The Terminator (1984)
The Terminator (1984)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
The Terminator
Michael Biehn
Kyle Reese
Linda Hamilton
Sarah Connor
Lance Henriksen
Detective Vukovich
Paul Winfield
Lieutenant Ed Traxler
Bess Motta
Ginger Ventura
Rick Rossovich
Matt Buchanan
Earl Boen
Dr. Peter 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 (uncredited)
Brian Thompson
Punk (uncredited)
William Wisher
Policeman (uncredited) / Dialogue
Ken Fritz
Policeman (uncredited) / Stunt Coordinator / Stunt Double
Tom Oberhaus
Policeman (uncredited)
Joe Farago
TV Anchorman (uncredited)
Hettie Lynne Hurtes
TV Anchorwoman (uncredited)
Philip Gordon
Mexican Boy (uncredited)
Stan Yale
Derelict (uncredited)
Al Kahn
Customer (uncredited)
Leslie Morris
Customer (uncredited)
Hugh Farrington
Customer (uncredited)
Harriet Medin
Customer (uncredited)
James Ralston
Customer (uncredited)
Norman Friedman
Cleaning Man (uncredited)
Wayne Stone
Tanker Driver (uncredited) / Transportation Coordinator
David Michels
Tanker Partner (uncredited) / Dolly Grip
John E. Bristol
Phone Booth Man (uncredited)
Webster Williams
Reporter (uncredited)
Patrick Pinney
Bar Customer (uncredited)
Bill W. Richmond
Bartender (uncredited)
Chino 'Fats' Williams
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Greg Robbins
Motel Customer (uncredited) / Casting / Stunts
Marianne Muellerleile
Wrong Sarah (uncredited)
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)
Derek Gibson
Executive Producer
Gale Anne Hurd
Writer / Producer
James Cameron
Director / Writer
Brad Fiedel
Original Music Composer
Mark Goldblatt
Editor
Adam Greenberg
Director of Photography
Stanzi Stokes
Casting
John Daly
Executive Producer
George Costello
Art Direction
Deborah Everton
Costume Supervisor
Maria Caso
Set Decoration / Art Direction
Jeff Dawn
Makeup Department Head
Shay Austin
Assistant Art Director
Tommy Estridge
Property Master
Hilary Wright
Costume Design
Kristen McGary
Scenic Artist
Ernest D. Farino
Special Effects Coordinator / Title Designer
Dennis Bishop
Gaffer
Gary Schoeneck
Leadman
Amy McGary
Scenic Artist
John Post
Foley
Tim Morton
Best Boy Electric
Emilie Robertson
Music Editor
David J. Hudson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gordon Daniel
Foley
Joyce Rudolph
Still Photographer
David Campling
Supervising Sound Editor
Wayne Nelson
Transportation Captain
Terry Porter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Joseph A. Liuzzi
Location Manager
Ken Brocious
Boom Operator
Mel Metcalfe
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kyle Sweet
Makeup Artist
Lorna Anderson
First Assistant Editor
Harlan Ellison
Thanks
Donna Smith
Post Production Supervisor
Robert Randles
Music Supervisor
Peter Tothpal
Hairstylist
Glenn R. Wilder
Stunts
Gilbert D. Marchant
Sound Effects Editor
Gabriel Guy
Sound
Bob Williams
Mechanical & Creature Designer
Frank Orsatti
Stunts
Brenda Weisman
Script Supervisor
Mark Morton
Electrician
Chuck Colwell
Second Unit Director of Photography
Sean McLin
Camera Operator
Gene Warren Jr.
Special Effects Supervisor / Visual Effects Supervisor
Mark Peterson
Electrician
Betsy Magruder
First Assistant Director
Vance Piper
Camera Production Assistant
Marilyn Tasso
Production Accountant
Michael Bloecher
Associate Editor
Anne S. Coffey
Camera Operator
Spike Allison Hooper
Assistant Editor
Mary Nelson-Duerrstein
Negative Cutter
Kathy Breen
Production Coordinator
Julia Gombert
Costumer
Robert Roda
Second Assistant Director
Sharon Kirkpatrick
Script Supervisor
Jean-Paul Ouellette
Second Unit Director
Stan Winston
Second Unit Director
Polly Apostolof
Assistant Production Manager
Thomas A. Irvine
First Assistant Director
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
Gary McLarty
Stunts
Anthony Cecere
Stunts
J. Suzanne Fish
Stunts
Jeffrey J. Dashnaw
Stunts
Diamond Farnsworth
Stunts
Tom Hart
Stunts
Gene Hartline
Stunts
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
Wiki.
The Terminator is a 1984 American science fiction action film directed by James Cameron. 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 producer Gale Anne 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.