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Terminator 2: Judgment Day Written, directed and produced by James Cameron Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick, and Edward Furlong. Released July 3, 1991 Budget: $98m Box office: $520.9m Gross: $422.9m Plot: Intro: LA 2029 Humans battling the machines. Voiceover 3 billion lives lost on April 29, 1997 - Judgement day. S: all practical effects, no CGI -the music! -And then the Terminator coming through the flames at the end of the intro epic In 1995, John Connor is living in Los Angeles with his foster parents. His mother, Sarah Connor, had been preparing him throughout his childhood for his future role as the human resistance leader against Skynet, the artificial intelligence that will be given control of the United States' nuclear missiles and initiate a nuclear holocaust on August 29, 1997, known thereafter as "Judgment Day". However, Sarah was arrested and imprisoned at a mental hospital after attempting to bomb a computer factory. In 2029, Skynet sends a new Terminator, designated as T-1000, back in time to kill John. The T-1000 is an advanced prototype made out of liquid metal (referred to as "mimetic polyalloy") that gives it the ability to take on the shape and appearance of almost anything it touches, and to transform its arms into blades and other shapes at will. The T-1000 arrives, kills a policeman, and assumes his identity; he also uses the police computer to track down John. Meanwhile, the future John Connor has sent back a reprogrammed Model 101 Terminator to protect his younger self. S: T101 entrance badass, little spoiled by “Bad to the Bone” -T1000 intro very mincing. We also don’t know what kind of Terminator he is, yet -Early 90’s point: foster dad smoking inside. Weird. -John Conners friend is Danny Cooksey, who also played Bobby Budnick on Nickelodeon’s show Salute Your Shorts from 91-93. The Terminator and the T-1000 converge on John in a shopping mall, and a chase ensues after which John and the Terminator escape tog
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