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Predator [1987] |
| Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger noted that filming the climatic fight was made difficult by the fact that the late Kevin Peter HallKevin Peter Hall, who played the Predator, couldn't see through his mask. |
| Two of the actors portraying commandos besieged by the Predator have been elected to state governorships: Jesse VenturaJesse Ventura (Independent) was elected Governor of Minnesota in 1998, and Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger (Republican) was elected Governor of California in a hotly-contested recall election in 2003. In addition, Sonny LandhamSonny Landham (Republican) ran an unsuccessful campaign for Governor of Kentucky in 2003. |
| Due to health and safety regulations, Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger was not allowed to light his cigar inside the helicopter near the beginning of the film. As a result the glow was added optically in post-production. |
| Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger lost over 25 pounds before filming began in order to better fit the role of a special warfare operative, who would be lean as well as muscular. |
Predator 2 [1990] |
| At one point Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger was going to co-star in the film, but chose to do Terminator 2: Judgment Day instead. |
| The plot underwent a few changes in its earliest stages. Gary BuseyGary Busey's character, Keyes, was actually intended to be Dutch, Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger's character from the first film. Schwarzenegger was very outspoken against the sequel's concept, feeling that taking it into the city was a bad idea, and declined the role. |
Predators [2010] |
| Nimród AntalNimród Antal specifically chose Adrien BrodyAdrien Brody for the main protagonist: "It was a challenge in finding a balance. When we cast Adrien, there were a lot of people going, What? But at the same time, if we cast a Vin DieselVin Diesel in that role or anyone who is Arnold-esque, we would have been attacked for doing that. So we decided early on to go in a very different direction as far as the casting process, but it turned out fantastic." He also felt the soldiers should be portrayed as wiry tough guys, not burly men like Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger. |
| The original script contained cameo appearances by Dutch (Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger) and Michael Harrigan (Danny GloverDanny Glover), the protagonists of the previous Predator films. However, these appearances were ultimately cut out. |
AVPR: Aliens vs Predator - Requiem [2007] |
| Steven PasqualeSteven Pasquale's character "Dallas Howard" shares his name with Tom SkerrittTom Skerritt's character from the original Alien movie - Dallas was the captain of the Nostromo. Moreover, he says the line "Get to the chopper!", which was also said by Dutch (Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger) in Predator. Perhaps a coincidence, he also shares his name with actress Bryce Dallas HowardBryce Dallas Howard who does not appear in any of these series. |
| At the cemetery sequence, the man with a gun stands in front of a tombstone with the name "HAWKINS" on it. Hawkins was one of the soldiers of Dutch (Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger) on the first Predator movie, played by Shane BlackShane Black, today a screenwriter ([Lethal Weapon] franchise) and director (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang). |
AVP: Alien vs. Predator [2004] |
| In an interview, director Paul W.S. AndersonPaul W.S. Anderson said that Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger offered to reprise his role as Dutch Schaeffer (from Predator) at the end of this movie as a cameo, but only if he lost the election for California governor. |
AVP: Alien vs. Predator: Unrated Version [2004] |
| In an interview, director Paul W.S. AndersonPaul W.S. Anderson said that Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger offered to reprise his role as Dutch Schaeffer (from Predator) at the end of this movie as a cameo, but only if he lost the election for California governor. |
Batman & Robin [1997] |
| Joel SchumacherJoel Schumacher once said in an interview that if Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger had not wanted to play Mr. Freeze, Sylvester StalloneSylvester Stallone was his second choice. |
| In an interview the cast members were asked what item from filming they would like to take home with them. Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger said that he would be taking Mr. Freeze's armor home, Uma ThurmanUma Thurman said that she wanted Ivy's floral throne, and Elle MacphersonElle Macpherson said that she just wanted a cap or something with the "Batman & Robin" logo before anyone else. When asked, George ClooneyGeorge Clooney said he wanted Elle MacphersonElle Macpherson. |
