The Terminator

The Terminator

108 mins | Action, Thriller, Science Fiction | Oct. 26, 1984

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?

The Terminator

108 mins | Action, Thriller, Science Fiction | Oct. 26, 1984

The Terminator
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?
IMDb rating 8.1
Producers Orion Pictures, Pacific Western, Hemdale Film, Cinema 84, Euro Film Funding
Original title The Terminator
Directors Thomas A. Irvine, Robert Roda, Sharon Kirkpatrick, Betsy Magruder, Brenda Weisman, Jean-Paul Ouellette, Stan Winston, James Cameron
Writers William Wisher, James Cameron, Gale Anne Hurd

Cast

Arnold Schwarzenegger

as The Terminator

Michael Biehn

as Kyle Reese

Linda Hamilton

as Sarah Connor

Paul Winfield

as Lieutenant Ed Traxler

Lance Henriksen

as Detective Vukovich

Rick Rossovich

as Matt Buchanan

Bess Motta

as Ginger Ventura

Earl Boen

as Dr. Peter Silberman

Dick Miller

as Pawnshop Clerk

Shawn Schepps

as Nancy

Bruce M. Kerner

as Desk Sergeant

Franco Columbu

as Future Terminator

Bill Paxton

as Punk Leader

Brad Rearden

as Punk (uncredited)

Brian Thompson

as Punk (uncredited)

William Wisher

as Policeman (uncredited)

Ken Fritz

as Policeman (uncredited)

Tom Oberhaus

as Policeman (uncredited)

Ed Dogans

as Cop in Alley (uncredited)

Joe Farago

as TV Anchorman (uncredited)

Hettie Lynne Hurtes

as TV Anchorwoman (uncredited)

Tony Mirelez

as Station Attendant (uncredited)

Philip Gordon

as Mexican Boy (uncredited)

Anthony Trujillo

as Mexican Boy (uncredited)

Stan Yale

as Derelict (uncredited)

Al Kahn

as Customer (uncredited)

Leslie Morris

as Customer (uncredited)

Hugh Farrington

as Customer (uncredited)

Harriet Medin

as Customer (uncredited)

Loree Frazier

as Customer (uncredited)

James Ralston

as Customer (uncredited)

Norman Friedman

as Cleaning Man (uncredited)

Barbara Powers

as Ticket Taker (uncredited)

Wayne Stone

as Tanker Driver (uncredited)

David Michels

as Tanker Partner (uncredited)

John E. Bristol

as Phone Booth Man (uncredited)

Webster Williams

as Reporter (uncredited)

Patrick Pinney

as Bar Customer (uncredited)

Bill W. Richmond

as Bartender (uncredited)

Chino 'Fats' Williams

as Truck Driver (uncredited)

Greg Robbins

as Motel Customer (uncredited)

Marianne Muellerleile

as Wrong Sarah (uncredited)

John Durban

as Sentry (uncredited)

Marian Green

as Dancer shot by the Terminator (uncredited)

J. Randolph Harrison

as Policeman (uncredited)

David Kristin

as Punk (uncredited)

Darrell Mapson

as Bar Patron at Pay Phone with Sarah (uncredited)

Bob Ritchie

as Bar Patron (uncredited)

John Stuart West

as MacDougal (uncredited)