McBain (The Simpsons)
McBain is a fictional character who appears in films within the television programme The Simpsons. Within the show, he is played by Rainier Wolfcastle, a movie and TV actor parodying Arnold Schwarzenegger - a German-accented muscular tough guy. Otto, Springfield's school bus driver, is obsessed with Wolfcastle and Kaiser Wilhelm.
The name Wolfcastle probably refers to the Castle Wolfenstein series of computer games (which are set in Nazi Germany), while Rainier is a spelling variant of Rainer, a common German given name. Also Rainier is a common reference to Mt. Rainier a large Volcano approxamately half way between Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington. (Most character names come from streets and landmarks near Portland)
Rainier Wolfcastle has, in different Simpsons episodes, been a presenter at the Academy Awards, a spokesperson for the "Powersauce" energy bar, and a celebrity judge in radio station KBBL's contest "How Low Will You Go" (along with Krusty the Klown and Madeleine Albright); he was married to Maria Quimby in the past, and his daughter Greta dated Bart in one episode. Wolfcastle has also been seen attending meetings at the Republican Party headquarters. He began his acting career in a commercial for "Fritz Schnackenpfefferhausen" Bratwurst in Austria.
For a short time in 1991, The Simpsons could not use the McBain name due to the fact that a movie of the same name (unrelated to the Simpsons character) was released starring actor Christopher Walken. During this time the movie's producers refused to give Twentieth Century Fox and Matt Groening's production company clearance to use the McBain name.
Films of Rainier Wolfcastle
- Bloodletter IV
- License to Detonate
- On the Fatherland's Secret Police
- View to a Corpse
- You Have the Right to Remain Dead
- Undercover Nerd
- McBain: Let's Get Silly
Quotes
- "On closer inspection, these are loafers."
- "My eyes! The goggles, they do nothing!!"
- "McBain to base! Under attack by Commie-Nazis!"
- "My new film is a mixture of action und comedy."
- "Ice to see you!"
- "My Ferrari! I had to do awful things to pay for her."
- "Laughing time is over!"
- "I'm thinking of holding another meeting... in bed!"
- "My teenage son returns from a fancy East Coast college, and I'm horrified to discover he's a nerd."
- "Nice shirt. It makes you look like a homosexual. Perhaps you are all homosexuals!"
- "Someone please, give me a job. I lowered my quote to $8 million. I do nude scene, I play nerd. Don't make me punch your throat!"
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Referenced By
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