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It wasn’t the biggest role in the world, but it was pretty memorable, and for actor Brian Thompson it kicked off a career in which he played Luke and The Judge in Buffy The Vampire Slaye<\/em><\/a>r, the Alien Bounty Hunter in The X-Files<\/em><\/a> and Admiral Valdore\u00a0in Star Trek: Enterprise<\/em><\/a>. None of that would have been possible, of course, if he hadn’t played one of the deadbeats who confronts Arnold Schwarzenegger’s naked T-800 way back in 1984’s sci-fi blockbuster The Terminator<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n Thompson recalled the experience (along with the size of Arnie’s Austrian oak, so skip to the end if that’s what you’re here for) at a screening of the movie, followed by an Eighties style rave with over 1,000 fans at Manchester’s Victoria Film House as part of the brilliant Jameson Cult FIlm Club<\/a> \u2013 check out some of the pictures here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Terminator is 20 years on, why do you think it is the ultimate cult movie?<\/strong><\/p>\n It\u2019s a cult classic because it has an original plot, and so endures the test of time.<\/p>\n What do you remember about being cast in the movie?<\/strong><\/p>\n ‘This is very interesting!’ I\u2019m from a very small town in Washington state, I literally grew up on the end of a dead-end road in the woods \u2013 and I had just got an agent who told me I needed to be a punk rocker\u2026 I didn\u2019t even know what a punk rocker was. It was the first time I\u2019d ever had hair gel put in my hair, they clipped an earring onto my ear, and \u2018punked me out\u2019! I went to the audition, which to this day was in the smallest room I\u2019ve ever been in and sat opposite me was this guy with frizzy hair called Jim Cameron \u2013 nobody had heard of him. I did all the lines for them, and Jim said \u201cI believe it\u201d \u2013 and that was it, I left. A few days later\u2026 the job.<\/p>\n When you were filming, what was your memory of having your heart pulled out?<\/strong><\/p>\n It was very simply done. Jim Cameron had the make-up department bring a gallon jug of blood, and they had Arnold cup his hand \u2013 they would pour the blood into his hand, cut a hold in my shirt\u2026stuck his hand inside my shirt (I was hunched over), and they said \u201cOK, Action\u201d and Arnold would pull his hand out with blood all over it \u2013 and that\u2019s all it was. No heart, no special effects; that was it. It was painless!<\/p>\n Arnie used the phrase \u201cI\u2019ll be back\u201d for the first time in Terminator \u2013 if you had a movie catchphrase, what would it be?<\/strong><\/p>\n If I could steal another of Arnie\u2019s lines, and if I was single, I would say \u201cYour clothes\u2026 give them to me now.\u201d<\/p>\n What day is wash day for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n The day after the clothes smell.<\/p>\n What\u2019s it like to work with James Cameron?<\/strong><\/p>\n Very precise, very calm\u2026 knows exactly what he wants and inspiring.<\/p>\n Having starred in films alongside Arnie, Stallone and Van Damme, who is the superior action hero?<\/strong><\/p>\n Without a doubt, from that list of three stars, the superior action hero would be Bruce Willis<\/p>\n Could you take those three down?<\/strong><\/p>\n Not in all competitions, but in some I\u2019d hope I could. I\u2019m not going to try it, though \u2013 I\u2019m an actor and I must protect my face!<\/p>\n What do you remember of working with Arnie on the movie?<\/strong><\/p>\n This is true. This is very important \u2013 he was completely naked, and Jim would yell cut\u2026 the wardrobe person would run up and offer him a robe \u2013 and he was stood there with a huge cigar, hung like a cashew. But, he\u2019s standing there with his cigar and replies \u201cNo, I\u2019m fine\u201d. He remained naked for at least an hour.<\/p>\n Follow the Jameson Cult Film Club on Twitter<\/a> and Facebook<\/a> to get the latest on more awesome screenings.<\/p>\n