Trivia: Reese's introduction isn't the only thing that stays the same about the character between movies. Here he uses his preferred weapon - a sawed-off shotgun. Marcus isn't keen on having a gun aimed at him though, so he snatches it out of Reese's hands, then teaches him a trick to keep that from happening - fashioning a safety strap. Reese puts that same trick to use after he steals a police shotgun in The Terminator. (00:49:55 - 01:49:58)
Trivia: This is the only movie of the "Terminator" series with no time travel.
Trivia: When Marcus Wright, Kyle Reese, and Star leave Los Angeles, they make their way up the hill up to Griffith Park. This is an homage to Terminator 1 because this observatory location is the same location that Arnold Schwarzenegger arrives at from the future, finding Bill Paxton and some other thugs and stealing one of their clothes.
Trivia: While looking for Kyle Reese, John Connor's Tracker makes the same sound as the Colonial Marines' Motion Trackers in the film Aliens, a film directed by James Cameron, director of The Terminator. (01:28:20)
Trivia: The Moto-Terminator bikes are built on the Ducati Hypermotard 1100. (00:40:50)
Trivia: When Conner takes out the terminator motorbike, the music he plays is the same from Terminator 2 when he's out on his bike with his friend.
Trivia: The scout terminator was first used in the Terminator interactive ride a few years before, which also featured film footage of the Terminator played by Arnold Schwarzenegger, he reprised his role especially for the ride.
Trivia: When Connor takes out the bike between the two cars, the music being played is You Could be Mine by Guns 'n Roses, used in a scene from T2, and over the credits of that film.
Trivia: The cast and crew of this film suffered a fair share of mishaps. Christian Bale broke his hand, Sam Worthington injured his back and special effects technician Mike Menardis almost lost his leg filming an explosion.
Trivia: The wound T-800 makes to Connor's face will become John's scar shown in T1 in Kyle's flashback.
Trivia: This film is infamous for an onset altercation between Christian Bale and cinematographer Shane Hurlbut. Hurlbut walked onto the set during the filming of a scene, which led to Bale - known for being an intense method actor - going on a profanity-laced tirade against Hurlbut.
Answer: It's suggested that they've succeeding in destroying a major node in the Skynet network, possibly the key node in that region of North America, but, no, Skynet is still a functioning entity.
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