This is from a mirrored shot where they flipped the street sign but not the truck's logo. James Cameron was nervous about the entire concept of the T-1000 early in the scriptwriting phase. All three US laserdisc releases of the 1993 Special Edition, released 11/24/93, have a catalog/spine number based on "82997", for August 29, 1997, Judgment Day: 82997-2 (4:3 version), 82997-2WS (widescreen), PSE82997-6WS (widescreen boxed set). The foam rubber puppet was then made from molds of that sculpture. He stated: "I remember sitting there once, high on E, writing notes for Terminator, and I was struck by Sting's song, that "I hope the Russians love their children too." Orange was the color of humanity while blue was the color of machines. A scene was filmed but deleted where Douglas and another guard enter Sarah's cell and order her to take her medication; Sarah refuses because they make her drowsy. "I thought twenty-eight skulls was overkill," Mahan commented. And as he said that, the human side of his face came back into the light. This film is in the Official Top 250 Narrative Feature Films on Letterboxd. Pulling off the shot where the camera follows behind the T-1000 in a helicopter chasing the three leads in a SWAT truck involved both helicopters The one seen in the film and the one where James Cameron and his crew were filming swooping down to only feet off the road. The splash appliances were sculpted and produced in a variety of patterns and sizes, and were fitted with an irising, petal-like spring-loaded mechanism that would open the bullet wounds on cue. This allowed the actor to fire and reload his gun with two hands while the two "spare" hands appear to be operating the helicopter. In 1991, he was on the brink of stardom when he landed a role in "Terminator 2: Judgement Day." Although seemingly simple, the blades posed continual challenges to Stan Winston Studio artists and technicians since the vacumetalizing process revealed even the most minute flaws in their form. WebJohn Connor's dirt bike is a 1990 XR 100. Christopher Swift sculpted a foam rubber body appliance that was vacumetalized in the center liquid metal splash area. When it came time to shoot the teaser trailer for this film, (at around 26 mins) When the Terminator arrives at the mall to look for John, he is carrying a gun (shotgun) inside a box of roses. Although powerful, the sequence was thought to focus too much on a secondary character, so it was re-written as a much more harsh and factual death scene. Im so glad that Ive had a couple of things that have stayed relevant enough that I can still come and somewhat make a living doing things like this. But he was dealt a difficult hand before his career even began. When the T-1000 copies Lewis the Guard and kills him by stabbing him through the eye, a robotic animatronic of his head was built to shake and allow the point to stab in and out. When Schwarzenegger brought the steel rod down through the split line between Patrick's body and the appliance, the device sprang open. In the early 90s, teen actor Edward Furlong was an undeniable star. "The paranoia of both of these films is something very near and dear to my heart," says James Cameron explaining that he has feared nuclear annihilation ever since seeing footage of nuclear explosions as a child. By take fifteen, I was thinking, 'Okay, well, we've used a lot, but we're going to get this shot in the next take or two.' Also about a thousand panes of glass were brought in for the sole purpose of getting smashed. The Terminators seen at the beginning of the movie were fully workable animatronic models. In terms of story, Terminator: Dark Fate skips the third, fourth and fifth installments of the Terminator franchise, acting as a direct sequel to Terminator 2. It's never explained how the T-1000 was able to go through the time portal even though it has no living flesh. The "Molten" Steel pit in the steel mill, called "The Spoof Pit" by the crew, was composed of an unknown liquid illuminated by orange fluorescent lights with pieces of plastic floating in it to resemble authentic molten steel. When writer/director, [1:55:00] The scene where the Terminator reboots after being "shut down" by the T-1000 was not in the script and was only added during editing because director. You know what I would tell myself? This was the first movie in history to have a budget of more than $100 million. He also notes Hamilton "scared the s*it" out of him. "I thought that would be way more than enough. And we were so disheartened, thinking we'd failed him, and hoping against hope that he got something he could use. The T-800's death sequence from the official novel: Terminator put his hand on John's shoulder. Of where he was going next, if anywhere. [1:40:00] The T-1000 has four arms while in the helicopter: two for flying the helicopter and two for firing and reloading the MP-5K sub-machine gun. Pulley mechanisms pulled the sides of the head toward the middle to suggest the beginning of the healing effect, which was finished