Terminator 2: Judgment Day Terminator 2: Judgment Day Terminator 2: Judgment Day (often shortened to Terminator 2 or T2) is a 1991 American science-fiction action film co-written, produced, and directed by James Cameron. The film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick, and Edward Furlong as its principal cast. It is the sequel to the 1984 film "The Terminator", as well as the second installment in the "Terminator" franchise. "Terminator 2" follows Sarah Connor (Hamilton) and her ten-year-old son John (Furlong) as they are pursued by a new, more advanced Terminator: the liquid metal, shapeshifting T-1000 (Patrick), sent back in time to kill John
Terminator (character concept) were created by the Cyber Research Systems division of the U.S. Air Force to replace soldiers on the battlefield prior to Judgment Day, starting with the T-1. Although it has not been officially accepted as canon, a deleted scene from "Terminator 3" explains that the Terminators originated as part of a project by the US government to robotize the military using technology licensed from Cyberdyne, which at the time is considered "ancient history". The origin of the appearance and voice of all Terminators portrayed by Schwarzenegger is revealed when a group of scientists from Cyber Research Systems (CRS) presents several