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Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
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The Machines Will Rise.

Nick Stahl as: John Connor
Additional Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Claire Danes, Kristanna Loken
Production Status: Completed
Released: June 30, 2003 (USA)
Director: Jonathan Mostow
Screenwriters: John Brancato, Michael Ferris, Tedi Sarafian
Genre: Action / Sci-fi
MPAA Rating: R (USA)


John Connor is now in his 20's, and a female terminator, called T-X or Terminatrix, is after him. Another T-101 is sent back through time to protect John once again on the verge of the rise of the machines.

Trivia & Facts

• After viewing initial dailies, the director, Jonathan Mostow deemed Sophia Bush too young to play hero John Conner's love interest, and replaced her with Claire Danes at the last minute. Danes started filming immediately and basically learned about her character on the job. Danes later said this may have helped her performance, as Kate Brewster's character was similarly thrust into a strange new reality with no warning.

• Shane West was considered for the part of John Connor.

• Arnold Schwarzenegger put up $1.4 million of his salary to ensure that a key scene where a construction crane smashes into a glass building was shot. Director Jonathan Mostow, was apparently worried that the film was going to run behind schedule and over budget.

• Linda Hamilton was initially approached to reprise her role as Sarah Connor but turned it down. A line in the movie instead has John Conner saying that Sarah died of leukemia in 1997.

Filming Locations:
- Los Angeles, California, USA
-Beverly Hills, California, USA
Culver City, California, USA - Downey Studios - 12214 Lakewood Boulevard, Rockwell Defense Plant - Bellflower & Imperial Highway, Downey, California, USA (studio)
- Glendale, California, USA
- Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA (Hearse chase scenes)
- Los Angeles Center Studios - 450 S. Bixel Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA (studio)
- New Deal Studios - 4105 Redwood Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA (studio)
- North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Rockwell Defense Plant - Bellflower & Imperial Highway, Downey, California, USA
- Rose Hills Cemetery, Whittier, California, USA
- Sunland, Los Angeles, California, USA (Vet Hospital/Tool Store)
- Texas, USA (Crystal Peak arial scenes)
- Tujunga, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Whittier, California, USA

Character Quotes

Terminator: [after inspecting John Connor] No sign of brain trauma.
John Connor: Yeah I'm fine, thanks.

Terminator: It was Katherine Brewster who reprogrammed me and sent me back through the time displacement field.
John Connor: Why didn't I send you back?
Terminator: I'm not authorized to answer your questions.
Kate Brewster: Why didn't he send you back?
Terminator: He was dead.
John Connor: Oh, well that sucks.

[John puts a gun to his head]
John Connor: Fuck my destiny.

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