Total Recall (1990) - MOVIE REACTION - First Time Watching

[@jimtatro6550]

This movie blew everyone away when it was released, the effects still hold up. You’ve done this and Robocop, now it’s time for Starship Troopers.👍

[@NetAndyCz]

I highly recommend Starship Troopers, some people hate the movie because it is not the same as the book, and while the movie is different, it is really brilliant.

[@generic_sauce]

Real question is: Would she like to know more?

[@reesebn38]

I came to say the same. Paul Verhoeven made 3 of the most rewatchable films in the history of Cinema. I saw all 3 in the the theatre, more than once. Back in the 90s I would have said Robocop was my favorite, mainly because of Peter Weller performance. But now it is for sure Starship Troopers! Not only does it have the best Verhoeven satire. So smart and slick most people miss it. The effects are just as good as anything today and it's balls to the wall R-Rated. It has a death that makes me feel sick for loss of the character, almost more than any other movie death. It has NPH. I read they fired more blanks on Starship Troopers than any movie in history. When I was a kid everytime I played it was crash landing on a strange planet and being attcked by giant aliens. Construction sites were the best play grounds. LMAO.

[@stalefurset9444]

@@reesebn38 But the best is Showgirls 🤣

[@ravissary79]

@@stalefurset9444 oof

[@brom00]

So you're going for a Verhoeven triple feature, I hope. First, Robocop, now Total Recall, next shall be Starship Troopers. I'm sure you'll enjoy that one as well. I've been loving your reactions and wrap ups afterwards.

[@asdfasdf7199]

@@ivanpaezcabo6300 hollowman is possibly worse than showgirls, which is quite a feat. just awful.

[@fxzero666]

@@asdfasdf7199 Yup... I saw it in theatres cuz the trailers looked cool and was sorely disappointed

[@Caseytify]

Starship Troopers is crap. The only thing they took from the original Heinlein novel was the title. They turned a political thesis into "Bug Wars." ☹ Fun Fact: the Joss Whedon series Firefly later bought the Troopers uniforms for Alliance soldiers uniforms.

[@Lakrimoz]

@@Caseytify Its a great movie, but a terrible book adaptation. It still makes a decent politcal statement - its seething with satire, from the cheesy "model" actors and soap opera acting to over the top violence and propaganda pieces. It also has some of the best CGI for its time that holds up very well today.

[@Purple_Buffalo]

@@Lakrimoz So much FUN! I saw this like 5 times when it was released. The CG bugs animation was headed up by stop motion master Phill Tippet(Star Wars) and the space ships were actual miniatures! When the ships explode... they're actually minatures breaking apart being filmed in stop motion! The absolute best.

[@JoeCool7835]

22:29 No, you're not tripping. Cohaagen is played by Ronny Cox who also played Dick Jones in RoboCop. He's also had memorable parts in Deliverance, Beverly Hills Cop 1 & 2, and the "Chain of Command" two-part episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

[@mrhedgebull1658]

Yep, Ronnie Cox, go to guy for corporate assholes during the late 80's/early 90's.

[@The_Bermuda_Nonagon]

But my favorite thing he was in was THE CAR (1977). :D

[@thrawn5k]

There are four lights!

[@Don-ol8ze]

@@thrawn5k RIP David Warner...

[@bradleymcavoy3432]

@Don Yes! Sark in Tron and Evil in Time Bandits! Oh was Warner the Cardassian Commander that Tortured Picard?!?

[@danwoodward1527]

“I want that F--er dead” “I dont blame you, I wouldn’t want a guy like Quaid porkin’ my old lady” “You saying she liked it” “No, I’m sure she hated every minute of it” My favorite lines in the movie😅

[@coyotefever105]

Pretty underrated

[@NateAZ]

Best line in the movie and it was so perfectly delivered. Michael Ironside is one of my favorite bad guys, he just oozes 'pissed-offedness' perfectly...the only one who was better at it was Jack Nicholson (see The Shining for his ooziest moments).

[@bekindandrewind1422]

@@NateAZ -- Even when he played the mercenary in the TV series V ( 1984 )

[@michaelbuick6995]

Fun fact the practical and make up effects were done by a guy named Rob Bottin, who also did the effects for Robocop, The Thing and The Howling.

[@shanelogan630]

Oh man I hope she reacts tot he howling and the thing

[@toskvision]

This x a lot.

[@gershman23]

Rob Bottin is the best in the business, an artist of the first degree.

