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Written by director James Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd, The Terminator opens nationally. Arnold Schwarzenegger forever consolidates his place in pop culture history as the eponymous cyborg assassin sent back in time to eliminate the soon to be mother of the man who one day will lead the resistance in a post-apocalyptic world ruled by machines. Linda Hamilton and Michael Biehn co-star. The film spawns a three decade franchise totaling five films and several adaptations in other media.
