James Cameron has a knack for making films that audiences want to watch. After winning 11 Oscars, Titanic became the highest-grossing film in history. Then came Avatar, Cameron film. Before the two of them, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, the sequel to his own Terminator movie, was (and still is) considered one of the best sci-fi films of all time.
Set in Los Angeles in 1995, Terminator 2 sends a new Terminator back in time from 2029 to kill Sarah Connor’s son, John, in order to stop him from organizing a rebellion against a deadly AI. Just in time, Arnold Schwarzenegger, the T-800 from the original 1984 film, arrives to protect John as a young man.Terminator 2: Judgment Day, released on July 3, 1991, turned James Cameron’slow-budget 1984 breakthrough into a saga as ferocious as the cyborg named after the film.
Below are seven truths you might know about Terminator 2.
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1. “Terminator 2” was completed in under two years by James Cameron and his crew.
The release date for Terminator 2 was announced by Carolco founder Mario Cassar shortly after Cameron signed on to direct it, giving him the wisher, cast and crew (he had not yet scored) less than two years to complete.
2. James Cameron sold the Terminator film rights for one dollar.
James Cameron agreed to sell the rights to The Terminator for just a dollar to secure funding for the original film, a decision he has never regretted. Arnold Schwarzenegger, keen on resurrecting the character, approached Carolco to purchase the intellectual property from his original distributor for $15 million at the suggestion of James Cameron, who was not yet involved with the project.
3. 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 match Schwarzenegger’s massive build. In 2017, Patrick told The Hollywood Reporter that it was just one of those times when everything fell into place at the perfect time.
4. Linda Hamilton Had A Twin Sister
When the T-1000 impersonates Sarah, it was necessary to have several Sarah Connors on hand. Linda Hamilton was able to find the right person to act as a doppelgänger in these situations – Leslie Hamilton Gearren, Linda’s twin sister!RELATED:
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5. Chemistry Issues.
It was not easy in front of the special effects team to give the impression that the frozen blobs of the T-1000were reunited to form the finished robot after it had been blown up by the T-800. They put drops of mercury on the table with the center down to see if it would work. The solution was found by spraying glue on the table and letting the mercury stop in its path when it came into contact with it.
6. Hours On A Chair For Schwarzenegger.
According to Schwarzenegger, various components of a facial prosthesis were applied to him by makeup artists while he sat for five hours every day for 43 days. According to the artists, he came at about three in the afternoon, they applied makeup until eight-thirty in the evening, he took off until about six in the morning, and then for about an hour they wiped everything again. Now that’s a commitment!