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-'''Rainier Luftwaffe Wolfcastle''' is a recurring character in the [[animated cartoon|animated]] [[sitcom]] ''[[The Simpsons]]''. He is voiced by [[Harry Shearer]]. The character is a parody of [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]].
-==Role in ''The Simpsons''==
-Wolfcastle is a veteran of many action movies, most notably the ''[[List of fictional characters within The Simpsons#McBain|McBain]]'' series (unrelated to the [[McBain (film)|1991 action film by the same name]]). He is a parody of bodybuilder, actor and politician [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]].
-According to various ''Simpsons'' episodes, Wolfcastle began his acting career as early as childhood in [[Austria]], appearing on long TV commercials advertising [[bratwurst]]. He owns a [[Ferrari F40]] and a [[Hummer H1]]. His daughter [[Greta Wolfcastle]] (voiced by [[Reese Witherspoon]]) used to have a crush on [[Bart Simpson]] ("[[The Bart Wants What It Wants]]").
-===Jobs===
-[[Image:Mcbain-mendoza.JPG|thumb|right|Wolfcastle portrays "McBain"]]
-Rainier Wolfcastle has, in different ''Simpsons'' episodes, been a presenter at the [[Academy Awards]], a spokesperson for the PowerSauce [[energy bar]], a [[celebrity]] judge in radio station [[Media in The Simpsons#KBBL|KBBL]]'s contest "How Low Will You Go" (along with [[Krusty the Klown]] and [[Madeleine Albright]]), hosted a short-lived talk show, and appeared on ''[[Inside the Actors Studio]]'' with [[James Lipton]] (in which he shoots Lipton after getting into character as McBain). He also was co-owner of a [[Planet Hollywood]] spoof, along with "[[Chuck Norris]], [[Johnny Carson]]'s third wife, and the Russian mafia".
-Apart from the ''McBain'' series, Wolfcastle also played [[Radioactive Man (The Simpsons episode)|Radioactive Man]] in an ill-fated live-action movie version of the [[comic book]] series. Wolfcastle has also ventured into comedic roles; in one episode he carries Homer in an oversized Snugli for babies, remarking, "I used it to carry [[Rob Schneider]] in the movie ''My Baby is an Ugly Man''." His other films include ''Help, My Son is a Nerd;'' ''Mrs. Mom (movie based on a Marge Simpson script);'' ''Frankenberry: The Movie;'' ''I Shoot Your Face;'' ''I Shoot Your Face Again'' and ''McBain: Let's Get Silly!'', a 90 minute movie consisting of McBain performing [[stand-up comedy]] in character, which was said to have cost 80 million dollars to produce.
-===Politics===
-Rainier Wolfcastle appears to have [[Politics in The Simpsons|political ambitions]], as noted by his candidacy for mayor in the [[See Homer Run|recall election]] of Mayor [[Mayor Quimby|Diamond Joe Quimby]]. He is a member of the inner circle of the Springfield [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], along with Burns, Krusty the Clown, Dr. Hibbert, The Rich Texan, [[Count Dracula]] and [[Bob Dole]]. Wolfcastle has campaigned as Republican Mayoral candidate and as a supporter of [[Sideshow Bob]] for Mayor; However, he disagrees with his party on the issue of [[stem cell research]] (Schwarzenegger is noted as more socially [[Liberalism|liberal]] than a majority of Republican politicians on such issues).
-==Character==
-The writers invented Wolfcastle—as the action hero [[List of fictional characters within The Simpsons#McBain|McBain]]—for the episode "[[Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?]]". Because they liked the scene involving the character from that episode, they used him again in "[[The Way We Was]]", which was recorded and aired before "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?". The ''McBain'' films were meant to satirize clichés of [[action film|action movies]].<ref>Groening, Matt; Martin, Jeff; Jean, Al; Reiss, Mike (2002). Commentary for "[[Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?]]", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Second Season'' [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.</ref>
-The character was originally named McBain, after the fictional film franchise. When the movie ''[[McBain (film)|McBain]]'' was released in 1991, the movie's producers refused to allow the show to use the name, so the name "Rainier Wolfcastle", to represent the actor's real name, was created to use instead. Later, the use of the name returned to the show.<ref>Groening, Matt; Brooks, James L.; Jean, Al; Reiss, Mike; Silverman, David (2002). Commentary for "[[The Way We Was]]", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Second Season'' [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.</ref>
-Wolfcastle was based on actor [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]].<ref name=star>Jean, Al (2005). Commentary for "[[A Star Is Burns]]", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Sixth Season'' [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.</ref> This basis has been drawn out over the series. Wolfcastle's wife is named Maria ''à la'' Schwarzenegger's wife [[Maria Shriver]]. In the episode "[[The Boy Who Knew Too Much]]", [[Bart Simpson]] tells Wolfcastle that his "last movie really sucked" (Along with [[Chief Wiggum]]'s line of "Magic Ticket, my ass, McBain!"), alluding to Schwarzenegger's film ''[[Last Action Hero]]'', which was panned by critics.<ref>Mirkin, David (2004). Commentary for "[[The Boy Who Knew Too Much]]", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Fifth Season'' [DVD]. Twentieth Century Fox.</ref> Wolfcastle owns a restaurant named Planet Springfield, a parody of [[Planet Hollywood]], which Schwarzenegger co-owned with other celebrities.<ref>(2006). Commentary for "[[My Sister, My Sitter]]", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Eighth Season'' [DVD]. Twentieth Century Fox.</ref> Wolfcastle is [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] like Schwarzenegger, and owns a Hummer like Schwarzenegger. In the reverse case, ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'''s portrayal of Schwarzenegger as [[President of the United States]] is modeled after and sounds similar to Wolfcastle.
-[[Dan Castellaneta]], the voice of [[Homer Simpson]], doubles as Wolfcastle when [[Harry Shearer]] is absent from table reads. He ad-libbed the line "On closer inspection, these are loafers" in the episode "[[A Star Is Burns]]".<ref name=star/>
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