Terminator 3 Rise Of The Machines - Rise Of The Machines (Widescreen)
Science Fiction, Thriller
Warner Bros.  (2003) 109 mins R

6.7 (83,130 votes)
"Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" is the third leg in the popular Terminator movie series. It stars Nick Stahl as a grown up John Connor and Arnold Schwarzenegger, who returns as a "good guy" terminator. Arnold's mission this time is to protect both Katherine Brewster and John Connor from a more advanced T-X terminator. Skynet, a computerized defense system, is put in charge of the government military systems. It turns out that Skynet has become self aware and tries to destroy the human race. Since the human race's survival depends on John Connor, the "old" terminator (Arnold) is sent back to shelter both him and Brewster, who will be Connor's future wife. The second T-X terminator is sent back through time in an effort to kill off Connor's future high ranking captains in an effort to gain an advantage in the coming war between humans and machines....

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Cast and Crew
Arnold Schwarzenegger  ......  Terminator
Nick Stahl  ......  John Connor
Claire Danes  ......  Kate Brewster
Kristanna Loken  ......  T-X
David Andrews  ......  Robert Brewster
Mark Famiglietti  ......  Scott Petersen
Director  .....  Jonathan Mostow
Producer  .....  Moritz Borman; Matthias Deyle; Mario Kassar; Colin Wilson
Writer  .....  James Cameron; Michael Ferris; John Brancato; Gale Anne Hurd
Cinematography  .....  Don Burgess; Ben Seresin
Musician  .....  Marco Beltrami; Brad Fiedel; Blue Man Group
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: When leaving the graveyard, The Terminator smashes the coffin through the back window of the hearse. However, when John Connor sits up out of the coffin and talks a few seconds later, the window is intact. (more)

Trivia:
Kristanna Loken put on 15 pounds of muscle to fit her role of the T-X. She also took a mime class to prepare for her part. Because her character has so few lines, she had to learn to communicate through facial expressions and body gestures. (more)

Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA (more)

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...
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Awards:
1 win & 17 nominations (more)