The Simpsons repeatedly parodies celebrities, such as its Arnold Schwarzenegger parody Rainier Wolfcastle, who stars in several fake movies. The long-running animated show has a history of tackling almost any topic or subject imaginable. This was part of The Simpsons’ DNA from early on, and while the show has brought some of the world’s biggest celebrities aboard as guest stars, it has never been afraid to parody them as well.
In 1991, The Simpsons turned its attention towards Arnold Schwarzenneger. At that time, Schwarzenegger was becoming one of the biggest movie stars in the world. The former body-builder already had appeared in Conan the Barbarian, The Terminator, Commando, The Running Man, Predator, Twins, Total Recall, and was about to be seen as the Terminator again in Terminator 2: Judgement Day. Instead of getting Schwarzenegger to appear in the animated series, The Simpsons created character based on him: Rainier Wolfcastle.
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Introduced in The Simpsons season 2, episode 12, Rainier Wolfcastle is a buff Austrian action movie star. Wolfcastle has appeared in several episodes of The Simpsons over the years, which has allowed the show to flesh out the actor’s filmography. Much like Schwarzenegger, Wolfcastle has a long history of franchises and action movies, but he also tried his hand at some dramatic work and comedies. In total, The Simpsons has revealed 24 movies that Wolfcastle starred in:
McBain McBain II: You Have the Right to Remain Dead McBain III McBain IV: Fatal Discharge McBain V: The Final Chapter McBain VI McBain: Let’s Get Silly Radioactive Man and Fallout Boy: The Movie My Baby is an Ugly Man Undercover Nerd Magic Ticket Let’s Get Nerdy Help! My Son is a Nerd Mrs. Mom Frankenberry: The Movie 2: The Frankenberry Wears Prada I Shoot Your Face I Shoot Your Face Again Father of the Presibot Jaws of Life The Real Deal Total Explosion Saving Irene Ryan Nudist Camp Commandant The Incredible Shrinking McBain

Rainier Wolfcastle’s filmography parodies more than the movies that Arnold Schwarzenegger actually starred in. Saving Irene Ryan is a clear parody of Steven Spielberg’s war epic Saving Private Ryan. His biggest (fictional) role in The Simpsons, the McBain movies, is a spoof on Bruce Willis’ Die Hard franchise and John McClane’s last name. As Wolfcastle’s biggest role and the one he returns to the most, though, McBain holds a similar place in his career as playing The Terminator did for Schwarzenegger. Undercover Nerd is likely a parody of Kindergarten Cop, while Total Explosion can also be a reference to Total Recall.
The Simpsons might have parodied Schwarzenegger with Rainier Wolfcastle — especially when the actor began having political ambitions — but the cartoon also managed to bring Arnold into the fold down the road. He played President Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Simpsons Movie and served as the main villain of the movie. Schwarzenegger hasn’t returned to voice his fictional version of himself since, and Wolfcastle hasn’t appeared in The Simpsons since season 6 either.
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