Directed by James Cameron Written by James Cameron   Gale Anne Hurd   William Wisher   Cast Arnold Schwarzenegger ... Terminator Michael Biehn ... Kyle Reese Linda Hamilton ... Sarah Connor Paul Winfield ... Lieutenant Ed Traxler Lance Henriksen ... Detective Hal Vukovich Rick Rossovich ... Matt Buchanan Bess Motta ... Ginger Ventura Earl Boen ... Dr. Peter Silberman Dick Miller ... Pawn Shop Clerk Shawn Schepps ... Nancy Bruce M. Kerner ... Desk Sergeant Franco Columbu ... Future Terminator Bill Paxton ... Punk Leader Brad Rearden ... Punk Brian Thompson ... Punk William Wisher ... Policeman (as William Wisher Jr.) 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 (as Anthony T. Trujillo) Stan Yale ... Derelict Al Kahn ... Customer Leslie Morris ... Customer Hugh Farrington ... Customer Harriet Medin ... Customer Loree Frazier ... Customer James Ralston ... Customer Norman Friedman ... Cleaning Man (as Norma Friedman) Barbara Powers ... Ticket Taker Wayne Stone ... Tanker Driver David Michels ... Tanker Partner John E. Bristol ... Phone Booth Man Webster Williams ... Reporter Patrick Pinney ... Bar Customer Bill W. Richmond ... Bartender Chino 'Fats' Williams ... Truck Driver Greg Robbins ... Motel Customer (as Gregory Robbins) Marianne Muellerleile ... Wrong Sarah John Durban ... Sentry Uncredited Cast Marian Green ... Dancer shot by the Terminator J. Randolph Harrison ... Policeman David Kristin ... Punk Darrell Mapson ... Bar Patron at Pay Phone with Sarah Bob Ritchie ... Bar Patron John Stuart West ... MacDougal Produced by John Daly   Derek Gibson   Gale Anne Hurd   Original Music by Brad Fiedel

Additional Info Premiere: October 26, 1984 DVD Release: September 03, 1997 Blu-ray Release: June 20, 2006 Countries: Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Websites: Production Companies Hemdale Pacific Western Euro Film Funding Cinema '84/Greenberg Brothers Partnership (as Cinema '84, A Greenberg Brothers Partnership) Distributors Orion Pictures   (1984) (USA) (theatrical) Thorn EMI Video   (1985) (USA) (VHS) National Broadcasting Company (NBC)   (1987) (USA) (TV) Home Box Office Home Video (HBO)   (1988) (USA) (VHS) Hemdale Home Video   (1991) (USA) (VHS) (pan and scan) Hemdale Home Video   (1991) (USA) (video) (LaserDisc) Image Entertainment   (1991) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) Image Entertainment   (1995) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) Live Home Video   (1995) (USA) (VHS) Image Entertainment   (1997) (USA) (DVD) (widescreen) Artisan Entertainment   (1999) (USA) (VHS) MGM Home Entertainment   (2001) (USA) (DVD) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment   (2006) (USA) (DVD) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment   (2006) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2007) (USA) (DVD) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2009) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Esquire Network   (2014) (USA) (TV) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2015) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Home Box Office Home Video (HBO)   (USA) (VHS) (for Hemdale and Weintraub Entertainment) Live Entertainment   (USA) (VHS) (widescreen) Weintraub Entertainment Group   (USA) (VHS) (through HBO Video) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.8 / 10 Our Rating 7.5 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 7.5 / 10 Female Users 6.3 / 10 Site Ranking #103 / 20,886 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 16 total ratings Almost Perfect 17 total ratings Average 7 total ratings Mediocre 2 total ratings Site Ranking #99 Die Hard (1988) #100 Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) #101 Parasite (2019) #102 Alien (1979) #103 The Terminator (1984) #104 Taxi Driver (1976) #105 Avengers: Age Of Ultron (2015) #106 Requiem For A Dream (2000) #107 The Martian (2015)