The Terminator Resources
Website
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IMDB is the source for all things movies, and The Terminator is a movie. Voilà.
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Wow, the folks at this website sure do love themselves some James Cameron.
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Biography gives us the lowdown on James Cameron's career, starting with his work on Roger Corman flicks and moving on to the global successes that were Titanic and Avatar.
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A Terminator fan wiki that contains information on everything from the films to the quarter-munching awesomeness of T2: The Arcade Game.
Book or TV Adaptation
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Yep, there was a novel adaptation of The Terminator. Written by Randall Frakes and Bill Wisher, it expands on several key questions. For example, where did the Terminator get that leather jacket?
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As you can imagine, this is going to get weird, because comics get weird. How weird? Terminators will fight Superman before this is over.
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But not the one they got to keep. The Sarah Connor Chronicles was well-loved by its fan base, but Fox cancelled the show after just two seasons.
Articles and Interviews
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AMC gives The Terminator some love by including the film in its "The Greatest Films" line-up.
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It's not just AMC. Everyone loves The Terminator today, but how did this low-budget film fare back in the day? If the Hollywood Reporter's 1984 review is any indication, not too shabby.
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In case you need more proof, the New York Daily News also gave the film a great review.
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To balance those old reviews, here's Guardian's 30th-anniversary review. You know, to see if things still hold up.
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This essay by Amanda Fernbach discusses masculinity in science fiction and of course considers The Terminator.
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Even if you know all the things on this Mental Floss list, just remember how much fun it is to know things.
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Ryan Lambie discusses his favorite shot from The Terminator. Hint: it's not the one you think—well, unless you're thinking of the death of the first Sarah Connor.
Video
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This classic Terminator trailer is narrated by Peter Cullen, the voice of Optimus Prime himself.
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Cameron and Schwarzenegger discuss what it was like making The Terminator.
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Siskel and Ebert discuss The Terminator on their show, At the Movies. Their opinion on the matter is, um, split.
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IGN blasts through 30 years of Terminator history in 5 minutes. Buckle up.
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CinemaSins lists all the things wrong with The Terminator. It doesn't have a sin count to match Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, but there are some glaring flaws, nonetheless.
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It really needs to be. Now.
Audio
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Here you can find the original soundtrack to The Terminator. In case you like your soundtracks with more than a hint of synth.
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And here you can find the definitive edition of the soundtrack.
Images
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The Terminator shows a complete lack of trigger discipline in the official movie poster. Then again, it's not like he cares if he shoots himself in the leg.
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Reese and Sarah spend a romantic evening in a hotel room making homemade TNT.
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Reese goes to town on the Terminator in this scene set in the Tech Noir night club.
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In this scene, Arnold speaks the three little words that will make the rest of his career.
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James Cameron and the T-800 endoskeleton pose for a red-carpet photo op.