Made in B.C. Trivia Quiz

Answer: Reindeer Games

"Reindeer Games", an action film about a group of guys who attempt a heist during the holidays, is set in Michigan, but was entirely filmed in the Vancouver and Prince George areas of B.C. Billed as an action thriller, "Reindeer Games" did not receive particularly good reviews. If you view it as an action comedy, however, it is very entertaining. It is full of characters pretending to be someone else or hiding secret agendas, impossible twists and plot turns, and hardened criminals dressing as Santa Claus to rob a casino. Now that's entertainment! "Rudy Duncan" played by Ben Affleck is smitten by his cellmate's penpal girlfriend. Fortunately for Rudy, his cellmate, Nick, dies in a prison riot. Upon release from prison, Rudy assumes Nick's identity to get the girl. Unfortunately for Rudy the girl, Ashley, is just corresponding with Nick because he worked as security in a casino, and her brother and his partners in crime want to use Nick's knowledge of the casino to help them rob it.

"Jingle All The Way" was set in Minnesota and really was filmed in the Twin Cities (St. Paul and Minneapolis) Minnesota. Some of the filming of Gimbels for "Elf", which was set in New York City, was done in Vancouver, B.C., but most of it was shot in New York City. "Noel" was set in New York City and filmed in Montreal, Quebec and New York City.

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Answer: The Sixth Day

"The Sixth Day" is a science-fiction movie set in a near-future, in which human cloning is common. Arnold's character returns home one night to find that his life has been taken over by an exact clone of himself - don't you hate when that happens? It was panned by critics as derivative (in particular, of "Blade Runner"), and its plot was seen as illogical and inconsistent. For residents of B.C., however, it is a treat being able to see their own local landmarks on film!

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Answer: Rossland

The underdog US Men's Olympic hockey team defeated the heavily-favoured Soviet team to achieve a symbolic Cold War victory. The Americans were so weak in hockey during that time, that their victory over the "Red Machine" in hockey was seen as nothing short of a miracle. Most of the US players were college and amateur players who were inspired by Coach Herb Brooks to play the series of their lives.
Rossland, B.C. is a full-on winter town where residents play every winter sport imaginable - including hockey! The legacy left by the filming was a giant mural of winter sports on the wall of the hardware store.

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Answer: Hope

Sylvester Stallone plays a Vietnam war veteran who drifts into town, only to meet an unwelcoming sheriff. His clash with the sheriff escalates into a game of death through the forest, with Rambo drawing upon his Vietnam War experience to pick off his pursuers one-by-one. The lush rain forest of Golden Ears Provincial Park, near Hope B.C. in the Lower Mainland, is the setting as law enforcement personnel try to capture a highly motivated and well trained ex-commando. The movie is set in the fictional town of Hope, Washington.
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Answer: Hope, Kamloops, Langley, Vancouver

The beginning of "Afghan Knights" has the viewer expecting an action movie. The protagonists do, in fact, have skirmishes with both the Pakistani and Afghan military. Part way through the movie, however, the movie takes an unusual plot change when they enter a cave, which harbours the souls of ancient Mongol warriors. Needless to say, ghosts are rather difficult to battle.

Although it was not a great movie, "Afghan Knights" certainly showed the diversity of the British Columbia landscape. The opening city scenes were filmed in Vancouver and nearby Langley. Notice the background of mountains and ocean in many of these city scenes. The Afghanistan portion of the movie was filmed in the Kamloops area. This area is one of the few places in BC and Canada that is almost a desert. The Kamloops area even has rattlesnakes and prickly pear cacti. The cave scenes were mainly filmed in man made tunnels called the Othello Tunnels. These tunnels were originally built for railroads, but now have walking trails throughout them. By the way, all the locations mentioned really do exist.

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Answer: a long nose

In "Roxanne", Steve Martin's character helps his handsome-but-dumb buddy win the love of a woman. He has the heart of a poet, but a freakishly-long nose. Cyrano, from Bergerac, probably didn't have a nose as big as Steve Martin's but he was likely just as witty (for his day). Probably the funniest scene in the movie is a 'joke duel' where Steve Martin rattles off some 20 nose jokes. Nelson's historic buildings provided a lovely backdrop for the film.

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Answer: The Wicker Man

Edward Woodward starred in the original film, a role in this version played by Nicholas Cage. This cult horror movie tells of a police sergeant who investigates the disappearance of a young girl on a remote Scottish Island. He is horrified by the pagan practices carried out by the locals which culminates in a ritual human sacrifice. Bowen Island is situated off Vancouver. A number of locations were looked at before it was decided to use Bowen Island as the atmospheric Summersisle. The Wicker Man Festival is held in mid July near Dundrennan in South West Scotland.

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Answer: The Hunted

This movie stars Tommy Lee Jones as L. T. Bonham, a man who trains skilled assassins for the US Special Forces. He is contacted at his retirement cabin, in what is supposedly British Columbia, to help track down a former student who has gone on a killing spree. The movie is primarily filmed in Oregon, USA with some scenes shot in Washington state.

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Answer: Lake Placid

Okay, Betty plays a small part, but the monster-croc is big. As you can well imagine, the croc attacks and terrorizes a sleepy resort community. Terrorized, the citizens of this small town in New York state are afraid to swim in the lake lest they be suddenly eaten. I guess the beautiful B.C. lakes were chosen to provide a calming juxtaposition for the fury lurking beneath the waters.

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Answer: Jennifer's Body

Fox plays a popular high-school student who is never quite the same, after leaving a party with some strange guys. Her friend senses something is not quite right when people start turning up dead. Check out the high-school scenes in particular -- they were filmed at Vancouver Technical Secondary and University Hill Secondary. Also, many park scenes were filmed in Burnaby Park.

- submitted by panderson