5: Total Recall - The Schwarzenegger Effect

00:15 – Robin recalls the story of how she met Ron Shusett 03:57 – Preproduction in Mexico City during the summer of 1989 05:15 – Ron recounts a funny exchange with Arnold Schwarzenegger 07:27 – Early days of set building 09:52 – Special effects in Total Recall 14:35 – Ron’s thoughts on the gratuitous violence in Total Recall 18:20 – Ron recalls others attempting to throw him off the set 26:12 – How Arnold stood up for Ron and prevented his firing 27:58 – Making a spectacular film without CGI 29:16 – Shooting a key scene in Total Recall 33:23 – The inspiration behind the ‘Face on Mars’ 34:47 – Ron talks about the Total Recall remake 37:55 – How Ron felt before the release of Total Recall 39:50 – The premiere TWEETABLE QUOTES “The people who finances it [Total Recall] hated it. It’s just that they didn’t want to lose working with Arnold.” (04:49) “Anything that I felt strongly about, he [Verhoeven] would not try to force me to change.” (09:46) “They tried to fire me on ‘Alien.’ They tried to fire me on ‘Total Recall.’ And they couldn’t on either case. I showed them that I would not use my power against them. I had a powerful connection with Arnold, but I would never put them in a position where Arnold’s on my side and he’s gonna overrule you. I wanted both parties.” (26:40) “They were so talented; they could do effects that work today as good as any movie ever because they were so skilled at what they did. So, it gets down to if you have the right people, it’s much more important than any technology you’ve got.” (28:52) “It seems like the idiots of the world conspire to stop people who have too much vision.” (32:56) 🎙️🎙️🎙️ Music by Vincent Covello and Vic Migenes Artwork by Barbara Mastej Listen to all episodes at AnAlienInHollwood.com Discover Robin's books at RobinMaxwell.com Listen to Harry as the host of Podcast Junkies 🎙️🎙️🎙️ Podcast Production by FullCast: https://fullcast.co Discover the best podcast services in the world at The Podosphere: https://www.thepodosphere.com/