Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
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Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

Year:
Duration:
109 min
Genres:
Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller
IMDB rate:
6.4
Director:
Jonathan Mostow
Awards:
2 wins & 17 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 2003-07-02
Filming Locations: Santa Clarita, California, USA
Earnings
Budget: $200,000,000
Opening Weekend: $44,041,440 (USA) (6 July 2003)
Gross: $150,371,112 (USA) (30 October 2003)
Cast
Actor
Character
Kristanna Loken
Kristanna Loken
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Terminator
Nick Stahl
John Connor
Claire Danes
Kate Brewster
David Andrews
Robert Brewster
Mark Famiglietti
Scott Petersen
Earl Boen
Dr. Peter Silberman
Moira Sinise
Betsy
Chopper Bernet
Chief Engineer
Christopher Lawford
Brewster's Aide
Carolyn Hennesy
Rich Woman
Jay Acovone
Cop - Westside Street
M.C. Gainey
Roadhouse Bouncer
Susan Merson
Roadhouse Clubgoer #1
Elizabeth Morehead
Roadhouse Clubgoer #1
Jimmy Snyder
Male Stripper
Billy D. Lucas
Angry Man
Brian Sites
Bill Anderson
Alana Curry
Bill's Girlfriend
Larry McCormick
KTLA Anchorman
Robert Alonzo
Jose Barrera
Michael Papajohn
Paramedic #1
Timothy Dowling
Paramedic Stevens
Jon Foster
Gas Station Cashier
Mark Hicks
Detective Martinez
Kim Robillard
Detective Edwards
Matt Gerald
SWAT Team Leader
William O'Leary
Mr. Smith
Rick Zieff
Mr. Jones
Rebecca Tilney
Laura the CRS Tech
Chris Hardwick
2nd Engineer
Helen Eigenberg
3rd Engineer
Kiki Gorton
Roadhouse Clubgoer #3
Walter von Huene
CRS Victim
Jerry Katell
CRS Executive
George A. Sack Jr.
Semi Truck Driver
Eric Ritter
MP #1 (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
When Arnold Schwarzenegger first expressed an interest in the film, Fox and other studios were reluctant; he suspected because of his recent heart surgery.
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General Brewster's death scene took a whole day to shoot.
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A shot of the Terminator getting on a motorcycle and then swerving to the right as he takes off is seen from the same angle in all three movies.
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Goofs
In the scene were Katie destroys the Flying Machine with the AK, when the camera switches behind her you can hear the gun firing but there is no muzzle flash.
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At the ending, when John and Kate are in the underground bunker, behind the large glass wall, as the camera pulls back you can see the cameraman reflected in the glass.
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When Kate Brewster is flying the Cessna 172 with John Conner, she says they are flying at 160 mph - a C172 cruises at 115 mph. 160 mph is the Red Line or Never Exceed airspeed, this airspeed could only be reached in a dive, certainly not while in cruise (even if they were in a hurry and flying at full throttle).
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Quotes
Kate Brewster: What?
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Kate Brewster: John, what is he saying?
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Terminator: John Connor. It is time.
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Faq
Q
If John and Kate KNEW the new date and time of "Judgment Day," why wasn't the T-850 sent back earlier, to give them more time to prevent it?
A
First of all, it is stated time and time again that "Judgment Day" is inevitable. The T-850 mentions it several times. It was prevented once, but it can only be postponed. The human capacity to destroy itself is simply too strong, and an apocalyptic event was bound to happen sometime. The future resistance never had any desire to prevent Judgment Day, merely to protect the key players (i.e. John Connor and the future Kate Connor), while Skynet knew that wiping out their existence could tip the balance in favor of the machines. While Skynet wants to rewrite history in a desperate attempt to win the war, the humans are ultimately victorious and they merely want to preserve this timeline. Another reason is that John Connor exists solely on the fact that the war with the machines takes place. Kyle Reese is sent back, John is conceived. This would have not been possible without the war and would have created a paradox. John's fate and that of the war are intricately tied together, and has actually become part of the Terminator mythology.
Q
What happened to Sarah Connor?
A
Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) died of leukemia in 1997 in Mexico. She was cremated, and her ashes were scattered in the sea.
Q
Why is John's character so different from the intrepid youngster in T2?
A
John Connor was 10 in T2, and at the beginning of the film, his mother Sarah is in a mental institution and he is with foster parents. He tells the T-800, "It was kind of like, 'Hey kid, your mom's a psycho; didn't you know?' It's like everything I was brought up to believe was made of bullshit. I *hated* her for that. But everything she said was true. And nobody believed her. Not even me." So at first he was just a careless kid because he didn't think he had anything to worry about. As the film progesses and he sees how all of it is true, he accepts it because he has both a Terminator to protect him and a mother to guide him. By the 3rd film, his mother is dead, and the Terminator had destroyed itself, leaving him all alone. While he thought they stopped Judgment Day, there was still the lingering paranoia that he hadn't. Now imagine not being responsible for two lives, but several billion. As John says in the opening narration: "I feel the weight of the future bearing down on me...a future I don't want." They expect him to lead and to win. He has become older, and the full extent of what is expected of him has also become clear. Every young person who is coming of age typically experiences some fear of the unknown future, and the fear of becoming responsible for the lives of loved ones. John needs to lead the remainder of mankind toward a seemingly impossible victory against a superior enemy. It is not hard to see how this causes him to get cold feet. Also, in order for him to become this great leader, three billion people have to die first, which adds further to his reluctance.John lives in a mixed state of fear and denial. In the opening narration, he says "The future has not been written. There is no fate but what we make for ourselves. I wish I could believe that...we stopped Judgment Day. I should feel safe, but I don't." On the one hand, he seems fully aware of things to come and his role in this, not believing Judgment Day was prevented in T2. But when he is confronted with the evidence for his suspicion, namely the appearance of another Terminator, his reaction is "You shouldn't exist. We took out Cyberdyne over ten years ago. We STOPPED Judgment Day!" During the entire film, he makes every effort to prevent Judgment Day, ignoring the Terminator's repeated claims that "Judgment Day is inevitable," instead of preparing himself for the worst. John is clearly not yet ready for the truth and not yet up to the task. Therefore this change in John's character is not a break in character. John's struggle to accept his future role as savior of mankind was made an important part of the story. In the end, when it is clear that the future indeed can't be changed, John symbolically accepts his destiny when the voice on the radio asks who's in charge, and he finally has the strength to say "I am."
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Kristanna Loken
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