T2 3-D: Battle Across Time
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| Directed by | James Cameron, John Bruno, Stan Winston |
| Produced by | Chuck Comisky (producer) Jessica Huebner (associate producer) Frank Kostenko Jr. (line producer) Andrew Millstein (executive producer) Scott Ross (executive producer) |
| Written by | James Cameron, Gary Goddard, Adam J. Bezark |
| Starring | Arnold Schwarzenegger Linda Hamilton Edward Furlong Robert Patrick |
| Distributed by | Landmark Ent.Group, Lightstorm Entertainment, Universal Creative, Universal Studios Recreation Group |
| Release date(s) | 1996 (Florida) 1999 (Hollywood) 2001 (Japan) |
| Running time | 12 min 41 sec. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $60,000,000 |
| Preceded by | Terminator 2: Judgment Day |
| Followed by | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines |
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| Universal Studios Florida, Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal Studios Japan | |
| Area | Hollywood (USF) Upper Lot (USH) New York (USJ) |
| Attraction type | 3-D Show |
| Theme | Terminator 2: Judgement Day |
| Opening date | 1996 (USF) May 6, 1999 (USH) March 31, 2001 (USJ) |
| Ride duration | 12 minutes |
| Parental Rating | PG-13 |
| Previous Attractions | An American Tail Playland (1989-1997) (USH) |
T2 3-D: Battle Across Time is an attraction at Universal Studios Florida, Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Studios Japan. It is also expected to appear in Universal Studios Singapore. It is a mini-sequel to Terminator 2: Judgment Day and reunites director James Cameron and the main cast of that movie, including Arnold Schwarzenegger as "T-800", Linda Hamilton as "Sarah Connor", Edward Furlong as "John Connor", and Robert Patrick as the "T-1000". The show is in two parts: a pre-show where a spokesperson talks about Cyberdyne and the main feature which has performers interacting with a 3-D movie.
Movieland Studios in Italy has a similar attraction called "Terminator 2 Live".
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[edit] Story
[edit] Queue
The queue has dozens of TV sets (like most rides at Universal Studios) showing innovations, products and special segments such as the Cyberdyne Radio Station (also known as CDYN). CDYN plays two songs from the movie, "Bad to the Bone" and "Guitars, Cadillacs", as well as a "live" video (via Satellite) from Costa Rica of a performance of La Bamba.
[edit] Preshow
The pre-show is hosted in the "Miles Bennett Dyson Memorial Auditorium" by Kimberley Duncan (portrayed only by a park employee, with no pre-recorded actor), Cyberdyne Systems' Director of Community Relations and Media Control. She welcomes the guests while extolling the virtues of Cyberdyne. The showing of a promotional film (which includes several references to the Terminator universe and a cameo by Shaquille O'Neal) is interrupted by a message from Sarah and John Connor with a different point of view. Order is restored and guests are ushered into a theater to see a demonstration of Cyberdyne's newest creation, robotic soldiers called T-70s, or as Cyberdyne affectionately calls them: Terminators.
[edit] Main Show
Guests put on their "safety visors" (actually polarized glasses needed for the 3-D film effects) and watch a demonstration of the Terminators, which is interrupted by the appearance of the T-1000 in pursuit of Sarah and John, who are on the premises in an attempt to disrupt the proceedings. Kimberley Duncan tries to stop the T-1000 but it strangles her to death. A T-800 shows up and rides with John into the movie screen through a time portal, preventing the T-1000 from killing John. The rest of the show (except the conclusion) takes place onscreen with John and the Terminator in the future, where they must destroy Skynet. Before they reach Skynet, they are chased by a Hunter-Killer ("My college roommate, " says T-800) which deploys miniature Hunter-Killers to kill the T-800 and John. Ultimately, the Hunter-Killers fail and John and the T-800 find their way into Skynet where they battle the "T-1 million", a gargantuan liquid metal spider-like Terminator built with the T-1000's technology. After defeating the T-1 million they manage to destroy Skynet. The line between the 3D film and the live performance stunt show is blurred thanks to the skillful use of environmental effects like smoke and lighting and the film presentation itself, which starts on one wide screen but later expands to three. Guests in the front rows have screens filling almost their entire field of view.
