The Terminator poster
Director James Cameron
Writer James Cameron, Gale Anne Hurd

The Terminator

Tagline: Your future is in its hands.

Release Date: 1984-10-26

Duration: 108 minutes

Synopsis

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?

Casting

  • Arnold Schwarzenegger
    Terminator
  • Linda Hamilton
    Sarah Connor
  • Bill Paxton
    Punk Leader
  • Michael Biehn
    Kyle Reese
  • Lance Henriksen
    Vukovich
  • Brian Thompson
    Punk
  • Paul Winfield
    Traxler
  • Dick Miller
    Pawnshop Clerk
  • Earl Boen
    Silberman
  • Rick Rossovich
    Matt