The following guns were used in the film Terminator 2: Judgment Day:
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Winchester 1887
Upon arriving in the present (believed to be 1995 in the film), the Terminator Model T-800 (Arnold Schwarzenegger) enters a biker bar and takes the clothes and firearm off a biker. As he prepares to leave on the biker's Harley Fatboy, the T-800 is confronted by the bar owner, who fires a warning shot from his sawed-off Winchester 1887. The Terminator coolly walks over and snatches the gun from his hand.
Three versions of the gun were used during filming. The first was the iconic "Rosebox Shotgun" with a sawed off barrel and stock and the trigger guard cut out. This is the gun seen through most of the film. The second version had a large lever loop so the gun could be flip cocked one-handed while riding a motorcycle (similar to the actions seen in True Grit and The Rifleman). James Cameron says in the commentary how Arnold accidentally picked up the wrong shotgun and tried to flip cock it and nearly broke three fingers. The third gun was the rubber prop gun for stunt work. The Terminator keeps the gun as his main weapon for a good portion of the film until he comes upon Sarah Connor's (Linda Hamilton) armory, where more superior weapons are at his disposal.
Since Winchester had stopped producing the Winchester 1887 shotgun before the film, the armorers had to find pristine condition guns which were no longer in production! The guns in the film are indeed genuine Winchester shotguns and not a foreign copy such as the Norinco YL1887L (which wasn't released until 2002) or any of the Aldo Uberti copies (they weren't producing an 1887 shotgun at the time). The report of the shotgun is said to be two cannons firing at once.
The sawed-off Winchester 1887 with large-lever loop used by
Arnold Schwarzenegger as The Terminator - 10 Gauge. Note the metal plate on the lever for better handling during flip-cocking.
The other sawed-off Winchester 1887 used by
Arnold Schwarzenegger in the movie. This is the one on the right in the picture below.
The three prop Winchester 1887 shotguns used in the film. The one on the left is the "Rosebox Shotgun", the one in the center is the rubber stunt prop, and the one to the right is the large lever loop shotgun for one-handed flip cocking - 10 Gauge.
The bar owner points his Winchester 1887 shotgun at the Terminator.
The Terminator takes the shotgun from the bar owner.
The Terminator protects John from the T-1000's (
Robert Patrick) bullet barrage. Note the Winchester "RA" (Repeating Arms) insignia on the receiver. You'd think a Terminator would know better than to wrap its finger around the trigger.
The Terminator takes down the T-1000 with seven shots from his Winchester 1887 shotgun. Note how this shell hits him right in the face. Since this film was back in the good old days when you could tell a shotgun shell by its color, these rounds are clearly slugs.
The Terminator flip cocks his Winchester 1887.
The Terminator fires his Winchester 1887 shotgun at the T-1000 as he pursues John with a Mac truck.
The Terminator fires his 1887 shotgun at the lock on a chain-link fence.
The Terminator shoots out the tire of the Mac truck with his 1887 shotgun. That's quite an impressive muzzle diameter!
The Terminator readies his shotgun after the Mac truck blows up (which in reality wouldn't happen like that with Diesel fuel).
The Terminator shoots the T-1000 in the mental hospital. Note how the Stan Winston prop is already falling apart before it is shot.
The Terminator with his 1887 shotgun.
John reloads the Terminator's shotgun in the backseat of a stolen police cruiser.
John gives the Terminator back his shotgun.
The Terminator shoots the T-1000 off the back of their car.
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Director James Cameron fires the large lever 1887 shotgun.
"The Rifleman would be proud."
Beretta 92FS
When the T-1000 (Robert Patrick) first enters the present, he kills an LAPD officer and takes his uniform and his standard issue Beretta 92FS. He is seen using this gun to shoot at John Connor (Edward Furlong) before losing it in the struggle with the T-800 (Arnold Schwarzenegger). LAPD officers outside of the Cyberdyne building are also seen with their issued Berettas.
The T-1000 (
Robert Patrick) checks the chamber on the officer's Beretta 92FS. When he releases the slide, the sound of a slide racking back and forth is heard.
The T-1000 readies his Beretta 92FS at the sight of John.
The T-1000 fires his Beretta 92FS.
Robert Patrick does an excellent job of not flinching in the film and thoroughly convinces the viewers that he is an emotionless killer and not some wimpy actor who's touching a gun for the first time.
Despite inaccurately firing about 21 shots from a 15 shot magazine, the T-1000 does an excellent reload, grabbing a fresh magazine while dropping out the empty one at the same time.
Two kids in the desert fight with two toy Berettas.
Officers outside of Cyberdyne with their Berettas drawn.
Two SWAT officers armed with Berettas try to take down the T-800.
A SWAT officer fires his Beretta at the Terminator. This is definitely not the stance of a well trained officer.
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Behind the scenes footage shows
Robert Patrick firing a full-auto Beretta 92FS blank gun as instructor Uzi Gal looks on.
Beretta 92FS Inox
Guards in the Cyberdyne lobby keep Beretta 92FS Inox pistols as their sidearms.
Sarah pulls a Beretta 92FS Inox out of the guard's holster.