[@SpecialOrder_937]

@@shanelogan630 She has reacted to John carpenter’s The Thing

[@SpecialOrder_937]

The suit in RoboCop 1 is soooo good man and they way Peter Weller moved completely sold me that he was cybernetic as a kid … and still does today even knowing how they did it MOVIE MAGIC was strong in the 70’s and 80’s

[@lethaldose2000]

From "aww, poor Benny" to cheering Benny's demise. It's awesome that it still comes across that way after all this time. :)

[@coyotefever105]

He had four kids to feed, man.

[@bradleymcavoy3432]

@T-Birdus Thoracis "I thought it was Five!" 🙄 Classic Arnie!

[@Mortismors]

I still can't believe they let ten year old me into the theater to see this by myself.

[@Fredgilb29]

Good times back then. I remember that I watched the first Chucky in theater at 10 yo (1988). When I was even younger I had already watched movies / serie movies of Jaws, Friday the 13th, Halloween, The Exorcist, Nightmare on Elm Street and more, like most of my friends. PG rating pretty much didn't matter at all, most parents didn't care about these, even if there was nudity in it, you could watch anything as a child (except adult movies ofc). People began to care like in the mid-90's I think. Nowadays childs can barely watch the mcu / dc movies and this is ridiculous imo.

[@Cau_No]

I was just at the age of 18 when the movie came out and allowed to watch it, as that was the minimum allowance in my country. Here, sneaking in that young into a theater wasn't really possible, the staff took the rules serious.

[@dbycrash]

Se7en was the one for me… being born in 82’

[@SpecialOrder_937]

They probably thought you where the coolest kid they ever met , a ten year old trying to see an Arnie movie by himself… The sound of trumpets formed in their minds as the word of their ancient king rang out clear in splendour LET HIM PASS , THIS CHILD HAS COURAGE LET HIM PASS !

[@southlondon86]

What country are you in sir?

[@chronox7216]

I love how this movie can be interpreted 2 ways: Arnold is a sleeper agent working for the bad guys and turns good OR the events of the movie are simply the trip he chose at Recall. I've always watched the movie as though Arnold is being lobotomized in the chair at Recall and the fade to white at the end is indicative of his death. My main reason for this is that when he is at Recall and they're telling him about what the vacation will entail they literally describe the rest of the movie. The real nail in the coffin is when Ernie, the tech that's setting up the machine, catches the cartridge for the trip and says "That's a new one, blue skies on Mars." which is of course how the movie ends. Either way you look at it the movie is, in my opinion, an underappreciated masterpiece.

[@stuffyouotterlistento1461]

Talking about alien artifacts ahead of time also makes it pretty clear that the rest of the movie is a delusion. The only thing throwing it into question is the lady saying they haven't implanted the memory yet while Quaid's unconscious. But I think the evidence on the other side is stronger, and we just have to accept that the real Quaid is dreaming about events fantasy Quaid isn't awake to experience.

[@TheAndroidBishop]

I don't think they killed him, I think sending in the recall doctor is part of the package as reverse psychology to make him really Believe it's real so he gets his money's worth. 10/10 package, would definitely buy again

[@mrlavabeast]

Verhoeven is a Sci Fi God. Starship Troopers is another classic😃

[@andrewsawyer1375]

This movie is crazy sci-fi fun. It makes you question reality when you watch it. BTW, the guy with the white running Mars, is from Robocop, Dick Jones.

[@minnesotajones261]

And he's in Beverly Hills, Cop I & II

[@SpecialOrder_937]

DIIIICK YOUR FIRED !

[@nicholasbielik7156]

Seems like you should check out Conan the Barbarian (1982). That was Arnold’s first major successful film role. The Terminator made him a star, but Conan is the film that first brought him to wider public awareness. It’s a solid film too-lots of fantasy action and some gore.

[@abrahamkoffi9922]

The dude made dope movies in the 80s and early 90s.

[@Joshu_Y]

I second this. Conan is a great film, a fun dark fantasy, and the way it's edited to match the music is perfect.

[@shanelogan630]

I’m currently writing a fantasy themed story with multiple realms and and different codes of life for each. My southern and wester realms are inspired by Conan the barbarian and Ralph Bakshi’s fire and ice

[@stevesheroan4131]

I still believe that Conan the Barbarian is the greatest sword-and-sorcery film ever made that is not in the LOTR universe. It has a few weaknesses, but the musical score alone makes up for any weaknesses imo. Max Von Sydow and James Earl Jones shine in their roles, which are very brief but very memorable. The scenes of them running across the plains to the score are just cinematic gold IMO. I will go to my grave arguing that the entire film is worth watching just for the score.

