37 S.W.A.T. Trivia Questions & Answers

Answer: Special Weapons And Tactics

At the beginning of the movie, Jim Street (Colin Farrell) and Brian Gamble (Jeremy Renner) were two of the S.W.A.T. officers who responded to a bank robbery. The robbers were holding bank employees and customers hostage inside the bank. Both officers entered the bank through a roof access. While observing the activities inside the bank, the lieutenant ordered the officers to "hold their positions." Fearing that a hostage was about to be killed, Officer Gamble violated the hold order, and fired a bullet that went through the shoulder of the hostage, striking the suspect. As a result of their actions, both officers were removed from S.W.A.T.
Six months later, the new S.W.A.T. team leader, Lt. Harrelson, gave Officer Street a second chance at becoming a team member. Street again found himself as part of a new S.W.A.T. team.

Answer: 6 months

In those six months, he stays in shape by running on the beach.

Answer: Special Weapons And Tactics

You would be surprised how many people don't know this. F.B.I. and C.I.A. agents often train with S.W.A.T. in their areas of expertise.

Answer: Special weapons and tactics

S.W.A.T. specializes in tactical policing, striking with quickness and precision.

Answer: Four

In the movie, S.W.A.T. officers were able to successfully resolve the situation, killing the four suspects and rescuing the hostages inside the bank. In the bank, one robber was shot by Officer Gamble (Jeremy Renner). Gamble's bullet struck a female hostage in the upper shoulder, then traveled through her body, fatally striking the suspect. Gamble's actions violated the supervising lieutenant's order to "Hold your position". This action lead to Gamble's removal from S.W.A.T., along with Street, who had been forced to follow and back up his partner.

This scene was in part based on an actual 1997 bank robbery involving LAPD S.W.A.T. Two heavily armed gunmen wearing ski masks and body armor, attempted to rob a North Hollywood Bank of America branch. Over 1,100 rounds were fired from automatic weapons at innocent bystanders, responding police personnel, and news helicopters reporting the robbery live on television. In the end, 6 bystanders and 11 police officers were shot. All survived. One robber committed suicide by shooting himself in the head during his escape from the bank, and the other robber was shot and killed by S.W.A.T. during his escape. Before it was over, LAPD officers had to borrow heavy duty weapons from a local gun shop to match the fire power of the gunmen. In the movie, all four robbers were killed by S.W.A.T. officers, two outside the bank, two inside the bank. As both actual gunmen died during their escape, the movie took a few "creative liberties", but most of the basic facts, along with much of the police radio broadcast, were accurate.

Answer: LL Cool J

"Deke" is the first to be chosen for Hondo's team.

Answer: Gamble

The woman ends up suing the LAPD and Gamble quits the force. Street, his partner, gets demoted until Sergeant Harrelson came along.

Answer: Jeremy Renner

Renner, born in 1971 in Modesto, California, portrayed Brian Gamble. Officer Gamble was a member of the S.W.A.T. team at the beginning of the film and was removed from the team due to shooting a hostage. In response to this, Officer Gamble got in Captain Fuller's face and was fired from his job as a police officer with the Los Angeles Police Department. Midway through the movie, Officer Gamble saw Chris Sanchez and Jim Street at a bar having drinks and went over to talk to Jim. Jim told him that Chris was on the S.W.A.T. team and that he got his position back with the team. Officer Gamble insulted Chris when he called her "J-Lo", a reference to Jennifer Lopez, and Jim did not appreciate this and the two argued. In Jim and Brian's final scene, they fought down by a set of train tracks in Los Angeles and Jim killed Brian in self defense. Renner guest starred on the TV series "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation", "Angel" and "Deadly Games". In 2010, he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role for the film "The Hurt Locker", but lost to Jeff Bridges for "Crazy Heart". Other Oscar nominees for Best Actor in a Leading Role that year were Colin Firth for "A Single Man", Morgan Freeman for "Invictus" and George Clooney for "Up in the Air".

Answer: Rod Perry

The role of Deke's father was a minor one in the movie. In his only scene, Deke's father was seen bringing food to the table of the new S.W.A.T. officers celebrating in his restaurant. The team had passed their final qualification test by eliminating a hijack threat on a plan, in a simulated exercise. Deke's father hugged his son to congratulate him as Lt. Harrelson proclaimed, "Continue celebrating tonight, because tomorrow we're S.W.A.T."
Rod Perry also played the role of Sgt. David "Deacon" Kaye in the 1975 television series "S.W.A.T.".

Answer: Brian Van Holt

Boxer is the brother of Street's ex-girlfriend.

Answer: Navy SEALs

He was part of the ultra-elite Navy SEALs unit.

