Terminator 2: Judgment Day[a] is a 1991 American science fiction action film directed by James Cameron, who co-wrote the script with William Wisher. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, and Robert Patrick, it is the sequel to The Terminator (1984) and is the second installment in the Terminator franchise. In the film, the malevolent artificial intelligence Skynet sends a Terminator.. Terminator the Second (sometimes referred to as William Shakespeare Presents Terminator the Second, or stylized as Terminator, the Second) is a 2011 American stage production by Husky Jackal Theatre, which adapts the plot of Terminator 2: Judgment Day performed entirely using dialogue taken verbatim from the works of William Shakespeare.
Two Terminators travel from the future to track down Sarah Connor's young son, John. One machine is programmed to kill him, the other to protect him.. James Cameron explains why Terminator 2: Judgment Day is superior to 1984's The Terminator, reflecting on the larger evolution of action cinema. Released in 1991, the second installment in the hit sci-fi action franchise features the return of Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor and Arnold Schwarzenegger as the T-800, with the latter now serving as her protector against a more advanced T-1000.