[@Thagomizer]

Agreed. It's a damn good movie, and a massively underrated one.

[@Richard_Ashton]

Total Recall was from the book 'We can Remember It For You, Wholesale' by Philip K Dick - he wrote the books for Blade Runner and Man In A High Castle, many of his stories are movies. It's quite a short story and it's absolutely hilarious. Took me an afternoon to read it and I was laughing all the time.

[@reesebn38]

People don't realize how many movies are based on his work. I read his books when I was a kid. Minority Report is another great one.

[@luketimewalker]

oh really? haha

[@Richard_Ashton]

@@luketimewalker Yes, it’s true.

[@Cau_No]

This was actually just a short story. (Guy walks into the office, gets a memory implant of the secret agent dream, then shouts about blowing his cover when they find out one already existed. Then they try to revert it, give him instead a new dream where he met friendly aliens and got a gift from them. He goes crazy again and tells them he has already an artifact, that can destroy everyone …) But this movie used a lot of inspiration from other PKD works, like the mutants on Mars. Other stories are: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Blade Runner) We Can Remember It for You Wholesale (Total Recall) Second Variety (Screamers) Minority Report Paycheck Impostor The Golden Man (Next) A Scanner Darkly The Man in the High Castle and the episodes of the "Electric Dreams" series

[@luketimewalker]

I mean the funny part. That was unexpected!

[@thereturningshadow]

Lauren, Actually the taxi driver robot was made to resemble actor Robert Picardo who also did the voice for the driver and who also played the hologram doctor on Star Trek Voyager.

[@Renegade2786]

so that means there are five actors in this film that was in the Star Trek universe. 1. Gul Dukat (the guy with Richter saying that all the doors are connected) 2. The Doctor. 3. The ensign (three b00bies chick) that spilled tea over Picard in *Q Who* 4. Sirna Kolrami (the original red pill guy) from *Peak Performance* 5. And Captain Jellico (main villain) from *Chain of Command* two parter.

[@thereturningshadow]

@@Renegade2786 Well there is also Michael Champion, Richter's sidekick, who played Boratus the alien after the artifact that Vash also is in Captain's Holiday. Also Robert Castanzo, Harry, who played a hologram hitman trying to constantly kill Dixon Hill in the episode Manhunt when Luaxana was tying to find a husband.

[@Chuck_EL]

roberto picardo also played the serial killer werewolf eddie quist in the howling :D

[@jenssylvesterwesemann7980]

That was such a joy to watch, I love that energy you have. One detail regarding "was it all Quaid's dream": The composer, Jerry Goldsmith, once stated that he deliberately had the "dream" motif (that chirpy, three note piece) show up at the end, just before the film fades to white (not the usual black, interestingly), to add to the uncertainty of whether Quaid was still in that chair at Recall, Inc.

[@carn9507]

Awesome movie. And yeah, I'm with the folk who say this is part 2 of a Verhoeven triple combo with Starship Troopers the third part. :)

[@reesebn38]

Starship Troopers is my favorite. All 3 movies are so rewatchable.

[@carn9507]

@@reesebn38 Yeah. RoboCop is my fave, for a variety of reasons, but yep, I've watched Robo, TR and Troopers countless times over the years and always enjoy them. :)

[@knight4iam]

Loved this reaction... if you want to continue the Paul Verhoeven hits, the next one is BASIC INSTINCT. Then after that is STARSHIP TROOPERS. I notice people are skipping BASIC INSTINCT in the suggestions... it grossed 352 Million in 1992 because it was a huge hit. You'll love it.

[@DoktorStrangelove]

Saw this the day it opened in Omaha at the late, lamented Indian Hills Cinerama theater. Wild-ass crowd, and we were throughly entertained. We went out to eat after and were basically evangelizing the movie to anyone who would listen. I love how this movie never fully gives away if it's a Rekall memory or if it's really happening. This movie was one of the last big-budget, FX-heavy movies to use a lot of practical, mechanical, miniature, and analog composited effects, and it did them brilliantly. After this and Predator 2, CGI started taking over, starting with T2. Another fun video. Nice work.

[@originalsubwayjones]

I’m so delighted to see so many people suggesting Starship Troopers. I wish she had known this was a Paul Verhoeven flick before she started watching it.

