Storyline
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?
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Cast
Marian Green, Dick Miller, Patrick Pinney, Lance Henriksen, Arnold Schwarzenegger, William Wisher Jr., Shawn Schepps, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton, Paul Winfield, Bess Motta, Earl Boen, Rick Rossovich, Bill Paxton, Brian Thompson, Franco Columbu, Joe Farago, Bruce M. Kerner, Brad Rearden, Ken Fritz, Hettie Lynne Hurtes, Philip Gordon, Stan Yale, Leslie Morris, Hugh Farrington, Harriet Medin, James Ralston, Wayne Stone, John E. Bristol, Greg Robbins, Marianne Muellerleile, J. Randolph Harrison, Darrell Mapson
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Reviews
100
Director James Cameron and producer Gale Anne Hurd (both of whom co-wrote the script) demonstrate their storytelling virtuosity.
100
Variety
A blazing, cinematic comic book, full of virtuoso moviemaking, terrific momentum, solid performances and a compelling story.
100
Dallas Observer
The movie's scares are intense, but the notion that the Terminator would move on to politics is even more frightening.
91
Entertainment Weekly
Kineticism and suspense, combined with strongly conceived characters....Made Cameron a talent to watch. [13 Jan 1995, p. 67]
90
Time
Plenty of tech-noir savvy to keep infidels and action fans satisfied.[26 Nov 1984, p. 105]
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