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Arnold Schwarzenegger | The Terminator |
| Linda Hamilton | Sarah Connor |
| Robert Patrick | T-1000 |
| Edward Furlong | John Connor |
| Earl Boen | Dr. Peter Silberman |
| Michael Biehn | Kyle Reese (uncredited) |
| Universal Studios Employee | Kimberley Duncan |
| Mark Kriski | Cyberdyne Video Host (uncredited) |
| Jim Cummings | Cyberdyne Video Narrator (uncredited) |
[edit] Production
An initial mock-up[citation needed] and motion picture projection effects were developed by Digital Domain in a Playa Vista[citation needed] airplane hangar built by Howard Hughes.[citation needed] The actual full scale mock-up duplicating the dimensions of the planned Florida venue was created in another airplane hangar, this time at the Van Nuys Airport in the San Fernando Valley. The unique 3-D film format of the full scale mock-up used six, solid-state Electrosonic projectors that were electronically interlocked to run 70mm film synchronously, at the high speed of 30 frames per second. The image was projected onto a triptych of adjoined silver screens. The effect of the six projectors running simultaneously was to produce one, contiguous, 3-D image across the three screens, accomplishing a wrap-around effect reminiscent of Cinerama. The purpose was to check the 3D in a real-world environment and to use this arena to rehearse the live action stunts portion of the venue.
- "This 12-minute short featuring much of the cast and crew of Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) cost $60 million to produce ($24 million for the film, $36 million for the venue), making it the most expensive venture per minute in movie history." [1]
[edit] T-1000000
T2 3-D: Battle Across Time features the T-1000000 (or T- Meg.), a gigantic spider-like version of the T-1000 seen in Terminator 2: Judgment Day. It defends Skynet's CPU from attack. Like the T-1000, it is made of mimetic polyalloy, allowing it to form its legs into stabbing weapons. The only known T-1000000 was destroyed when Skynet's core was destroyed.
In the producer interview from Starlog Magazine, it was originally planned to have the T-Meg be composed of a large group of T-1000s forming themselves together.[citation needed]
[edit] T-70
The demonstration featured as the premise for T2 3-D involves several large practical effects robots called T-70s, designed as mechanical soldiers, with large miniguns on their arms. They are the earliest terminator models shown to have a humanoid form with arms and legs.
In an interview for Starlog Magazine, one of the ride's producers stated that originally, the T-800 endoskeletons from the Terminator films were going to be the machines being demonstrated. However, James Cameron pointed out to them that it was chronologically impossible for the T-800 Terminators to be present in a modern day because the T-800s were made by Skynet during the future war. As a result, the producers of the attraction agreed with Cameron and allowed him to design an early model Terminator for the attraction.[citation needed]
[edit] See also
[edit] Hollywood
- In Universal Studios Hollywood, the attraction opened on May 6th 1999. The venue, constructed on top of the Frankenstein parking structure, replaced the An American Tail Live Show and Fievel's Playland outdoor play area.
[edit] References
- ^ "...cost $60 million to produce, making it the most expensive venture per minute in movie history" http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/movie.html?v_id=137655
[edit] External links
- Terminator 2: 3D Battle Across Time at Universal Orlando Resort
- Terminator 2: 3D Battle Across Time at Universal Studios Hollywood
- Terminator 2: 3D Battle Across Time at Universal Studios Japan
- Terminator 2: 3-D Battle Across Time at Orlando Rocks
- Terminator 2: 3D Battle Across Time at theStudioTour.com - Universal Studios Hollywood fan site
- T2 3-D: Battle Across Time at the Internet Movie Database
- Screenplay
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