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Icons Unearthed: Arnold Schwarzenegger

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1 Season

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In the ’80s and ’90s, Arnold Schwarzenegger was the biggest thing to hit Hollywood. Icons Unearthed: Arnold Schwarzenegger chronicles the rise of the bodybuilder-turned-global icon told by the collaborators and co-stars who know him best.

Season 13, 6 Episodes

Season 13 (6 Episodes)

Icons Unearthed: Arnold Schwarzenegger - From Bodybuilder to Barbarian

From Bodybuilder to Barbarian,

From tiny Thal, Austria to Hollywood, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s bodybuilding fame opens doors—but his accent threatens to shut them. Rejected by Hollywood brass, he finds a champion in John Milius for Conan the Barbarian.

Icons Unearthed: Arnold Schwarzenegger - I'll Be Back

After Conan, Arnold fights to star in James Cameron’s low-budget sci-fi thriller The Terminator. But creative clashes, union pushback, and L.A.’s gritty streets threaten the film at every turn.

Icons Unearthed: Arnold Schwarzenegger - Muscle, Mayhem, & One-Liners

Muscle, Mayhem, & One-Liners,

After playing a god, barbarian, and a killer robot, Arnold finally plays a regular guy—well, a wisecracking commando rescuing his daughter. Can his funniest, talkiest role yet turn Commando into box office gold?

Icons Unearthed: Arnold Schwarzenegger - Welcome to the Jungle

Welcome to the Jungle,

After Commando hits big, Arnold and Joel Silver reunite for Predator. But brutal jungle conditions, an alien suit nightmare, and a rival production threaten to derail the sci-fi action film.

Icons Unearthed: Arnold Schwarzenegger - Running Wild

After Commando proves Arnold can deliver laughs and one-liners, he reunites with writer Steven DeSouza for The Running Man. But while Arnold hit his marks, the production spiraled into chaos.

Icons Unearthed: Arnold Schwarzenegger - Laugh Now, Lie Later

Laugh Now, Lie Later,

Once dismissed for his accent, Arnold becomes action’s biggest star—before surprising Hollywood with Twins and risking it all again in True Lies, Cameron’s giant action-comedy gamble.

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Icons Unearthed: Arnold Schwarzenegger

Documentary

12+

1 Season

44m

In the ’80s and ’90s, Arnold Schwarzenegger was the biggest thing to hit Hollywood. Icons Unearthed: Arnold Schwarzenegger chronicles the rise of the bodybuilder-turned-global icon told by the collaborators and co-stars who know him best.

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