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This DVD box set boasts a quartet of muscle-bound hits starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, the first Austrian bodybuilder-turned-actor to become governor of a large western state. In Commando, Schwarzenegger portrays a retired colonel attempting to hunt down the Latin American dictator who kidnapped his young daughter -- a role that showcased the actor's comic abilities. It's back to Latin America again for Predator, which casts the "Austrian Oak" as a military special forces operative whose team encounters a mysterious, possibly alien foe. Running Man -- a futuristic sci-fi thriller based on a Stephen King short story -- remains among Schwarzenegger's gems. Presaging the rise of reality TV, it offers Arnold as a convict chosen to participate in a show -- wherein he can gain his freedom, if he can evade a gauntlet of assassins. The Paul Verhoeven sci-fi extravaganza Total Recall rounds out the set: Here, our star discovers he has been programmed with false memories of his earthbound existence and is actually a secret agent entangled in a proposed rebellion on Mars.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger receives star treatment in this look back at his early bodybuilding days in Austria and his eventual marriage to Kennedy family member Maria Shriver. The program also reviewsSchwarzenegger's earliest attempts to break into show business and his eventual starring roles in films like The Terminator, Total Recall, and True Lies. During interviews, stars like Jim Belushi and James Coburn express their respect and admiration for the man. Elizabeth Smith

Product Details

• UPC: 014381054828
• Source: IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
• Region Code: 1
• Sound: Dolby Digital, stereo
• Time: 50:00

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