Hasta la vista, baby (quote)
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Catch phrase
A catchphrase is a phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance. Such phrases often originate in popular culture and in the arts, and typically spread through a variety of mass media , as well as word of mouth...
associated with Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-American former professional bodybuilder, actor, businessman, investor, and politician. Schwarzenegger served as the 38th Governor of California from 2003 until 2011....
's title character from the 1991 science fiction
Science fiction
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thriller film
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Terminator 2: Judgment Day is a 1991 science fiction action film directed by James Cameron and written by Cameron and William Wisher Jr.. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick, and Edward Furlong...
.
Earlier use/Origin
The term Hasta la vista is a Spanish farewell that can be literally translated as Until we see again and means See you later. This term with added word baby - Hasta la vista, baby - was used in the popular hit song from 1987 "Looking for a New LoveLooking for a New Love
"Looking for a New Love" is the first single from Jody Watley's eponymous debut album. "Looking for a New Love" became one of the biggest pop and R&B singles of 1987...
" by Grammy Award
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Winner Jody Watley
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, where it was already famous.
It was also used in the 1988 Tone Loc single "Wild Thing."
The use of the term in Terminator 2: Judgment Day immortalized it as a worldwide popular catchphrase.
Film
Hasta la vista, baby became a world-famous catchphrase when it was used in the 1991 film Terminator 2Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Terminator 2: Judgment Day is a 1991 science fiction action film directed by James Cameron and written by Cameron and William Wisher Jr.. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick, and Edward Furlong...
, which was written by James Cameron
James Cameron
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and William Wisher Jr.
William Wisher Jr.
William H. Wisher Jr. is an American screenwriter. He is best known for his work with long-time friend James Cameron on The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day...
The phrase features in an exchange between the film's characters John Connor
John Connor
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(Edward Furlong
Edward Furlong
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) and the Terminator
The Terminator
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(Arnold Schwarzenegger):
John Connor: No, no, no, no. You gotta listen to the way people talk. You don't say "affirmative", or some shit like that. You say "no problemoNo problemo"No problemo" is a slang expression used in North American English to indicate that a given situation does not pose a problem. It has roughly the same meaning as the expression "no problem," but is rarely heard as a response to "I'm sorry."...
". And if someone comes on to you with an attitude you say "eat me". And if you want to shine them on it's "hasta la vista, baby". (1:11:16-34 time of film)
The Terminator: Hasta la vista, baby. (1:11:35-36)
The Terminator says the phrase again prior to shattering the frozen T-1000
T-1000
The T-1000 is a fictional nanomorph mimetic poly-alloy assassin and the main antagonist in Terminator 2: Judgment Day controlled by the series main antagonist Skynet. The T-1000 is portrayed primarily by Robert Patrick; however, being a shape-shifter, the T-1000 is played by other actors in some...
with a gunshot:
- The Terminator: Hasta la vista, baby. (2:04:46-48)
In the Spanish dub of the film (Spain), since the joke is lost in translation, the catchphrase is substituted for "Sayonara, baby", to keep the humorous sense of the phrase. "Sayonara" is "farewell" in Japanese. The Latin American dub, however, maintained the original sentence. The catchphrase in the Japanese dub is "地獄で会おうぜ、ベビー" (jigoku de aou ze, bebii) meaning "see you in Hell, baby."
Politics
Schwarzenegger has since used the phrase during public speeches as part of his political career. During the 1992 Republican primariesRepublican Party (United States) presidential primaries, 1992
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, Pat Buchanan
Pat Buchanan
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challenged President George H. W. Bush
George H. W. Bush
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for the nomination. Schwarzenegger joined George Bush in New Hampshire
New Hampshire
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and urged voters to send Pat Buchanan a message: "Hasta la vista, baby."
On October 7, 2003, Schwarzenegger was elected in recall election
Recall election
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Governor of California. The Michigan Daily titled its article "Voters bid 'hasta la vista' to Davis
Gray Davis
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".
On 17 November 2008 Schwarzenegger said in an interview on CNN: “There are so many different challenges California has — it’s the greatest state in the greatest country in the world. Hasta la vista, baby!”
In 2008, Schwarzenegger met with Chilean president, Michelle Bachelet
Michelle Bachelet
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, during a state visit to California. Bachelet closed her public speech with the phrase "Hasta la vista," imitating Schwarzenegger's accent in the film.
Other usage
It was also the title of the live album Hasta la Vista Baby!: U2 Live in Mexico City recorded by U2U2
U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...
in 2000. The album's title comes from Schwarzenegger's catch phrase. It has also been used as a title for songs and albums of several other bands, as well as being the title of a criminal novel written by Tatiana Polakowa , "Hasta la vista, baby!" , edited by ЭКСМО: Москва; 2005, ISBN 5-699-09657-4. This book was translated into Polish and edited in 2008 (ISBN 978-83-60192-81-8). This phrase was also used in a Telugu
Telugu cinema
The Cinema of Andhra Pradesh, also referred to as Telugu Cinema or Tollywood, is the Telugu film industry in India. The Telugu language film industry is known for being one of the three largest in terms of no.of films produced yearly in India. The Prasads IMAX theatre in Hyderabad is one of the...
movie Billa
Billa (2009 film)
Billa is a 2009 Telugu gangster-thriller film film directed by Meher Ramesh, a remake of the 2007 Tamil Film of the same name. But some scenes were changed to suit the Telugu audience. It also drew inspirations from the Telugu film, Yugandhar which drew inspirations from another Hindi film...
which caught the attention of many viewers.
External links
- "Hasta la vista, baby", at The Phrase Finder