That Time James Cameron Poured Acid on Arnold Schwarzenegger (Marketing the Terminator)

James Cameron will soon be teaming back up with Arnold Schwarzenegger once again to bring back the Terminator so, in honor of this, let's revisit that time that Cameron poured acid onto Arnie in one of their movies.
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[@scruffybones321]

Fun fact: Cameron originally cast OJ Simpson as the terminator. His reason being that he's the last person you'd expect to be a killer.

[@chiwar7178]

So, why isn't Wayne Brady being cast in this new one?

[@nessarosedyer4528]

👏👏👏👏 Bravo, nice one

[@joemagyar7149]

I about fell the fuck over when I saw this comment. Made my night.

[@MrPAULONEAL]

Imagine Bill Cosby as the terminator...

[@chanjackie7324]

Only reason o.j. Simpson wasn't cast as the terminator is he couldn't fit his hands in the leather gloves

[@Shotokan1001]

The robotic movements, eyes moving before head, not watching reloads and hand movements like a machine, were Arnold Schwarzeneggers ideas. He told James Cameron who had originally planned on using OJ Simpson as the terminator believe it or not. Cameron was so impressed with Arnold's suggestions he asked Arnold to fill the role instead.

[@fernandoginez1700]

To be fair: OJ Simpson has more of an experience with terminating.

[@NFawc]

And then Billy Idol was going to be the T2 terminator!

[@DatMentalGamer]

arnie also does not blink when firing his gun

[@marcd7332]

And Arnold East castes for the role of Reese

[@nessarosedyer4528]

"Stretched thinner than an angel's G-string"

[@josiahklein70]

@@ruikirisame1744 What is smt?

[@BuffyTheBuffaloSlayer]

The ps2 version isn't that hard it just needs a bit of grinding

[@nessarosedyer4528]

@@BuffyTheBuffaloSlayer "grinding" in more ways than one, eh?

[@MarkEdwardRom]

i looked that up what that meant...I found heaven.

[@aninbreadhorse3463]

i think its cheese string

[@MyCatInABox]

"Wow! -this is a STUDENT FILM?!" Hilarious

[@Vollification]

Given the budget in Hollywood. It is. 6 mil today wouldn't even cover the catering :p

[@slushosaur]

That twist in T2 is so clever as Cameron clearly echoed the start of the first film. The whole beginning implies that the T100 is actually a human sent back to protect against "the Terminator" much like Kyle Reese, even hiding any indication that it was actively killing people! They framed its initial attack to look just like a really good gut punch that knocks the Police officer out and in no way implies the metallic death blades that we later hear making very distinct sounds. Cutting away and implying he steals the clothes too while later we realise he just phase shifted into them. Its an awesome film.

[@347Jimmy]

All of that good writing got undermined by the trailer, which spoiled Arnie being the good guy

[@kyonkochan]

"My eyes! Zhe goggles! Zhey do nothzing!"

[@SparxSA]

holy shit was that simpsons episode referencing this?! I had no idea.

[@zcellor_7063]

@@SparxSA no I don’t think it is

[@allietheeditor]

A real missed opportunity for the Simpsons clip with Rainier Wolfcastle screaming, "my eyes! The goggles do nothing" during the acid sequence for Radioactive Man

[@Vollification]

Cameron: "Now this is real acid so goggles everyone." Schwarzenegger : "Real acid?"

[@ImSoOld2007]

My eyes! The goggles do nothing!

[@PatTheBatmanFan]

You can hear Cameron and Schwarzenegger discussing the "mild" acid they used on the jacket on the "Other Voices" making-of feature on the DVD. It's the only time I've ever seen Cameron laugh. Incidentally the cop that Arnold bashes after being thrown, smoking, off the car is William Wisher, the screenwriter.

[@elkumino]

Reminds me of Rainier Wolfcastle from the Simpsons filming the radioactive man movie. "MY EYES! THE GOGGLES DO NOTHING!"

[@elkumino]

I fucked up the quote but i fixed it lol

[@louisebarleycorn4805]

He basically is Arnold

[@Plant_Parenthood]

I wouldn't be surprised if the Simpsons was referencing this incident

[@codystephens9269]

Oh man im dieing thats great I totally forgot about that

[@myky992]

13:20 I remember going to see Thor Ragnarok with friends, and while it asn't such a big twist one of our friends had not seen any trailer or promo for the movie. I was like, "well, we're not gonna tell her anything, especially not that the Hulk is in this one! I kinda envy her, imagine seeing that as a surprise..:" Then we turned and she saw the poster. "Wait, the Hulk is in this one too?!" -.-

[@momatotsosrorudodi]

myky992 I avoided all trailers. It was so good seeing it not knowing anything. I sadly knew Hulk would be in it and that he’d be a gladiator.

