The Terminator FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions about the films The Terminator and Terminator 2 Judgment Day, and T2 3-D: Battle Across Time.
This FAQ about the films The Terminator and Terminator 2 Judgment Day, and T2 3-D: Battle Across Time was compiled and written by Karsten A. Loepelmann kloepel@connect.ab.ca with numerous contributions by others.
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0.0 Abbreviations (The Terminator FAQ)- JC == James ...
- 0.0 Introduction (The Terminator FAQ)
- This Frequently Asked Questions list is based largely on the T2 FAQ compiled ...
- 0.1 Internet resources (The Terminator FAQ)
- This FAQList is also available in HTML format on the World-Wide Web (WWW). ...
- 0.2 Questions that need answering (The Terminator FAQ)
- ** Does anyone have the novelization of The Terminator for sale?...
- 1.1 "The Terminator"
- Producer: Gale Anne ...
- 1.2 "Terminator 2: Judgment Day"
- Producer: James ...
- 1.2.1 Why were there scenes cut out of T2?
- Certain scenes were edited out of the theatrical release of T2. According to ...
- 1.2.2 What scenes were added to the T2 Special Edition?
- Although some scenes were cut from the theatrical release of T2, many were ...
- 1.2.3 What is the missing ending? (Terminator 2: Judgment Day)
- The alternate ending (known as the Future Coda) is available with the SE ...
- 1.2.4 Other cut scenes (Terminator 2: Judgment Day)
- The Annotated Screenplay also contains six omitted sequences that were not ...
- 1.3 "Terminator 2: 3-D" (aka "T2 3-D: Battle Across Time")
- T2: 3-D is a sequel (of sorts) to T2 with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda ...
- 2.1 The Terminator (Original motion picture soundtracks)
- The Terminator Original Soundtrack. DCC Compact Classics ...
- 2.2 "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" (Original motion picture soundtracks)
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. Varese ...
- 2.2.1 What songs in the movie are not on the T2 soundtrack?
- There are three songs. One is Guitars, Cadillacs written and performed by ...
- 3.1 James Cameron (Filmography)
- Titanic (1997) [Director] [Writer]...
- 3.2 Arnold Schwarzenegger (Filmography)
- As an actor:...
- 3.3 Linda Hamilton (Filmography)
- Actress filmography:...
- 3.4 Robert Patrick (Filmography)
- Actor filmography:...
- 4.0 Plot questions (The Terminator)
- For an *excellent* explanation of many subtle plot points in T2 (including ...
- 4.1 What year does T2 take place?
- Some dates are made explicit:...
- 4.2 Why does it take the T-1000 so long to show up at John's house in Reseda? (The Terminator)
- The T-1000 was transported to the Sixth Street Bridge in downtown LA at night ...
- 4.3 Why doesn't the security guard at Pescadero State Hospital notice the T-1000 on the floor? (The Terminator)
- It is possible that the T-1000 made itself thin enough to avoid ...
- 4.4 Does the T-1000 have to touch the object it takes the form of? (The Terminator)
- The Terminator told John that the T-1000 could replicate anything it samples ...
- 4.5 Why does the T-1000 change back to the policeman at Pescadero State Hospital? (The Terminator)
- It may be that it requires more energy to mimic an object than to just keep ...
- 4.6 Why does the orderly in Pescadero State Hospital lick Sarah's face? (The Terminator)
- According to JC, this situation was presented to dig a deeper hole ...
- 4.7 If dogs are used to identify Terminators, why doesn't the dog at the desert hideout bark at the Terminator? (The Terminator)
- Several possibilities have been discussed:...
- 4.8 Why does Sarah carve the words "NO FATE"? (The Terminator)
- Sarah realizes that the future is not predetermined; she can *change* ...
- 4.9 Why doesn't Sarah kill Dyson? (The Terminator)
- When faced with killing someone, Sarah cannot do it. This scene is meant to ...
- 4.10 What parts of the police officer does the T-1000 duplicate? (The Terminator)
- It is clear that the T-1000 duplicates the officer's uniform, as evidenced ...
- 4.11 Why doesn't the T-1000 try to imitate Dyson and develop Skynet itself? (The Terminator)
- The T-1000 has one objective: to kill John Connor, not to preserve its ...
