The Terminator
Your future is in its hands.
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?
- Year: 1984
- Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
- Genre: Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
- Studio: Hemdale, Pacific Western
- Keyword: man vs machine, artificial intelligence (a.i.), saving the world, laser gun, cyborg, killer robot, shotgun, rebel, dystopia, villain, time travel, slasher, los angeles, california, urban setting, future war, savior, tech noir, time paradox, action hero, griffith observatory, good versus evil
- Director: James Cameron
- Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton, Paul Winfield, Lance Henriksen, Rick Rossovich