🔗 Share this article I Was the ‘Boys Have a Penis’ Kid from the Classic 1990 Film: A Candid Conversation. The action icon is universally recognized as an Hollywood heavyweight. However, in the midst of his blockbuster fame in the 1980s and 1990s, he also delivered several genuinely hilarious comedies. The standout film is Kindergarten Cop, which celebrates its three-and-a-half decade milestone this winter. The Film and That Line In the classic film, Schwarzenegger plays a tough police officer who masquerades as a kindergarten teacher to catch a killer. Throughout the story, the investigation plot functions as a loose framework for Arnold to have charming interactions with kids. Without a doubt the standout features a student named Joseph, who unprompted rises and informs the stoic star, “It's boys who have a penis, females have a vagina.” Arnold responds dryly, “Thanks for the tip.” The boy behind the line was portrayed by former young actor Miko Hughes. In addition to this part featured a recurring role on Full House as the bully to the Olsen twins and the character of the child who returns in the film version of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary. He still works in film today, with a slate of movies listed on his IMDb. Furthermore, he frequently attends the con circuit. Not long ago shared his memories from the filming of the classic after all this time. A Young Actor's Perspective Question: Starting off, how old were you when you filmed Kindergarten Cop? Miko Hughes: I believe I was four. I was the most junior of all the kids on set. That's impressive, I have no memory from being four. Do you remember anything from that time? Yeah, somewhat. They're flashes. They're like mental photographs. Do you recall how you got the part in Kindergarten Cop? My parents, primarily my mom would accompany me to auditions. Sometimes it was a mass tryout. There'd be a room full of young actors and we'd all patiently queue, go into the room, be in there less than five minutes, read a small part they wanted and that's all. My parents would coach me on the dialogue and then, as soon as I could read, that was the initial content I was reading. Do you have an impression of meeting Arnold? What was your impression of him? He was very kind. He was enjoyable. He was nice, which arguably isn't too surprising. It would be strange if he was a dick to all the kids in the classroom, that probably wouldn't make for a productive set. He was a joy to have on set. “It would have been odd if he was unpleasant to all the kids in the classroom.” I knew he was a huge celebrity because my family informed me, but I had barely seen his movies. I felt the importance — it was exciting — but he didn't frighten me. He was just fun and I just wanted to play with him when he was available. He was working hard, but he'd kind of play with us here and there, and we would hang off of his arms. He'd tense up and we'd be hanging off. He was really, really generous. He bought every kid in the classroom a Sony Walkman, which at the time was the hottest tech. That was the hottest tech out there, that distinctive classic yellow cassette player. I used to rock out to the Power Rangers soundtrack and the Ninja Turtles soundtrack for ages on that thing. It eventually broke. I also received a real silver whistle. He had the coach whistle, and the kids all received one too as well. Do you remember your days on set as being fun? You know, it's funny, that movie is such a landmark. It was a huge film, and it was such an amazing experience, and you would think, looking back now, I would want my memories to be of collaborating with Schwarzenegger, working with [director] Ivan Reitman, the location shoot, seeing the set, but my memories are of being a selective diner at lunch. For example, they got everyone pizza, but I wasn't a pizza fan. All I would eat was the meat from the top. Then, the original Game Boy was just released. That was the big craze, and I was pretty good at it. I was the smallest kid and some of the bigger kids would ask for my help to pass certain levels on games because I knew how, and I was really proud of that. So, it's all youthful anecdotes. That Famous Quote OK, that specific dialogue, do you remember how it happened? Did you understand the words? At the time, I probably didn't know what the word provocative meant, but I understood it was edgy and it caused the crew to chuckle. I knew it was kind of something I wouldn't usually utter, but I was given an exception in this case because it was humorous. “It was a difficult decision for her.” How it originated, based on what I was told, was they didn't have specific roles. Some character lines were part of the original screenplay, but once they had the whole cast on the set, it wasn't necessarily improv, but they refined it on set and, reportedly it's either the director or producers came to my mom and said, "We're thinking. We want Miko to have this line. Are you okay with this?" My mom didn't agree right away. She said, "Give me a moment, let me sleep on it" 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 most memorable lines from the movie and her instinct was correct.
