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Before CGI could convincingly duplicate humans, Terminator 2 (1991) solved it the practical way. James Cameron used identical twins to create double shots with real lighting and physical presence. CGI was saved for the liquid metal, while Leslie Hamilton doubled Sarah Connor, and Don and Dan Stanton doubled the...

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