---
title: 'The Terminator (1984)'
type: 'film'
director: 'James Cameron'
released: '1984-10-26'
runtime_minutes: 108
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-terminator-1984'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088247/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Terminator (1984)

1984 · R · 108 min · Drama, Fantasy, Action, Horror, Adventure · United Kingdom, United States

Part of: Terminator

## Synopsis

The Terminator is a 1984 American science fiction action film directed by James Cameron, written by Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd, and produced by Hurd. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator, a cybernetic assassin sent back in time from 2029 to 1984 to assassinate Sarah Connor, whose not-yet-conceived son will one day save mankind from extinction by Skynet, a hostile artificial intelligence, in a post-apocalyptic future. Kyle Reese is a soldier sent back in time to protect Sarah.

## Credits

- **Director:** [James Cameron](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-cameron)
- **Screenplay:** [William Wisher Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-wisher-jr), [James Cameron](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-cameron), [Gale Anne Hurd](https://cinepixo.com/people/gale-anne-hurd)
- **Producer:** [Gale Anne Hurd](https://cinepixo.com/people/gale-anne-hurd)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Brad Fiedel](https://cinepixo.com/people/brad-fiedel)
- **Director of Photography:** [Adam Greenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/adam-greenberg)
- **Editor:** [Mark Goldblatt](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-goldblatt)

## Cast

- [Marianne Muellerleile](https://cinepixo.com/people/marianne-muellerleile)
- [Brian Thompson](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-thompson)
- [Bill Paxton](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-paxton)
- [Lance Henriksen](https://cinepixo.com/people/lance-henriksen)
- [Shawn Schepps](https://cinepixo.com/people/shawn-schepps)
- [Earl Boen](https://cinepixo.com/people/earl-boen) as Peter Silberman
- [Dick Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/dick-miller)
- [Franco Columbu](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-columbu)
- [Paul Winfield](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-winfield) as Ed Traxler
- [Rick Rossovich](https://cinepixo.com/people/rick-rossovich)
- [Arnold Schwarzenegger](https://cinepixo.com/people/arnold-schwarzenegger) as Terminator
- [Linda Hamilton](https://cinepixo.com/people/linda-hamilton) as Sarah Connor
- [Michael Biehn](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-biehn) as Kyle Reese
- [William Wisher Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-wisher-jr)

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