James Cameron's THE TERMINATOR is one of the tightest, tensest sci-fi films ever made and a landmark in the genre. In the year 2029, battles rage between the superintelligent machines that rule the world and the last vestiges of humanity. In late-20th-century Los Angeles, Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) suddenly finds herself stalked by an unstoppable killing machine--a Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) sent from the future to kill her and her unconceived son, John Connor, the future leader of the human resistance. Sarah can rely only on Reese (Michael Biehn), a soldier sent from the future to protect her from the seemingly indestructible Terminator and save humanity. This low-budget masterpiece was the breakthrough film for director Cameron, who weds special effects, thrills, and understated romance to create one of the finest action films of the 1980s, which spawned many imitations but few equals. Science fiction author Harlan Ellison sued over the film's similarities to his own works, especially the OUTER LIMITS episode "Demon with a Glass Hand," and won acknowledgement in the film's credits. Schwarzenegger will forever be known as the relentless Terminator, a heartless killing machine who returns (in a kinder, gentler form) in 1991's TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY.

Excerpt: "I'll be back."--the Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger)

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital Mono - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 - French
Dolby Digital 5.1 - Spanish
DVD-ROM Features:
Script to Screen

Arnold Schwarzenegger: Actor/Bodybuilder
Michael Biehn: American Actor
Linda Hamilton: American Actress
Lance Henriksen: American character actor, Bishop of ALIEN series/Millennium
Paul Winfield: American Actor
Rick Rossovich: American Actor
Bess Motta: Actress/ THE TERMINATOR (1984)
Earl Boen: Actor/Screenwriter
Dick Miller: American character actor
Franco Columbu: Actor/"Desperate Crimes"
Bill Paxton: American Actor

James Cameron: Director/Screenwriter, TITANIC (1997), ALIENS (1986)

Gale Anne Hurd: Producer

James Cameron: Director/Screenwriter, TITANIC (1997), ALIENS (1986)
Gale Anne Hurd: Producer
William Wisher: Screenwriter

Brad Fiedel: 

Mark Goldblatt: Editor, PEARL HARBOR (2001)

"...A B-movie with flair....Set forth engrossingly by [Hamilton and Biehn]..."
"...A blazing, cinematic comic book, full of virtuous moviemaking, terrific momentum, solid performances from the three leads, and a compelling story..."
"...Kineticism and suspense, combined with strongly conceived characters....Made [Cameron] a talent to watch..." -- Rating: A-
"...A nerve-bludgeoning, relentlessly exciting action movie masterpiece..."
"A model of economic storytelling....[It] raised the bar for movie action to a bionic level."
"[It] has a seriousness and depth of feeling that belie initial expectations."