Arnold Schwarzenegger joined the cast of Kindergarten Police Officer for a new meeting video to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the film’s release.
The call started with a handful of actors who played Schwarzenegger’s students, who played a detective disguised as a preschool teacher in the 1990 comedy.
Krystle and Tiffany Mataras (Tina and Rina), Brian Wagner (William) Christian Cousins (Dominic), Miko Hughes (Joseph) and Adam Wylie (Larry) appeared.
Schwarzenegger surprised his former castmates by joining the call halfway. The group then shared memories of the film and discussed their current lives and projects.
Schwarzenegger enters the 35:26 mark of the video, which can be watched in full below.
“This is the funniest thing to see all of you,” said Schwarzenegger as he joined the call.
“I got a call two or three hours ago and it said ‘Ware is going to have a chat with six of the kids from kindergarten cop‘… And I said’ this is fantastic, what a great idea! ‘”
Notably, Schwarzenegger discussed the genesis of the film’s most iconic line: “It’s not a tumor.”
“Because of my accent and the way I say things, the kids were laughing … instead of being scared,” recalls Schwarzenegger.
“So [director] Ivan Reitman ran up to me afterwards and said, ‘I’m going to publish this, I’m going to keep it, this is a winner because if the kids laugh the way you sound, then I think the audience will laugh too’ and that’s exactly what happened ” .
Most of the child actors present revealed that they no longer work in the entertainment industry full-time, with Christian Cousins and the Mataras sisters in business positions.
Adam Wylie, who played Larry in Kindergarten Police Officer, continues to act and is also a magical “world champion”. In 2021, he is expected to appear in an episode of the television series, Lucifer.
The kindergarten cop came in at number nine in NMEThe ranking of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 10 best films – see what else entered the list.
In October, Schwarzenegger updated his fans on his health after undergoing his third heart operation to receive a new aortic valve, saying he felt “fantastic”.