Edward Furlong's Audition for John Connor role 'Terminator 2' Behind The Scenes

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  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
    Behind The Scenes
    Storyline: A cyborg, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her teenage son, John Connor, from a more advanced and powerful cyborg.
    Director: James Cameron
    Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger (The Terminator), Linda Hamilton (Sarah Connor), Edward Furlong (John Connor), Robert Patrick (T-1000)
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  • @rorus9530
    @rorus9530 4 роки тому +1935

    When I was a kid, this kid was the definition of cool.

    • @jotashock
      @jotashock 3 роки тому +29

      I'm totally agree

    • @mmalan8243
      @mmalan8243 3 роки тому +40

      My first crush

    • @jimthompson8947
      @jimthompson8947 3 роки тому +32

      Was ? I still idolize him being 20 years his elder present day.

    • @durden2480
      @durden2480 2 роки тому +20

      Agree he’s so believable as a teenager

    • @bZgtHeSTD
      @bZgtHeSTD 2 роки тому +21

      This kid is still the definition of cool

  • @TheRubberStudiosASMR
    @TheRubberStudiosASMR 4 роки тому +1876

    Furlong was really amazing in his first role. He was the heart of that film

    • @jason.h.zager88
      @jason.h.zager88 4 роки тому +31

      @James Henderson how could a nine yrs old ride motorcycle??

    • @jason.h.zager88
      @jason.h.zager88 4 роки тому +7

      @James Henderson I know but can u find actual nine yrs old who ride motorcycles? Besides John suppose to be ten not nine

    • @jason.h.zager88
      @jason.h.zager88 4 роки тому +14

      @James Henderson the film was set in 1995 not 1994.. have original screenplay it clearly say John is 10

    • @jason.h.zager88
      @jason.h.zager88 4 роки тому +7

      @James Henderson James Cameron clearly describe John as ten years old.

    • @jason.h.zager88
      @jason.h.zager88 4 роки тому

      In screenplay

  • @kornfreak78
    @kornfreak78 4 роки тому +1134

    1991: "John Connor is a really important role"
    2019: **Kills John Connor off immediately**

    • @cancel.lgbtq.6892
      @cancel.lgbtq.6892 4 роки тому +51

      lol exactly my thought

    • @SuperChalkster
      @SuperChalkster 4 роки тому +42

      I thought dark fate was pretty good, but its hard to imagine that t3 , genesis, or dark fate is the story after t2. its like the movies legit ended at t2. went humerous after them. terminator was scary with chilling music, after just became a joke, talk to the hand and what not.

    • @charlesmaclellan8124
      @charlesmaclellan8124 4 роки тому +31

      @@SuperChalkster Honestly I wish Salvation just got it's planned sequels at this point.

    • @jammygamer8961
      @jammygamer8961 4 роки тому +26

      @@charlesmaclellan8124 Salvation while had its problems it was showing the future war we all wanted

    • @charlesmaclellan8124
      @charlesmaclellan8124 4 роки тому +2

      @@jammygamer8961 Exactly. ... It could have turned into greatness... Bit they had to go with Genisys. ... I also would have liked a sequel to that. I was interested to see how the timeline got screwed up, and a T-800 going back to protect a very young Sarah Connor.
      I find that the Terminator franchise after 2 had some good ideas amongst 3, Salvation, Genisys & Dark Fate. ... If only they could have got their shit straight. Terminator deserves so much better.

  • @charlesthorndike2702
    @charlesthorndike2702 3 роки тому +943

    One of the best child acting performances of all time. 13 years old, and never been in a movie before. And he nailed it. None of the (adult) actors, that played JC later never even came close to Furlong.

    • @Larseus
      @Larseus 2 роки тому +13

      Let’s not forget about McCauley

    • @Joshua-Samarita
      @Joshua-Samarita 2 роки тому +6

      @@Larseus the kid from Home Alone?

    • @darmam0o
      @darmam0o 2 роки тому +23

      Bale was pretty good as JC, despite his movie being shit.

    • @queenavocado9441
      @queenavocado9441 2 роки тому +1

      He was 15 at this time

    • @queenavocado9441
      @queenavocado9441 2 роки тому +2

      @King Royal how was he “too old”

  • @DreadPirateB
    @DreadPirateB Рік тому +154

    As a kid his age when T2 came out, he was literally the first believable "cool" kid in a movie.

    • @Ricky-tr2hd
      @Ricky-tr2hd 22 дні тому +3

      They don't make movies how they used to. RIP 80's and 90's.

    • @BattleBecause
      @BattleBecause 17 днів тому +1

      ​@@Ricky-tr2hdThat's what old people said in the 80s and 90s about films made in the 40s and 50s. Funny, how life catches up with us all, isn't it.

    • @ChristianBaleNutjob
      @ChristianBaleNutjob 5 днів тому

      @@BattleBecauseyeah but they ARE shit now. CGI and shit plotlines etc have ruined it. If you don’t agree then you’re clearly not paying attention

  • @_WOR
    @_WOR 3 роки тому +276

    I’ve always found Furlong’s acting incredibly convincing. Kid was born to act.

  • @yashoney8545
    @yashoney8545 4 роки тому +105

    Edward furlong as John is the best decision they have ever made

    • @sevchyk
      @sevchyk Рік тому +14

      Yeah, along with Robert Patrick.

