Terminator 2: Judgment Day

The beloved ’80s action flick came back, and it’s better than ever. Ten years after the first Terminator Arnie returns, but this time he is fighting for humanity’s future by protecting the future resistance leader John Connor from the terrifying T-1000. While the special effects in Terminator 2: Judgement Day still hold up, the thing that is most heavily lauded is the well-crafted script and dialogue that still influences action film to this day.

Production

Directed by James Cameron

Produced by James Cameron

Written by James Cameron, William Wisher

Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick

Music by Brad Fiedel

Cinematography by Adam Greenberg

Edited by Conrad Buff, Mark Goldblatt, Richard A. Harris

Production companies: Carolco Pictures, Pacific Western Productions, Lightstorm Entertainment, Le Studio Canal+ S.A.

Distribution & Stats

Distributed by TriStar Pictures

Release date: July 1, 1991 (Los Angeles,) July 3, 1991 (United States)

Running time: 137 minutes

Country: United States

Language: English

Budget: $94–102 million

Box office: $520.8 million