
Another week has passed in the world of culture and it’s another chance for us to continue our rampage through Arnold Schwarzenegger’s one liners.
This time sci-fi romp Total Recall (1990) gets a look.
Consider that a divorce. That’s the lovely line (that follows on from a moment of ubiquitous extreme action film violence). Let’s do some wordplay!
Consider that a divorce
The original in all its glory. Sharon Stone gets shot in the head. Remember, kids, life lessons like this one are very important.
Consider that an divorce

Just to annoy the grammar people of the world.
Consider a divorce

This one is a bit more progressive, although somewhat hypocritical in that stance (due to having just shot his wife dead).
Consider that a centrifugal force

Yeah, I suppose you can consider getting shot in the head that. Well done, Arnold!
Neurotransmitter a divorce

The very nature of having “neurotransmitter” in this movie would be an ordeal as we wait for Big Arnie’s drawling Austrian accent to reel it off. No offence meant, Arnold.
Consider that a horse

If there’s one thing sorely lacking in Total Recall, it’s an abundance of horses (or lack thereof). This line would go some way to put that right.
Divorce that consider a, yes hmmm?

This is just the Yoda version if Yoda was in this film. Which he is not.
Consider that a gift horse

As the old saying goes, “Don’t look a git horse in the mouth.” This is a perfect example of that because if you do you get shot.
Consider that a golf course

Well, yes there’s a serious lack of golf in this film and we think that should be corrected with a random quote from Big Arnold (who probably doesn’t even play golf in real life).
Consider that, Inspector Morse

This is a reference to a popular sitcom from the 1990s and, as Total Recall is from the 1990s, we think it makes a superb nod to the British show.
Consider that hoarse

Yeah, giving all the yelling and Arnold Noises going on in these films, it’s no surprise the actor gets a little hoarse.
Consider that source

Indeed, it’s very important to provide a reliable source before going ahead and shooting anybody.
Consider the Force

Just a bit of intertextual Star Wars type nods with this one. It wasn’t The Force, though, it was being shot with a gun that did it.
Consider that a dark horse

Another horse-based one here. This one is probably the most apt for the entire list, really, but that’s making things too sensible here.
Consider that a seahorse

Okay, there’s quite a few more horse-based ones we can cover here. So we’ll break them down in bullet point form. Consider that a:
- Wheel horse
- White horse
- Work horse
- Pack horse
- Stud horse
- Post horse
- Shire horse
- Hobby horse
- River horse
- Trojan horse (that’s a computer virus, to be clear)
- Vaulting horse
- Rocking horse
There we go, clears a few more off the list in one foul swoop.
Consider that a matter of course

Well, yes Arnold. To some extent. But you didn’t have to pull the trigger, matey.
Consider that a tour de force

Again, to some extent Arnold… but if you’d done the same feat with a bazooka that would’ve been a tour de force. Not just some measly pistol.
Consider that a refresher course

A refresher course in getting shot in the head? We think all that space air may have made you a little crazy, Big Arnie.
And finally…
Consider that the main course

The main course is… getting shot in the head? Not wanting to question your sense of romantic pursuits here, Arnold, but that’s just a bit unromantic really.
