Two cyborgs from the future battle over the life of a teen (Edward Furlong) who will someday lead humanity... (Learn more)
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Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick
A sequel to the sci-fi action thriller that made him and star Arnold Schwarzenegger A-list Hollywood names, writer/director James Cameron upped the ante with this follow-up by employing a more sweeping storyline and cutting-edge special effects. Linda Hamilton returns as Sarah Connor, now a single mother to rebellious teen John Connor (Edward Furlong), during the late nineties. 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 John in survival tactics and battle strategies. Her ranting about humankind's future has landed Sarah in an insane asylum and John in the foster care system. The rebellious John has responded to his situation by getting into scrapes with the law. When a new and improved Terminator android called the T-1000 (Robert Patrick) arrives from the future to eliminate John, an older model T-800 (Schwarzenegger) is sent 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 saves John's life and helps break Sarah out of the institution. Staying only one step ahead of the dogged T-1000, Sarah leads her son and the T-800 to the headquarters of Cyberdyne Systems, the company that will invent a robotic intelligence that will eventually take over the world. There, they attempt to convince inventor Miles Dyson (Joe Morton) to help them stop the future from ever occurring by destroying his work. Dyson sacrifices himself in an explosion to save the world, leading to a final showdown between the two Terminators at a steel foundry. 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). ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
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US Release Date
7/3/91
MPAA Rating
Rated R
Running Time
135 mins.
Locations
- Fontana, California, USA
- Fremont, California, USA
- Lancaster, California, USA
- Long Beach, California, USA
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- San Jose, California, USA
Language
- English
Box Office Total
$203,347,436
Awards
- Nominated for a Best Cinematography award at the 1991 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Sound award at the 1991 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Sound Effects award at the 1991 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Picture award at the 1991 People's Choice Awards [Festival/Award Awards.
- Winner of the Best Makeup award at the 1991 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actor award at the 1991 MTV Movie Awards [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actress award at the 1991 MTV Movie Awards [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Winner of the Most Desirable Female award at the 1991 MTV Movie Awards [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Winner of the Best Picture award at the 1991 MTV Movie Awards [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Editing award at the 1991 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Visual Effects award at the 1991 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Cinematography award at the 1991 American Society of Cinematographers [ Awards.
- Winner of the Best Action Sequence award at the 1991 MTV Movie Awards [Festival/Award] Awards.
Distributor
- Artisan Home Entertainment
- Orbis Communications Inc
- Request TV
- TriStar Pictures
