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  • Director: Jonathan Mostow
  • AMG Rating: starstarstar
  • Genre: Science Fiction
  • Movie Type: Sci-Fi Action
  • Themes: Robots and Androids, Technology Run Amok, Heroic Mission
  • Main Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes, Kristanna Loken, David Andrews
  • Release Year: 2003
  • Country: US
  • Run Time: 110 minutes
  • MPAA Rating: R

Plot

The second sequel to the 1984 sci-fi action classic, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines is the first film without the involvement of director James Cameron. Instead, Jonathan Mostow, the man behind Breakdown and U-571, has stepped in to fill the shoes left vacant by Cameron. In addition, the role of John Connor from the second film has been recast, with In the Bedroom's Nick Stahl taking over for Edward Furlong. Set ten years after the events of 1991's Terminator 2: Judgement Day, the film finds Connor living on the streets as a common laborer. Sarah Connor, his mother, has since died, and their efforts in the second film have not stopped the creation of SkyNet artificial intelligence network. As he will still become the leader of the human resistance, Connor is once again targeted by a Terminator sent from the future by SkyNet. This new Terminator, T-X (Kristanna Loken), is a female and is more powerful than any of her predecessors. To protect Connor, the human resistance sends a new T-101 (Arnold Schwarzenegger) back from the future. Also starring Claire Danes, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines had its world premiere when it showed out of competition at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide

Review

In the post-millennia sea of overblown action epics with inflated running times, the third installment in the Terminator franchise is a lean, mean breath of action, defying most low expectations and proving that you don't have to be James Cameron to know what makes this successful and entertaining series tick. What T3 does effectively is bring back the mix of highly intense action, character-driven humor, and technological wizardry that the big screen had been lacking for more than a decade since Terminator 2: Judgment Day. There's a direct understanding of the series core dynamics, and once things kick in, there's no doubt that you're back in Terminator-land. Arnold Schwarzenegger eases back into the role effortlessly, bringing an understanding to the lovable cyborg that goes beyond simple line delivery and stoic screen presence. Joining him are Nick Stahl and Claire Danes, new faces to the Terminator films that bring fresh energy to the work, especially Stahl's wearied approach to John Conner. Danes is an unlikely choice, but made a suitable (if not just too "known") substitute when her role was recast when the first actress was deemed "too young" during filming. It's not too easy to follow up Robert Patrick's steely-eyed breakout performance either, but Kristanna Loken's deadly TX Terminator manages to put her own villainous stamp on the series -- easily holding her own against Schwarzenegger's iconic screen presence.

More than anything, what drives this film is the man behind the lens, Jonathan Mostow, the director of such effective smaller thrillers as Breakdown and U-571. This being his big-time proving ground, Mostow pulls off the once-deemed impossible feat and cranks out a Terminator flick that embraces audience's popcorn sensibilities without any of the personal flash or style upon which some of his bigger, more-expensive peers thrive. It doesn't hurt that he also surrounded himself with the same visionaries behind the series' highly evolved special effects work, namely Stan Winston and Industrial Light and Magic. With unprecedented practical robotic effects mixed with top-of-the-line (at the time) CG work, the big screen magicians deliver some truly show-stopping moments that are pure movie-making magic. Score-wise, the classic theme and its composer Brad Fidel are indeed sorely missed. There's nothing in Marco Beltrami's work that matches the urgency of Fidel, even if the filmmakers knew exactly when and where to use it. Naturally, many other criticisms have been levelled against the film -- some valid and some not, though all come down to a matter of personal taste when it comes down to it. Even considering most of the arguments, Rise of the Machines still proves its worth thanks to its ingenious ending that leaves John Conner in the exact place that his character needs to be left in the series -- something that this entry desperately needed to prove its inclusion. Schwarzenegger did come "back" for this one, and audiences everywhere should thank him for it. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide

Cast

David Andrews - Robert Brewster; Mark Famiglietti - Scott Petersen; Earl Boen - Dr. Peter Silberman; M.C. Gainey - Roadhouse Bouncer; Moira Harris - Betsy; Christopher Lawford - Brewster's Aide; Billy Lucas - Angry Man; Larry McCormick - KTLA Anchorman; Susan Merson - Roadhouse Clubgoer #1; Elizabeth Morehead - Roadhouse Clubgoer #2; Michael Papajohn - Paramedic #1; Kim Robillard - Detective Edwards; Mark Hicks - Detective Martinez; Rick Zieff - Mr. Jones; Walter von Huene - CRS Victim; Chris Hardwick - 2nd Engineer; Jay Acavone - Cop - Westside Street; Chopper Bernet - Chief Engineer; Jon Foster - Gas Station Cashier; Brian Sites - Bill Anderson; Rebecca Tilney - Laura the CRS Tech; Robert Alonzo - Jose Barrera; Alana Curry - Bill's girlfriend; William O'Leary - Mr. Smith; Matt Gerald - SWAT Team Leader; Helen Eigenberg - 3rd Engineer; Timothy Dowling - Paramedic Stevens; Jerry Katell; Carolyn Hennesy - Rich Woman; George E. Sack Jr. - Semi Truck Driver; Kiki Gorton - Roadhouse Clubgoer #3; Jimmy Snyder - Male Stripper

Credit

Mark Zuelzke - Art Director, Andrew Menzies - Art Director, Shepherd Frankel - Art Director, Beat Frutiger - Art Director, Industrial Light & Magic - Animator, Randi Hiller - Casting, Sarah Halley-Finn - Casting, April Ferry - Costume Designer, Bruce G. Moriarty - First Assistant Director, Jonathan Mostow - Director, Simon Crane - Second Unit Director, Nicolas de Toth - Editor, Neil Travis - Editor, Moritz Borman - Executive Producer, Gale Anne Hurd - Executive Producer, Nigel Sinclair - Executive Producer, Guy East - Executive Producer, Marco Beltrami - Composer (Music Score), Stan Winston - Makeup Special Effects, Jeff Mann - Production Designer, Don Burgess - Cinematographer, Mario Kassar - Producer, Joel B. Michaels - Producer, Andrew G. Vajna - Producer, Colin Wilson - Producer, Hal Lieberman - Producer, Masako Masuda - Set Designer, Jay R. Hart - Set Designer, Maya Shimoguchi - Set Designer, Maria Baker - Set Designer, Barbara Mesney - Set Designer, A. Todd Holland - Set Designer, Betty Krul - Set Designer, Jeff Markwith - Set Designer, Theodore H. Sharps - Set Designer, Timothy M. Earls - Set Designer, Jane Wuu - Set Designer, Industrial Light & Magic - Special Effects, William B. Kaplan - Sound/Sound Designer, Simon Crane - Stunts Coordinator, Michael Ferris - Screen Story, Tedi Sarafian - Screen Story, John Brancato - Screen Story, Michael Ferris - Screenwriter, Tedi Sarafian - Screenwriter, John Brancato - Screenwriter, Ben Seresin - Additional Cinematography, Pablo Helman - Visual Effects Supervisor, Stan Winston - Animation Effects, Joel Sill - Executive Music Producer

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Based on the 2003 summer film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines is a first-person shooter that closely follows the events as depicted in the film. Terminator 3 also marks the first time Schwarzenegger's likeness and voice have been used in a video game. Cast in the role of the original Terminator, players must embark on a time-traveling odyssey that will take them from the apocalyptic wasteland of a SkyNet-controlled future to present-day Los Angeles in a desperate attempt to save mankind.

Players will explore more than 20 areas while pursuing the deadly T-X Terminator, some of which include laboratories, military bases, and downtown city streets. Once players meet up with their assassin counterpart, they will be able to use a combination of weapons and melee attacks to impede their rival's progress. Included in the arsenal of available weapons are rocket launchers, lasers, assault rifles, and grenade launchers. The Terminator can also smash opponents against walls and perform two-handed chops or powerful kicks, among other moves, to subdue attackers.

In an attempt to blend film and game into a seamless whole, Terminator 3 features an extensive use of film clips to help further the story. In addition, the film's director shot five minutes of exclusive footage designed specifically for the game. These new scenes, shot with Arnold Schwarzenegger, are designed to reveal more about the Terminator's origins and its mythology. Rise of the Machines also lets players experience the role of the Terminator before it was sent to rescue John Connor, fighting on the side of SkyNet to battle a ragtag group of freedom fighters in the distant future.
~ Scott Alan Marriott, All Game Guide

