The Terminator

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?

Discover

Michael Biehn

Kyle Reese

Linda Hamilton

Sarah Connor

Bess Motta

Ginger

Earl Boen

Silberman

Dick Miller

Pawnshop Clerk

Bruce M. Kerner

Desk Sergeant

Franco Columbu

Future Terminator

Bill Paxton

Punk Leader

William Wisher

Policeman

Ken Fritz

Policeman

Tom Oberhaus

Policeman

Ed Dogans

Cop in Alley

Joe Farago

TV Anchorman

Hettie Lynne Hurtes

TV Anchorwoman

Tony Mirelez

Station Attendant

Philip Gordon

Mexican Boy

Anthony Trujillo

Mexican Boy

Stan Yale

Derelict

Al Kahn

Customer

Leslie Morris

Customer

Harriet Medin

Customer

Loree Frazier

Customer

James Ralston

Customer

Norman Friedman

Cleaning Man

Barbara Powers

Ticket Taker

Wayne Stone

Tanker Driver

David Michels

Tanker Partner

John E. Bristol

Phone Booth Man

Patrick Pinney

Bar Customer

Greg Robbins

Motel Customer

John Durban

Sentry

Marian Green

Dancer Shot by the Terminator (uncredited)

J. Randolph Harrison

Policeman (uncredited)

David Kristin

Punk (uncredited)

Darrell Mapson

Bar Patron at Pay Phone with Sarah (uncredited)

John Stuart West

MacDougal (uncredited)

Art

Maria Caso

Set Decoration

George Costello

Art Direction

Shay Austin

Assistant Art Director

Ernest D. Farino

Title Designer

Maria Caso

Art Direction

Camera

Adam Greenberg

Director of Photography

Joyce Rudolph

Still Photographer

Sean McLin

Camera Operator

Chuck Colwell

Second Unit Director of Photography

David Michels

Dolly Grip

Vance Piper

Camera Production Assistant

Anne S. Coffey

Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

Deborah Everton

Costume Supervisor

Jeff Dawn

Makeup Department Head

Hilary Wright

Costume Design

Kyle Sweet

Makeup Artist

Peter Tothpal

Hairstylist

Brian Wade

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Julia Gombert

Costumer

Crew

Ernest D. Farino

Special Effects Coordinator

Tommy Estridge

Property Master

Kristen McGary

Scenic Artist

Amy McGary

Scenic Artist

Wayne Stone

Transportation Coordinator

Ken Fritz

Stunt Coordinator

Wayne Nelson

Transportation Captain

Donna Smith

Post Production Supervisor

Eddy Donno

Stunt Driver

Lee Waddell

Utility Stunts

Monty Jordan

Stunt Driver

Frank DeMarco

Special Effects

Ken Fritz

Stunt Double

Tom Hart

Stunts

Peter Kent

Stunt Double

Rob King

Stunts

Pete Turner

Stunts

Roger George

Special Effects

Jean Malahni

Stunt Double

Directing

James Cameron

Director

Brenda Weisman

Script Supervisor

Betsy Magruder

First Assistant Director

Thomas A. Irvine

First Assistant Director

Robert Roda

Second Assistant Director

Sharon Kirkpatrick

Script Supervisor

Jean-Paul Ouellette

Second Unit Director

Stan Winston

Second Unit Director

Editing

Lorna Anderson

First Assistant Editor

Mary Nelson

Negative Cutter

Spike Allison Hooper

Assistant Editor

Michael Bloecher

Associate Editor

Lighting

Tim Morton

Best Boy Electric

Mark Peterson

Electrician

Mark Morton

Electrician

Production

Gale Anne Hurd

Producer

John Daly

Executive Producer

Derek Gibson

Executive Producer

Joseph A. Liuzzi

Location Manager

Greg Robbins

Casting

Bruce M. Kerner

Executive In Charge Of Production

Marilyn Tasso

Production Accountant

Kathy Breen

Production Coordinator

Polly Apostolof

Assistant Production Manager

Sound

Brad Fiedel

Original Music Composer

David Campling

Supervising Sound Editor

John Post

Foley

David J. Hudson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Mel Metcalfe

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Terry Porter

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ken Brocious

Boom Operator

Emilie Robertson

Music Editor

Horace Manzanares

Sound Effects Editor

James J. Klinger

Sound Effects Editor

Gary Shepherd

Sound Effects Editor

Mike Le Mare

Sound Effects Editor

Karola Storr

Sound Effects Editor

Greg Dillon

Sound Effects Editor

James Fritch

Sound Effects Editor

Robert Randles

Music Supervisor

Gilbert D. Marchant

Sound Effects Editor

Writing

William Wisher

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