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The Terminator

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?

Director

James Cameron

Year

Genre

action, thriller, science fiction

Box Office

$38,371,200

Production

N/A

Awards

8 wins & 6 nominations

Part of Collection

The Terminator Collection: The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Terminator Salvation, Terminator Genisys, Terminator: Dark Fate

Terminator

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Kyle Reese

Sarah Connor

Traxler

Vukovich

Lance Henriksen

Matt

Ginger

Silberman

Pawn Shop Clerk

Nancy

Desk Sergeant

Bruce M. Kerner

Future Terminator

Punk Leader

Punk

Punk

Policeman (as William Wisher Jr.)

Policeman

Policeman

Cop in Alley

TV Anchorman

TV Anchorwoman

Hettie Lynne Hurtes

Station Attendant

Mexican Boy

Mexican Boy (as Anthony T. Trujillo)

Anthony Trujillo

Derelict

Customer

Customer

Customer

Hugh Farrington

Customer

Customer

Customer

Cleaning Man

Norman Friedman

Ticket Taker

Tanker Driver

Tanker Partner

Phone Booth Man

John E. Bristol

Reporter

Webster Williams

Bar Customer

Bartender

Bill W. Richmond

Truck Driver

Chino 'Fats' Williams

Motel Customer (as Gregory Robbins)

Wrong Sarah

Marianne Muellerleile

Sentry

Dancer Shot by the Terminator

Policeman

J. Randolph Harrison

Punk

Bar Patron at Pay Phone with Sarah

Bar Patron

MacDougal

John Stuart West

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You're a doctor - The Terminator

You're a doctor

LOS ANGELES 2029 A.D. - The Terminator

LOS ANGELES 2029 A.D.

LOS ANGELES 1984
1 :52a.m. - The Terminator

LOS ANGELES 1984 1 :52a.m.

What the hell...? - The Terminator

What the hell...?

Hey, what's wrong with this picture? - The Terminator

Hey, what's wrong with this picture?

Nice night for a walk. - The Terminator

Nice night for a walk.

Hey, buddy, did you just see a real bright light? - The Terminator

Hey, buddy, did you just see a real bright light?

Hey buddy did you just see a real bright light - The Terminator

Hey buddy did you just see a real bright light

That son of a bitch took my pants - The Terminator

That son of a bitch took my pants

- What day is it? - The Terminator

- What day is it?

Guard it for me Big Buns - The Terminator

Guard it for me Big Buns

Hi. I'm late. - The Terminator

- Honey, can I have that coffee now? - The Terminator

- Honey, can I have that coffee now?

MAN: Nice going, kid. - The Terminator

MAN: Nice going, kid.

Look at it this way In 100 years who's gonna care - The Terminator

Look at it this way In 100 years who's gonna care

MAN: The 12-gauge auto-loader. - The Terminator

MAN: The 12-gauge auto-loader.

MAN: Hi, baby. - The Terminator

MAN Hey man you got a serious attitude problem - The Terminator

MAN Hey man you got a serious attitude problem

I'm on my break, Chuck. - The Terminator

I'm on my break, Chuck.

- - MAN ON RADIO:...if you're into sound, for the greatest sound around, come to Bob's Stereo at 2500 Sepulveda. - The Terminator

- - MAN ON RADIO:...if you're into sound, for the...

HelloMAN ON PHONE First I'm gonna rip the buttons off your blouse one by onethen run my tongue down your neck to your bare gleaming breastsAnd then slowly slowly pull your jeans of finch by inchLAUGHS Ginger it's MattAnd lick your belly in circles further - The Terminator

HelloMAN ON PHONE First I'm gonna rip the buttons off...

So... Better than mortal man deserves. - The Terminator

So... Better than mortal man deserves.

- Ginger, have you seen Pugsley? - The Terminator

- Ginger, have you seen Pugsley?

- Hi, Sarah, this is your mom... - The Terminator

- Hi, Sarah, this is your mom...

MAN: Hi, Sarah. - The Terminator

MAN: Hi, Sarah.

