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The Terminator is a 1984 science fiction-action film which became the break-through role for former body-builder Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Directed by James Cameron, the premise of the movie is that a "cybernetic organism" (an entity with living tissue grafted over a metal, robotic endoskeleton), the Cyberdyne Systems Model 101 800 Series Terminator (played by Schwarzenegger), has been transported back in time from 2029 to May 12, 1984 to assassinate a woman named Sarah Connor (played by Linda Hamilton). At the same time a man, Kyle Reese (played by Michael Biehn), is sent back to protect Connor from the cyborg. Issues raised by the film include time travel, causal loops, and artificial intelligence.

The sequels to the movie, Terminator 2: Judgment Day
and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
, further developed the story line and explored the ethical implications of machine intelligence as well as what it means to be truly human.

The property has also been adapted into video games and comic books, including some in which the characters are paired with (or against) characters from other movie-licensed properties, including Predator, Robocop and Aliens.

Cast

Arnold Schwarzenegger
- The Terminator
Michael Biehn
- Kyle Reese
Linda Hamilton
- Sarah Connor
Paul Winfield
- Lieutenant Ed Traxler
Lance Henriksen
- Detective Vukovich
Bess Motta - Ginger Ventura
Earl Boen
- Dr. Peter Silberman
Rick Rossovich
- Matt Buchanan
Dick Miller
- Gun shop Clerk
Shawn Schepps - Nancy
Bruce M. Kerner - Desk Sergeant
Nick J. Smith - Biker in bar
W. T. Door - Emo Punk
Franco Columbu - Future War Terminator
Bill Paxton
- Punk Leader
Brad Rearden - Punk
Brian Thompson
- Punk

Plot summary

A young woman, Sarah Connor, inexplicably finds herself hunted by a relentless killer. She is eventually approached by Kyle Reese, who explains that in the future, an artificial intelligence called "Skynet" will be created by military software developers to make strategic decisions. The program becomes self-aware; in a panic, the humans attempt to destroy Skynet. In the interest of self preservation, Skynet seizes control of most of the world's military hardware (including various highly advanced robots), and launches an all-out thermonuclear attack on humanity. However, a man named John Connor eventually leads the human resistance to victory, only to discover that in a last-ditch effort, Skynet had discovered time travel and sent a robotic killer back in time in the 1980s to destroy John Connor's mother before he can be born. John Connor is Sarah's future son, and so he sends back a trusted assistant (Reese) to protect his mother at all costs.

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Movies - The Terminator

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