The Terminator

This airticle is aboot the 1984 film. For the franchise it initiatit, see Terminator (franchise). For the eponymous character, see Terminator (character). For ither uisses, see Terminator.

The Terminator is a 1984 American science feection action movie directit bi James Cameron, written bi Cameron an the film's producer Gale Anne Hurd, an starrin Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, an Linda Hamilton. It wis filmit in Los Angeles, producit bi Hemdale Film Corporation an distributit bi Orion Pictures. Schwarzenegger plays the Terminator, a cyborg assassin sent back in time frae the year 2029 tae 1984 tae kill Sarah Connor, played bi Hamilton. Biehn plays Kyle Reese, a sodger frae the futur sent back in time tae pertect Sarah.

The Terminator
Directit bi	James Cameron
Produced bi	Gale Anne Hurd
Written bi	James Cameron Gale Anne Hurd
Starnin	Arnold Schwarzenegger Michael Biehn Linda Hamilton Paul Winfield
Muisic bi	Brad Fiedel
Cinematography	Adam Greenberg
Eeditit bi	Mark Goldblatt
Production companies	Hemdale Pacific Western
Distributit bi	Orion Pictures
Release date	26 October 1984 (1984-10-26)
Rinnin time	107 minutes
Kintra	Unitit States
Leid	Inglis
Budget	$6.4 million
Box office	$78.4 million

Thou nae expectit tae be either a commercial or creetical success, The Terminator toppit the American box office for twa weeks an helpit launch the film career o Cameron an consolidate that o Schwarzenegger. The Terminator wis follaeed up wi a sequel in Terminator 2: Judgment Day in 1991 which wis directit bi Cameron an aw. In 2008, The Terminator wis selectit bi the Library of Congress for preservation in the American National Film Registry, bein deemit "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Premieres

Country	Premiere
Unitit States	26 October 1984
Australie	20 December 1984
Sooth Korea	22 December 1984
Unitit Kinrick	11 Januar 1985
Italy	11 Januar 1985
Spain	18 Januar 1985
Swaden	8 Februar 1985
Denmark	15 Februar 1985
Finland	15 Februar 1985
Netherlands	21 Februar 1985
Swisserland	27 Februar 1985 (French speakin region)
Swisserland	27 Februar 1985 (German speakin region)
Wast Germany	15 Mairch 1985
Hong Kong	22 Mairch 1985
Brazil	25 Mairch 1985
Norawa	28 Mairch 1985
Taiwan	29 Mairch 1985
Colombie	10 Apryle 1985
Argentinae	18 Apryle 1985
Fraunce	24 Apryle 1985
Greece	24 Apryle 1985
Peru	1 Mey 1985
Japan	4 Mey 1985
Ireland	17 Mey 1985
Portugal	24 Mey 1985
Iceland	19 Juin 1985
Uruguay	4 Julie 1985
Turkey	Januar 1988
Hungary	26 Mey 1988
Czechoslovakie	1 September 1990

References

Fuitnotes

Freemit airtins

• The Terminator on IMDb
• The Terminator at Box Office Mojo
• The Terminator at Rotten Tomatoes
• The Terminator at Metacritic
• The Terminator Archived 2013-03-25 at the Wayback Machine at SiskelandEbert.org