About
Arnold Schwarzenegger, also known as The Governator is a very famous populer, and well endowed actor, in mostly action movies from the 80’s who later also became the governor of Florida.
He is most known for his acting roles in the Terminator, Predator and Commando movies, which his sometimes over-the-top or sometimes, great acting spawned serveral memes and pop-culture catchphrases such as ‘get to the choppa!!!’ ‘ill be back’ and “put that cookie down! NOW!” as well he is known for his signature Austrian accent and tough demeanor.
Bio
Schwarzenegger was born in Thal, Austria, a small village bordering the Styrian capital Graz, and was christened Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger. His parents were the local police chief, Gustav Schwarzenegger (1907–1972), and Aurelia (née Jadrny; 1922–1998). Gustav served in World War II, after he voluntarily applied to join the Nazi Party in 1938. Gustav served with the German Army as a Hauptfeldwebel of the Feldgendarmerie and was discharged in 1943 after contracting malaria. They were married on October 20, 1945 – Gustav was 38, and Aurelia was 23-years-old. According to Schwarzenegger, both of his parents were very strict: “Back then in Austria it was a very different world, if we did something bad or we disobeyed our parents, the rod was not spared.” He grew up in a Roman Catholic family who attended Mass every Sunday.
Early adulthood
Schwarzenegger served in the Austrian Army in 1965 to fulfill the one year of service required at the time of all 18-year-old Austrian males.[15] During his army service, he won the Junior Mr. Europe contest. He went AWOL during basic training so he could take part in the competition and spent a week in military prison: “Participating in the competition meant so much to me that I didn’t carefully think through the consequences.” He won another bodybuilding contest in Graz, at Steirer Hof Hotel (where he had placed second). He was voted best built man of Europe, which made him famous.
“The Mr. Universe title was my ticket to America – the land of opportunity, where I could become a star and get rich.” Schwarzenegger made his first plane trip in 1966, attending the NABBA Mr. Universe competition in London. He would come in second in the Mr. Universe competition, not having the muscle definition of American winner Chester Yorton.
Early roles
Schwarzenegger wanted to move from bodybuilding into acting, finally achieving it when he was chosen to play the role of Hercules in 1970’s Hercules in New York. Credited under the name “Arnold Strong,” his accent in the film was so thick that his lines were dubbed after production.[14] His second film appearance was as a deaf mute hit-man for the mob in director Robert Altman’s The Long Goodbye (1973), which was followed by a much more significant part in the film Stay Hungry (1976), for which he was awarded a Golden Globe for New Male Star of the Year. Schwarzenegger has discussed his early struggles in developing his acting career. “It was very difficult for me in the beginning – I was told by agents and casting people that my body was ‘too weird’, that I had a funny accent, and that my name was too long. You name it, and they told me I had to change it. Basically, everywhere I turned, I was told that I had no chance.”
Schwarzenegger drew attention and boosted his profile in the bodybuilding film Pumping Iron (1977), elements of which were dramatized. In 1991, Schwarzenegger purchased the rights to the film, its outtakes, and associated still photography. Schwarzenegger auditioned for the title role of The Incredible Hulk, but did not win the role because of his height. Later, Lou Ferrigno got the part of Dr. David Banner’s alter ego. Schwarzenegger appeared with Kirk Douglas and Ann-Margret in the 1979 comedy The Villain. In 1980 he starred in a biographical film of the 1950s actress Jayne Mansfield as Mansfield’s husband, Mickey Hargitay.
Action superstar
Schwarzenegger’s breakthrough film was the sword-and-sorcery epic Conan the Barbarian in 1982, which was a box-office hit. This was followed by a sequel, Conan the Destroyer in 1984, although it was not as successful as its predecessor. In 1983, Schwarzenegger starred in the promotional video “Carnival in Rio”.
In 1984, he made the first of three appearances as the eponymous character and what some would say was the signature role in his acting career in director James Cameron’s science fiction thriller film The Terminator.[ Following The Terminator, Schwarzenegger made Red Sonja in 1985.
During the 1980s, audiences had an appetite for action films, with both Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone becoming international stars.[14] Schwarzenegger’s roles reflected his sense of humor, separating his roles from more serious action hero fare. His alternative-universe comedy/thriller Last Action Hero featured a poster of the movie Terminator 2: Judgment Day which, in the fictional alternate universe, had Sylvester Stallone as its star.
