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The film takes place in 1984, introducing the concept of a "terminator", specifically the titular character (Arnold Schwarzenegger), a seemingly unstoppable cyborg assassin who has been sent back from the year 2029 by a race of artificially intelligent computer-controlled machines bent on the extermination of mankind. The Terminator's mission is to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) whose future son founds a resistance against the machines. A human, Kyle Reese (Michael Biehn), is also sent back from the future to protect her. An 800-series terminator endoskeleton, a robot-only version of the cyborg played by Arnold Schwarzenegger. ... Information Portrayed by Arnold Schwarzenegger Created by James Cameron & Gale Anne Hurd The Terminator is a fictional character portrayed by Arnold Schwarzenegger -- a cyborg[1], initially portrayed as a programmable assassin and military infiltration unit. ... For other uses, see Cyborg (disambiguation). ... Jack Ruby murdered the assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, in a very public manner. ... Skynet is a fictional computer network created by Cyberdyne Systems for Strategic Air Command-North American Aerospace Defense Command and is the unseen main villain in the Terminator series of films. ... Information Gender Female Date of birth 1960 Date of death 1997 Spouse(s) Kyle Reese Children John Connor Portrayed by Linda Hamilton Lena Headey Created by James Cameron Sarah Connor (born Sarah J. Connor) (1960 - 1997) is a fictional character, the heroine in the first two entries in the Terminator... Tech-Com is commonly believed to be the name given to the Human resistance to Skynet in the Terminator franchise. ... Kyle Reese (2008–2029/1984), played by Michael Biehn, is the main fictional character and hero of the first Terminator film, father of John Connor, and brief lover to Sarah Connor. ...

Plot

In 2029, machines control the world, bent on the extermination of mankind, and they have sent back someone from the future to May 12, 1984. This mysterious musclebound man begins to kill all of the Sarah Connors in the phone book, successfully killing two of the three listed. When he attempts to kill the last, he is stopped by another time traveler, Kyle Reese (Michael Biehn), sent back to protect her. While hiding in a parking garage, he explains to her that the man after her is actually a machine, an assassin, a Terminator. These Terminators were invented by Skynet, an artificially intelligent computer that, in the near future, takes over all military hardware and launches a nuclear war against humanity. John Connor, Sarah's son, leads a human resistance against the machines. In a last ditch effort, Skynet sent a Terminator back in time to kill Sarah before John is born, preventing the resistance from ever being founded, allowing the machines to win by default. John sends Reese back in time to protect her, allowing him to be born. is the 132nd day of the year (133rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Kyle Reese (2008–2029/1984), played by Michael Biehn, is the main fictional character and hero of the first Terminator film, father of John Connor, and brief lover to Sarah Connor. ... Michael Connell Biehn (born July 31, 1956) is an American actor known for his roles in The Terminator (1984), Aliens (1986), The Abyss (1989), Tombstone (1993), The Rock (1996), and Grindhouse (2007). ... Information Portrayed by Arnold Schwarzenegger Created by James Cameron & Gale Anne Hurd The Terminator is a fictional character portrayed by Arnold Schwarzenegger -- a cyborg[1], initially portrayed as a programmable assassin and military infiltration unit. ... Skynet is a fictional computer network created by Cyberdyne Systems for Strategic Air Command-North American Aerospace Defense Command and is the unseen main villain in the Terminator series of films. ... John Connor (February 28, 1985–July 4, 2032?) is a major fictional character in the science-fiction Terminator franchise. ... Tech-Com is commonly believed to be the name given to the Human resistance to Skynet in the Terminator franchise. ...

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The main problem is that, as a machine, the Terminator feels no pain and will stop at nothing to accomplish its mission. Time travel can only send living tissue back, preventing Reese from bringing any advanced weaponry, and 20th century small arms are not enough to destroy the Terminator's hard metal skeleton. With its disguise of real living tissue over the metal, it is indistinguishable from normal humans, so no one will believe Reese's story. Image File history File links HK-tank. ... Image File history File links HK-tank. ...

