The Terminator

Theatrical - Wide 1984-10-26

Cast Arnold Schwarzenegger Michael Biehn Linda Hamilton Lance Henriksen
Directed by James Cameron
Written by James Cameron

Genres: Action Science-Fiction

Synopsis

In the future, Skynet, a computer system fights a losing war against the humans who built it and who it nearly exterminated. Just before being destroyed, Skynet sends a Terminator back in time to kill Sarah, the mother to be of John Connor, the Leader of the human resistance. The terminator can pass for human, is nearly indestructible, and has only one mission, killing Sarah Connor. One soldier is sent back to protect her from the killing machine. He must find Sarah before the Terminator can carry out it’s mission.

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