The Terminator
8.1
“Your future is in its hands.”
In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgents against 21st century mechanical hegemony. Meanwhile, the human-resistance movement dispatches a lone warrior to safeguard Sarah. Can he stop the virtually indestructible killing machine?
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Part of The Terminator Collection
6 films
Cast
48 people
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Terminator
Known for
Predator
Total Recall
Michael Biehn
Kyle Reese
Known for
Aliens
The Abyss
Linda Hamilton
Sarah Connor
Known for
Stranger Things
Resident Alien
Paul Winfield
Traxler
Known for
White Dog
Mars Attacks!
Lance Henriksen
Vukovich
Known for
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
Aliens
Rick Rossovich
Matt
Known for
Top Gun
Roxanne
Bess Motta
Ginger
Also in
New Monkees
You Talkin' to Me?
Earl Boen
Silberman
Known for
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Dick Miller
Pawnshop Clerk
Known for
Gremlins
The Flash
Shawn Schepps
Nancy
Known for
Betrayed
Racing with the Moon
Bruce M. Kerner
Desk Sergeant
No other roles listed
Franco Columbu
Future Terminator
Known for
Conan the Barbarian
Big Top Pee-wee
James Cameron Director · Gale Anne Hurd Writer Brad Fiedel Composer
Worldwide gross $78M · Budget $6.4M · United States release October 26, 1984
Box office
Budget
$6,400,000
Worldwide gross
$78,371,200
Gross vs. budget
12.2×
Production
Hemdale
Production
Pacific Western
Production
Orion Pictures
Studio · Production
Cinema 84
Production
Euro Film Funding
Production
Hemdale Film
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
Canada · October 26, 1984
Theatrical
United States · October 26, 1984
Theatrical
United States · April 10, 1985
Physical · VHS
United States
September 15, 1985 · TV · HBO
September 3, 1997 · Physical · DVD
June 20, 2006 · Physical · Blu-ray
November 19, 2024 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD
Argentina
April 18, 1985 · Theatrical
Australia
December 20, 1984 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 25, 1985 · Theatrical
Chile
June 20, 2015 · Theatrical
Colombia
April 10, 1985 · Theatrical
Denmark
February 15, 1985 · Theatrical
Finland
February 15, 1985 · Theatrical
France
April 17, 1985 · Theatrical
October 3, 2012 · Physical · Blu-ray
December 4, 2025 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
March 1, 2026 · TV · RMC Story
September 18, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Frisson
Germany
March 15, 1985 · Theatrical · Filmverlag der Autoren
October 1, 1985 · Physical · VCL
April 19, 1992 · TV · RTL
February 21, 2001 · Physical · DVD
November 12, 2010 · Physical
August 4, 2026 · Theatrical · Best of Cinema
Greece
April 24, 1985 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
March 22, 1985 · Theatrical
Hungary
May 26, 1988 · Theatrical
February 22, 2005 · Physical
Iceland
June 19, 1985 · Theatrical
Ireland
May 17, 1985 · Theatrical
Italy
January 25, 1985 · Theatrical
Japan
May 4, 1985 · Theatrical
Mexico
July 5, 1985 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 21, 1985 · Theatrical
August 24, 2002 · TV · Net 5
January 1, 2005 · Physical · DVD
November 7, 2012 · Physical · Blu-ray
Norway
March 28, 1985 · Theatrical
Peru
May 1, 1985 · Theatrical
Philippines
February 9, 1985 · Theatrical
Poland
March 1, 1987 · Theatrical
Portugal
May 24, 1985 · Theatrical
Russia
January 15, 1989 · Physical · VHS
Russia
January 15, 1992 · Physical · VHS
March 1, 2005 · Physical · DVD
October 4, 2012 · Physical · Blu-ray
South Korea
December 22, 1984 · Theatrical
Spain
January 18, 1985 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 8, 1985 · Theatrical
Switzerland
February 27, 1985 · Theatrical
Taiwan
March 29, 1985 · Theatrical
Türkiye
January 15, 1988 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 8, 1985 · Theatrical
February 9, 1987 · Physical · VHS
November 30, 2000 · Physical · DVD
March 5, 2001 · Theatrical
June 18, 2013 · Physical · Blu-ray
April 27, 2015 · Theatrical
July 26, 2024 · Theatrical · 40th Anniversary re-release
November 18, 2024 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD
Uruguay
July 4, 1985 · Theatrical
XC
September 1, 1990 · Theatrical
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