If you are a fan of Arnold Schwarzenegger, you must have seen and re-watched at least the first two episodes of the Terminator saga by James Cameron, absolutely iconic. Today, consisting of 6 films and two series, the franchise is one of the most famous in pop culture, and we invite you to check if you know it as well as you think!
But before we try to answer these 7 not-so-easy questions, here are some anecdotes from the filming of the first opus, which will be broadcast tonight on 6ter, and which its director finds today.quite awkward“.
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like a dream…
According to James Cameron, the idea for the Terminator came to him in his sleep when he had a fever. It was in Europe that the director dreamed of a robot coming out of the sea of fire. Most of the script was then written based on this original premise, except that the film, due to lack of resources, was set in the present rather than the future as the filmmaker had dreamed.
Casting stories
Before Arnold Schwarzenegger finally won, the role of the Terminator was a lot of musical chairs. The producers originally considered OJ Simpson, but shelved it, fearing that audiences wouldn’t take it seriously enough. The favorite then was Lance Henriksen (who would eventually play Detective Vukovich). When Arnold Schwarzenegger read the script, he was immediately interested not in the Terminator, but in the character of Kyle Reese (played by Michael Biehn). It was James Cameron who insisted that Arnie play the T-800.
17 suggestions for Schwarzenegger!
Arnold Schwarzenegger, as the Terminator, only says seventeen sentences. Nineteen if you consider first borrows the voices of the policeman and Sarah’s mother.
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