A 1984 science fiction action film. The first film in the Terminator franchise, directed by James Cameron and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, and Linda Hamilton.

Schwarzenegger plays the T-800 Terminator, a cyborg assassin sent back in time from the year 2029 to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, played by Hamilton. Biehn plays Kyle Reese, a soldier from the future sent back in time to protect Sarah.

Though not expected to be either a commercial or critical success, The Terminator topped the American box office for two weeks and helped launch the film career of James Cameron and consolidated that of Arnold Schwarzenegger.

See also

• Terminator 2: Judgment Day

External links

• Wikipedia
• IMDb

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