Arnold Schwarzengger still regrets his honeymoon in the jungle while filming Predator (!) to this day

With Predator, Arnold Schwarzenegger scored a hit at the end of the 80s that still has a large fan base today. While he was at the peak of his action career, However, shooting the sci-fi masterpiece was one of the low points of his work. In addition to great exertion and many injuries to the crew and stunt people, there was also an unpleasant experience in his private life. The idea for the honeymoon was actually romantic.

Sci-Fi disaster: Predator ended Arnold Schwarzenegger’s honeymoon early

In a 2018 interview with Yahoo Entertainment, Schwarzenegger discussed some of the incidents that occurred during the making of his most notable films. Among other things, he opened up about how filming Predator affected his honeymoon. In 1986 the Austrian married Maria Shriver. Since he was also filming John McTiernan’s sci-fi horror at the same time, the couple decided to spend their honeymoon near the filming location. So they traveled to Mismaloya, Mexico. As Arnold said it himself: “It was a big mistake.”

The country’s jungle was perfect for the film, but meant a lot of hardship for the crew and actors. But the place was apparently not suitable for a romantic vacation:

The first night, Maria and I checked into a hotel room and she wanted to take a shower. So she opened the curtain and the whole bathtub was full of frogs. They were all jumping around. She freaked out The frogs weren’t the only problem during the Predator shoot

This, according to Schwarzenegger, promptly ended the idea of ​​a honeymoon. But that one The nightmare continued for the actor even after that. After all, there were a lot of injuries and illnesses during the Predator filming. The hardships were worth it, because today Predator is considered one of the most important representatives of its genre and is included in numerous top lists of the best sci-fi films of all time, such as Time Out and Rolling Stone.

Schwarzenegger has not returned to the Predator franchise since. It is unclear whether his experiences during filming had anything to do with it. Maybe he just didn’t like any of the scripts or offers that came his way. But who knows? Maybe we’ll see the former Mr. Universe face one of the hunters again in the future.