Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Arnold Schwarzenegger Director: James Cameron James Cameron

Overview

In this sequel to the sci-fi action thriller that made him and star Arnold Schwarzenegger A-list Hollywood names, co-writer/director James Cameron upped the ante by employing a more sweeping story line and cutting-edge special effects. Linda Hamilton returns as Sarah Connor, now a single mother to rebellious teen John Connor (Edward Furlong). Having been informed by a time-traveling soldier in the first film that John will one day grow up to become humanity's savior from a computer-controlled Armageddon, Sarah has responded by becoming a muscle-bound she-warrior bent on educating him in survival tactics and battle strategies. Unfortunately, her ranting about humankind's future has landed her in an insane asylum and John in foster care. When a new and improved Terminator android called the T-1000 (Robert Patrick) arrives in 1995 to eliminate John, an older model T-800 (Schwarzenegger) is also sent from the future to protect the boy. The T-1000, however, has the ability to morph itself into any shape it desires, allowing it chameleon-like powers and near indestructibility. The T-800, John, and Sarah must learn to trust each other in order to stay one step ahead of the T-1000, and their mission to save humanity eventually leads them to Miles Dyson (Joe Morton), the scientist whose research will help bring about Skynet and the Terminators. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), which won four Oscars in technical categories for its groundbreaking effects, was followed by a short sequel filmed exclusively as an attraction for theme parks, Terminator 2: 3-D Battle Across Time (1996).

Product Details

Release Date:	05/19/2009
UPC:	0012236103820
Original Release:	1991
Rating:	R
Source:	Lions Gate
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby AC-3 Surround Sound]
Time:	2:32:00
Sales rank:	145

Special Features

Closed Caption; Disc 1:; All new audio commentary with James Cameron and co-writer William Wisher; Extreme interactive mode with graphic commentary and rare behind-the-scenes footage; Disc 2:; "No Feat But What We Make"; "T2: On the Set"; "T2: High-Definition"; "Skynet Combat Chassis Designer"

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Arnold Schwarzenegger	The Terminator
Linda Hamilton	Sarah Connor
Edward Furlong	John Connor
Robert Patrick	T-1000
Earl Boen	Dr. Silberman
Joe Morton	Miles Dyson
S. Epatha Merkerson	Tarissa Dyson
Castulo Guerra	Enrique Salceda
Jenette Goldstein	Janelle Voight
Leslie Hamilton Gaerren	Twin Sarah
Jared Lounsberry	Kid
DeVaughn Walter Nixon	Danny Dyson
Danny Cooksey	Tim
Ken Gibbel	Douglas
Robert Winley	Cigar Biker
Pete Schrum	Lloyd
Shane Wilder	Trucker
Michael Edwards	Old John Connor
Casey Chavez	Kid
Ennalls Berl	Bryant
Don Lake	Mossberg
Richard Vidan	Weatherby
Tom McDonald	Cop
Jim Palmer	Jock
Gerard G. Williams	Jock
Gwenda Deacon	Night Nurse
Don Stanton	Lewis the Guard
Dan Stanton	Lewis as T-1000
Colin Patrick Lynch	Attendant
Noel Evangelisti	Hospital Guard
Nikki Cox	Girl
Lisa Brinegar	Girl
Dalton Abbott	Infant John Connor
Tony Simotes	Vault Guard
Diane Rodriguez	Jolanda Salceda
Ron Young	Pool Cue Biker
Charles Robert Brown	Tattoo Biker
Abdul Salaam El Razaac	Gibbons
Mike Muscat	Moshier
Dean Norris	SWAT Team Leader
Charles Tamburro	Police Chopper Pilot
J. Rob Jordan	Pickup Truck Driver
Denney Pierce	Burly Attendant
Mark Christopher Lawrence	Burly Attendant
Pat Kouri	SWAT Leader
Van Ling	Cyberdine Tech
Peter Kent	Mr. Schwarzenegger's Stand-In
Xander Berkeley	Todd Voight
Terrence Evans	Tanker Truck Driver

Technical Credits

James Cameron

William Wisher

James Cameron	Director,Producer,Screenwriter
Adam Greenberg	Cinematographer
Scott E. Anderson	Special Effects
Stephanie Austin	Co-producer
Conrad Buff	Editor
Jeff Dawn	Makeup
John M. Dwyer	Set Decoration/Design
Brad Fiedel	Score Composer
Mali Finn	Casting
Mark Goldblatt	Editor
Richard A. Harris	Editor
Gale Anne Hurd	Executive Producer
Mario Kassar	Executive Producer
Joseph P. Lucky	Art Director
Dennis Muren	Special Effects
Joseph C. Nemec	Production Designer
Dirk Petersmann	Production Designer
B.J. Rack	Co-producer
Michael St. Hilaire	Camera Operator
Marlene Stewart	Costumes/Costume Designer
Stan Winston	Makeup Special Effects
William Wisher	Screenwriter

