Terminator 2: Judgment Day, directed by James Cameron and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, was released to theaters, becoming a critical and commercial success.
Arnold Schwarzenegger was cast to reprise his role as the Terminator in Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
Principal photography for Terminator 2: Judgment Day took place, featuring groundbreaking special effects and action sequences.
Advancements in CGI technology were developed specifically for Terminator 2, including the T-1000 liquid metal effects.
A reprogrammed T-800 Terminator is sent back from the future to protect John Connor from the more advanced T-1000 Terminator.
An advanced liquid metal T-1000 Terminator is sent back to kill John Connor to prevent him from leading the future human resistance.
The T-800 locates and rescues John Connor from the T-1000 at his foster home.
John Connor takes control of the mission to protect his mother and help prevent Judgment Day.
John Connor and the T-800 break Sarah Connor out of the Pescadero State Hospital.
The trio plans to destroy Cyberdyne Systems and all related technology to stop the creation of Skynet.
John Connor, Sarah Connor, and the T-800 infiltrate Cyberdyne Systems to destroy the research and technology before it can lead to Skynet.
The final confrontation between the reprogrammed T-800 and the T-1000 takes place at a steel mill.
The T-1000 is destroyed in molten steel, and the T-800 sacrifices itself to destroy its own technology to prevent future Skynet development.