A guard draws his Beretta Inox when he finds his partner tied up in the bathroom. ETA: That's actually an old school taurus PT92 stainless.
Browning Hi-Power
The T-1000 (Robert Patrick) takes a Browning Hi-Power Mklll off of one of the guards he kills in the mental hospital and uses it to shoot at Sarah, John, and the Terminator before discarding it when it runs dry.
Browning Hi-Power Mk III - 9mm.
The T-1000 in the form of the guard checks the chamber on his Browning Hi-Power.
The T-1000 materializes through the bars but forgets the gun is not like him, and gets stuck.
The T-1000 pulls the Browning Hi-Power through the bars.
The T-1000 pursues the group as the T-800 fires his shotgun at him.
The T-1000 fires his Browning Hi-Power at the T-800. He fires about 23 shots from a 13 round magazine before throwing it away. Note how he is wearing a "liquid metal squib", a flower like piece of foil created by Stan Winston to open up like a gunshot wound.
Sarah removes the slugs from the T-800. These look pretty authentic, they even have rifling marks on the rounds.
MM1 grenade launcher
An MM1 grenade launcher is used by one of the SWAT officers inside the Cyberdyne building to fire gas canister grenades at Sarah, John and, the T-800. It is then picked up by the T-800 after incapacitating the officer using it and then used by him to fire CS grenades around the police blockade.
MM1 grenade launcher - 40mm.
A SWAT officer fires the MM1 launcher at Sarah, John, and the T-800.
The Terminator picks up the MM1.
The Terminator fires the MM1 at the SWAT officers.
That looks like it hurts.
The Terminator walks out of Cyberdyne with his MM1.
The Terminator fires CS canisters at the police with the MM1.
The Terminator fires his MM1.
Do gas canisters usually produce such large muzzle flashes?
The Terminator fires his MM1.
Colt Commando CAR-15 Variants
Sarah is seen using a Colt Commando CAR-15 carbine (in reality a Colt Sporter II carbine chopped down and mocked up as a Colt 629) out of the armory from the Mojave desert to attempt to assassinate Miles Dyson (Joe Morton) when she learns he started the project which lead to the machines being built. She removes the flash hider and adds a sound suppressor, along with a laser pointer and an ACOG scope. Later in the film during the scene in which Sarah, John, and the T-800 try to escape in a SWAT van as the T-1000 pursues in a police chopper, Sarah uses two CAR-15 rifles, one a mock Sporter II the other a slab-side AR-15 Sporter 1 carbine converted to look like a CAR-15 as well (like the guns in The Dogs of War). The last instance a CAR-15 is used is when the Terminator takes a Mock Sporter II and climbs onto the front of the liquid nitrogen truck the T-1000 is driving and fires it through the windshield. James Cameron commented how foolish this stunt was because it was done exactly as it is seen in the film, from a moving truck with no wires attached.
Colt AR-15 Sporter 1 Carbine mocked up as CAR-15 - 5.56x45mm. This model has the A1 receiver with a forward assist.
Colt CAR-15 Commandos are seen in the desert armory.
Sarah pulls back the charging hand on a mock Colt Sporter II.
Sarah goes out to kill Dyson.
Sarah removes the flash hider and replaces it with a suppressor.
Sarah chambers her CAR-15. Here the gun appears to have an SP1 lower receiver as evident by the lack of a magazine fencing.
Sarah aims her CAR-15 at Dyson. In reality, using a laser pointer on a sniper rifle is tactically unsound.
Sarah squeezes the trigger on her CAR-15.
I fail to see the logic in why when she misses Dyson firing controlled semi-auto shots, she decides to go full-auto and make it even harder to shoot accurately.
Sarah reloads her CAR-15, which now has a magazine fencing again. It appears she is reloading with an empty magazine.
Sarah fires her CAR-15 at Dyson. It appears Uzi Gal didn't teach Linda Hamilton to fire in short, controlled bursts. Instead, she empties the magazine in one pull of the trigger.
Sarah loads up two CAR-15s while in the back of the SWAT van.
Sarah fires a slab-side Sporter I carbine with an SP1 lower receiver at the T-1000. Note lack of magazine fencing.
Sarah fires her slab-side CAR-15, eyes closed.
Sarah then switches to a Sporter II when her slab-side runs out.
Strangely, the gun switches back to a slab-side when Sarah gets wounded.
The T-800 takes a Sporter II off the dash board to shoot the T-1000 with.
This scene shows quite a dangerous stunt as stuntman Peter Kent climbs off one truck to another, no strings attached as the trucks are speeding down the road.
The Terminator fires the Sporter II at the T-1000 through the windshield.
Detonics Custom 1911
Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) retrieves a Detonics 1911 custom gun from the armory in the Mohave desert and takes it with her on her mission to kill Miles Dyson (Joe Morton). Sarah manages to wound him with the gun before she realizes what she is doing and stops. The gun was custom built for the movie by Detonics off of their ServiceMaster model and features their signature forward mounted rear sight and a long slide. She later uses it to keep a SWAT team at bay during a shootout at the Cyberdyne building.
Detonics ServiceMaster .45 ACP.
Sarah points her Custom Detonics 1911 at the Dyson family. She shows us an excellent high grip here.
Note forward mounted rear sight.