| One of three movies to feature two future United States Governors acting in the same film. Jesse VenturaJesse Ventura, elected Governor in Minnesota in 1998, and Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger, elected Governor of California in 2003. (The other two films were Predator, and The Running Man. All three of these movies featured Ventura and Schwarzenegger.) |
Last Action Hero [1993] |
| The video Christmas in Connecticut (directed by Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger) is visible in the video store. |
Minority Report [2002] |
| The film was originally planned to be a direct sequel to Total Recall where Tom CruiseTom Cruise's character was going to be played by Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger and the Precogs were going to be Martian mutants with psychic abilities (a concept established in the former film). |
The Rundown [2003] |
| Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger's cameo was filmed the same day he filmed his appearance as the Terminator for the Super Bowl. It was completely unprepared. He happened onto the set that day and was asked to make a quick appearance in the film. Fans and movie enthusiasts often cite his saying "Have fun" to Dwayne JohnsonDwayne Johnson as a passing of the torch to an action hero of the next generation. |
Superman: The Movie [1978] |
| Numerous actors were considered for the part of Superman/Clark Kent: Warren BeattyWarren Beatty, James CaanJames Caan, Kris KristoffersonKris Kristofferson, Nick NolteNick Nolte, Robert RedfordRobert Redford, Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger and Jon VoightJon Voight, with the front-runners being Nolte and Voight after the role was turned down by Beatty and Redford. Among the unknowns tested for the role were Ilya SalkindIlya Salkind's wife's dentist (footage of the dentist testing for the part of Superman can, in fact, be seen in the supplemental section of the DVD). Eventually, the Salkinds cast an almost unknown actor they kept coming back to from earlier in their search - Christopher ReeveChristopher Reeve (who had only one other film and a television soap opera to his credit). |
Superman: The Movie: Expanded Edition [2000] |
| Numerous actors were considered for the part of Superman/Clark Kent: Warren BeattyWarren Beatty, James CaanJames Caan, Kris KristoffersonKris Kristofferson, Nick NolteNick Nolte, Robert RedfordRobert Redford, Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger and Jon VoightJon Voight, with the front-runners being Nolte and Voight after the role was turned down by Beatty and Redford. Among the unknowns tested for the role were Ilya SalkindIlya Salkind's wife's dentist (footage of the dentist testing for the part of Superman can, in fact, be seen in the supplemental section of the DVD). Eventually, the Salkinds cast an almost unknown actor they kept coming back to from earlier in their search - Christopher ReeveChristopher Reeve (who had only one other film and a television soap opera to his credit). |
The Terminator [1984] |
| The original treatment by James CameronJames Cameron included the detail that the Terminator needed to eat periodically in order for his human flesh to survive. A scene is included where the Terminator eats a candy bar, wrapper and all. This detail was incorporated into the script for Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, with the Terminator selecting Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger's favorite Austrian chocolate wafer. When fans learned that a scene had shot where the Terminator ate chocolate, the reaction was overwhelmingly negative and the scene was omitted. |
| The beginning of production was postponed for nine months, due to Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger's commitment to Conan the Destroyer. During this time, James CameronJames Cameron wanted to be working but didn't have the time to do a whole other film so he took on a writing assignment; this turned out to be Aliens. |
| There is only one time that Michael BiehnMichael Biehn and Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger are in the same frame together. It is when Kyle blasts The Terminator the second time at Tech Noir. When they finally meet in the factory, it is not Schwarzenegger, just a metallic puppet. |
| Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger's famous debut line 'I'll be back' was originally scripted as 'I'll come back'. |
