Terminator 2: Judgment Day (also known as T2) is a 1991 American science fiction action film. It is produced and directed by James Cameron. He also co-wrote the script with William Wisher. T2 stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick, Edward Furlong and Joe Morton as its principal cast. It is the sequel to the 1984 film The Terminator, as well as the second installment in the Terminator franchise.