Arnold Schwarzenegger: Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story

Stone’s role in, 348–49

story of, 347–48

as universal theme, 340

violence and, 345

virtual travel theme in, 347–48

Tothpal, Peter, 312

The Towering Inferno (movie), 192

Transcendental Meditation, 137, 182–83, 195

Travolta, John, 363

Triplets (movie idea), 374

TriStar Pictures, 351, 352

Tron (movie), 281

True Lies (movie), 338, 410, 412–16, 418, 420, 423, 431, 613

Trump, Donald, 373, 618

trust; Arnold’s rules about, 605

Turner, Ted, 342, 493, 618

Tutu, Desmond, 292

20th Century Fox, 325

Twins movies, 361–66, 367, 373, 374, 497, 518, 608

Tyson, Mike, 424

unions, labor: Arnold as governor and, 527, 528–31, 532–34, 545, 560, 562, 575, 577, 578, 584, 585

California economy and, 575, 577, 578, 583, 585

elections of 2006 and, 545–46

health care reform and, 560

Kennedy (Teddy) campaign and, 529–30.

See also firefighters; public employees; teachers

United Kingdom: Arnold on exhibition in, 60–62

regulation of bodybuilding in, 101.

See also London, England

United Nations; Arnold’s environmental activities with, 580, 581–82, 597, 613–14

United States: Arnold’s childhood/youth dreams about going to, 13, 16, 31, 33, 34, 70

Arnold’s citizenship and, 294, 295

Arnold’s feelings about, 81, 82, 463

Arnold’s motivation for coming to, 244, 284, 404

social customs in, 88–89, 90–91

Universal Pictures: Arnold’s reputation and, 298

Conan films and, 233, 236, 276, 278, 279–80

concerns about Arnold’s post–heart surgery activities at, 460

corporate jets of, 442

E.T. and, 278, 304

Twins and, 362, 363, 374, 608

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA): Arnold as student at, 138, 139, 178, 612

Columb (Ronda) as taking classes at, 288

Transcendental Meditation courses at, 182

University of California, San Diego, 388

University of Southern California: Inner-City Games at, 420

Knapp as graduate of, 404

Schwarzenegger Institute at, 600–601

University of Southern California University Hospital; Arnold’s heart surgery at, 431–38

University of Wisconsin at Superior: Arnold’s education at, 219, 243, 245

Arnold’s Special Olympics activities at, 217–18, 243

Universum Sport Studio (Munich, Germany): American troops as training at, 63–64

Arnold offer trainer job at, 43, 45

Arnold as trainer at, 48, 50–52, 62–65, 68–69

building membership for, 62–64, 68–69

Univision, 475

USO, 398

USS Indianapolis (ship), 234

Vajna, Andy, 345–46, 347, 470–71

Valenti, Jack, 444

Valentino (Rudolph) house, 119

Van Buren, Abigail “Dear Abby,” 328

Van Damme, Jean-Claude, 335, 337, 599

van Ravenstein, Apollonia, 207

Vanguard Securities, 427

Variety magazine, 205, 407, 412

Venice, California.

See Los Angeles, California

Ventura, Jesse, 323, 338, 469

Verhoeven, Paul;

Total Recall and, 346, 348, 349, 352–53

Vick, Michael, 424

Vienna Summit (1961), 21–22

Vietnam War, 89–90, 198, 371

The Villain (movie), 231–32

Villines, Mike, 577–78

Vince’s Gym (Los Angeles), 80, 85–86

violence: in action movies, 340

Arnold’s one-liners and, 340

Arnold’s views about, 603

in Conan the Barbarian, 275–76, 277–78

contradictions in Arnold’s life and, 603

Terminator films and, 385–86

Total Recall and, 345

vision: Arnold’s rules about need for, 605

and Arnold’s vision for California, 486, 539–40, 541, 543, 544–45, 552, 555, 556–57, 604

Vlasov, Yuri, 24

Voight, Jon, 199

Volkswagen; Arnold flight in corporate jet of, 126, 127

von Sydow, Max, 263, 273

Vreeland, Diana, 205, 207

Wachter, Paul, 424–25, 426–27, 429, 430, 444, 445, 470, 501, 502, 503

Waldheim, Kurt, 295, 332–33

Waller, Ken, 162

Walters, Barbara, 256, 328, 373, 459

Warhol, Andy, 198, 205, 207, 209, 210–12, 305–6, 327, 330–31, 340

Warner Bros., 440–41, 442, 474

Wasserman, Lew, 236

water issues.

