QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"If it's hard to remember, it'll be difficult to forget."

Arnold Schwarzenegger, September 1986

Wednesday, June 28, 1998

The people of Columbus, Ohio were greeted by the biggest moviestar of all time.

Arnold Schwarzenegger and a fistful of other celebrities like Shaquille O'Neal, Sylvester Stallone, and James Caan christened the new 30-screen Planet Movies complex at Easton Town Center. For $100.00 for charity anyone could attend the opening of this new $120 million dollar megaplex complete with a new Planet Hollywood on the ground floor and the movie theaters above. With a glistening gold Planet Movies pin on their tuxedo lapel or T-shirt, these "VIPs" got to walk down a red carpet into the cavernous 30-screen theater and restaurant complex. The event raised $150,000 for the Big Brothers and Big Sisters Association of Greater Columbus.

Arnold loves to help his charities and he will stop at nothing to get the goal raised for that particular organization. Just before Planet Movies was to be officially opened, Arnold tore a giant 4 foot-long, fake movie ticket allowing everyone to enter. Moviegoers enter from four directions into the central, four-story rotunda, in which original movie props or replicas (a Titanic lifeboat, an alien craft from Independence Day, and a surprise Schwarzenegger prop) are suspended overhead. Arnold put Columbus' arrival on the Hollywood scene this way: "Columbus, Ohio, is another entertainment capital of the world," he shouted to the thousands.

Outside the complex, Schwarzenegger left a memento: the 48-ton Patton tank he drove in the Austrian army.

Saturday, June 27, 1987

Predator was released in Japan.

Thursday, June 27, 1991

Universial ended distributing Kindergarten Cop in US.

Friday, June 27, 1997

Batman and Robin was released in United Kingdom, Ireland, Singapore and Spain. Everyone who bought a ticket in UK got a bonus in London Planet Hollywood - free Mr. Freeze coctail.

Friday, June 26, 1992

With wife Maria and daughter Katherine, Arnold attended Mark Shriver's wedding with Jeanne Ripp.

Wednesday, June 26, 1996

Eraser made its overseas bow to rave reviews in a screening at the film convention and Eraser's producer, Arnold Kopelson, received the 1996 Lifetime Achievement in Filmmaking award at Cinema Expo International in Amsterdam.

Thursday, June 26, 1997

Batman and Robin released in Germany and Australia.


While in Munich (Germany) Arnold went shopping with his nephew Patrick

Saturday, June 26, 1999

10th Special Olympics World Summer Games were held in Raliegh, North Carolina. Arnold Schwarzenegger, wife Maria Shriver, and rocker Jon Bon Jovi, a motorcycle riding buddy of the Oak's, participated in the opening ceremony. This was a time when Arnold didn't mind sharing the spotlight with 50,000 friends and family to support the 7,000 Special Olympians.

Friday, June 25, 1999

Arnold was said to be in heavy negotiations with Roger Spottiswoode, the original planned director of "S.W.A.T." Although their once-planned collaboration S.W.A.T. may not happen anytime soon, Roger helmed Arnold Schwarzenegger's next movie, "The Sixth Day."

Friday, June 24, 1988

Red Heat originally scheduled for release.

Monday, June 24, 1996

Eraser earned $24.566.446 over its first weekend. This box-office succes led into an even wider release on 2556 screens.


Arnold erased the competition

Let's have some fun! I have made a five-best list of some Arnold related stuff with some Oak fans in my country! Today I present the results of:

(22) BEST FILM:
10. Eraser
9. Kindergarten Cop
8. The Terminator
7. Total Recall
5. End of Days
6. T2
4. Predator
3. True Lies
2. Conan the Barbarian
1. Pumping Iron

Sunday, June 23, 1996

Arnold attended the 33rd Planet Hollywood opening in Nashville, Tennessee. Shareholder Bruce Willis played with his rock and Blues band, joined by gospel singer Amy Grant. Also present were Sylvester Stallone, Vanessa Williams, Danny Glover, Charlie Sheen, Luke Perry and Cindy Crawford.

Monday, June 23, 1997

Batman & Robin had a great opening weekend with $42,872,605 box-office tally (seventh-highest in box-office history till then)!

Let's have some fun! I have made a five-best list of some Arnold related stuff with some Oak fans in my country! Today I present the results of:

(21) BEST ARNOLD VILLAIN:
5. Satan
4. Aziz
3. Thulsa Doom
2. T-1000
1. Predator