Terminator 'hunter killers' phrase vs 2018 movie titled "Hunter Killer"
In The Terminator (1984), Kyle Reese uses the expression "HK", which he explains stands for "hunter killers". Fast forward to 2018, when the action movie Hunter Killer is released. Wikipedia lists Director James Cameron and Producer Gale Anne Hurd as the writers of Terminator. Also, according to Wikipedia, neither had any hand in Hunter Killer. If this is correct:
Does the fact that the 2018 movie is titled using a phrase from The Terminator represent: a) an obvious rip-off, b) sort of a rip-off, or c) not a rip-off at all, and possibly a coincidence?
Best Answer
Hunter Killer is an accepted name for Attack Submarines, the purpose of which are to track (and potentially) sink other ships and submarines, as opposed to missile submarines which have a primary purpose targeting weapons such as nuclear missiles at land.
Hunter Killer is a movie about submarines. If anything Terminator is borrowing and repurposing the terminology.
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Is Hunter Killer movie based on true story?
Here's What You Need to Remember: Released in 2018, Hunter Killer is based on the novel Firing Point, an actual military thriller by George Wallace, a retired Navy submarine commander, and author Don Keith.What does the term Hunter Killer mean?
Definition of hunter-killer : of or relating to a coordinated air-sea operation against enemy submarines a hunter-killer group.What is the Russian destroyer in Hunter Killer?
The "Russian" destroyer is a "doctored" version of the Udaloy II class. Front gun removed, vertical launcher and RBU added on the focsle. At around 17 min mark the Capt says submerge the ship. subs are called boats.T-800 CSM 101 Arrival | Terminator 2: Judgment Day [Remastered]
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