The 600 series had rubber skin. We spotted them easy, but these are new. They look human — sweat, bad breath, everything. Very hard to spot. Except when they talk. For some reason, they all have Austrian accents.
It may have been a lot per word, but he played the part *exceptionally* well. Some things he did because The Terminator was a robot:
– He doesn’t look when he draws his gun (a robot would know where it was holstered without looking).
– Lines are largely deadpan, a robot wouldn’t show emotion.
– Weapons handling was practiced to do so without fumbling because a robot wouldn’t.
There are lots of movies with robots in them that you don’t remember, but The Terminator has become iconic; that’s in no small part because of Arnold’s portrayal.
>For a point of comparison, Arnold’s salary was $15 million for *T2,* which means he made $21,429 per word; this fact really speaks to his star power and what his image brought to the role.
Anyone who saw this as a kid thought he was a robot, he was very convincing. Imagine thinking you’re watching a fuckin cyborg from the future wreck shit… was the coolest thing ever.
Like one of maybe ten movies I’ve bought on Apple so I have even without internet.
These kinds of phrasing about actors getting this much money per word is very annoying and untrue. It undermines the fact that acting is more than just dialogue
I always find these dollars per word counts are not really useful or indicative of acting quality and work. This is like if a cashier said they got paid $15 to stand in place for an hour.
He said he didn’t want to use contractions as the Terminator. Probably because “I’ll be back” would have been “I will be back” and he could have scooped up an extra $1293 for saying his line/s.
Arnold was cast in a few movies before T1. They flopped most because of his accent. This was the perfect movie for people to finally realize his potential.
Early in his career, Arnold was an actor that Producers loved because of his enthusiasm, good looks and hard work ethic. But Directors hated him because his accent was so thick they’d have to either dub him completely or cut his lines to nothing(Conan) even after weeks of voice coaching.
Producers want James Cameron to consider AS for the hero role of Kyle Reese. James Cameron did NOT want Austria Boy on his film so he set up a meeting with AS with every intention of pissing Arnold off so bad that he wouldn’t WANT to be in the Terminator movie. He found AS surprisingly charming and liked his energy. He figured AS could manage a flat, robot-accent for the Terminator and the rest is history.
Fun Fact: During filming, AS told JC
“*I was going over my lines and noticed you have the Terminator using a contraction in this one scene and I don’t think a robot would do this. I think it would most likely say “I WILL be back.*”
JC told him to trust him and read it as written, lol
“Jack Nicholson was paid the most per word for a movie, receiving $166,101 per word for his role as the Joker in “Batman” (1989), He had 585 words of dialogue and a total pay of $97.2 million.”
I mean, there is more to acting than just the number of words you speak, even for a dry robotic role like this. He was still one of the main characters, no matter how little he spoke. I’d say he earned it.
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The 600 series had rubber skin. We spotted them easy, but these are new. They look human — sweat, bad breath, everything. Very hard to spot. Except when they talk. For some reason, they all have Austrian accents.
It may have been a lot per word, but he played the part *exceptionally* well. Some things he did because The Terminator was a robot:
– He doesn’t look when he draws his gun (a robot would know where it was holstered without looking).
– Lines are largely deadpan, a robot wouldn’t show emotion.
– Weapons handling was practiced to do so without fumbling because a robot wouldn’t.
There are lots of movies with robots in them that you don’t remember, but The Terminator has become iconic; that’s in no small part because of Arnold’s portrayal.
“I’ll be back” alone was worth 75 grand, at least!
“Fahk yew, [ass-horwll](https://youtu.be/JrwiEjh2AMU)”
That’ll be $3879
>For a point of comparison, Arnold’s salary was $15 million for *T2,* which means he made $21,429 per word; this fact really speaks to his star power and what his image brought to the role.
Charlie Chaplin was paid more, adjusted for inflation, for less words. Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd too.
He earned every penny of it.
Anyone who saw this as a kid thought he was a robot, he was very convincing. Imagine thinking you’re watching a fuckin cyborg from the future wreck shit… was the coolest thing ever.
Like one of maybe ten movies I’ve bought on Apple so I have even without internet.
Nice night for a walk.
Nothing clean, right.
Your clothes, give them to me.
The 12 gauge auto-loader.
