UNITED KINGDOM: ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER ATTENDS LONDON PREMIERE OF HIS LATEST FILM 'ERASER'

Record ID: 386586

  • Title: UNITED KINGDOM: ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER ATTENDS LONDON PREMIERE OF HIS LATEST FILM 'ERASER'
  • Date: 7th August 1996
  • Summary: CROWDS OUTSIDE WARNER CINEMA CHEERING ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER ON WALK UP/ SAYING I'M FINE, THIS IS FANTASTIC (GERMAN)
  • Embargoed: 22nd August 1996 13:00
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  • Location: LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Topics: Entertainment
  • Reuters ID: LVA27485YCLJYEZYSRYAYD6SG59W
  • Story Text: Arnold Schwarzenegger made a guest appearance in Britain on Wednesday (August 7) to attend the London premiere of hissummer blockbuster Eraser.

    Arnie, fresh from promoting the movie in Tokyo, joined boxer Chris Eubank, soap stars Craig McGlauchlan and Melissa George among others at Warner Brothers' multiplex in north London.

    Thousands of fans descended on the north London cinema to greet the Austrian veteran actor, who declares himself nowhere near retiring.

    Director Chuck Russell, basking in the success of his previous film "The Mask", paid tribute to Schwarzenegger for his unflagging energy during sometimes gruelling filming. "I've never worked with an actor with more vitality in my life." The former body-builder's eagerness to perform his own stunts -- including hanging from a plane and free-falling --gave the crew a few nervous moments. An encounter with a frisky crocodile left Russell "with my heart in my throat".

    Eraser opened in the United States on June 21, and has grossed 93 million U.S. dollars so far.

    Arnie stars as a marshall working for the Federal Protection programme. His job is to protect court witnesses by eradicating all evidence of their previous lives.

    The witness in question is Lee Cullen (Vanessa Williams) who has information on turncoats in the defence department who plan to sell some top-secret super-guns which can blow buildings apart and see through walls and people's skin.

    As well-protected witneses in federal cases begin disappearing, it becomes obvious that Cullen isn't safe, prompting a showdown between Kruger (Schwarzenegger) and his boss and mentor Deguerin (James Caan).

    The head-to-head takes place aboard Deguerin's government jet, giving Schwarzenegger has ample opportunity for dangerous stunts.

    Eraser, which goes on general release in the United Kingdom on August 23, also stars James Coburn as an authoritative government official.

    Recently opened in Japan, "Eraser" earned 2.9 million U.S.

    dollars in its first two days there.
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