    • @chrispeplinski7306
      @chrispeplinski7306 Рік тому +2

      He was a great choice for John Connor

    • @AChp-rh9ul
      @AChp-rh9ul 13 днів тому

      Yes for the movie No for Edward...

  • @TheDevilWillBurn
    @TheDevilWillBurn Рік тому +69

    Screen presence is everything and they can't teach you that in drama school. Furling had it from day one but was a bit shy. I'm glad Cameron gave him that chance because he aced that role

  • @sadderthanyou7793
    @sadderthanyou7793 3 роки тому +212

    I'm glad she fought for him. He is the perfect John Connor.

  • @MichaelRose87
    @MichaelRose87 Рік тому +13

    Usually kid actors are not very good. He was fucking amazing.

  • @vinicioreyes4792
    @vinicioreyes4792 2 роки тому +145

    Fun Fact: Production for T2 took sufficiently long that Edward Furlong visibly aged during the shoot. He is clearly much younger in the scene in the desert, for example, than in other scenes. His voice began to break and had to be pitched one level in post-production. He had also grown so tall over the months that, for one scene shot late in the production schedule, he had to stand in a hole in the ground in order to maintain continuity in height difference with Linda Hamilton.

    • @YouTubeSupportTeams
      @YouTubeSupportTeams 2 роки тому +26

      wow. interesting, after watching it hundreds of times i did notice he did look even more baby faced in the desert scenes

    • @chrispeplinski7306
      @chrispeplinski7306 Рік тому +5

      His voice did Change throughout the film

    • @jettrink918
      @jettrink918 Рік тому +10

      Yeah, his tone of voice changed, because he knew, he had to become the leader of the resistance

    • @ccrdcd38
      @ccrdcd38 Рік тому +1

      His voice was changing in the movie also

    • @rolandofgilead43
      @rolandofgilead43 Місяць тому +4

      according to Furlong it took them i want to say 9 months to film? they started filming in (1990) i think? i am so glad that he is now clean it's s shame on how bad he looks now and that's not because of age i think it's cause of his drug use

  • @natevirtual
    @natevirtual 4 роки тому +207

    "and, yeah man, 30 years later, Jim killed me"
    -Edward Furlong

    • @masteroffun9627
      @masteroffun9627 Рік тому +2

      @virtualnate: Well, given how much they screwed up the Terminator series after T2, I bet Cameron was saying when he killed off John, “well, I started this franchise, I might as well kill it off myself.” I wouldn’t have blamed him.

    • @anthonycampos8057
      @anthonycampos8057 Рік тому +2

      @@masteroffun9627 I liked Terminator Salvation.

  • @Incomudro1963
    @Incomudro1963 Рік тому +32

    He had the perfect punk kid look and attitude.

  • @lardosian
    @lardosian 4 роки тому +330

    Was very good in American History X as well.

    • @patsfan4life
      @patsfan4life 4 роки тому +6

      lardosian good call out

    • @awolf2393
      @awolf2393 4 роки тому +8

      That was him? Damn.

    • @hawker2094
      @hawker2094 3 роки тому +10

      And Detroit Rock City

    • @panzerkami2381
      @panzerkami2381 3 роки тому +1

      He has never been good in anything, he has zero acting training and it shows. His only claim to fame is that some agent managed to con James Cameron into accepting him into T2 where he was an embarrassment to anyone who knows anything about acting.

    • @panzerkami2381
      @panzerkami2381 3 роки тому +1

      @Ryan Akwar "there are many actors with no training who are talented. "
      There are some. He is not one of them.

  • @NickTovA
    @NickTovA 4 роки тому +662

    Dark Fate: *exists*
    Me: Look how they massacred my boy

    • @Cyborganna
      @Cyborganna 4 роки тому +6

      @killer boy Yeah, keep making up that nonsense. James Cameron, a Man, wrote this story, so don't blame Women for His decisions.

    • @princenimbalkar96
      @princenimbalkar96 4 роки тому +9

      @@Cyborganna they spoke with their mouth. Besides, we never pointed out that it was women's fault. Men spoiled it with feminism

    • @Cyborganna
      @Cyborganna 4 роки тому +1

      @@princenimbalkar96 Go watch the first Film and REALLY watch it. Then the second. And then finally, realize the sheer levels of nonsense you are spouting.

    • @davidkane6145
      @davidkane6145 4 роки тому +5

      @@Cyborganna You do realise that men can support feminism, right? Dark Fate isn't even feminism anyway, it's virtue-signalling.

    • @AbbaZabbaMan
      @AbbaZabbaMan 4 роки тому +1

      Look what they did to ma boy!

  • @tiffanyvialpando4944
    @tiffanyvialpando4944 4 роки тому +45

    I had the biggest crush on edward furlong when I was young!

    • @d.k.1394
      @d.k.1394 5 днів тому +1

      He was hot

    • @BigBadJerryRogers
      @BigBadJerryRogers 3 дні тому

      Me too! We're the same age. I've aged better than he has though.

  • @cheapycheapy4689
    @cheapycheapy4689 3 роки тому +88

    Kid was brilliant in it. 100% believable role.

