The Terminator Synopsis & Movie Info

Synopsis

In the cult favorite sci-fi techno-thriller, Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as a cyborg sent from a future where machines are fighting humans for world domination. His mission: eliminate the woman (Linda Hamilton) whose son will one day lead humanity against the machines.

Movie Info

Theatrical Release Date:
10/26/1984
DVD Release Date:
09/03/1997
Rating:
R
Run Time:
108 min.
Distributor(s):
Orion
Production Co.:
Hemdale
Director(s):
Genre(s):
Themes:
Time Travel, Future Dystopias, Robots and Androids, Totalitarian States
Tone:
Grim, Bleak, Tense, Ominous, Visceral
Keywords:
cyborg, future, killing, on-the-run, protection, technology, time-travel, rebel-leader, unborn-child, killler-robot, man-vs-machine, post-nuclear-holocaust
Time Period:
1984
Language:
English
Status:
DVD

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