Restaurant Diners Terrorized by "Terminator"

In their October 1, 1984 edition People magazine reported an interesting story on Conan star Arnold Schwarzenegger attempting to enjoy a nice meal out. "When Arnold Schwarzenegger walked into a downtown L.A. eatery during a break from filming Terminator," reports the mag, "several people threw their hands over their faces and gasped in horror. 'I would like a table for six,' Arnold told the maitre d'. Looking about ready to lose his lunch, the startled restaurant host clutched his menus and didn't move. You can't blame him. Arnold was still made up for his role as a villainous robot, and an artifical layer on half of his face was carved away revealing teeth, metallic jaw bones and a bulging eyeball amid seared patches of fake flesh. The other half, still graced with Arnold's natural features, explained his appearance and gained admittance after all. Says Schwarzenegger, who usually ripples his muscles as Conan the Barbarian, 'It's more challenging to play a robot than a human.' It's also harder to get seated at restaurants."