    • @oaw972
      @oaw972 Рік тому

      👍👍👍

  • @eon001
    @eon001 4 роки тому +74

    Amazing to think this was his first role. He seems so seasoned and natural.

  • @MrGriff305
    @MrGriff305 4 роки тому +516

    Edward Furlong was the coolest kid ever. Unfortunately, almost no one could have a good adulthood after having that much fame and bliss as a teenager. He really fell apart.

    • @sadderthanyou7793
      @sadderthanyou7793 3 роки тому +72

      Drugs. That's it. He started using drugs and it fucked him up, both physically and mentally.

    • @sadderthanyou7793
      @sadderthanyou7793 3 роки тому +28

      @@matt2522 He never said that was his biggest problem. He simply went into drugs. HARD. To this day, he has to be addicted to something, even if it's Red Bull.

    • @Beautiful-Sickening-Rolex
      @Beautiful-Sickening-Rolex 3 роки тому +11

      he seems ok these days

    • @oldchannel_MoM
      @oldchannel_MoM 3 роки тому +53

      It's not fame and bliss that broke him, it was the people around him and no stable person to mentor him how to overcome that fame and bliss. There are always people who can handle those pressure, though it's not for everyone. Drugs is his downfall.

    • @iche9373
      @iche9373 3 роки тому +10

      I don't know what you're talking about. Edward has a normal life as an actor.
      And he's still loved by his fans .

  • @jpsned
    @jpsned 3 роки тому +128

    Loved him in T2. He was so cool, the acting superb. Perfect for the part. Even his last name is cool.

    • @billypoker7822
      @billypoker7822 Рік тому

      his last name reminds me of some of the mobs in wow i used to farm in vanilla

    • @marcelo20xxxx
      @marcelo20xxxx Рік тому

      @@billypoker7822 This kid along Macaulay Culkin where really the coolest but bot ended being a trainwreck. Fulborgs, those mobs on Ashenvale...

    • @a1pha_star
      @a1pha_star Рік тому

      @@marcelo20xxxx Furbolg*

    • @marcelo20xxxx
      @marcelo20xxxx Рік тому

      @@a1pha_star oh shii... yeah that ones XD

    • @qwertasdcfghjklmo24z
      @qwertasdcfghjklmo24z Рік тому +1

      Thank you.

  • @HighStakesDanny
    @HighStakesDanny Рік тому +26

    This kid nailed it, and I'm not the biggest fan of Furlong, but I have to give him credit where it is due. Amazing performance.

  • @nicka5205
    @nicka5205 4 роки тому +108

    Edward Furlong has been through alot of hard times in the past 20 years, glad hes clean and sober, he has so much talent i really hope he has a comeback soon, so much potential.

    • @ACXIAO666
      @ACXIAO666 Рік тому +8

      Not really , Fat forever now , face aged beyond recognition thanks to drugs .
      He doesnt have any hope really at all , better for him to do what he's doing now sticking to cameo

    • @toiletpaper5770
      @toiletpaper5770 Рік тому +6

      @@ACXIAO666 don't sugarcoat it...

    • @sadeaton
      @sadeaton Рік тому +6

      @@ACXIAO666 You are a ray of sunshine🌞

    • @Htheorphanarian
      @Htheorphanarian Рік тому +3

      @@ACXIAO666 there's positivity and there's..

    • @CircleofShit
      @CircleofShit Рік тому +7

      @@ACXIAO666 he's not 'fat forever now' dude. If he puts his mind to it he could lose weight with a trainer and get in really good shape. A perfect example of this is his co actor Ethan Suplee from American History X. Look how far that dude has come from being out of shape. And there is always hope for Eddie and anyone else. Eddie seems like an empath to me and has a good soul deep down. You need to have walked in his shoes to really know what he went through. I imagine Eddie suffered from depression his whole life, still does and add in being a huge child star with ZERO guidance who acted in the biggest and best action movie ever made (just my opinion) at the most pivotal time in his life.
      Everyone said the same for Robert Downey Junior. While he wasn't overweight is was a fully blown drug addict in and out of jail and it seemed like his career was kaput. Look at him now with Iron man.
      Edit-typos from my sausage fingers lol.

  • @ianmyers6643
    @ianmyers6643 4 роки тому +39

    He did an amazing job in T2. 👍👍

  • @The_Comedy_Hub
    @The_Comedy_Hub Рік тому +99

    Crazy he was just living his life and Holywood found him. How many millions of people have dedicated their lives to auditioning and acting and never had so much as a lead role in an advert, and yet they found a absolute gem in Edward Furlong. It could not have worked without him. That casting lady new her shit. From what I read she discovered a few great Holywood talents.

    • @robd1329
      @robd1329 Рік тому +11

      Lucky as hell...too bad he just threw it all away on drugs. I saw an interview he did recently..hes really overweight now..but funny. I hope he gets his shit together

    • @NazriB
      @NazriB Рік тому

      Lies again? ES Facilitators

    • @rayromano6249
      @rayromano6249 Рік тому +5

      It wasn't that he was a gem. It was James Cameron that brought the best out of him. That's the job of a director. He is the best director of all time. Edwards career didn't really go anywhere after that film besides American history x

    • @PlaybackTVS
      @PlaybackTVS Рік тому +4

      Casting lady definitely knew her job.
      Greetings to her, and thanks for our happy childhood.

