Arnold Schwarzenegger Birthday Special: 10 Killer Catchphrases of the Action Legend That Will Blow You Away!

Arnold Schwarzenegger, along with Sylvester Stalone, Bruce Willis, Steven Seagal and Jean Claude Van Damme, was one of the leading action stars in the '80s and the '90s. Arnold was one of the more popular ones when it comes to global popularity, including in India. These stars were the reason why action genre became so popular in that era, fuelled ahead by the likes of Tom Cruise, and of course, the superhero movies that rule this part of the 21st Century. But of course, the likes of Arnold were the true superheroes of their generation - an infallible protagonist with a penchant for killer catchphrases, bulking muscles and being impervious to bullets. Arnold Schwarzenegger to Lend His Voice for Animated Series ‘Stan Lee’s Superhero Kindergarten’.

Speaking purely of Arnold, you must be knowing his life-story by now. Before he conquered Hollywood with his biceps, Arnold was a professional bodybuilder and had won the Mr Universe title at a mere age of 20. He made his film debut with a lead role in the 1969 film Hercules in New York. But it takes Arnold more than a decade to break through into stardom, which came with the titular role of Conan in the 1982 film Conan the Barbarian. A negative role in James Cameron's The Terminator, gave Arnold a global recognition. With further action roles in movies like Red Sonja, Commando, The Running Man, Predator, Total Recall, True Lies et al, Arnold established himself as an action legend.

Compared to his closest competitor, Sylvester Stallone, Arnold, who later became the future Governor of California, can boast of doing one thing better - a better comic streak. This was capitalised in films like Jingle All The Way, Kindergarten Cop, True Lies and The Last Action Hero. Arnold also has the knack of making the cheesiest of quips work, and the writers of his movies fill them with loads. Terminator: Dark Fate First Trailer - Linda Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger Reprise Their Original Roles in the Promising Actioner – Watch Video.

In this special birthday feature, we present 10 of his killer catchphrases from some of his popular movies.

Killer Quip #1

This like was so iconic that it was used even in the sequels with different kind of emotions. T2 ignored the evil touch of the dialogue in the original and gave it a more emotional nuance, while the sequels after made it sound more comical. Arnold's other movies like The Last Action Hero and The Expendables 2 also parodied the quip to a good effect.

Killer Quip #2

Who thought a Spanish way to bid farewell could turn out to be such a killer line!

Killer Quip #3

Seriously, we have pity for those who face a beefed-up Arnold when he is very hungry!

Killer Quip #4

Cheesy, yes. But strangely relevant in the current times!

Killer Quip #5

No prenup. No lawyer. Just killer quip!

Killer Quip #6

While the Predator's reveal in the climax is scary AF, only Arnold can turn his fear into a badass quip!

Killer Quip #7

Okay...Arnold does make it sound like 'dumour', but still one of the best lines in this underrated action-comedy.

Killer Quip #8

Eraser has full of cool quips, but none as cheesy and badass as this oft-repeated dialogue!

Killer Quip #9

Batman & Robin is awful and Arnold's interpretation of Mr Freeze is not exactly his best moments. But the movie does give him some ice-cold puns!

Killer Quip #10

Hey, did anyone ever thought of what would happen if you cast Arnold in a Shakespearean play? Well, the meta The Last Action Hero gave a little glimpse of how killer Arnold would be if he was made the lead role in Hamlet!

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