- While filming Exit Wounds (2001) staring Steven Seagal he was the only crew member to regularly join the Chinese fight choreography team for daily traditional Chinese prayers and then accompanied the stunt performers in warm up stretching.
- While filming the Indy racing movie "Champs" starring the talented legendary Actor and Screenwriter Sylvester Stallone the Crew jokingly referred to the project as "Chimps". The project title was later changed to Driven (2001).
- Rudolph observes the rules of a traditional religious Hindu Jain diet. The desciplic antecedent of the dairy kosher diet, it includes avoidance of allergic lectins. When the dietary rules were first described, he thought it was too superstitious, but applied it to reverse an allergic skin reaction.
- Rudolph Rajendra's Aunt insists she knew he was destined for a future in film before he even decided. She knew when she took him to Disney's back lot as a child and he helped the adult tour guide explain how Hollywood films were made.
- At about the age of seven, on a minus twenty degree winter day in Canada, Rudolph debated with his classmate James "Jimmy" Carrey about whether it was possible for someone's tongue to become stuck to a metal pole. Rudolph insisted that a warm tongue would not freeze. Determined to win the argument, his classmate Jimmy put his tongue on a pole claiming to be stuck until another classmate Glen pulled him free. Decades later the scene would appear in the Hollywood movie Dumb and Dumber (1994) starring actors Jeff Daniels and Jim Carrey.
- When Rudolph was about seven years old he attended a split grade class at Glen Ravine School in Toronto with a slightly older classmate, James "Jimmy" Carrey. After losing Rudolph's kite and string in a tree Jimmy mimed kite string which he presented to Rudolph as replacement. When Rudolph appeared ungrateful Jimmy tried to take the string back sparking a of tug of war battle across a live street bringing cars to a stop. Rudolph's classmate Jim Carrey also went on to work on Hollywood TV shows and films.
- While attending Glen Ravine School in Toronto in a split grade class, Rudolph was occasionally scolded by his Teacher for breaking out laughing during quiet work periods. He explained he couldn't help it, his classmate Jimmy was making him laugh. Shortly after separating them another classmate burst out laughing. His Teacher negotiated that if the kids were allowed to work quietly she would give his classmate Jim Carrey time at the end of the day to do his comedy.
- While filming Cold Creek Manor (2003) starring Sharon Stone and Dennis Quaid the Crew used large custom built "moon boxes" suspended by non-illuminated cranes to light the remote locations. At night, passing cars on the rural roads called police to report a strange U.F.O. hovering over the distant farm fields.
- After getting a perfect score on one neural sensory processing exam and a half mark wrong on another, Rudolph Rajendra was offered a rare research credit and an opportunity to do Scientific Research with Dr. Otmar Bach at York University's Space Research Lab, which he declined, citing a desire to use his studies for Hollywood film production. Dr. Bach, referring to his neural psychology background and Hollywood film future asked, 'so you're going to program people like rats'? 'No', he explained, 'I only want to understand how visual and auditory 3D information is processed and use that to better entertain audiences'.
- Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), and Key to the Passage of Time (1983) which he wrote and directed, were the films that made him decide on Hollywood filmmaking as a career.
- X-Men (2000) was the first big Hollywood special effects Action Sci-Fi film he helped make which renewed his love for Hollywood filmmaking.
- While filming the hit TV show Doc (2001) starring Billy Ray Cyrus, the yet to rise Star Miley Cyrus would often drop by set with her Mom to watch and learn from her Dad.
- Rudolph's second guitar was purchased after his first good year on the stock market in lieu of a salary, a gold plated limited edition Gibson Les Paul. He saved his stock market earnings with the intention of financing his future Hollywood films.
- At about the age of eleven he would perform puppet shows and magic shows at children's birthday parties, using chemistry and special effects to make items disappear, reappear, and convert water into milk.
- His Mother's name Lakshmi is the Sanskrit word for Athena. Ironically when she visited Greece in her mid seventies and was unable to make the climb to the Acropolis she instead viewed films Rudolph had taken of the temple of Athena.
