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In the film Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), the scene at a biker bar was filmed close to the date of the beating of Rodney King, and near the same location. George Holliday, a local, famously recorded the beating from his balcony with the same tape he used to record behind-the-scenes footage of the Terminator 2 scene. [1] [2]
Terminator 2: Judgment Day [a] is a 1991 American science fiction action film directed by James Cameron, who co-wrote the script with William Wisher.Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, and Robert Patrick, it is the sequel to The Terminator (1984) and is the second installment in the Terminator franchise.
Rodney Glen King (April 2, 1965 – June 17, 2012) was an African-American man who was a victim of police brutality.On March 3, 1991, he was severely beaten by officers of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) during his arrest after a high speed pursuit for driving while intoxicated on the I-210.
The song was inspired by the 1992 Los Angeles riots. The accompanying music video, set in a dystopian future, features a man who becomes a cyborg after witnessing Cyber-cops brutally beating another individual. Idol aimed to capture the political and economic conflict of the LA Riots, using the camcorder as a metaphor for technology in rebellion.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day was released on July 3, 1991 to critical acclaim, becoming the most successful film at the US box office in 1991, [27] and grossing $523.7 million worldwide. It won several Academy Awards, one most notably for its groundbreaking computer animation. The film was remastered for 3D and re-released in August 2017.
The Library of Congress announced the 25 features joining the National Film Registry for 2023, with titles including “12 Years a Slave,” “Home Alone,” “The Nightmare Before Christmas ...
That Reacher Season 2 exchange, between henchman Saropian and boss man Shane Langston, hit the bull’s-eye with many a Terminator 2 film fan, seeing as Robert Patrick aka the T-1000 himself ...
Former Capitol Police officers present during the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection said President-elect Trump’s commitment to pardon rioters is “a betrayal.” “It’s a betrayal, a stab in the ...