Your future is in its hands.
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?
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Character
Earnest, epic, classical in form and grave.
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
Who loves it, who doesn't
131 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Provocateurs.
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“Is this James Cameron's best work?”
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“Is Arnold Schwarzenegger the best thing in The Terminator?”
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Cast
- Arnold SchwarzeneggerTerminator
- Michael BiehnKyle Reese
- Linda HamiltonSarah Connor
- Paul WinfieldTraxler
- Lance HenriksenVukovich
- Rick RossovichMatt
- Bess MottaGinger
- Earl BoenSilberman
- Dick MillerPawnshop Clerk
- Shawn ScheppsNancy
Crew
- James CameronDirector
- James CameronWriter
- Gale Anne HurdWriter
- Adam GreenbergDirector of Photography
- Brad FiedelOriginal Music Composer
- Mark GoldblattEditor
- Gale Anne HurdProducer
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Pairings
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