The Terminator

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?

Cast

Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Terminator
Michael Biehn
Michael Biehn
Kyle Reese
Linda Hamilton
Linda Hamilton
Sarah Connor
Paul Winfield
Paul Winfield
Traxler
Lance Henriksen
Lance Henriksen
Vukovich
Rick Rossovich
Rick Rossovich
Matt
Bess Motta
Bess Motta
Ginger
Earl Boen
Earl Boen
Silberman
Dick Miller
Dick Miller
Pawnshop Clerk
Shawn Schepps
Shawn Schepps
Nancy
Bruce M. Kerner
Desk Sergeant
Franco Columbu
Franco Columbu
Future Terminator
Bill Paxton
Bill Paxton
Punk Leader
Brad Rearden
Brad Rearden
Punk
Brian Thompson
Brian Thompson
Punk

Articles & Reviews

Review by John Chard 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...

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Review by Jodie Feb 18, 2017

Writing a review for a movie this old does indeed seem pointless, but since this is one of my favorite films I thought I would review it anyway. In my opinion The Terminator is a beautiful, yet tragic love story set in the back drop of the future and the past. A soldier from the future is sent to the 80's to save t...

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Review by Gimly Mar 19, 2018

I know saying this puts me in the minority, but the first _Terminator_ movie is actually my favourite of the franchise. That's not a knock on the second movie, _Judgment Day_ is **awesome**. But I really dig the lower down, dark, sci-fi horror vibe of the original (it **is** a knock on every movie in the series that ca...

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Review by Kamurai Jul 29, 2020

Good watch, might watch again, and can recommend. I have no idea what just happened, I just watched the 2020 version, and it doesn't even look better, and there doesn't seem be a lot of info on the situation. It has decent practical effects, it's a got plenty of action in a machine chasing a woman aided by a sold...

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Review by GenerationofSwine Jan 12, 2023

Here we go, the movie that started it all and wasn't Arnold believable as a robot? He came across as threatening and creepy as all get out, and the thick accent really played for the role. And then, of course, the plot was so unbelievable that it sucked everyone right in, from the start you suspended your disbelief...

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Movie Info

Director James Cameron
Release Date Oct 26, 1984
Country GB, US
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