| One afternoon during a break in filming, Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger went into a restaurant in downtown L.A. to get some lunch and realized all too late that he was still in Terminator makeup - with a missing eye, exposed jawbone and burned flesh. |
Terminator 2: Judgment Day [1991] |
| According to a biographical documentary, Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger only agreed to do the sequel if his role is more family-friendly, hence the "No killing" rule written for his character. |
| Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger's young daughter screamed the first time she saw her father's face made-up to show the robotics appearing underneath the skin tissue. |
| The Terminator says "I need a vacation", which Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger previously said in Kindergarten Cop. This was not in the script, but ad-libbed. |
| Michael BiehnMichael Biehn was the first choice for the role of the T-1000, in a complete reversal of roles with Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger, who was now a hero. But this idea was abandoned as it was judged too confusing for viewers. |
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines [2003] |
| A number of actors were supposedly in the running for the role of the T-X (originally called the T-1G and alternatively considered male), including Vin DieselVin Diesel, Shaquille O'NealShaquille O'Neal, Famke JanssenFamke Janssen, and former WWF wrestler [?] Chyna ([?] Joanie Laurer). Laurer's name came into the mix when she was recommended for the part by Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger himself during an interview prior to filming. |
| Besides Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger, the only other actor to appear in all three Terminator movies is Earl BoenEarl Boen who always played the character of Dr. Silberman. |
| Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger's signature line "I'll be back" is not uttered in this film. Instead, he says two paraphrases: "She'll be back" and, later, "I'm back." |
Terminator Salvation [2009] |
| This is the second franchise that both Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger and Christian BaleChristian Bale have both been involved in, without ever appearing together. They have both also appeared in the [Batman] films. |
Total Recall [1990] |
| Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger was originally going to play the title role in RoboCop but problems with the costume caused producers to drop the idea. After Schwarzenegger saw RoboCop, he expressed that he loved the movie and wanted to work with director Paul VerhoevenPaul Verhoeven. When he and Verhoeven heard about Total Recall, they decided to work on that. |
| Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger was so impressed by how much dedication Sharon StoneSharon Stone had in training for her character role, that he even referred to her as the "Female Terminator". Stone was even inducted into the Stunt Woman Association as an honorary member. |
| Jeff BridgesJeff Bridges, Matthew BroderickMatthew Broderick and Richard DreyfussRichard Dreyfuss were each considered for the role of Quaid. Christopher ReeveChristopher Reeve was offered the role but turned it down. Patrick SwayzePatrick Swayze was signed to play Quaid when the movie began preproduction in Australia with [?] Bruce Beresford as the director. However, early in preproduction, [?] Dino De Laurentiis' company went bankrupt. After Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger heard about this, he persuaded Carolco to buy the script for him. |
| The concept of Quaid being a physically-buffed construction worker was suggested by Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger himself. In the earlier drafts of the script, Quaid (originally named Quail) was originally described as an average-looking accountant-type person. Because of this detail, when the movie was originally going to be produced by [?] Dino De Laurentiis, he was adamant about not letting Schwarzenegger audition for the role of Quaid. It was only after Schwarzenegger convinced [?] Mario Kassar to buy the script rights from De Laurentiis (whose production company went bankrupt) that the later drafts were re-written to change Quaid's character into one more suitable for Schwarzenegger to play. Schwarzenegger said that he felt this helped the story even more, giving a much stronger contrast to it by turning a character who is otherwise powerful physically into a character that becomes vulnerable after having his mind stolen. |
True Lies [1994] |
