The Terminator poster

The Terminator( 1984)

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Your future is in its hands.

Overview

In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgents against 21st century mechanical hegemony. Meanwhile, the human-resistance movement dispatches a lone warrior to safeguard Sarah. Can he stop the virtually indestructible killing machine?

    Top Billed Cast

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      Arnold Schwarzenegger

      Terminator

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      Michael Biehn

      Kyle Reese

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      Linda Hamilton

      Sarah Connor

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      Paul Winfield

      Traxler

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      Lance Henriksen

      Vukovich

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      Rick Rossovich

      Matt

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      Bess Motta

      Ginger

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      Earl Boen

      Silberman

    9. cast image

      Dick Miller

      Pawnshop Clerk

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      Shawn Schepps

      Nancy

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      Bruce M. Kerner

      Desk Sergeant

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      Franco Columbu

      Future Terminator

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      Bill Paxton

      Punk Leader

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      Brad Rearden

      Punk

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      Brian Thompson

      Punk

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      William Wisher

      Policeman

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      Ken Fritz

      Policeman

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      Tom Oberhaus

      Policeman

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      Ed Dogans

      Cop in Alley

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      Joe Farago

      TV Anchorman

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      Hettie Lynne Hurtes

      TV Anchorwoman

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      Tony Mirelez

      Station Attendant

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      Philip Gordon

      Mexican Boy

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      Anthony Trujillo

      Mexican Boy

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      Stan Yale

      Derelict

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      Al Kahn

      Customer

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      Leslie Morris

      Customer

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      Hugh Farrington

      Customer

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      Harriet Medin

      Customer

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      Loree Frazier

      Customer

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      James Ralston

      Customer

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      Norman Friedman

      Cleaning Man

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      Barbara Powers

      Ticket Taker

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      Wayne Stone

      Tanker Driver

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      David Michels

      Tanker Partner

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      John E. Bristol

      Phone Booth Man

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      Webster Williams

      Reporter

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      Patrick Pinney

      Bar Customer

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      Bill W. Richmond

      Bartender

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      Chino 'Fats' Williams

      Truck Driver

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      Greg Robbins

      Motel Customer

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      Marianne Muellerleile

      Wrong Sarah

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      John Durban

      Sentry

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      Marian Green

      Dancer Shot by the Terminator (uncredited)

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      J. Randolph Harrison

      Policeman (uncredited)

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      David Kristin

      Punk (uncredited)

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      Darrell Mapson

      Bar Patron at Pay Phone with Sarah (uncredited)

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      John Stuart West

      MacDougal (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 7Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Thu May 07 2015
    I can't. Nobody goes home. Nobody else comes through. It's just him - and me. It's funny really, writing a review for The Terminator these days just feels a little pointless, I mean anyone who wanted to see it would have done so already. In truth the effects work is a little creaky now but that doesn't matter, they were awesome in 1984. It's a ripper of a story awash with high energy action, rip-snorting characterisations and tech-noir atmospherics. It's place in the pantheon of science fiction films is assured, its influence on the genre undoubted, while the lead cast members cemented thems...

    Media

    Videos 6Backdrops 69Posters 230

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    6400000.00

    Revenue

    78371200.00

    Keywords

    • man vs machine
    • artificial intelligence (a.i.)
    • saving the world
    • laser gun
    • cyborg
    • killer robot
    • shotgun
    • rebel
    • dystopia
    • villain
    • time travel
    • slasher
    • los angeles, california
    • urban setting
    • future war
    • savior
    • tech noir
    • time paradox
    • action hero
    • griffith observatory
    • good versus evil