    • @TheeKingLeevo
      @TheeKingLeevo Рік тому

      @@rayromano6249 he acted well for a 1st role tho, yes Cameron guided and coached him, but he did the acting

  • @KyleJett
    @KyleJett Рік тому +13

    I am just a little younger than Eddie and grew up in Los Angeles. When this came out, he was so badass. He reminded me of the kids a few grades older, that you wanted to be like and hang out with. He really seems like he could be the son of Reese too!

  • @mro6263
    @mro6263 4 роки тому +198

    this kid should have been the next leo

    • @RebeccaStout
      @RebeccaStout 4 роки тому +5

      M Rock exactly!!

    • @mrblonde609
      @mrblonde609 4 роки тому +26

      @anderson Dude. T1000: "He's a good looking boy."

    • @anti0918
      @anti0918 4 роки тому +42

      Don't blame cocaine. Blame Hollywood. He was a troubled kid from a broken home, trying to get help, when Hollywood came knocking with promises of fame and fortune. He had no idea how to deal with it. Spoiled rich child actors can barely handle it, so he did surprisingly well.

    • @ordosdune9717
      @ordosdune9717 4 роки тому +11

      Schwarzenegger: Cocainum!

    • @JackPecker911
      @JackPecker911 4 роки тому +13

      Too much pressure and wrong group of friends unfortunately

  • @AlexDemaree777ShreddDredd
    @AlexDemaree777ShreddDredd Рік тому +33

    He will always be the real John Connor #EdwardFurlong

  • @haydencooper_
    @haydencooper_ 4 роки тому +82

    I think Edward Furlong's voice was deeper as a kid 😆

    • @ccrdcd38
      @ccrdcd38 2 роки тому +6

      It changed on the u can hear it cracking in the movie

  • @RockstarEater
    @RockstarEater 4 роки тому +39

    1991 James Cameron: John is a really important role.
    2019 James Cameron: John who?

    • @TheMaestro116
      @TheMaestro116 4 роки тому +8

      His head is probably shoved so far in Avatar's ass that he doesn't give a crap about terminator anymore...

  • @StingRayStudios
    @StingRayStudios 4 роки тому +213

    He would’ve played a good young anakin too

  • @horsepower523
    @horsepower523 15 днів тому +1

    Terminator 2 would never have been this good without a talented child actor like Edward Furlong. The iconic dialogue he had with Arnie in the car when John teaches the Terminator some street lingo was just brilliant acting.

  • @joy2000cyber
    @joy2000cyber 4 роки тому +116

    Edward Furlong needed a real life robot from the future to guide his life

  • @H0n3yMonstah
    @H0n3yMonstah 4 роки тому +52

    James Cameron: "John Connor is an extremely important role"
    James Cameron: "I'm also about to end this boy"

  • @beautifulibra
    @beautifulibra 3 роки тому +12

    He was at the right place at the right time. And he killed the role.

  • @leedummett4412
    @leedummett4412 3 роки тому +23

    wow, imagine getting the call to audition for a big production like T2, and then you get the call back telling you, you have got the role. eddie was perfect as john connor.

  • @arfenmalik1717
    @arfenmalik1717 4 роки тому +18

    "When they tried to act angry or tough it didn't look real" that right there hit like a hammer

    • @johnsmith-wx5fb
      @johnsmith-wx5fb 4 роки тому +1

      Ha ha i know who you're thinking of. We have to stand and fight!!!

  • @AWF1000
    @AWF1000 Рік тому +4

    We all wanted to be like Edward Furlong as a kid. A foul mouthed wisecracking smartass. 😅 Though no previous acting experience, he was the perfect choice. It's hard to believe he never had acting on the mind before he was approached by a casting agent. He was so good in the movie

  • @slowemm
    @slowemm 4 роки тому +27

    James Cameron: "John Connor is an extremely important role."
    Tim Miller: "Hold my margarita."

  • @callycharles2515
    @callycharles2515 Місяць тому +1

    I'm a fan of Edward Furlong and no matter what role he plays, he nails it.

  • @Namdor2012
    @Namdor2012 Рік тому +20

    You got to have great casting to make a great movie..They nailed it with Furlong he offset Arnolds drab awkwardness, and complemented Lisa's revived tough lean role...Great cast....Like the first Blade Runner...

  • @themoongirl2224
    @themoongirl2224 4 роки тому +46

    When I was a kid, I adored John Connor so much cause he was my favorite main character that kept me watched and remembering his every scenes in T2.
    Till now, I kept watching T2, caused it was my very best childhood movie that I ever watched.

  • @tomservo5347
    @tomservo5347 4 роки тому +75

    Too bad Edward didn't know this would lead him down the path of long term self-destruction.

    • @eSKAone-
      @eSKAone- 4 роки тому +8

      It's sad. Like Home Alone Kevin.

    • @LIQUIDSNAKEz28
      @LIQUIDSNAKEz28 4 роки тому +4

      @@eSKAone- Home Alone Kevin is perfectly fine, he was on Joe Rogan's podcast several months ago and talked about how he always had a good childhood. He talked about how ALL the rumors about him either being molested, going crazy or being dead were complete bullshit and that his temporary experimentation with drugs wasn't very different from most people's.

