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Saturday, October
18, 1975
Arnold guest starred at the Mr. Pacific Coast and Mr. San Francisco Muscle Show at the
California Hall in San Francisco. More than 2000 fans came to see Arnold.
Sunday, October 18, 1998
Arnold received the prestigious American Cinematheque Award that night, and Robin
Williams promptly tried to auction it off imitating an auctioneer: "Cinematheque
(ph), (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Million, million, million, (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Two million. Two
million."
Arnold confessed that he’d been truly pumped for the evening’s Moving Picture Ball of
the American Cinematheque. The org’s 13th honoree admitted he felt “great and
embarrassed” at the same time by the lavish attention. Cinematheque president Joni
Sighvatsson announced that the fundraiser had brought in a record $800,000. Co-chairman
Peter Dekom told the capacity crowd an additional $2.4 million was needed to complete
renovations on the Egyptian Theater, which open in December that year as the
Cinematheque’s permanent home. That opening marks the completion of an almost two-decade
quest begun by the Cinematheque’s late founders Gary Essert and Gary Abrahams. The
three-hour Schwarzenegger bash was equal parts homage and roast. “I’ll tell you
Arnold’s dark secret,” said James Cameron in a hushed tone. “He loves to shop. He
has no problem spending four hours trying on clothes.”
The 1998 tribute was be the first to be televised nationally, airing Friday on TNT as a
90-minute special. Among the clip highlights were early appearances by Schwarzenegger as a
contestant on “The Dating Game” and a guest stint on “The Lucy Show.” The presence
of the box office superstar was a magnet for major players from both sides of the camera.
Among the attending presenters were Sharon Stone, Danny DeVito, Tim Allen, Robin Williams,
Jamie Lee Curtis, directors Cameron, Ivan Reitman and John Milius, father-in-law Sargent
Shriver, Rabbi Marvin Hier of the Simon Wiesenthal Center and such sports greats as Magic
Johnson, Carl Lewis, Mary Lou Retton, Greg Louganis, Evander Holyfield and Shaquille
O’Neal, with Garry Shandling as the adroit host. |
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