6/27/2023 0 Comments Arnold schwarzenegger 1990In 1990, Arnie starred in Paul Verhoeven’s Total Recall, yet another science fiction movie this time loosely based on the very short story We Can Remember It for You Wholesale by Philip K. Each of these films had great scripts (or good source material–Stephen King) and were generally filed under science fiction–in an indeterminate multi-cultural future where Schwarzenegger’s thick Austrian accent would not seem out-of-place. Unlike Stallone who rehashed his two most popular action roles time-and-again (Rocky and Rambo), Schwarzenegger opted for slightly subversive storylines and characters– Terminator, Predator, The Running Man. Each of these films made Schwarzenegger the biggest movie star of the 1980s–only rivalled by that other bulging monosyllabic bicep Sylvester Stallone. Those men of few words action heroes like the sword and sandals beefcake in Conan The Barbarian, or relentless villains like the robot T-800 Model 101 in Terminator, or mercenary soldiers such as John Matrix in Commando and Major Alan “Dutch” Schaeffer in Predator, or just rogue law enforcers as in Raw Deal and The Running Man. When the former world champion bodybuilder made the switch from weights to movies he knew his acting ability was limited and therefore chose roles in which he could excel. Arnold Schwarzenegger is a very shrewd man.
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