[@jcastromex]

I can't tell you how much I enjoy your reactions Laurenn. While you're viewing the movie, I think of myself back in 1990 watching this for the first time. I had pretty much the same questions that you were asking during the review. So, people believe that the entire film from the point where Arnold fell asleep in the chair at Recall is the Secret Agent implant. It is plausible but personally, I'm thinking it wasn't a dream. This film is also where Arnold really uses those grunts and yells he's famous for. I'm crazy about the practical effects too. "Get ready for a surprise!" You should check out Arnie in "The Running Man", another one of his futuristic sci-fi action movies. Also check out "Alita, Battle Angel" (2019) plus "Mad Max: Fury Road" (2015) for some SERIOUS high-octane adrenaline rush action! 📽❤🎭

[@MrBrockHeinz]

I think this is Arnold at his most "ARGHH"-y. So many Austrian grunts.

[@riveraharper8166]

ARGHH, the sequel. :D

[@johnrife7134]

The fish dying is a metaphor for the slums being deprived.

[@krono5el]

Imagine being in like 3rd grade and always talking about the latest amazing arnie, sly, and van damme, movies. those were incredible times : D

[@Chuck_EL]

yes i ve seen every arnold film at the drive thru starting with the first terminator when i 4 in 1984 to 2003 with terminator 3 it was a fun ride and time for me :D

[@iykeharrison9161]

Don't forget Sylvester Stallone movies too. Great childhood memories 😊

[@w1975b]

@@iykeharrison9161 Sly is Sylvester

[@w1975b]

We also had the Golden Age for cartoons on Saturday mornings and after school.

[@Boomstick87]

Lauren, you mentioned that you loved the practical effects in The Thing. Interestingly enough, the effects in Total Recall and Robocop were done by the same guy, Rob Bottin. Definitely one of the best effects artists to ever work in the industry.

[@lethaldose2000]

The plotline is a signature of the author Philip k. Dick. He enjoys posing the questions "what is real, what only exists in my mind, and how important is the difference, really?" Some others that have been adapted to film include "Minority Report," "A Scanner Darkly," and perhaps most famously, "Blade Runner."

[@mattlatakas7051]

"Damn, look at that cliff! Wouldn't want to fall off the side of that thing." Me: Uhhh...just give it a moment...

[@fourthdrawerdown6297]

Arnold Schwarzenegger: ‘hold my beer.’

[@lurkerrekrul]

9:20 - The Johnny Cab driver robot was modeled after actor Robert Picardo, who also does the voice. Picardo has played many characters in heavy makeup or costumes where he is completely covered in foam latex. His most recognizable role is playing the holographic doctor on the show Star Trek Voyager. 11:02 - Michael Ironside. He's made a career out of playing bad guys. You can count the number of times he's played a good guy on one hand. 16:40 - It's called a "joystick", based on the control stick in fighter jets. Back in the late 70s, early 80s, that was the #1 way to play video games, including driving games. It was the default control method for the majority of Atari 2600 games and those controllers became a sort of standard, also being compatible with the Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit computers, most all Commodore computers, and other systems. Joysticks were also a popular control method for Arcade games, and there are joysticks available for just about every video game system ever made. They're still the preferred method for playing any kind of flight simulator game on computers. 29:00 - If everything was all a delusion, made up by his mind, wouldn't be imagine that the guy from Rekall would be sweating? 32:50 - "Shouldn't that be just a basic human right?" If someone can charge people for something, they WILL charge them for it. Look at how drug companies in the United States price gouge people for life saving medications. Not too long ago, they raised the price of insulin like 500%,

[@shainewhite2781]

The film won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects It was the highest grossing independent film ever, $270 million dollars against a $90 million dollar budget Before Schwarzenegger was cast as the hero, Patrick Swayze, Matthew Broderick, Richard Dreyfuss, Michael Douglas, James Caan, Richard Gere, Christopher Reeve and Dennis Quaid were considered. David Cronenberg was going to direct the film, but had a falling out with Dino De Laurentiis, as Cronenberg wanted to make the movie into a psychological thriller rather than a Sci Fi Space Adventure. Production was cancelled and Paul Verhoeven was hired to bring the movie to life and the rest is history.

[@willwilliamson9580]

my understanding is that arnold pushed for it and for verhoeven after he saw robocop.

[@reesebn38]

I think this happens a lot when it's based on a famous writers work.

