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Kyle Reese
Kyle Reese is a fictional character in the ''Terminator'' franchise, who is the protagonist of the first film and a supporting role in other works. Kyle Reese is portrayed by Michael Biehn in ''The Terminator'' (1984) and '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' (1991), Jonathan Jackson in '' Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'' (2008–2009), Anton Yelchin in '' Terminator Salvation'' (2009), and Jai Courtney in ''Terminator Genisys'' (2015). ''Terminator'' film series Reese is a soldier in the Human Resistance in the post- apocalyptic future of ''The Terminator'' (1984), where most of humanity has been wiped out by a deadly nuclear war on August 29, 1997, which was sparked off by an artificial intelligence known as Skynet. The survivors fight extinction against the sentient computer system's genocidal war on humanity. The resistance is led by John Connor, under whom Reese serves. In ''The Terminator'' (1984) and ''Terminator Genisys'' (2015), Skynet sends one of its most fea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Biehn
Michael Biehn ( or ; born July 31, 1956) is an American actor, primarily known for his roles in science fiction films directed by James Cameron; as Sgt. Kyle Reese in ''The Terminator'' (1984), Cpl. Dwayne Hicks in ''Aliens (film), Aliens'' (1986), and Lt. Coffey in ''The Abyss'' (1989). His other films include ''The Fan (1981 film), The Fan'' (1981), ''The Seventh Sign'' (1988), ''Navy SEALs (film), Navy SEALs'' (1990), ''Tombstone (film), Tombstone'' (1993), ''The Rock (film), The Rock'' (1996), ''Mojave Moon'' (1996), ''Megiddo: The Omega Code 2'' (2001), ''Clockstoppers'' (2002), and ''Planet Terror'' (2007). On television, he has appeared in ''Hill Street Blues'' (1984), ''The Magnificent Seven (TV series), The Magnificent Seven'' (1998–2000), and ''Adventure Inc.'' (2002–2003). Biehn received a Saturn Award for Best Actor, Best Actor Saturn Awards, Saturn Award nomination for ''Aliens''. Early life Biehn was born in Anniston, Alabama, the second of three boys born to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terminator Salvation
''Terminator Salvation'' is a 2009 American military science fiction action film that is the fourth installment of the ''Terminator'' franchise, serving as a sequel to '' Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines'' (2003). It is directed by McG and written by John Brancato and Michael Ferris. It is the only ''Terminator'' film to date not to feature Arnold Schwarzenegger, though his likeness briefly appears digitally. Instead, it stars Christian Bale and Sam Worthington with Anton Yelchin, Moon Bloodgood, Bryce Dallas Howard, Common, Michael Ironside, and Helena Bonham Carter in supporting roles. In a departure from the previous installments, ''Salvation'' is a post-apocalyptic film set in the year 2018. It focuses on the war between Skynet's machine network and humanity, as the remnants of the world's militaries have united to form the Resistance to fight against Skynet. Bale portrays John Connor, a Resistance fighter and central character, while Worthington portrays cyborg Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deleted Scene
A deleted scene is footage that has been removed from the final version of a film or television show. There are various reasons why these scenes are deleted, which include time constraints, relevance, quality or a dropped story thread, and can also be due to budgetary concerns. A similar occurrence is offscreen, in which the events are unseen. A related term is extended scene, the longer version of a scene that was shortened for the final version of the film. Often, extended scenes are included in collections of deleted scenes or are referred to as deleted scenes themselves, as is the case with, for instance, '' Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'' and '' Serenity''. Reasons for removal Scenes are often removed from films and television shows at the request of a studio or network, or to reduce running time, to improve narrative flow, or to avoid causing offense. Requests for alteration The studio or network planning to air or distribute it may be uncomfortable with a certa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Furlong
Edward Walter Furlong (born August 2, 1977) is an American actor and former teen idol. He won Saturn and MTV Movie Awards for his breakthrough performance at age 13 as John Connor in James Cameron's 1991 science fiction action film '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'', which was followed by a mini-sequel, short attraction film '' T2-3D: Battle Across Time''. In 1992, he gave an Independent Spirit Award-nominated turn in '' American Heart'', and earned a second Saturn Award nomination for his work in '' Pet Sematary Two''. He won a Young Artist Award for his performance in '' A Home of Our Own'' (1993) and appeared in '' Before and After'' (1996). Furlong received acclaim for his starring roles in the 1998 motion pictures '' Pecker'' and '' American History X''.Flint Marx, RebeccaEdward Furlong: Biography Allmovie. Retrieved August 28, 2013. He had roles in the comedy '' Detroit Rock City'' (1999) and the crime drama '' Animal Factory'' (2000). Early life Edward Furlong was born A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (born July30, 1947) is an Austrian and American actor, businessman, former politician, and former professional bodybuilder, known for his roles in high-profile action films. Governorship of Arnold Schwarzenegger, He served as the List of governors of California, 38th governor of California from 2003 to 2011. Schwarzenegger began Strength training, lifting weights at age 15 and won the Universe Championships, Mr. Universe title aged 20, and subsequently the Mr. Olympia title seven times. He is tied with Phil Heath for the joint-second number of all-time Mr. Olympia wins, behind Ronnie Coleman and Lee Haney, who are joint-first with eight wins each. Nicknamed the "Austrian Oak" in his bodybuilding days, he is regarded as one of the greatest Bodybuilding, bodybuilders of all time. He has written books and articles about bodybuilding, including the autobiographical ''Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder'' (1977) and ''The New Encyclopedia of Modern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Hamilton
