The Terminator

The Terminator

Poster for the movie "The Terminator"
© 1984 Orion Pictures − All right reserved.

Arnold Schwarzenegger plays the Terminator, a cyborg assassin sent back in time from 2029 to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton), whose son will one day become a savior against machines in a post-apocalyptic future. Michael Biehn plays Kyle Reese, a soldier from the future sent back in time to protect Connor.

Plot Summary: “The Terminator” Disguised as a human, a cyborg assassin known as a Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) travels from 2029 to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton). Sent to protect Sarah is Kyle Reese (Michael Biehn), who divulges the coming of Skynet, an artificial intelligence system that will spark a nuclear holocaust. Sarah is targeted because Skynet knows that her unborn son will lead the fight against them. With the virtually unstoppable Terminator in hot pursuit, she and Kyle attempt to escape.

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Director
James Cameron
Producer
Gale Anne Hurd
Production
Orion Pictures, Pacific Western, Hemdale Film, Cinema 84, Euro Film Funding
Release Date
26 October 1984

Not rated yet!
Director
James Cameron
Producer
Gale Anne Hurd
Production
Orion Pictures, Pacific Western, Hemdale Film, Cinema 84, Euro Film Funding
Release Date
26 October 1984