Happy Birthday, Mr. Governator, Mr. Action Star, Mr. Arnold Schwarzenegger! Arnold took the most unlikely journey to movie stardom by moving to the United States from Austria in 1968 to pursue a bodybuilding career. And how! He won the Mr. Olympia title seven times from 1970 through 1980, and after his bodybuilding retirement, he took the big screen by storm in “Conan the Barbarian” (1982). The rest is history…
There is no doubt that Arnold left a mark in three worlds: bodybuilding, movies and politics, and in celebration of his 71st birthday, why not watch one, two or 10 of his movies?
Art House Film Wire has some suggestions, because here are our top 10 Arnold films!
10. “Commando” (1985)
9. “True Lies” (1994)
8. “Conan the Barbarian” (1982)
7. “Pumping Iron” (1977)
6. “Twins” (1988)
5. “Kindergarten Cop” (1990)
4. “Predator” (1987)
3. “Total Recall” (1990)
2. “The Terminator” (1984)
1. “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” (1991)
Note: #7 is available on Netflix Streaming; #1 – #2, #4 – #7, and #9 -#10 are available on Netflix DVD; #1 – #6, #8, and #10 are available on Amazon Streaming.
Image credits: IMDB, Universal Pictures and Orion Pictures; Trailer credits: Movie Predictor