Production Credits

Company 1: Black Ops Entertainment LLC.; Project Director: Jose Villeta; Executive Producer: John Botti; Lead Game Programmer: Kelly McCarthy; Sr. Game Programmer: Dan Geisler, Matthew C. Harmon, Joey Headen, Doug Kuppinger, Andrew Taylor; Game Programmer: Justin Braach, David Dearing, Garret Foster, Alexandra Getty, Brayton Matheson, Bryan Perfetto, John Whipple; Audio Programmer: Justin Butler; Tools Programmer: Rudi Kammerer; Additional Game Programming: Tim Berry, Will Botti, Steven Duan, Mark Jawad, Kyle Riccio; Lead Designer and Producer: J. C. Boone II; Designer: Aaron Butler, Brian Chan, Daniel Choe, Cole Harris, James Payne; Art Director: Nick DeSomov; 2D Artist: Mike Lomibao, Narry Cinelli; Concept and Story Board Artist: Jason Lee, Marcus Lull; Sr. 3D Artist: Thor Benitez, Kim Haines, T. J. Stamm; 3D Artist: Gregg Daly, David Grega, James Haywood, Daniel I-Hsiao Lin, John Ployhar, Brian Watson; Lead Animator: Sam Ware; Animator: Fernando Castillo, Dan Goldman, Mike Laygo, Fill Marc Sagadraca; Additional Art: Ivan Bouinatchou, John Gibson, Charles Hu, Kurt Klockau, Adam McCarthy, Joe Sanabria, Jason Suarez; Line Producer: Jessica Budin; Associate Producer and Designer: Joseph Lamas; Additional Testing: Rob Hargraves, Seth Kleinberg, Garrett Parcells, Greg Bogosian; Video Edit Team and Location Photography: Tim Johnson; Company 2: Riptide Music; Audio Director: Rich Goldman; Sound Design: Martin Jacob Lopez, Dan Silver, Peter O'Brien, Andreas Fetz; Motion Capture Director: Jose Villeta; Producer: John Botti; Line Producer: Jessica Budin; Stunt Coordinator: Chad Stahelski; Stunts Provided By: Smashcut Inc.; Animation QA: Sam Ware; B-Roll Photography: Manuela DeSousa; Motion Capture Talent: Richard Dorton, Arlene Palegie, Tanoai Reed, Chad Stahelski, Tim Sitarz, Scott Workman; Company 3: House Of Moves; Executive In Charge of Production - Motion Capture: Tom Tolles; Executive Producer - Motion Capture: Jarrod Phillips; Chief Operating Officer - House of Moves: Matthew Lawrence; Motion Capture Production Manager: Christopher Bellaci; Production Coordinator: Greta Anderson; Senior Motion Capture Artist: Josh Ochoa, Jennifer Becherer; Lead Motion Capture Artist: Darin Velarde; Motion Capture Artist: Michael Jantz; Motion Capture Director: Johnny Ravenna; Mmotion Capture Video Assist: Brian Wilson; Company 4: Legend Entertainment; Additional Design and Dialogue: Bob Bates; Level Designer: Peter Carlson; Level Art: Travis Doggett; Additional HUD Design: Paul Mock; Animation Consultant: Ted Warnock; Company 5: Shiny Entertainment; Production Support: Stuart Roch; Additional Technical Direction: Michael Persson; Additional Engine Support: Soren Hannival; Level Designer: Shawn Berryhill; Fighting Animation Direction: Gabriel Rountree; Additional Fight Animation: Manjit Jhita, Steve Klett, Brian Chambers; Additional Speciali Effects Direction: Charlie Bloomer; Particle Artist: Rob Jolliff; Particle Tool Programmer: Tony Bennett, David Msika; Artist: Daran Hurlbut, Jason Lewis, Jon Gwyn, Sean Ekanayake; Gameplay Programmer: Scott Holty, Geoff Erickson, Richard Skala, Stephen Wu; 3D Character Animator - Humongous Entertainment: Roberto B. Sanchez; Company 6: C2 Pictures; Co-Chairman and President: Andrew G. Vajna, Mario F. Kassar; Vice President - Interactive Entertainment: Alex Sandor Rabb; Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer: Sam Falconello Jr.; Executive Vice President and General Counsel: Erick Feitshans; President of Production: Joel Michaels; Vice President - Development: Michael Hackett; Director - Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines Film Production: Jonathan Mostow; Post-Production Supervisor: Mike Tinger; Sgt. Candy Scene Visual Effects: Digic Pictures - Hungary; T3 Productions, Inc.: