Shocking Dark
| Shocking Dark | |
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Poster for Terminator 2 bears a similarity to the original Terminator poster. | |
| Directed by | Bruno Mattei |
| Written by | Claudio Fragasso |
| Produced by | Franco Gaudenzi |
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| Cinematography | Richard Grassetti |
| Edited by | Bruno Mattei |
| Music by | Carlo Maria Cordio |
Production company | Flora Film |
| Distributed by | Variety Distribution |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Shocking Dark (also known as Terminator II, Terminator 2, Aliens 2, Aliennators, and Contaminator) is a 1989 Italian science-fiction film written by Claudio Fragasso, produced by Franco Gaudenzi and directed by Bruno Mattei.
Although the film was promoted as a rip-off of James Cameron's The Terminator (1984), it is primarily a rip-off of Cameron's subsequent film Aliens (1986). It was released in some countries as Terminator II, as it had been made two years before Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991).