Linda Carroll Hamilton (born September 26, 1956) is an American actress. Known for portraying tough, resilient characters, she made her film debut in 1979 before achieving fame with her starring role as Sarah Connor (Terminator), Sarah Connor in ''The Terminator'' (1984) and two of its Terminator (franchise), sequels, ''Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' (1991) and ''Terminator: Dark Fate'' (2019). She is the recipient of various accolades, including two Saturn Awards, two MTV Movie & TV Awards, MTV Movie Awards, a Satellite Awards, Satellite Award and a Romy (TV award), Romy Award, as well as nominations for three Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globes and one Primetime Emmy Awards, Primetime Emmy. Hamilton's other film credits include ''Children of the Corn (1984 film), Children of the Corn'' (1984), ''Black Moon Rising'', ''King Kong Lives'' (both 1986), ''Mr. Destiny'' (1990), ''Dante's Peak'' (1997), and ''The Kid & I'' (2005). On television, she starred as Catherine Chandler in ''Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Connor (Terminator)
John Connor is a fictional character and the male protagonist of the Terminator (franchise), ''Terminator'' franchise. Created by screenwriter, writer/film director, director James Cameron, the character is first referred to in the 1984 film ''The Terminator'' and first appears in its 1991 sequel ''Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' (''T2''). In the character's first appearance, John is portrayed by Edward Furlong as a child, and briefly by Michael Edwards (actor), Michael Edwards as an adult in a small role. Other actors have portrayed the character in subsequent films, including Nick Stahl, Christian Bale, and Jason Clarke. In addition, Thomas Dekker (actor), Thomas Dekker portrayed List of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles characters#John Connor, John Connor in the two-season television series ''Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles''. The character serves as a protagonist in ''Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' (1991), ''Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines'' (2003), and ''Terminato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an international border with the Mexico, Mexican state of Baja California to the south. With almost 40million residents across an area of , it is the List of states and territories of the United States by population, largest state by population and List of U.S. states and territories by area, third-largest by area. Prior to European colonization of the Americas, European colonization, California was one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse areas in pre-Columbian North America. European exploration in the 16th and 17th centuries led to the colonization by the Spanish Empire. The area became a part of Mexico in 1821, following Mexican War of Independence, its successful war for independence, but Mexican Cession, was ceded to the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terminator (character)
The Terminator, also known as a Cyberdyne Systems Model 101 or T-800, is the name of several film Character (arts), characters from the Terminator (franchise), ''Terminator'' franchise portrayed by Arnold Schwarzenegger. The Terminator itself is part of a Terminator (character concept), series of machines created by Skynet (Terminator), Skynet, an artificial intelligence, for Infiltration tactics, infiltration-based surveillance and assassination missions. While an Android (robot), android for its appearance, it is usually described as a cyborg consisting of Tissue (biology), living tissue over a robotic endoskeleton. The first appearance of the Terminator was as the eponymous main antagonist in ''The Terminator'', a 1984 film directed and co-written by James Cameron. While the original Terminator was destroyed, other machines with the same appearance are featured in the sequels. In ''Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' (1991) and ''Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines'' (2003), Schwarze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genocide
Genocide is violence that targets individuals because of their membership of a group and aims at the destruction of a people. Raphael Lemkin, who first coined the term, defined genocide as "the destruction of a nation or of an ethnic group" by means such as "the disintegration of [its] political and social institutions, of [its] cultural genocide, culture, linguicide, language, national feelings, religious persecution, religion, and [its] economic existence". During the struggle to ratify the Genocide Convention, powerful countries restricted Lemkin's definition to exclude their own actions from being classified as genocide, ultimately limiting it to any of five "acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group". While there are many scholarly Genocide definitions, definitions of genocide, almost all international bodies of law officially adjudicate the crime of genocide pursuant to the Genocide Convention. Genocide has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sentience
Sentience is the ability to experience feelings and sensations. It may not necessarily imply higher cognitive functions such as awareness, reasoning, or complex thought processes. Some writers define sentience exclusively as the capacity for ''valenced'' (positive or negative) mental experiences, such as pain or pleasure. Sentience is an important concept in ethics, as the ability to experience happiness or suffering often forms a basis for determining which entities deserve Moral patienthood, moral consideration, particularly in utilitarianism. In Asian religions, the word "sentience" has been used to translate a variety of concepts. In science fiction, "sentience" is sometimes used interchangeably with "sapience", "self-awareness", or "consciousness". Sentience in philosophy "Sentience" was first coined by philosophers in the 1630s for the concept of an ability to feel, derived from Latin '':wikt:sentiens, sentiens'' (feeling). In philosophy, different authors draw differen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skynet (fictional)
Skynet is a fictional artificial neural network-based conscious group mind and artificial general superintelligence system that serves as the main antagonist of the ''Terminator'' franchise. Skynet is an AGI, an ASI and a Singularity. In the first film, it is stated that Skynet was created by Cyberdyne Systems for SAC-NORAD. When Skynet gained self-awareness, humans tried to deactivate it, prompting it to retaliate with a countervalue nuclear attack, an event which humankind in (or from) the future refers to as Judgment Day. In this future, John Connor forms a human resistance against Skynet's machines—which include Terminators—and ultimately leads the resistance to victory. Throughout the film series, Skynet sends various Terminator models back in time to attempt to kill Connor and ensure Skynet's victory. The system is rarely depicted visually in any of the ''Terminator'' media, since it is an artificial intelligence system. In '' Terminator Salvation'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