Paula Hoppe; Chairman and Managing Partner - Europlay Capital Advisors, LLC.: Mark Dyne; Managing Director: Pam Colburn; Senior Associate: Damien Petty; President - Intermedia: Mortiz Borman; Partner - Stubbs, Alderton & Markles, LLC.: Scott Alderton; Company 7: Atari - United States; Senior V.P. - Santa Monica Label: Jean-Philippe Agati; V.P. Product Development and Executive Producer: Steve Ackrich; Senior Producer: Peter Wyse; Producer: Francois Lourdin, Aron Drayer; Art Director: Mark Soderwall; Audio Director: Scott Snyder; Senior Artist: Shawn Monroe; Administrative Support: Patricia Swanson; Production Intern: Aaron Berger, Micah Winklespecht; V.P. of Brand Marketing: Steve Allison; Director of Brand Marketing: Jean Raymond; Brand Manager: Scott McCarthy; Director of Marketing Communications: Kristine Keever; Public Relations: Matt Frary, Brandon Smith; Executive Web Producer: Jon Nelson; Senior Web Producer: Kyle Peschel; Director of New Business Development: Tim Campbell; Content Manager: Mark T. Morrison; Licensing: Jamie Wilson; VP of Business and Legal Affairs: Steve Madsen; Director of Business and Legal Affiars: Travis Stansbury; Strategic Relations Senior Manager: Joy Schneer; Stratigic Relations Specialist: Shaila Patel; VP of Marketing Services: Gale Alles; Director of Creative Services: Steve Martin; Senior Art Director: David Gaines; Graphic Designer: Erica Hoppe; Production Artist: Kathryn Sala; Director of Editorial and Documentation Services: Liz Mackney; Documentation Specialist: Chris Dawley; Senior Manager, Engineering Services: Luis Rivas; Engineering Specialist: Ken Edwards; Technician: Eugene Lai; Director of Quality Assurance: Michael Gilmartin; I.T. Manager, Western Region: Ken Ford; Manager of Technical Support: Michael Vetsch; QA Project Manager: Dave Strang; PS2 Project Lead: Jeff Loney; PS2 Assistant Lead: Tom Andrade; Core Tester: Mark Alibayan, Adrian Toler, Franco Junio, Kenny Robinson, Scotte Kramer, Stefan Nelson, Kenny Yan, Alvin Wong, John Seefurth, Ray Cicero, Dennis Chan; Company 8: Atari EU; Senior VP, International Product Services: Jean-Marcel Nicolaï; Republishing Team: Rebecka Pernered, Sébastien Chaudat, Caroline Fauchille, Jenny Clark, Vincent Hattenberger, Estelle Baudet, Marion Gallavardin; Quality Control Team: Lewis Glover, Olivier Robin, Vincent Laloy; Software Testing Team: RelQ Software PVT Ltd.; Engineering Services: Philippe Louvet, Stéphane Enteric, Emeric Polin; Localization Support Group: David Chomard, Maud Favier, Gérard Barnaud, Monika Steinhauer; Localization Testing: Babel Media Ltd.; Translation: KBP Synthesis International; Certification and Planning Support Group: Sophie Wibaux, Jérôme Di Tullio; International Marketing Team: Martin Spiess, Cyril Voiron, Cindy Church, Mathieu Brossette, Aidan Minter; International PR Team: Sonia O'Keeffe, Lynn Daniel, Lee Kirton, Simon Callaghan; Local Marketing Team - United Kingdom: Emma Rush; Local Marketing Team - France: Alexandre Enklaar; Local Marketing Team - Germany: Heiko Kaspers; Local Marketing Team - Spain: Carlos Sacristan; Local Marketing Team - Liberica: Laura Aznar; Local Marketing Team - Nordic: Nikke Lindner; Local Marketing Team - Switzerland: Simon Stratton; Local Marketing Team - Austrialia: Jeff Wong; Local Marketing Team - Benelux: Simone Goudsmit; Repackaging Agency: A Creative Experience; Company 9: Atari Japan K.K.; Chief Operating Officer: Nicolas Di Costanzo; Marketing Manager: Takafumi Ueoro; Executive Producer: Masatoshi Higuchi; Producer: Shinji Yoshikawa; Company 10: Atari Melbourne House; Localization Producer - Asia: Paul Motion; QA Manager: Vito Trifilo; Lead Tester: Rhys Le Quiniat; Atari Brazil Marketing Manager: Glauco D'Alessandro Bueno; Company 11: Attitude Studios; CG Cutscene Director: Antoine