Sarah points her Detonics 1911 at Dyson.
Dyson stares down the barrel of Sarah's 1911.
Sarah squeezes the trigger on her Detonics 1911.
Sarah disarms the lobby guard at Cyberdyne with her 1911 in hand.
Sarah takes cover as the Terminator blows open a door.
Sarah takes cover from the SWAT team as they fire on her.
Sarah fires her 1911 into the air to keep the SWAT team down. If you listen closely, you can see that the last round she fires doesn't make a sound.
Colt/Detonics M1911A1 Series 70 Hybrid
When the Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) first arrives in the present, he enters a biker bar and asks The Cigar Smoking Biker (Robert Winley) to give him his clothes, his boots, and his motorcycle. After a fight breaks out, the Terminator throws the biker on a stove's hot burners and burns him badly. He then tries to draw his custom Colt/Detonics M1911A1 Series 70 Hybrid pistol built with a Colt Series 70 slide, a Detonics frame, an ambidextrous safety, with Pachmyr grips, and chambered in 9mm (because .45s don't cycle well as blanks) but is unable to chamber it an has the gun taken from him. Later when John and the T-800 break Sarah out of the mental hospital, she takes the M1911A1 and fires it at the T-1000 and keeps it as her sidearm until she retrieves her custom Detonics 1911. During the shootout at Cyberdyne, the T-800 uses the M1911A1 to wound all of the SWAT officers in the lobby before the gun goes empty and he tosses it away. Even though he is never seen picking it back up, he somehow has it tucked in his pants and ready to shoot the T-1000, frozen in liquid nitrogen, at the end of the film.
The Colt/Detonics M1911A1 Series 70 hybrid pistol used in the film - 9mm.
Scan from the DVD extras showing the custom built Series 70 Colt/Detonics M1911A1 that was used in the film.
The Biker tries to chamber his Colt/Detonics M1911A1, but his hands are too burnt to do it. A smart man keeps his 1911 "Condition One", chambered, hammer cocked, with the safety on.
The Terminator pulls the slide back on the "Coltonics" M1911A1.
The Terminator releases the slide.
Despite chambering the gun earlier, the Terminator still has to chamber the M1911A1 when he tries to kill Jock #2 (
Gerard G. Williams) before John intervenes.
When John tells the Terminator to put the gun down, he takes it literally and puts it on the ground.
Sarah takes the M1911A1 and fires it at the T-1000 on the roof of the elevator. During this scene, Linda Hamilton didn't put her earplugs in properly and suffered permanent hearing damage. This is no suprise since shooting a gun in an elevator leaves no place for the sound to dissipate except right into the shooter's ears.
Sarah orders an officer to get out of his cruiser. Note how the safety is on yet seconds later she fires a shot into his windshield.
Sarah awaits a fresh magazine from John.
Sarah fires her M1911A1 at the T-1000 as he pursues their car.
Sarah keeps the M1911A1 tucked in her pants. Unlike the biker, she
is smart enough to keep the gun "Condition One".
Sarah points her M1911A1 at Enrique.
The Terminator points the M1911A1 at the Cyberdyne lobby guard.
The Terminator wounds the SWAT officers in the lobby with the M1911A1.
He then tosses the empty gun to the ground. Keep in mind, NO ONE PICKS IT BACK UP. How does he still have it in the steel mill then? Continuity error.
The Terminator fires his M1911A1 into the T-1000, shattering him into pieces after he is frozen in liquid nitrogen.
The Terminator readies his M1911A1 and his M79 grenade launcher.
The Terminator searches for the T-1000.
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Uzi Gal teaches Linda Hamilton how to fire an M1911A1.
M1911A1
The gate guard at the mental hospital tries to draw an M1911A1 with a nickel finish and pearl grips before he is shot in both kneecaps by the T-800. He then takes three magazines off of him, which are clearly loaded with .45 ACP rounds. This would make them useless in his 9mm M1911A1 but the viewer isn't supposed to know his gun is a 9mm.
The guard drops his M1911A1 when he is shot by the Terminator.
The Terminator takes three mags off the guard, which are loaded with .45 ACP hollow points. In reality, his 9mm gun would not accept these. Also note how only four rounds are loaded in each mag to conserve dummy rounds (you can only see brass in two of the five holes, meaning there is only four rounds in each).
M79 grenade launcher
The T-800 (Arnold Schwarzenegger) takes an M79 grenade launcher from Sarah's arsenal in the Mojave desert. During the assault on the Cyberdyne building, the T-800 uses the M79 grenade launcher, first to blast open a locked door, then to destroy several of the police cars assembled outside, then during the ensuing car chase when the T-1000 persues the protagonists in a comandeered tanker truck, the Terminator scoring a direct hit on the engine with the M79, though the truck miraculously continues running. He also tries to use it on the T-1000 during the fight in the steel mill, eventually using it to knock the T-1000 into the pit of molten steel. By this point, part of the launcher's stock has been shattered during the fight, but enough remains for the weapon to be usable. In reality, 40mm HE rounds have a safety mechanism in which they will not detonate until they have flown a certain distance. The more modern types arm after at least 14m. These grenades may represent earlier types such as the M381 with a 2-3m arming range. In the film, rounds detonate as little as 30 feet from the user.
