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Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger is known as the bonafide action star of the 80s and the 90s. He starred in classic action films such asConan the Barbarian, The Terminator, True Lies, Total Recall,andCommando. The actor had also branched out to comedy films such asTwins, Junior,andKindergarten Cop.
Schwarzenegger starred inJingle All The Way, which saw him play a father trying to get a Christman gift for his son at the last minute. The film is considered to be a Christmas classic and was also a huge success upon release. However, lead actress Rita Wilson seems to not be a fan of the film as she feels her character was ‘too stupid’.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger InJingle All The Way
TheArnold SchwarzeneggerstarrerJingle All The Wayis a Christmas classic that has been a necessary watch every year during the holidays. It follows the story of a workaholic father, played by Schwarzenegger, who has to buy his son a superhero toy called Turbo Man at the last minute. He tries to find the toy on Christmas Eve but finds the toy to be sold out everywhere. He also develops a rivalry with another father who is in the same situation, who is played by comedian Sinbad.
The film was created by screenwriter Randy Kornfield after being inspired by the ‘Cabbage Patch Riots’ of 1983. The riots were caused by a shortage of Cabbage Patch Kids toys for Christmas and customers fighting over it, with some even hitting other customers with baseball bats. Producer Chris Columbus came on board as he had faced a similar situation when he tried to get a Buzz Lightyear toy.
Columbus incorporated the commercialization of Christmas into the story as he claimed that he was always attracted to the dark side of the happiest time of the year. Arnold Schwarzenegger joined the cast in 1996 after plans for aPlanet of the Apesreboot were delayed, making him free for the film. Schwarzenegger was reportedly paid $20 million for the role.
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Why Does Rita Wilson HateJingle All The Way?
Actress Rita Wilson stars opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in the film, playing his wife Liz Langston. Wilson has made appearances with her husband Tom Hanks in many romantic comedies such asSleepless In Seattle, That Thing You Do,andVolunteers.However, the actress seems to have many issues withJingle All The Way, especially with how her character is depicted by the climax of the film.
Talking toInsiderabout the film, she said,
“This is the movie that haunts me…Why did my character not know that her husband Howard, who talks like [Arnold Schwarzenegger] and is played by Arnold Schwarzenegger, was Turbo Man? How did she not know that? Let’s see: He has an accent. he looks exactly like him. He’s wearing a half-mask, but my character does not know. And it made me just feel like, that’s just a little too stupid.”
While acknowledging the huge fan following the film has, which she attributes to her co-stars Schwarzenegger and Sinbad, she said that she prefers her other Christmas filmMixed Nutsto be a better Christmas film.
The comedy starred Steve Martin, Madeline Kahn, Adam Sandler, and Rob Reiner. However, the film was a box office bomb whileJingle All The Wayearned over $129 million. Critics, however, seem to agree with Wilson as the Schwarzenegger film was panned upon release.
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Source:Insider
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Nishanth A is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows with over 2,000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years and a scriptwriter at various corporations before that, working on educational content. With a Communications, English Literature, and Psychology triple major, Nishanth usually covers news and analyses on Star Trek, particularly Strange New Worlds and The Next Generation; Doctor Who, the DCU, and more.A Nolan fan, Nishanth spends his time exploring the filmographies of various directors with an auteurial style or can be found making short movies of his own. He has also contributed as a feature writer for Film Companion, focusing on the South division.
