The Terminator

Why watch

Starlit Cine editors

• Best for fans of classic science fiction action; James Cameron directs and co-writes.
• Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn and Linda Hamilton star.
• Short at about 1 hour 47 minutes, it starts the Terminator series and has violent scenes.

Synopsis

The Terminator is a 1984 American science fiction action film directed by James Cameron, who co-wrote it with producer Gale Anne Hurd. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as the titular character, a cyborg assassin sent back in time from the post-apocalyptic 2029 to 1984 to assassinate Sarah Connor, whose future son will one day save the world from Skynet, a hostile artificial intelligence. Soldier Kyle Reese travels back in time to protect Sarah.

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Director & cast

• J

  James Cameron

  Director

• A

  Arnold Schwarzenegger

  Terminator

• M

  Michael Biehn

  Kyle Reese

• L

  Linda Hamilton

  Sarah Connor

• P

  Paul Winfield

  Ed Traxler

• E

  Earl Boen

  Peter Silberman

• L

  Lance Henriksen

• R

  Rick Rossovich

• B

  Bill Paxton