Amazing Special Effects That Were Actually Made For Cheap

 

Terminator 2

The Recombining Terminator

Terminator 2 is usually cited as one of the best action films ever made, and a lot of the credit goes to the villain, a silent, relentless Terminator model that has the ability to melt and reform its body to recover from any injury. One of the most iconic scenes in the movie shows the Terminator's metal-liquid body reforming back together into a single entity.

This otherworldly effect was achieved with the help of a beaker of mercury and a blow dryer. All the crew had to do was spill the viscous liquid on the floor. As it spread slowly across the area, a blow dryer blew its metallic droplets into different directions. The whole sequence was simply shown in reverse to create the impression of the Terminator reforming from the liquid.