In order to defeat the abominations of the Upside-Down, you need to go all out. Stranger Things season 4 finale has witnessed some of the best pop culture references. One such scene is an Arnold Schwarzenegger easter egg, according to actor David Harbour.
Warning: For anyone who hasn’t yet seen the final two episodes of this ’80s sci-fi horror series on Netflix, this article includes some information about the season finale.
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Stranger Things’ Season Four Finale Used A Prop From A Movie Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger
An Arnold Schwarzenegger prop was utilized in the season 4 finale of Stranger Things, according to actor David Harbour. Popular sci-fi/fantasy/horror series Stranger Things returned to record-breaking viewership after an absence of three years. As of this year, Stranger Things season 4 has surpassed Disney+’s Obi-Wan Kenobi as the most viewed television program on any streaming service.
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Season 4 of Stranger Things picks up six months after the Battle of Starcourt, with Hopper (Harbour) incarcerated in a Soviet work camp. Demogorgons are unleashed onto Hopper by Joyce Byers (Winona Ryder), an eccentric conspiracy believer, and Murray Bauman (Brett Gelman). Instead of running, he maintains his ground and engages the monster, securing a potentially lethal showdown in the prison’s courtyard. Hopper maims the demon with a sword before decapitating it with the last strike.
GQ spoke with Harbour, and he revealed that Hopper’s sword in the season 4 finale of Stranger Things is a prop from Arnold Schwarzenegger’s “Conan the Barbarian”. The police chief uses a sword left behind by a dying convict to slay the Demogorgon after Joyce and Hopper capture the creature in the courtyard.
“I don’t know if you saw this, but that sword I pick up — it’s the actual prop sword they used in Conan the Barbarian. It’s the sword that Schwarzenegger swings in the movie.”
Conan The Barbarian Was Schwarzenegger’s Vengeance Fantasy Adventure Movie
Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as the title character, Conan the Barbarian, in this epic revenge-themed fantasy adventure film. Conan is pursued by wolves, yet he is still able to find an old tomb and retrieve an immense sword from within it. The fact that the renowned item was used in such a crucial sequence on Stranger Things is another breathtaking homage to the popular culture of the 1980s.
