Terminator (franchise) resistance from ever being founded in the first place. With the fate of humanity at stake, John sends soldier Kyle Reese back to protect his mother and ensure his own existence. Also starring Emmy winner Paul Winfield. It was released on October 26, 1984 to critical acclaim and grossed $78.4 million worldwide. "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" is the 1991 sequel to the original "Terminator" film and released by TriStar Pictures. It is co-written, directed, and produced by James Cameron and stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong, Robert Patrick, and Joe Morton. After machines fail to prevent John Connor from
Terminator (character) Terminator was destroyed, other androids using the same "mold" that made them look like Schwarzenegger—said physical template was described in-universe as the "Model 101"—are featured in the sequels. In "", "" and "Terminator Genisys", Schwarzenegger is the protagonist instead of the antagonist, pitted against other Terminators sent by Skynet. In "Terminator Salvation", the T-800 appears briefly as a T-RIP (Resistance Infiltrator Prototype) CGI model. In the context of the stories, the plot device of having various robots looking the same provides a certain continuity for the human characters by exploiting their emotional familiarity with a particular "human" visage associated with