Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story

See also

President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports

Picasso, Pablo, 327

Pinkerton, Jim, 389

Piranha II: The Spawning (movie), 300

Pitt, Lou, 293, 298, 299, 302

Plan B; Arnold’s principles of success and, 608–9

Planet Hollywood, 400–402, 423, 426, 431, 441–46, 471

Playboy magazine, 26, 165

Playgirl magazine; Arnold’s photo in, 240–41

“playing priest”; Arnold and Meinhard as, 9–10

Plimpton, George, 205

Polanski, Roman, 157, 158

policemen; Arnold as governor and, 528, 529, 531

political reform: Arnold as governor and, 555, 557, 587

   Schwarzenegger Institute (USC) studies of, 600.

See also open primary system; redistricting

politics: Arnold as fitness czar and, 418

   Arnold’s growing interest in, 403–6

   Arnold’s motivations for getting into, 487

   Arnold’s movies and, 418

   Arnold’s political beliefs and, 464, 466, 556

   Arnold’s principles of success and, 606

   Arnold’s views about, 294, 588–89

   conformity within Kennedy family and, 242–43

   entertainers’ involvement in, 240

   as eroding relationships, 558

   jokes about Arnold entering, 463

Last Action Hero criticisms and, 410

   making a name in, 60–61

   Maria-Arnold relationship and, 239, 368, 489, 491–97, 529, 551, 558, 574

   Maria’s views about, 249, 418, 491–97

   Mildred-Joseph situation and, 594

   and Nixon’s influence on Arnold, 403–6

   publicity in, 68

   Shriver family and, 243–44.

See also governor, Arnold as; governorship, California;

specific person

Pollock, Tom, 362–63, 374

posing, Arnold’s: and Arnold as salesman for Weider, 141

   Bennett tips about, 59–60

   collapse of platform for, 145

   criticisms of, 77

   for fundraising, 197–98

   for Mr. Olympia contests, 112, 123–24, 130, 170–71

   for Mr. World contest, 129

   Oliva-Arnold competition and, 123–24

   for publicity in Munich, 68

Pumping Iron film and, 194, 197–98

   in Stay Hungry film, 185–86

   at Terminal Island, 194

   training for, 123–24

   at Woodward studio, 194

Powell, Colin, 397

power lifting: Franco as champion, 52, 53

   at Special Olympics, 243

Predator (movie): Arnold’s earnings for, 326, 338

   filming of, 323–24, 326, 327, 333–36, 471, 576

   popularity of action movies and, 337–38

   producer of, 475

   sequels to, 336, 337

   Silver-Arnold disagreement about, 352

   souvenirs of, 429

   as universal theme, 340

   Ventura in, 469

President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, 370, 371, 372, 377, 386–90, 393, 396, 418, 444, 471– 72

Presley, Elvis, 13, 327

Pressman, Ed, 229–31, 232–33

Preston, Kelly, 363

pride; Arnold’s principles of success and, 606–7

prisons: Arnold as governor and, 528, 545, 557, 572, 578, 587

   Arnold’s bodybuilding exhibitions and seminars in, 142–43

   California economy and, 575, 578

Proposition 13, 485, 504

Proposition 23 (global warming), 585

Proposition 49 (After School Education and Safety Program Act), 473–79, 499

Proposition 98 (Classroom Instructional Improvement and Accountability Act), 516–17

psychology: of bodybuilding, 67–68

   and sports as having psychological aspect, 105–6

public employees: Arnold as governor and, 527, 528, 530, 532–34, 545, 575, 577, 578, 579, 583

   California economy and, 575, 577, 578, 579, 583

   firing of, 578, 579

   special election and, 532–34

public good; Arnold’s views about investment in, 285–86

public service: Arnold’s desire to expand his, 376

   and Arnold’s popularity as a star, 376

   Arnold’s views about, 387, 395, 601, 604

   Shriver family commitment to, 376

   Shriver’s (Sargent) views about, 601

Pulp Fiction (movie), 374

Pumping Iron (Butler and Gaines novel), 154, 157, 169, 171, 256

Pumping Iron (movie): advance screening of, 205

   Arnold’s earnings from, 216

   Arnold’s mail-order business and, 289

   Arnold’s reputation and, 228

   Arnold’s retirement from bodybuilding and, 186, 187

   benefits to Arnold of starring in, 187

   Cannes Film Festival and, 214–15