The Terminator Backdrop

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?

Where to Stream

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Where to Rent

  • Apple TV Store
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  • Google Play Movies
  • YouTube

Where to Buy

  • Apple TV Store
  • Amazon Video
  • Google Play Movies
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Would I like this?

Box Office

Budget: $6,400,000
Revenue: $78,371,200
ROI: +1,124.6%

Verdict: Hit

Trailer

Crew

Directors

> James Cameron (Director)
> Adam Greenberg (Director of Photography)
> Shay Austin (Assistant Art Director)
> Chuck Colwell (Second Unit Director of Photography)
> Betsy Magruder (First Assistant Director)
> Robert Roda (Second Assistant Director)
> Thomas A. Irvine (First Assistant Director)
> Jean-Paul Ouellette (Second Unit Director)
> Stan Winston (Second Unit Director)

Writers

> James Cameron (Writer)
> Gale Anne Hurd (Writer)