![]() Advice: If another character is vying for the affection of your movie wife, make sure he's a total fool. ![]() Though Arnold didn't follow this advice from Terminator 3 onward, there's no doubt that Terminator 2: Judgment Day was a huge leap in quality from The Terminator, thus cementing Arnold as the number one action-movie star in the world. Taken from Arnold's film Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Advice: Make sure your sequel is better than the original. As heavily muscled body-building life coaches, their constant promise to "pump you up" was taken directly from the documentary that introduced Arnold to the world (as a multiple Mr. ![]() Advice: Do things on film worthy of an SNL parody.ĭana Carvey and Kevin Nealon famously created the characters Hans and Franz on Saturday Night Live as parodies of Arnold (they were also his distant cousins -Arnold even appeared with them on the show). And let's just say without getting too spoiler-y, Arnold got his revenge for Caan's critique. So how did Arnold respond? He approved of Caan being cast as the villain in his film Eraser. Legendary actor James Caan once criticized Arnold in an interview, saying, in essence, that Arnold was an effective action-movie automaton, but not a REAL actor in any serious sense. Advice: When an actor criticizes you, hire him to be the villain in your next movie. ![]() But arguably, the best catchphrase of any action hero is Arnold's "I'll Be Back," originally uttered in The Terminator, and then in fifty thousand of his movies afterwards, till it went beyond a caricature of itself to something outside the galactic boundaries of annoyance to a place almost sacred. William Shatner had, weirdly, "I've Seen the Past and It Works" (from T.J. Stallone had "You're the Disease and I'm the Cure" (from the film Cobra). Advice: Get a kick-ass catchphrase.Ĭlint Eastwood had "Go Ahead Make My Day" (from the film Sudden Impact). Whereas Stallone's Rambo was able to take down helicopters with a bow and arrow, Arnold was able to launch multiple men into the stratosphere with a simple grenade. When Stallone's mega hit Rambo: First Blood Part II established a high bar for paramilitary action movies, Arnold responded with Commando. Here, in no particular order, is what we came up with: Advice: When throwing a grenade, make sure at least three men go flying when it explodes.Īrnold and Sylvester Stallone had an infamous rivalry for action movie star supremacy in the eighties. In it, he gives an "inspirational tour" through his "toolkit for a meaningful life." In anticipation of this title, we decided to study his films to give advice to would-be action-movie stars on how to choose their roles. Togeter: And we just want to pump you up.Arnold Schwarzenegger's new self-help book Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life is releasing October 10. Hans: You know, Franz, Stevens pinkie has taught us a great lesson.įranz: Ja, maybe there would be a better way to pummel a girlie-man than muscle against flab.įranz: Are you thinking what Im thinking ? Steven Seagal: Sure thing anytime, fellas Just try and remember the Zen of things, okay? Have a nice one.įranz: Ahcertainly, Mr. Seagal maybe we misjudged you.įranz: Ja, maybe youre not a girlie-man after all, Mr. Hans: Its a Super-Baby-Finger!! Im very impressed, Mr. Hans: All right, put it out Go! All rightPush, Franz!įranz: I am pushing, Hans! But Stevens baby finger is too strong!! I dont know who taught you that stuff, but it looks kind of silly. Steven Seagal: Looks to me like you guys are, like, really constipated maybe you could drink some prune juice or something.
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