‘Terminator 2′ star Robert Patrick tried to get 9 Inch Nails on soundtrack as an alternative of Weapons N’ Roses

Terminator 2: Judgement Day actor Robert Patrick has spoken concerning the time he tried to get a 9 Inch Nails track on the 1991 movie’s soundtrack as an alternative of 1 by Weapons N’ Roses.

In a brand new interview, Patrick revealed that it was lead star Arnold Schwarzenegger (the Terminator) who in the end rejected the suggestion he’d put to director James Cameron. As an alternative, Weapons N’ Roses soundtracked the sequel with an unique track, ‘You Might Be Mine’.

Patrick advised The Guardian that his youthful brother [Richard Patrick of the US band Filter] was a touring guitarist for 9 Inch Nails on the time, which later impressed him to advocate for the band.

“After I was making Terminator 2 I used to work out to ‘Head Like A Gap’ by 9 Inch Nails,” mentioned Patrick, who portrayed the villain T-1000 within the film.

Patrick took the track to Cameron and “tried to get him to make use of it for the soundtrack… however he mentioned, ‘No. Arnold prefers Weapons N’ Roses.'”

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Weapons N’ Roses’ ‘You Might Be Mine’ appeared twice within the movie: as soon as in a scene the place Edward Furlong (as John Connor) speeds off on his dirtbike and once more within the closing credit.

Patrick added that Cameron and Schwarzenegger’s pushback was “ironic as a result of Trent Reznor from 9 Inch Nails has received a few Oscars for his soundtracks now”.

In the meantime, earlier this yr a primary print VHS copy of the unique The Terminator film was auctioned off for $32,500 (£23,913).

The basic sci-fi film, which sees Schwarzenegger star as a cyborg despatched again in time to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton), was bought off on the on-line public sale ComicConnect.

The just about mint situation copy of the 1984 film boasted high quality gradings between 9 and 10 out of 10 for each inspection class apart from the bodily tape’s corners and edges, which nonetheless produced an admirable seven out of 10.