Total Recall (1990)
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Someone I know has met Arnold, had his picture taken with him and everything. Based on having seen that I'd put Arnold around 6' although he was over 70 by the time they took that picture. Certainly not a secret manlet but not hugely tall either.
If you want, you can find plenty of pictures of Schwarzenegger in his prime with George Bush Sr who is listed as 6'2 and appears to be slightly taller than him.
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jayrebb
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Arnold likely wears shoe lifts. You can find his preference for lifted boots and other types of footwear all over the internet.
His ego is such that he's the type to always need an edge. Bodybuilding is that type of sport.
Based on his physique and knowing a lot about IFBB competitive bodybuilding, I would say he was 6'1 in his prime barefoot. Strenuous weight lifting (squats and other compound lifts) plus age knocked him down to 6'0.
There's just no way to develop the muscle bellies in a 6'2+ person in bodybuilding and be as competitive as he was. He has the proportion of a 6'0 which is the maximum height to truly be competitive. The longer your muscle bellies are, the less proportional you will be. Height is the enemy when talking aesthetics on stage.
I'll give you maybe he was 6'2 in his prime with sneakers on.
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About 25 years back I was working in a store. Lou Ferrigno, wife and kid were in there for an hour or so.
I'm 6'3" but walking near Lou was like standing next to something like earthmoving machinery. He was that big, tall and so solid, just a massive dude.
I'm 6'3" but walking near Lou was like standing next to something like earthmoving machinery. He was that big, tall and so solid, just a massive dude.
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jayrebb
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Good thing you didn't ask Ferrigno for a picture. He took a hard stance against fans getting pictures and doesn't think it's respectful-- and was never afraid to say "No".
It became an industry thing where people would find him and try their luck then post their results on the bulletin boards and it developed a cult following of people checking to see how much of an asshole he was about it this time. People would post dissertations on why Ferrigno should start taking pictures with fans. Essays were written on how much of an ass he was.
It became an industry thing where people would find him and try their luck then post their results on the bulletin boards and it developed a cult following of people checking to see how much of an asshole he was about it this time. People would post dissertations on why Ferrigno should start taking pictures with fans. Essays were written on how much of an ass he was.
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I suppose I worded that badly, I was referring to Bush Sr as the taller of the two and he's 6'2. So your 6'1 sounds right on for Arnold in his prime. Bush had those forehead gains on him.
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I've never been but always wanted to check them out, but supposedly Ferrigno is at EVERY fandom convention that exists, from coast to coast and he sets up shop and charges for pics at them, taking cash straight from the fan and giving change with his own hands (i.e. no cashier/assistant) lol.
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This link is something interesting that I've posted before on here, for anyone who's a Final Fantasy 7 fan.
Total Recall and Final Fantasy VII Similarities
A website for retro gaming, modern gaming, and general entertainment media.
It's wild how much is similar between TR and FF7. I was looking for some of these similarities when I watched the movie again this week, noticed the bad guy's soldiers have similar uniforms to what Shinra's guards wear in FF7. The main character being an amnesiac super-soldier is definitely the hugest one though. I guess the alien pyramid could be loosely compared to the Temple of Ancients or the Forgotten City in FF7, as being a "destination point" with ancient alien tech.
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i have seen/met quite a few celebs from hangin out in NYC spots. i never asked anyone for autographs or pics. i used to do handshakes, but even that started to feel too intrusive. so i just give a thumbs up to them and go about my day. after a while the "thrill" of bumping into a famous person wears off and it really doesnt matter. ive met famous people i never even acknowledged. i imagine Lou got tired of that fanboy shit after awhile.
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Yeah, but I assume a lot of other things were edited out.
Also only saw the TV versions of Pulp Fiction and Predator for a long time as a kid. They completely removed The Gimp from the TV version of PF, and all of the swears were dubbed over. "Motherfucker" became "My Brother" etc. As a result I have completely different versions of a lot of PF's quotes in my head than what most people have.
Predator's TV version was surprisingly not edited much. Carl Weathers getting dismembered was somehow altered so that he still had his arms when the Predator closed in for the kill, and a few of the more risque lines weren't in.
I had Cinemax growing up, but didn't watch it much. Except for after 11:30 PM, which is how I found out what sex looked like.
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Don't know how true it is, but I've read that women are mainly attracted to big masculine muscle-physiques when they're ovulating. So for a few days once a month they're into that kind of look.
When they're not ovulating, they're more likely to be attracted to men with more slight builds, guys with long hair, etc.
So basically they're attracted to guys with feminine qualities, unless they're ovulating, in which case the more masculine the better. That...sort of makes sense from a caveman perspective.
I think men who are rugged-looking and have some muscles but not a lot tend to be attractive to women month-round. And as the incels will tell us, strong jawline is a huge thing apparently.
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I've been to Planet Hollywood in NYC and they have a wall of handprints there from different celebrities. My hand is the same exact size as Arnold's. I'm an extremely average-sized American male, 5'10'' 180 or so. So I was pretty shocked when Arnold's hand wasn't bigger than mine.
Know who's hand DID dwarf mine? Stallone. Fucking massive handprint.
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Yeah the Hulkster was billed at 6'8'' at one point I believe. Look at him next to Scott Hall and Kevin Nash. Hall was 6'6'' and Nash was 6'10''. Hogan was about halfway between them.
30 back surgeries later and his spine is literally shorter, he's shrunken in comparison to his old self. It's pretty sad to see.
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