Arnold Schwarzenegger gave his costars from his 1990 hit Kindergarten Cop a special surprise when he dropped in unannounced on their Zoom call.
The 73-year-old actor and former politician popped up more than halfway through a chat on Monday that featured seven of the former child stars.
His fellow actors were clearly surprised and gasped when the legendary action hero appeared at the bottom of their screens.
Surprise! Arnold Schwarzenegger, 73, shocked the former child actors of 1990s Kindergarten Cop when he crashed their Zoom reunion on Monday
‘That is the coolest surprise, I would have never expected this. It’s really good to hear you,’ Miko Hughes said as Arnold settled in and got his screen centered.
The Terminator star opened by asking the other participants how they had been and looking for updates on their lives.
He also set plans in motion for an in-person reunion at his home once the pandemic had settled down enough for it to be safe.
‘I think it was stupid for us not to do that in the past, but I think we should get together when this coronavirus is over, we should have a reunion. We can get together, have a party and get the gossip going,’ he said.
Checking in: The Terminator star opened by asking the other participants how they had been and looking for updates on their lives
Meeting up: He also set plans in motion for an in-person reunion at his home once the pandemic had settled down enough for it to be safe
Arnold sported a brown coat over a black sweater for the virtual chat.
He looked classy in a pair of tortoiseshell horn rim glasses, and he had a close-cropped white beard.
In Kindergarten Cop, he played an LAPD detective who goes undercover as a kindergarten teacher in order to find a witness who can testify against a drug dealer and murderer.
Despite being 30 years old, Arnold revealed that there’s still life in the Kindergarten property.
He explained that the late Marvel Comics guru Stan Lee was interested in an animated sequel in which the teacher, Mr. Kimble, and his students would develop superpowers.
The project will apparently be released in 2021.
Krystle and Tiffany Mataras, who played twin students in the film and now are business owners, revealed that they had helped fund the project.
‘You invested wisely,’ Arnold replied.
Bizarre path: Arnold revealed that the late Stan Lee put in motion plans for an animated sequel in which Mr. Kimble and the children gain super powers, which is out in 2021
Investors: Krystle and Tiffany Mataras, who played twin students in the film and now are business owners, revealed that they had helped fund the project. ‘You invested wisely,’ Arnold replied
The former California governor explained how some of the film’s most quotable lines came to be, including the hilarious ‘It’s not a tumah!’ moment.
‘There was some times when we realized that when I said certain lines in the class, because of my accent and because the way I say things, the kids were laughing,’ he explained. ‘I would just scream loud, “It’s not a tumor, it’s not a tumor at all!” and the kids would be laughing instead of being scared.’
He said that director Ivan Reitman told him that, ‘If the kids laugh, then I think the audience will laugh too.’
Arnold said: ‘And that’s exactly what happened, so those lines became classic lines.’
Big hit in the classroom: The former California governor explained that the iconic ‘It’s not a tumah!’ line came about because director Ivan Reitman realized it made the children laugh
Sweet: Arnold gushed about being a grandfather, sang his son-in-law Chris Pratt’s praises, and admitted that filming Kindergarten Cop helped make him a better father
In a sweet moment, Arnold revealed that filming Kindergarten Cop helped make him a better father to his daughter Katherine and her siblings that he would welcome in subsequent years by giving him a chance to spend time with young children on set.
Speaking of his eldest daughter, the Predator star gushed about the joys of being a new grandfather.
‘It’s great to be a grandfather. You get all the credit, all the gifts and good wishes but you have no responsibility. I’m really proud of my daughters,’ he shared.
‘I never ever thought that my daughter is going to marry an actor. I said to myself, she would be sick and tired of me dragging them to sets, having them watch me blowing up buildings and killing people. My kids always enjoyed it, but Katherine, she was crying always the first few movies.’
He added that her husband Chris Pratt was a ‘fantastic guy’ and ‘so easy to get along with.’
‘I’m really happy, because he has been a wonderful, wonderful husband to her and such a great son-in-law.’
Arnold ended the reunion by reiterating how proud he was of all his former costars.
Heartwarming: Arnold ended the reunion by reiterating how proud he was of all his former costars