[@paulheap1982]

@@momatotsosrorudodi not so much a dick move, more that Marvel Studios can't make a full solo Hulk movie.

[@momatotsosrorudodi]

@@paulheap1982 You responded to the wrong guy.

[@paulheap1982]

@@thallan not so much a dick move, more that Marvel Studios can't make a full solo Hulk movie.

[@paulheap1982]

@@momatotsosrorudodi OK. Thanks. 😂

[@sunnyysss]

I just realized Brad could put another light pointed slightly down to light up karl's arm to mess up his strategy of fucking up the greenscreen

[@GothicFATTY]

"Now that's real acid, so I want to see GOGGLES people !" " ... real acid ?"

[@winklerboy2747]

GothicFATTY MY EYES ZEE GOGGLES DO NOTHING

[@thehunterator520]

@@robertgarscadden go watch the Simpsons episode, "fall out boy" I think

[@damage6836]

Wheres millhouse??

[@williamtolbert5473]

Yea, as a a Chemist, I would rather be lit on fire briefly than have acid poured on me. That was not a mild acid acid. Citrate is a mild acid. That had to have been H2SO4 or at minimum HCl.

[@stuartt4029]

@@williamtolbert5473 cool story. Bro.

[@robthemodYT]

"The start of Terminator 2 is shot so you think the cop terminator is the good guy until the reveal". Doesn't the T-1000 literally kill the police officer to steal the uniform right at the beginning?

[@ThetaReactor]

It doesn't show it. Until the very moment he says "Get down!", it's entirely believable that Arnold is the bad guy and Robert Patrick is the protector.

[@zacharygreene1979]

ThetaReactor wrong, it definitely shows T-1000 killing the cop and stealing the uniform...

[@greatbigfatperson1579]

@@zacharygreene1979 you see him punch him in the gut, you dont see his arm go through him or anything like that

[@IMAFUCKINPOTATO]

@Rossriver31 to be fair arnold just about kills almost an entire biker bar full of people for an outfit and a motorcycle, so it kinda goes both ways

[@boshwa20]

@@IMAFUCKINPOTATO Except they were obviously still alive by the end of it.

[@jakeaboy1232]

When Brad does a face reveal he should, at the end of the video wear a morph suit and his head just appear out of no were

[@parakeetgirl9899]

Brad has already done a face reveal.

[@parakeetgirl9899]

He was not who i expected

[@RestingJudge]

Damn Brad is bae 0w0

[@parakeetgirl9899]

@@RestingJudge he has his own channel too. U can check that out.

[@irgeeksauce4165]

I love your format of just talking to someone like an interview. This is so refreshing and unique.

[@koolz765]

Drunk guy explains movies would be a better name for this show.

[@OnlyRoke]

I love the extra bit about Terminator always spoiling its surprise twist. And it's friggin' true. Rewatch T-2 and put aside the knowledge of "Arnie = good ; Robert Patrick = evil" for a second. Take the knowledge from the previous film of "big burly man = evil ; leaner, more conventionally attractive guy = good" and you will see that there is NO moment in the beginning of the film where you 100% are clear that the T-1000 is a robot and that he's the evil one. It's insane.

[@Mr_Stanley888]

"MY EYES... ZE GOGGLES ZEY DO NOTHING!"

[@derekk.2263]

I actually just saw one commercial for Gensys before I saw it and I didn't know the twist, and I still wasn't surprised. John Connor being a terminator has been a fan theory type of thing for so long I was kind of expecting it to happen

[@treavormiller9552]

I'd normally call clickbait but you don't do that shit... This should be good!

[@etheriousnatsudragneel5835]

Was it good?

[@ricardoarguello5948]

Your arm!! What the hell!! Love how it messes with the green screen

[@johnharris8335]

The best twist of any Terminator movie was seeing Matt Smith from Doctor Who as Sky-Net (or whatever the evil AI tgat made the Terminators was called).

[@yig_501]

Matt Smiths awesome worked with a guy named matt smith i just would call him dr at times lol

[@Bluehood77]

This is lowkey a fantastic four channel, i love it.