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1. Prologue [:18]
2. Future War [:31]
3. Main Titles [:41]
4. Terminator Arrives [:03]
5. Biker Bar [:37]
6. Bad to the Bone [:10]
7. T-1000 Arrives [:07]
8. Meet John Connor [:33]
9. Sarah Connor [:28]
10. Ain't No Trouble [:02]
11. T-1000 Visits the Voights [1:58]
12. Easy Money [1:11]
13. Not Much Time Left In the World [:31]
14. Sanity Review [:03]
15. Cyberdyne Systems [:49]
16. Model Citizen [:47]
17. Target Acquired [:10]
18. The Galleria [1:22]
19. Zeroed In the Corridor [1:57]
20. Into the Streets [1:07]
21. Canal Chase [1:42]
22. Time Out [:09]
23. Never This Nice [:03]
24. T-1000's Search [:14]
25. Photos [:52]
26. Mission Parameters [1:18]
27. Pescadero State Hospital [:09]
28. Lewis the Guard [:04]
29. Sarah Breaks Out [:13]
30. 215 Bones [:05]
31. I Swear [3:03]
32. At Syringe Point [1:06]
33. "Come With Me If You Want to Live" [:27]
34. Escape From Pescadero [1:23]
35. Security Car [:06]
36. Nice Bike [:40]
37. Night Repairs [:06]
38. Resetting the Switch [:20]
39. Heading South [:17]
40. No Problemo [:57]
41. Smile? [:59]
42. Detailed Files [:56]
43. Meet the Pilot [:41]
44. Salceda's Camp [:31]
45. Weapons Cache [:38]
46. Fathers and Sons [:02]
47. Nuclear Nightmare [1:35]
48. Sarah's Decision [:21]
49. No Fate [:51]
50. Sarah's Solution [:31]
51. Changing the Way It Goes [:17]
52. Target: Cyberdyne [1:37]
53. All the Way [:27]
54. T-1000 at Dyson's [:18]
55. A Lot of Years [1:36]
56. Company [1:05]
57. Terminator Serves Notice [:02]
58. In the Vault [:02]
59. Swat Offensive [:02]
60. Death of Dyson and Cyberdyne [1:08]
61. "I'll Be Back" [:34]
62. Borrowing the SWAT Van [:56]
63. T-1000 Acquires a Helicopter [:23]
64. Freeway Chase [:44]
65. Tanker Chase [:56]
66. Fire and Ice [:12]
67. Glitching [2:06]
68. Sticking Together [:10]
69. Hand to Hand [:14]
70. Deeper Into the Steel Mill [:15]
71. Sarah's Stand [:22]
72. Terminator Skewered [:03]
73. Sarah and John [:45]
74. Alternate Power [:18]
75. Two Sarahs [:40]
76. Terminated [1:37]
77. One More Chip [:43]
78. The Unknown Future [:26]
79. End Titles [:42]
1. Restoration Credits [2:09]

Menu

Disc #1 -- Terminator 2: Judgment Day
   Play Special Edition
   Sensory Control
      Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround EX
      Audio: Dolby Headphone
      Audio Commentary
      Interactive Mode
      Subtitles: English
      Subtitles: Spanish
      Subtitles: None
      Thx
         Audio Tests
            Play Test
         Video Tests
            Play Test
      Dvd-Rom
   Jump Into Timeline
Disc #2 -- Terminator 2: Judgment Day
   Information Programs
      "No Feat But What We Make"- A 24-Minute Documentary on "Terminator 2" and Its Role In the Rise of Digital Effects
      "T2: On the Set"-An 8-Minute Production Montage Showing Life During the Creation of "Terminator 2"
   [Hidden Feature] Half a CD
   High Definition
   DVD ROM
   [Hidden Feature] Cyberdyne Systems

Editorial Reviews

James Cameron continued the enormously entertaining saga of the Terminator with this in-your-face blockbuster that garnered four Oscars for its spectacular and revolutionary special effects. Arnold Schwarzenegger is back as the futuristic killing machine, only this time he has a new mission: to protect ten-year-old John Connor (Edward Furlong) from a faster, stronger Terminator (played to scary perfection by Robert Patrick). Linda Hamilton returns as John's mother, Sarah Connor, delivering one of the stronger female roles this side of Sigourney Weaver's Ripley in the Alien series. Cameron supplies much needed humor this time around and makes a breakthrough in movie magic -- supplying the new Terminator with the ability to morph into whatever he touches. The mind-boggling special effects didn't come cheap; this flick's budget doubled that of the first Terminator. But it was worth it: Unlike most sequels, T2 is actually better than the original.

Barnes & Noble - J. D. Merill

Terminator 2: Judgment Day is most notable for being one of the first films to seamlessly combine a large amount of computer graphics -- in this case, the "morphing" technique -- with live action. Director James Cameron's bigger-budgeted sequel to his 1984 hit, Terminator, T2 capitalizes on Arnold Schwarzenegger's increased stardom by changing the persona of his indestructible cyborg character from creature of destruction to lovable protector. After a number of TV parts and supporting film roles, Linda Hamilton comes into her own as a believable action hero, expertly balancing human drama with a rough, taut physicality. Newcomer Edward Furlong is also quite good as her rebellious son. As with many of Cameron's films, however, the visual effects are what make the movie really stand out. Integrated into several lengthy action sequences, the indestructible molten-metal villain (played in human form by Robert Patrick) is audacious and exciting, enough so to avoid becoming stale even on repeat viewings.

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