- 4.12 Does the T-1000 have a third arm when it is flying the helicopter? (The Terminator)
- Yes, if you look carefully when it is reloading after it flies beneath the ...
- 4.13 What is that "ripple" that goes through the T-1000? (The Terminator)
- The ripple was a consequence of the liquid nitrogen experience--it damaged ...
- 4.14 Why does the T-1000 take the shape of Sarah instead of the Terminator? (The Terminator)
- The T-1000 could have taken either shape; since the T-1000 took the shape of ...
- 4.15 Why does the T-1000 try to get Sarah to call to John? (The Terminator)
- Again, discussion has centred on several possible explanations. In order ...
- 4.16 If the T-1000 is destroyed when it falls into the molten steel, why wasn't it destroyed when the semi tow-truck blew up? (The Terminator)
- Molten steel is a *lot* hotter than a gas explosion; notice that the ...
- 4.17 Why doesn't the Terminator "disappear" when John throws the CPU into the molten steel? (The Terminator)
- The time travel of the Terminator movies is *not* the same as that of the ...
- 4.18 Isn't the Terminator's arm being left behind in the huge gear going to lead to the creation of Skynet anyway? (The Terminator)
- It was clear from Dyson that it was the *CPU* that spurred the technology for ...
- 4.19 When the T-1000 is on top of the elevator in Pescadero State Hospital, why doesn't it just cut the cables? (The Terminator)
- Modern elevators have brakes that prevent them from free-falling to the ...
- 4.20 What is the make and model of the Terminator?
- Reese (in T1) and Arnold (in T2) both refer to the Terminator as a ...
- 4.21 What about [insert continuity glitch here]? (The Terminator)
- Several astute people have pointed out minor continuity discrepancies. ...
- 5.1 Who was originally cast as the Terminator?
- Lance Henriksen (ALIENS, ALIEN^3, Hard Target) was originally cast as ...
- 5.2 How many lines did Arnold have in T1? (The Terminator)
- Arnold's voice is used in exactly 16 lines, with 17 sentences spoken. ...
- 5.3 What is Harlan Ellison's connection to the Terminator movies?
- SF author Harlan Ellison filed a lawsuit against T1 director JC, ...
- 5.4 What is the "crushing foot" motif? (The Terminator)
- This refers to the recurring imagery of humanity being crushed by the ...
- 5.5 Is "judgment" spelled correctly? (The Terminator)
- Both judgement and judgment are accepted spellings, however, judgment ...
- 5.6 How did Linda Hamilton prepare for T2?
- She underwent a rigorous weight-training/exercise program six days a week,...
- 5.7 Does Linda Hamilton have a twin sister who appeared in T2?
- Yes, Linda's sister's name is Leslie Hamilton Gearren; she is a nurse in New ...
- 5.8 What hardware/software was used to produce some of the FX in T2?
- The systems used were Silicon Graphics IRIS 4D/340VGX RISC-processor ...
- 5.9 What machine code is displayed on the Terminator's visual display? (The Terminator)
- 6502 assembler, specifically Apple 2+ assembly, taken from Nibble (QV), ...
- 5.10 What is the literal translation of "Schwarzenegger"? (The Terminator)
- According to Arnold on Late Night with David Letterman: black plowman....
- 5.11 What does "Hasta la vista" mean? (The Terminator)
- See you later. Literal translation is until the sight. Apparently, it'...
- 5.12 Did the movies win any Academy Awards? (The Terminator)
- T2 won four Oscars:...
- 5.13 How much money did T2 make?
- T2 grossed over US$490 million worldwide. It recouped its total ...
- 5.14 Is there a real Cyberdyne Systems and Skynet? (The Terminator)
- Astonishingly, the answer to this question is a simple yes! A net....
- 5.15 What is "Benthic Petroleum"? (The Terminator)
- The symbol of the gas station that John, Sarah, and the Terminator pull into ...
- 5.16 What sunglasses did the Terminator and Sarah wear? (The Terminator)
- According to Van Ling, Arnold wore Gargoyles in the first film, and ...
- 5.17 Where can I get a video parody of T2? (The Terminator)
- Roy Louden has filmed a funny parody of T2. Check out his homepage:...
- 5.18 What are some of the weapons used in T2?
- When Sarah attempts to kill Dyson, she uses a CAR-15 (aka XM177L2), which ...
