You’d think the sounds from dystopian cybernetic action classic Terminator 2 would be a cacophony of detailed mechanics, synthesizers, and gadgets. However, one of the most memorable scenes in Terminator 2 uses an audio solution that was highly cost-effective...as in 75 cents cost-effective. In Robert Patrick’s T-1000 prison break scene, the robot phases through the cell bars with a slurpy metallic sound. Oscar-winning sound designer Gary Rydstrom revealed the effect was achieved by a simple solution from the sound of dog food being slowly sucked out of the can. "What's amazing to me is the combination of [visual effects company] Industrial Light & Magic using millions of dollars of high-tech digital equipment and computers to come up with the visuals, and meanwhile I'm inverting a dog food can," Rydstrom said.

Remarkably, noteable sounds throughout the film stay pretty close to this standard in terms of methodology. Take for instance the scene scanning the aftermath of a future nuclear attack in the year 2029. As the camera slowly pans to a skull, a terminator operative crushes said skull under its foot. The bone-crunching sound is simply a pistachio nut crushed by metal plating. And one of the most complex scenes in the movie, shows the T-1000 being frozen, broken, and melted, only to be reformed again? The shattering of the ice is a brittle ice tray being bent and snapped to make the cracking sound, while a box of nails poured on to the floor at an even pace makes for the T-1000's shattering pieces. For a franchise so futuristic, it’s impressive to see Foley artists use the most incredibly simple solutions.