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 Poster for the film's release under theTerminator 2 name. This bears some similarity to the originalTerminator poster. | |
| Directed by | Bruno Mattei |
| Written by | Claudio Fragasso |
| Produced by | Franco Gaudenzi |
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| Cinematography | Richard Grassetti |
| Edited by | Bruno Mattei |
| Music by | Carlo Maria Cordio |
Production company | Flora Film |
| Distributed by | Variety Distribution |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Shocking Dark (also known asTerminator II,Terminator 2,Aliens 2,Aliennators, andContaminator) (Killers of a Venice Beach) is a 1989 Italianscience-fiction film written byClaudio Fragasso, produced by Franco Gaudenzi and directed byBruno Mattei.
Although the film was promoted as a rip-off ofJames Cameron'sThe Terminator (1984), it is primarily a rip-off of Cameron's subsequent filmAliens (1986). It was released in some countries asTerminator II, as it had been made two years beforeTerminator 2: Judgment Day (1991).
Despite the film's original title and artwork presenting it as a sequel toThe Terminator, it is not officially associated with that film. The plot has more in common withAliens.[1] Two years after Mattei's film came out,Terminator 2: Judgment Day (the officialTerminator sequel) was released. Mattei's film was not released in the United States, especially under its original title due to licensing problems.
Up until 2018, the film had never been released on video in the United States for legal reasons. It was released in countries such as Japan, Brazil, and the film's native country Italy.
Severin Films released the film (under itsShocking Dark title) onBlu-ray on 29 May 2018.[2]
But what you might not expect is that the bulk of the movie has nothing to do withThe Terminator. Instead, it's a rip-off of Cameron's other sci-fi blockbuster,Aliens.
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