Robin started out as a mile-a-minute standup comedian adored and admired by those who had the pleasure of witnessing his mad genius on stage. He gave but couldn't receive, in one of life's cruel ironies. His insides matched his outsides - but as we learned all too late, neither matched what was going on inside his head. Robin Williams was a genius, prolific and as generous as they come. Almost anyone can imagine a dead puppy and cry on cue, but not just anyone can deliver a joke - and even fewer can deliver a joke well. Sure, over the last 30+ years he's had to repeat "I'll be back", "Get to the chopper!" And "Hasta la vista, baby" enough times to make a grown man cry, but for me, personally, it's gotta be "It's not a tumour!" Or my favourite (albeit not actually uttered by Arnold himself): "Boys have a penis, girls have a vagina." Sure, that line hasn't aged well, but at the time, people hearing it for the first time learned something that day.įor those in the know, comedy is waaaaaaaay harder than drama. It wasn't until 'True Lies' in 1994 that he actually got to deliver the hilarious one-liners and absolutely crushed it, but it was 'Kindergarten Cop' that laid the groundwork. Yes, we were laughing at Richard Kimble, but his willingness to be the butt of the jokes made him that much cooler. 1990's 'Kindergarten Cop' was where he married the braun with the humour and did it so very well. 'Twins' was Schwarzenegger's first foray into comedy, but it wasn't his last - and in my opinion, it wasn't his best. If that's true, then I must believe that this one is the only one where a film like 'Twins' works. Some believe there are infinite parallel universes and infinite timelines. There's a fine line between genius and insanity, and 'Twins' (1988) was it. He could kill ya as soon as look at ya, and audiences lapped it up - until one day someone looked at him and thought, "Geez, he could be Danny DeVito's twin". 'Total Recall' (1990), 'The Running Man' (1987), and of course the biggest one of them all, 'The Terminator' (1984) and its many sequels. He quickly because an action staple, and even quicker became an icon thanks to rolls and films such as 'Commando' (1985), 'Predator' (1987). He entered Hollywood with a funny accent and built like a brick shithouse - so it was only natural that they gave him a sword, donned him in animal skins and made him Conan the Barbarian. Up until his arrival, most people's association with the country probably came from 'The Sound of Music'. In honour of one of the greatest wing-spreaders on and off the screen, Mr Arnold Schwarzenegger, and the 30th anniversary of one of Mr Olympia's greatest films and turns at comedy with 'Kindergarten Cop', I've compiled a list of some of the best career shakers going around. So why are we so determined to pigeon-hole our favourites? Why are we so offended when they decide to switch things up on us? We curse their names when their careers become stale and predictable, yet scoff when they choose to take a chance, rebrand or spread their wings. When they do it well, they are chameleons. People often forget that actors aren't just tabloid fodder and fragrance pushers. Wrestlers became box-office drawcards, and Mork from Ork won an Oscar. Indie darlings suddenly made blockbusters. Now it's not uncommon to see a Matthew McConaughey, Al Pacino, Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Jude Law, Emma Stone, Amy Adams or Chris Evans grace the small screen week-to-week. Once upon a time, TV used to be the lower form of entertainment, while film was the pinnacle. No, no, no, not with their off-screen antics (although, yeah, that too), but with their career paths. Actors: they make us laugh, they make us cry, they make us gasp in awe of their craft - but every now and then, they shock us.
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