- Rudolph's Mother Lakshmi, or Leila, was a fan of actor Freddie Prinze. She would cut Rudolph's hair at about the age of ten and send him to school with a Freddie Prinze hairdo.
- Doug Downs who was cast in his first film Key to the Passage of Time (1983) also played a cowboy and Rumpelstiltskin in high school plays, sang Beatles songs in a band at school variety shows, and was last known to have become a radio Dj, and pod cast developer in western Canada.
- At the age of ten he would accompany his Father in viewing slummy rental real estate buildings to purchase, which he found as scary as a horror movie. When asked his opinion he advised his Father against purchasing slums, citing repair costs that would consume the net operating income and a too high capitalization ratio. He regretted not considering equity growth.
- As a child he learned to operate the till in his Father's grocery store and visited his embroidery business. When in University he declined to set foot on any of his Fathers manufacturing businesses when invited, preferring to focus on his studies in film.
- His Father was a certified accountant for businessman Michael Sifton, son of Clifford Sifton who was instrumental in expanding the Canadian railroad. His Father later went on to own several small companies including two furniture manufacturing businesses, an embroidery company, a small grocery store, and some real estate.
- His Mother's degree is in Finance and Public Administration.
- His Mother attended private British Schools. Rudolph also began life in private schools, but transitioned to public which he preferred.
- While having lunch during filming of Widows (2002), actress Rosie Perez, who has a strong Brooklyn accent, told Rudolph he has a Canadian accent.
- As a teenager Rudolph practiced chemistry in his mother's garage which he used to manufacture smoke effects that made his eyes water when he tried to operate the camera. He also made squibs simulating bullet impacts, exploding cigarette effects simulating tiny rockets inside, for his short film Key to the Passage of Time (1983). It was chosen by his professor to be the best he had ever seen from a student. He was singled out by some of his classmates in high school and University as most likely to go on to a career in Hollywood filmmaking.
- His Mother Lakshmi, or Leila, who worked for the government, was given a book of Life Magazine photos by her boss for Christmas. He turned to a page and said, 'look it's you'. Rudolph, who was about eight, looked at the public photo of what appeared to be his Mother in her sleeping clothes and asked, 'is that you'? 'No', she said. It was actually a publicity photo of actress Margarita Cansino, known to audiences as Rita Hayworth. In her twenties his Mother looked so similar that her son Rudolph had difficulty telling them apart.
- Rudolph's first guitar was a made in Korea Fender Stratocaster, purchased with money he won in a science contest that involved a write-up in a local paper featuring him explaining his models and theories on energy savings through housing design and applied science. He won a few science contests as a youngster and entered on various subjects, including electricity, magnets, motors, rocket propulsion, volcanoes, and nuclear energy.
- While filming Breakout (1998), child Star J. Evan Bonifant not only memorized his own lines perfectly, but also memorized the lines of all the other adult actors, and would help them when they forgot. J. Evan Bonifant also starred in Blues Brothers 2000 (1998), 3 Ninjas Kick Back (1994), and appeared on Full House (1987).
- While filming Breakout (1998), Rudolph was placed on 3rd splinter unit with two camera assistants and directed uncredited insert shots on child Star J. Evan Bonifant.
- When filming Fever Pitch (2005) starring Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon. Director Bobby Farrelly, who was from long Island, was happy to learn from Rudolph over lunch what life was like growing up in Toronto since he had filmed Dumb and Dumber (1994) and Me, Myself & Irene (2000) with Jim Carrey who had also grown up in Toronto.
- While filming K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) starring Harrison Ford, the submarines were built in detailed sections and placed by crane on a large hydraulic gimbal for the action photography sequences. It was the only film that Rudolph had worked on with Harrison Ford.
