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Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) -- The cyborg who once tried to kill Sarah Connor must now protect her teenager son, John Connor, from an even more powerful and advanced cyborg.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) -- The cyborg who once tried to kill Sarah Connor must now protect her teenager son, John Connor, from an even more powerful and advanced cyborg.

Overview

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Director:
James Cameron
Writers (WGA):
James Cameron (written by) &
William Wisher Jr. (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
3 July 1991 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller more
Tagline:
It's nothing personal more
Plot:
The cyborg who once tried to kill Sarah Connor must now protect her teenager son, John Connor, from an even more powerful and advanced cyborg. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won 4 Oscars. Another 19 wins & 18 nominations more
User Comments:
The reason why I live and breathe... more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Additional Details

Also Known As:
El Exterminator 2 (USA: Spanish title)
T2 (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
T2 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day
T2: Extreme Edition (USA) (video box title)
T2: Ultimate Edition (USA) (video box title)
Terminator 2 - Le jugement dernier (France)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong sci-fi action and violence, and for language.
Runtime:
137 min | USA:152 min (special edition) | USA:154 min (extended special edition)
Country:
USA | France
Language:
English | Spanish
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (analog 70 mm prints) | CDS (digital 35 mm and 70 mm prints) | Dolby SR (analog 35 mm prints)
Certification:
Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) (DVD rating) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) (original cut) | Canada:AA (Ontario) (original cut) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) (original cut) | Finland:K-18 (1991) | Italy:T | USA:R (certificate #31159) | Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Brazil:12 | Malaysia:18SG | New Zealand:M | Netherlands:12 (edited TV version) | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Alberta) (re-rating) (1999) | Canada:18A (Manitoba/Ontario) (DVD rating) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Ireland:15 | Israel:PG | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 (video rating) (director's cut) | Norway:18 (original rating) | Peru:14 | Singapore:NC-16 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (original rating) (cut) | UK:15 (video rating) (1992) (cut) | UK:15 (video re-rating) (2001) (uncut) | UK:18 (laserdisc rating) (1992) (uncut) | Iran:18+

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Trivia:
According to sound supervisor Gloria S. Borders, approximately 70% of the dialog, and most of the breathing, is ADR (Automated Dialog Replacement/Dubbing). General rule of thumb: the more action in a movie, the more ADR and Foley processing. more
Goofs:
Continuity: After John and his friend steel money from the ATM, John says "come on" and runs off without taking the time to complete the transaction and retrieve the ATM (magnetic) card that's still in the machine. In the next shot, John and his friend are running together side by side with the computer neatly wrapped up in the cable with the card that he later uses again at the Cyberdyne building to get the vault key. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Sarah Connor: [narrating] 3 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...
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Van Helsing (2004) more
Soundtrack:
BAD TO THE BONE more

FAQ

A Note Regarding Spoilers
If the T-800 model is a known serial killer from the first movie, why would the human resistence send back an identical model?
John demonstrates a knowledge for computer hacking. Is this Skynet's main concern?
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146 out of 221 people found the following comment useful:-
The reason why I live and breathe..., 25 August 2004
10/10
Author: liquidmetalguy from Detroit, MI

What can I say about "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" that hasn't been better said already? All I can say is that when I first saw the movie (at only 9 years of age) it had an effect on me. It blew me away! It opened up my eyes, and even at the tender age of 9, made me realize what I wanted to do with my life: I wanted to make movies, and I wanted to make movies like "T2".

As I'm watching the film, I glance over at another patron and this woman, her eyes wide, was gripping the arms of her chair so tightly I thought they were going to break. When I saw that reaction, that mind-numbing, adrenaline rush of pure excitement, knowing that that movie had them completely, that is when I knew I wanted to make movies and give people that same reaction.

And now, over 10 years later, "T2" is still my favorite film of all time and I watch it religiously. I have written several scripts and treatments all because of "T2" and I have tried to match that exquisite balance of wonderful story/interesting characters/jaw-dropping effects/non-stop action.

"T2" was the sole-guiding factor in my life - because of it, I KNEW I wanted to make movies in any way, shape or form.

If you'll excuse me, I seem to be running out of air. Gotta watch "T2" a little bit more...

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