History Trivia / Terminator2JudgmentDay

** Creator/RobertPatrick also took on a rigorous running regime in order to be able to run at speed without showing fatigue, only breathing through his nose so that he could keep his face still and robotic even at top speed. He was so fast by the time they were filming that in the first take of him running after John's dirt bike, he actually ''caught up to the bike'', impressing James Cameron even though it meant the shot was now worthless.
*** Less strenuously, Patrick also trained himself to not blink or even flinch at all while firing a gun, since obviously a robot wouldn't.
*** Patrick also learned to fire a gun with either hand, reasoning that a robot would not be limited by a dominant hand. At least one scene shows the T-1000 firing a full magazine with his left hand.

** Creator/RobertPatrick also took on a rigorous running regime in order to be able to run at speed without showing fatigue, only breathing through his nose so that he could keep his face still and robotic even at top speed. He was so fast by the time they were filming that in the first take of him running after John's dirt bike, he actually ''caught up to the bike'', impressing James Cameron even though it meant the shot was now worthless. Less strenuously, Patrick also trained himself to not blink or even flinch at all while firing a gun, since obviously a robot wouldn't.

** The Dysons originally had two children but the only scene with their daughter was cut from the theatrical version, and one of Tarissa's lines mentioning to her was redubbed to remove the reference. The extended cut restores her scene.

** The nurse asks the T-1000 (as Lewis) what he is carrying. He replies, "Just some trash." before dragging the real body into the closet.

%%Aren't the screams from James Cameron? Fact check this ** Robert Patrick's own screams are used for the death throes of the T-1000.

* OldShame: Creator/HumbertoVelez, who voiced the T-1000 in the Latin Spanish dub, stated in interviews that he was miscast as Arnold Schwarzenegger, who sounds nothing like Velez. He was practically forced to take the role, and did not like the end result at all.

** The T-800 also never said "I'll be back" before sinking into the lava and giving the Connors a thumbs up. The line was instead uttered during the raid on a police station ("Stay here. I'll be back.") where it temporarily disabled the police officers by KneeCapping them.

** Creator/LindaHamilton's then 20-month-old son, Dalton, plays an infant John Connor in a playground dream sequence. And the "motherly" Sarah is portrayed in that scene by Leslie Hamilton-Gearren, so young Dalton is with his aunt Leslie.

** Creator/LindaHamilton's then 20-month-old son, Dalton, plays an infant John Connor in a playground dream sequence.

* TropeNamer: For ICannotSelfTerminate and InYourNatureToDestroyYourselves.

** The minigun is the same one that appears in ''Film/{{Predator}}''.

* UncreditedRole: Despite being digitalized and her face appearing in the cabinet, Linda Hamilton refused to appear in the credits of the game.

* AuteurLicense: When the developers were first approached to make the arcade game, at first they were only given a quick temporary and supervised access to an early draft of the script to make the game, until they got a chance to meet with James Cameron to pitch him their ideas, Cameron liked them so much that he gave them full access to the production, including the prop assets and the actors[[note]]Except Arnold Schwarzenegger for which they had to settle with his stunt double for capturing the T-800 infiltration units[[/note]].

* HeyItsThatPlace: The[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiser_Steel Kaiser Steel Plant]] is used for the climax, dressed up as if it was still in use.

** The French dubbing actor of Arnold Schwarzenegger from the first film, Pascal Renwick (who dubbed most of Arnold's roles in TheEighties), was replaced by Creator/DanielBeretta, who has dubbed Arnold in virtually everything since ''Film/RedHeat'' with no sign of stopping.

* CreatorChosenCasting: Creator/JamesCameron cast Creator/RobertPatrick after seeing his small role in ''Film/DieHard2''.

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* MakingUseOfTheTwin:

** There is a shot where the T-1000 disguises itself as Sarah to try and kill John. Linda Hamilton's twin sister, Leslie Hamilton-Gearren, plays the role of the T-1000 in the scene. The filmmakers were not aware until production commenced that Hamilton had a twin; the original plans called for complex camera tricks and film editing to achieve the same result. Leslie also plays the "motherly" version of Sarah from her playground nightmare.

* TheOtherDarrin: The French dubbing actor of Arnold Schwarzenegger from the first film, Pascal Renwick (who dubbed most of Arnold's roles in TheEighties), was replaced by Creator/DanielBeretta, who has dubbed Arnold in virtually everything since ''Film/RedHeat'' with no sign of stopping.

** Jeanette Goldstein makes her second Creator/JamesCameron film appearance after ''{{Film/Aliens}}''. Creator/MichaelBiehn too, but only in the Special Edition. Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger is also in the second of his three films with Cameron.
** Amusingly, this one of the rare James Cameron films that DIDN’T have Bill Paxton in the cast.

* RealLifeRelative: Creator/LindaHamilton's then 20-month-old son, Dalton, plays an infant John Connor in a playground dream sequence.

** During the escape from the asylum, Sarah asks the Terminator whether the T-1000 can be destroyed. Terminator answers that this is unknown (this shot was in the trailer).

* WrittenInInfirmity: The T-1000's damage from the liquid nitrogen (hinted in the theatrical cut but made clear in the special edition) was due to Creator/RobertPatrick having injured his leg.