Stan Brooks

He goes, no, no, no. I want low risk. If I do a terrible job, I don't want anyone to be upset. I don't want a big budget. And I want it to be family friendly because I don't want anything to be controversial. Nothing. I just want something very simple. And the only one that fit the bill was Christmas in Connecticut. So I said, OK, I'll I'll I'll call you if this guy passes. And I have the phone.

He goes, no, no, no. I want low risk. If I do a terrible job, I don't want anyone to be upset. I don't want a big budget. And I want it to be family friendly because I don't want anything to be controversial. Nothing. I just want something very simple. And the only one that fit the bill was Christmas in Connecticut. So I said, OK, I'll I'll I'll call you if this guy passes. And I have the phone.

Of course, my heart's jumping out. I go, what?

Of course, my heart's jumping out. I go, what?

I pick it up and I hear, Stan Brooks, yes, please hold for Arnold Schwarzenegger. And now I'm serious. I can see my heart beating. And he goes, hello. I go, uh, Arnold, are you the guy with this Christmas script? I said, yes. He says, it's fantastic. I'd love to direct. I go, okay. He goes, but I have to shoot in Los Angeles and I have to do it in these days.

I pick it up and I hear, Stan Brooks, yes, please hold for Arnold Schwarzenegger. And now I'm serious. I can see my heart beating. And he goes, hello. I go, uh, Arnold, are you the guy with this Christmas script? I said, yes. He says, it's fantastic. I'd love to direct. I go, okay. He goes, but I have to shoot in Los Angeles and I have to do it in these days.

And he goes, and I have some notes on the script. I go, okay. Can you be here in an hour? And I go, uh, no. He goes, can you be on Wednesday? I go, yes, I can be there on Wednesday.

And he goes, and I have some notes on the script. I go, okay. Can you be here in an hour? And I go, uh, no. He goes, can you be on Wednesday? I go, yes, I can be there on Wednesday.

So now I'm going to be on Wednesday and you walk in and there's this giant lobby. And the first thing you see is the exoskeleton, the metal thing with the red eyes from the

So now I'm going to be on Wednesday and you walk in and there's this giant lobby. And the first thing you see is the exoskeleton, the metal thing with the red eyes from the

terminator so there's no doubt i mean the posters are up on the wall but there's no doubt when you walk in and you see this seven foot thing you go oh crap i know where i am my heart's beating and i go in and he's in his office which is massive and it's like you know signs of a football field and he's on one you walk in on this end and he's on the other end so you gotta walk past all the you know the props and stuff and then he's at a big huge desk with a big giant chair and behind him

terminator so there's no doubt i mean the posters are up on the wall but there's no doubt when you walk in and you see this seven foot thing you go oh crap i know where i am my heart's beating and i go in and he's in his office which is massive and it's like you know signs of a football field and he's on one you walk in on this end and he's on the other end so you gotta walk past all the you know the props and stuff and then he's at a big huge desk with a big giant chair and behind him

is a bookshelf, but with all of the Mr. Universe awards, not film stuff. It's all his bodybuilding awards. And I remember we were going through the script and I said, hey, I want to use the restroom. And he pointed to me by putting up his bicep and pointed like this. His bicep comes clean. He goes, it's that way. And I go, was that just to show me your bicep?

is a bookshelf, but with all of the Mr. Universe awards, not film stuff. It's all his bodybuilding awards. And I remember we were going through the script and I said, hey, I want to use the restroom. And he pointed to me by putting up his bicep and pointed like this. His bicep comes clean. He goes, it's that way. And I go, was that just to show me your bicep?

And he goes, I have to show the guns whenever I can. And I'm like, okay, so this guy definitely has a sense of humor about himself.

And he goes, I have to show the guns whenever I can. And I'm like, okay, so this guy definitely has a sense of humor about himself.

He wanted more humor and a little more jeopardy. And so we added in this sort of big action sequence at the beginning where he rescues the kid.

He wanted more humor and a little more jeopardy. And so we added in this sort of big action sequence at the beginning where he rescues the kid.

He wanted more humor. And as it happened, my best friend in the world had written Commando.

He wanted more humor. And as it happened, my best friend in the world had written Commando.