[@bonfireman6858]

Enjoy your reaction Lauren ..love your Arnold impressions as well you had me rolling❤🤣

[@LoveLaurenn]

Thank you Bonfireman lol, I'm glad you got a good laugh from my Arnold impressions😂

[@bonfireman6858]

@@LoveLaurenn Another classic you will love is Legend which a fantasy film from 85 with Tom cruise ,Mia Sara , and Tim Curry...Directed by Ridley Scott all practical effects.. incredible even by today's standards

[@Oduunich]

Ok, Lauren was loving some younger Arnold & the action. Conan has to be on the list now. Maybe Last Action Hero too.

[@SpecialOrder_937]

Iced that guy , Cone a phrase

[@Rex-rr7dv]

I’ve binged your whole reactions! Love the classic movie reactions!

[@ericmkendall1]

Is what is happening to Quaid just a fantasy taking place in his head while he is strapped in a chair at Rekall? I was long resistant to the idea myself. But over the years, I've become persuaded that this is almost certainly the case. Even so, the film is sufficiently ambiguous that people can argue back-and-forth about it and never resolve the question absolutely.

[@steamro11r]

yea i began to feel the same way over the years with them saying "we're doing alien artifacts now" and "blue sky on Mars, never seen that one before"

[@reesebn38]

It was going to star Richard Dreyfuss originally, that would have leaned it towards taking place in his mind. Having Arnold instead makes it more ambiguous.

[@flygarfpv3496]

The argument against it being solely in his mind is that there are a handful of scenes that we see, in which Quaid isn't present. So, those wouldn't be part of his delusion. This includes scenes like what happens in Rekall when he's unconscious, when Richter's crew is chasing him but he's gotten away, when Cohaagen is dressing down Richter, stuff happening in Venusville when Quaid is with Kuato, and Cohaagen giving Richter the kill orders. Had they filmed differently to omit any scenes that didn't directly include Quaid, it would definitely lean toward delusion.

[@LordVolkov]

For me, it's the guy from the Rekall commercial showing up on Mars.

[@BlunderMunchkin]

@@flygarfpv3496 Or maybe those are just false memories that have been implanted in the audience :P

[@chaircat]

Absolutely loved the reaction! Your Arnold impression is pretty good, I think its the giggling that really sells it hehe. Can't wait to see what's coming next! :)

[@jaxonsjerseys]

for an Arnold film that's sometimes viewed badly but is actually amazing ---- last action hero!! it's brilliant

[@danielmangetsu1545]

That’s why we love 90’s and old science fiction movie! No CGI bullsh’’’ just real special effects.

[@markc5350]

The thing about the Governator impressions, they are supposed to be bad. You are killing it Lauren!

[@markc5350]

Lauren, I have watched a few of your reactions. I first saw this movie in the theater. As an introvert, the thing about these reactions is, I get to revisit an old memory while watching it again with a friend. Thank you for what you are doing!

[@AthanImmortal]

I like how much you review and discuss at the end, it makes the excitement a bit more visceral. There's a lot of channels that would just wrap up in 30 seconds and say "That was my reaction, let me know what you thought and what I should watch next". I'm glad you enjoyed it this much.

[@Jack_80]

many people still debate whether it was real or the whole movie after going to recall was his vacation. he paid to be a secret agent on mars, they said by the end you get the girl, kill the bad guys, and save the entire planet. the secret agent portion of his trip was called blue sky on mars, which is exactly how the movie ended, that's all one hell of a coincidence. i always thought about how awkward it would be if he woke up and had to go back to his wife after all that, he'd never be able to look at her the same again even if that was all his vacation and she never really did any of those things.

[@corporalhicks9551]

TWO LOVELAURENN VIDEOS IN TWO WEEKS WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO (no pun intended)

[@LoveLaurenn]

T2 really threw me off track so I'm trying to get back on my Thursday schedule lol

[@MrBrockHeinz]

"Yeah, he sooo does not look like a Doug, but imma roll with it." Me now just realising that they intentionallly gave Arnold a name that doesn't fit in order to support the secret agent interpretation.

[@Insolent8]

The characters name in the short story is Douglas Quail and was written over 20 years before this. I think if anything it's more of a nod that still works considering its Arnold. Doug is an unassuming name, just change Quail to Quaid to make him sound a little tougher.

[@michaellavine4324]

I bet everyone misses the foreshadowing of the blue sky on Mars statement at the recall office.