M79 grenade launcher - 40mm.
The Terminator inspects the bore on an M79 grenade launcher in the armory.
The Terminator shoots a locked door with the M79 grenade launcher from a ridiculously close distance.
The Terminator fires the M79 at the police cruisers outside Cyberdyne.
The Terminator reloads his M79.
The Termintator fires the M79 at the liquid nitrogen truck the T-1000 is driving. If a .44 Magnum can wreck a truck engine like this, a 40mm grenade would certainly stop it from running.
The Terminator tires to reload the M79 but drops the 40mm round when the T-1000 rams their pickup truck.
The Terminator readies his M79 as he searches for the T-1000 in the steel mill.
Close up on the M79 seconds before the T-1000 knocks it out of his hands and shatters the stock. Note how this is rubber prop since the gun is about to be thrown across the room.
The Terminator tries to reach for the damaged M79 before the T-1000 spears him with a metal rod, damaging his main power source.
The Terminator rides a cog until he has a clear shot at the T-1000. When the 40mm round hits him, its detonation is delayed for some reason. When the round goes off, he is blown up and falls into the molten steel behind him.
The Terminator with the M79.
Handheld GE M134 Minigun
In one of the more notable scenes of the film, the T-800 engages the police assembled outside the Cyberdyne building with a handheld GE M134 Minigun destroying the police cars while leaving the police themselves unharmed. Originally the Terminator was going to use a MAC-10 to shoot at the police but James Cameron decided to revisit the gun used in Predator, and the minigun was given a chainsaw grip insted of the M-60 grip used in the previous film appearance.
Handheld M134 Minigun with 'Chainsaw grip' to handle the recoil force - 7.62x51mm.
The actual GE Minigun used in T2 and Predator. Signed "Harry Lu T-2 1990" on the front grip, since Harry Lu was the Weapons Master for the film.
The Terminator unveils the handheld Minigun in the desert armory.
Unlike the M60 foregrip on the Minigun in Predator, a chainsaw grip is used on this model.The small T-grip is not a pull starter like some mistakenly belive but a bolt handle holding the gun to the handgrip frame.
The Terminator grins as he picks up the Minigun. If only he had this attitude now as the Governator of Cali-forn-eya.
The Terminator fires the Minigun at the police cruisers.
The Terminator fires the Minigun.
This Minigun has a relatively slow rate of fire (you can see the barrels rotate).According to the ad when it was sold when Stembridge went under the rate of fire was geared at 1,250 rounds per minute.
The Terminator fires the Minigun.
Few handheld weapons can chop a car roof clean off!
The Terminator fires the Minigun.
The Terminator drops the Minigun. The guys at General Electrics begged James Cameron for him to not drop the gun but Jim said the Terminator wouldn't care how priceless the gun was. They asked if they could at least put a pad under it. He told them it would be noticeable. Poor guys.
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Director James Cameron fires the Handheld Minigun.
GE M134 Minigun
A GE M134 Minigun is mounted on the back of a truck in the future battle scene. A soldier next to the future John Connor (Michael Edwards) is also seen manning a Minigun. This is not the same Minigun as the handheld one, as some believe.
GE M134 Minigun - 7.62x51mm.
A resistance soldier fires a GE M134 Minigun at a Hunter-Killer.
The resistance soldier fires a Minigun.
A soldier next to John Connor mans a Minigun.
Franchi SPAS 15
A future resistance soldier is seen firing a Franchi SPAS-15 during the future battle scene.
Franchi SPAS-15 - 12 Gauge.
A resistance soldier readies his Franchi SPAS-15.
A resistance soldier fires his Franchi SPAS-15.
FIM-92A Stinger
A future resistance fighter on the back of a truck takes out a Hunter-Killer with an FIM-92A Stinger missile launcher.
A resistance fighter fires an FIM-92A Stinger at an H-K.
A resistance fighter fires an FIM-92A Stinger at an H-K.
General Dynamics RSB-80 Plasma Gun
The heavy future General Dynamics RSB-80 Plasma Gun from the first Terminator film returns very briefly and is seen used to blow up a machine. It looks like it is built from a British Vickers gun (As a toggle lock is seen at one point in T1) or the Colt variant of the Browning M1917 machine gun hence the spade grips.
A soldier fires as General Dynamics RSB-80 Plasma gun.
Ithaca 37
Ithaca 37 shotguns can be seen used by some of the police officers outside the Cyberdyne building.
An LAPD officer readies his Ithaca 37.
Remington 870
Police outside the Cyberdyne building are seen with a couple of Remington 870 shotguns.
Remington 870 - 12 Gauge.
An LAPD officer aims his Remington 870.
An officer aims his Remington 870.
Remington 870 Police Combat with Folding Stock
Near the end of the film, Sarah Connor engages the T-1000 using a Remington 870 Police Combat with Folding Stock she took from a SWAT van, outfitted with a high-capacity magazine tube and spare shotshell holders, each shot knocking her opponent progressively closer to the pit of molten steel in the mill, until running out of ammo, frustratingly close to knocking the T-1000 into the pit. One of the police officers outside Cyberdyne is also seen using one.
