The Terminator (1984)
The Terminator (1984)
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Terminator
Michael Biehn
Kyle Reese
Linda Hamilton
Sarah Connor
Paul Winfield
Traxler
Lance Henriksen
Vukovich
Rick Rossovich
Matt
Bess Motta
Ginger
Earl Boen
Silberman
Dick Miller
Pawnshop Clerk
Shawn Schepps
Nancy
Bruce M. Kerner
Desk Sergeant / Executive In Charge Of Production
Franco Columbu
Future Terminator
Bill Paxton
Punk Leader
Brad Rearden
Punk
Brian Thompson
Punk
William Wisher
Policeman / Dialogue
Ken Fritz
Policeman / Stunt Coordinator / Stunt Double
Tom Oberhaus
Policeman
Ed Dogans
Cop in Alley
Joe Farago
TV Anchorman
Hettie Lynne Hurtes
TV Anchorwoman
Tony Mirelez
Station Attendant
Philip Gordon
Mexican Boy
Anthony Trujillo
Mexican Boy
Stan Yale
Derelict
Al Kahn
Customer
Leslie Morris
Customer
Hugh Farrington
Customer
Harriet Medin
Customer
Loree Frazier
Customer
James Ralston
Customer
Norman Friedman
Cleaning Man
Barbara Powers
Ticket Taker
Wayne Stone
Tanker Driver / Transportation Coordinator
David Michels
Tanker Partner / Dolly Grip
John E. Bristol
Phone Booth Man
Webster Williams
Reporter
Patrick Pinney
Bar Customer
Bill W. Richmond
Bartender
Chino 'Fats' Williams
Truck Driver
Greg Robbins
Motel Customer / Casting / Stunts
Marianne Muellerleile
Wrong Sarah
John Durban
Sentry
Marian Green
Dancer Shot by the Terminator (uncredited) / Stunts
J. Randolph Harrison
Policeman (uncredited)
David Kristin
Punk (uncredited)
Darrell Mapson
Bar Patron at Pay Phone with Sarah (uncredited)
John Stuart West
MacDougal (uncredited)
James Cameron
Director / Writer
Gale Anne Hurd
Producer / Writer
Derek Gibson
Executive Producer
John Daly
Executive Producer
Brad Fiedel
Original Music Composer
Adam Greenberg
Director of Photography
Mark Goldblatt
Editor
Stanzi Stokes
Casting
George Costello
Art Direction
Maria Caso
Set Decoration / Art Direction
Jeff Dawn
Makeup Department Head
Deborah Everton
Costume Supervisor
Hilary Wright
Costume Design
Shay Austin
Assistant Art Director
Tommy Estridge
Property Master
Amy McGary
Scenic Artist
Kristen McGary
Scenic Artist
Gary Schoeneck
Leadman
Ken Brocious
Boom Operator
David Campling
Supervising Sound Editor
Gordon Daniel
Foley
John Post
Foley
David J. Hudson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mel Metcalfe
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Terry Porter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ernest D. Farino
Special Effects Coordinator / Title Designer
Dennis Bishop
Gaffer
Tim Morton
Best Boy Electric
Joyce Rudolph
Still Photographer
Emilie Robertson
Music Editor
Wayne Nelson
Transportation Captain
Joseph A. Liuzzi
Location Manager
Gary Shepherd
Sound Effects Editor
Karola Storr
Sound Effects Editor
Horace Manzanares
Sound Effects Editor
James J. Klinger
Sound Effects Editor
Mike Le Mare
Sound Effects Editor
James Fritch
Sound Effects Editor
Greg Dillon
Sound Effects Editor
Kyle Sweet
Makeup Artist
Peter Tothpal
Hairstylist
Donna Smith
Post Production Supervisor
Lorna Anderson
First Assistant Editor
Robert Randles
Music Supervisor
Harlan Ellison
Thanks
Glenn R. Wilder
Stunts
Gilbert D. Marchant
Sound Effects Editor
Bob Williams
Mechanical & Creature Designer
Gabriel Guy
Sound
Frank Orsatti
Stunts
Darcee F. Olson
Costumer
Chuck Colwell
Second Unit Director of Photography
Sean McLin
Camera Operator
Mark Morton
Electrician
Mark Peterson
Electrician
Brenda Weisman
Script Supervisor
Gene Warren Jr.
Special Effects Supervisor / Visual Effects Supervisor
Betsy Magruder
First Assistant Director
Gary McLarty
Stunts
Anthony Cecere
Stunts
J. Suzanne Fish
Stunts
Jeffrey J. Dashnaw
Stunts
Diamond Farnsworth
Stunts
Tom Hart
Stunts
Gene Hartline
Stunts
Pete Turner
Stunts
Eddy Donno
Stunt Driver
Monty Jordan
Stunt Driver
Jeff Habberstad
Stunts
Peter Kent
Stunt Double
Rob King
Stunts
Lee Waddell
Utility Stunts
Jean Malahni
Stunt Double
Brian Wade
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Frank DeMarco
Special Effects
Roger George
Special Effects
Vance Piper
Camera Production Assistant
Anne S. Coffey
Camera Operator
Marilyn Tasso
Production Accountant
Kathy Breen
Production Coordinator
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 26, 1984
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 48m
Content RatingR
Budget$6,400,000
Box Office$78,371,200
Filming LocationsLos Angeles, United States
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
The Terminator is a 1984 American science fiction action film directed by James Cameron, written by Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd and produced by Hurd. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator, a cybernetic assassin sent back in time from 2029 to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton), whose unborn son will one day save mankind from extinction by Skynet, a hostile artificial intelligence in a post-apocalyptic future. Kyle Reese (Michael Biehn) is a soldier sent back in time to protect Sarah. The screenplay is credited to Cameron and Hurd, while co-writer William Wisher Jr. received an "additional dialogue" credit.
Cameron devised the premise of the film from a fever dream he experienced during the release of his first film, Piranha II: The Spawning (1982), in Rome, and developed the concept in collaboration with Wisher. He sold the rights to the project to fellow New World Pictures alumna Hurd on the condition that she would produce the film only if he were to direct it; Hurd eventually secured a distribution deal with Orion Pictures, while executive producers John Daly and Derek Gibson of Hemdale Film Corporation were instrumental in setting up the film's financing and production. Originally approached by Orion for the role of Reese, Schwarzenegger agreed to play the title character after befriending Cameron. Filming, which took place mostly at night on location in Los Angeles, was delayed because of Schwarzenegger's commitments to Conan the Destroyer (1984), during which Cameron found time to work on the scripts for Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) and Aliens (1986). The film's special effects, which included miniatures and stop-motion animation, were created by a team of artists led by Stan Winston and Gene Warren Jr.
Defying low pre-release expectations, The Terminator topped the United States box office for two weeks, eventually grossing $78.3 million against a modest $6.4 million budget. It is credited with launching Cameron's film career and solidifying Schwarzenegger's status as a leading man. The film's success led to a franchise consisting of several sequels, a television series, comic books, novels and video games. In 2008, The Terminator was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.