Question 1

How did the writers of Total Recall delay their work to create another sci-fi classic?

Accepted Answer

Ronald Shusett and Dan O'Bannon postponed working on Total Recall in the 1970s because they thought it would be too expensive, and instead developed O'Bannon's idea about a space monster, which became Alien (1979).

Question 2

What surprising act of kindness did Arnold Schwarzenegger show Michael Ironside during filming?

Accepted Answer

Schwarzenegger noticed Ironside calling his cancer-stricken sister between takes, brought him to his trailer, and had an hour-long three-way conversation with her about exercises and diet.

Question 3

How did Arnold Schwarzenegger help Paul Verhoeven become the director of Total Recall?

Accepted Answer

Schwarzenegger loved RoboCop and wanted to work with Verhoeven, so while Verhoeven's Black Rain was delayed, Schwarzenegger pushed producer Mario Kassar to hire Verhoeven for Total Recall.

Question 4

What technical achievement made Total Recall a visual effects milestone?

Accepted Answer

It was one of the last major blockbusters to extensively use miniature effects and one of the first to use photo-realistic CGI, mainly for the X-ray scanner scenes.

Question 5

Which actor played a train passenger who mentioned working in the Pyramid mine?

Accepted Answer

Mickey Jones played the passenger on the train who tells Quaid he used to work in the Pyramid mine.

Question 6

How did the writers of Total Recall delay working on the story in the 1970s?

Accepted Answer

Ronald Shusett and Dan O'Bannon realized the movie would be too expensive and difficult to make at the time, so they delayed it and instead worked on an idea that became Alien (1979).

Question 7

What kind gesture did Arnold Schwarzenegger make toward Michael Ironside during filming?

Accepted Answer

Schwarzenegger noticed Ironside constantly phoning his sister with cancer, brought him to his trailer, and had an hour-long three-way conversation with her about exercises and diet.

Question 8

Why was Total Recall notable for its special effects approach?

Accepted Answer

It was one of the last major Hollywood blockbusters to make large-scale use of miniature effects, and one of the first to use photo-realistic CGI (mainly for X-ray scanner scenes).

Question 9

What did Arnold Schwarzenegger call Sharon Stone due to her training dedication?

Accepted Answer

He referred to her as the 'Female Terminator' because he was so impressed by her dedication in training for her character role.

Question 10

What obsession drives construction worker Douglas Quaid's story?

Accepted Answer

His obsession with the planet Mars leads him to visit Recall, a company that manufactures memories, but when his memory implant goes wrong, he can no longer be sure what is reality.

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