[@lordjiggles4273]

maybe johnny is vampire?

[@lucasZr113]

Oh hi Mark!

[@thoranzalarvhazen4250]

I always gave the rubber mask thing a free pass in the movie for the same reason I give the uncanny look of the stop motion animation a pass. The very concept of this movie is also VERY great for directors on a tight budget, because back then stuff like that wasn't as awful looking comparatively, but also it's the fact the character is a robot pretending to be a human. When you see the really unrealistic looking rubber Arnold face, to me it actually makes it even creepier because it's like realizing just how unnatural and false his body was - that it really was just a mask put on the robot. It made it hard to believe that anyone could really be fooled up-close, but he was also *damaged,* and my mind just kind of automatically assumed his disguise was falling apart. The uncanny look of the endoskeleton also helped sell the idea that it's a robot. If this was a dinosaur being animated then it'd be more silly today, but because that was a menacing killer robot, the uncanny movements are actually *A PART OF THE HORROR.* That's the genius of the movie imo. It utilized really cheap looking effects as a STRENGTH instead of a weakness that had to be worked around.

[@uno6254]

I’m not sure the acid would go through the metal endoskeleton

[@Loader2K1]

On the subject of the scene from The Terminator at 2:42 thru 2:47: While I agree that that look of the damaged T-800 and the puppetry haven't aged well, I still think it adds to the intimidation factor of the T-800 with the "robotic" movement. T1 was also a horror movie as it was a sci-fi/action movie, after all.

[@adamblancas8938]

It looked really cool at 8:39, when you tossed the glass in the air. Captured funny on the green screen. You should do that again!

[@1984Phalanx]

When I saw the title all I thought was "The goggles do nothing!"

[@karoulilliehook9825]

i dunno what beautiful algorithmic spiral i fell down to get here, but dammit im so happy i am. wonderful content. i love this so much.

[@geekdivaherself]

Likewise!

[@matmcd4660]

Imagine being James Cameron trying to pitch T2 to a room full of producers. Arnold's back, guys! but this time he's a GOOD GUY.... ...AND he doesn't kill anyone...AND has a 14yo sidekick. Sonofabitch pulled it off tho. Made a sequel (some might say) better than the original and completely reformed one of Hollywood's most notorious nightmare monsters of the time.

[@charleshancock152]

Discovered you guys today. How have I missed your channel. Movies, comics, filmmaking, facts...humor...tea. Rad! 🙏🏻

[@janita9020]

God I love the Terminator

[@davewest2271]

Why am I binging all these videos and also slowly falling in love with this Karl man

[@methodicalmurf9471]

At 11:56 , I just turn to my wall and just admire a framed poster that's only slightly different. The "it's nothing personal" is just left of the shot gun in red instead.

[@northernsupernova1]

"My eyes, the goggles do nothing" - McBane... voiced by Swarzenegger after Cameron poured acid on him

[@brianelkins8604]

The Arni animatronic holds up better than you think, have you ever noticed it was also used in the truck chase sean? I've seen that movie a million times and only just noticed it the last time I watched it.

[@theserpent4495]

Did anyone else see how his green tattoo disappeared

[@scruffybones321]

What amazes me about the rubber head scene is that the make up they use for Arnie towards the end (complete with missing eye, let alone most of his skin missing on the one side of his head) looks fucking amazing. But for some reason they decided to use, well, THAT, instead of just filming that one shot of motel scene when they were half done applying the (amazing) makeup for the final act.

[@KristoffDoe]

I think you might be mixing up Terminator 1 and 2.

[@scruffybones321]

@@KristoffDoe Nope. It's the scene when he hijacks the truck in the original. For that one moment he says "get out" he's in makeup, but for every other shot they use the awful rubber head.

[@KristoffDoe]

@@scruffybones321 I just found that scene and I stand corrected!

[@jasonnotter6582]

Those blue and orange lights created an iconic future look I still like to use in illustration.

[@vyper0075]

When you cut the light, it looked like the swap monster was your shadow 😆 epic

[@paintlaser]

If anyone is wondering how our metal masked friend got his hands on a piece of the cross just remember DOCTOR DOOM DOES AS HE PLEASES!

[@ThetaReactor]

Shit, you could tell me that Doom was Jesus, and that was his first attempt at ruling/saving the world, and I'd believe it. Like, three days after being crucified, Doom rolls the rock away from the tomb, dusts himself off, and says, "Well, I tried being a nice guy. Time to do things the hard way."

