The Terminator Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

In the year 2029, the rulers of Earth, to ensure their success, decide to reshape the future by changing the past. They send The Terminator back in time to the year 1984 to destroy the mother of a future rebel leader - Sarah Connor, who doesn't know the role her unborn child will play in the decades to come.

Action Sci-Fi Thriller

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Terminator.

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  Arnold Schwarzenegger

  ... The Terminator

  The Expendables 2, Escape Plan

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  Michael Biehn

  ... Kyle Reese

  The Divide, Havoc

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  Linda Hamilton

  ... Sarah Connor

  Terminator: Dark Fate, Terminator Salvation

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  Paul Winfield

  ... Lieutenant Ed Traxler

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  Bill Paxton

  ... Punk Leader

  Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over, Edge of Tomorrow

Crew Behind the Film

The The Terminator behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director James Cameron last directed The Abyss and Avatar: The Way of Water. The film's writer James Cameron last wrote Avatar: The Way of Water and Alita: Battle Angel.

Director

James Cameron

Screenwriters

James Cameron
Gale Anne Hurd

Production Details

What we know about the The Terminator movie production.

Production Updates for The Terminator

Dec 2004

Completed

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