Claim: Arnold Schwarzenegger acted in a sword-and-sorcery epic.
Evidence: His breakthrough film was the sword-and-sorcery epic Conan the Barbarian in 1982 , a box office hit that resulted in a sequel.
The film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Earl Jones , and tells the story of a young barbarian -LRB- Schwarzenegger -RRB- who seeks vengeance for the death of his parents at the hands of Thulsa Doom -LRB- Jones -RRB- , the leader of a snake cult.
Critics also negatively reviewed Schwarzenegger 's acting and the film 's violent scenes.
Conan has been frequently released on home media , the sales of which had increased the film 's gross to more than $ 300 million by 2007.