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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Arnold Schwarzenegger as The Terminator |
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Michael Biehn as Kyle Reese |
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Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor |
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Paul Winfield as Lieutenant Ed Traxler |
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Lance Henriksen as Detective Vukovich |
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Bess Motta as Ginger Ventura |
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Earl Boen as Dr. Peter Silberman |
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Rick Rossovich as Matt Buchanan |
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Bill Paxton as Punk Leader |
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Brian Thompson as Punk |
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Franco Columbu as Future Terminator |
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Dick Miller as Pawnshop Clerk |
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Joe Farago as TV Anchorman |
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Shawn Schepps as Nancy |
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Bruce M. Kerner as Desk Sergeant |
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Brad Rearden as Punk |
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William Wisher Jr. as Policeman |
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Ken Fritz as Policeman |
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Hettie Lynne Hurtes as TV Anchorwoman |
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Philip Gordon as Mexican Boy |
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Stan Yale as Derelict |
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Leslie Morris as Customer |
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Hugh Farrington as Customer |
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Harriet Medin as Customer |
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James Ralston as Customer |
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Wayne Stone as Tanker Driver |
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John E. Bristol as Phone Booth Man |
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Patrick Pinney as Bar Customer |
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Greg Robbins as Motel Customer |
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Marianne Muellerleile as Wrong Sarah |
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Marian Green as Dancer shot by the Terminator (uncredited) |
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J. Randolph Harrison as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Darrell Mapson as Bar Patron at Pay Phone with Sarah (uncredited) |
| Production | Gale Anne Hurd | Producer |
| Writing | Gale Anne Hurd | Writer |
| Editing | Mark Goldblatt | Editor |
| Directing | James Cameron | Director |
| Writing | James Cameron | Writer |
| Writing | William Wisher Jr. | Dialogue |
| Production | Derek Gibson | Executive Producer |
| Production | John Daly | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Brad Fiedel | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Adam Greenberg | Director of Photography |
| Production | Stanzi Stokes | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jeff Dawn | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Deborah Everton | Costume Supervisor |
| Crew | Harlan Ellison | Thanks |
| Art | George Costello | Art Direction |
| Crew | Glenn R. Wilder | Stunts |
| Sound | David J. Hudson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Mel Metcalfe | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Terry Porter | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Camera | Vance Piper | Camera Production Assistant |
| Camera | Joyce Rudolph | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Ernest D. Farino | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Art | Ernest D. Farino | Title Designer |
| Crew | Jean-Paul Ouellette | Second Unit |
| Crew | Brian Wade | Makeup Effects |
| Art | Shay Austin | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Maria Caso | Art Direction |
| Art | Maria Caso | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Donna Smith | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Greg Robbins | Casting |
| Crew | Frank Orsatti | Stunts |
| Production | Bruce M. Kerner | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Visual Effects | Bob Williams | Mechanical & Creature Designer |
| Sound | David Campling | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kyle Sweet | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Marilyn Tasso | Production Accountant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hilary Wright | Costume Design |
| Crew | Tommy Estridge | Property Master |
| Crew | Amy McGary | Scenic Artist |
| Crew | Kristen McGary | Scenic Artist |
| Art | Gary Schoeneck | Leadman |
| Sound | Ken Brocious | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Gordon Daniel | Foley |
| Sound | John Post | Foley |
| Crew | Ken Fritz | Stunt Coordinator |
| Lighting | Dennis Bishop | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Tim Morton | Best Boy Electric |
| Sound | Emilie Robertson | Music Editor |
| Crew | Wayne Stone | Transportation Coordinator |
| Crew | Wayne Nelson | Transportation Captain |
| Directing | Brenda Weisman | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Joseph A. Liuzzi | Location Manager |
| Sound | Gabriel Guy | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peter Tothpal | Hairstylist |
| Visual Effects | Gene Warren Jr. | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Camera | Sean McLin | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Lorna Anderson | First Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Marian Green | Stunts |
| Sound | Gilbert D. Marchant | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Robert Randles | Music Supervisor |
| Directing | Betsy Magruder | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Chuck Colwell | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Editing | Michael Bloecher | Associate Editor |
| Editing | Spike Allison Hooper | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Mary Nelson-Duerrstein | Negative Cutter |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julia Gombert | Costumer |
| Camera | Anne S. Coffey | Camera Operator |
| Camera | David Michels | Dolly Grip |
| Lighting | Mark Morton | Electrician |
| Lighting | Mark Peterson | Electrician |
| Production | Kathy Breen | Production Coordinator |
