Maps of Movies
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Where Terminator 2: Judgment Day says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
Where was the T-1000's arrival, the biker bar, the steel mill filmed? Mostly in and around Los Angeles, except two sets far away.
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Scenes and places
2029: the war against the machines (2029)
The film opens in 2029, where humans fight Skynet's machines. The resistance sends a protector back to 1995 while Skynet sends its own killer after the young John Connor.
Set in War-ravaged Los Angeles, 2029 — A future Los Angeles in ruins, as the human resistance fights Skynet's machines.
A real-world set: a half square mile of rubble dressed with burned bicycles and cars left from a 1989 fire at the Universal Studios Lot.
Filmed at Abandoned steel mill, Oxnard, California — The 2029 war scenes were filmed in the rubble of this abandoned steel mill; the point is the city centre, not the mill. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The biker bar (1995)
A newly arrived T-800 walks into a biker bar and confronts a group of bikers. He leaves with the clothes, boots and motorcycle he came for.
Set in A biker bar in 1995 Los Angeles — A roadside bar where the first Terminator to arrive goes looking for clothes and a ride. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The Corral stood in Sylmar until it was destroyed; its raised floor was why location manager Jim Morris chose it.
Filmed at Corral bar, Sylmar (demolished) — The bar was raised above ground, so the scene could play across different levels; the point is the Sylmar area. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The T-1000 arrives (1995)
The T-1000, a shape-shifting prototype made of liquid metal, arrives in 1995 Los Angeles. Its target is the young John Connor.
Set in Los Angeles, 1995 — The spot in Los Angeles where the liquid-metal T-1000 appears and begins its search for John. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A long concrete bridge over the Los Angeles River and its rail yard, a frequent stand-in in films.
Filmed at Sixth Street Viaduct, Los Angeles — The T-1000's arrival in 1995 was filmed here. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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John hacks an ATM (1995)
John, living with foster parents, uses a gadget to pull money out of an ATM. He is a street-smart kid who does not think much of his mother's warnings.
Set in A bank cash machine — A cash machine where John, a boy with a computer, gets cash from the bank's system. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley, whose banks and strip malls look like generic Los Angeles.
Filmed at Bank in Van Nuys (exact bank not identified) — John's ATM hacking was filmed at a bank in Van Nuys; the point is the Van Nuys area. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The mall chase (1995)
The T-1000 finds John in a shopping mall. The T-800 intervenes and helps John escape.
Set in Santa Monica Place — A shopping mall where the T-1000 closes in on John and the T-800 steps in. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A shopping mall near the Santa Monica beach; the film borrowed a second mall for its outside shots.
Filmed at Santa Monica Place — The confrontation takes place inside this mall. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Northridge Fashion Center — Exterior shots were captured here because there was less traffic. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The truck chase in the canal (1995)
The T-1000 keeps hunting John with a truck. The pursuit runs down a concrete spillway.
Set in A concrete flood channel in Los Angeles — A concrete spillway where the T-1000 chases John in a truck. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A stream channel in the San Fernando Valley; its Hayvenhurst Avenue and Plummer Street end is named in Wikipedia.
Filmed at Bull Creek spillway, North Hills — The chase was filmed at the Bull Creek spillway; the point is the creek's mapped centre. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The foster parents' house (1995)
John wants to warn his foster parents. The T-800 deduces the T-1000 has already reached them.
Set in John's foster parents' house — The suburban house where John lives with his foster parents. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A San Fernando Valley neighborhood known for its plain suburban look.
Filmed at Canoga Park house — The residence was chosen for its generic appearance; the point is the neighborhood. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Pescadero State Hospital (1995)
Sarah is held in Pescadero State Hospital for her attempts to stop Judgment Day. John orders the T-800 to help rescue her, and she is horrified to see it.
Set in Pescadero State Hospital — The hospital where Sarah Connor is held for trying to stop Judgment Day. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A hospital in Lake View Terrace; in 2012 Hamilton said she lost some hearing filming the elevator gunshot scene without earplugs.
Filmed at Former hospital, Lake View Terrace — The Lake View Terrace hospital stood in for Pescadero State Hospital; the point is the neighborhood. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The hospital garage (1995)
The T-800 and John intercept Sarah as she tries to escape the hospital. She joins them and escapes the pursuing T-1000.
Set in Pescadero State Hospital garage — The garage next to the hospital where the escape is under pursuit. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A car museum on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles.
Filmed at Petersen Automotive Museum — The museum was used as the hospital's garage. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Sarah's nightmare (1995)
Sarah plans to flee to Mexico with John. A nightmare about Judgment Day changes her mind, and she decides to kill the engineer behind Skynet.
Set in Sarah's nightmare of Judgment Day — A park where Sarah dreams of the day of the nuclear holocaust. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A large hillside park near Dodger Stadium, one of the city's oldest.
Filmed at Elysian Park — Elysian Park serves as the site of Sarah's apocalyptic dream; the point is the park's centre. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Dyson's home (1995)
Sarah attacks Dyson in his home but cannot kill him. John reconciles with her while the T-800 tells Dyson what his work leads to.
Set in Miles Dyson's house — The family home of Cyberdyne engineer Miles Dyson. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A home in Malibu, where Cameron spent five days just on close-ups of Linda Hamilton.
Filmed at Private property, Malibu — The Dyson home scenes were captured at a private property in Malibu; the location is not public. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Cyberdyne Systems (1995)
Dyson helps Sarah, John and the T-800 break into Cyberdyne to retrieve the CPU and arm of the 1984 Terminator and destroy the lab.
Set in Cyberdyne Systems building — The corporate lab where Dyson's research is kept.
A real office building, scheduled for demolition, that was blown up for the film; real LAPD SWAT members played the police.
Filmed at Abandoned office building, San Jose — The Cyberdyne building's destruction was filmed at an abandoned office in San Jose scheduled for demolition; the point is the city centre. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The steel mill (1995)
The T-1000 pursues the survivors and corners them in a steel mill. Sarah and John split up while the T-1000 attacks the T-800.
Set in A steel mill — A working steel mill where the T-1000 corners the survivors. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A closed mill in the Inland Empire that looked dangerous even on set: moving machinery and high catwalks in the cold.
Filmed at Former Kaiser Steel mill, Fontana — The ending was filmed in the closed Kaiser Steel mill; cinematographer Greenberg made it appear operational through lighting. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The last highway (1995)
A highway road sequence closes the film.
Set in A highway at night — A highway where the film's last scene takes place.
State Route 103 near Long Beach.
Characters
- Sarah Connor — John's mother, held in a state hospital for trying to stop Judgment Day.
- John Connor — The boy the machines are after, living with foster parents in 1995 Los Angeles.