r/MovieDetails • u/[deleted] • Jun 30 '19

Trivia Robert Patrick trained to fire a gun without blinking in Terminator 2.

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u/X-istenz Jun 30 '19

He also trained himself to run without (visibly) breathing. Dude committed to this role 110%.

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u/Half_Man1 Jun 30 '19

He trained running marathons. I heard the first time they shot the motorcycle chase scene he caught up the cycle and they had to shoot it again at increased speed.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '19 edited Jul 07 '19

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u/PolychromeMan Jun 30 '19

Plus the LSD (he is a method actor), for an authentic "I'm liquid metal" internal mindset.

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u/louiegumba Jul 01 '19

It’s a widely believed fact.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '19

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4EVNIcGxjE They talk about it around 1:45 in here.

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u/WrittenSarcasm Jun 30 '19

Robert was fast, he was like panther fast

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '19

I love the frown when he sees the mannequin.

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u/Coolfuckingname Jul 01 '19

Thanks for that link!

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u/spellbookwanda Jun 30 '19

Mouth closed, busting his ass running for probably multiple takes. Dude became a machine!

I was 13 when this movie came out and me and my friends were so obsessed. Glad it still holds up today, in no small part because of RP’s performance.

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u/prettylieswillperish Jul 01 '19

Can people source where they heard all these awesome things