🔗 Share this article I Am the Iconic Line Kid from the Classic 1990 Film: A Look Back. Arnold Schwarzenegger is universally recognized as an action movie legend. However, in the midst of his star power in the late 20th century, he also headlined several surprisingly great comedies. Chief among them is Kindergarten Cop, which celebrates its 35-year mark this December. The Role and An Iconic Moment In the hit comedy, Schwarzenegger portrays a hardened detective who poses as a elementary educator to locate a fugitive. For much of the story, the investigation plot serves as a basic structure for Arnold to share adorable scenes with children. The most unforgettable features a little boy named Joseph, who unprompted rises and states the actor, “Males have a penis, females have a vagina.” Schwarzenegger responds dryly, “I appreciate the insight.” The young actor was brought to life by youth performer Miko Hughes. Beyond this role encompassed a notable part on Full House playing the antagonist to the child stars and the haunting part of the youngster who comes back in the screen translation of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary. He continues to act today, with several projects listed on his IMDb. Additionally, he engages with fans at fan conventions. Not long ago shared his memories from the set of Kindergarten Cop over three decades on. A Young Actor's Perspective Question: Starting off, how old were you when you filmed Kindergarten Cop? Miko Hughes: My understanding is I was four. I was the most junior of all the kids on set. That's impressive, I don't recall being four. Do you retain any flashes from that time? Yeah, a little bit. They're brief images. They're like picture memories. Do you recall how you got the part in Kindergarten Cop? My parents, primarily my mom would accompany me to auditions. Often it was like a cattle call. There'd be a room full of young actors and we'd all patiently queue, be seen, be in there less than five minutes, read a small part they wanted and that's all. My parents would feed me the lines and then, when I became literate, that was probably the first stuff I was reading. Do you have an impression of meeting Arnold? What was your feeling about him? He was extremely gentle. He was enjoyable. He was nice, which arguably makes sense. It would be strange if he was mean to all the kids in the classroom, that surely wouldn't foster a positive atmosphere. He was fun to be around. “It would have been odd if he was a dick to all the kids in the classroom.” I understood he was a huge celebrity because that's what my parents told me, but I had never really seen his movies. I knew the air around him — he was a big deal — but he didn't frighten me. He was simply playful and I only wanted to hang out with him when he wasn't busy. He was busy, obviously, but he'd kind of play with us here and there, and we would cling to his muscles. He'd show his strength and we'd be dangling there. He was exceptionally kind. He purchased for each child in the classroom a personal stereo, which at the time was like an iPhone. That was the must-have gadget, that distinctive classic yellow cassette player. I listened to the Power Rangers soundtrack and the Ninja Turtles soundtrack for ages on that thing. It eventually broke. I also received a genuine metal whistle. He had the coach whistle, and the kids all received one too as well. Do you remember your time filming as being positive? You know, it's interesting, that movie is such a landmark. It was a huge film, and it was such an amazing experience, and you would think, in retrospect, I would want my memories to be of working with Arnold, the direction of Ivan Reitman, visiting Astoria, seeing the set, but my memories are of being a selective diner at lunch. Like, they got everyone pizza, but I didn't even like pizza. All I would eat was the toppings only. Then, the original Game Boy was brand new. That was the hot thing, and I was pretty good at it. I was the smallest kid and some of the other children would bring me their Game Boys to beat difficult stages on games because I knew how, and I was really proud of that. So, it's all childhood recollections. The Line OK, the infamous quote, do you remember the context? Did you understand the words? At the time, I probably didn't know what the word taboo meant, but I understood it was edgy and it made adults laugh. I was aware it was kind of something I shouldn't normally say, but I was given approval in this case because it was funny. “It was a difficult decision for her.” How it was conceived, according to family lore, was they didn't have specific roles. Certain bits of dialogue were established early on, but once they had the entire ensemble assembled, it was more of a collaboration, but they developed it during shooting and, I suppose someone in charge came to my mom and said, "We're thinking. We want Miko to deliver this dialogue. Are you okay with this?" My mom didn't agree right away. She said, "Give me a moment, I need time" and took a short while. It was a tough call for her. She said she wasn't sure, but she believed it could end up as one of the iconic quotes from the movie and her instinct was correct.