| When Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger rescues wife Jamie Lee CurtisJamie Lee Curtis from an airborne chopper, he grasps her by her arm just as the chopper heads out over the water. The woman you see dangling below the chopper skid is no body double, but Curtis doing her very own stunt work. At her insistence, director James CameronJames Cameron agreed to let her perform this scary spectacle. According to Jamie Lee CurtisJamie Lee Curtis, on the TV special promoting True Lies, it was Cameron's idea for her to do the helicopter work; she said, "Oh, yeah. And just where are you going to be while I'm dangling way up there in the air, Jim?" And, according to her, he said, "Hanging out the door filming you with a hand-held camera." So she decided that if he was willing to do that to get the shot, she could stand to do it, too. The stunt was filmed on her birthday. |
| In an interview, James CameronJames Cameron says that the script was brought to him by Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger who said that he wanted to do it because he thought the Tasker character was interesting. Cameron was shocked because he had never seen Scwarzenegger pick a script based solely on his interest in a character and decided that he saw the same thing and made the movie. |
| During the striptease scene, the part when Jamie Lee CurtisJamie Lee Curtis falls was actually not part of the script. She really does fall but she got back up and continued with the scene. You can also see it was not intentional by Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger's sudden reaction to help her when she falls. |
Twins [1988] |
| When Julius visits Vincent in prison, Vincent calls him "Mr. Universe", a title that Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger held for several years, 25 years previously. |
| Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVitoDanny DeVito and Hulk HoganHulk Hogan have all revealed in interviews that Schwarzenegger and DeVito were given the option of doing this movie or Suburban Commando; had the two chosen Suburban Commando, Hogan and Christopher LloydChristopher Lloyd would have done this movie. |
Watchmen [2009] |
| Casting rumors over the years included Sigourney WeaverSigourney Weaver (Sally Jupiter); John HurtJohn Hurt, Robin WilliamsRobin Williams, [?] Doug Hutchison, Daniel CraigDaniel Craig, Simon PeggSimon Pegg, [?] Glen Hansard (Rorschach); Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger, Dolph LundgrenDolph Lundgren (Dr. Manhattan); Tommy Lee JonesTommy Lee Jones, Gary BuseyGary Busey, Ron PerlmanRon Perlman, Thomas JaneThomas Jane (Comedian); Richard GereRichard Gere, Kevin CostnerKevin Costner, John CusackJohn Cusack, Joaquin PhoenixJoaquin Phoenix (Nite Owl); Nathan FillionNathan Fillion (either Comedian or Nite Owl); Jamie Lee CurtisJamie Lee Curtis, [?] Hilary Swank, Jessica BielJessica Biel, Hilary DuffHilary Duff (Silk Spectre); Tom CruiseTom Cruise, Jude LawJude Law (Ozymandias). In the finished film, Jackie Earle HaleyJackie Earle Haley is the only one of the seven primary cast members who was even in the film industry when the movie was first attempted. |
A Good Day to Die Hard [2013] |
| This was the first [Die Hard] film where the original script was explicitly written as an entry in the [Die Hard] series. The first Die Hard film in 1988 was based on a novel by Roderick ThorpRoderick Thorp where the screenplay had originally been a possible vehicle for Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger as a sequel to Commando. Die Hard 2 was first written out as a script based on Walter WagerWalter Wager's novel '58 Minutes' with the story of a man having to save his wife when she onboard a doomed passenger flight fused into a Die Hard-based narrative. Die Hard With A Vengeance famously took its basic idea from Jonathan HensleighJonathan Hensleigh's screenplay Simon Says (about a man being targeted by someone he did something terrible to but then forgot existed). And Live Free or Die Hard was retro-fitted from the original screenplay WW3.com (based on the article "A Farewell to Arms" by [?] John Carlin), which was nearly filmed on its own merits before the 9/11 terrorist attacks led 20th Century Fox to put a hold on the project while they figured out how and when a film about terrorism in the U.S. could be viable, if ever. |
Junior [1994] |
| Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger spent time in obstetricians' waiting rooms to learn how pregnant women behave. |
| Following Twins and Kindergarten Cop, this is the third film in an unconnected trilogy of comedies directed by Ivan ReitmanIvan Reitman and starring Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger. Schwarzenegger's co-stars in this film include Danny DeVitoDanny DeVito (who also starred in Twins) and Pamela ReedPamela Reed (who also starred in Kindergarten Cop). All three films involve a theme of childrearing. |
