The Killer Trivia (1989)

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The Killer Trivia

• The shootout at the beach house was filmed in 28 days; 20,000 rounds of ammunition were fired. The final shootout at the church took 36 days and 40,000 rounds.
• Took 92 days to film, with a budget of 14 million Hong Kong dollars (2 million US dollars).
• The film did not do well in Hong Kong because audiences didn't like the allusions to the Tienanmen Square massacre.
• Jeff and Li's "Mexican standoff" in Jennie's apartment was inspired by Sam Peckinpah's "The Wild Bunch". Woo notes on the DVD commentary that Mad Magazine's "Spy vs. Spy" also played a part in constructing this scene.
• The shootout on the tram caused chaos in the Causeway Bay district because people thought a real robbery was going on. John Woo had to talk to the Police Superintendent himself before he was allowed to resume filming.
• All of the guns seen in the film are real. Because of Hong Kong's very strict gun laws, they had to be imported and their use on-set was closely monitored.