🔗 Share this article I Am the ‘Boys Have a Penis’ Kid from the Classic 1990 Film: A Candid Conversation. The Austrian Oak is universally recognized as an iconic tough guy. However, during the peak of his star power in the late 20th century, he also delivered several surprisingly great comedies. The standout film is Kindergarten Cop, which celebrates its 35-year mark this winter. The Film and That Line In the 1990 movie, Schwarzenegger portrays a hardened detective who masquerades as a kindergarten teacher to track down a criminal. During the movie, the crime storyline serves as a simple backdrop for the star to share adorable interactions with kids. The most unforgettable features a little boy named Joseph, who spontaneously rises and declares the former bodybuilder, “Boys have a penis, and girls get a vagina.” Schwarzenegger replies icily, “I appreciate the insight.” 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 famous sisters and the haunting part of the resurrected boy in the 1989 adaptation of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary. He continues to act today, with multiple films listed on his IMDb. He also engages with fans at popular culture events. Recently discussed his memories from the filming of the classic 35 years later. A Young Actor's Perspective Interviewer: First, how old were you when you filmed Kindergarten Cop? Miko Hughes: I believe I was four. I was the smallest of all the kids on set. That's impressive, I have no memory from being four. Do you remember anything from that time? Yeah, to a degree. They're brief images. They're like mental photographs. Do you recall how you got the part in Kindergarten Cop? My parents, primarily my mom would take me to auditions. Often it was an open call. There'd be dozens of children and we'd all simply wait around, enter the casting office, be in there for a very short time, do whatever little line they wanted and then leave. My parents would coach me on the dialogue and then, when I became literate, that was probably the first stuff I was reading. Do you have a specific memory of meeting Arnold? What was your impression of him? He was incredibly nice. He was fun. He was good-natured, which I suppose isn't too surprising. It'd be weird if he was a dick to all the kids in the classroom, that surely wouldn't foster a good work environment. He was fun to be around. “It'd be weird if he was unpleasant to all the kids in the classroom.” I was aware he was a big action star because I was told, but I had not actually watched his movies. I felt the importance — it was exciting — but he wasn't scary to me. He was merely entertaining and I was eager to interact with him when he was available. He was working hard, but he'd kind of play with us here and there, and we would cling to his muscles. He'd show his strength and we'd be holding on. He was really, really generous. He bought every kid in the classroom a yellow cassette player, which at the time was the hottest tech. It was the coolest device, that funky old yellow cassette player. I listened to the Power Rangers soundtrack and the Ninja Turtles soundtrack for ages on that thing. It eventually broke. I also was given a genuine metal whistle. He had the referee's whistle, and the kids all received one too as well. Do you remember your days on set as being positive? You know, it's interesting, that movie became a phenomenon. It was a major production, and it was a wonderful time, and you would think, in retrospect, I would want my memories to be of collaborating with Schwarzenegger, the direction of Ivan Reitman, the location shoot, the production design, but my memories are of being a finitely child at lunch. Like, they got everyone pizza, but I didn't even like pizza. All I would eat was the meat from the top. Then, the Nintendo Game Boy was just released. That was the hot thing, and I was proficient. I was the smallest kid and some of the other children would hand me their devices to beat difficult stages on games because I could do it, and I was quite pleased with myself. So, it's all childhood recollections. The Infamous Moment OK, that specific dialogue, do you remember how it happened? Did you grasp the meaning? At the time, I wasn't fully aware of what the word provocative meant, but I understood it was edgy and it made adults laugh. I knew it was kind of something I shouldn't normally say, but I was given an exception in this case because it was humorous. “She really wrestled with it.” How it was conceived, from what I understand, was they didn't have specific roles. Some character lines were established early on, but once they had the entire ensemble assembled, it wasn't pure improvisation, but they developed it during shooting and, reportedly someone in charge came to my mom and said, "We have an idea. We want Miko to say this. Are you okay with this?" My mom paused. She said, "Let me think about it, let me sleep on it" and took a day or two. She really wrestled with it. She said she wasn't sure, but she believed it could end up as one of the unforgettable moments from the movie and her instinct was correct.