    • @LIQUIDSNAKEz28
      @LIQUIDSNAKEz28 4 роки тому +2

      @Mr Twister Yeah I believe that. All the other victims who have come out, and even the ones who haven't, like Furlong, ALL show signs of abuse and seem emotionally broken, even Corey Feldman who seems to have recovered pretty well in comparison to the others seems emotionally scarred. McCauley Calkin on the other hand seems pretty damn normal and genuinely at peace. I think a three hour long one on one podcast is more than enough footage to at least find SOME small hint of abuse or emotional trauma and I didn't see ANY.

    • @yourstruly4817
      @yourstruly4817 3 роки тому +5

      "It's in your nature to destroy yourselves."

  • @ai4klivewallpapers
    @ai4klivewallpapers 4 роки тому +40

    *...and that's when John Connor was born! 😁 Thank God, Eddie got the part or it would've sucked like all the rest of em! He will always be JC to me!*

  • @bruceli9094
    @bruceli9094 4 роки тому +682

    John Connor survived Terminators only to be killed by a Feminator.

    • @departmentofdate2263
      @departmentofdate2263 4 роки тому +2

      Шалтай Болтай not really. Shut your dirty mouth.

    • @johnO21
      @johnO21 4 роки тому +5

      Maan!
      Was that a spoiler??

    • @Contra2075
      @Contra2075 4 роки тому +4

      Wow he does the same expressions just like now on his interviews.

    • @2sallads
      @2sallads 4 роки тому +10

      @@johnO21 You can't spoil bad movies.

    • @miamibrando3471
      @miamibrando3471 4 роки тому +12

      Wasn’t a female terminator that killed him you dumb shit. It was a T-800 with Arnold skin.

  • @leepingtan7443
    @leepingtan7443 11 місяців тому +3

    I'm greatly amazed how great and awesome Edward Furlong in T2, he had natural talent and charisma. No actor has ever played John Connor better than him.

  • @ccrdcd38
    @ccrdcd38 Рік тому +7

    Eddie was perfect for the role

  • @QueenCelebrationLive
    @QueenCelebrationLive 4 роки тому +119

    Terminator ended with T2, watch the Alternate Ending.

  • @ingridarlington5745
    @ingridarlington5745 4 роки тому +25

    He was great in this movie. Believeable in my opinion.

  • @tonimarx6405
    @tonimarx6405 Рік тому +4

    I am exactly Edward Furlong's age and he was my hero when i was a kid. I tried to behave and talk just like him.

  • @sGirl-ny9xj
    @sGirl-ny9xj 4 роки тому +22

    Aww! He was too cute! Look at that little face!

    • @ramennoodz2155
      @ramennoodz2155 3 роки тому

      Of course you would think that you’re his mom

    • @sGirl-ny9xj
      @sGirl-ny9xj 3 роки тому +1

      @@ramennoodz2155 Too true. I guess I'm biased.

  • @ebayerr
    @ebayerr Рік тому +5

    The casting director for Terminator 2,Mali Finn,spotted Furlong on the steps of the Pasadena Boys Club in September 1990.
    Furlong had no acting experience whatsoever, but was encouraged by Finn to audition for the role of John Connor.

  • @robertdelgadocapetillo8684
    @robertdelgadocapetillo8684 4 роки тому +26

    Cameron: John Connor is an extremely important character...
    T-800: Hold my shotti.

  • @aninditamondal3796
    @aninditamondal3796 3 роки тому +5

    He is really hamdsome

  • @leojt74
    @leojt74 3 роки тому +18

    This is a cool story. Kind of like some of the discovery stories of actors from the Golden Age of Hollywood. He validated Mali Finn seeing something in him, as he turned out to be a talented young actor. He'll always be remembered for T2, but impressed me more in films like AMERICAN HEART and A HOME OF OUR OWN. People who say he wasn't a good actor should check out some of his more dramatic films. He had a multi-faceted presence you don't see in many teen actors and played some heavy roles opposite some very talented and experienced adult actors. And if he hadn't been at that Boys & Girls Club that day, his talent would have never been known. Makes you wonder just how much talent is never realized, only for lack of opportunity, in this big ol' world.

    • @CircleofShit
      @CircleofShit Рік тому

      Well said. It reminds of stuff like the Commonwealth Games and the Olympics where there are young people out there, and of all ages who would have won that gold medal if only they had the opportunity, money and supportive parents behind them. You need someone in the industry to give you a chance to shine.

  • @AugustusRex-nk8ze
    @AugustusRex-nk8ze 2 місяці тому +2

    ... and introducing
    EDWARD FURLONG
    He's had some difficulties in life, but that role is immortal.

  • @tap585grad706
    @tap585grad706 Рік тому +5

    Edward did a great job. Smart move choosing him. He was believable. You could picture him as Linda Hamilton's son.

  • @kevinmarsh9057
    @kevinmarsh9057 4 роки тому +5

    Still my favorite movie

  • @jackywoo101
    @jackywoo101 4 роки тому +78

    if he didn't ruined his life with drugs, he'd be the most good looking male actor in hollywood of ALL TIME!!! anyone agree??

  • @blackislands
    @blackislands 19 днів тому +1

    Terrific performances and stage production

  • @colonelburton8451
    @colonelburton8451 4 роки тому +24

    LOL it's hilarious to see how shitty his acting is in the auditions and then he was just savage in the movie.