Answer: Reg E. Cathey

Cathey, born on August 18th, 1958 in Huntsville, Alabama, landed the role of Greg Velasquez. Greg Velasquez was a Lieutenant with the Los Angeles Police Department and the initial head of the S.W.A.T. team when the film began. After the bank robbery incident, Lt. Velasquez was seen in Captain Fuller's office while Fuller scolded both Officers Street and Gamble for disobeying a direct order. Lt. Velasquez mentioned to Officer Street that S.W.A.T. meant "Special Weapons and Tactics" and then asked Officer Street where his tactics were. Street responded on how his tactics were in preventing a woman from getting shot and Lt. Velasquez did not respond to his comment. When Captain Fuller removed Street and Gamble from the S.W.A.T. team, Lt. Velasquez stepped in and encouraged him to give the two a chance to get back on the S.W.A.T. team since they were great officers. Captain Fuller told the two he would assign them to work in the gun cage for several months so he could figure out what to do. This decision of Captain Fuller's pleased Lt. Velasquez. Cathey made guest starring appearances on the TV shows "30 Rock", "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit" and "Third Watch".

Answer: Steve Forrest

In the movie, Boxer (Brian Van Holt) was seen at home watching a re-run of "S.W.A.T." on television, as his wife asked him about fixing the sink. The scene on the television showed a younger Steve Forrest speaking the line "This is Lt. Harrelson, Olympic S.W.A.T commander".
In one of the final scenes of the movie, a grey haired Steve Forrest was seen driving the S.W.A.T. vehicle, asking, "Where to boys?"

Answer: Jeremy Renner

Gamble starts out the cop that takes chances. He later becomes the guy that helps the Alex Montel, the criminal, escape.

Answer: L.A. Lakers

When speaking with the dispatcher, he describes the suspect as wearing "L.A. Laker purple".

Answer: Demolition

You had to be paying attention, but when Street rigs the door that was trapping them with the Claymore Mine, he hints towards what he specialized in.

Answer: Key Club

While Montel was talking to the police officer, the sign "Key Club" was visible over the officer's shoulder.

The girl on the street with the microphone also identified the location as, "The Key Club on Sunset Blvd. in beautiful Hollywood." She then yelled at the officers, "Hey you guys, You're all pigs, ha ha." That girl was played by adult film actress Bridget Powers.

Answer: his last name

It is best seen in the scene where Street and Sanchez go to the bar.

Answer: M4A1

Street mentions it to Harrelson when giving it back to him. The M4A1 is a favorite weapon with tactical assault units such as S.W.A.T and the US Army's Delta Force units because of it's smaller size, lighter weight and accuracy.

Answer: Brian Van Holt

Van Holt portrayed Michael Boxer in "S.W.A.T." Boxer was an officer with the Los Angeles Police Department and was first seen giving his boots to Jim Street to have cleaned. Sgt. Harrelson was eventually hired to be on the S.W.A.T. team under Sgt. Harrelson's command. Jim then made a joke about his mustache and Officer Boxer responded that his mom seemed to like it. On a couple of occasions, Officer Boxer inquired to Jim about what happened between his sister and Jim since the two used to date. Jim refused to speak to him about their relationship and Officer Boxer mentioned that his sister was "little". Jim informed him that his sister was far from "little". In a later scene, Officer Boxer was shot and paramedics were called to tend to him. He survived his gunshot wounds and continued to work as a police officer with the Los Angeles Police Department. Van Holt had roles in the films "Basic", "Black Hawk Down" and "Windtalkers".

Answer: Four

All four victims wore uniforms. Two uniformed sheriff's deputies were slain on the bus. The two gunmen attempting to free Alex wore LAPD uniforms.

Answer: "Mount up!"

The whole team is on their road trip when they get a call for S.W.AT. assistance over the radio. Hondo says to everyone, "Mount up!" as he gets his gun ready.

Answer: Brian Van Holt

Van Holt also starred in "Black Hawk Down" and "Basic".

Answer: Michelle Rodriguez

Rodriguez, a native of San Antonio, Texas, played Chris Sanchez. Chris Sanchez was an officer with the Los Angeles Police Department and Sgt. Harrelson saw her file when researching candidates to fill three positions for the S.W.A.T. team. He went to speak to her at the hospital and was surprised she was a woman since he believed she was a male by the way her first name was spelled. Chris mentioned to him that she was being treated for an injury to her arm since she dealt with a violent criminal who attacked her but she managed to subdue him. Sgt. Harrelson stated he liked what he saw in her file about her history with the Los Angeles Police Department so he asked her if he wanted to be on the S.W.A.T. team. Chris said she would and also brought up that she applied to be a member of the team multiple times in the past. Midway through the movie, Chris threw a birthday party for her daughter and received a page that she was needed at a crime scene. Chris told her daughter she had to go to work and she went to the crime scene as did the other members of the S.W.A.T. team. After Officer Boxer had been shot, Chris was seen calling for paramedics to get to the scene. A little bit later in the film, Chris was also shot but she managed to survive her ordeal. Rodriguez got roles in the movies "Avatar", "The Fast and the Furious" and "Blue Crush".

Answer: Hondo

That good ole "Mount up!" at the end when they're on a road trip in the S.W.A.T. truck.