Terminator (1984)

Director: James Cameron  Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger  Michael Biehn  Linda Hamilton  
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Product Summary
Publisher: Artisan
Format: VHS
UPC: 00012236112761
Buy.com Sku: 40116156
Item#: V3T57K
Category Keywords: Action  Blockbuster  Classic  Enemies  Essential Cinema  Futuristic  Good Vs. Evil  On-The-Run  Post-Apocalypse  Recommended  Robots  Robots/Cyborgs  Science-Fiction  Theatrical Release  Thriller  Time Travel 
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In the year of Darkness, 2029, the rulers of this planet have devised the ultimate plan. They will reshape the future by changing the past. The plan requires something that feels neither pity, pain, nor fear--a Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger). Part man, part machine, the Terminator is sent back to present-day Earth to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton), a young woman whose life will have great significance in the years to come. Sarah has a single ally--Kyle Reese (Michael Biehn), a young soldier sent from the future to protect her. The fate of the world lies with two humans who must defeat an unstoppable killing machine-- the Terminator. When casting The Terminator, Arnold Schwarzenegger was considered for Kyle Reese, the hero, and Lance Henricksen was cast as the cyborg from the future. But after reading the script, Schwarzenegger asked for the villain's role, and a movie legend was born.
 
"Atmospheric, energetic and gripping."  At-A-Glance Film Reviews
 


Editor's Note

James Cameron's THE TERMINATOR is one of the tightest, tensest sci-fi films ever made and a landmark in the genre. In the year 2029, battles rage between the superintelligent machines that rule the world and the last vestiges of humanity. In late-20th-century Los Angeles, Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) suddenly finds herself stalked by an unstoppable killing machine--a Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) sent from the future to kill her and her unconceived son, John Connor, the future leader of the human resistance. Sarah can rely only on Reese (Michael Biehn), a soldier sent from the future to protect her from the seemingly indestructible Terminator and save humanity. This low-budget masterpiece was the breakthrough film for director Cameron, who weds special effects, thrills, and understated romance to create one of the finest action films of the 1980s, which spawned many imitations but few equals. Science fiction author Harlan Ellison sued over the film's similarities to his own works, especially the OUTER LIMITS episode "Demon with a Glass Hand," and won acknowledgement in the film's credits. Schwarzenegger will forever be known as the relentless Terminator, a heartless killing machine who returns (in a kinder, gentler form) in 1991's TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY.

 
Features
Full Frame - 1.33

 
Technical Info

Release Information
Studio: Artisan
Release Date: 6/26/1999
Running Time: 108 minutes
Original Release Date: 1984
Catalog ID: 11276
UPC: 00012236112761
Number of Discs: 1

Audio & Video
Original Language: English
Available Audio Tracks: English
Video: Color

 
Cast & Crew
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Linda Hamilton
Michael Biehn
Paul Winfield
James Cameron - Director
Adam Greenberg - Director of Photography
Brad Fiedel - Musical Score
Gale Anne Hurd - Producer
James Cameron - Writer
Gale Anne Hurd - Writer

 
Memorable Quotes
"I'll be back."----the Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger)


 
Professional Reviews
New York Times
"...A B-movie with flair....Set forth engrossingly by [Hamilton and Biehn]..." 10/26/1984 p.C19

Variety
"...A blazing, cinematic comic book, full of virtuous moviemaking, terrific momentum, solid performances from the three leads, and a compelling story..." 10/31/1984

Entertainment Weekly
"...Kineticism and suspense, combined with strongly conceived characters....Made [Cameron] a talent to watch..." -- Rating: A- 01/13/1995 pp.66-8

Total Film
"...A nerve-bludgeoning, relentlessly exciting action movie masterpiece..." 04/01/2001 p.104

Premiere
"A model of economic storytelling....[It] raised the bar for movie action to a bionic level." 12/01/2003 p.13

Sight and Sound
"[It] has a seriousness and depth of feeling that belie initial expectations." 12/01/2005 p.91

Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide 9 of 10
Schwarzenegger is perfectly cast as violence-prone robot who cannot be stopped. Terrific action picture never lets up for a minute--a model for others to follow.
 

  
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