- He considers it an honor to have worked with Academy winners legendary Director Guillermo del Toro on Pacific Rim (2013) and The Strain (2014), legendary Producer Don Carmody on Chicago (2002) and Resident Evil: Retribution (2012), and legendary Producer J. Miles Dale, and having the opportunity to learn from their productions.
- At about the age of thirty, while working long hours in another city filming Cold Creek Manor (2003), after not having reported his whereabouts, his Mother, who worked for the government, had him hunted down. He got a call on set over his walkie from the production office asking, 'when was the last time you called your Mother'.
- In high school, Rudolph was briefly in a rock band that rehearsed for a variety show singing German punk rock songs by Falco. The band included his classmates Collin and Paul, and was called 'Wet And Placid In 3D'. It dissolved quickly after the show was not taking anymore acts, and the band mates were dissatisfied with their own singing.
- While filming insert bleacher shots on Fever Pitch (2005) starring Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon, one of the background performers had such a crush on Jimmy Fallon that, instead of acting, she just stared at him adoringly through several takes until she was finally removed by the 1st Assistant Director.
- For the filming of Driven (2001) starring Sylvester Stallone Burt Reynolds and Kip Pardue, the crew shut down University Avenue, the main street through downtown Toronto, for an entire week to film a street race scene. The crew would film at night and open the road to traffic before the morning rush each day.
- Rudolph played the trumpet in concerts for his High School Orchestra and performed soundtracks including the theme song from the hit TV show M*A*S*H (1972) starring Alan Alda and Mike Farrell, where the melody was carried by the 2nd Trumpets.
- When Rudolph was fresh out of University, he worked briefly as a psychiatric field worker with a client who was schizophrenic. The parents would recount their experiences of World War 2 concentration camps and Christian orphanages on land donated by a Maharaja. They gave him exclusive rights to their story and use of their name for which he wrote a screenplay.
- The force of the exhaust of the Indy race cars was so great during the filming of Driven (2001), starring Sylvester Stallone, Burt Reynolds and Kip Pardue, they would throw clouds of dust into the air like a leaf blower when they drove off.
- The differentials of the Indy race cars were so tight during the filming of Driven (2001), starring Sylvester Stallone, Burt Reynolds and Kip Pardue, the back wheels would skip and slide when the tow vehicle moved them around a corner.
- While filming Breakout (1998), star Robert Carradine, who knew Rudolph felt he wasn't making full use of his University education and wanted to contribute more, would get him to laugh by saying, 'the Academy award for holding that flag goes to...' Robert Carradine also starred in Revenge of the Nerds (1984) and appeared in Escape from L.A. (1996).
- His first exposure to the movies was being taken to the drive-in as a toddler to watch Bollywood movies with his parents. He was tiny enough to make a bed of the rear deck.
- When he was a toddler he would kiss the TV screen whenever the faces of actress Julie Newmar or Tina Louise appeared.
- While studying film, and wanting a one of a kind film name, he unintentionally offended his Grandmother when he changed his last name to Durhanto.
- While filming Alphas (2011) he was approached by some teen girls for his autograph. He offered to get them autographs from Star Lindsay Wagner, but they were uninterested. So, he thanked them and signed his birth name, Rudolph Rajendra. After having offended his Grandmother with his name change, the Onset Paramedic glanced at his birth name and said, ' well that's a Hollywood sounding name'.
- At about the age of ten he had a crush on actress Lindsay Wagner, who he had the opportunity to work with on Alphas (2011) when she was in her sixties.
- While filming Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story (2002), he was enormously impressed by William Hurt's talent and relaxed naturalist style of acting.
- He had hoped to work with William Hurt on his own movies. But sadly William Hurt passed away before that could happen.
- He was impressed by the skill of Academy Award nominated sound mixer Douglas Ganton, who worked on the movie Titanic (1997).
- He considers it an honor to have known and worked with David Lee, who won the Academy Award in sound for the movie Chicago (2002).
- Because his Father's Boss owned a small airport, he was offered free pilot training at the age of ten, to learn to fly Cessnas, which he declined.
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