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The Terminator

The Terminator is a 1984 American science fiction action film directed by James Cameron, who co-wrote it with producer Gale Anne Hurd. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as the titular character, a cybernetic assassin sent back in time from the post-apocalyptic 2029 to 1984 to assassinate Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton), whose future son will one day save the…

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Box office
$78 million
Budget
$6.4 million
Cinematography
Adam Greenberg
Country
United States
Directed by
James Cameron
Distributed by
Orion Pictures

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The Terminator

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related to Cast · 34
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related to Home media · 28
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related to Filming · 27
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related to Contemporary · 26
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related to Retrospective · 24
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related to Development · 22
The Terminator → After, As Wisher, Bill Wisher, California, Cameron, Cameron's, Halloween, In Rome, Inspired, Italy, James Cameron, John Carpenter, Mad Max, Piranha II, Pomona, Randall Frakes, Sarah Connor, The Driver, The Outer Limits, The Spawning
related to Plot · 21
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related to Legacy · 20
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related to Merchandise · 19
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related to Casting · 17
The Terminator → After, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Cameron, Daly, For, Hemdale, Kyle Reese, Medavoy, Mel Gibson, Mike Medavoy, Orion, Reese, Schwarzenegger, Simpson, Sylvester Stallone, Terminator, United States

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The TerminatorBox office$78 million1.00infobox
The TerminatorBudget$6.4 million1.00infobox
The TerminatorCinematographyAdam Greenberg1.00infobox
The TerminatorCountryUnited States1.00infobox
The TerminatorDirected byJames Cameron1.00infobox
The TerminatorDistributed byOrion Pictures1.00infobox
The TerminatorEdited byMark Goldblatt1.00infobox
The TerminatorLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
The TerminatorMusic byBrad Fiedel1.00infobox
The TerminatorProduced byGale Anne Hurd1.00infobox
The TerminatorProduction companiesHemdale Film Corporation1.00infobox
The TerminatorProduction companiesPacific Western Productions1.00infobox
The TerminatorRelease dateOctober 26, 1984 (1984-10-26)1.00infobox
The TerminatorRunning time107 minutes1.00infobox
The TerminatorStarringArnold Schwarzenegger1.00infobox
The TerminatorStarringMichael Biehn1.00infobox
The TerminatorStarringLinda Hamilton1.00infobox
The TerminatorStarringPaul Winfield1.00infobox
The TerminatorWritten byJames Cameron1.00infobox
The TerminatorWritten byGale Anne Hurd1.00infobox
The Terminatoris a1984 American science fiction action film directed by James Cameron0.90text

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