Released in 1991, is a science fiction action film directed by James Cameron and produced by Carolco Pictures. The film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong, and Robert Patrick. It is the sequel to the 1984 film The Terminator and the second installment in the Terminator franchise. Plot The movie picks up 11 years after the events of the first film. A more advanced Terminator, the T-1000, is sent back in time to 1995 to kill John Connor, the future leader of the human resistance against machines. In response, a reprogrammed T-800 model Terminator is also sent back to protect John.