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The Terminator (1984)

Name: The Terminator
Director: James Cameron
Genre: drama film, fantasy film, cyberpunk
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 8.1

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 cybernetic 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…

Directed by James Cameron · Shot by Adam Greenberg · Cut by Mark Goldblatt · Music by Brad Fiedel · Ratio 1.85:1 · 108 min

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Behind the scenes

The Terminator (1984) Behind The Scenes | Making of | Special Effects — Root Studio · 11 min
Making The Terminator — Kolo Kino · 26 min
THE TERMINATOR Behind The Scenes (1984) Sci-Fi, Arnold Schwarzenegger — JoBlo Behind-the-Scenes + Bloopers · 12 min
THE TERMINATOR (1984) | Creating the Terminator Featurette — FilmIsNow Epic Movie Zone · 13 min
THE TERMINATOR Featurette - "A Retrospective" (1984) Sci-Fi, Arnold Schwarzenegger — JoBlo Behind-the-Scenes + Bloopers · 8 min
THE TERMINATOR Featurette - "A Retrospective" #2 (1984) Sci-Fi, Arnold Schwarzenegger — JoBlo Behind-the-Scenes + Bloopers · 9 min

Elsewhere

More by James Cameron

Xenogenesis — 1978
Piranha II: The Spawning — 1981
Aliens — 1986
The Abyss — 1989
Terminator 2: Judgment Day — 1991
True Lies — 1994
T2-3D: Battle Across Time — 1996
Titanic — 1997
Expedition: Bismarck — 2002
Ghosts of the Abyss — 2003
Aliens of the Deep — 2005
Avatar — 2009
The Dive — 2010
Titanic 3D — 2012
Avatar: The Way of Water — 2022
Avatar: Fire and Ash — 2025
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D) — 2026
Avatar 4 — 2029
Avatar 5 — 2031

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