| Out of all the films Ivan ReitmanIvan Reitman has made with Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger, he has cited Junior as his favourite. |
Kindergarten Cop [1990] |
| Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger had a few conditions before accepting the role of John Kimble; he wanted Ivan ReitmanIvan Reitman to direct the film, he wanted a physical fitness theme, and he and Reitman wanted broken homes, child abuse and family life written into the script. |
| Owning a pet ferret, like Kimble does, is illegal in California - a ban which former governor Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger supported. |
| Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger worked with Pamela ReedPamela Reed again in the movie Junior. Reed portrayed a pregnant woman with a big appetite, quite similar to her character in this movie. |
| The script for Kindergarten Cop appealed to Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger after he became a father in 1989. |
| In most of his films Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger plays a character of Anglo-Irish descent (Quaid, Tasker, Gibson, Brewer, Trench, Owens, etc.) while speaking with his trademark Austrian accent. This movie contains a rare occasion where the accent is acknowledged and explained within the story rather than simply ignored. |
Aladdin [1992] |
| The Genie's celebrity impersonations are (in order): Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger, [?] Ed Sullivan, [?] Groucho Marx, [?] William F. Buckley, [?] Señor Wences, Robert De NiroRobert De Niro, Carol ChanningCarol Channing, [?] Arsenio Hall, Walter BrennanWalter Brennan, Mary HartMary Hart, Ethel MermanEthel Merman, Rodney DangerfieldRodney Dangerfield, Jack NicholsonJack Nicholson, and Peter LorrePeter Lorre. For release in India, Disney replaced the game show host with a cricket commentator. Some of the Genie's imitations were cut from the film, including John WayneJohn Wayne, [?] George Bush, and [?] Dr. Ruth Westheimer. |
Terminator Genisys [2015] |
| Even though most of the cast play characters with American accents minus Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger (T-800), most of the cast are not American themselves. Emilia ClarkeEmilia Clarke (Sarah Connor) and Matt SmithMatt Smith (T-5000/Skynet) are British, Jai CourtneyJai Courtney (Kyle Reese) and Jason ClarkeJason Clarke (John Connor/ T-3000) are Australian, Byung-hun LeeByung-hun Lee (T-1000) is South Korean and Dayo OkeniyiDayo Okeniyi (Danny Dyson) is Nigerian. Only J.K. SimmonsJ.K. Simmons (Detective O'Brien) and Courtney B. VanceCourtney B. Vance (Miles Dyson) are the only two real Americans in the main cast. |
| James CameronJames Cameron gave advice to producers David Ellison and David Goldberg on how they could use a 67 year old Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger in the film, by stating that the living human tissue that is grown on The Terminators, giving them their human forms is not actually synthetic, but organic and could therefore age and that they could have a Terminator sent back through time, missed his target and ended up living in society and due to his brain, which is a neural processor (a learning computer) he could actually become more human and went along without getting discovered. |
| This is the first film that Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger is not "Terminator" in the end credits. Rather, he is named "Guardian". |
| Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger didn't dye his hair for the film. It shows his natural gray hair. |
| This is the first film in the series to not feature animatronic Terminators created by special effects artist (and dear friend of Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger) [?] Stan Winston, due to his death in 2008. Instead, the animatronics were created by effects studio Legacy Effects, a company formed out of Winston's former workshop staff. |
| This is Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger's first movie for Paramount Pictures and Paramount studio's first film in The [Terminator] series. James CameronJames Cameron had first approached them to do The Terminator and they were very interested. However, the only stipulation was that James CameronJames Cameron did not direct the film. Since this was Cameron's pet project at the time and he wanted to direct the film, he turned down their offer. |
| Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger worked out for six months, about three hours a day, before shooting started, by which time he had the exact same body weight and muscle measurements as he had 12 years previously while shooting Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. |
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 [2017] |