Arnold Schwarzenegger is universally recognized as an action movie legend. However, in the midst of his star power in the late 20th century, he also headlined several surprisingly great comedies. Chief among them is Kindergarten Cop, which celebrates its 35-year mark this December. The Role and An Iconic Moment In the hit comedy, Schwarzenegger portrays a hardened detective who poses as a elementary educator to locate a fugitive. For much of the story, the investigation plot serves as a basic structure for Arnold to share adorable scenes with children. The most unforgettable features a little boy named Joseph, who unprompted rises and states the actor, “Males have a penis, females have a vagina.” Schwarzenegger responds dryly, “I appreciate the insight.” The young actor was brought to life by youth performer Miko Hughes. Beyond this role encompassed a notable part on Full House playing the antagonist to the child stars and the haunting part of the youngster who comes back in the screen translation of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary. He continues to act today, with several projects listed on his IMDb. Additionally, he engages with fans at fan conventions. Not long ago shared his memories from the set of Kindergarten Cop over three decades on. A Young Actor's Perspective Question: Starting off, how old were you when you filmed Kindergarten Cop? Miko Hughes: My understanding is I was four. I was the most junior of all the kids on set. That's impressive, I don't recall being four. Do you retain any flashes from that time? Yeah, a little bit. They're brief images. They're like picture memories. Do you recall how you got the part in Kindergarten Cop? My parents, primarily my mom would accompany me to auditions. Often it was like a cattle call. There'd be a room full of young actors and we'd all patiently queue, be seen, be in there less than five minutes, read a small part they wanted and that's all. My parents would feed me the lines and then, when I became literate, that was probably the first stuff I was reading. Do you have an impression of meeting Arnold? What was your feeling about him? He was extremely gentle. He was enjoyable. He was nice, which arguably makes sense. It would be strange if he was mean to all the kids in the classroom, that surely wouldn't foster a positive atmosphere. He was fun to be around. “It would have been odd if he was a dick to all the kids in the classroom.” I understood he was a huge celebrity because that's what my parents told me, but I had never really seen his movies. I knew the air around him — he was a big deal — but he didn't frighten me. He was simply playful and I only wanted to hang out with him when he wasn't busy. He was busy, obviously, but he'd kind of play with us here and there, and we would cling to his muscles. He'd show his strength and we'd be dangling there. He was exceptionally kind. He purchased for each child in the classroom a personal stereo, which at the time was like an iPhone. That was the must-have gadget, that distinctive classic yellow cassette player. I listened to the Power Rangers soundtrack and the Ninja Turtles soundtrack for ages on that thing. It eventually broke. I also received a genuine metal whistle. He had the coach whistle, and the kids all received one too as well. Do you remember your time filming as being positive? You know, it's interesting, that movie is such a landmark. It was a huge film, and it was such an amazing experience, and you would think, in retrospect, I would want my memories to be of working with Arnold, the direction of Ivan Reitman, visiting Astoria, seeing the set, but my memories are of being a selective diner at lunch. Like, they got everyone pizza, but I didn't even like pizza. All I would eat was the toppings only. Then, the original Game Boy was brand new. That was the hot thing, and I was pretty good at it. I was the smallest kid and some of the other children would bring me their Game Boys to beat difficult stages on games because I knew how, and I was really proud of that. So, it's all childhood recollections. The Line OK, the infamous quote, do you remember the context? Did you understand the words? At the time, I probably didn't know what the word taboo meant, but I understood it was edgy and it made adults laugh. I was aware it was kind of something I shouldn't normally say, but I was given approval in this case because it was funny. “It was a difficult decision for her.” How it was conceived, according to family lore, was they didn't have specific roles. Certain bits of dialogue were established early on, but once they had the entire ensemble assembled, it was more of a collaboration, but they developed it during shooting and, I suppose someone in charge came to my mom and said, "We're thinking. We want Miko to deliver this dialogue. Are you okay with this?" My mom didn't agree right away. She said, "Give me a moment, I need time" and took a short while. It was a tough call for her. She said she wasn't sure, but she believed it could end up as one of the iconic quotes from the movie and her instinct was correct.