping.
DIRECTIVE 278: Seek non-violent solutions.

Enemy Mine

The rubber-like Drac ration balls were made from green jello.

Road Trip

When E.L. asks for "help" from the nurse working at the sperm bank she says, "The best results seem to be obtained through fantasization accompanied by masturbation followed by ejaculation." This line was taken from a similar scene in The Right Stuff (1983), where Gordon Cooper asks for help from Nurse Murch.

The Ewok Adventure: Caravan of Courage

Ok, i'm going to cheat a little on this one. When I watched this as a little kid, this scene scarred me for life against spiders.

Road House

Injuries that Dalton (Patrick Swayze) had sustained were two bullet (gunshot) wounds, four steel screws, nine puncture (knife) wounds and 31 broken bones.

Tommy Boy

On the list showing the exam grades of the students at the beginning of the movie, look at the bottom. One of the names is Helen Keller, who scored an F.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

At the cave scene, Lo sings a song. This song is in one of old Turkish languages (probably Uyghur lang) which still can be understandable in today's Turkish language. Something along the lines of: "............... yiriliyorida, gordum su guzel kiz havar guni, .............. bu guzel aylari, ey guzel kiz havali kiz" As far as I understand, it means; "............. while she was singing softly, I saw that beautiful girl when sun goes down, ...................... this beautiful months, You beautiful girl, cool girl".

The Nightmare Before Christmas

It took a group of around 100 people three years to complete this movie. For one second of film, up to 12 stop-motion moves had to be made.

The Shining

For the scene in which Jack breaks down the bathroom door, the props department built a door that could be easily broken. However, Jack Nicholson had worked as a volunteer fire marshal and tore it apart far too easily. The props department were then forced to build a stronger door.

The Mummy

Brendan Fraser nearly died during a scene where his character is hanged. Rachel Weisz remembered, "He [Fraser] stopped breathing and had to be resuscitated."

Gladiator

Joaquin Phoenix ad-libbed his scream of "Am I not merciful?", and Connie Nielsen's reaction of frightfully pulling away from him was genuine, since she wasn't expecting it.

Jumper

The crew was allowed to film inside the Colosseum for three days, under 3 conditions: no equipment could be placed on the ground, they could only shoot from 6:30 to 8:30 am and 3:30 to 5:30 pm to avoid disturbing tourists, and the only lighting allowed was natural sunlight.

Coming to America

This film marks the first time Eddie Murphy played multiple characters in the same film. Something which has gone on to be a trademark of his.
(and a really young Cuba Gooding jr getting his hair cut)