Remington 870 Folding Stock with high-capacity magazine tube - 12 Gauge.
A police officer takes cover from the Minigun barrage with a Remington 870 Police Combat folder in hand.
Sarah takes one of the two Remington 870 folders out of the SWAT van.
Sarah loads a slug into her Remington 870 folder as the T-1000 approaches.
Sarah shoots the T-1000 with the 870 folder. This is kind of an awkward way to hold it.
Sarah tries to load another round into her 870 but the T-1000 stops her.
Sarah picks up the 870 after the T-1000 starts to fight with the T-800 instead.
Sarah loads some slugs into her 870.
Sarah shoots the T-1000 when he tries to imitate her to lure John to him. Linda Hamilton's twin sister Leslie Hamilton Gearren played this role.
Sarah shoots the T-1000 with her 870. This is blank flame.
The gun clicks empty with the T-1000 just feet from the ledge.
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Linda Hamilton fires a Remington 870 folder.
Heckler & Koch SP89 (mocked up as MP5K)
While fleeing from the Cyberdyne building, the Connors and the T-800 find themselves being pursued by the T-1000 piloting a stolen police helicopter and brandishing an Heckler & Koch SP89, mocked up as an MP5K by adding an MP5K foregrip and converting it to full auto. A SWAT officer can also be seen using one. They are recognized as SP89s by their lack of a paddle magazine release behind the magazine and the lack of a push pin lower receiver.
Heckler & Koch SP89 - 9mm. Note the lack of a paddle magazine release and a push pin lower reciever.
A SWAT officer fires his Heckler & Koch SP89 mocked up as an MP5K at Sarah Connor.
The T-1000 fires his SP89 through the hole in the helicopter windshield. A pilot needs to use both hands to fly a helicopter but this isn't a problem for the T-1000, since he just grows two more arms to drive with.
The T-1000 reloads his SP89 as his spare arms drive.
The T-1000 fires his SP89 at the SWAT van the Connors and the T-800 are escaping in.
The T-1000 fires his SP89.
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Robert Patrick tries out a real MP5K. The video is too low quality but this too appears to be an SP89, although it is a live fire version, not a blank gun.
Heckler & Koch HK94A2/A3 (chopped and converted)
The SWAT teams that assaults Cyberdyne are mainly armed with Heckler & Koch HK94s with the 16" barrels chopped down and converted to full auto to resemble MP5A3s. The most notable ways to tell are the lack of the 3 barrel lugs, the lack of a paddle magazine release, and the lack of a push pin lower reciever. Some of these guns are the collapsing stock HK94A3s while others are the full stock HK92A2s.
Heckler & Koch HK94A3 chopped and converted to resemble an MP5A3 - 9mm.
Heckler & Koch HK94A2 chopped and converted to resemble an MP5A2 - 9mm.
A SWAT officer fires his chopped and converted HK94A3 at the Terminator.
SWAT officers fire their chopped and converted HK94A3s.
A SWAT team breaches the Cyberdyne building armed with HK94s (the leader has a full stock model HK94A2). James Cameron said in the commentary that of the SWAT officers, all but one were real SWAT guys. It can be assumed that it is the guy with his gun pointed at the leader.
SWAT officers fire their HK94A3s at Sarah Connor, without even ordering her to drop her weapons,which doesnt seem like something a SWAT team would do.
The SWAT leader with his HK94A2.
A SWAT officer fires his HK94A3 at the Terminator.
SWAT officers fire their HK94A3s at the Terminator.
Three HK94A2s are seen in the SWAT van.
Browning M2HB
Among the weapons seen in the hidden weapons cache in the Mojave Desert is a Browning M2HB heavy machine gun.
The Terminator unveils a Browning M2HB in the armory.
The Browning M2HB in the armory.
Westinghouse M95A1 Phased Plasma Rifle
The fictional Westinghouse M95A1 Phased Plasma Rifle is seen being used by the endoskeleton Terminators in the future scenes of the film. This weapon was built on the Calico M960 9mm submachine gun. These walking endoskeletons are among the most famous of Stan Winston's animatronics, right up there with the T-rex from Jurassic Park and the Alien Queen from Aliens.
M95A1 Phased Plasma Rifle
A Terminator armed with a Westinghouse M95A1 Phased Plasma rifle.
A human resistance soldier fires a captured Westinghouse M95A1 in the background.
A Terminator fires a pair of Westinghouse M95A1s.
The Terminator wields two Westinghouses akimbo style.
Muzzelite MZ14 Bullpup
Human Resistance fighters during the Future War scenes are armed with Ruger Mini-14 rifles fitted into Muzzelite bullpup stocks.
Muzzelite MZ14 Bullpup - 5.56x45mm.
A resistance squad leader is seen holding a Muzzelite MZ14 Bullpup.
A resistance fighter fires a Muzzelite MZ14.
A resistance soldier salutes the future John Connor with a Muzzelite MZ14 in hand.
Mossberg 590
Enrique (Castulo Guerra) is seen using a Mossberg 590 shotgun when Sarah, John, and the Terminator arrive at his home in the Mojave desert. Later on, a SWAT officer is seen firing a 590 at the SWAT van Sarah, John, and The Terminator use to escape from Cyberdyne in.