[@LaidBackApophis]

3:38 "if you dont follow filmacology"

[@nyovyo]

okay i did not know Dark Fate is a direct sequel to Judgement Day, and i haven't seen it yet so now i'm gonna binge this new canonical trilogy thanks karl

[@nyovyo]

well that was a mistake

[@HoshijiroTS336]

Arnolds methos of moving his eyes before his head is similar to how Kane Hodder would turn his head before turning his body when playing Jason Voorhees.

[@SnootchieBootchies27]

I love that there is a real world reference for that Simpson's scene. "Real acid?"

[@RhadaGhast100]

I was lucky, I spent the day watching all of them in one sitting with my dad, completely blind, no spoilers so I was able to enjoy all the twists.

[@MusicVideoTrioS1]

It's kind of strange how The Terminator and Re-animator share a very large amount of their cast and that two of them decided to make a film about a teenage ballet dancer getting mind control powers from cancer

[@Where_is_Waldo]

I'm surprised you didn't use the simpsons clip from the radioactive man movie. "My eyes! The goggles do nothing!"

[@GreebleClown]

I once colabed with an artist, and to get a light rust on some metal he used a mild acid. Only he hadn't told me what he was going to do, I was standing to the side of the project, he was flinging it about, and neither of us had protective equipment. I was... less than happy to discover acid being tossed in my direction. >_>

[@miniprokk5927]

Lights: deactivate DEMON HAS JOINED THE GAME

[@mishasan7]

Oh my gosh, huge movie nerd here, just found your channel and I fucking love it! I've binged like ten already, and am really enjoying your fiendish facts, and you have a great delivery too, very engaging and funny! :D

[@brownbear992]

"Thinner than an Angel's G-string" that's a new one...

[@misirtere9836]

Called out for praising the video 10 minutes before it's possible to have seen it? Compliment the youtuber to get your comment in early instead! You see, it's different, so it can't possibly be *just as bad,* right?

[@parakeetgirl9899]

Did you watch the whole video before commenting?

[@misirtere9836]

@@parakeetgirl9899 My comment doesn't relate to the video though. It relates to the people who had already commented before the video could have been feasibly watched.

[@parakeetgirl9899]

But you still commented before the video ended ;P

[@RestingJudge]

@@misirtere9836 Are there those weird posts before the video is out? Because then those comments count toward the video

[@Joe-hi1zw]

@@parakeetgirl9899 Commenting before the video is over is...completely normal...

[@jamesslater7094]

So weird that cameron initially wanted to cast arnie as Reese, and either mel gibson or sly stallone as the terminator

[@bellringer53]

That shadow when you turned off the light was terrifying!

[@CrashKinkaide]

I was fortunate enough to not have seen any of the trailers for Terminator 2 and seeing the movie on opening weekend.

[@JordanFromTheFort]

That Fantastic Four movie made it online a few years ago, pretty amazing I must say. 😂😂😂

[@Redmist-se7ld]

What’s funny is in T2 the T-1000 police disguise is well thought out because no one will question him chasing John on foot and taking a big tow truck to continue the chase

[@hatednyc]

Fact Fiend is so good that I find myself enjoying the episodes on topics I have no interest in as much and sometimes MORE than the ones discussing topics I love

[@samokazem2211]

Once while filming T2 James asked Arnie if that bike can go any faster. Arnold replied "Yes, but not with me on it."

[@0fVolfAndMan]

I actually never saw any promotional material prior to Genesis and I wasn't paying attention to the poster much either, so they actually successfully pulled that twist on me

[@normang3668]

I actually didn't know about the Genysis twist with John Connor. . . I've never even watched the trailer for that movie. Ah, well. Wasn't planning on watching it anyway.

[@PremiumBlank]

THE GOGGLES DO NOTHING

[@scottmurray8379]

Took me 3.46 to see that damn cup and I can no longer unsee it

[@MrSpacelyy]

I move my eye before I move my head. Sound logical to me. I also see red random unix commands in my view.

[@FatBatCat]

Reminds me of that part in The Simpson’s where Rainier Wolfcastle yells out, “My eyes! The goggles do nothing!”

[@foodflare9870]

I don't often go to see movies, but stuff like was mentioned at the end about how like twists get ruined by promotional material and posters has lead to me avoiding trailers if I can and when I actually go into the theater I actively avoid looking at the poster for the movie I'm going to watch until after I've watched it.

