Schwarzenegger has played all kinds of roles, from a killer cyborg to a pregnant man.
But hes shown time and time again that hes capable of so much more than that.
Hes shown a darker side of that persona inSabotageandEnd of Days.
Hes shown off his comedic chops in the family-friendly farceKindergarten Copandthe self-aware satireLast Action Hero.
Schwarzenegger has given some genuinely great performances throughout his career.
Alongside Schwarzenegger stars Sam Worthington, Terrence Howard, Olivia Williams, Joe Manganiello, and Josh Holloway.
David Ayer helms the film with a script written by himself and Skip Woods.
David Ayer turned Agatha ChristiesAnd Then There Were Noneinto a high-octane action thriller withSabotage.
However, she joins him when he discovers a terrorist plot to destroy America.
Harry Taskers worlds collide when his wife discovers that hes not a mild-mannered I.T.
technician, but a real-life super-spy.
True Liescombined Schwarzeneggers abilities as an action hero with his abilities as a comedian for a totally unique performance.
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Cameron tailored the script to Schwarzeneggers over-the-top idiosyncrasies and it resulted in one of his best performances.
As the criminals approach, Owens and his team prepare to intercept them.
Schwarzenegger had to stretch well beyond his usual action-hero persona to convey Dougs confusion.
Sabotage is a 2014 action flick starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Schwarzenegger plays John ‘Breacher’ Wharton, the leader of a DEA task force that is hunted down by a drug cartel. Alongside Schwarzenegger stars Sam Worthington, Terrence Howard, Olivia Williams, Joe Manganiello, and Josh Holloway. David Ayer helms the film with a script written by himself and Skip Woods.
If Schwarzeneggers performance didnt work, then the movie wouldnt work and the movie definitely works.
And not only that; it required him to play as many roles as Peter Sellers inDr.
Schwarzeneggers trifecta of roles inLast Action Herois a comic tour de force.
Schwarzeneggers trifecta of roles inLast Action Herois a comic tour de force.
But his titular android inThe Terminatoris one of the most iconic villainsin movie history.
From his phonebook murders to his police station massacre, Schwarzeneggers T-800 is absolutely terrifying.
He can frighten the audience with nothing more than a cold look.
Schwarzeneggers character inKindergarten Cop, Detective John Kimble, starts off as a typical Schwarzenegger role.
Hes a renegade cop who doesnt play by the rules in his ruthless pursuit of a notorious drug kingpin.
In James Cameron’s 1994 action comedy True Lies, the spy Harry Tasker (Arnold Schwarzenegger) lives a double life as a mellow computer salesman and keeps his real job secret from his wife Helen (Jamie Lee Curtis). However, she joins him when he discovers a terrorist plot to destroy America.
Perhaps Schwarzeneggers most radical departure from his usual roles was inMaggie.
Its a surprisingly moving father-daughter story.
The difference between these two Terminators is night and day.
Showing emotion creeping through the facade of an emotionless machine is an even greater acting challenge than pure emotionlessness.
And again,Arnold Schwarzeneggerknocked it out of the park with an unforgettable performance.
The Last Stand follows Sheriff Ray Owens in the quiet border town of Sommerton Junction. After leaving the LAPD, Owens faces a notorious drug baron and his gang, escaping FBI custody and heading towards the town. As the criminals approach, Owens and his team prepare to intercept them.
Based on Philip K. Dick’s short story “We Can Remember It for You Wholesale”, Total Recall tells the story of Douglas Quaid (Arnold Schwarzenegger), a construction worker who receives an implanted memory of an adventure in humanity’s colony on Mars. Quaid finds his memories playing out in real time, hunted by agents of a mysterious organization as he works to topple the tyrannical regime of a Martian dictator (Ronny Cox).
Last Action Hero follows young Danny Madigan, who magically enters the world of his favorite action film through a special ticket. Inside the movie, he teams up with action hero Jack Slater, played by Arnold Schwarzenegger, to battle cinematic villains. Directed by John McTiernan, the film blends reality and fiction, offering a whimsical take on action film tropes.
The Terminator, directed by James Cameron and released in 1984, features a cyborg assassin sent back in time to eliminate Sarah Connor, the mother of a future resistance leader. As the relentless machine pursues its mission, a human warrior is sent to protect her and secure humanity’s survival.
Arnold Schwarzenegger stars in Ivan Reitman’s 1990 comedy Kindergarten Cop as John Kimble, an undercover police detective who poses as a kindergarten teacher in order to catch an elusive drug dealer. Penelope Ann Miller co-stars as teacher Joyce Palmieri, with Pamela Reed as Detective Phoebe O’Hara and Richard Tyson as the criminal Cullen Crisp.
A team of elite commandos led by Major Dutch Schaefer is sent on a rescue mission deep in the Central American jungle. However, they soon find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior with advanced technology and a penchant for collecting human trophies. As the creature picks them off one by one, Dutch must rely on his wits and combat skills to survive the ultimate test of man versus alien.
Maggie is a drama that explores a father’s struggle to care for his infected daughter during a viral outbreak. Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as Wade Vogel, a protective parent who faces emotional challenges as he anticipates the inevitable transformation of his daughter Maggie, portrayed by Abigail Breslin.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day is a sci-fi action film directed by James Cameron, set ten years after the original. It chronicles a new effort to eliminate future rebellion leader John Connor, despite a reprogrammed terminator dispatched to safeguard him.
