Terminator Salvation

20092009
PG-13PG-13
1h 55min

Terminator Salvation (2009)

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In 2018, a mysterious new weapon in the war against the machines, half-human and half-machine, comes to John Connor on the eve of a resistance attack on Skynet. But whose side is he on... Read allIn 2018, a mysterious new weapon in the war against the machines, half-human and half-machine, comes to John Connor on the eve of a resistance attack on Skynet. But whose side is he on, and can he be trusted?In 2018, a mysterious new weapon in the war against the machines, half-human and half-machine, comes to John Connor on the eve of a resistance attack on Skynet. But whose side is he on, and can he be trusted?

Director
- McG
Writers
- John Brancato
- Michael Ferris
Stars

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Awards
- 2 wins & 14 nominations

Sam Worthington in Terminator Salvation (2009)

Christian Bale in Terminator Salvation (2009)

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Terminator Salvation (2009)

Terminator Salvation (2009)

Sam Worthington in Terminator Salvation (2009)

Michael Ironside in Terminator Salvation (2009)

Sam Worthington in Terminator Salvation (2009)

Sam Worthington in Terminator Salvation (2009)

Terminator Salvation (2009)

Christian Bale and Esodie Geiger in Terminator Salvation (2009)

Sam Worthington in Terminator Salvation (2009)

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6.3

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

Terminator Genisys

6.3

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The Terminator

8.0

Terminator: Dark Fate

6.2

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Terminator 2: Judgment Day

8.5

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Predator

7.8

Predator 2

6.3

Predators

6.4

Alien: Resurrection

6.2

Alien: Resurrection

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

7.7

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Alien³

6.5

Total Recall

7.5

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. But Marcus steps on a mine and is submitted to surgery, when a secret about his origins is disclosed. —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Taglines
- The End Begins
Genres
- Action
- Sci-Fi
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and language
Parents guide

Trivia
Special effects wizard Stan Winston died during filming (15 Jun 2008), making this the last film he provided visual effects for.

Goofs
(at around 20 mins) John Connor knows his father's name only from the records his mother left him. It is not made entirely clear how Skynet could have obtained that information too and how it can identify Kyle Reese by his face (something which is not known even to John). However, it's entirely plausible, given Skynet's access to global information, that it could have obtained such information from records of events shown in previous Terminator films, such as Kyle Reese's arrest record and subsequent filmed interview in The Terminator (1984); this would have given Skynet a picture of his face, which could then be used in conjunction with facial recognition software to identify him. Additionally, during the many interviews between Dr. Silberman and Sarah Connor in the mental institution shown in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Sarah Connor very openly talks about Kyle Reese and his role in future and past events. Between Kyle Reese's arrest records and Sarah Connor's medical records, Skynet would have all the information it needed.

Quotes
John Connor: The devil's hands have been busy. What is it?
Kate Connor: It's real flesh and blood, though it seems to heal itself quickly. The heart is human and very powerful. The brain, too, but with a chip interface.
Marcus Wright: What have you done to me?
Kate Connor: It has a hybrid nervous system. One human cortex, one machine.
Marcus Wright: Blair, what have they done?
John Connor: Who built you?
Marcus Wright: My name is Marcus Wright.
John Connor: You think you're human?
Marcus Wright: I am human.

Alternate versions
Released on Blu-Ray as an R-rated director's cut with about three minutes of extra footage:
When John Connor and company infiltrate the underground base, a sentry robot pops up and is quickly dispatched. This scene was present in the teaser trailer.
Extra dialogue between Connor and Ashdown on the submarine. Ashdown points a gun at Connor's head and says he doesn't believe in prophecy.
Blair bathes in the rain for a moment then sees Marcus looking at her. She covers herself and Marcus turns away.
The scene with the two marauders is more violent. Marcus is actually showing stabbing one of them in the shoulder with a screwdriver, the fistfight with the second guy is longer, and a bloody impact is seen when Blair shoots one of the marauders in the leg.
Longer dialogue from Blair during the campfire scene with Marcus.
The sequence of the man being shot trying to scale the fence at the Skynet processing center is slightly longer.
John Connor's speech to the remaining resistance forces is extended.
The fight between the T-800 and Marcus is a few seconds longer.
Marcus trying to revive John Connor is slightly longer.

Connections
Edited into The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Echelon Conspiracy/Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li/Crossing Over (2009)

Soundtracks
The Terminator Theme
Written by Brad Fiedel
Used courtesy of StudioCanal

Top review

Terminator Salvation is a great sequel to T1 and T2

Wow, this is a decent film- I was thoroughly entertained and this despite going in with low expectations. McG manages a great color palette and the action sequences are awesome. Sure, this isn't as great as The Terminator or Terminator 2 but it is surely better than T3 and a lot better than the other works in the cannon. Both Bale and Worthington are fantastic. Go watch Terminator salvation now.

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Release date
- May 21, 2009 (United States)
Countries of origin
Official site
- Official Facebook
Languages
- English
- Italian
Also known as
- Terminator 4
Filming locations
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Production companies
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Budget
- $200,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $125,322,469
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $42,558,390
- May 24, 2009
Gross worldwide
- $371,353,001

See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

Runtime
- 1h 55min
Sound mix
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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