Charreyron; Motion Capture Supervisor: Rémi Brun; Setup and Animation Supervisor: Olivier Renouard; Modeling Supervisor: Jérôme Desvignes; Visual Effects Supervisor: Stéphane Marty; Research and Development Supervisor: Laurent Martin; Compositing Supervisor: David Vandergucht; Storyboarder: Farid Kermici; Editing: Julien Mazon; Background Designer: Marc Maggiori, Laurent Gapaillard; Casting: Guillaume Noblet; Production Coordinator: Christelle Naga; First Assistant Director: Ali Cherkaoui; Production Coordinator Assistant: Noémie Bercot, Annika Boman, Brigitte Murcia, Kilou Picard; V.P. Production: Dir Prod; Acting Talent: Emni Blackori, Marie-Line Burguières, Anne Le Chartier, Vincent Haquin, Frédéric Kontogom, David Mlodziawkoski, Delphine De Turckheim; Stunt Coordinator: Philippe Guégan; Stunt Coordinator Assistant: Alain Gaudiard; Stunt Man: Sybille Blouin, Gilles Conseil; Shooting Supervisor: Frédéric Vandeberghe; First Shooting Supervisor Assistant: Pierre Herbourg; Second Shooting Supervisor Assistant: Guy Louis; Set Constructor: Christian Dupeux, Florent Fouquet; Floor Manager: Béatrice Herczog; Motion Capture: Christophe Corréani, Xavier Jacolot, Jean-François Szlapka, Frank Vayssettes; Modeling: Sabine Chamroeun, Rachid Chikh, Jérémy Delchiappo, Fabien Giuliani, Sébastien Haure, Alexandre Henri, François-Xavier Lepeintre, Medhi Rami, François Rimasson, Sebastien Rossi, Bertrand Schutz, Jean-Marie Seznec; Texture Mapping: Jean-François Azzopardi, Benjamin Bardou, Jérôme Billet, Dan Neal, Arnaud Pecqueur; Matte Painting: Emmanuel Gorinstein; Layout: Cyril Caron, Pascal Lemaire; Setup and Keyframe Animation: Pierre Avon, Marie Célaya, Audrey Delpuech, Minh Nghuyen, Laurent Pierlot, Philippe Raoux, Fabienne Rivory, Neila Terrien; Shading, Lighting and SFX: Jérôme Brack, Emmanuel Campin, Gilles Cornut, Anthony Fristot, Julien Lambert, Olivier Sarécot; Compositing: Caëlle Bossis, Sylvian Fabre, Vincent Guttman, Robin Kobinski, Martin Lipmann, Gaston Marcoti, Thibault Pétillon, Arnaud Roquette, Yacine Taofik; Renderfarm Operator: Lionel Buisson, Julien Robert; Research and Development: Marie Cecile Auzeill, Philippe Delorme, Benjamin Godon, Sébastien Masino, Alexadre Verlhac; Company 12: Soundelux Design Music Group; Sound Supervisor: Peter Zinda; Creative Director: Scott Martin Gershin; Sound Designer: Bryan Celano, Dutch Hill; Asset Manager: Sara Huddleston; Audio Visual Coordinator: James Tabb; Foley Mixer: Nerses Gezalyan; Foley Artist: Jeffrey Wilhoit, James M. Moriana; Company 13: Scorpio Sound; SAG Voice Over Casting, Recording and Editing: Scoropio Sound; Voice Over and Dialogue Editor: Gregory J. Hainer MPSE, Shawn Johnson, J. S. Ross, James Warren, Henri Yonet; Voice Actor: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Billy Brown, Pat Fraley, Doug Gochman, Nicholas Guest, Phil Lamarr, Poppi Monroe, Wendy Schenker, Steve Susskind, Fred Tatasciore; Music Producer - Atari Melboune House: Marshall Parker; Composer: Ric Formosa, Danny Beckerman; Additional Music Composed By: Ricky Edwards, Rob Clarke, John Barrett; Recorded At: Alan Eaton Studios - Melbourne Australia; Mixed At: Sing Sing - Melbourne Australia; Engineered and Mixed By: Chris Scallan, Robin Gray; Performed By: The Voctorian Philharmonic Orchestra; Additional Script Support Writer: Buzz Dixon; Making of Video Production: Eric Matthies Productions; Making of Video Music: Damien Valentine; Theme Song Written and Performed By: Brad Fiedel; "Terminator Theme Remix" Performed By: The Victorian Philharmonic Orchestra
~ Keith Adams, All Game Guide
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This article is about the film. For the video game, see Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (video game).
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