See environmental issues

Wayne, John, 299

Weaver, Sigourney, 310

wedding, Maria and Arnold’s, 323–33

Weider, Ben, 101, 293

Weider, Betty, 30, 100

Weider, Joe: appearance of, 76

Arnold as salesman for, 102–3, 141–42

Arnold’s arrival in Los Angeles and, 79

Arnold’s chair incident and, 104–5

Arnold’s early days in Los Angeles and, 85

Arnold’s earnings from, 96

Arnold’s expression of emotions and, 185

and Arnold’s Hawaii trip, 97

Arnold’s movie career and, 112–13

and Arnold’s participation in Miami Mr. Universe contest, 72–73

Arnold’s real estate investments and, 149–50

Arnold’s relationship with, 89, 102–5, 142, 170, 187, 291, 303, 343

Arnold’s views about, 76, 99–103

and bodybuilders as lazy bastards, 99, 102

Butler and Gaines meeting with, 153–54

certification of bodybuilding as international sport and, 152

as coach for Arnold, 77

collections of, 104–5, 257

empire of, 100–101, 103

Franco and, 106–7, 108–9

influence on Arnold of, 99–100, 257, 258, 279

interview of Arnold by, 75–76

as Jewish, 293

Mr. Olympia contests and, 170, 171, 251

Mr. Universe contests and, 72–74, 153

nicknames for bodybuilders and, 100

Park and, 30

promotion of bodybuilding by, 152–54, 155

promotion/support of Arnold by, 76–77, 79, 91, 95, 115–16, 118, 236

reputation of, 30, 72–73

role in bodybuilding world of, 100–102

salary for, 107

San Fernando Valley headquarters of, 103

self-image of, 76

Stay Hungry film and, 187

Zeller freelancing work for, 84

Weider Research Clinic, 100

weight lifters/weight lifting: Arnold in army and, 38

Arnold’s early interest in, 30

Arnold’s first public appearance as, 34–35

Arnold’s post–heart surgery activities and, 438

Arnold’s trophies as, 38

for handicapped children, 217–19, 243

legends in, 97

Lorimer as organizer for, 124–25

power of mind over body in, 67–68

prisoners and, 143

public image of, 159

Weissmuller, Johnny, 14

Welch, Raquel, 208

welfare reform; Arnold as governor and, 577, 587

Wertheim Schroder & Co., 426

Wesson, Herb, 522

West Los Angeles College; Arnold as student at, 138

Western Climate Initiative, 580

Westworld (movie), 301, 348

White, Bob, 466, 467–70, 481, 499

White House; Great American Workout at, 388–90, 454

Whitney Museum of American Art; posing exhibition (1976) at, 197–98

Wide World of Sports (ABC-TV show), 128, 153–54

Wiesenthal, Simon, 366–67

William Morris Agency, 192

Williams, Andy, 222, 328

Williams, Robin, 357, 358, 361, 417

Williams, Vanessa, 441, 513

Willis, Bruce, 337, 400–402, 409, 442, 443, 446, 599

Wilson, Pete: Arnold as campaigning for, 469

Arnold’s campaign for governor and, 499–500, 502

Arnold’s political ambitions and, 469

Arnold’s swearing-in and, 514

Arnold’s use of former staff members of, 466, 467, 473, 475, 516, 518

and jokes about Arnold entering politics, 463

recall attempt against, 480

at Regency Club, 292

Winfrey, Oprah, 245–46, 328, 487, 526, 595

Winkler, Henry, 208