| Gary OldmanGary Oldman, Viggo MortensenViggo Mortensen, Christoph WaltzChristoph Waltz, Christopher PlummerChristopher Plummer, Max von SydowMax von Sydow, Alec BaldwinAlec Baldwin, Ron PerlmanRon Perlman, Stephen LangStephen Lang, Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce WillisBruce Willis, Robert De NiroRobert De Niro, Michael BiehnMichael Biehn, Mel GibsonMel Gibson, and Liam NeesonLiam Neeson were considered for the role of Ego. Matthew McConaugheyMatthew McConaughey was considered to play Ego, but passed on the role in favor of The Dark Tower. |
Blade Runner: The Final Cut [1982] |
| Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger was considered to play Rick Deckard which went to Harrison FordHarrison Ford. Two years later, Arnold starred in The Terminator by James CameronJames Cameron who wrote and directed Aliens, the sequel to Alien which was directed by Ridley ScottRidley Scott. Arnold later worked with Ford on The Expendables 3. |
| Dustin HoffmanDustin Hoffman was the original choice to play Deckard, although he wondered why he was asked to play a "macho character". According to Ridley ScottRidley Scott, Hoffman was interested, but wanted to make it a whole different kind of character. According to [?] Paul Sammon, apart from Hoffman, other actors considered for the role included Tommy Lee JonesTommy Lee Jones, Gene HackmanGene Hackman, Sean ConnerySean Connery, Jack NicholsonJack Nicholson, Paul NewmanPaul Newman, Clint EastwoodClint Eastwood, Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger, Al PacinoAl Pacino, Burt ReynoldsBurt Reynolds, William DevaneWilliam Devane, Raul JuliaRaul Julia, Scott GlennScott Glenn, [?] Frederic Forrest, Robert DuvallRobert Duvall, Judd HirschJudd Hirsch, [?] Cliff Gorman, Peter FalkPeter Falk, Nick NolteNick Nolte and Christopher WalkenChristopher Walken. Martin SheenMartin Sheen was offered the role, but he turned it down, as he was exhausted, having come off Apocalypse Now. |
The Expendables [2010] |
| Ross (Sylvester StalloneSylvester Stallone) quips that Trench (Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger) wants to be President - a tongue-in-cheek reference to real-life California governor Schwarzenegger's political ambitions. |
| In the Church scene, Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger's character says that Mr. Church should give the job to Ross (Sylvester StalloneSylvester Stallone) because he "loves running through the jungle", an obvious reference to the [Rambo] franchise. |
| In Germany both Sylvester StalloneSylvester Stallone and Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger share the same voice actor ([?] Thomas Danneberg). This, the first movie with both stars on screen, required Danneberg to do the voices for both actors. While keeping Stallone's voice raspy and low, Schwarzenegger's was dubbed lighter, but it's the same voice. |
The Expendables 2 [2012] |
| Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger, in this film says "Yippie Kai Yay", (a reference to Bruce WillisBruce Willis's role in Die Hard as John McClane), after he says "I'll be back", when Bruce WillisBruce Willis steals his line. Arnold was considered for the role of John McClane in Die Hard along with Sylvester StalloneSylvester Stallone himself. |
| John TravoltaJohn Travolta and Nicolas CageNicolas Cage were considered to work with Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester StalloneSylvester Stallone in this film. Ironically 15 years previously, Travolta and Cage took the roles of Sean Archer and Castor Troy in Face/Off which was made and written for Stallone and Schwarzenegger. |
| Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger shot his role in 5 days, one week prior to beginning work on The Last Stand. |
The Expendables 3 [2014] |
| Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger worked a little more than a week on the movie. (On the first film, Schwarzenegger worked half a day, and on the second film, he was on-set for four days.) |
| Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger shares the same birthday as Terry CrewsTerry Crews. They were both born on July 30th. |
Ready Player One [2018] |
| During the race sequence the marquee of a theater can be seen. It reads "Schwarzenegger Jack Slater III". This is a nod to Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger's film Last Action Hero, also written by Zak PennZak Penn. According to Penn the nod was unintentional and was included by ILM staff as suggestion by co-writer Ernest ClineErnest Cline. Penn himself didn't know about it before the release of the first trailer. |
Deadpool 2 [2018] |