[@awakeatnight7668]

Whenever I start to fantasize about going to space, I immediately think about Total Recall, and the fantasy ends before it can begin... I don't want my head exploding like Arnold's was about to lmao That scene has stuck with me since I first saw this movie as a kid. The practical effects in this movie are incredible, and they all hold up to this day. Much like The Thing and RoboCop, Rob Bottin worked on the effects in Total Recall. This is also one of Arnold's best performances, and one of the most deep and complex scripts he's ever worked with. P.S. The Pirates of the Caribbean meme made me laugh out loud, and that was some Men in Black type shit 😂😂 Your Arnold voice is gold as always 💯

[@Cau_No]

Another movie that put that "exploding heads" image into the minds of viewers was "Outland" with Sean Connery. In reality, that would not happen, you would rather suffocate while freezing to death in a vaccum. Even on Mars with its faint atmosphere. There were even accidents with space suits in vaccuum chambers which people survived. It's still not pretty, though

[@jenssylvesterwesemann7980]

@@Cau_No Outland - I love the atmosphere in that movie (no pun intended) and Connery's and the general cast's performances!

[@matthewstroud4294]

The effects/injuries in these movies are so good. You should consider watching some David Cronenburg: Scanners, eXistenZ and most especially Videodrome. "Body Horror" brilliance.

[@w1975b]

Michael Ironside (the main guy chasing Arnold, who got his arms ripped off) is also in Scanners.

[@jonathanross149]

Ronny Cox is also famous for the "Dueling Banjos" scene from Deliverance.

[@reesebn38]

LMAO All these years and I just connected Ronny Cox playing the bad guy twice for Paul Verhoeven. I guess they got along. When I think of Ropocop I think of Clarence Boddicker. When I think of Ronny Cox I think of Beverly Hills Cop. He had a very big career.

[@MsDboyy]

This is what you call a perfect movie 😎 I know this is technically 1990 but this is a clear example of 80s gold leaking into the 90s ✅ anyway have you seen the 007 movies from the 90s with Pierce Brosnan ? 😎 they are really exciting and fun starting from Goldeneye to Die another day and then the World is not enough 💯💯💯

[@garyjbaker]

Goldeneye is probably my favourite Bond movie. Die Another Day is pretty awful, especially the CGI.

[@corporalhicks9551]

11:55 "SHOOT HER! DO IT!" LoveLaurenn bringing the Palpatine energy LMFAO

[@reconsoldier135]

Hell yes, this movie is phenomenal, don’t bother with the remake though. If you are going to stick with Schwarzenegger movies check out The Running Man, you won’t be disappointed. Love the hoodie btw, was crazy to see you not wearing black or red in your last video.

[@luketimewalker]

While the oG Total Recall is leaps and bounds above the remake, the remake does have a few excellent aspects. I enjoyed it - thought I wouldn't.

[@billfrantz1638]

I love a good or bad Arnold impersonation! I practiced singing “Let it go” (when it was a big deal) as Arnold😂 try that! “The cold never bothered me anyway” as Arnold 😁 not so easy is it?😆

[@sephjnr]

Funny you should say that, as Batman and Robin is essential just for Arnold as Mr. Freeze.

[@billfrantz1638]

Agreed, although Uma Thurman is the bonus super cheesy performance as Poison Ivy🌱

[@RogerAdams-art]

"See you at the party, Richter" is one of my favourite Arnold lines.

[@BeanWagon90]

I love your enthusiasm for these movies I grew up with!

[@PsychedelicChameleon]

Thank You LoveLaurenn for reacting to Total Recall! This is a splendid roller-coaster of the movie. It's very creative, and holds together well. It was inspired by a couple of short stories by author Philip K. Dick. Mr. Dick had undiagnosed brain tumors, and suffered from mental problems and increasing paranoia and possibly also delusions. Most of his later stories included themes of self doubt, doubt in reality, and extreme self betrayal. I'm glad that the writers of Total Recall kept these themes in this production!

[@w1975b]

Another movie based on his work that I've watched multiple times is The Adjustment Bureau, starring Matt Damon and Emily Blunt.

[@PsychedelicChameleon]

@@w1975b Thank You Wen, I love that movie too!

[@w1975b]

@@PsychedelicChameleon yeah :) I like that it has a happy ending. We need those!

[@waterbeauty85]

A "making of" article in Cinefantastique magazine said that one of the early concepts for this movie wanted to embrace the typical plot armor the main character had. In that concept, bullets would miss Arnie and all that because he was actually a godlike being posing as a human being and unconsciously controlling reality but couldn't remember it because his memory had been overwritten. Obviously, they didn't go with that, but I think it's interesting.

[@L1VE3V1L]

Quaid’s secret agent implant at recall was called “blue sky on mars” and the woman he chose, brunette, had milena’s face. It was all a dream.

