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Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

 -  Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller  -  3 July 1991 (USA)
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The cyborg who once tried to kill Sarah Connor is dead, and another T-101 must now protect her teenage son, John Connor, from an even more powerful and advanced Terminator, the T-1000.

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Nearly 10 years have passed since Sarah Connor was targeted for termination by a cyborg from the future. Now her son, John, the future leader of the resistance, is the target for a newer, more deadly terminator. Once again, the resistance has managed to send a protector back to attempt to save John and his mother Sarah. Written by Colin Tinto <cst@imdb.com>

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Rated R for strong sci-fi action and violence, and for language | See all certifications »

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$94,000,000 (estimated)

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$204,843,350 (USA)
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The stunt scenes were rehearsed months in advance. The storm drain sequence was painful for Arnold Schwarzenegger because he couldn't wear a glove while cocking the gun; it would get stuck in the mechanism. He tore the skin from his fingers and hand 100 times before he mastered it, all while riding a Harley and acting at the same time, as well as trying to watch where you're driving while James Cameron is telling you to look at a certain area. He couldn't dart his eyes either because it would have ruined the shot. Shooting the gates also took weeks of practice because he had to act cool too. See more »

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As the two Terminators grapple and throw each other through walls in the mall, the wall on the right hand side of the screen is visibly made of a thin paper, no more than an inch in thickness. See more »

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Sarah Connor: [narrating] Three billion human lives ended on August 29th, 1997. The survivors of the nuclear fire called the war Judgment Day. They lived only to face a new nightmare: the war against the machines. The computer which controlled the machines, Skynet, sent two Terminators back through time. Their mission: to destroy the leader of the human resistance, John Connor, my son. The first Terminator was programmed to strike at me in the year 1984, before John was born. It failed. The ...
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"Bad to the Bone"
(1982)
Performed by George Thorogood & The Destroyers (as George Thorogood and The Destroyers)
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Best action film ever!!!
18 February 2006 | by (Ireland) – See all my reviews

This superb sequel surpasses the excellent original in every department and quite simply you won't see a better action film. Set 15 years after the original Arnie may return as the good Terminator trying to protect John Connor but he's a redundant piece of scrap metal compared to the T-1000.

The opening hour and the last half hour is absolutely breathtaking with action sequences that still remain unsurpassed. Their's also a wonderful piece of storytelling 3/4 of the way through where Dyson relises the terrifying consequences of the project he's neglecting his family for.

The performances are memorable particularly Linda Hamilton's Sara Connor and simply put, they'll never make a better action film.


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