After finishing his story, they are attacked by the Terminator again, resulting in a chase that leads to their arrest. At the police station, Sarah is looked after by Lieutenant Traxler (Paul Winfield) and Detective Vukovich (Lance Henriksen) while Reese is questioned by a criminal psychologist, Dr. Silberman (Earl Boen). He concludes that Reese's story is a delusion, constructed in a such a way that it requires no evidence, preventing anyone from refuting it. Winfield as Captain Clark Terrell in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Earl Boen (born November 7, 1945 in New York City) is an American actor. ...

The Terminator arrives at the police station, uttering his catch phrase "I'll be back", before going on a rampage through the building, killing everyone it sees. Reese manages to escape and rescue Sarah. They hide out in a motel, where Reese makes pipe bombs, teaching Sarah how to make the explosive from household supplies. Sarah asks Reese if she measures up to the stories about her and if he's ever been in love. While replying no to both questions, he confesses that he is in love with her. At first, Reese thinks he has made a fool of himself, but Sarah feels the same way, and they make love. Ill be back is phrase used by John Wayne in the movie Fort Apache, circa late 1940s. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Later that night, the Terminator tracks them down and shoots Reese, wounding him. Sarah manages to knock the Terminator off its motorcycle, running over it. The Terminator commandeers a tanker truck and drives it at them. They use one of their last bombs to blow the truck, seeing the Terminator collapse in a burnt heap.

Terminator endoskeleton.

They believe that it has been destroyed, but its bare metal skeleton is still functional and pursues them into a factory. In the ensuing battle, Reese jams a pipe bomb into the Terminator's abdomen, blowing its legs off, but also killing himself. The Terminator, still partially functional, drags itself by its hands to pursue Sarah, until she finally crushes it in a hydraulic press, destroying it. Image File history File links T800-in-flames. ... Image File history File links T800-in-flames. ... Hydraulic force increase. ...

The end of the film shows Sarah traveling in Mexico, several months pregnant. She records audio tapes which she intends to play to the child, John, at some point in his life. She reveals that Reese is the father, conceiving him in their one night at the motel. While Sarah's gas tank is being filled, a young Mexican boy takes a picture of her, the same picture John will give to Reese in the future.

Cast

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Inspirations

James Cameron states that the Terminator idea was originally his, and that it came to him in a dream after becoming ill in Mexico. However, several works that predate his script bear some similarity. Some aspects of the story were sufficiently similar to two episodes of the TV series The Outer Limits written by Harlan Ellison, "Soldier" and "Demon with a Glass Hand", that Ellison pursued legal action against Cameron. The two settled out of court, and Cameron acknowledged Ellison's work in the film's credits. The concept of Skynet is similar to the evil intelligence featured in Ellison's short story, "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream".^{[citation needed]} The Outer Limits is an American television series. ... Harlan Jay Ellison (born May 27, 1934) is a prolific American writer of short stories, novellas, essays, and criticism. ... Soldier is an episode of the original The Outer Limits television show. ... Demon with a Glass Hand is a widely referenced episode of The Outer Limits television series, based on a script by Harlan Ellison. ... March 1967 issue of if I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream is a dystopian science fiction short story by Harlan Ellison. ...

The story is also similar to two stories by Philip K. Dick, "Second Variety" and "Jon's World". In these stories, robots, originally designed to fight for humans, design newer models that look like humans in order to infiltrate their bunkers and kill them. The novel Cyborg by Martin Caidin featured a cyborg assassin, a human rebuilt with machine implants, that relied on its human appearance for infiltration. Another film, La Jetée, featured a soldier from the future, sent back to obtain resources needed for humanity to continue. The film Cyborg 2087 had a similar plot of a killer machine sent back in time to change history.[1] Philip Kindred Dick (December 16, 1928 – March 2, 1982) was an American writer, mostly known for his works of science fiction. ... Second Variety is a short story by Philip K. Dick first published in Space Station Fiction in 1953. ... Cyborg is the title of a science fiction/secret agent novel by Martin Caidin which was first published in 1972. ... Martin Caidin (1927-1997) was an American author and an authority on aeronautics and aviation. ... La Jetée (1962) (literally The Jetty) 28-minute science fiction film in black and white by Chris Marker. ...

