Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) – Filming Locations
Action / Thriller / Science Fiction · Directed by James Cameron · Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton
Ten years after the events of the original, a reprogrammed T-800 is sent back in time to protect young John Connor from the shape-shifting T-1000. Together with his mother Sarah, he fights to stop Skynet from triggering a nuclear apocalypse.
Where was Terminator 2: Judgment Day filmed?
- Los Angeles, California — United States, Los Angeles – T-1000 chase sequence through downtown streets and the iconic freeway chase. The famous highway chase scene where the T-1000 pursues the T-800 and John Connor was filmed on the Los Angeles freeway system.
- Fremont, California — United States, Fremont – Police station siege where Sarah Connor is held. The police station assault scene was filmed at an actual Fremont police facility, making the interior shots authentic.
- Mojave, California — United States, Mojave – Future war sequences and desert scenes. The Mojave Desert provided the desolate landscape for the future war flashback sequences at the film's beginning.
- Pasadena, California — United States, Pasadena – Various chase and pursuit sequences through residential areas. Pasadena streets were used for several chase scenes throughout the film's middle section.
- Saugus, California — United States, Saugus – Final climactic battle at the steel mill where the T-1000 is destroyed. An operational steel foundry in Saugus served as the dramatic finale location where the T-1000 meets its end in molten metal.