off with ILM's computer graphics. In 2008, a television series based on the Terminator films entitled, The T-1000 kills John Connor's foster mother Janelle (. "Nobody realized that was a puppet," Stan Winston commented. This movie resembles two classic Lost in Space Episodes: The Android Machine and Revolt of the Androids. Terminator 2's T-1000: The 'Splash Head' Effect When the young John Connor and the Terminator break out Sarah from the state hospital, with the T-1000 in pursuit, the T-1000's head is split apart at an elevator door by the Terminator's point-blank gunfire. Edward Furlong (93) Linda Hamilton (61) Robert Patrick (55) James Cameron (14) Xander Berkeley (12) Jenette Goldstein (11) Joe Morton (10) Danny Cooksey (7) The only thing more impressive than Tamburro pulling off this stunt is that he pulled it off twice. W.A.S.P. This film, distributed on US TV by Paramount since 1999, features the original song "You Could Be Mine. Despite not being part of the description for the film's R rating from the MPAA, brief nudity is also present in the film. One of the most challenging parts was lighting the sequence, according to the film's DP Adam Greenberg: "we had to light up the Long Beach Freeway for five and a half miles, just for this one scene the requirement of the director was that we do all five and a half miles in one piece, at one time, so we would be able to continuously shoot the run. (at around 15 mins 8s) Dr. Silberman implies the drug Thorazine (chlorpromazine) is being prescribed to Sarah Connor. | When Terminator 2's Edward Furlong was 15, his 28-year-old tutor started "dating" him. The fake arm was lined up to a fake hand mounted on the set floor. The movie premiered for the first time on British television on BBC1 on September 3, 1994 at 9:20 PM. For a dream sequence, the script required a shot of Sarah Connor (portrayed by. The entire ending was ultimately deleted, in favor of a more ambiguous and less cheery ending, also because a juvenile delinquent like John could not plausibly have become a senator. This idea was cut because it was deemed too confusing for the audience at this point in the story, so the arrival of the T-1000 was kept off-screen. The film was on a tight deadline as it had to be ready for the summer of 1991 to meet its financial commitments. (at around 1h 45 mins) When the T-1000 kills the liquid nitrogen truck driver by stabbing him with his sharp arm. Douglas insists that she comply, since she is up for a psychological review that afternoon. Steven Seagal was under early consideration for the T-1000 role. : r/WeinsteinE Sarah's recurring nightmare about the nuclear war, her aggressive behavior when she attacks Dr Silberman, her attempted assassination on Miles Dyson, freaking out when she meets the T-800, and her behavior towards John are possible signs that Sarah is suffering from PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), following her deadly encounter with the T-800 in 1984. A full crew worked for two weeks just on the pre-rig. They were telling me, We need you to come in and we want you to play 14-year-old you. And all I could think about was that movie with Bette Davis - Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? Both films were co-produced with Skydance Media, which has a first-look deal with Paramount, and "Dark Fate" was additionally co-produced by 20th Century Fox, which distributed the film in most international territories. Stan Winston built a copy of Arnold Schwarzenegger's head and torso so squibs could be used on the head region and people would see the Terminator shot in the head. Arnie's action colleague Dwayne Johnson would go on to play the leading man in a film based on the game many years later. A test screening received a negative response for the scene. So extensive is the Foley teamwork (sound design) in this movie, that just about every incidental movement on screen is replaced: the creaks of the Terminator's leather jacket, his buckle clinks and footsteps. The steel mill finale featured some of the more complex liquid-metal-man gags created by Stan Winston's team. Actor Edward Furlong discusses his role in the Terminator franchise during a Days of the Dead panel [+] discussion. Principal photography began on October 9, 1990 and concluded on March 28, 1991. "Being ultra paranoid and ultra safe really pays off," he adds. While a central point in this movie, the phrase, "There is no fate but what we make for ourselves," is not said in. In fact, storyboards indicate that originally, believe it or not, the entire chase scene was going to take place in a tunnel with the use of miniatures. The blank ammunition for the minigun was powerful enough to create the flash but with only a fraction of the power found in a genuine cartridge. In the first film, Sarah drove down a straight road, toward a dark storm. That its all ok. The same words Sarah said to him near the end of the first film when he collapsed from his injuries. "Hasta la vista, baby" cost $85,716. A puppet of Arnold