Even the unexpected flop, Last Action Hero, was sold purely on the alleged strength of Arnold Schwarzenegger post-T2.

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"The audience these days is very, very young they don't know who he is, " said Peter Guber, who was chairman of Sony Pictures when films such as "Total Recall" and the disappointing "Last Action Hero" were released.

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