Terminator: But why did James Cameron delete this important scene from the movie?

Gail Ann Hurd (The Walking Dead), producer of the Terminator franchise, reveals that a key scene that director James Cameron cut from the 1984 cult film was removed because the film’s financiers forced them to join their friends who destroyed everything.

As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, the producer-screenwriter shared the said scene on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday, which shows how Cyberdyne Systems, the company responsible for the development of Skynet, received the Terminators’ computer chip.

“John Dell’s Terminator financier Hemdale Films had a production deal with Orion Pictures but had yet to produce a hit (that changed with our film and Platoon). They insisted that we use the financier’s friends in this scene, not actors, which ruined it for us.“

Gail Ann Hurd He added that the financier’s friends were being paid as actors because of the Taft-Hartley Act. “I think he insisted on being in the film because the financiers were promised a return on their investment and have yet to receive it.He said of John Daly, who died in 2008.Dali never believed that the film would be a hit.“

When a fan asked why James Cameron Cut the scene and found the actors to be decent in terms of performance, the producer replied.Jimmy (thankfully) was never satisfied with ‘just right’, even then!“

you know this terminator It was a huge hit that spawned five sequels and launched Arnold Schwarzenegger’s career. The film’s star also recently claimed that the film predicted the future of artificial intelligence, a controversial topic in Hollywood. “Today, everyone is afraid to know where this will lead us,” he said at an event in June (via The Hollywood Reporter ). “And in this movie, Terminator, we’re talking about self-awareness and takeover of machines.“

He added: “At that time, we scratched the surface of artificial intelligence, artificial intelligence. Think about it… for decades, it has become a reality. So it is no longer a fantasy or a futuristic idea. It’s here today. So this is an extraordinary piece of writing by Jim Cameron.“

Terminator (1984) airs on FILMO.

Also discover the famous deleted scene in VO below: