Terminator II (1990 film)
Encyclopedia
Terminator II is a 1990 Italian science fiction film
written by Claudio Fragasso
and directed by Bruno Mattei
.
, it is not officially associated with that film. The plot has more in common with the 1986 film Aliens
. The year after Mattei's film came out, Terminator 2: Judgment Day
(the official Terminator sequel) was released. Though released worldwide under different titles, the film was never released in the United States due to licensing problems.
Feature film
In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...
written by Claudio Fragasso
Claudio Fragasso
Claudio Fragasso is an Italian screenwriter and film director of mostly low-budget exploitation films.- Filmmaking history :...
and directed by Bruno Mattei
Bruno Mattei
Bruno Mattei was an Italian film director, screenwriter and editor who gained a cult following for a wide variety of exploitation films that covered many genres, ranging from women in prison to zombie films...
.
Background
Despite the film's original title and artwork presenting it as a sequel to 1984 film The TerminatorThe Terminator
The Terminator is a 1984 science fiction action film directed by James Cameron, co-written by Cameron and William Wisher Jr., and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, and Linda Hamilton. The film was produced by Hemdale Film Corporation and distributed by Orion Pictures, and filmed in Los...
, it is not officially associated with that film. The plot has more in common with the 1986 film Aliens
Aliens (film)
Aliens is a 1986 science fiction action film directed by James Cameron and starring Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, William Hope, and Bill Paxton...
. The year after Mattei's film came out, Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Terminator 2: Judgment Day is a 1991 science fiction action film directed by James Cameron and written by Cameron and William Wisher Jr.. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick, and Edward Furlong...
(the official Terminator sequel) was released. Though released worldwide under different titles, the film was never released in the United States due to licensing problems.
Partial cast
- Christopher Ahrens as Samuel Fuller (as Cristopher Ahrens)as Samuel Fuller
- Haven Tyler as Sara
- Geretta GerettaGeretta GerettaGeretta Geretta is an African-American actress, director, screenwriter and producer, who has worked in Ireland, South Africa, Italy, Switzerland and the United States.She has directed the 2001 Swiss film Sweetiecakes, starring Stephanie Berger and Urs Althaus, and the...
as Koster (as Geretta Giancarlo Field) - Fausto Lombardi as Lieutenant Franzini (as Tony Lombardo)
- Mark Steinborn as Commander Dalton Bond
- Dominica Coulson as Samantha
- Clive Riche as Drake (as Clive Ricke)
- Paul Norman Allen as Kowalsky
- Cortland Reilly as Caine
- Richard Ross as Price
- Bruce McFarland as Parson
- Al McFarland as Raphelson