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A man in California bought a video camera so he could capture behind-the-scenes footage of Robert Patrick and Edward Furlong filming scenes for the Terminator 2 arcade game near his home. Instead he ended up capturing the beating of a motorist: Rodney King
Adam Jones, the guitarist of the rock band TOOL, also worked on makeup and set design for Hollywood blockbuster films such as Jurassic Park, Terminator 2 and Ghostbusters II, and used his background in film to create TOOL's "unique" stop-motion music videos.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger was paid $15 million for Terminator 2 and it had a total of 700 words of dialogues which means he was paid $21,429 per word. “Hasta la vista, baby” cost $85,716.
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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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Scenes in the movie Terminator 2, where Sarah Connor and the T-1000's facsimile of her are in the same shot aren't CGI. Rather, it is Lina Hamilton and her non-actress identical twin sister, Leslie Hamilton, who acts as a very realistic body double.
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The actress playing the T1000 as it imitates Sarah Conner near the end of Terminator 2. Leslie Hamilton , Linda's Hamilton's real life twin sister.
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Robert Patrick (the guy who plays T-1000 in Terminator 2) was in a boating accident and swam for 3 hours to get help for others
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The European Spanish version of the "Hasta la Vista, baby" quote from Terminator 2 was "Sayonara, baby."
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The Terminator's use of a box of roses to conceal a shotgun in the movie 'Terminator 2' is a pun on Guns N' Roses.
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The film crew of Terminator 2 refused to film the helicopter chase scene because it was so dangerous. James Cameron ended up filming it himself.
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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".
Arnold Schwarzenegger wore outrageous purple Boardshorts whilst filming the bar brawl in Terminator 2 -- he hoped the stunned reactions of the patrons would create the impression that his character was well endowed - source
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. - source
Flowers of medusahead are arranged in terminal spikes with 2 to 3 spikelets per node. Medusahead is also known as "medusahead rye" because of its spikes which resemble the spikes of rye. Flowers contain both types of reproductive organs (perfect flowers).
In the Terminator 2 movie Linda Hamilton's double was played by her twin sister Leslie. - source
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.
Arnold continued to act in movies such as True Lies (1994), The 6th Day (2000), Terminator 2 (1991) Junior (1994), Batman and Robin (1997), End of Days (1999), The Expendables 1, 2 and 3, Terminator 2,3, and Genisys, and many more.
There was no sheet music written for the original score of The Terminator. It also has an odd time signature of 13/16 (3 plus 3 plus 3 plus 2 plus 2)
Terminator: Dark Fate will ignore the events of T3, Salvation, and Genisys and serve as a direct sequel to The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Billy Idol was set to do the role of the T-1000 in 'Terminator 2' but he got into a motorcycle accident and wasn't able to physically do what the role demanded
Yarrow develops miniature white, reddish or pink flowers arranged in terminal inflorescences, shaped like rounded or flat heads. They are usually 2 to 4 inches wide. Flowers smell like chrysanthemum. Yarrow blooms from May to June. Flowers attract butterflies, ladybugs and hoverflies.