I'm Rebecca Lervoy and this is You Can't make this up as the podcast where we uncover the true stories behind

your favorite Netflix documentaries and films. On today's episode, we take a closer look at the Netflix documentary series, Arnold.

And I could think and concentrate and visualize how I'm going to become a party building champion.

I'm going to move to America, how I'm going to get into movies,

I'm going to make millions of dollars.

Today we're talking to executive producer Alan Hughes and director Leslie Chilcot.

From a tiny village in Austria to the limelight of championship bodybuilding,

from conquering Hollywood to capturing Sacramento,

Arnold Schwarzenegger stands apart.

For the first time, Arnold talks at length about his journey as an athlete and unlikely box office

sensation, as well as his jump from public figure to public servant and governor of California. He also opens up about the scandals that rocked his personal life.

With commentary from friends, rivals, and colleagues,

the series explores Schwarzenegger's Terminator-like Drive to reach a rarefied level of fame

where everyone knows who you are by just one name.

Arnold.

I'm proven to the naysayers that the former with an accent and with a 240-pound body can actually

become a leading man and they have the sales worldwide. So fuck him all.

I'm all.

I'll be talking in a minute with series director Leslie Chilcott, but first I'd like to welcome

executive producer Alan Hughes. Alan, thank you for joining us on you can't make this up.

Thank you so much.

Alan, what made you think Arnold Schwarzenegger would be a good figure for a documentary?

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