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The Terminator

1984 • 1h48m Action, Thriller, Science Fiction

Rating

7.7/10

Popularity

18

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?

Details

Director

James Cameron

Screenplay

James Cameron

Gale Anne Hurd

Cast

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Michael Biehn

Linda Hamilton

Release date

10/26/1984

Status

Released

Budget

$6,400,000

Revenue

$78,371,200

Origin country

US

Vote count

14394