The Austrian Oak is universally recognized as an iconic tough guy. However, during the peak of his star power in the late 20th century, he also delivered several surprisingly great comedies. The standout film is Kindergarten Cop, which celebrates its 35-year mark this winter. The Film and That Line In the 1990 movie, Schwarzenegger portrays a hardened detective who masquerades as a kindergarten teacher to track down a criminal. During the movie, the crime storyline serves as a simple backdrop for the star to share adorable interactions with kids. The most unforgettable features a little boy named Joseph, who spontaneously rises and declares the former bodybuilder, “Boys have a penis, and girls get a vagina.” Schwarzenegger replies icily, “I appreciate the insight.” 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 famous sisters and the haunting part of the resurrected boy in the 1989 adaptation of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary. He continues to act today, with multiple films listed on his IMDb. He also engages with fans at popular culture events. Recently discussed his memories from the filming of the classic 35 years later. A Young Actor's Perspective Interviewer: First, how old were you when you filmed Kindergarten Cop? Miko Hughes: I believe I was four. I was the smallest of all the kids on set. That's impressive, I have no memory from being four. Do you remember anything from that time? Yeah, to a degree. They're brief images. They're like mental photographs. Do you recall how you got the part in Kindergarten Cop? My parents, primarily my mom would take me to auditions. Often it was an open call. There'd be dozens of children and we'd all simply wait around, enter the casting office, be in there for a very short time, do whatever little line they wanted and then leave. My parents would coach me on the dialogue and then, when I became literate, that was probably the first stuff I was reading. Do you have a specific memory of meeting Arnold? What was your impression of him? He was incredibly nice. He was fun. He was good-natured, which I suppose isn't too surprising. It'd be weird if he was a dick to all the kids in the classroom, that surely wouldn't foster a good work environment. He was fun to be around. “It'd be weird if he was unpleasant to all the kids in the classroom.” I was aware he was a big action star because I was told, but I had not actually watched his movies. I felt the importance — it was exciting — but he wasn't scary to me. He was merely entertaining and I was eager to interact with him when he was available. He was working hard, but he'd kind of play with us here and there, and we would cling to his muscles. He'd show his strength and we'd be holding on. He was really, really generous. He bought every kid in the classroom a yellow cassette player, which at the time was the hottest tech. It was the coolest device, that funky old yellow cassette player. I listened to the Power Rangers soundtrack and the Ninja Turtles soundtrack for ages on that thing. It eventually broke. I also was given a genuine metal whistle. He had the referee's whistle, and the kids all received one too as well. Do you remember your days on set as being positive? You know, it's interesting, that movie became a phenomenon. It was a major production, and it was a wonderful time, and you would think, in retrospect, I would want my memories to be of collaborating with Schwarzenegger, the direction of Ivan Reitman, the location shoot, the production design, but my memories are of being a finitely child at lunch. Like, they got everyone pizza, but I didn't even like pizza. All I would eat was the meat from the top. Then, the Nintendo Game Boy was just released. That was the hot thing, and I was proficient. I was the smallest kid and some of the other children would hand me their devices to beat difficult stages on games because I could do it, and I was quite pleased with myself. So, it's all childhood recollections. The Infamous Moment OK, that specific dialogue, do you remember how it happened? Did you grasp the meaning? At the time, I wasn't fully aware of what the word provocative meant, but I understood it was edgy and it made adults laugh. I knew it was kind of something I shouldn't normally say, but I was given an exception in this case because it was humorous. “She really wrestled with it.” How it was conceived, from what I understand, was they didn't have specific roles. Some character lines were established early on, but once they had the entire ensemble assembled, it wasn't pure improvisation, but they developed it during shooting and, reportedly someone in charge came to my mom and said, "We have an idea. We want Miko to say this. Are you okay with this?" My mom paused. She said, "Let me think about it, let me sleep on it" and took a day or two. She really wrestled with it. She said she wasn't sure, but she believed it could end up as one of the unforgettable moments from the movie and her instinct was correct.