  • @tiagoribeiro885
    @tiagoribeiro885 Рік тому +3

    They hit the spot with Edward...! Wow

  • @ChevyboyCaprice_
    @ChevyboyCaprice_ Рік тому +7

    I love Edward Furlong, he did good in American History X

  • @claudiapagliara7667
    @claudiapagliara7667 2 роки тому +2

    His beauty was umbelievable...

  • @oaw972
    @oaw972 Рік тому +2

    One of the best movies ever! He made that movie!

  • @idealmethod
    @idealmethod Рік тому +7

    the fact they never brought him back broke the terminator franchise for me. T1 and T2 thats all there is.

    • @chadley25
      @chadley25 Місяць тому

      I thought Nick Stahl was quite okay in T3, but agreed, I'd have enjoyed seeing Edward Furlong reprise the role even more.

  • @afriend9428
    @afriend9428 4 роки тому +6

    *The perfect role!* ⭐️

  • @franklinegbuche7097
    @franklinegbuche7097 Рік тому +3

    How little moments change our lives.
    Imagine someone just starring at him led to him acting in one of the biggest movies in history.

  • @maxnits9556
    @maxnits9556 4 роки тому +299

    Worked with Arnold, stayed with cocaine. Don't do drugs kids.

    • @raymondvargas5056
      @raymondvargas5056 4 роки тому +17

      Kathy Rheinfrank HES talking about the guy who played John Connor

    • @splash5150izy
      @splash5150izy 4 роки тому

      When you are a famous kid and getting older by the day to a Young Adult there are Temptations that will Naturally come Yo Way- Marijuana & Cocaine Being first and foremost -It's up to the person themselves Not Some Douche that says "No Don't Do That Shit" It's the Same thing With Rockers in a Band about to "Crack it" They will or they May Not indulge- but in all Reality they Will Try it Once and then They Are Hooked Line and Sinker After the First Try- It's Human Nature to Do Shit we Know is Wrong or Could Fuck us up- I could Name a Whole List of Stars that Got Fucked Up with Alcohol & Drugs -But um Not even Gone Go there -
      [Glitch Free Events * Audio- Lighting- Stage Construction and Riggers]

    • @colonelburton8451
      @colonelburton8451 4 роки тому +18

      Hollywood is tough on kids, you know?

    • @anti0918
      @anti0918 4 роки тому +15

      Don't blame Furlong. Maybe next time Hollywood shouldn't go snatching troubled kids from broken homes, and throw fame and fortune at them, which they obviously don't know how to handle properly. Spoiled rich child actors are barely able to deal with the fame, so I'm surprised he turned out as well as he did.

    • @dochvtech22
      @dochvtech22 4 роки тому

      Max Nits
      Look up Gene Kim

  • @AlwaysLookEye
    @AlwaysLookEye 3 роки тому +5

    Him and the delorean are both things that was meant for that time and not go on to much more making them legendary.

  • @Tanat83
    @Tanat83 4 роки тому +62

    Gosh watching this made me miss both the actor and John Connor even more. Look what Cameron and the crew of Dark Fate did to John! It was like they decided to rip out the heart of the franchise and try replacing it with a new heart, in the form of a 5 foot tall, 100 pound lady who lacked any fighting spirit or cunning. No surprise that the franchise has been terminated.

    • @mikeadams7904
      @mikeadams7904 Рік тому +3

      Considering all the moaning Jim did about newt being killed off. He thought killing teenage John was a good idea ?
      Dark fate sucked.

    • @RedSupra
      @RedSupra Рік тому +1

      @@mikeadams7904 It’s not often that films get sequels that top the previous films… T2 was the best of the series and unfortunately the rest sucked. I always wondered how the series would have been if they had Ed come back for T3

    • @sauronthegreat5799
      @sauronthegreat5799 Рік тому

      @@RedSupra I really liked terminator salvation. Christian bale was a very intense actor

    • @RedSupra
      @RedSupra Рік тому

      @@sauronthegreat5799 I won’t deny that Christian Bale is an amazing actor and it made sense to cast him because John would have to be around 40 years old in Salvation, but Salvation cant hold a candle to the cinematic greatness of T2 regardless of who played John. My only issue with T3 not casting Ed as John was that it had been 12 years or so since T2 came out and Ed would have been the perfect candidate to play John based on the chronological time that had passed in the series. The reason for not casting Ed is beyond me though, maybe he was offered the role and he turned it down.

    • @LightningDaemon
      @LightningDaemon Рік тому +1

      @@RedSupra He was in trouble with the law for drugs and other offences. The original Terminator, T2, and I even liked Genisys... not so much the acting, because it was awful, but it was definitely interesting and I like that they went back in time and 'tried' to recreate the original intro scene for the first film... even if they couldn't get the 'hooligans' right.

  • @jonfleck8687
    @jonfleck8687 4 роки тому +32

    I’d like to see the Terminator Dark Fate audition of Edward Furlong. That must be only 5 seconds long.

    • @TheRmm1976
      @TheRmm1976 4 роки тому +8

      Sadly all they did was bring him in for one afternoon so they could CGI his face.

