“Fell Ten Feet and Landed on My Back”: Despite Already Being a Millionaire, Arnold Schwarzenegger Still Went Through a Torturous Experience for $250,000 in 1982

Arnold Schwarzenegger left his hometown in Austria for America to build a bodybuilding career. He aimed to become the best in the sport and realized his dream with his competitive spirit and hard work. Soon, Arnie felt saturated in the field, having achieved the highest glory of multiple Mr. Olympias. So he shifted his focus to his acting career, aiming to become a lead star. When the opportunity to act in Conan the Barbarian arrived in the 1980s, he plunged into action, despite the dangers involved.

While enacting the role of an orphaned Barbarian avenging his parents’ death, Schwarzenegger had to shoot ferocious sequences involving wild animals and dangerous stunts. But the action superstar didn’t back off from the evident hurdles.

Arnold Schwarzenegger sustained a wild attack on the sets of Conan the Barbarian

Arnie was very calculative and practical in terms of leading a successful career. He amassed millions during his bodybuilding career while simultaneously doing real estate business, and he was financially sound, allowing him to reject side roles in Hollywood. His first major role as the lead was Conan, and Arnie gave his best while shooting for the movie.

The movie left Arnie with severe bruises, injuries, and stitches but made him famous as an action hero in Hollywood. While describing a dog chase in the movie, Arnie said in an old interview, “One of them hit me too soon. It caught me off guard, and I went right over the ledge. I fell ten feet and landed on my back.“

The incident left the Terminator actor with bruises and 12 stitches, but he was content with the life-threatening shot and termed it a “great beginning,” as it set the tone for the entire movie. The 75-year-old once confessed how he did all his stunts for the film.

The Austrian Oak did real stunts for his 1982 film

Schwarzenegger was devoid of self-doubt when giving his best for any task. So, despite the risk involved, Arnold Schwarzenegger ensured to shoot all his stunts for the first installment of the Conan series by himself. Describing the number of injuries he sustained in the shoot, Arnie once confessed, “It was unbelievable.”

But director John Millius’s words inspired Schwarzenegger to go the extra mile. The filmmaker once told Arnie that the film was permanent while the pain was temporary. Having realized the essence of his director’s thoughts, the Austrian Oak never complained about the pain he endured.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger’s go-getter attitude earned him numerous accolades for his unparalleled contribution to the world of cinema and bodybuilding. The injuries he sustained are now mere small scars, while his action films are still revered by film fanatics.

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