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Aniket Shukla @aniket11
Oct 13, 2026
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“The Terminator: Basically a cautionary tale that says, ‘Be nice to your appliances, or one day your toaster’s coming for you.’”
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19841h 48mDir. James Cameron
The Terminator
“Your future is in its hands.”
ActionThrillerScience Fiction
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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 lone warrior to safeguard Sarah. Can he stop the virtually indestructible killing machine?
Starring:Arnold Schwarzenegger,Michael Biehn,Linda Hamilton,Paul Winfield,Lance Henriksen
Featured Cast
(12 actors)
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
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Bruce M. Kerner
Desk Sergeant
Franco Columbu
Future Terminator
Key Production Crew
Director
James Cameron
Screenplay & Writers
James Cameron, Gale Anne Hurd
Cinematography
Adam Greenberg
Original Score
Brad Fiedel
Producers
Gale Anne Hurd
Film Details
Budget$6,400,000
Box Office Revenue$78,371,200
Original Languageen
Production Studios
HemdalePacific Western
Keywords & Themes
#man vs machine#artificial intelligence (a.i.)#saving the world#laser gun#cyborg#killer robot#shotgun#rebel#dystopia#villain