That bum So what if he has a PorscheHe can't treat you like this It's Friday night for Christ's sakeI'll liveI'll break his kneecaps - The Terminator

That bum So what if he has a PorscheHe can't treat you...

- Oh, shit. - The Terminator

- That coffee's two hours cold. - The Terminator

- That coffee's two hours cold.

Hi, there. Fooled you.
You're talking to a machine. - The Terminator

Hi, there. Fooled you. You're talking to a machine.

I can hear it now He's gonna be called the goddamn Phone Book KillerI hate these press cases Especially the weird press casesWhere are you going To make a statementMaybe make these jackals work for us for a changeIf I can get on the tube by 11 00 maybe - The Terminator

I can hear it now He's gonna be called the goddamn...

- Hey, you got a phone?
- It's in the back. - The Terminator

- Hey, you got a phone? - It's in the back.

- Hey, you got a phone? - The Terminator

- Hey, you got a phone?

WOMAN: YOU HAVE REACHED the Los Angeles Police Department emergency number. - The Terminator

WOMAN: YOU HAVE REACHED the Los Angeles Police Department...

Pugsley! - The Terminator

Go on I'm gonna make a belt out of you - The Terminator

Go on I'm gonna make a belt out of you

Whoa! Don't make me bust you up, man. - The Terminator

Whoa! Don't make me bust you up, man.

But don't be shy It's OK Machines need love too - The Terminator

But don't be shy It's OK Machines need love too

Hi, there. - The Terminator

GINGER ON MACHINE Hi there Fooled you You're talking to a machineBut don't be shy It's OK Machines need love tooSo talk to it and Ginger that's me or Sarah will get back to youWait for the beep BEEPING - The Terminator

GINGER ON MACHINE Hi there Fooled you You're talking to...

MAN: It's her. - The Terminator

I think there's a guy following me Now listen carefullyYou're in a public place so you'll be safe till we get thereBut stay visible Don't go outside or even to the restroom - The Terminator

I think there's a guy following me Now listen...

You're in a public place so you'll be safe Stay visible Don't go outside - The Terminator

You're in a public place so you'll be safe Stay...

WOMAN: Hey, that guy didn't pay. - The Terminator

WOMAN: Hey, that guy didn't pay.

Come with me if you wanna live. - The Terminator

Come with me if you wanna live.

This is one-L-19. I got a hit-and-run felony. - The Terminator

This is one-L-19. I got a hit-and-run felony.

This is one-L-19. - The Terminator

This is one-L-19.

Are you injured? Are you shot? - The Terminator

Are you injured? Are you shot?

Are you injured? - The Terminator

Are you injured?

I'm here to help you. - The Terminator

I'm here to help you.

This is one-L-19. - The Terminator

This is one-L-19.

This is a mistake I didn't do anythingNo but you will It's very important that you liveThis isn't true How could that man just get up after youit's not a man A machineA Terminator Cyberdyne Systems model 101TIRES SCREECHINGA machine Like a robotNot a - The Terminator

This is a mistake I didn't do anythingNo but you will...

A machine? - The Terminator

All right, listen. - The Terminator

All right, listen.

The 600-Series had rubber skin. - The Terminator

The 600-Series had rubber skin.

Are you saying it's from the future - The Terminator

Are you saying it's from the future

Cyborgs don't feel pain. - The Terminator

Cyborgs don't feel pain.

Can you stop it? - The Terminator

Can you stop it?

I don't know. - The Terminator

All units. - The Terminator

Reese, why me? - The Terminator

Reese why meWhy does it want meThere was a nuclear warA few years from nowall this this whole place everythingit's gone Just goneThere were survivorsHere thereNobody even knew who started itIt was the machines Sarah I don't understandDefense network - The Terminator

Reese why meWhy does it want meThere was a nuclear warA few...

Did you see this war? - The Terminator

Did you see this war?

Some of us were kept alive. - The Terminator

Some of us were kept alive.

But there was one man who taught us to fight. - The Terminator

But there was one man who taught us to fight.

