Unlike the first film, the sequel saw a very limited release in the US by distributor Tri-Star Pictures and co-producer The Vista Organization. However, International Video Entertainment (IVE, now known today as Lions Gate Home Entertainment) released the film on videocassette and has become a cult film. It was released on DVD by Artisan Entertainment on August 19, 2003. The visual effects were done by Gene Warren Jr., who did the effects for the first two Terminator movies. NOW Comics also published a one shot adaptation of the film.