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Release Date:
26 October 1984 (USA)
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Tagline:
In the Year of Darkness, 2029, the rulers of this planet devised the ultimate plan. They would reshape the Future by changing the Past. The plan required something that felt no pity. No pain. No fear. Something unstoppable. They created 'THE TERMINATOR' more
Plot:
A human-looking, apparently unstoppable cyborg is sent from the future to kill Sarah Connor; Kyle Reese is sent to stop it. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
5 wins
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6 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(759 articles)
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An excellent film, highly original
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Cast
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Additional Details
Also Known As:
Terminator (USA) (trailer title)
Terminator (Argentina) (Peru) (Spain) [es]
A halálosztó (Hungary) [hu]
De uitroeier (Netherlands) [nl]
Der Terminator (West Germany) [de]
Elektroniczny morderca (Poland) [pl]
O Exterminador Implacável (Portugal) [pt]
O Exterminador do Futuro (Brazil) [pt]
Terminátor (Czechoslovakia) [cs]
Terminaator (Estonia) [et]
Terminaattori (Finland) (TV title) [fi]
Terminateur (Canada: French title) [fr]
Terminator (Serbia) [sr]
Terminator (Poland) [pl]
Terminator (Italy) [it]
Terminator (Croatia) (video title) [hr]
Terminator (Sweden) [sv]
Terminator - förstöraren (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
Terminator - tuhoaja (Finland) [fi]
The Terminator (Denmark) [da]
Yokedici (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
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Terminator (Argentina) (Peru) (Spain) [es]
A halálosztó (Hungary) [hu]
De uitroeier (Netherlands) [nl]
Der Terminator (West Germany) [de]
Elektroniczny morderca (Poland) [pl]
O Exterminador Implacável (Portugal) [pt]
O Exterminador do Futuro (Brazil) [pt]
Terminátor (Czechoslovakia) [cs]
Terminaator (Estonia) [et]
Terminaattori (Finland) (TV title) [fi]
Terminateur (Canada: French title) [fr]
Terminator (Serbia) [sr]
Terminator (Poland) [pl]
Terminator (Italy) [it]
Terminator (Croatia) (video title) [hr]
Terminator (Sweden) [sv]
Terminator - förstöraren (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
Terminator - tuhoaja (Finland) [fi]
The Terminator (Denmark) [da]
Yokedici (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
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Runtime:
108 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Finland:K-18 (cut) (1984) |
Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) |
Italy:T (re-rating) (1991) |
Italy:VM14 (original rating) (1984) |
Finland:K-15 (uncut DVD version) |
Finland:K-16 (1991) (cut) |
Finland:K-16 (1996) (uncut) |
Finland:K-18 (1991) (cut) |
Iceland:16 |
South Korea:18 |
UK:15 (re-rating) (2001) |
Ireland:15 (re-rating) (2007) |
UK:18 (1985-2000) |
Ireland:18 (1985-2006) |
Brazil:14 |
New Zealand:M |
Malaysia:U |
Chile:14 (DVD re-rating) |
Australia:MA (Definitive Edition DVD) |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:M |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:18A (Alberta) (re-rating) (1999) |
Chile:18 |
Finland:K-18 (uncut) (2001) |
France:U |
Japan:R-15 |
Norway:18 |
Peru:18 |
Poland:15 |
Singapore:M18 |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:15 |
USA:R |
West Germany:16 (cut) |
West Germany:18 (uncut version) (JK/SPIO) |
Netherlands:16 |
Germany:BPjM Restricted
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Fun Stuff
Trivia:
Arnold Schwarzenegger started work two weeks later than the rest of the cast. His first day of work was on the car garage scene where he was looking for Sarah on a police car that the Terminator hijacked.
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Goofs:
Continuity: As they are running from the nightclub down a back alley, the Terminator has a parting and slightly long hair, as a car is shot and explodes the Terminator runs through the flames and from the other side he jumps and lands on the wind screen of the car Sarah is in, but now he has a short spiky hair cut all jelled up.
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Quotes:
[first lines]
[the garbage truck's engine stops]
Truck Driver: What the hell? Goddamn son of a bitch...
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[the garbage truck's engine stops]
Truck Driver: What the hell? Goddamn son of a bitch...
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in "Tripping the Rift: Chode Eraser (#3.2)" (2007)
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Soundtrack:
Intimacy
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FAQ
Where can I find the club (Technoir) Sarah Connor hid out in?How is it possible that (future) John Conner was able to send Reese back in time to prevent his mother's death and become his father?
How is the terminator able to go back in time via the time displacement machine if it only allows living organisms?
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Terminator is an extremely low budget movie. In fact, just about everything used in it didn't cost much at all, but it is a very effective movie. Back in the '70's and 80's, movies could be very low budget, but still be great(think of John Carpenter's Halloween).
The Terminator is a story about how nuclear war causes the end to mankind and the end result could be the start of an even greater tragedy than the war its self. The entire message of The Terminator is an anti nuclear war message.
Many people think that a few parts in the beginning of the movie are just some random things thrown in. I can understand why, but these seemingly random scenes actually do have a lot to do with the story.
Arnold does a great job as the cyborg who is programmed to kill without mercy or remorse. For those who don't know, this is the movie where the line "I'll be back" was spoken. The other actors do a good job in this. Linda Hamilton made a great choice doing this movie and she really improved her career through it(the movie she made before this was the horrible Children Of The Corn).
This is better than Terminator 2(which is still great by the way), because this movie has more of a story and is more involved. I would recommend watching this movie at any time, it is very well paced and never gets boring, and if you have the time, watch T2 right after this.