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Arnold Schwarzenegger's salary for T2: Judgement day was $15 million and total words spoken by him in the entire film is 700. This attributes to $21,429 per word and the line ”Hasta la vista, baby” amounts to $85,716.
The scene in Terminator 2: Judgement Day where a helicopter flies under an overpass was not CGI, it was stunt performed by helicopter pilot Chuck Tamburro. The stunt was so dangerous that the film crew refused to film it, so James Cameron had to film the sequence himself.
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Terminator 2: Judgement Day is the only movie sequel to win an Academy Award where the previous movie wasn't even nominated.
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In 1984, Robert Patrick (T-1000 from Terminator 2: Judgement Day), swam for 3 hours to rescue others after a boating accident on Lake Erie.
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After T2: Judgement day, Arnold rejected every offer from the studio to do the third Terminator movie because James Cameron wasn't involved. James Cameron eventually told his friend to do it by saying "take the money and run" and Arnold got a huge paycheck.
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In the film Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Arnold Schwarzenegger's famous line "Hasta la vista, baby" is dubbed in the European Spanish version as "Sayonara, baby".
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There is a Islamic belief which states that on the eve of Judgement Day, Allah will spare the ummah (community) which invades India.
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The nuclear nightmare scene in Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991) was considered "the most accurate depiction of a nuclear blast ever created for a fictional motion picture" by members of U.S. federal nuclear testing labs.
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In the Islamic Judgement Day, Jesus Christ will descend down to the Earth and Join forces with the 'Redeemer of Islam' in a final battle of Good vs Evil against the Anti-Christ
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There is an alternate ending to Terminator 2: Judgement Day that takes place in the year 2029 where an elderly Sarah Connor is watching her son, Senator John Connor, play with her granddaughter.
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The Process Church of The Final Judgement believed that Satan and Christ would reconcile at the end of days; Christ would judge humanity while Satan executed judgement. After many iterations of organizational restructuring, the remnants of the group created Best Friends Animal Society in Utah.
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The Nation of Islam is a "UFO Religion". It subscribes to the belief that UFOs are piloted by humans and will play a role in The Day of Judgement.
James Cameron originally cast Billy Idol to play the shape-shifting T-1000 in Terminator 2: Judgement Day. Idol lost the role and nearly lost his leg after a 1990 motorcycle crash. - source
Arnold Schwarzenegger was paid approximately $21,429 for everyone of the 700 words he said in Terminator 2: Judgement Day. - source
Muslims believe in Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, Joseph, John the Baptist, and Jesus; that Mary was a virgin; in the Ten Commandments; and that Judgement Day is coming.
Arnold Schwarzenegger was paid approximately $21,429 for every one of the 700 words he said in, Terminator 2: Judgement Day. - source
Donald Trump appears in a skit on Method Man's 1998 LP, "Tical 2000 - Judgement Day".
An episode of Smallville used the "Judgement Day" footage from Terminator 3
The opening bar scene in Terminator 2: Judgement Day was filmed across the street from where Rodney King was filmed being beaten.
Arnold Schwarzenegger's famous “Hasta la vista, baby” was changed to “Sayonara, baby” in the Spanish version of 'Terminator 2: Judgement Day' in order to maintain the spirit of the catchphrase being in a foreign language.
effects guru Stan Winston was asked by director James Cameron to create a Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991) trailer. It featured an assembly line churning out copies of the T-800 in order to explain to audiences how Schwarzenegger returned after being destroyed in the first film.
Pvt. Vasquez in Aliens and John Connor's stepmother in Terminator 2: Judgement Day are played by the same person
