“Terminator”, “Predator”, “Total Recall” or “True Lies”? When it comes to the best Schwarzenegger film, his fans are spoiled for choice. However, the Austrian himself has a number 1 that many probably wouldn’t expect…
We recently took a look at Arnold Schwarzenegger’s best films and were able to see that the FILMSTARTS community’s ranking shows a clear picture: sci-fi classics and explosive action hits like “Terminator” and “Terminator 2”, “Predator”, “Total Recall” and “True Lies” dominate the leaderboard. There is no trace of the Schwarzenegger film, which the Austrian himself likes best. That’s exactly what you can see on free TV tonight:
Kabel 1 is showing Arnold Schwarzenegger’s favorite Arnold Schwarzenegger film, “Kindergarten Cop,” on October 2, 2023 (from 8:15 p.m.)! When the actor was a guest on “The Late Late Show With James Corden” a few years ago, the host of the show asked him, among other things, which of his films was his personal favorite. Schwarzenegger then replied: “I think probably ‘Kindergarten Cop’.”
“I had tried to do comedy for so many years but I didn’t get the opportunity. Because the studios simply earned so much from the action films,” explained the Styrian oak during her appearance. The production companies were happy with how it was. Arnie churned out action films that were exactly what audiences wanted to see – and ultimately made a huge profit. “But when I finally met Ivan Reitman and we did ‘Twins’ and ‘Kindergarten Cop,’ I was in heaven,” the action star enthuses.
If you don’t have time at prime time this evening, you can currently also watch “Kindergarten Cop” on Joyn*. Alternatively, the Blu-ray is currently available for under six euros:
“Kindergarten Cop” on Amazon*
“Kindergarten Cop”: Schwarzenegger finds his final opponent
In “Kindergarten Cop,” Schwarzenegger as Detective John Kimble goes undercover in a kindergarten on the hunt for a drug dealer – where he almost relishes undermining his image as an unstoppable killing machine. Because while usually no one can harm him, he destroys gangsters, aliens and other adversaries in droves and always has a quick saying on his lips, he finds his final opponents in a group of preschoolers – who beat him on the first day let your nerves fray in kindergarten. Until he finally falls into bed in the evening, completely exhausted, hoping that he won’t have to go there again tomorrow. Never again.
Two years after he appeared in front of the camera for Ivan Reitman’s “Twins”, Schwarzenegger once again demonstrated great comedy talent in “Kindergarten Cop” – which ultimately combined excellently with his action success formula in his ongoing career .
In addition to family films like “Junior” (also directed by Reitman) and “A Promise is a Promise,” “Last Action Hero” followed in the footsteps of the kindergarten cop. The action film satire directed by “Die Hard” maker John McTiernan tanked mercilessly at the box office, developed as a self-deprecating firework of ideas that was simply ahead of its time, but became a genuine cult classic – today not only for the author This article, but also for the FILMSTARTS community, is one of the best Schwarzenegger films ever.
By the way: 26 years later, “Kindergarten Cop” even got a sequel with “Kindergarten Cop 2” (2016) – which also features a very prominent cast of Dolph Lundgren. However, the successor to “Tremors 7”, “Sniper 6” and “Scorpion King 5” maker Don Michael Paul cannot keep up with the cult-revered original…
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2023-10-02 18:49:21
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