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Film / 1984
The Terminator
Directed by
James Cameron
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?
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Cast
Arnold SchwarzeneggerTerminator
Michael BiehnKyle Reese
Linda HamiltonSarah Connor
Paul WinfieldTraxler
Lance HenriksenVukovich
Rick RossovichMatt
Bess MottaGinger
Earl BoenSilberman
Dick MillerPawnshop Clerk
Shawn ScheppsNancy
Bruce M. KernerDesk Sergeant
Franco ColumbuFuture Terminator
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Bill PaxtonPunk Leader
Brad ReardenPunk
Brian ThompsonPunk
William WisherPoliceman
Ken FritzPoliceman
Tom OberhausPoliceman
Ed DogansCop in Alley
Joe FaragoTV Anchorman
Hettie Lynne HurtesTV Anchorwoman
Tony MirelezStation Attendant
Philip GordonMexican Boy
Anthony TrujilloMexican Boy
Stan YaleDerelict
Al KahnCustomer
Leslie MorrisCustomer
Hugh FarringtonCustomer
Harriet MedinCustomer
Loree FrazierCustomer
James RalstonCustomer
Norman FriedmanCleaning Man
Barbara PowersTicket Taker
Wayne StoneTanker Driver
David MichelsTanker Partner
John E. BristolPhone Booth Man
Webster WilliamsReporter
Patrick PinneyBar Customer
Bill W. RichmondBartender
Chino 'Fats' WilliamsTruck Driver
Greg RobbinsMotel Customer
Marianne MuellerleileWrong Sarah
John DurbanSentry
Marian GreenDancer Shot by the Terminator (uncredited)
J. Randolph HarrisonPoliceman (uncredited)
David KristinPunk (uncredited)
Darrell MapsonBar Patron at Pay Phone with Sarah (uncredited)
John Stuart WestMacDougal (uncredited)
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