One of the coolest docs on Netflix that I feel like no one talked about is Arnold, which follows the life and career of Arnold Schwarzenegger. I found tracking how a bodybuilder from Austria became the biggest movie star in the world to be fascinating. But after he became the Terminator, there was no looking back. Throughout the late '80s and early '90s, he was an unstoppable force, with hit after hit cementing his status as the world's biggest action star. Still, when your star rises that high, it also has a lot of room to fall. - YouTube www.youtube.com When people talk about the 1993 movie Last Action Hero today, it is often referred to as a cult classic. However, in 1993, Arnold thought it would be the end of his career. You have to understand, this was a film that, on paper, should have been a surefire hit. It was a meta-commentary on the action genre that Schwarzenegger himself had helped to define, and it was packed with the kind of explosive set pieces and one-liners that had made him a superstar. These were funny gags that lampooned the Hollywood he had built, and he was perfect for the role. Even with mixed reviews, people thought this would be another massive win at the box office. But the film had one major thing going against it...it opened the same weekend as Jurassic Park. - YouTube www.youtube.com The movie bombed, and that bomb sent Arnold into a depression. He...
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