Production

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When the idea for the Terminator came to James Cameron in a dream, it was a small unremarkable man, giving it the ability to blend in more easily. As a result, his first choice for the part was Lance Henriksen. According to him and co-writer William Wisher, Schwarzenegger was offered the role of the human soldier Reese. However, they realized that he would be better suited as the Terminator, which as a result became large and muscular. Production was originally scheduled for Spring 1983 in Toronto, but after Dino De Laurentiis chose to option Schwarzenegger to film Conan the Destroyer, filming was delayed until March 1984 in Los Angeles. Image File history File links Terminator_Polish_promo_poster. ... Image File history File links Terminator_Polish_promo_poster. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Agostino De Laurentiis, usually credited as Dino De Laurentiis, (born August 8, 1919) is an Italian movie producer born at Torre Annunziata in the province of Naples. ... In the film industry, an option is a contractual agreement between a movie studio, a production company, or a producer (henceforth called the producer) and a writer, in which the producer obtains the right to buy a screenplay from the writer, before a certain date. ... Conan the Destroyer, directed by action/fantasy veteran Richard Fleischer (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, The Vikings) as a sequel to Conan The Barbarian, was released worldwide in 1984. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ...

Several scenes cut from the film are available on some DVD releases. One particular scene involving the destruction of Cyberdyne inspired a very similar plot point in the sequel. In this scene, Sarah suggests to Reese that they find Cyberdyne Systems and destroy it before they can invent Skynet, preventing the war. At the end of the film, when Sarah is being taken away by the ambulance, two factory workers find the remains of the Terminator and decide to turn it over to Research and Development, with the camera zooming out to reveal the name of the factory: Cyberdyne Systems. These two scenes set up major plot points in Terminator 2, where the CPU and arm from the Terminator in this film are reverse engineered and used to create Skynet, and where Sarah, John, and the Terminator blow up Cyberdyne to prevent the war.

Release

The Terminator was a low-budget movie, at roughly $6.5 million, which turned out to be a box-office hit, earning $38,371,200 domestically, more than Superman III which had been released the previous year. The film went on to gross more than $78 million worldwide.^[1] The film also had a positive critical reception, and was placed in Time Magazine's Top 10 Films of 1984. It currently has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory,[1] the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ... Superman III is a 1983 movie that was the third of four movies based upon the long-running DC Comics superhero produced between 1978-1987. ... (Clockwise from upper left) Time magazine covers from May 7, 1945; July 25, 1969; December 31, 1999; September 14, 2001; and April 21, 2003. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Score

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Track listing

1. "The Terminator: Theme" 4:30
2. "Terminator Arrival" 3:00
3. "Tunnel Chase" 2:50
4. "Love Scene" 1:15
5. "Future Remembered" 2:40
6. "Factory Chase" 3:50
7. "You Can't Do That" (Tahnee Cain, Tryanglz) 3:25
8. "Burnin' in the Third Degree" (Tahnee Cain, Tryanglz) 3:38
9. "Pictures of You" (Jay Ferguson, Sixteen Millimeter) 3:58
10. "Photoplay" (Tahnee Cain, Tryanglz) 3:30
11. "Intimacy" (Linn VanHek) 3:40

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Philosophy

The movie contains an example of a predestination paradox. The Terminator's mission is to go back in time and kill Sarah Connor, thereby preventing John Connor from being the leader of the resistance forces. However, had the Terminator not been sent back, Kyle Reese would not have been sent back to father John, preventing John from being born. The Terminator is also reverse engineered and used to create Skynet. By sending the Terminator and Kyle Reese back in time, Skynet and Connor ensure their own existence.^{[original research?]} A predestination paradox, also called either a causal loop, or a causality loop and (less frequently) either a closed loop or closed time loop, is a paradox of time travel that is often used as a convention in science fiction. ...

See also

• Terminator series
• Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
• Terminator argument — an argument in bioethics that sophisticated technology carries an amount of existential risk which should be avoided by slowing or stopping the advance of technology.

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External links

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Official websites

• Terminator1.com

Miscellaneous links

• The Terminator at the Internet Movie Database
• The Terminator at All Movie Guide
• Wired.com More Robot Grunts Ready for Duty
• The Terminator Narrative Chronology
• The SciFlicks Guide
• The Terminator at Rotten Tomatoes
• Terminator Gallery
• The Terminator at MetaCritic

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