‘I’ll get to John Connor first’: James Cameron confirms this incredible anecdote about Terminator 2

Remember the chase between the T1000 and a young John Connor in Terminator 2: Judgment Day, released by James Cameron in 1991. We actually saw Robert Patrick playing Terminator, chasing a young Edward Furlong, who then starred in 13. of John Connor.

However, during the filming of the iconic scene, things did not go as planned: in fact, no one expected the actor on foot to catch up with the actor on a motorcycle – and yet…

easily Robert Patrick Was a former athlete who played track and football in college. For his role in the second part of the saga starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, he also underwent rigorous running training, learning to breathe only through his nose so as not to resemble a human. However, he raced so well that he easily caught up Edward Furlong who was racing him on an all-terrain motorcycle. So the actor had to deliberately run slowly for the purposes of the film – and to give poor John Connor a chance to survive!

“Fast. He was as fast as a panther“, found James Cameron.

“The first time we raced, I caught up with the kid“, he said Robert Patrick.

“Yes, we can’t use this jack“, continued James Cameron He is joking. “John Connor just died and the world just fell apart!“

Hear this most incredible anecdote, played more than 30 years after the fact, and re-enact the iconic scene in the video below, which is currently making the rounds on social media:

You can still watch Terminator 2: Judgment Day on MyCanal or VOD.