[@DarkJesterCyn]

Little fun facts, the “two weeks” lady was the voice of Rosie the robot from the Jetsons, and the little person chick from the bar played the hands of Pinhead from Puppetmaster.

[@TheFacelessStoryMaker]

What is cool is that it's never explicitly explained if all the movie was real or not. You can only guess if it was or was not real and there are sound theories for both cases. I mean Melina was the woman he described, he wanted alien relics, and a secret agent identity. Was it real? We'll never know. Another good space movie to react to. Outland where Sean Connery plays a marshall on a corporate mining outpost on the Jovian moon of Io.

[@karlsmith2570]

Hey Lauren, this movie is based on a novel by Philip K. Dick titled "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale" He also wrote the novel "Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep" which was made into the movie "Bladerunner" BTW: Ronnie Cox, who plays Cohagen in this movie played Dick Jones in Robocop

[@ual60515]

My new favorite reactor out there!! Keep up the great work!! :)

[@MrChava54]

Possible 3rd option: It really was a simulation. Arnold finished it, was satisfied with the experience, and went home to his loving wife.

[@rbrtck]

Missed opportunity for a one-liner: "Hey Victor! Consider yourself dis-armed!" 😆

[@davidr1050]

The fade to white at the end is Doug waking up at ReKall.... He got everything in the package including the Blue Sky on Mars which the tech said was new....

[@MRxMADHATTER]

The fade to white at the end is a symbol in movie making of coming out of a dream state.

[@lordhumungus77]

I remember seeing this in the theatre back in the day, such a great movie.

[@misterprickly]

Fun fact: Johnny Cab was voiced by Robert Picardo, the doctor from ST Voyager.

[@carlosspeicywiener7018]

I just started watching your videos and I realized that you're the only one I pause when I have to go do something else for a second.

[@kengascoigne5946]

9:18 If Edison was concerned about safety we'd all be sitting in the dark.

[@nickturnbow2948]

Hahaha! Laurenn: *sees Kuato.* *Rubs eyes.* *Doubts reality itself.*

[@JohnSmith-jn7nc]

Tony the mutant: You got a lot of nerve showing your face around here, Hauser Quaid: Look who's talking What a hilarious response in a typical Arnie fashion 🤣🤣 Wish I saw your reaction

[@davevannatta985]

Another winner from director Paul Verhoeven. One of the best directors to step behind the camera. (But he did make a misstep with Showgirls)

[@ktotamych]

Your Arnold parodies are incomparable! Thank you! ❤

[@fourthdrawerdown6297]

Arnold Schwarzenegger accent homework for this weekend: “ It’s not a tumour.”

[@matt_afact]

The guy that did the creature effects for The Thing, Rob Bottin, also did this movie! He also created Robocop's suit!

[@jh5131]

I think he also designed the huge demon in Legend too

[@PedroCastillo_1980]

Amazing classic Total Recall directed by Paul Verhoeven starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone, Ronny Cox, Michael Ironside, Rachel Ticotin and music score by Jerry Goldsmith. Thank you Laurenn great reaction. In my opinion I love this film but I don't like the remake Total Recall (2012)

[@abrahamkoffi9922]

The remake is pure crap. I don't know why they want to make remakes of classics. It's all about money.

[@PedroCastillo_1980]

@@abrahamkoffi9922 That's right

[@namelessjedi2242]

I’m loving your reactions to these sci-fi action films. Arnie and movies like this were my childhood!

[@martinboyle9163]

Yes, he was in Robocop. "What did I just watch?" Priceless reaction! Best to you-

[@philliplozano7587]

You ACCIDENTALLY continued with the Verhoven sci-fi trilogy by picking an Arnold movie at random?! You HAVE to do StarShip Troopers (1997) next. That's the law.

[@USER__24680]

Great reaction :D Bone crunching gore and weird belly aliens aside lol i love how its always up in the air whether or not its real or a memory trip.

[@corporalhicks9551]

1:10 LoveLaurenn vibin is a whole ass mood 😎

[@ApoCalypseCZ]

Well, the musical score - at least from the very beginning - is heavily inspired by Conan the Barbarian, Arnold's absolute classic ;-) Oh, btw - it is based on Philip K. Dick novell, so if you want to continue with this direction, the obvious next stop should be Blade Runner And.. of course the Starship Troopers is the only logical next move - oh, and there's Michael Ironside (Richter here) in that one in one of his best roles :-)

[@StreetHierarchy]

32:37 "They charge for air?" Hey, they charge for water here!

