A cybernetic, nearly indestructible assassin – human tissue on the outside, a hyperalloy combat chassis, microprocessor-controlled underneath – is sent back in time to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is mankind’s only hope for the future, while a sole fighter is sent from the future to protect her. The Terminator, co-written by director James Cameron and producer Gale Anne Hurd, is one of the great action thrillers, an edge-of-your-seat blast of pure adrenaline that moves like a rocket and never lets up. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, and Michael Biehn star in iconic roles.