The 45 long slide with laser sighting.
Phase plasma rifle in 40-watt range.
The Uzi 9mm.
All.
Wrong.
Sarah Connor.
I’m a friend of Sarah Connor. I was told that she’s here.
Can I see her please? Where is she?
I’ll be back.
Fuck you, asshole.
Give me your address there.
Get out.
This does not include when he impersonated the cop or Sarah’s mother
These kinds of phrasing about actors getting this much money per word is very annoying and untrue. It undermines the fact that acting is more than just dialogue
I always find these dollars per word counts are not really useful or indicative of acting quality and work. This is like if a cashier said they got paid $15 to stand in place for an hour.
Acting is more than just spoken lines.
This is not how salary works
I really don’t think the primary focus of the role was on speaking
I mean, he did do other stuff in the movie, so saying the $75,000 is only divided by his 58 words is a bit silly 🤷🏻♂️
He said he didn’t want to use contractions as the Terminator. Probably because “I’ll be back” would have been “I will be back” and he could have scooped up an extra $1293 for saying his line/s.
Why waste time say lot word when few word do trick?
There is a lot more to acting then speaking.
You’re paid for your time not for your words.
Actors aren’t paid per word, they’re paid for their performance. This post is stupid.
Arnold got paid for the 2 decades of work he put into his body before the movie started filming.
You didnt count all the retakes of the scenes.
Jokes on them . I would’ve done it for $1100 a word
According to his autobiography, he was paid $750,000. This was after he was set to get $1 million for Conan 2.
His body did the talking.
Arnold was cast in a few movies before T1. They flopped most because of his accent. This was the perfect movie for people to finally realize his potential.
fair pay for being one of the most iconic characters in movie history.
A whole $75k. Man how times have changed. lol
Early in his career, Arnold was an actor that Producers loved because of his enthusiasm, good looks and hard work ethic. But Directors hated him because his accent was so thick they’d have to either dub him completely or cut his lines to nothing(Conan) even after weeks of voice coaching.
Producers want James Cameron to consider AS for the hero role of Kyle Reese. James Cameron did NOT want Austria Boy on his film so he set up a meeting with AS with every intention of pissing Arnold off so bad that he wouldn’t WANT to be in the Terminator movie. He found AS surprisingly charming and liked his energy. He figured AS could manage a flat, robot-accent for the Terminator and the rest is history.
Fun Fact: During filming, AS told JC
“*I was going over my lines and noticed you have the Terminator using a contraction in this one scene and I don’t think a robot would do this. I think it would most likely say “I WILL be back.*”
JC told him to trust him and read it as written, lol
It’s not like he was playing a protocol droid that knew six million forms of communication and constantly complained.
But the aura? Priceless.
Man, if I got $1293 every time I used the eff word, I’d be a millionaire!
You can’t bargain with it. You can’t reason with it. It wants to kill you! And it absolutely will not stop until you are DEAD, Sarah.
Except thats not how that works. The contracts don’t pay out by amount of words said. He is getting paid to be in scenes where he doesn’t talk.
He made $21,429 per word for the second movie, if anyone was curious.
“Jack Nicholson was paid the most per word for a movie, receiving $166,101 per word for his role as the Joker in “Batman” (1989), He had 585 words of dialogue and a total pay of $97.2 million.”
Vin Diesel wins for “I am groot” at possibly $5,000,000.00 or more per word:
He wasn’t even supposed to be the bad guy when first cast, but the resistance fighter from the future.
Stunt doubles don’t say any lines but should be getting paid pretty well.
The action scenes are their own dialogues.
I mean, there is more to acting than just the number of words you speak, even for a dry robotic role like this. He was still one of the main characters, no matter how little he spoke. I’d say he earned it.
Don’t forget the acting part too.
He was not paid to say words. He was paid to look intimidating. His character was basically a silent relentless murder machine from the future.
The fact that he got paid that much for saying so little just shows how the acting was important for the role.
MR. BEAN: (Shows a beer and makes someone else hold it).
Charlie Chaplin got infinity per word
See also penn&teller
One of those lines is still used in day to day speak too. So few lines, and “I’ll be back” is one of the most memorable quotes of all time.
Including “I’ll be back.”?
How’s this chatting u/stansfield123 really engaging