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Directed by Jonathan Mostow
Produced by Mario Kassar
Hal Lieberman
Joel B. Michaels
Andrew G. Vajna
Colin Wilson
Executive Producer:
Gale Anne Hurd
Dieter Nobbe
Nigel Sinclair
Moritz Borman
Guy East
Written by Story:
John Brancato
Michael Ferris
Tedi Sarafian
Screenplay:
John Brancato
Michael Ferris
Characters:
James Cameron
Gale Anne Hurd
Narrated by Nick Stahl
Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger
Nick Stahl
Claire Danes
Kristanna Loken
Music by Marco Beltrami
Themes:
Brad Fiedel
Cinematography Don Burgess
Editing by Nicolas de Toth
Neil Travis
Studio Intermedia
C2 Pictures
Distributed by United States:
Warner Bros.
International:
Columbia Pictures
Release date(s) July 2, 2003
Running time 109 min.
Country United States
Language English
Budget US$200 million
Gross revenue $433,371,112[1]
Preceded by Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Followed by Terminator Salvation

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, commonly abbreviated as T3, is a 2003 science-fiction film directed by Jonathan Mostow and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes and Kristanna Loken. It is the second sequel to The Terminator (1984). The film was released in the United States on July 2, 2003. It was released under the Warner Bros. label, as the studios that produced the first two Terminator films (Orion Pictures and Carolco Pictures) had gone out of business by that point.

After the failure of Skynet to kill Sarah Connor before her son is born and to kill John himself as a child, it sends back another Terminator, the T-X, in a last attempt just on Judgment Day to wipe out as many Resistance officers as possible. This includes John's future wife, but not John himself as his whereabouts are unknown to Skynet. Yet, as the story unfolds, the T-X coincidentally finds the Resistance leader-to-be.

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Plot

Following the events of Terminator 2: Judgment Day, John Connor (Nick Stahl) has been living off-the-grid in Los Angeles. Although Judgment Day did not occur in 1997 as predicted in The Terminator, John does not believe that the prophesied war between humans and Skynet has been averted. Unable to locate John, Skynet sends a new model of Terminator, the T-X (Kristanna Loken), back in time to July 24, 2004 to kill his future lieutenants in the human Resistance. A more advanced model than previous Terminators, the T-X has an endoskeleton with built-in weaponry, a liquid metal exterior similar to the T-1000, and the ability to control other machines. The Resistance sends a reprogrammed T-850 model 101 Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) back in time to protect the T-X's targets, including Kate Brewster (Claire Danes) and John. This Terminator reveals that in the future John and Kate are married, and that it successfully killed John in 2032 before being reprogrammed by Kate.

The Terminator saves John and Kate from the T-X's attack, and the three visit the grave of Sarah Connor, who died of leukemia some years before. Inside the grave they find a weapons cache left by Sarah's friends as a backup in the event that Judgment Day was not averted. The T-X and police arrive and a battle ensues, but John, Kate, and the Terminator manage to escape. The Terminator has been programmed to take John and Kate to a safe location so that they may survive Judgment Day, which is to occur in a few hours, but John decides that they should attempt to prevent Skynet from being activated. After the destruction of Cyberdyne Systems in Terminator 2: Judgment Day, the United States Air Force took over the Skynet project and it is being headed by Kate's father, Lieutenant General Robert Brewster (David Andrews). However, the trio arrive too late to stop him from activating Skynet in an attempt to stop the spread of a massive computer virus. Skynet assumes control of the military's defense network just as the T-X arrives, taking control of various machines including T-1s in an attempt to eliminate John and Kate. John asks the dying General for the location of Skynet's system core, hoping to still stop Judgment Day, and is instructed to go to Crystal Peak, a military base built into the Sierra Nevada mountains.

Before John and Kate can escape by plane, the T-X takes control of the Terminator and it attacks them. It is able to override its programming and shut itself down just before killing John. As John and Kate arrive at Crystal Peak they are attacked by the T-X, but a rebooted Terminator crashes a helicopter into it. Even with its legs severed the T-X continues to pursue John and Kate, but the Terminator traps it under a blast door and detonates its last remaining hydrogen fuel cell in the T-X's mouth, destroying them both. John and Kate discover that Crystal Peak does not house Skynet's core, but is rather a Cold War-era fallout shelter for high-ranking government officials. General Brewster sent them there to protect them from the impending nuclear holocaust initiated by Skynet. Skynet in fact does not have a core but instead exists as software in cyberspace running on computers all over the world, making it effectively impossible to shut down. It begins a series of nuclear attacks on various cities, commencing Judgment Day. Soon after the attacks the equipment at Crystal Peak picks up transmissions from amateur radio operators and Montana's civil defense, to which John responds.

