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James Cameron: An Oral History

The Big Picture

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Arnold Schwarzenegger Saved the Day

Jim Hurd and Arnold Schwarzenegger's partnership was cemented over a lunch that nearly turned disastrous. "I chose to kill him (Schwarzenegger) because he didn't have any money," says Hurd of the Austrian bodybuilder, who wanted to play good guy in Terminator. The financing hinged on getting Schwarzenegger to say yes to star in the film.

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