The Terminator (1984)

10/26/1984 (GB) • 1h 48m

Action, Thriller, Science Fiction

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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Part of the The Terminator Collection

Includes The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$6,400,000.00

Revenue

$78,371,200.00

Keywords

man vs machine

artificial intelligence (a.i.)

saving the world

laser gun

cyborg

killer robot

shotgun

rebel

dystopia

villain

time travel

los angeles, california

urban setting

future war

savior

tech noir

time paradox

action hero

griffith observatory

good versus evil

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