Enrique jumps out with his Mossberg 590 at the ready.
Enrique with his Mossberg 590.
Enrique with his Mossberg 590.
A SWAT officer fires his Mossberg 590 at the SWAT van.
AKM
When going through the armory in the desert, John checks the chambers on several AKM rifles (extended edition only). Sarah can also be seen carrying one briefly.
AKM rifles are seen on the armory wall.
John checks the chamber on an AKM rifle in the armory.
Sarah places an AKM on the table.
John passes the Terminator an AKM as they load their car up with weaponry.
M16A1
A number of M16A1 rifles can be seen on the armory wall
M16A1 with 20 Round magazine - 5.56x45mm.
M16A1s are seen in the armory furthest on the rack.
M16A1s are seen on the armory wall.
MAC-10
John picks a MAC-10 submachine gun while the Terminator examines the M79.
Trivia: In the screenplay, the MAC-10 was supposed to be the weapon that the Terminator used during the shootout at the Cyberdyne Building, before James Cameron decided that the Terminator should use the handheld Minigun instead.
John picks up a MAC-10 while the Terminator examines the M79.
M60 machine gun
Three M60 machine guns can be seen inside the Mojave desert armory.
John pulls the cover off the wall to reveal M60 machine guns.
M72 LAW
A group of M72 LAW launchers can be seen when John and the Terminator first enter the armory.
A cluster of M72 LAWs seen right when they first enter the armory.
Another shot of the M72 LAWs.
Winchester 1300
Winchester 1300 shotguns with extended magazine tubes are seen in the Mojave Desert armory. The Terminator is seen carrying a few out.
Winchester 1300 - 12 Gauge.
Winchester 1300 shotguns are seen on the armory wall.
The Terminator picks up a Winchester 1300.
Armalite AR-18
When the doctors at the mental hospital show Sarah pictures of the Terminator from surveilance cameras in the police station during 1984 (keep in mind that security cameras weren't installed in police stations at this time), the Terminator is seen wielding the two guns we saw him use in the first film. In his right hand, he is holding an Armalite AR-18.
The Armalite AR-18 used in the first film.
The Terminator from the first film wields what is assumed to be an AR-18 in his right hand (to stay accurate to the first film).
Franchi SPAS-12
Also seen used by the Terminator from the first film in the surveillance footage is a Franchi SPAS-12 shotgun in his left hand.
Franchi SPAS-12 - 12 Gauge.
The Terminator from the first film wields a Franchi SPAS-12.
Fun Facts
Some bits of irrelavent trivia and goofs.
Obvious Stunt Doubles
Several times in the film, stunt doubles are seen used during some of the more extreme scenes. This was back before editors could digitally modify the stunt double's face to look like the actual actors. By converting the film to 1080p Digital DVD, these doubles become quite noticable.
During this scene, both Arnold Schwarzenegger's driving stunt double, Norman Howell, and Edward Furlong's driving double are seen in the same shot! Also note how the dirtbike Furlong's double is driving is almost as big as the Harley. Since Furlong's stunt double is bigger than him, the Yamaha dirtbike was sized up to a bigger model so the double would look smaller.
Linda Hamilton's stunt double, Debbie Evans, is seen firing a CAR-15 at the T-1000 during this scene, since this shot had the vehicle really driving down the road (the close up shots with Linda Hamilton were in an immoble vehicle).
Debbie Evans is used instead of Linda when the vehicle is suddenly halted and she is slid across the back.
As the T-800 fights the T-1000 in the mill, a stunt double is used for Robert Patrick when he is slammed into the walls.
Goofs
Some of the notable goofs in the film.
When this biker stabs the Terminator with his knife, it is clearly a rubber prop. Note how it bends.
When the cigar smoking biker is thrown by the Terminator onto the kitchen burners, the steam jets are visible.
As the Terminator prepares to jump his Harley Fatboy off the ledge, note how it is pointed.
As he jumps off, the ledge changes to a squared type. Many people claim you can see the wires guiding the bike down but all you can see is the slightly visible edit over the cables, so transparent lines are visible as the bike falls.
As The Terminator and the Connors pull out of the Mental Hospital, the T-1000 grabs onto their car. Here a dummy is used in place of a stunt man as they drive through the gate. James Cameron says he wished he had the CGI capabilities back then so he could make the T-1000 climb up the car as they drive.
When the Terminator is impaled by the steel rod, he is clearly laying to the side to avoid the pole.
Payback
In the extended cut, Douglas (Ken Gibbel) hits Sarah in the stomach with his billy club so he can force feed her her medication. Gibbel didn't want to hurt Linda so he kept pulling the swing, but she had to fall to the ground on her knees the same every time. He did this so much, her knees got bruised up quite badly. If you watch the scene, it is clearly sped up for this exact reason. When Sarah escapes her cell, she breaks off a broom handle and uses it to hit Douglas repeatedly until he is unconcious. As payback for her bruised knees, every blow Linda inflicts on Gibbel is real and not pulled.
Douglas slugs Sarah with his billy club.
Sarah falls to her knees quite painfully. Doing this multiple times really bruised up Linda's knees.
