The Terminator
Time-traveling killer
The Terminator is a 1984 science fiction film directed by James Cameron, featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger as a cyborg assassin sent back in time.
The film spawned a franchise and made "terminator" a byword for relentless, unstoppable pursuit: He came after that contract like the Terminator.
Schwarzenegger's character became iconic for the line "I'll be back."
- cyborgOrganic-mechanical hybrid entity
- androidMachine resembling a person
- assassinPaid murderer of targets
- unstoppable forceInevitable overwhelming power
- robotProgrammable automated machine
Skynet · Arnold Schwarzenegger · I'll be back · franchise · dystopian future · machine · action film · grandfather paradox · James Cameron · science fiction · iconic characters · judgment day · nuclear holocaust · sentient machine · automata · T-800 · killer robot · artificial intelligence
- James Cameron filmsTitanic, Avatar, Aliens, The Abyss, True Lies
- Fictional KillersAgent 47, The Bride, John Wick, Nikita, Leon
- sci-fiscience fiction, Star Wars, sci-fi, Blade Runner 2049, aliens
- 80s Pop CultureBack to the Future, E.T., Ghostbusters, Indiana Jones, The Breakfast Club
- 80s sci-fiBlade Runner, E.T., Back to the Future, Aliens, Predator
- Cult FilmsEraserhead, The Room, Donnie Darko, Napoleon Dynamite, Army of Darkness
The Terminatorhuman being
Member of Homo sapiens
flesh and blood · E.T. · mortal · Mother Nature · Sarah Connor
The Terminatorguardian angel
Protective spirit assigned individually
Mother Teresa · savior · protector · gentle giant · Florence Nightingale
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