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Terminator Salvation (2009)

PG_13 115 min  -  Action | Drama | Sci-Fi  -   21 May 2009 (USA)
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After Skynet has destroyed much of humanity in a nuclear holocaust, a group of survivors led by John Connor struggles to keep the machines from finishing the job.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Christian Bale ...
Sam Worthington ...
Moon Bloodgood ...
Helena Bonham Carter ...
Anton Yelchin ...
Jadagrace ...
Star (as Jadagrace Berry)
Bryce Dallas Howard ...
Common ...
Jane Alexander ...
Michael Ironside ...
Ivan G'Vera ...
General Losenko (as Ivan Gvera)
Chris Browning ...
Dorian Nkono Dorian Nkono ...
Beth Bailey ...
Victor J. Ho ...
Mark (as Victor Ho)
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Storyline

In 2003, in the Longview State Correctional Facility, the criminal Marcus Wright is on death row, and is convinced by the cancerous Dr. Serena Kogan to donate his body to her research and he accepts. In 2018, after an unsuccessful attack to a Skynet facility, only John Connor survives, but he discovers that Skynet is developing the powerful new model T-800. Out of the blue, Marcus appears naked and with amnesia in the location. Marcus befriends the teenager Kyle Reese and the girl Star who help him to survive the lethal machines and they travel together in a Jeep. Meanwhile the resistance discovers a signal that might turn-off the machines and John offers to test it. When Kyle is captured by a machine and brought to the Skynet headquarters, Marcus decides to help the youngster and heads to Skynet; on the way, he saves Blair Williams who suggests to him that he should meet John Connor first... Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Machine | Future | Death Row | Army | Rescue  | See more »

Taglines:

We Fight Back See more »

Genres:

Action | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and language See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA | Germany | UK | Italy

Language:

English | Italian

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

T4: Salvation See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$200,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$51,943,726 (USA) (24 May 2009) (3530 Screens)

Gross:

$372,046,055 (Worldwide) (13 September 2009)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | (director's cut)

Sound Mix:

SDDS  | Dolby Digital  | DTS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

During filming in the summer of 2008, Christian Bale yelled and used profanity at cinematographer Shane Hurlbut, who was adjusting the light in the background while Bale was doing an intense scene and got distracted by the cinematographer. Bale's tirade was then leaked on the Internet. After it was leaked, Bale publicly apologized for his remarks and insisted that he and Hurlbut are on good terms. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: In the first big battle scene, a number of members of "The Resistance" leave their helicopters after they land. But as they are walking/running from the helicopters, their hair (especially the woman with long hair) is blowing toward the helicopters, not away from it. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Dr. Serena Kogan: Marcus. How are you?
Marcus Wright: Ask me in an hour.
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Connections

References Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) See more »

Soundtracks

"Rooster"
Written by Jerry Cantrell
Performed by Alice in Chains
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment See more »