Arnold Schwarzenegger is “The Terminator”, a cyborg (part man, part machine) sent from the future to present day Los Angeles on a deadly mission. He’s got to kill a young woman whose life will have great significance in decades to come. Kyle Reese, a young but hardened guerilla fighter is also sent back in time to protect The Terminator’s unsuspecting victim. From their first terrifying fight to the deadly climax, The Terminator and Reese leave a path of destruction in their wake.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
324629
Language
English
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Action & Adventure
Action & Adventure → Action films
Closed captioning
Fantasy & Science Fiction
Fantasy & Science Fiction → Science fiction films
Feature films
Feature films → Feature films - United States
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Cyborgs
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Robots
Sound/audio
Captioned
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)