- 5.19 What kind of motorcycle was used in T2?
- Arnold rode a Harley-Davidson Fat Boy, designated as model FLSTF....
- 5.20 Miscellaneous trivia (The Terminator)
- - T2 co-writer William Wisher portrayed the guy taking pictures of ...
- 6.0 Time travel questions (The Terminator)
- Naturally, any theory of time travel is just that: a theory. For the purposes ...
- 6.1 How did the (liquid metal) T-1000 travel to the past? Didn't they destroy the time machine? (The Terminator)
- The Terminator was able to go through time because it was surrounded by ...
- 6.2 How can Skynet exist if the chip and arm were destroyed? (The Terminator)
- According to the classical, single timeline/universe view, it is impossible --...
- 6.3 If John gave a speech to Reese in 2029, who gave it to Sarah and conceived John in 1984, and then Sarah told it to John, then who wrote the bloody speech? (The Terminator)
- According to classical physics, we have a classic paradox. No one wrote it,...
- 6.4 What are some good related SF time-travel stories? (The Terminator)
- Larry Niven's short story entitled All the myriad ways (in a collection by ...
- 7.0 What Terminator novels and comics are there?
- The comic-book license to T1 has been held by two companies at different ...
- 7.1 Terminator books
- The Terminator by Randall Frakes & Bill Wisher....
- 7.2 Now Comics (The Terminator)
- The first appearance of a Terminator in the comics was in a preview of ...
- 7.3 Dark Horse Comics (The Terminator)
- All of the Dark Horse limited series have been collected in trade ...
- 7.4 Marvel Comics (The Terminator)
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day, issues #1-3. Script adapted by Gregory Wright, ...
- 7.5 Malibu Comics (The Terminator)
- Malibu Comics currently holds the T2 licence, and has produced two ...
- 8.1 Arcade Games (Terminator computer/video games)
- Look for these games in your local arcade. Unless you're rich, in which ...
- 8.2.1 The Terminator (Terminator computer games)
- First-person perspective/driving game. You may play the Terminator or Reese. ...
- 8.2.2 T2 (Terminator computer games)
- Third-person platform/action game with six levels (you play the Terminator):...
- 8.2.3 T2: The Arcade Game (Terminator computer games)
- First-person action game, based on the arcade game of T2. Has received only ...
- 8.2.4 Terminator 2: Judgment Day Chess Wars (Terminator computer games)
- Combine the excellence of the Grandmaster Chess game engine with ...
- 8.2.5 The Terminator 2029 (Terminator computer games)
- Split-screen (first-person combat window/third-person overhead navigation ...
- 8.2.6 The Terminator 2029: Operation Scour (Terminator computer games)
- Add-on mission disk for T2029. More of the same; 12 new missions. MS-...
- 8.2.7 The Terminator: Rampage (Terminator computer games)
- First-person combat game, a la DOOM. Very nice graphics and good gameplay....
- 8.2.8 The Terminator: Future Shock (Terminator computer games)
- A reworked Terminator: Rampage. It's not even *close* to DOOM or Dark Forces. ...
- 8.2.9 The Terminator: Skynet (Terminator computer games)
- Released in October, 1996. From Bethesda:...
- 8.3.1 The Terminator (Terminator Console Games)
- Reviewed by Trevor Williams
- 8.3.2 Terminator 2: The Arcade Game (Terminator Console Games)
- Flying Edge's (aka Acclaim's) adaptation of the arcade machine. ...
- 8.3.3 Robocop vs. the Terminator (Terminator Console Games)
- Acclaim(?)'s loose adaptation of the Dark Horse limited series (see ...
- 8.4 Miscellaneous Games (Terminator Console Games)
- 8.4.1 T2 ...
- 8.5 Miscellaneous Software (Terminator Console Games)
- T2 Entertainment Utility by Sound Source Interactive:...
- 9.0 Will there be a "Terminator 3" movie? (Terminator Console Games)
- *** NEWS FLASHES ***...
- 9.1 What is the "Terminator 3: Armageddon" script?
- Terminator 3: Armageddon is a fan treatment for the final installment ...
- 10.0 Credits (The Terminator FAQ)
- Some people whose contributions are quoted directly are named in the body ...
- 10.1 Bibliography (The Terminator FAQ)
- American Cinematographer (August, 1996)...
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