Shocking Dark

Shocking Dark
Shocking Dark
	Poster for Terminator 2 bears a similarity to the original Terminator poster.
Directed by	Bruno Mattei
Written by	Claudio Fragasso
Produced by	Franco Gaudenzi
Starring	Christopher Ahrens; Haven Tyler; Geretta Geretta; Fausto Lombardi
Cinematography	Richard Grassetti
Edited by	Bruno Mattei
Music by	Carlo Maria Cordio
Production; company	Flora Film
Distributed by	Severin Films
Release date	May 1, 1989 (Cannes Film Festival)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Shocking Dark (also known as Terminator II, Terminator 2, Aliens 2, Aliennators, and Contaminator) is a 1989 Italian science-fiction film written by Claudio Fragasso, produced by Franco Gaudenzi and directed by Bruno Mattei.

Although the film was promoted as a rip-off of James Cameron's The Terminator, it is primarily a rip-off of James Cameron's Aliens. It was released in some countries as Terminator II, as it had been made two years before Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

Background

Despite the film's original title and artwork presenting it as a sequel to 1984 film The Terminator, it is not officially associated with that film. The plot has more in common with the 1986 film Aliens.^[1] Two years after Mattei's film came out, Terminator 2: Judgment Day (the official Terminator sequel) was released. Mattei's film was not released in the United States, especially under its original title due to licensing problems.

Cast

Cristopher Ahrens as Samuel Fuller
Haven Tyler as Sara
Geretta Giancarlo Field as Koster
Tony Lombardi as Lieutenant Franzini
Mark Steinborn as Commander Dalton Bond
Dominica Coulson as Samantha
Mark Zielinski as Stephano
Clive Ricke as Drake
Paul Norman Allen as Kowalsky
Cortland Reilly as Caine
Richard Ross as Price
Bruce McFarland as Parson
Al McFarland as Raphelson

Release

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 Italy.

Severin Films released the film (under its Shocking Dark title) on Blu-ray on May 29, 2018.^[2]

References

^ "Terminator II: Shocking Dark". BrainEater.com. Archived from the original on 2007-05-03. But what you might not expect is that the bulk of the movie has nothing to do with The Terminator. Instead, it's a rip-off of Cameron's other sci-fi blockbuster, Aliens.
^ Chris Coffe (May 28, 2018). "Severin Recreates 'Terminator 2' VHS Promo for 'Shocking Dark' Blu-ray Release". Archived from the original on 2018-05-28.

External links

Terminator II at IMDb

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[1] "Terminator II: Shocking Dark". BrainEater.com. Archived from the original on 2007-05-03. But what you might not expect is that the bulk of the movie has nothing to do with The Terminator. Instead, it's a rip-off of Cameron's other sci-fi blockbuster, Aliens.

[2] Chris Coffe (May 28, 2018). "Severin Recreates 'Terminator 2' VHS Promo for 'Shocking Dark' Blu-ray Release". Archived from the original on 2018-05-28.

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