The host of AMC's Cinemania talks about the show, his celebrity status, the future of Tivo and his secret life as an adult film star.

Q: You were on AMC's last movie show, The Movie Club. Did the Cinemania opportunity come out of that experience?

A: It actually had absolutely nothing to do with that. In fact, to be honest with you, I'm not sure if AMC even remembers I was on that show. I had hosted shows in the past, and I told my peeps, my representatives, that if I'm going to host anything in the future it has to be something that I'm enthusiastic about -- not just Celebrity Fit Cook-Off. But they said there was a movie show in development at AMC, and I am a movie buff, so I said definitely.

Q: Cinemania is all about knowing the minutiae of movies. Are you a big trivia buff?

A: Heck yeah. I kick ass. And I try to work that in a little bit. But the thing I have to remember is, I'm talking with the people who made the movie. They already know the answers to these, so they're not really impressed. So when I go, "It must have been really interesting working with the second AD Jack Salinger who also was the special effects coordinator on a little movie that came out in 1982," they're like, "Yeah, Jack's cool, he's a real nice guy." And I'm like, "Aren't you impressed that I knew that?" "No not really." They just figure some producer told me, I just want to raise my hand and go, "NO! NO! I really do love your movie! I really am a dork!"

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Which scene from Die Hard is the most classic?  The Invitation, The Dead Body, or The Walkie-Talkie? AMCtv.com visitors voted for their favorites and the results are in. The Walkie Talkie scene with Bruce Willis' famous "Yippie-Ki-Yay" quote won with 40% of the votes.  The Invitation scene in which Bruce Willis  crawls through a ventilation duct and imitates his wife's invitation to join her on the West Coast captured 36% of the vote while The Dead Body scene in which Willis throws a dead body out of the skscraper and onto a police car rounded out the poll with 24% of the votes.

How well do you know Planet of the Apes?  Take our Cinemania Trivia Challenge to find out.  Leave your answers in the comments below and you'll be entered for a chance to win a Planet of the Apes DVD.  The winner will be chosen randomly so don't worry if you feel like you're playing against an 800 pound gorilla -- everyone has an equal chance to win.  The winner will be chosen after one week and contacted via e-mail to obtain shipping instructions.

1. What is the earth date before Taylor goes to sleep on space ship?

2. What is the earth time before they abandon ship?

3. After they abandon ship, how old does Taylor (Heston) say that Landon is?

4. What was the alternate ending to Planet of the Apes?

5. What is the name of the book and author that the movie is based on?

6. What is the name of the gorilla whose head of the security police?

7. What was Heston's character, "Taylor" originally named?

8. What was Taylor's first comment on the human's they encountered?