Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)

Director:

Jonathan Mostow

Writers (WGA):

James Cameron (characters) &
Gale Anne Hurd (characters) ...

Release Date:

2 July 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

The Machines Will Rise

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Future | Machine | Terminatrix | Computer System | Drifter

Awards:

1 win & 17 nominations

Cast

Arnold Schwarzenegger	...	Terminator
Nick Stahl	...	John Connor
Claire Danes	...	Kate Brewster
Kristanna Loken	...	T-X
David Andrews	...	Robert Brewster
Mark Famiglietti	...	Scott Petersen
Earl Boen	...	Dr. Peter Silberman
Moira Harris	...	Betsy
Chopper Bernet	...	Chief Engineer
Christopher Lawford	...	Brewster's Aide (as Chris Lawford)
Carolyn Hennesy	...	Rich Woman
Jay Acovone	...	Cop - Westside Street
M.C. Gainey	...	Roadhouse Bouncer
Susan Merson	...	Roadhouse Clubgoer #1
Elizabeth Morehead	...	Roadhouse Clubgoer #1

Also Known As:

T3 (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
T3: Rise of the Machines (USA) (trailer title)
Terminator 3 (USA) (working title)
Terminator 3 - Rebellion der Maschinen (Germany)
York Square (USA) (fake working title)
Terminator 3: La rebelión de las máquinas (Argentina) (Colombia) (Peru) (Spain) (Venezuela) [es]
Terminator 3 - Le soulèvement des machines (Belgium: French title) (France) [fr]
Терминатор-3: Восстание машин (Russia) [ru]
Extreminador Implacável 3 - Ascensão das Máquinas (Portugal) [pt]
O Exterminador do Futuro 3 - A Rebelião das Máquinas (Brazil) [pt]
Terminátor 3. - A gépek lázadása (Hungary) [hu]
Terminátor 3: Vzbura strojov (Slovakia) [sk]
Terminátor 3: Vzpoura stroju (Czech Republic) [cs]
Terminaator 3: Masinate mäss (Estonia) [et]
Terminatör 3 - Makinelerin yükselisi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Terminator 3 - Rebellion der Maschinen (Austria) [de]
Terminator 3 - Ustanak masina (Serbia) [sr]
Terminator 3 - maskinernas uppror (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
Terminator 3: Bunt maszyn (Poland) [pl]
Terminator 3: Koneiden kapina (Finland) [fi]
Terminator 3: La guerre des machines (Canada: French title) [fr]
Terminator 3: Le macchine ribelli (Italy) [it]
Terminator 3: Vstaja strojev (Slovenia) [sl]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sci-fi violence and action, and for language and brief nudity.

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

USA | Germany | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS (8 channels)

Certification:

Iceland:14 | Malaysia:U | Italy:T | South Korea:15 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Canada:14A (Canadian Home Video rating) | India:UA | Netherlands:12 (TV version) (slightly cut) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:NC-16 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) | Switzerland:16 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:12A (original rating) | UK:12 (video rating) (2003) | USA:R (certificate #39974) | Ireland:12PG (original rating) | Ireland:12 (video rating)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

C-2 Pictures

Trivia:

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.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the T-X poses as Kate to attempt to assassinate Robert Brewster and is shot by the T-850, her "clothes" take normal bullet damage, not the mimetic "splashes" from both the T-1000 in T2 and on the T-X in earlier scenes.

Quotes:

[first lines]
John Connor: [voiceover] The future has not been written. There is no fate but what we make for ourselves. I wish I could believe that. My name is John Connor, they tried to murder me before I was born, when I was 13 they tried again. Machines from the future. Terminators. All my life my mother told me the storm was coming...

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Horizon: The Great Robot Race" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Sugar

It broke my heart

The Terminator is a character idolized by thousands of people around the world. The imagery - along with unconscious symbols - made this character an icon for generations.

Jim Cameron ingenuity (with the help of Bill Wisher) gave us two movies that complement each other, folding the story in ways ever more interesting each time you watch them.

Action packed, fun and original. We helped spread the word on Terminator mythology.

How come a movie studio using their rights to use a character build up such a opportunity-jackpot-halfbaked popcorn movie just to make cash out of loyalty of this huge fan base?

I felt betrayed and sad when I saw this (God permits) last installment on this sequel. What have they done to my robot?

What did they do with my movie?