Schwarzenegger was used for the sequence which the SWAT cops shoot at The Terminator in the Cyberdyne building. His breakthrough performance came in the 1991 science action T2 (Terminator 2: Judgement Polydichloric euthynol, the name of the explosive used to blow up Cyberdyne, is a play on the hallucinogenic drug used in the Sean Connery sci-fi film. At 137 minutes (for the theatrical cut), and 156 minutes (for the 2009 Blu-ray Skynet Edition), this is the longest Terminator movie in the franchise. I dont take it for granted, he told Forbes in a more serious moment later. Drug and alcohol abuse followed, as did rehab. By the summer of 1990, Cameron had not yet written the script - there wasn't even a concept, but still an announcement was made that. If they'd legally adopted him, his name would've become "John Voight". The stunt was so obviously dangerous that the scheduled camera crew tasked with shooting the close-ups refused to take part in it. As he is lying on the floor, mortally wounded, Miles picks up a desk picture of his family. With this happy memory becoming his final thought, his arm lowers onto the switch. The practical effects created ranged from T-1000 body "wounds," blade arms, to a progressively more battle damaged T-800 throughout the film. That appliance was then pressed firmly against Robert Patrick's body to simulate his right shoulder and side while the actor bent his real shoulder and side backward. There are several 'Pepsi' product placements throughout the film. What am I going to do if we run out?' The shots of Robert Patrick walking through it and getting doused was done with water. But its amongst his most high profile work since a recurring role over the course of five episodes of the CBS crime drama CSI: New York ended in 2010. The T-1000 is directly or indirectly responsible for most (seven) of the deaths; the Terminator only injures people. Terminator 2 actor Edward Furlong is accused of falling short on his child support payments for the second time in a year. Edward Furlong (born August 2, 1977) is an American actor who portrayed John Connor in the 1991 film Terminator 2: Judgment Day. He provided his facial movement for the role in the 2019 film Terminator: Dark Fate. The place under the bridge that the T-1000 arrives in the present from was later reused in another James Cameron film, True Lies, although they aren't the exact same spots. Edward Furlong, Robert Patrick, Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Cameron and Linda Hamilton at the 1992 [+] MTV Movie Awards (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc). Among the T-1000 effects were appliances that would suggest the splash impact of bullet hits on the liquid metal man, first seen in an early sequence at a shopping mall, where the original Terminator fires on the T-1000. I had never done anything before that. Then it doesn't matter. While shooting the freeway scene at night, The Terminator is the only character to be listed in the American Film Institute's 100 Heroes and Villains as both a villain (for, Working with the notoriously perfectionist. The steel mill finale featured some of the more complex liquid-metal-man gags created by Stan Winston's team, including the 'cleave man' suit worn by Robert Patrick for shots of the T-1000 after the Terminator has sliced through his body with a steel rod. The actor It was built by a contracted company in the midwest. Furlong delivered a soulful portrayal of John Connor in "Terminator 2." But then, when we came in the next day, Jim called me and John and Shane into his trailer, and he popped in a videotape of the shot from the night before, and he was all excited. When John Connor and the Terminator break out Sarah Connor from the state hospital, the T-1000's head is split apart by the Terminator's point-blank gunfire. Stan Winston's crew built three final T-1000 puppets for the 'pretzel man' effect, which has the character blowing open after the Terminator has launched a grenade into his midsection. Stan Winston Studio adhered shredded Christmas tree tinsel to Robert Patrick's body with adhesive, then sprayed it with fake snow to create a frosted look. At one point, Terminator 2 's Edward Furlong was set to reprise his role of John Connor in Terminator 3, but he eventually lost the part to Nick Stahl. In The Terminator, Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) is targeted by a cybernetic killing machine from the future. Earlier in the film, the real guard knocks with regular sound. 82997 is also a secret code to unlock the Extended Special Edition of the movie on the Ultimate Edition DVD and Skynet Edition Blu-ray. In one, Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) shoots the T-1000 (Robert Patrick) at point-blank range, creating a giant hole in the character's head. The freeway chase near the end posed a few problems. Another idea was to have the T-1000 grabbing a chain and hauling part of its dissolving body out of the pool, which would turn into a black crusted mass on the floor. (at around 1h 40 mins) The police helicopter in the climactic chase scene (registration number N830RC) is a Bell 206B JetRanger II. (at around 16 mins) In the ATM scene, John uses an Atari Portfolio laptop computer. "He just said, 'Well, I guess that's the best I'm going to get,' and he moved on. Later retcons and explanations simply posited that mimetic polyalloy is just that good at mimicking human flesh. The foam rubber puppet was then made from molds of that sculpture. Over one million feet of film was shot and printed. He could just hoist it up, smash the leg down, pull it out, and step back out of the shot as the camera moved up." In the future timeline of the movie, 'Judgment Day' occurs on August 29, 1997. Edward Furlong has grossed most of his wealth through acting. The lead singer of heavy metal band WASP. Created from a lifecast of Robert Patrick, the puppet head was made of foam rubber with a vacumetalized inner portion coated with Krylon Crystal Clear, suggesting the look of liquid metal. WebBut this time his mission is to stop an even deadlier Terminator, the T-1000 (Robert Patrick), made entirely of shape-shifting liquid metal and determined to kill young John Connor (Edward Furlong), the future leader of the human resistance. The badge on the T-1000's uniform reads "Austin" (after Producer, (at around 1h 30 mins) The address given in the movie for the Cyberdyne Building is 2144 Kramer Street. This means that each cycle of learning is done at a rate that is faster than the previous cycle. Jaw and eye movement in the head were radio-controlled while spinning head action was cable-controlled. In the movie, this moment is drawn out to create an emotional response to the T-800's impending demise. The Terminator uses the following weapons throughout the movie: - Colt/Detonics 1911 9mm - Winchester 1887 lever action ten-gauge sawed-off shotgun, minus trigger guard - M79 'Blooper' Grenade Launcher - Hawk MM-1 37mm twelve-shot gas grenade launcher - GE-134 Minigun 7.62x51mm cycle rate geared at six hundred r.p.m. The Terminator proves to Miles Dyson he is a machine by cutting off his living tissue and revealing his robotic arm inside. On some nights, heavy rainfall prevented shooting outside. That was a full- blown animatronic robot! "I don't like slow motion for action. WebEntdecke T2 ~ The Extreme Edition ~ 2-Disc Slipper mit Metalletui ~ BRANDNEU WERKSSIEGEL in groer Auswahl Vergleichen Angebote und Preise Online kaufen bei eBay Kostenlose Lieferung fr viele Artikel! But, in. Christopher Swift sculpted a foam rubber body appliance that was vacumetalized in the center liquid metal splash area. The audience felt that this ending was "too neat". The puppet was mounted onto gimbals at the ankles to create a teetering motion, while other body movements were achieved through rods, puppeteered by crewmembers stationed below the set. Sunday, [+] November 24, 2019 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Rosemont, IL. (at around 1h 1 min) The bullets Sarah Connor pulls out of the Terminator are slugs from a Browning Hi-Power. "For the blade going into the eye," said Richard Landon, "we'd built three hand-and-blade rigid props that would fit on the actor's hand - one with a finger that tapered into a short blade, one with a finger tapering into a medium length blade, and a third finger tapering into a long blade. WebFind many great new & used options and get the best deals for Terminator 2: Judgment Day (VHS, 1991) at the best online prices at eBay! "Parts of LA actually look like this now," says James Cameron about the post-nuke Los Angeles we see in the film's pre-credit sequence. Before the ultimate reveal that the T-800 is the good guy this time around and that the T-1000 is the villain, the film leaves a few hints as to their true nature: The T-800 cleans house at the bar to get the biker's clothes and ride, but doesn't kill anyone, unlike his brutal introduction in the first film. In the original script and storyboards, the death of the T-1000 was only depicted as the android falling in a pool of molten steel, and seen from above as it turns inside-out into a face; how the T-1000 would exactly react in the steel was still open to interpretation. Then another evil android threatens the robots and the Robinsons, and Verda, IDAK and the Robinsons all team up to kill the bad android. Cameron shot the movie with two colors used as lighting and filtering: orange and blue. "Well, look at him," William Wisher responds quickly. Sarah Connor was to have a drug-induced dream where Reese appears and warns her that she needs to save their son from danger. He came to recognition after portraying John Connor in the expensive film Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Tellingly, Janelle and Todd are still alive when the T-1000 questions them and Todd mentions "a big guy" inquiring about John earlier, whereas the previous T-800 model simply broke into Sarah's house, killing everyone it encountered in order to find her. However, the scene originally continued, with