The action icon is universally recognized as an Hollywood heavyweight. However, in the midst of his blockbuster fame in the 1980s and 1990s, he also delivered several genuinely hilarious comedies. The standout film is Kindergarten Cop, which celebrates its three-and-a-half decade milestone this winter. The Film and That Line In the classic film, Schwarzenegger plays a tough police officer who masquerades as a kindergarten teacher to catch a killer. Throughout the story, the investigation plot functions as a loose framework for Arnold to have charming interactions with kids. Without a doubt the standout features a student named Joseph, who unprompted rises and informs the stoic star, “It's boys who have a penis, females have a vagina.” Arnold responds dryly, “Thanks for the tip.” The boy behind the line was portrayed by former young actor Miko Hughes. In addition to this part featured a recurring role on Full House as the bully to the Olsen twins and the character of the child who returns in the film version of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary. He still works in film today, with a slate of movies listed on his IMDb. Furthermore, he frequently attends the con circuit. Not long ago shared his memories from the filming of the classic after all this time. A Young Actor's Perspective Question: Starting off, how old were you when you filmed Kindergarten Cop? Miko Hughes: I believe I was four. I was the most junior of all the kids on set. That's impressive, I have no memory from being four. Do you remember anything from that time? Yeah, somewhat. They're flashes. They're like mental photographs. Do you recall how you got the part in Kindergarten Cop? My parents, primarily my mom would accompany me to auditions. Sometimes it was a mass tryout. There'd be a room full of young actors and we'd all patiently queue, go into the room, be in there less than five minutes, read a small part they wanted and that's all. My parents would coach me on the dialogue and then, as soon as I could read, that was the initial content I was reading. Do you have an impression of meeting Arnold? What was your impression of him? He was very kind. He was enjoyable. He was nice, which arguably isn't too surprising. It would be strange if he was a dick to all the kids in the classroom, that probably wouldn't make for a productive set. He was a joy to have on set. “It would have been odd if he was unpleasant to all the kids in the classroom.” I knew he was a huge celebrity because my family informed me, but I had barely seen his movies. I felt the importance — it was exciting — but he didn't frighten me. He was just fun and I just wanted to play with him when he was available. He was working hard, but he'd kind of play with us here and there, and we would hang off of his arms. He'd tense up and we'd be hanging off. He was really, really generous. He bought every kid in the classroom a Sony Walkman, which at the time was the hottest tech. That was the hottest tech out there, that distinctive classic yellow cassette player. I used to rock out to the Power Rangers soundtrack and the Ninja Turtles soundtrack for ages on that thing. It eventually broke. I also received a real silver whistle. He had the coach whistle, and the kids all received one too as well. Do you remember your days on set as being fun? You know, it's funny, that movie is such a landmark. It was a huge film, and it was such an amazing experience, and you would think, looking back now, I would want my memories to be of collaborating with Schwarzenegger, working with [director] Ivan Reitman, the location shoot, seeing the set, but my memories are of being a selective diner at lunch. For example, they got everyone pizza, but I wasn't a pizza fan. All I would eat was the meat from the top. Then, the original Game Boy was just released. That was the big craze, and I was pretty good at it. I was the smallest kid and some of the bigger kids would ask for my help to pass certain levels on games because I knew how, and I was really proud of that. So, it's all youthful anecdotes. That Famous Quote OK, that specific dialogue, do you remember how it happened? Did you understand the words? At the time, I probably didn't know what the word provocative meant, but I understood it was edgy and it caused the crew to chuckle. I knew it was kind of something I wouldn't usually utter, but I was given an exception in this case because it was humorous. “It was a difficult decision for her.” How it originated, based on what I was told, was they didn't have specific roles. Some character lines were part of the original screenplay, but once they had the whole cast on the set, it wasn't necessarily improv, but they refined it on set and, reportedly it's either the director or producers came to my mom and said, "We're thinking. We want Miko to have this line. Are you okay with this?" My mom didn't agree right away. She said, "Give me a moment, let me sleep on it" 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 most memorable lines from the movie and her instinct was correct.