[@perfectq7206]

I like a movie reactor that goes along for the ride & doesn't focus primarily on what's going to happen later in the movie so they can feel smart they figured it out before it happens. Thank you. Well Done.

[@HorrorHound87]

"Total Recall" is one of my favorite movies i saw growing up among the rest of the best movies that came out in 1990 it's a genuine Sci-fi action classic and director Paul Verhoeven would reunite with actress Sharon Stone directing her and co-star Michael Douglas in 1992's "Basic Instinct" another Classic Film. Loved your reactions, Laurenn watching your channel tonight 😎✌️

[@KurticeYZreacts]

Hope you enjoyed the ride hehe! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 that robot is gold. One of my fav parts. How corny it was

[@thereturningshadow]

Lauren, I love how you kept rubbing your eyes throughout this movie either when characters eyes were popping out or when you didn't want to see an effects shot.

[@chrispittman8854]

Okay, I gotta say, the "Arnold" "pain and stress growl," followed by "Pip the Chipmunk" chuckle 21:41 would make a GREAT short clip. "Apple?" "No thank you." "It's goOOOod..."

[@DanJackson1977]

The screenwriter Dan O' Bannon worked on this... he also co-wrote ALIEN, and with John Carpenter (Halloween) made sort of a Proto-Alien scifi film called "DARK STAR" in the early 70s. 2 other classics he wrote... LIFE FORCE (1985)... is about space vampires and is completely insane.... and one of the best cult movies of the 80s, RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD, which O'Bannon also directed. ROTLD is soooooo much fun.. it's a zombie comedy before that was a thing... it also invented "running" and "Brain eating" zombies.

[@jsmith3039]

Great movie but this is all part of his rekall experience. When he is strapped down getting ready to have the memory implanted you can hear the dude with the glasses say, "blue skies on Mars, that's a new one"

[@ursidius]

Fun fact. The mutant guy in the brothel who Arnold gives the one liner about showing his face is Dean Norris, now better known as Hank from Breaking Bad.

[@jamesmoore4003]

Cracks me up every time when the blonde haired woman at the Recall place slaps the shit out of her co-worker’s face when Arnold has his freak out 😂

[@joeno-say5504]

For another Arnold movie, True Lies is a fun ride Love the reaction! Keep up the good work

[@kieronball8962]

42:04 It's okay Laurenn, that guy is " 'armless " now! :) Loved your reactions throughout Total Recall, Laurenn. Best reaction video, so far! :)

[@Lpace3]

I love it when Millennials first see the difference between practical effects and CGI. 'Course talking about combining puppets and practical effects is kind'a like talking about combining apples and Granny Smith apples.

[@gregorygant4242]

Another Paul Verhoeven and Arnold Schwarzenegger 90's scifi masterpiece , Enjoy girl , I did when I saw it in the 90's ! BTW, same bad guy that was in ROBOCOP , Dick Jones , cool ha ?

[@bxsyndicate]

I've watched this movie many times, I love this movie and it still trips me out sometimes. Great reaction as always Lauren

[@brianm22]

“Get ready for the big surprise” This movie is one of the best action movies

[@GregVD]

BTW, FX and practical was made by Rob Bottin. Rob worked in The Thing as well, and Paul Verhoeven films!

[@bekindandrewind1422]

39:15 --- Actually, it's not as bad as one would think.. You'd get a major headache and tired and you'd fall asleep and then your body would shut down..

[@joeysabad5701]

How adorable, they shut off the air, and ... "... shouldn't that be a basic human right, ... ?" 😆 🤣 😂 ❤️

[@freezoneproject567]

Verhoeven's Starship Troopers is a must; it's excellent and subversive satire on imperialism, militarism and propaganda. "Would you like to know more?" Another good Schwarzenegger flick from that era was The Running Man, an adaptation of a Stephen King (writing as Richard Bachmann) story.

[@Russ442100]

Arnie impression was spot on! loved it.. You do it really well ... MORE!

[@NateAZ]

In my opinion, your Arnold growls are spot on! AAAUUURRRGGGHHHUUU!!! In college, a group of us made up a drinking game, for each Arnie Growl in the movie, take a drink...and if he is getting punched or kicked when he delivers the growl, two drinks! Try it...by the end of the movie, you won't even care which Arnie movie you are even watching!

[@sheldonnicholl3599]

Michael Ironside is the actor who plays the guy chasing Doug. He is also Lt. Radcheck (sp?) in Starship Troopers and "Joker" in Top Gun. I loved him in the TV series "V" (sci-fi, action) in the '80s.