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The Terminator , 1984

English, Spanish

UK, USA

Rating:8.0
Plot

James Cameron's THE TERMINATOR is one of the tightest, tensest sci-fi films ever made and a landmark in the genre. In the year 2029, battles rage between the superintelligent machines that rule the world and the last vestiges of humanity. In late-20th-century Los Angeles, Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) suddenly finds herself stalked by an unstoppable killing machine--a Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) sent from the future to kill her and her unconceived son, John Connor, the future leader of the human resistance. Sarah can rely only on Reese (Michael Biehn), a soldier sent from the future to protect her from the seemingly indestructible Terminator and save humanity. This low-budget masterpiece was the breakthrough film for director Cameron, who weds special effects, thrills, and understated romance to create one of the finest action films of the 1980s, which spawned many imitations but few equals. Science fiction author Harlan Ellison sued over the film's similarities to his own works, especially the OUTER LIMITS episode "Demon with a Glass Hand," and won acknowledgement in the film's credits. Schwarzenegger will forever be known as the relentless Terminator, a heartless killing machine who returns (in a kinder, gentler form) in 1991's TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY.

Details
Language: English, Spanish
Country: UK, USA
Release date: 26 October 1984
Runtime: 108 min
Cast and Crew
Arnold Schwarzenegger

as The Terminator

Photos
Linda Hamilton and Michael Biehn in The Terminator (1984)
Linda Hamilton and Michael Biehn in The Terminator (1984)
Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator in The Terminator (1984)
Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator in The Terminator (1984)
Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator in The Terminator (1984)
Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator in The Terminator (1984)
Clips
The Terminator: Official Trailer(0: 0)
The Terminator: Home Video(0: 0)
Critics Reviews
TV Guide

An amazingly effective picture that becomes doubly impressive when one considers its small budget.

The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

An efficient, cold-blooded sci-fi splatter movie that never makes the mistake of forgetting that on some level it is deeply ridiculous.

Users Reviews

This is the film that helped earn James Cameron's spot as one of the best action movie directors of all time. It also placed Arnold Schwarzenegger into the spot as one of the greatest actors of all time. This time around Arnold...

A classic action movie

Schwarzenegger is excellent in a role that fits him perfectly: a robot that never veers from its manhunt. I think the greatness of this film was realized only after the sequel came out, but then, the sequel is much better.

Likely to see
Not for me

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