The Complete Collector's Guide to Terminator on VHS
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Ever wondered how to properly collect different videocassettes of the Terminator films? What about how to tell different editions apart from each other? Well, for that and more, you've come to the right place. Welcome to the Complete Collector's Guide to Terminator on VHS, a reference for the rest of us regarding the various different editions of The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, and then some, on home videocassette, brought to you by the Home Video wiki!
The Terminator
[edit]Terminator 2: Judgment Day
[edit]Rental releases
[edit]This version includes an anti-drug PSA featuring then-President George Bush, a promo for previously-viewed tapes, a theatrical trailer for Basic Instinct, a video trailer for either Iron Eagle III: Aces or Defenseless, the "Fitness Is Feeling Great" PSA with Arnold Schwarzenegger, and a promo for the T2 fan club and T2 merchandise. All known specimens were duplicated at Rank Video Services America in Northbrook. The specimens with the Defenseless trailer were duplicated on in-cassette units in real time, while the ones with the Iron Eagle II: Aces trailer were duplicated on high-volume pancake units at double speed.
Club Edition
[edit]This version has the UPC prefix 08661 and generally was offered through video clubs such as the Columbia House Video Club during the original rental-priced run. No previews appeared on this version. All known specimens were duplicated at Rank Video Services America in Northbrook on in-cassette units in real time.
Sell-through releases
[edit]This version includes the "Fitness Is Feeling Great" PSA with Arnold Schwarzenegger and a Subway commercial. Known duplication locations include Rank Video Services America's Garden Grove and Calexico locations, Allied Film and Video's DC location, and Premiere Video's Livonia location.