Cast

  • Arnold Schwarzenegger as The Terminator: Reprising his role from the first two films. This film was Schwarzenegger's final starring role before becoming Governor of California.
  • Nick Stahl as John Connor: Edward Furlong, who played John in Terminator 2: Judgment Day, reportedly was not asked to reprise his role in T3 due to a substance abuse problem. In a 2004 interview, he responded, "I don't know [what happened]. It just wasn't the time. I was going through my own thing at the point in my life - whatever, it just wasn't meant to be".[2] Other actors considered for the role included Josh Hartnett, Chris Evans, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Ashton Kutcher.
  • Claire Danes as Kate Brewster: In a 2005 interview on National Public Radio's Fresh Air, Danes revealed that she was cast for the role of Brewster as a last-minute replacement after actress Sophia Bush was thought too young to portray her. Danes started filming immediately and thereafter learned about her character while playing it. Danes later said this may have helped her performance, on the grounds that Kate Brewster's character was similarly thrust into a strange new reality without warning.
  • Kristanna Loken as T-X: the first on-screen female Terminator; and a character originally conceived as the villain for Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
  • David Andrews as Lieutenant General Robert Brewster, USAF
  • Mark Famiglietti as Scott Mason: Kate Brewster's slain fiancé was originally named Scott Petersen, but was changed in order to avoid giving the false impression that this was a type of "reverse parody" of the Scott Peterson case surrounding the murder of Laci Peterson and her unborn son Conner. In the ending credits his name is still listed as "Scott Petersen".
  • Earl Boen as Dr. Peter Silberman: Reprising his role from the first two films. Boen appears for one scene, attempting to comfort Claire Danes' character after she witnesses the acts of the Terminator. Prior to Terminator Salvation, Boen was the only actor to appear in all Terminator films, aside from Schwarzenegger.
  • Moira Harris as Betsy
  • Chopper Bernet as Chief Engineer
  • Christopher Lawford as Brewster's Aide
  • Carolyn Hennesy as Rich Woman

Linda Hamilton was approached to reprise her role as Sarah Connor, but turned the offer down. She explained, "They offered me a part. I read it and I knew my character arc was so complete in the first two, and in the third one it was a negligible character. She died halfway through and there was no time to mourn her. It was kind of disposable, so I said no thank you."[3]

Production

James Cameron announced T3 many times during the 1990s, but without coming out with any finished script. Tedi Sarafian wrote an early draft, and eventually earned a shared "story by" credit with screenwriters John Brancato and Michael Ferris, who wrote the screenplay.

The studios had long wanted to make a sequel to the Terminator films. However, they were unsure whether Arnold Schwarzenegger would appear in it. Schwarzenegger initially refused to star in Terminator 3 because Cameron, who created the character and helmed the first two films, would not be directing the third installment. Schwarzenegger tried to persuade Cameron to produce the third film. Cameron declined, however, as he felt that he had already finished telling the story upon the conclusion of T2. But feeling that the Terminator character was as much Schwarzenegger's as it was his own, he advised Schwarzenegger to just do the third film and ask for "nothing less than $30 million."[citation needed] Schwarzenegger received a salary of $29.25 million, plus 20 percent of the profits, for his role in the film.[4]

The film's final production budget was $200 million, making it the most expensive independently-produced film in history. Schwarzenegger had to spend $6 million of his own money to help fund production. Schwarzenegger agreed to defer part of his salary in order to prevent the relocation of the set to Vancouver, British Columbia, from Los Angeles. Many pundits saw this as preparation to his campaign for California governor, in which he emphasized giving incentives to have movie productions stay in California, rather than film in less-expensive places elsewhere. In that vein, the film was markedly "cleaner" than previous Terminator films, featuring significantly less violence and swearing.

The film takes several ideas from the novel T2: Infiltrator by S. M. Stirling.[citation needed] The novel, published in 2001, features a female terminator, the I-950, a plot point later reused in Terminator Rewired. The idea of Judgment Day being postponed was also used in the book. It also inspires the Sergeant Candy scene with its own explanation of the Terminator's physical appearance, in the form of Austrian counter-terrorist Dieter von Rossbach.

Filming began on April 12, 2002.

