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effects of Terminator 2: Judgment Day The visual effects used were highly |
advanced for the time, such as combining CGI and prosthetics to demonstrate |
the T-1000's shapeshifting ability (0:20). A 10-month schedule and about |
$15–$17 million of Terminator 2 ' s budget was allocated to the entirety of |
its special effects, including $5 million for the T-1000 alone, and a further |
$1 million for stunts, at the time one of the largest-ever stunt budgets. [n] |
Four main companies were involved in creating the 150 visual effects. ILM |
under special effects supervisor Dennis Muren managed the computer-generated |
imagery (CGI) effects, Stan Winston Studio the prosthetics and animatronics, |
Fantasy II Film Effects developed miniatures and optical effects, and 4-Ward |
Productions were responsible for creating a nuclear explosion effect. Pacific |
Data Images and Video Image provided some additional effects. [93] The cost |
and time involved in producing CGI meant the effect was used sparingly, |
appearing in 42–43 shots, alongside 50–60 practical effects. [4] [94] Produced |
near the advent of CGI, realizing the T-1000 was a risky endeavor as there was |
no backup plan in place if the CGI did not work as intended or could not be |
composited effectively with Winston's practical effects. [33] The computer |
systems needed to animate and render the T-1000 CGI cost thousands of dollars |
alone, but creating the character also relied on a variety of practical |
appliances, visual illusions, and filming techniques. [33] [95] [96] A team of |
up to 35 at ILM were required for the five minutes of screen time the T-1000's |
effects appear, and the process was so complex that rendering 15 seconds of |
footage took up to ten days. [43] [54] [91] Music [ edit ] See also: |
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (score) and You Could Be Mine Brad Fiedel—Escape |
from the Hospital The T-1000 theme by Fiedel Problems playing this file? See |
media help . The Terminator composer Brad Fiedel returned for the sequel, |
working in his garage in Studio City, Los Angeles . Film industry |
professionals regarded his return with concern and skepticism as they believed |
his style would not suit the film. [4] [97] [98] Fiedel quickly realized he |
would not receive the finished footage until late in the production after most |
effects were completed, which made it difficult to commit to decisions such as |
use of an orchestra because, unlike ambient music, the score had to accompany |
the on-screen action. Fiedel and Cameron wanted the musical tone to be |
"warmer" due to its focus on a nobler Terminator and young John. Fiedel |
experimented with sounds and shared them with Cameron for feedback. [98] While |
The Terminator score had mainly used oscillators and synthesizers , Fiedel |
recorded real instruments and modified their sounds. He developed a library of |
sounds for characters such as the T-1000, whose theme was created by sampling |
brass-instrument players warming up and improvising. Fiedel said to the |
players, "You're an insane asylum. You're a bedlam of instruments." He slowed |
down the resulting sample and lowered the pitch, describing it as "artificial |
intelligent monks chanting". Cameron considered the "atonal" sound "too avant- |
garde", to which Fiedel replied, "you're creating something that people have |
never seen before, and [the score] ought to sound like something people have |
never heard before to support that". [98] Tri-Star asked Schwarzenegger to |
arrange a tie-in music video and theme song for the film. He chose to work |
with rock band Guns N' Roses because they were popular and there was "a rose |
in the movie and bloody guns". The band offered the use of " You Could Be Mine |
", the debut single from their album Use Your Illusion II (1991). The music |
video, featuring Schwarzenegger as the T-800 pursuing the band, was directed |
by Stan Winston, Andrew Morahan , and Jeffrey Abelson. [4] [99] [100] Patrick |
unsuccessfully lobbied to use " Head Like a Hole " by Nine Inch Nails as the |
tie-in song, in part because his brother, Richard Patrick , was their tour |
guitarist. [101] Wisher suggested using " Bad to the Bone " by George |
Thorogood & the Destroyers as the T-800 puts on the biker clothes. Although |
Cameron did not like the idea, Wisher said he later found Cameron had used the |
song but had forgotten it was his idea. [102] " Guitars, Cadillacs " by Dwight |
Yoakam also features in Terminator 2 . [103] Release [ edit ] Context [ edit ] |
See also: 1991 in film The summer theatrical season, spanning from mid-May to |
early September, was anticipated to witness strong competition among studios. |
Fifty-five films were slated for release compared to thirty-seven in 1990. |
Release dates underwent frequent changes as studios aimed to evade direct |
competition and optimize their films' chances of success to compensate for the |
20% increase in film production costs since 1990. This increase was partly |
attributed to hefty salaries demanded by stars who also claimed a portion of |
the film's profits. Moreover, revenues from box-office receipts, video sales, |
and television-network deals were on the decline. [104] [105] Films scheduled |
for release included City Slickers , The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear , |
Only the Lonely , Hudson Hawk , The Rocketeer , What About Bob? , and Point |
Break . Terminator 2 was among the films expected to do well, along with |
Backdraft , Dying Young , and the year's predicted top film Robin Hood: Prince |
of Thieves . It was also seen as having strong international appeal. [105] |
[106] [107] An unnamed studio executive said audiences were seeking escapist |
entertainment such as comedy or action, and avoiding films about less-positive |
subject matter. [108] Marketing and promotion [ edit ] Schwarzenegger was |
involved in Terminator 2 's marketing and merchandising campaign, which was |
estimated to be worth at least $20 million. [19] [32] By 1991, advertising for |
Terminator 2 was ubiquitous with high audience recognition and despite its |
U.S. R rating , which restricted the film to audiences aged 17 and over unless |
accompanied by an adult, merchandise was mainly aimed at children. TriStar |
contributed about $20 million for marketing, which included a $150,000 teaser |
trailer that was directed by Winston and depicts the construction of a T-800. |
Trailers ran for six months before the film's release. Tristar incentivized |
cinema staff to play it frequently by offering chances to win Terminator 2 |
-branded goods and tickets to the premiere. Fast-food restaurants and soft- |
drink manufacturers, such as Subway and Pepsi , also offered Terminator 2 |
-themed foodstuffs and drinks, alongside promotional posters. [o] The premiere |
took place on July 1, 1991, at the Cineplex Odeon in Century City , Los |
Angeles. [111] [112] According to Fiedel, it was treated as a major event, |
unlike the premiere of The Terminator , during which the audience was |
skeptical or laughed at the wrong times. Celebrities in attendance included |
Maria Shriver , Nicolas Cage , Sylvester Stallone , Sharon Stone , Michael |
Douglas , and Furlong's date Soleil Moon Frye . [4] [112] Box office [ edit ] |
Terminator 2: Judgment Day opened in the United States and Canada on July 3, |
leading into the Independence Day holiday weekend. [4] [105] [108] It had the |
highest-grossing Wednesday opening with $11.8 million. [113] [114] Between |
Friday and Sunday, the film grossed $31.8 million from 2,274 theaters, an |
average of $13,969 per theater, making it the number-one film of the weekend |
ahead of The Naked Gun 2½ ($11.6 million) in its second weekend and Robin |
Hood: Prince of Thieves ($10.3 million) in its fourth. [108] [115] Over the |
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