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The Terminator (1984) [R]

Featuring:
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn

Written by:
James Cameron
Gale Anne Hurd
William Wisher

Directed by:
James Cameron


Release Date:
October 26, 1984

Original Title:
The Terminator

Alternate Titles:
A Halálosztó
Dödsängeln
El Exterminador
El ejecutor
El exteminador
Elektroniczny morderca
Naboodgar
Tamineta
Terminaattori
Terminateur
Terminator
Terminator: El exterminador
Terminatorul
Yok edici
Ο Εξολοθρευτής
Терминатор
เทอร์มิเนเตอร์
ターミネーター
未來戰士
魔鬼終結者

Genres:
Action | Science Fiction | Thriller

Production Companies:
Hemdale
Pacific Western

Production Countries:
United Kingdom | United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: MA 15+  BR: 14  CH: 18  DE: 18  DK: 15  ES: 18  FR: 16  GB: 15  HU: 18|16  IE: 18  IT: T  KR: 18  MX: B-15  NL: 16  PL: 18  PT: M/16  RU: 16+  SE: 15  US: R 

Runtime: 108

Your future is in its hands.

Overview from TheMovieDB

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?

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Overview from Open Movies

Sent back from a dystopian 2029--where the cold machines have conquered the entire world--to 1984 Los Angeles, the indestructible cyborg-assassin known as the "Terminator" commences his deadly mission to kill humankind's most important woman: the unsuspecting Sarah Connor. However, from the same war-torn post-apocalyptic future comes a battle-scarred defender--Kyle Reese, a brave soldier of the human Resistance Army--bent on stopping the cybernetic killer from eliminating the world's last hope. But, the Terminator has no feelings, he doesn't sleep, and above all, he won't stop until he carries out his grim task. Does our future lie in our past?

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Rankings and Honors

The Terminator (1984) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 8.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes 100%
Metacritic 84/100
Awards Won: 8 wins & 7 nominations

American Film Institute (AFI)
2001
#42 		100 Years: 100 THRILLS
100 Most Thrilling American Films
2003
#22 		100 Years: 100 HEROES & VILLAINS
50 Greatest Villains
“Terminator”
2005
#37 		100 Years: 100 MOVIE QUOTES
100 Greatest Movie Quotes Of All Time
“I'll be back.”

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Production

Art Direction:
George Costello
Maria Caso

Assistant Art Director:
Shay Austin

Assistant Editor:
Spike Allison Hooper

Assistant Production Manager:
Polly Apostolof

Associate Editor:
Michael Bloecher

Best Boy Electric:
Tim Morton

Boom Operator:
Ken Brocious

Camera Operator:
Sean McLin
Anne S. Coffey

Camera Production Assistant:
Vance Piper

Casting:
Stanzi Stokes
Greg Robbins

Costume Design:
Hilary Wright

Costume Supervisor:
Deborah Everton

Costumer:
Julia Gombert
Darcee F. Olson

Dialogue:
William Wisher

Director:
James Cameron

Director of Photography:
Adam Greenberg

Dolly Grip:
David Michels

Editor:
Mark Goldblatt

Electrician:
Mark Morton
Mark Peterson

Executive In Charge Of Production:
Bruce M. Kerner

Executive Producer:
Derek Gibson
John Daly

First Assistant Director:
Betsy Magruder
Thomas A. Irvine

First Assistant Editor:
Lorna Anderson

Foley:
Gordon Daniel
John Post

Gaffer:
Dennis Bishop

Hairstylist:
Peter Tothpal

Leadman:
Gary Schoeneck

Location Manager:
Joseph A. Liuzzi

Makeup Artist:
Kyle Sweet

Makeup Department Head:
Jeff Dawn

Mechanical & Creature Designer:
Bob Williams

Music Editor:
Emilie Robertson

Music Supervisor:
Robert Randles

Negative Cutter:
Mary Nelson-Duerrstein

Original Music Composer:
Brad Fiedel

Post Production Supervisor:
Donna Smith

Producer:
Gale Anne Hurd

Production Accountant:
Marilyn Tasso

Production Coordinator:
Kathy Breen

Property Master:
Tommy Estridge

Scenic Artist:
Amy McGary
Kristen McGary

Script Supervisor:
Brenda Weisman
Sharon Kirkpatrick

Second Assistant Director:
Robert Roda

Second Unit Director:
Jean-Paul Ouellette
Stan Winston

Second Unit Director of Photography:
Chuck Colwell

Set Decoration:
Maria Caso

Sound:
Gabriel Guy

Sound Effects Editor:
Gilbert D. Marchant
Gary Shepherd
Karola Storr
Horace Manzanares
James J. Klinger
Mike Le Mare
James Fritch
Greg Dillon

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
David J. Hudson
Mel Metcalfe
Terry Porter

Special Effects:
Frank DeMarco
Roger George

Special Effects Coordinator:
Ernest D. Farino

Special Effects Makeup Artist:
Brian Wade

Special Effects Supervisor:
Gene Warren Jr.

Still Photographer:
Joyce Rudolph

Stunt Coordinator:
Ken Fritz

Stunt Double:
Ken Fritz
Peter Kent
Jean Malahni

Stunt Driver:
Eddy Donno
Monty Jordan

Stunts:
Marian Green
Glenn R. Wilder
Frank Orsatti
Gary McLarty
Anthony Cecere
J. Suzanne Fish
Jeffrey J. Dashnaw
Diamond Farnsworth
Tom Hart
Gene Hartline
Pete Turner
Jeff Habberstad
Rob King
Greg Robbins

Supervising Sound Editor:
David Campling

Thanks:
Harlan Ellison

Title Designer:
Ernest D. Farino

Transportation Captain:
Wayne Nelson

Transportation Coordinator:
Wayne Stone

Utility Stunts:
Lee Waddell

Visual Effects Supervisor:
Gene Warren Jr.

Writer:
James Cameron
Gale Anne Hurd

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