[@Xkhaosxzeus]

That scene where he cuts hos eye out REALLY freaked me out as a little kid it's funny the lack of light in that scene made it worse lol

[@violet-kittychick]

I am so totally surprised there has not been a re-release of The Terminator with such scenes at 02:42 fixed up.. can you imagine this scene with the gore using today's technology and CGI?? I am surprised James Cameron has not gone though many of his movies and has touched them up to bring them to the newer generations.

[@violet-kittychick]

@@areyoujelton In all seriousness though, a touch up for a commemorative re-release of The Terminator (not a reboot or a remake) would be awesome fan service so we could see certain scenes the way the creators imagined it rather than the limitations of technology in 1984. The Terminator was bloody, gritty and dark and to see the flesh and damage to a hybrid machine and human cyborg as time removes one to allow the other to reign has never been done with a R-Rating and with today's technology and CGI.

[@tipofmitt]

Ty for this one Karl...T2 may be my all time fave. For today at least.

[@mars_official]

voice cracks more times than a cartoon nerd; worries about sweaty pits ...

[@GattisonPrime]

Does Brad ever get credit for coming up with the (one-liners) beneath Karl's name in the title card? Because a lot of them are really good and clever!

[@rio-kt7ut]

My eyes! The goggles do nothing!

[@okspaceman8126]

I can’t believe you didn’t include the clip of radioactive man getting swept away by acid

[@MokuTheMagi]

As a kid watching the Terminator I thought his head looked like that as an intentional effect because he was just set on fire and the now dead flesh was starting to bloat from outgassing.

[@ellagrant6190]

I had actually avoided that Terminator Genisys spoiler.. until now..

[@TheKingaSwing]

Honestly, stunt men and women are the craziest, no pain feeling bunch of people you’ll ever find so I’m not surprised to see one say something like that, even about Arnold.

[@ImaFnT-Rex]

the acid part Arnold was like wth lol

[@brotherbuff1405]

“Angles G-String” 🤣🤣🤣

[@mariovargasjr9406]

I was just watching the vid of why they used a fake baby in american sniper when I noticed you guys uploaded a new vid. Came here right away

[@creatureman5636]

Arnold was trained to be a tank driver

[@nathanjonesbaldhead8523]

Didn't he go awol to compete in a competiton in austria

[@itsjakesir622]

Congratulations, I now prioritise watching your new uploads over watching Dead Meat’s new uploads.

[@thenaberius6081]

I love that they removed his eyebrow from that fire explosion in valley after tech noir. So that it looks like it was burned off. :D Also theres a mistake in the police station where he points shotgun into door to kill some cops. But the assault rifle sound is played isntead.

[@charlesjyoung]

Man I hope he got a good grade on that student film

[@Thunder-StrickenStudios]

I’m surprised I actually didn’t get spoiled of the twist in T2 because I saw all of them for the first time back to back last November and I had no idea The T800 was meant to protect John until he saves John from the T1000.

[@rockysquid1094]

I watched Terminator Gynesis without spoilers because I watched at a drive-in theater with no posters, and I skipped all of the ads on KZbin, cause you know, screw ads. Overall for the 12 year old me, it was great.

[@LorenHelgeson]

With Roger Corman's entire filmography to choose from, you pick Carnosaur? OK, then.

[@Player_Review]

He was director of photography: special visual effect for Escape from New York three years before Terminator so was a good fit for Terminator

[@thesensational_spiderguy121]

Love this channel

[@xaarth88]

When Karl did the emilia clark scream at the end my computers fan freaked out and screamed back and scared the shit out of me. Luckily I was already on the toilet.

[@tohpingtiang4878]

Now imagine stars war episode 5 poster. His father...

[@Plant_Parenthood]

My favourite part of this video is how part of your arm is keyed out

[@Plair0ne]

It’d be funny if the new Cameron Terminator movie got really hyped, but upon release it turns out that it’s a 20 min short where everything is basically all right, as per the ending of T2

[@tobigtobetony9097]

I didn’t know that John Conner was a Terminator until this video!

[@deffdefying4803]

The green of his tattoo makes it look like a chunk of his arm is missing

[@TrueBlueMajikDewd]

Glad I didn't see the trailer of Terminator 2 before I saw the movie. 😂

[@connordavies97tablet]

Favourite KZbin channel atm

[@ElisandroDeLeon]

My Eyes, the goggles do nothing!