The narration at the beginning of the film was intended to be for Schwarzenegger. Milius points out that certain executives at Universal \u2013 he doesn\u2019t name any names \u2013 didn\u2019t trust Schwarzenegger, and there were concerns about his accent. \u201cI said, \u2018Of course, he has an accent. That\u2019s why he\u2019s Arnold.\u2019,\u201d says the director.<\/p>\n
Milius hired actors to play against Schwarzenegger specifically based on their size, as he didn\u2019t want many of Conan\u2019s enemies to be smaller than he was. The director felt it helped build Conan as this iconic hero if he continuously took on and bested men who were much larger. \u201cTo have an opponent for Arnold, the guy has to be huge,\u201d says Milius. Even James Earl Jones and Max Von Sydow are taller than the 6\u20192″ Schwarzenegger.<\/p>\n
Executive producer Dino De Laurentiis wanted Milius to take out the scene with Conan, Valeria, and Subotai getting drunk in an inn, because he didn\u2019t think it was dignified enough for the characters, particularly Conan. \u201cThe idea is that it\u2019s great. They aren\u2019t dignified. They have money, and they\u2019re totally drunk and excited with power,\u201d explains Milius. De Laurentiis especially didn\u2019t like the shot where Conan passes out in his soup. \u201cIt\u2019s like an Alka-Seltzer commercial,\u201d says Schwarzenegger.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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