    • @Contra2075
      @Contra2075 4 роки тому

      No extra scene they kept for when he was young.

    • @adamn7516
      @adamn7516 3 роки тому

      @@Contra2075
      Actually they CGI'd Eddies face onto another child actors body and as well as for Linda and Arnolds face for that scene. It was not unused T2 footage. IF you have never seen videos using this technology just check out this one with a Fake George Lucas played by comedian and impressionist Josh Robert Thompson
      ua-cam.com/video/_MuxVqB3I7E/v-deo.html

  • @Tatev157
    @Tatev157 2 роки тому +13

    I came here after remembering my childhood crush. I can't describe in words how I felt every time I saw him on TV. I was so in love with him.. He was my first crush..

  • @jayespi37
    @jayespi37 4 роки тому +11

    She picked Edward furlong cuz they look identical! That lady could pass as his mom😂

  • @texas_talks5199
    @texas_talks5199 4 роки тому +4

    I like his hair style

  • @unknownmusic6247
    @unknownmusic6247 4 роки тому +25

    Yea I remember this movie

  • @dianaalves1592
    @dianaalves1592 4 роки тому +4

    He was perfect!

  • @kodabawls
    @kodabawls 4 роки тому +7

    he was so cute :(

  • @sushimamba4281
    @sushimamba4281 4 дні тому

    Eddy Furlong was perfect for that part and he owned it!

  • @Johny40Se7en
    @Johny40Se7en 2 місяці тому

    And the rest is history. Edward Furlong did a cracking job with John Connor. Amazingly well done, and one of the reasons why T-2 Judgement Day will be forever timeless 😊🥰

  • @topaciotorre7009
    @topaciotorre7009 4 роки тому +18

    Recuerdo que yo estaba enamorada de él🙄😍

    • @mikaela5668
      @mikaela5668 4 роки тому +4

      Yo también 😊

    • @justiciaeterna5209
      @justiciaeterna5209 4 роки тому +2

      Yo tanbien 😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤por siempre el sera mas hermoso y nunca nadie lo igualara te adoro mucho mi cielo hermoso bello lindo exquizito

    • @mr.redfield7799
      @mr.redfield7799 4 роки тому

      @@justiciaeterna5209 WTF pero si era un niño, par de enfermas

    • @diegopj.881
      @diegopj.881 3 роки тому +1

      Ahora vieras como esta ya no se le tan apuesto como acá, por sus excesos.

    • @topaciotorre7009
      @topaciotorre7009 3 роки тому

      @@mr.redfield7799 si tenía 13 años y yo en ese tiempo tenía la misma edad jajaja ja😁

  • @katarn0329
    @katarn0329 4 роки тому +2

    Eddie Furlong is Phenominal.

  • @mrhobs
    @mrhobs 2 місяці тому

    That's so cool. Regardless of any later disappointments or setbacks, he'll always have this. Not just a lucky chance, being "discovered," but then having to fight to prove himself after. Must've been so nerve racking, but so awesome to have Cameron come essentially tell you he changed his mind about you and you're hired.
    (Not to mention some other roles he did later... not sure if there were more, but obviously he nailed his role in American History X. Wish he could make a comeback...)

  • @Itwasntalieitwastrueinmymind
    @Itwasntalieitwastrueinmymind Рік тому +1

    Absolutely amazing job. Perfect for that role

  • @christellerooney1728
    @christellerooney1728 4 роки тому +22

    I ADORE EDDIE FURLONG❤HE S THE BEST SINCE ALWAYS AND FOREVER ❤❤❤❤❤❤👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟

    • @juanaibarra6248
      @juanaibarra6248 4 роки тому +2

      EDWARD WALTER FURLONG = JHON CONNOR, FOR EVER IN TERMINATOR👍😉🤗😎💪♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪

  • @spatchmo6938
    @spatchmo6938 4 роки тому +7

    Cameron said he wanted a kid who was tough but needed protecting... Too bad he didn't protect Edward Furlong against his on set tutor, Jackie Domac

    • @Krafty
      @Krafty 4 роки тому +1

      Nate Alexander I never heard of that until you mentioned it. That’s crazy 🤯

    • @spatchmo6938
      @spatchmo6938 4 роки тому +3

      @@Krafty yeah, it's pretty messed up. We'll never know if he would have had a better life in his 20s and 30s if he had been allowed to explore his teenage years without being in a predatory relationship, but I can't imagine it helped.

    • @Kaylaaaaaaaa
      @Kaylaaaaaaaa 2 роки тому +2

      I just read about this the other day and was shocked, cause I had no idea! what the actual F! Like she got to go on and have a completely normal life, teach sex Ed In school(big wtf) and change her name etc. she’s married, got kids while Eddie went through hell and was a wreck. I feel bad for him. Nobody protected him and seemed like nobody even cared. I wonder too how his life would have ended up if he wasn’t preyed on etc 🥺😢 would he have had a somewhat healthy normal life

  • @simonacland9028
    @simonacland9028 4 роки тому +2

    i remember having edward furlongs haircut haha love it!

