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Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) More at IMDbPro »

Follows

The Terminator (1984)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

Followed by

Terminator Salvation (2009)
Terminator 5 (2011)

Edited into

"Smallville: Scare (#4.10)" (2004)
 -  The Missile scenes of Lex's dream sequence are edited from the final scenes of Terminator 3

Spin off

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) (VG)
Terminator 3: Redemption (2004) (VG)

References

Casablanca (1942)
Vertigo (1958)
Psycho (1960)
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
 -  Parts of the fallout shelter set are modeled on similar sets from Dr. Strangelove.
Django (1966)
Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)
Star Wars (1977)
The Day After (1983) (TV)
RoboCop (1987)
Throw Momma from the Train (1987)
 -  Same line in both "she's not a woman, she's a terminator"
Akira (1988)
Darkman (1990)
Kindergarten Cop (1990)
Lik Wong (1991)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
 -  John asks whether the Terminator he 'remembers' him and other things from T2. Kate tells John about his foster parents' deaths when they were in middle school among other references..
T2 3-D: Battle Across Time (1996)
The Beautician and the Beast (1997)
Lost in Space (1998)
The One (2001)

Referenced in

"K Street: Week 4 (#1.4)" (2003)
 -  seen in newspaper ad
T3 Visual Effects Lab (2003) (V)
 -  documentary about the movie
East Meets West: 'Red Heat' and the Kings of Carolco (2004) (V)
 -  This film is referenced.
Behind the House: Anatomy of the Zombie Movement (2004) (V)
 -  mentioned once
'Calendar Girls': The Naked Truth (2004) (V)
 -  Referenced by name
The Magical Time Traveling Thugtastic Jug (2004)
 -  Arnold Schwarzenegger tells Wynegar Rodriguez to purchase Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, "now available on VHS and DVD".
Horror Business (2005) (V)
 -  title on drive-in marquee
6:30 (2005) (V)
 -  "kept me up all night watching The Terminator 1, 2, and 3."
Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl (2006) (TV)
 -  Washington Irving writes "C3"
Another Gay Movie (2006)
 -  on shelf in video store
Get a Life (2006) (V)
 -  T3 pinball game
"After You've Gone: School of Hard Knocks (#1.5)" (2007)
 -  Referenced by name
"Allemaal film: De amerikaanse droom (#1.6)" (2007)
 -  Mentioned by Jeroen Krabbé
Metrénský incident (2007) (V)
 -  minor appearance of T-X
"Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: Gnothi Seauton (#1.2)" (2008)
 -  Cameron says that Sarah died on December 4th, 2005, of cancer. The same is told in Terminator 3.
"The Simpsons: That 90's Show (#19.11)" (2008)
 -  Comic Book Guy also insists that there will never be a Terminator 3.
"Smallville: Apocalypse (#7.18)" (2008)
 -  Scene in which nuclear missiles are launched is the same scene as in T3.

Featured in

"HBO First Look: Inside 'Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines' (#10.9)" (2003)
 -  clips
Movie Metal Meltdown: Man vs. Machine (2003) (TV)
 -  It is an international television special on the film
"Troldspejlet: (#30.1)" (2003)
 -  reviewed + footage used
Inside 'Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines' (2003) (TV)
"Horizon: The Great Robot Race" (2006)
 -  Shows a clip when talking about building a robot to drive

Spoofed in

The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004) (TV)
 -  Billy Crystal comes back into time, much like Arnold Schwarzenegger's Terminator came in time nude and burning a hole in the ground
Hoodwinked! (2005)
 -  Dolph, who looks and sounds like Arnold Schwarzenegger, saying: "She'll be back!".
Conker: Live and Reloaded (2004) (VG)
 -  The futuristic multiplayer campaign
"Tripping the Rift: Chode Eraser (#3.2)" (2007)
 -  the Arnie 1.000 walks into a gay bar to get some clothes
Tripping the Rift: The Movie (2008) (V)
 -  the Arnie 1000 in the gay bar

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