|  Avg. User Rating: 494 ratings R,1hr 48min Released: October 26, 1984 Distributor:Orion Pictures Corporation
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| Endlessly imitated, The Terminator made the reputation of cowriter/director James Cameron -- who would go on to make 1997's titanic Titanic -- and solidified the stardom of Arnold Schwarzenegger. The movie begins in a post-apocalyptic 2029, when Los Angeles has been largely reduced to rubble and is under the thumb of all-powerful ruling machines. Kyle Reese (Michael Biehn), a member of the human resistance movement, is teleported back to 1984. His purpose: to rescue Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton), the mother of the man who will lead the 21st-century rebels against the tyrannical machines, from being assassinated before she can give birth. Likewise thrust back to 1984 is The Terminator (Schwarzenegger), a grim, well-armed, virtually indestructable cyborg who has been programmed to eliminate Sarah Connor. After killing two "Sarah Connors" who turn out to be the wrong women, he finally aims his gunsights at the genuine article. This is the film in which Schwarzenegger declared "I'll be baaaack" -- and back he was, in "kinder and gentler" form, in the even more successful Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide | |
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| Endlessly imitated, "The Terminator" made the reputation of cowriter/director... Full Synopsis A sequel to the sci-fi action thriller that made him and star "Arnold... Full Synopsis This 12-minute short featuring much of the cast and crew of "Terminator 2:... Full Synopsis The second sequel to the 1984 sci-fi action classic, Terminator 3: Rise of the... Full Synopsis The fourth installment of the Terminator series follows an adult John Connor... Full Synopsis | |
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