Deleted Scene

A scene filmed during production explains why one series of Terminators all look like Arnold Schwarzenegger. A character named Chief Master Sergeant William Candy (played by Arnold Schwarzenegger) explains in an Air Force promotional video he was chosen to be the model for the Terminator project. Schwarzenegger's character has a Southern accent (dubbed by an uncredited actor). When Lieutenant General Brewster questions the appropriateness of Candy's Southern accent for the Terminator's voice, another scientist replies, "we can fix it" in Schwarzenegger's (overdubbed) voice. It was included in early prints of the film, but was later deleted. This scene is available as a special feature on the DVD version.

Marketing

Several computer and video games were based on the film. An action game called Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines was released by Atari for Xbox, PlayStation 2, and Game Boy Advance. The game was poorly reviewed, with a 39% average on Game Rankings for the PS2 version.[5] A first-person shooter titled Terminator 3: War of the Machines was released for PCs as well.[6] A third game titled Terminator 3: The Redemption was released for Xbox, PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube.[7]

Reception

Terminator 3 earned a 70% positive rating on the film critic aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes.[8] James Cameron told the BBC he thought the film was "in one word: great."[9] In The New York Times, A. O. Scott said the film "is essentially a B movie, content to be loud, dumb and obvious".[10]

Terminator 3 closed with a total worldwide gross of $433 million, a financial success but still falling significantly short of its predecessors' gross.[11]

The film also failed to match both its predecessors in terms of cultural significance: both The Terminator and Terminator 2 were noted by the AFI twice in the same list (100 Years...100 Quotes for "I'll be back" and "Hasta la vista baby" as well as AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes and Villains for the T-800 in both incarnations). Furthermore Terminator 2 won four Academy Awards,[12] whereas this sequel didn't receive a single nomination.

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack was released by Varèse Sarabande on June 24, 2003:

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Film score by Marco Beltrami
Released June 24, 2003
Label Varèse Sarabande
  1. "A Day In the Life"
  2. "Hooked on Multiphonics"
  3. "Blonde Behind the Wheel"
  4. "JC Theme"
  5. "Starting T-1"
  6. "Hearse Rent a Car"
  7. "T-X's Hot Tail"
  8. "Graveyard Shootout"
  9. "More Deep Thoughts"
  10. "Dual Terminator"
  11. "Kicked in the Can"
  12. "Magnetic Personality"
  13. "Termina-Tricks"
  14. "Flying Lessons"
  15. "What Do You Want on Your Tombstone?"
  16. "Terminator Tangle"
  17. "Radio"
  18. "T3"
  19. "The Terminator" (from the motion picture The Terminator, composed by Brad Fiedel)
  20. "Open to Me" performed by Dillon Dixon.
  21. "I Told You" performed by Mia Julia.

Songs that are not included on the soundtrack album:

References

  1. ^ "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)". http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=terminator3.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-06. 
  2. ^ "Exclusive Interview: Edward Furlong". http://www.webwombat.com.au/entertainment/movies/edward-furlong-int.htm. 
  3. ^ Eric Ditzian (2009-02-19). "Linda Hamilton In Negotiations For ‘Terminator Salvation’". MTV Movies Blog. http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/02/19/exclusive-linda-hamilton-in-negotiations-for-terminator-salvation/. Retrieved 2009-02-19. 
  4. ^ Epstein, Edward Jay (May 9, 2005). "Concessions Are for Girlie Men". Slate. http://www.slate.com/id/2118243/. Retrieved February 19, 2009. 
  5. ^ "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines". Game Rankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/914673.asp. Retrieved July 24 2006. 
  6. ^ "Terminator 3: War of the Machines". Game Rankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/915258.asp. Retrieved July 24 2006. 
  7. ^ "Terminator 3: Redemption". Game Rankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/919258.asp. Retrieved July 24 2006. 
  8. ^ "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines". Rotten Tomatoes. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/terminator_3_rise_of_the_machines/. Retrieved 2007-07-24. 
  9. ^ "James Cameron's Opinion of T3: Great". CountingDown.com. http://www.countingdown.com/movies/1557/news?item_id=3128284. Retrieved 2007-12-01. 
  10. ^ FILM REVIEW; A Monotonic Cyborg Learns to Say 'Pantsuit' - New York Times
  11. ^ "Terminator Movies". Boxofficemojo.com. http://boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=terminator.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-03. 
  12. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103064/awards
  13. ^ Blue Man Group :: Blue Man Video

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