No, Reese. No, no, no. They'll kill you. - The Terminator

No, Reese. No, no, no. They'll kill you.

No, Reese. - The Terminator

Drop to your knees. - The Terminator

Drop to your knees.

Sarah. Sarah, try to drink some of this. - The Terminator

Sarah. Sarah, try to drink some of this.

Listen, are you sure it's them? - The Terminator

Listen, are you sure it's them?

Ginger. - The Terminator

Kiddo SarahSarah this is Dr Silberman Hi SarahI want you to tell him everything Reese told you Do you feel up to thatYeah I guess soYou're a doctor YAWNING Criminal psychologistIs Reese crazy That's what we're gonna find out - The Terminator

Kiddo SarahSarah this is Dr Silberman Hi SarahI want you to...

So you're a soldier Fighting for whom - The Terminator

So you're a soldier Fighting for whom

SILBERMAN So you're a soldier Fighting for whomWith the 132nd under Perry From '21 to '27That's the year 2027REESE That's right Then I was assignedThis is fucking great under John Connor - The Terminator

SILBERMAN So you're a soldier Fighting for whomWith the...

Who was the enemy A computer defense system builtPAGER BEEPING God damn Sorrybuilt for SAC NORAD by Cyberdyne SystemsI seeAnd this computer thinks it can win by killing the mother of its enemyKilling him in effect before he's even conceivedA sort of - The Terminator

Who was the enemy A computer defense system builtPAGER...

And this computer thinks it can win by killing the mother of its enemy - The Terminator

And this computer thinks it can win by killing the mother of...

Silberman cracks me up Last week a guy burned his Afghan - The Terminator

Silberman cracks me up Last week a guy burned his Afghan

Why this elaborate scheme with the TerminatorIt had no choice Their defense grid was smashedWe'd won Taking out Connor then would make no differenceSkynet had to wipe out his entire existenceIs that when you captured the lab complex and foundWhat is it - The Terminator

Why this elaborate scheme with the TerminatorIt had no...

SILBERMAN Why didn't you bring any weaponsSomething more advancedDon't you have ray gunsCHUCKLES Ray guns Show me a piece of future technologyREESE You go nakedSomething about the field generated by a living organismNothing dead will go WhyI didn't build - The Terminator

SILBERMAN Why didn't you bring any weaponsSomething...

So Reese is crazy? - The Terminator

So Reese is crazy?

You'll be perfectly safe We got 30 cops in this building - The Terminator

You'll be perfectly safe We got 30 cops in this...

- Good night. - The Terminator

I'm a friend of Sarah Connor I was told she's here Could I see herNo Can't see her She's making a statementWhere is sheIt may take a while if you wanna wait there's a bench over thereI'll be back - The Terminator

I'm a friend of Sarah Connor I was told she's here...

Let's get outta here! - The Terminator

Let's get outta here!

Sarah! - The Terminator

KFLB news time. 4.36. - The Terminator

KFLB news time. 4.36.

MAN ON RADIO: KFLB news time 4:36. - The Terminator

MAN ON RADIO: KFLB news time 4:36.

- You cold?
- Freezing. - The Terminator

- You cold? - Freezing.

Reese? - You got a first name? - Kyle. - The Terminator

Reese? - You got a first name? - Kyle.

Kyle what's it like when you go through timeWhite lightPainIt's like being born maybe Oh my God - The Terminator

Kyle what's it like when you go through timeWhite...

- It's like being born maybe. - The Terminator

- It's like being born maybe.

The Terminator poster

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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?

User Rating: 5.0 (1 rating)

Director: James Cameron

Writer: James Cameron, Gale Anne Hurd, William Wisher

Production: N/A

Genre: action, thriller, science fiction

Year: 1984

MetaScore: 84/100

ImdbRating: 8.1

BoxOffice: $38,371,200

Released: 26 Oct 1984

Awards: 8 wins & 6 nominations

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The Terminator Collection: The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Terminator Salvation, Terminator Genisys, Terminator: Dark Fate