
The Terminator

Your future is in its hands.
- 1984
- Rated R
- 1h 48m
- Action
- Thriller
- Science Fiction
Overview
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?
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film (1985)
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Box office
Grossed $78.4M worldwide, about 12.2 times its $6.4M budget
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Filming locations
Filmed in Los Angeles
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Setting
Set in Los Angeles
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Sequels
Followed by Terminator 2: Judgment Day
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Collection
Part of The Terminator Collection
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Music
Music by Brad Fiedel
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Adam Greenberg
Details
- Director
- Writers
- James CameronWriter
- Gale Anne HurdWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 26, 1984
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $6.4M
- Revenue
- $78.4M
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Collection
- The Terminator Collection
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