🔗 Share this article I Was the Iconic Line Kid from the Classic 1990 Film: A Look Back. The action icon is best known as an action movie legend. But, during the peak of his cinematic dominance in the late 20th century, he also delivered several surprisingly great comedies. The standout film is Kindergarten Cop, which celebrates its 35th anniversary this December. The Story and That Line In the hit comedy, Schwarzenegger portrays a undercover cop who poses as a kindergarten teacher to track down a criminal. Throughout the story, the investigation plot acts as a basic structure for the star to have charming moments with his young class. Arguably the most famous involves a little boy named Joseph, who out of nowhere rises and declares the stoic star, “It's boys who have a penis, and girls get a vagina.” Schwarzenegger replies icily, “Thanks for the tip.” The young actor was portrayed by youth performer Miko Hughes. In addition to this part featured a recurring role on Full House as the schoolyard menace to the famous sisters and the character of the youngster who comes back in the screen translation of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary. He continues to act today, with several projects on the horizon. Additionally, he frequently attends popular culture events. Not long ago shared his memories from the set of Kindergarten Cop 35 years later. A Young Actor's Perspective Question: Starting off, how old were you when you filmed Kindergarten Cop? Miko Hughes: I think I was four. I was the youngest of all the kids on set. That's remarkable, I don't recall being four. Do you have any memories from that time? Yeah, somewhat. They're flashes. They're like visual recollections. Do you recall how you landed the job in Kindergarten Cop? My parents, primarily my mom would accompany me to auditions. Frequently it was a mass tryout. There'd be a room full of young actors and we'd all simply wait around, be seen, be in there less than five minutes, deliver a quick line they wanted and then leave. My parents would coach me on the dialogue and then, once I learned to read, that was probably the first stuff I was reading. Do you have an impression of meeting Arnold? What was your feeling about him? He was very kind. He was fun. He was nice, which I suppose stands to reason. It'd be weird if he was mean to all the kids in the classroom, that likely wouldn't create a productive set. He was fun to be around. “It would have been odd if he was unpleasant to all the kids in the classroom.” I was aware he was a huge celebrity because my family informed me, but I had never really seen his movies. I sensed the excitement — like, that's cool — but he didn't frighten me. He was simply playful and I only wanted to hang out with him when he was available. He was busy, obviously, but he'd sometimes engage here and there, and we would cling to his muscles. He'd flex and we'd be holding on. He was really, really generous. He bought every kid in the classroom a personal stereo, which at the time was like an iPhone. That was the must-have gadget, that iconic bright yellow cassette player. I used to rock out to the Power Rangers soundtrack and the Ninja Turtles soundtrack for ages on that thing. It finally gave out. I also received a genuine metal whistle. He had the teacher's whistle, and the kids all were gifted copies as well. Do you remember your days on set as being positive? You know, it's amusing, that movie became a phenomenon. It was a huge film, and it was a wonderful time, and you would think, looking back now, I would want my memories to be of collaborating with Schwarzenegger, the legendary director, visiting Astoria, being on a professional set, but my memories are of being a finitely child at lunch. For instance, they got everyone pizza, but I wasn't a pizza fan. All I would eat was the toppings only. Then, the original Game Boy was brand new. That was the hot thing, and I was proficient. I was the smallest kid and some of the older kids would hand me their devices to get past hard parts on games because I knew how, and I was quite pleased with myself. So, it's all little kid memories. The Line OK, the penis and vagina line, do you remember how it happened? Did you understand the words? At the time, I wasn't fully aware of what the word shocking meant, but I knew it was provocative and it got a big laugh. I was aware it was kind of something I wouldn't usually utter, but I was given an exception in this case because it was funny. “It was a difficult decision for her.” How it was conceived, from what I understand, was they hadn't finalized all the dialogue. A few scenes were written into the script, but once they had the kids together, it wasn't pure improvisation, but they worked on it while filming and, I suppose it's either the director or producers came to my mom and said, "We have an idea. We want Miko to deliver this dialogue. Are you okay with this?" My mom didn't answer immediately. She said, "I need to consider this, I need time" and took some time. She deliberated carefully. She said she had doubts, but she believed it will probably be one of the iconic quotes from the movie and she was right.
