Why listen
Two landmark summer blockbusters get a loving, no-holds-barred breakdown on their milestone anniversaries.
0:00––:––
Enjoy the episode?
Subscribe to Release Date Rewind
In this episode
- Why the special effects in both films still hold up decades later
- The best lines from each movie and what makes them stick
- An honest look at the bad sequels that followed two great originals
- James Cameron deep cuts and the cultural legacy of 90s action cinema
About this episode
Robots and aliens are taking over! Mark reunites with old friend and fellow movie nerd Katie Bruno, who is the Terminator to his John Connor, to discuss the big budget July blockbusters Terminator 2: Judgement Day and Independence Day. The action-packed discussion includes everything from jaw-dropping special effects, jaw-dropping muscles, favorite lines we wish we came up with, James Cameron's love life, great hair, and bad sequels.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

About Release Date Rewind
Movie nerd, filmmaker, and anniversary celebrator Mark J. Parker brings a friend on each episode to discuss movies (and sometimes TV shows) that are hitting milestone anniversaries of release that month. Think 20th anniversary, 25th, 30th, 40th, 50th, you get it!
See all episodes →



