Film

The Terminator

1984 · 1h 48m · Action · Thriller · Science Fiction

Your future is in its hands.

IMDb

8.1

Rotten Tomatoes

90%

Metacritic

84

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?

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Terminator

Michael Biehn

Kyle Reese

Linda Hamilton

Sarah Connor

Paul Winfield

Traxler

Lance Henriksen

Vukovich

Rick Rossovich

Matt

Bess Motta

Ginger

Earl Boen

Silberman

Dick Miller

Pawnshop Clerk

Shawn Schepps

Nancy

Bruce M. Kerner

Desk Sergeant

Franco Columbu

Future Terminator

Bill Paxton

Punk Leader

Brad Rearden

Punk

Brian Thompson

Punk

William Wisher

Policeman

• James CameronDirector · Writer
• Gale Anne HurdProducer · Writer
• John DalyExecutive Producer
• Derek GibsonExecutive Producer
• Adam GreenbergDirector of Photography
• Brad FiedelOriginal Music Composer
• Mark GoldblattEditor
• Stanzi StokesCasting
• Greg RobbinsCasting

Official TrailerRe-release Teaser Trailer

Release date

October 26, 1984

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 48m

Rated

R

Budget

$6,400,000

Revenue

$78,371,200

Genres

Action, Thriller, Science Fiction

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