Sarah beats Douglas with a broom handle. Linda teaches Gibbel that chivalry isn't always a good thing as she really kicks his ass.
How It's Done
A few of the impressive special effects were achieved in unique ways shown here.
When the biker puts his cigar out on the Terminator's chest, the only thing protecting Arnold from being burned was a block and prosthetic skin the size of a dime. If this guy was off even a little bit, he would have been burned pretty bad.
To give the effect that the Terminator's time portal burned a chunk out of a truck, scotch light is painted onto the rim and has light concentrated on it to give it a heated glow.
The same method is used for the introduction of the T-1000.
To accomplish the scene in which the T-1000 slowly emerges from the fire, Robert Patrick had to stand in the center of the flames and walk out. After the scene, his clothes were singed.
During the chase scene, the police helicopter used by the T-1000 is hung by a moving crane to give it the look like it is flying. This allowed the actor to fire and reload his gun with two hands while the two spare hands could convince the audience the helicopter is being flown.
An amputee double was used during the scene when the T-1000 emerges from the truck, continually being drenched in liquid nitrogen as his limbs fall of and he finally freezes solid.
For the scene in which the shattered T-1000 melts and reforms, frozen Mercury was melted on a hotplate until it melted and joined together.
A piece of the frozen mercury melting.
The melted mercury begins to liquify.
The hotplate is pretty seemlessly added to look like the floor of the steel mill.
The Mercury eventually turns into one big pool.
During the fight between the T-800 and the T-1000, the steel mill walls were padded with rubber so the actors could slam each other into objects without injuring each other.
Familiar Scenery
The place under the bridge that the T-1000 arrives in the present from was later reused in another James Cameron film, True Lies, although they aren't the exact same spots. Strangley enough, the bridge is really in Washington D.C., which is accurately portrayed in True Lies. In T2 on the other hand, it takes place in Los Angeles.
Comparison of the same location in the two films.
Locked Up
Linda Hamilton was trained how to pick locks for the film and Linda refused to fake any of the lock picking when she escapes her cell. She actually picks the locks on her harness and the lock on the door.
Sarah picks the locks on her bed harness. Linda really picked this lock.
After escaping her bed, Sarah picks the lock on the door. Linda really picked this lock too.
Attack of the Tin Foil Man!
In some scenes, CGI was avoided to reduce strain on ILM's schedule and the actor wore a special "Tin Foil" suit so he would look like the liquid metal T-1000.
In the background, the "Tin Foil" man is seen forming from the puddle of liquid metal.
The T-800 fights with the "Tin Foil" T-1000.
The T-800 fights with the "Tin Foil" T-1000.
Not Really Nude
During the scene in which the Terminator enters the biker bar, completely naked from time travel, Arnold was obviously not going to go nude in this scene and instead wore some colorful shorts. How the extras could stifle their laughter is unknown.
The Terminator walks into the bar in the nude.
The people in the bar look in complete shock at this giant nude man.
Here you can see the shorts Arnold was wearing in the scene. This is the governor of California shaking his ass for the camera. Feel free to laugh.
Good Old Arnold
Some memorable moments from the Govenator.
The Terminator tries to mimic a smile. Arnold commented how he smiles like a horse. Agreed.
"Stay here. I'll be back."
"I need a vacation." Not a very Terminator-like thing to say.
The Convenience of Twins
Two sets of identical twins were used in the film to make certain scenes more convenient to shoot. The first twins were used in the mental hospital, the first playing Lewis the guard (Don Stanton) and his brother (Dan Stanton) playing the T-1000 clone. The second pair of twins were Linda Hamilton and her sister Leslie Hamilton Gearren, who worked together in several scenes, both playing Sarah Conner.
Don playing Lewis the guard and his brother Dan playing the T-1000 copy.
In the extended cut, the T-800 tells the Connors how to modify his CPU so he can progressively learn. They open up his head to remove the CPU. During this scene, Linda is seen in the foreground working on a Stan Winston prop and in the "mirror" is Leslie imitating her movements so Arnold's face can be seen in the mirror as he talks.
In this scene Leslie (in the foreground) plays the T-1000 disguised as Sarah while Linda plays the real Sarah (in the background).
Speedy Robert
For any scene in which Edward Furlong had to ride his Yamaha DT50 dirtbike, a tow dragged him along to give the illusion he is driving. The guy driving the tow said he would be pulled out fast enough that Robert Patrick would not be able to catch him while running full speed. The driver underestimated him because when Robert started chasing him, he not only caught up with Eddie, he tapped him on the shoulder. Robert is an insanely fast runner.
The T-1000 pursues John on his Yamaha dirtbike. In this take, the tow was sped up so Robert
couldn't catch him.
The T-1000 in hot pursuit.
Polydichloric Euthynol
The name of the explosives used by the group to blow up Cyberdyne is a play on the hallucinogenic drug used in the Sean Connery film Outland.
The explosive barrels marked "Polydichloric Euthynol".
"The Four Horsemen"
This is just a cool shot. The four horsemen of the apocalypse are portrayed as four pieces of playground equipment.
"The Four Horsemen", playground equipment set aflame by the nuclear bombs.
