The Terminator (1984) - Your future is in its hands.

The Terminator

Your future is in its hands.
( Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller )

US Runtime: 108 min

Country of Origin: United Kingdom / United States of America

Premiere Date:
Oct 26, 1984 [USA]

Director:	James Cameron [Director]

Writers:	James Cameron [Writer] Gale Anne Hurd [Writer]

Producers:	John Daly [Executive Producer] Derek Gibson [Executive Producer] Gale Anne Hurd [Producer]

Cinematography:	Adam Greenberg [Director of Photography]

Edited by:	Mark Goldblatt [Editor]

Music Composed by	Brad Fiedel [Original Music Composer]

Costume Design:	Hilary Wright [Costume Design]

Casting by	Greg Robbins [Casting] Stanzi Stokes [Casting]

Production Companys:	Hemdale (GB) Pacific Western (US)

Plot Summary:

A cyborg assassin from the future attempts to find and kill a young woman who is destined to give birth to a warrior that will lead a resistance to save humankind from extinction.

Cast: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)

Arnold Schwarzenegger Terminator Michael Biehn Kyle Reese Linda Hamilton Sarah Connor Paul Winfield Traxler Lance Henriksen Vukovich Rick Rossovich Matt Bess Motta Ginger Earl Boen Silberman Dick Miller Pawnshop Clerk Shawn Schepps Nancy		Bruce M. Kerner Desk Sergeant Franco Columbu Future Terminator Bill Paxton Punk Leader Brad Rearden Punk Brian Thompson Punk William Wisher Policeman Ken Fritz Policeman Tom Oberhaus Policeman Ed Dogans Cop in Alley Joe Farago TV Anchorman

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Special Effects Department:

Fantasy II Film Effects		Stan Winston Studio

Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)

2nd Street Tunnel, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Cudahy, California, USA

Griffith Park Observatory, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA [Terminator’s entrance scene]

Huntington Park, California, USA [Reese and Sarah at the Tiki Motel on Santa Fe Ave. Spartan Burgers across from hotel seen when exiting hotel]

Los Angeles, California, USA

South Pasadena, California, USA

Tech Info:

Budget:: $6,400,000
Revenue:: $78,371,200
Color Info:: Color
Laboratory:: Consolidated Film Industries, Hollywood, CA, USA

Aspect Ratio:: 1.85 : 1
Cinematographic Process:: Spherical
Film Negative Format:: 35 mm
Printed Film Format:: 35 mm
Shooting Dates:: Mar 1984 - Jun 1984

Credits Fun:

The opening credits run while large outlines of the to halves of THE TERMINATOR title cross each other. After the directorial credit is shown, the title THE TERMINATOR zooms backward, is filled by metallic blue, and reveals itself.

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