Interesting Facts About The Terminator 2

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James Cameron has a knack for creating films that audiences desire to watch. After winning 11 Oscars, Titanic was the highest-grossing movie in history. Then came 'Avatar,' another film by Cameron. Before them two, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, the sequel to his own film 'The Terminator,' was (and still is) regarded as one of the finest sci-fi movies of all time.

The Story

Terminator 2 takes place in Los Angeles in 1995, as Skynet sends a new Terminator back in time from 2029 to murder Sarah Connor's boy, John, in order to stop him from forming a rebellion against the deadly AI. Arriving in time to defend John's younger self is Arnold Schwarzenegger, the T-800 from 1984's original film. Two Terminators go toe-to-toe for 137 minutes in a nail-biting duel.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day, released on July 3, 1991, transformed James Cameron's 1984 low-budget breakthrough success into a saga as ferocious as the film's namesake cyborg.

The following are seven truths about The Terminator 2 that you may or may not have known:

1. Terminator 2 was completed in under two years by James Cameron and his crew.

 

Terminator 2's release date was revealed by Carolco founder Mario Kassar shortly after Cameron signed up to direct it, giving him, Wisher, and a cast and crew (he had yet to recruit) less than two years to complete.



2. The T-1000 was never meant to resemble Arnold Schwarzenegger.

 

Robert Patrick was recruited as the T-1000 because Cameron wanted a new body type to juxtapose with Schwarzenegger's massive physique. In 2017, Patrick told a Hollywood reporter that it was simply one of those times when all fell in place at the perfect time.



3. Linda Hamilton had a twin sister.

 

When the T-1000 impersonates Sarah, it was necessary to have multiple Sarah Connors on hand. Linda Hamilton was able to find the right individual to play the role of a double in these situations - Leslie Hamilton Gearren, Linda's twin sister!



4. James Cameron sold the Terminator film rights for one dollar.

 

Cameron agreed to sell The Terminator's rights for a mere dollar to get financing for the original film, a decision he never seemed to regret. Arnold Schwarzenegger, enthusiastic about reviving the character, requested for Carolco to purchase the IP from its initial distributor for $15 million at the suggestion of James Cameron, who was not yet involved in the project.



5. A Terminator 2 Online Casino Slot Is Available.

 

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6. Hours on a Chair for Schwarzenegger

 

According to Schwarzenegger, the different components of the face prosthetics were applied to him by makeup experts as he sat for five hours each day for 43 days. According to the artists, he would come around three in the afternoon, they would apply the makeup until eight-thirty at night, he would film until approximately six in the morning, and then they'd spend about another hour wiping everything off again. Now, that’s commitment!

 

7. Chemistry Issues

 

It was a challenge for the effects crew to make it seem like the T-1000's frozen blobs rejoined to form a complete robot after it was blasted apart by the T-800. They placed the mercury blobs on a table with a dipped center to see whether it would work. A solution was found by spraying a table with adhesive and allowing the mercury to halt in its tracks when it came into contact with it.

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