Hasta la vista, baby
Spanish farewell turned iconic film catchphrase.
"Hasta la vista, baby" is a catchphrase made famous by Arnold Schwarzenegger's character in the 1991 film Terminator 2: Judgment Day. The phrase, a Spanish farewell with "baby" added, was popularized earlier in a Bob Hope special, a Jody Watley song, and a Tone Lōc single.
Quick Facts
- Character
- Terminator
- Actor
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Writer
- James Cameron
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Origin and use
The Spanish phrase "hasta la vista" means "see you later" or "goodbye." It may have first caught on in the U.S. through the comic strip Gordo. In 1970, Bob Hope said "Hasta la vista, baby" to Raquel Welch during a tribute on her special. The version with "baby" then appeared in Jody Watley's 1987 song "Looking for a New Love" and Tone Lōc's 1988 single "Wild Thing." The line became a famous catchphrase from the 1991 film Terminator 2: Judgment Day. In the movie, John Connor teaches the Terminator slang, telling him to say "hasta la vista, baby" to brush someone off. The Terminator later uses the line before shooting the frozen T-1000. In the 2003 film Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, John Connor says the phrase again. The Castilian Spanish dub of the film replaced the catchphrase with "Sayonara, baby" to match the characters' language change.
In popular culture
The phrase pops up in the 2003 Canadian film Les invasions barbares and the 2011 French movie Case départ. Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson signed off his final Prime Minister's Questions with it. On Money Heist, the character Denver menaces a hostage by quoting The Terminator, saying "Sayonara, baby" in the original Spanish and "Hasta la vista" in the English version. It also appears as a lyric in Connor Price and Nic D's 2023 track "Riptide."
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