Joe Rogan Experience #2543 - MrBallen · Aired Aug 20, 2026
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In the film The Terminator, Sarah Connor attempts to destroy corporations developing robots.
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That is the sequel. In the 1984 film Sarah Connor spends the runtime being hunted and ends it by crushing the Terminator in a hydraulic press. Going after Cyberdyne Systems is the plot of Terminator 2, where she sets out to destroy the company before it can build Skynet.
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Is it true that in the film The Terminator, Sarah Connor attempts to destroy corporations developing robots?
No, not as stated. That is the sequel. In the 1984 film Sarah Connor spends the runtime being hunted and ends it by crushing the Terminator in a hydraulic press. Joe Rogan said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2543 - MrBallen, aired Aug 20, 2026, at 2:36:03. The supporting source is en.wikipedia.org, linked below.
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