  • @connieoshea
    @connieoshea Рік тому +2

    This period during the 90s, in terms of child stardom, consisted mainly of the likes of: Macaulay Culkin, Edward Furlong, Elijah Wood and Brad Renfro. Then presiding over them were the slightly older River Phoenix and Leonardo DiCaprio. It’s clips like this which truly re-emphasise just how lucky we are to have UA-cam, as it continues to preserve priceless footage such as this forever. Who’d’ve thought, even in the 90s, just how invaluable taping something onto VHS would become, especially given what it’s evolved into. It’s true when people say that UA-cam is the closest thing we’ve got to a time machine, which is just as well when the past is preferable to both the present and such an uncertain future (however I’m speaking personally about my own current situation when I say that).

    • @Elly3981
      @Elly3981 10 місяців тому

      I believe that Macaulay Culkin was considered by Cameron for the role of John Conner but his parents rejected it because they didn't like him swearing for it.

  • @roughcutretrospect7235
    @roughcutretrospect7235 4 роки тому +3

    I met Edward in 2019 he was a super cool guy

  • @Anw4rr10r
    @Anw4rr10r 4 роки тому +32

    Not sure what year this interview/making of was shot but what Edward looks like here is how he should’ve looked in the opening of Dark Fate.. not that it matters since it isn’t canon.

    • @MikeScottWatson
      @MikeScottWatson 4 роки тому +4

      That opening scene is a deleted scene they filmed for T2 they never used it . You can see it on SPECIAL dvd of T2 .

    • @danny1884
      @danny1884 4 роки тому +3

      Dark Fate opening was set couple years after T2.

    • @Anw4rr10r
      @Anw4rr10r 4 роки тому +4

      Danny M I know. That’s why John should look the same age as Edward is in this interview which I’m assuming is a few years after T2 was filmed and released as DF takes place 3-4 years after T2 (which was set during ‘94/95).

    • @RyzingUp
      @RyzingUp 4 роки тому +5

      @@MikeScottWatson Are you sure? I read that it was CGI work. They actually had Furlong come in for facial likeness or whatever you wanna call it.

    • @bigtommy9715
      @bigtommy9715 4 роки тому

      It is cannon

  • @LiLgPnoy15
    @LiLgPnoy15 Рік тому +2

    No acting experience, wow. This kid was the perfect one!

  • @sly9263
    @sly9263 Рік тому +1

    They had great casting for this movie- a big part of what made it a classic.

  • @oriondark9249
    @oriondark9249 4 роки тому +65

    Hey, remember when John Connor was "extremely" important? Not so much these days though, certain somebodies thought they could just toss JC into the garbage can...Yeah, NO. NOT...buying it!

  • @RebeccaStout
    @RebeccaStout 4 роки тому +141

    Why WHY did he do what he did to his body? He should've looked so good, like Leonardo. But no, the drugs, etc took their toll.

    • @anti0918
      @anti0918 4 роки тому +37

      Hollywood chewed him up and spit him out.

    • @helicopterfx8645
      @helicopterfx8645 3 роки тому +16

      I used to think he was leanardo for the longest time....He had that same spirit in him

    • @LittleKittyCat
      @LittleKittyCat 3 роки тому +5

      Oh no, Leonardo has always been physically overrated.

    • @cheapycheapy4689
      @cheapycheapy4689 3 роки тому +2

      @Paulo Hernanndizz Still a very long decorated career in movies, unlike many kids who are burnt out, or worse before they become adults.

    • @GuitarHeroPhenomSux
      @GuitarHeroPhenomSux 3 роки тому +9

      Well from this interview, it sounds like he wasn't trying to be an actor. He was just a normal kid that got asked to be in a movie - a movie that became very successful. Then, he wasn't in anything else nearly as successful. After observing many child actors, I've come to the conclusion that these kinds of transitions can have serious effects on them mentally.
      Another example is Carl Switzer who played Alfalfa from the original Little Rascals. He was a highly praised child star at the time. But after his voice changed during puberty, the studios dropped him and he struggled to find work. He turned to alcohol and odd jobs, until he got killed over $50. It can take a huge mental toll on anyone who goes from being a nobody to extremely famous, then back to a nobody. For a kid that can't anticipate these transitions, it must be even harder. Add to that the demands of Hollywood, the unscrupulous people you meet, and the access to drugs/alcohol, I think it would be difficult to not fall victim to that deleterious lifestyle.

  • @THETRIVIALTHINGS
    @THETRIVIALTHINGS Рік тому +2

    He had such huge potential. So talented.

  • @potterj09
    @potterj09 2 місяці тому +1

    I still quote his lines from this film in real life a few times a week, Todd !

  • @thevoight-kampfftest4779
    @thevoight-kampfftest4779 Рік тому +3

    Of course the Kid was nervous, what the hell did they expect :D! He did a real tereffic job, unfortgetable performance from Edward Furlong!

  • @eliseeckman7552
    @eliseeckman7552 4 роки тому +50

    Don’t even lie, we all were secretly crushing on him while watching, then heartbroken when he got killed in the newest terminator

  • @thelucabrazzi
    @thelucabrazzi Рік тому +2

    I love clips like this such an awesome story !

  • @jonelson1983
    @jonelson1983 Рік тому +1

    Normally child actors make you want to put your foot through the screen, but he was genuinely good. His voice jumps up and down but his scenes with Arnie are great.

  • @skylarjeselnik
    @skylarjeselnik 4 роки тому +35

    Can´t believe John Connor is terminated ! WTF !