He made a number of successful films: Commando (1985), Raw Deal (1986), The Running Man (1987), and Red Heat (1988). In Predator (1987), another successful film, Schwarzenegger led a cast which included future Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura (Ventura also appeared in The Running Man and Batman & Robin with Schwarzenegger) and future candidate for governor of Kentucky Sonny Landham.
Footprints and handprints of Arnold Schwarzenegger in front of the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre
Twins (1988), a comedy with Danny DeVito also proved successful. Total Recall (1990) netted Schwarzenegger $10 million and 15% of the gross, and was a science fiction script directed by Paul Verhoeven, based on the Philip K. Dick short story, “We Can Remember It for You Wholesale”. Kindergarten Cop (1990) reunited him with director Ivan Reitman, who directed him in Twins.
Schwarzenegger had a brief foray into directing, first with a 1990 episode of the TV series Tales from the Crypt, entitled “The Switch”, and then with the 1992 telemovie Christmas in Connecticut. He has not directed since.
Schwarzenegger’s commercial peak was his return as the title character in 1991’s Terminator 2: Judgment Day, which was the highest-grossing film of 1991. In 1993, the National Association of Theatre Owners named him the “International Star of the Decade.”[4] His next film project, the 1993 self-aware action comedy spoof Last Action Hero was released opposite Jurassic Park, and did not do well at the box office. His next film, the comedy drama True Lies (1994) was a popular spy film, and saw Schwarzenegger, reunited with James Cameron, appearing opposite Jamie Lee Curtis.
That same year the comedy Junior (1994) was released, the last of his three collaborations with Ivan Reitman and again co-starring Danny DeVito and also for the second time featuring Pamela Reed. This film brought Schwarzenegger his second Golden Globe nomination, this time for Best Actor – Musical or Comedy. It was followed by the action thriller Eraser (1996), the Christmas comedy Jingle All The Way (1996) with Arnold playing the main character, Howard Langston, and the comic book-based Batman & Robin (1997), where he played the villain Mr. Freeze. This was his final film before taking time to recuperate from a back injury. Following the critical failure of Batman & Robin, Schwarzenegger’s film career and box office prominence went into decline.
He returned with the supernatural thriller End of Days (1999), later followed by the action films The 6th Day (2000) and Collateral Damage (2002) both of which failed to do well at the box office. In 2003, he made his third appearance as the title character in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, which went on to earn over $150 million domestically.[citation needed]
pop culture and internet popularity
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s famous plays and often over-the-top scenes spawned many refrences and catchphrases that are used very often, to this day:
“I’ll be back” used with playful seriousness, a very widespread line that came from the movie ‘Terminator’ he said the line with awe inspriting and cold manner only to ram into a police station with his car, a few seconds later.
“GET TO THECHOPPA!” link:http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/get-to-the-choppa
used humorlasly when things aren’t going the way they are expected. came from the movie ‘Predator’ when he screamed that phrase with all his available lounges in an over the top manner, urging his comrades, to, obviously, get to the chopper on time.
“Put that cookie down!” link: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/put-that-cookie-down
used mostly as captions and image macros, involving cookies and other variuos baked goods and/or yelling men.
the line came from the ’Jingle all the way" which was used entirely out of context.
“Remember I said i will kill you last? I lied” used mostly in captions, came from the movie “Commando” he said it right before pushing an enemy combatant off a cliff
.“Hasta la vista, baby.” another popular catchphrased, widespread in pop culture, used in scenarios when one wants to behave with an overly serious and awe inspiring manner. used in the movie “Terminator II – Judgement day” right before Arnold shot the frozen enemy terminator.
Arnold’s movies are so famous, that in fact, Doug Walker A.K.A The Nostalgia Critic (link:http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/doug-walker) made an entire month just reviewing his films, that month was called “Schwarzenegger Month”
He has also quite a few funny shots and clips that are used with other popular image macros.
an impressive amounts of short scenes from his movies are used as reaction videos and as ‘forum weapons’.
One good example "SHUT UUUP! from the moive ‘kindergarden cop’
Arnold Schwarzenegger is also famous for his own traits: his tough musclar body and his strong Austrian accent.
in pop culture as well as in internet culture, tough and strong men are intetionally given Arnold’s Iconic accent.
And in fact, an entire band was formed to sing with the famous accent and make many parodies from Arnold’s memes and become quite popular as such. The band is calling itself – The Austrian Deat Machine. (link: http://www.austriandeathmachine.com/)
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