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About
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?
Theatrical
Oct 26, 1984
Box Office
$78.4M
Budget
$6.4M
Return
12.2x
DVD / Blu-ray
Apr 10, 1985
Theaters
5
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See all →Misattributed Quote from The Terminator Explained
Misattributed
* Although John Connor recalls this as part of the message his future self had given to Kyle Reese to pass along to Sarah Connor in ], and a version of this line appears in , Kyle Reese never actually recites this line in the film.
[[Terminator 2: Judgment Day; http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Terminator.html some script drafts]
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Creating Our Own Destiny
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There is no fate but what we make for ourselves.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
The Terminator Collection
A series of science-fiction films about the futuristic conflict between the humans led by John Connor and the Terminators that are made and controlled by Skynet, a self-aware super computer that start...
Cast
Full credits →A
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Terminator
M
Michael Biehn
Kyle Reese
L
Linda Hamilton
Sarah Connor
P
Paul Winfield
Traxler
L
Lance Henriksen
Vukovich
R
Rick Rossovich
Matt
B
Bess Motta
Ginger
E
Earl Boen
Silberman
D
Dick Miller
Pawnshop Clerk
S
Shawn Schepps
Nancy
B
Bruce M. Kerner
Desk Sergeant
F
Franco Columbu
Future Terminator
B
Bill Paxton
Punk Leader
B
Brad Rearden
Punk
B
Brian Thompson
Punk
W
William Wisher
Policeman
K
Ken Fritz
Policeman
J
Joe Farago
TV Anchorman
H
Hettie Lynne Hurtes
TV Anchorwoman
P
Philip Gordon
Mexican Boy
