![]() Never was there even the slightest doubt in my mind that I would make it.2 H umility does not become Arnold Schwarzenegger. I’d always had a claustrophobic feeling about Austria. Our children can walk into tomorrow with the knowledge that no one can be denied the promise that is America.1 America was in my head always. Dave Saunders 2009 Arnold.indd 9 10:48:40 Introduction There’s Something About Arnold: Schwarzenegger’s American Dreams Every promise, every opportunity is still golden in this land. Lastly, Paco Nunez – with whom I had many productive discussions while a fellow postgraduate at Royal Holloway – in no small part stimulated this endeavour I therefore dedicate this book to him. Especial gratitude for supporting me in numerous, wholly appreciated ways goes to my late and much-missed mother Jill (a perceptive, witty and honest critic of both Arnold’s films and an early draft of this book), my father David, my brother Tom, my sister Isobel, Les Whitham, Simon Messenger, Ben Cowdall, Tim and Kate Mason, Leon Daye, Hajnalka Elek, students and staff at the Department of Media Arts, Royal Holloway, University of London, Dave Green and Jim Hornsby of the University of Bedfordshire, and my brothers-in-law (past and present) Nick Joyce and Dave Wheeler. My family and friends naturally warrant praise for feeding, watering, talking to and indulging me during the period of cogitation that produced the ensuing book. For getting Arnold into the public domain, the alwayssupportive Philippa Brewster should be held accountable. ‘I’m back’: Arnold returns for a last bow as the Terminator (Terminator 3) Arnold.indd 7 27 40 45 66 67 78 82 88 98 115 128 140 141 155 180 194 202 10:48:40 Acknowledgements T he many who have inspired and appraised this manuscript during its gestation must be commended en masse for their diligence and patience. End of Days’ Jericho Cane: Arnold as flawed saviour 17. The interrogation of Helen Tasker (True Lies) 16. John Kimble: protector, drill instructor and kindergarten cop 15. Twins: Schwarzenegger and DeVito pair up 12. The alien hunter admires Arnold’s skull (Predator) 10. John and Jenny enjoy the idyll of the ranch (Commando) 7. Schwarzenegger’s memorable arrival in The Terminator 5. Arnold’s conqueror-god makes play in Pumping Iron 4. Bodybuilding as artistic practice (Pumping Iron) 3. Hercules and Pretzie commandeer a chariot in Hercules in New York 2.
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