The Deleted T-1000 Glitches
For some unknown reason, the original cut edited out all of the scenes in which the T-1000 shows signs of glitching after being frozen and shattered. These include:
As the T-1000 passes a pole and his hand gets stuck. Unable to control its functions properly, it morphs somewhat to whatever metal it touches.
The T-1000 peels his hand off the pole.
The T-1000 has a blip glitch. This glitch is also in the theatrical cut shown just after the Terminator gets stuck in the giant cog.
The T-1000's feet stick to the metal floor.
John realizes which Sarah is the T-1000 when he sees his feet are fused to the floor.
The Spoof Pit
The "Molten" Steel pit in the steel mill, called "The Spoof Pit" by the crew, was composed of an unknown liquid illuminated by orange fluorescent lights with pieces of plastic floating in it to resemble authentic molten steel. It is used to destroy the T-1000 when he is knocked into the pit and the T-800 uses it to destroy himself with the help of Sarah. With the lights heating the liquid, it was actually pretty hot in the pit. Isn't it interesting how when the T-1000 falls into the pit, he is in extreme pain, yet when the T-800 is lowered in, he seems to feel perfectly content? A matter of perspective I guess.
The T-1000 falls into the spoof pit.
Above view of the spoof pit.
The T-800 is lowered into the pit by Sarah.
A fake fire effect is used to make the liquid appear molten. Arnold does a good job of keeping his eyes open as he submerges.
The T-800 gives John a thumbs up before melting completely. John teaches the T-800 the thumbs up just before Sarah dreams of herself and John in the nuclear explosion.
Dedicated To Stan Winston
Stan Winston was one of the greatest special effects and animatronics designers in film history. He brought fictional creatures to life and made the impossible seem real, for which he has won four separate oscars. His animatronics and costumes are some of the most famous in film history and include:
The Facehuggers from
Aliens, which actually ran on their own.
And of course the ever famous Alien Queen from
Aliens.
Thanks to Stan Winston, The Predator from
Predator also became as famous and was saved from being a very poorly designed creature.
Sadly, Stan Winston passed away on June 15th, 2008. He may be gone but his creations will forever live on in film history as some of the most life-like and creative designs ever. Rest in peace Stan.
The following Stan Winston props are seen in T2:
Liquid Metal Squibs
Stan Winston invented special foil squibs meant to fold out like a flower to imitate a gunshot wound inflicted to the T-1000.
Robert Patrick wears these squibs through out the film.
Robert Patrick wears seven of these squibs. Note how this guy is a stunt double.
The T-1000 riddled with liquid metal squibs.
Stan even built smaller versions for when the T-1000 is shots with the Coltonics pistol.
Linda's sister Leslie also wears one of these squibs when she is playing the T-1000.
Blown Apart T-1000 head
Even animatronics with the smallest roles are heavily contributed to by Stan. This prop was built to show the T-1000 after his head is blown apart by a 10 Gauge slug. The head flaps even move around by control.
The animatronic T-1000's head built to show the T-1000 after being shot in the head with a shotgun.
The T-800 Arm
The Terminator proves to Miles Dyson he is a machine by cutting off his living tissue and revealing his robotic arm inside. Stan Winston designed this arm and made it as controllable as a real hand.
The Stan Winston designed controllable T-800 arm.
Lewis the Guard's Robotic Head
When the T-1000 copies Lewis the Guard and kills him by stabbing him through the eye, a robotic copy of his head was built to shake and allow the point to stab in and out.
Lewis the Guard's robotic prop head being stabbed by the T-1000.
Another shot of the same robotic head.
T-800 Animatronic Dummy
Stan Winston built a copy of Arnold Schwarzenegger's head to torso so squibs could be used on the head region and people would see the Terminator shot in the head. It was also used so the T-1000 could smash his head without killing or injuring Arnold. Because the dummy walked awkwardly, Arnold matched its walk so it would look less suspicious in the film.
The T-800 dummy in the Cyberdyne lobby.
The T-800 dummy's awkward walk is evident in this scene.
The T-1000 smashes the dummy's head.
The dummy greatly resembles the one used in the scene from the first Terminator where he removes the damaged eye tissue and starts wearing sunglasses.
T-1000 Blade Arm fold-out
The T-1000 kills the liquid nitrogen truck driver by stabbing him with his sharp arm. Stan Winston designed a blade to pop out of the clothes to achieve the look of his being impaled.
The T-1000 stabs the truck driver. Note the slit in the shirt where the blade folds out.
T-1000 Shotgun Head
When Sarah shoots the T-1000 with her Remington 870 folder, it leaves a large hole in his head, which is a prop by Stan Winston.
T-1000's head with the large slug hole in it. To the right is Robert Patrick getting to know his robotic double.
Frozen T-1000
Stan Winston designed a replica of the T-1000 frozen in liquid nitrogen that was built with a fiber glass shell with fragements inside. When "shot", primacord is used to shatter the shell and release the fragments. Since fiber glass is not as heavy as ice, a fan blew the fragments to the ground to give the prop a shattering effect.
Blown Up T-1000
When the T-1000 is blown up by a 40mm round, his exploded figure is a Stan Winston animatronic.
Blown up T-1000 animatronic.
See Also
Terminator Series
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