“Cameron’s professed rationale
for cutting the scene
was that the middle of the movie “dragged”
and that the scene was too complex :
“I could account for [the Terminator’s]
behaviour changes much more SIMPLY.”
[ “Because You Told Me Not to.” ]
[ The Old Testament Solution. ]
I submit that the Cameron
of T1 and Aliens
wouldn’t have
TALKED this way.
But another big-budget formula
for ensuring ROI [Return on Investment]
is that things must be made as simple
for The Audience as possible;
Plot and Character implausibilities are
to be handled through distraction rather
than RESOLVED through Explanation.”
— Foster
Terminator 2 - Resetting the Switch
JOHN CONNOR,
The Future :
Hey! Watch it, lug nuts.
(HISSING)
Listen, do you know
what you're doing?
The Machine :
I have detailed files
on Human Anatomy.
SARAH CONNOR,
Mother of The Future :
I bet! Makes you a more efficient Killer, right?
The Machine :
Correct.
The Mother of The Future :
Does it hurt when you get shot?
The Machine :
I sense injuries. The Data
could be called “pain”.
The Mother of The Future :
John, help me with The Light.
Will these heal up?
The Machine :
Yes.
The Mother of The Future :
Good. If you can't pass for human,
you're not much good to us.
The Future :
How long do you live,
I mean "last", whatever?
The Machine :
120 years with my existing power cell.
Can you learn stuff you haven't been programmed with?
So you can be... you know, more Human?
Not such a dork all the time?
The Machine :
My CPU is a neural-net processor, a learning computer, but SkyNet presets The Switch to READ-Only
when we are sent out alone.
The Mother of The Future :
Doesn't want you to do too much Thinking, huh.
The Machine :
No.
The Future :
.....can we reset The Switch?
******
The Machine :
Rotate the two locking
cylinders counterclockwise.
The Future :
Done it.
The Machine :
Now open the port cover.
Pull to break the seal.
The Machine :
Good, now remove the shock damping assembly.
You can now access the CPU.
Do you see it?
Yes.
Pull the CPU by its base tap.
Pull.
Momma GrizzlyBear goes into a Killing-Trance --
Lifts a monkey-wrench and prepares to
dasheth thy little ones' brains upon a stone --
The Future :
Can you see the pin switch? No!
The Mother of The Future :
Out of my way, John!
The Future :
Don't kill him!
"It", John, not "him".
The Future :
Okay, "it". But we need "it".
The Mother of The Future :
Listen to me. Listen.
We're better off on our own.
The Future :
He's the only proof we have
of The Future,
The War and that.
The Mother of The Future :
.....Maybe -- I don't trust it.
But he's my friend, alright?
The Mother of The Future :
You don't know what it's like to have
to try to kill one of these things.
If something goes wrong,
this could be our last chance.
The Future :
If I'm supposed to be this great military leader,
maybe you start listening to my ideas once in a while?
'Cause if my own mother won't,
how do you expect anyone else to?
The Mother of The Future :
......alright, play it your way.
The Machine :
Was there a problem?
No problem.
None whatsoever.
The Future :
(ENGINE STARTS)
Are we learning yet?
The Mother of The Future :
We have to get as far away from the city as possible.
Just head south.
Keep it under 65.
We don't wanna be pulled over.
The Machine :
Affirmative.
The Future :
No, no, no. You gotta listen to the way people talk.
You don't say "affirmative" or some shit like that.
You say, "No problemo."
And if someone comes up to you with
an attitude, you say, "Eat me!"
And if you want to shine them on,
it's "Hasta la vista, baby."
The Machine :
(MONOTONE) Hasta la vista, baby.
Yeah, or "Later, dick-wad."
And if someone gets upset, you say, "Chill out."
Or you can do combinations.
The Machine :
Chill out, dick-wad.
That's great. See?
You're getting it.
The Machine :
No problemo.
(TRUCK HORN BLASTS)
The Mother of The Future :
You got any cash?
I got a couple of
hundred bucks.
I'll give you half.
Mom!
The Mother of The Future :
Get some food.
....No sense of humour.
And that's another thing :
lighten up a bit.
This severe routine is getting old.
You're acting like such a geek.
Smile once in a while.
Smile?
Yeah. You know, smile.
Watch.
Hi. Nice place you got
here. How's business?
Gimme a break.
Okay. Bad example.
See that guy over there?
That's a smile.
.....That's good.
Maybe you could practice in front
of a mirror or something.
Want some of my fries?
Do you need any help?
No.
Got you! No, you didn't!
Got you! No, you didn't!
We're not gonna make it, are we?
People, I mean.
The Machine :
It's in your nature to destroy yourselves.
....Yeah. Major drag, huh?
WOMAN:
Break it up before I wring both of your necks.
The Mother of The Future :
I need to know how Skynet gets
built, who's responsible.
The Machine :
The man most directly responsible
is Miles Bennett Dyson.
JOHN:
Who is that?
The Machine :
He's the Director of Special Projects
at Cyberdyne Systems Corporation.
Why him?
The Machine :
In a few months he creates
a revolutionary type
of microprocessor.
The Mother of The Future :
Go on. Then what?
The Machine :
In three years, Cyberdyne will become the largest
supplier of military computer systems.
All Stealth bombers are upgraded
with Cyberdyne computers,
becoming fully unmanned.
Afterwards, they fly with a
perfect operational record.
The Skynet Funding bill is passed.
The System goes on-line on August 4, 1997.
Human decisions are removed
from strategic defence.
Skynet begins to learn at
a geometric rate.
It becomes self-aware at
02:14 am Eastern time, August 29.
In the panic, they try
to pull The Plug.
The Mother of The Future :
Skynet fights back.
The Machine :
Yes. It launches its missile against
it's targets in Russia.
The Future :
Why attack Russia? Aren't They
Our Friends now?
The Machine :
Because Skynet knows that the Russian counterattack
will eliminate its enemies over here.
The Mother of The Future :
.....Jesus!
How much do you know about Dyson?
The Machine :
......I have detailed files.
