Sunday, November 5, 2023

The Terminator

The Terminator is a 1984 science fiction action film written and directed by James Cameron. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator, a cybernetic assassin sent back in time from 2029 to 1984 by Skynet, a hostile artificial intelligence in a post-apocalyptic future. The Terminator's assignment is to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son will one day save mankind from extinction.

Arnold Schwarzenegger was born in Austria in 1947.  Before becoming an actor, he was a seven time world champion body builder.  Arnold was elected as governor of California, serving from 2003 to 2011.

The Terminator arrives in Los Angeles and starts to systematically kill women with the name Sarah Connor.  He finds them in the phone book, but they are all the wrong one.

Eventually, the Terminator locates the right Sarah Connor at a night club and pursues her in a stolen police car.  She is arrested after an altercation with the Terminator and taken to a police station.

The Terminator follows her there.  He enters the station and approaches a policeman.

The TerminatorI'm a friend of Sarah Connor.  I was told she was here.  Can I see her please?

Policeman:  No.  You can't see her.  She's making a statement.  

The TerminatorWhere is she?

Policeman:  Look, it may take a while.  If you want to wait, you can take a seat over there.

After surveying the area, the Terminator delivers this iconic line of dialogue:  "I'll be back."  And indeed he does, in a car smashing his way into the police station.

Interestingly, Schwarzenegger argued with Cameron that the Terminator should say, "I will be back."  Cameron, as the director, insisted on "I'll be back" and he was proven right.  

The Terminator topped the United States box office for two weeks, eventually grossing $78.3 million against a modest $6.4 million budget. The film is credited with launching Cameron's movie career and solidifying Schwarzenegger's status as a leading man

      

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