The Terminator

Theatrical - Wide 1984-10-26

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

Box Office Gross: $78,371,200

Running Time: 108 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Hemdale, Pacific Western

Genres: Action Thriller

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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... See more lone warrior to safeguard Sarah. Can he stop the virtually indestructible killing machine?

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