The action icon is best known as an action movie legend. But, during the peak of his cinematic dominance in the late 20th century, he also delivered several surprisingly great comedies. The standout film is Kindergarten Cop, which celebrates its 35th anniversary this December. The Story and That Line In the hit comedy, Schwarzenegger portrays a undercover cop who poses as a kindergarten teacher to track down a criminal. Throughout the story, the investigation plot acts as a basic structure for the star to have charming moments with his young class. Arguably the most famous involves a little boy named Joseph, who out of nowhere rises and declares the stoic star, “It's boys who have a penis, and girls get a vagina.” Schwarzenegger replies icily, “Thanks for the tip.” The young actor was portrayed by youth performer Miko Hughes. In addition to this part featured a recurring role on Full House as the schoolyard menace to the famous sisters and the character of the youngster who comes back in the screen translation of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary. He continues to act today, with several projects on the horizon. Additionally, he frequently attends popular culture events. Not long ago shared his memories from the set of Kindergarten Cop 35 years later. A Young Actor's Perspective Question: Starting off, how old were you when you filmed Kindergarten Cop? Miko Hughes: I think I was four. I was the youngest of all the kids on set. That's remarkable, I don't recall being four. Do you have any memories from that time? Yeah, somewhat. They're flashes. They're like visual recollections. Do you recall how you landed the job in Kindergarten Cop? My parents, primarily my mom would accompany me to auditions. Frequently it was a mass tryout. There'd be a room full of young actors and we'd all simply wait around, be seen, be in there less than five minutes, deliver a quick line they wanted and then leave. My parents would coach me on the dialogue and then, once I learned to read, that was probably the first stuff I was reading. Do you have an impression of meeting Arnold? What was your feeling about him? He was very kind. He was fun. He was nice, which I suppose stands to reason. It'd be weird if he was mean to all the kids in the classroom, that likely wouldn't create a productive set. He was fun to be around. “It would have been odd if he was unpleasant to all the kids in the classroom.” I was aware he was a huge celebrity because my family informed me, but I had never really seen his movies. I sensed the excitement — like, that's cool — but he didn't frighten me. He was simply playful and I only wanted to hang out with him when he was available. He was busy, obviously, but he'd sometimes engage here and there, and we would cling to his muscles. He'd flex and we'd be holding on. He was really, really generous. He bought every kid in the classroom a personal stereo, which at the time was like an iPhone. That was the must-have gadget, that iconic bright yellow cassette player. I used to rock out to the Power Rangers soundtrack and the Ninja Turtles soundtrack for ages on that thing. It finally gave out. I also received a genuine metal whistle. He had the teacher's whistle, and the kids all were gifted copies as well. Do you remember your days on set as being positive? You know, it's amusing, that movie became a phenomenon. It was a huge film, and it was a wonderful time, and you would think, looking back now, I would want my memories to be of collaborating with Schwarzenegger, the legendary director, visiting Astoria, being on a professional set, but my memories are of being a finitely child at lunch. For instance, they got everyone pizza, but I wasn't a pizza fan. All I would eat was the toppings only. Then, the original Game Boy was brand new. That was the hot thing, and I was proficient. I was the smallest kid and some of the older kids would hand me their devices to get past hard parts on games because I knew how, and I was quite pleased with myself. So, it's all little kid memories. The Line OK, the penis and vagina line, do you remember how it happened? Did you understand the words? At the time, I wasn't fully aware of what the word shocking meant, but I knew it was provocative and it got a big laugh. I was aware it was kind of something I wouldn't usually utter, but I was given an exception in this case because it was funny. “It was a difficult decision for her.” How it was conceived, from what I understand, was they hadn't finalized all the dialogue. A few scenes were written into the script, but once they had the kids together, it wasn't pure improvisation, but they worked on it while filming and, I suppose it's either the director or producers came to my mom and said, "We have an idea. We want Miko to deliver this dialogue. Are you okay with this?" My mom didn't answer immediately. She said, "I need to consider this, I need time" and took some time. She deliberated carefully. She said she had doubts, but she believed it will probably be one of the iconic quotes from the movie and she was right.