| Dolph LundgrenDolph Lundgren, Mel GibsonMel Gibson, Kurt RussellKurt Russell, Bruce WillisBruce Willis, Alec BaldwinAlec Baldwin, Sylvester StalloneSylvester Stallone, Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger, Stephen LangStephen Lang, Ron PerlmanRon Perlman, Pierce BrosnanPierce Brosnan and David HarbourDavid Harbour were all considered for the role of Cable. |
The Predator [2018] |
| When first seeing the Predator strapped to a table, Olivia MunnOlivia Munn's character calls the creature "a beautiful motherf^@&er". This is a nod to the original Predator (1987) where Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger calls the creature "one ugly motherf^@&er". This term has been used as a running gag throughout the sequels. |
| Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger turned down the opportunity to return as Dutch. |
| After the Loonies are escaping from the bus, they see some motorcycles parked nearby. Williams yells "get to the choppers!", a throwback to a line from Predator (1987) made famous by Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger's character Dutch. |
Reign of Fire [2002] |
| When the production team first began scouting for Irish locations, it was announced that Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger would be starring. |
Jumanji [1995] |
| Tom HanksTom Hanks, Dan AykroydDan Aykroyd, Chevy ChaseChevy Chase, Kevin CostnerKevin Costner, Sean ConnerySean Connery, Harrison FordHarrison Ford, Mel GibsonMel Gibson, Michael KeatonMichael Keaton, Bill PaxtonBill Paxton and Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger were all considered for the role of Alan Parrish. Tom HanksTom Hanks' son Colin HanksColin Hanks appears in the sequel as an adult Alex Vreeke in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017). |
Terminator: Dark Fate [2019] |
| The makers had long discussions about whether Carl (Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger) had humanized to the extent that even his adopted family didn't realize he was a T-800. Director Tim MillerTim Miller thought that the family would know, as he personally believed that the humanized Carl couldn't lie to people that were close to him. In the end, they chose to keep it ambiguous. |
| According to Tim MillerTim Miller, only the first half of Carl's monologue about drapes was in the script. Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger added the second part, including the line "Don't do it. It should be polka dots, balloons". |
| The phone number (for U.S releases) displayed on the Carl's Draperies van is 888-512-1984, with the last seven digits referring to May 12 1984, the date Kyle Reese arrives in the first Terminator film. For international releases, it was changed to 800-555-0199. This is a valid phone number and dialing it results in a voice message from Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger: "Hi, this is Carl's Draperies. We have the best drapes and curtains anywhere in Texas, I can guarantee you that. Sorry we're not here right now to answer your call but we will call you back. Until then, hasta la vista." |
| Linda HamiltonLinda Hamilton's first movie where she gets top billing. This is the first Terminator movie where Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger is billed second. |
| James CameronJames Cameron considers the film to be a direct sequel to his own films The Terminator (1984) and Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). He was not involved in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003), Terminator Salvation (2009) and Terminator Genisys (2015), so Terminator: Dark Fate disregards the events of these films, as well as the short-lived TV series [Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008)]. In 2017, Cameron commented that he has been generally supportive of those films due to his close friendship with Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger, but for various reasons, they did not work for him, so he decided to produce a true sequel himself. This means that Rise of the Machines, Salvation, Genisys and Sarah Connor Chronicles are being described as occurring in alternate timelines. |
Jack Reacher [2012] |
| Nicolas CageNicolas Cage, Jim CarreyJim Carrey, Russell CroweRussell Crowe, Johnny DeppJohnny Depp, Cary ElwesCary Elwes, Colin FarrellColin Farrell, Harrison FordHarrison Ford, Jamie FoxxJamie Foxx, Mel GibsonMel Gibson, Stephen LangStephen Lang, Dolph LundgrenDolph Lundgren, Edward NortonEdward Norton, Ron PerlmanRon Perlman, Brad PittBrad Pitt, Keanu ReevesKeanu Reeves, Kurt RussellKurt Russell, Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester StalloneSylvester Stallone, Jean-Claude Van DammeJean-Claude Van Damme, Vince VaughnVince Vaughn, Denzel WashingtonDenzel Washington and Bruce WillisBruce Willis were all considered for Jack Reacher. |