So are BIRTH OF A NATION and GONE WITH THE WIND, but we recognize films like those are not 'good family fun,'" Leveen concluded her Twitter thread. And this criminalizing of children increases dramatically when cops are assigned to work in schools." "5- and 6-year-olds are handcuffed and hauled off to jail routinely in this country. "There's nothing entertaining about the presence of police in schools, which feeds the 'school-to-prison' pipeline in which African American, Latinx, and other kids of color are criminalized rather than educated," she added. His appearance in Batman & Robin ensured a very healthy pay cheque, as well as top billing, and his continued partnership with director James Cameron produced one of the best movies of the mid-’90s – True Lies.Read more Why Are People So Mad About 'Mulan' Coming to Disney+ Early? Of course, not all of Arnie’s films were big hits in the 1990s and this would be the decade where things began to waver a little, as the action star tried his hand at more comedy ( Junior) and a number of films that missed their mark ( Eraser, End of Days).īut even with the misfires, Arnie retained his star status. This decade also gave the world Terminator 2: Judgement Day – a rare example of a sequel surpassing the original in every way. The ’90s brought another long list of well-known movies, from 1990’s Total Recall, to ’96’s Jingle All the Way. The Jayne Mansfield Story (1980) – TV movie.
In the meantime, here is Arnold Schwarzenegger’s filmography for the 1980s: Should you want to know more about the Terminator franchise, read my post: What is the best order to watch the Terminator movies? It will provide you with the best viewing order for the films. It would also be a part he would continue to be associated with for every proceeding decade moving forward. He also got to turn his hand to comedy, partnering up with Danny DeVito for the 1988 movie, Twins.īut as noted above, it’s The Terminator that would be Arnie’s defining role of the decade, and the signature role of his career. The first Conan movie brought Schwarzenegger worldwide recognition and opened the door to a hugely successful career.įrom here he would appear in some of his most memorable roles, including John Matrix ( Commando), Dutch ( Predator) and Ben Richards ( The Running Man).
It would also provide the actor with his most famous role, that of The Terminator.īut before The Terminator arrived, Schwarzenegger took on the role of a comic book character for two movies: 1982s Conan the Barbarian and 1984s Conan the Destroyer.
Moving into the 1980s now, which is the decade that would come to define and cement Arnie’s status as action star.
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