Terminator explaining that Skynet had set the chip to read-only, preventing him from thinking too much and becoming too independent. Seeing. There were explosions going off in the distance that had to time out just right. Most of the sounds coming from weapons in the film were upgraded in post-production to create a sort of 'hyperreality'; handguns would get the sound of higher caliber guns, while shotguns would sound like cannons. This is one of two films from the early 1990s to be at least partially owned by Paramount Pictures that featured a song from the then-upcoming Guns N' Roses album "Use Your Illusion II." The scene was filmed but was cut for pacing reasons, but it was supposed to explain a later scene where the T-1000 makes its way to Salceda's ranch, after Sarah, John and the T-800 have already left. The technique used to give T-1000 the ability to transform is called morphing. And I wasnt really able to process it, said Furlong, now 42, on stage during Days of the Dead. The actor came from a broken home without a father, was fostered for a time by an aunt and uncle and ultimately sued for emancipation following the breakout success of his debut role. When they break into Cyberdyne Systems, Sarah's wearing Kyle's gray trench coat from the first movie. Of course, he hadn't been asked for further details in his answer, so he didn't say any of this. They had a monitor and I was acting off the image on the monitor. It was insane. In 1991, Terminator 2 stood as the most expensive film ever made, ultimately grossing over $500 million worldwide on a budget of just about $100 million. That was the role. "Yes," he said. Although the puppets actually worked much better than they did in the first, the need is less because of how well the makeup worked. From one specific camera angle, Patrick appeared to be standing in a normal position. Vacumetalizing slip rubber latex material, backed with soft foam rubber or polyfoam, achieved the chrome look. This is the name given to the psychosis-inducing drug in. It was literally overnight success. With the film's domestic box-office adjusted for inflation, it is the top grossing R-rated action film of all time. 'Watch this! When this proved unfeasible, the location was moved to the Long Beach freeway, and Cameron's big dream of a tunnel chase was relegated to the overpass stunt. And it was like the fourth or fifth take! Although it seems Furlong was bummed about the size of his role. Edward Furlong and Linda Hamilton were reunited for the very first scene of Terminator: Dark Fate. Picking up thee years after the events of Terminator 2, we follow Sarah and John living happily in Guatemala. Perhaps not coincidentally, Dark Fate saw the return of T2 stars Furlong and Linda Hamilton to the roles of John and Sarah Connor, with series creator James Cameron back as co-writer and producer. "The first Terminator robot was made of a plastic material," said SWS supervisor and Co-Founder of Legacy Effects, Shane Mahan, "like a lens cap that might have the look of chrome, but is really plastic. Honestly, it was so weird. [42:11]The last Terminator movie to show a payphone. As the T-1000 is seen to disintegrate in the steel, which melts at approx. The opening credits sequence, showing Los Angeles burning in a nuclear fire, was originally conceived as part of a vision of a dying Miles Dyson. It was tricky." In these episodes the Robinsons meet a good Android named Verda who vows to protect Dr. Smith and the Robinsons from anything that threatens them. Scenes in the original screenplay but not filmed: Having real human skin, the T-800 sweats inside the steel mill, while the T-1000 does not. As a result, the full- body puppet weighed half the 100 pounds of the original. The only person it tries to kill is the "jock douchebag" who threatens John. The two detectives that interview Sarah are named Mossberg and Weatherby, both brands of firearms. Sarah is diagnosed by Dr. Silberman with Acute Schizoaffective Disorder. I think some of the greatest movies have come from people taking chances, the actor told Forbes in a separate interview. One effect that did not make it into the final cut was the "old Sarah" scene. But, for now, hes content to make the rounds on the pop culture convention circuit, where his attachment to projects like the Terminator franchise and films like Pet Sematary Two and Detroit Rock City (particularly memorable amongst the rabid fanbase of rock group KISS), will always leave him in demand amongst fans looking for a selfie or an autograph. So did a troubling pattern of domestic violence allegations against the actor which landed him a jail sentence in 2013, cementing another child actor cautionary tale. He received $30k appearing in this film. (at around 16 mins) [Special Edition only] The "forced medication" scene had to be re-shot several times because. Sarah would originally see a young, non-veteran Kyle Reese walking by, to whom she regrettably cannot say anything. When she tells him she doesn't think she can, Kyle insists "on your feet, soldier". John's foster parents are Todd and Jannelle Voight. Id tell myself, Its ok, man. An opening segment showing the design of the Time Displacement Machine, which sent the first Terminator and Kyle Reese back in the time in the first film, was rejected for the sequel, as it was too complicated, costly and unnecessary for plot development (also, it featured another rating problem for additional nudity, as Reese was required to go through the portal while naked). [2:00:00] In the final scene, the lines, "I cannot self-terminate. There were little patches all over them to hide where the metallic finish had flaked off. For any scene in which Edward Furlong had to ride his Honda XR80R dirtbike, a tow dragged him along to give the illusion he is driving. On the other hand, Sarah uses the following weapons: - Detonics 1911 custom long slide 45ACP - CAR-15 rifle (at Dyson's house and at the truck) - Remington 870 shotgun with folding stock twelve-gauge (steel mill). This is a clear tip that this T-800 may not have been programmed as before, especially when he gets the cool "Bad to the Bone" treatment. John then asks, "Not even of dying?" Rather than giving up information, Enrique curses him, and blows himself up with a hand grenade. A dinosaur model is shown on display at Cyberdyne: The $300 that John and Tim steal from the ATM would be worth $563.34 in 2019 when adjusted for inflation. Very similar dynamics, with a good Android (Verda, Arnold) dedicated to protecting the protagonists, and a bad android (IDAK, Robert Patrick) set up to assasinate them, and the battle that ensues, representing a battle between man and machine. The fourth has been rumored to be in. Sarah chases him outside, to find herself in the same spot as the nuclear nightmare scene later in the movie. That's the take that is in the movie.". During the opening battle sequence there is quick shot of a soldier running with a weapon that appears to be the "Smart Gun" used by Vasquez and Drake in director James Cameron's previous movie. When Sarah escapes her cell, she breaks off a broom handle and uses it to hit Douglas repeatedly until he is unconscious. According to Greenberg, the shoot lasted for about three weeks of night shoots on the freeway. However, Douglas subsequently beats Sarah up by hitting her in the stomach with his baton, gets the other guard to zap her with a stun gun, forces the medication down her throat and leaves Sarah lying unconscious on the floor. The film has over three hundred effects shots, which total almost sixteen minutes of running time. WebTerminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) photos, including production stills, premiere photos and other event photos, publicity photos, behind-the-scenes, and more. Because it comes with good and it comes with bad and things go up and down. Im still coming to grips with the shock and awe of it all I got into things that werent good for me - for a long time. Kyle Reese in the first movie told Sarah, "I love you Sarah, I always have". [2:23:50]After the T-1000 falls in the molten steel and Arnold's "I need a vacation" line, John picks up the bag containing the endoskeleton arm which is flipping the bird in the direction of the now terminated T-1000. The damaged Terminator look in the climax of the film took five hours to apply and an hour to remove. They would be breaking all new ground with the unprecedented T-1000 liquid metal effects. Thinner urethane blades were employed for shots of the T-1000 inserting a stiletto into the eye of the hospital security guard. Edward Furlong, the child actor who sent a wave through Hollywood with 'Terminator 2', is ready to make a comeback and is looking healthier than ever. It's also the last film in the franchise of the 20th century/3rd millennium. Studio artists sculpted Robert Patrick in clay, then split that clay sculpture down the middle and pulled it open, sculpting a 'splash' area into the middle of it. The following shot, a frontal view of the 'splash head,' required a more detailed puppet that featured eye mechanisms working independently on either side of the T-1000's split face. I grew up watching Predator and Total Recall. The sunglasses that the T-800 wears are Persol model 58230. In, In 1989, when Orion still retained the rights to the original, it was briefly reported that, The film opens with the future war sequence, and the classic shot of an endoskeleton's foot crushing a child's skull. This is a parallel to. Cameron has made a career out of being an "all or nothing" kind of director, and his approach to this helicopter stunt was no different. I was a kid who had a lot happening all at once. Entire sets were built inside the building used including a completely different third floor. Because the film was shot out of sequence. He reached toward John and his metal finger touched the tear trickling down his cheek. ILM would then do a morph between each blade, and by the time it was all put together, it would look like the blade was growing on screen.".