Fri, Nov 22 at 9:30pm: Introduction from Belcourt staff member Tom Eisenbraun | BUY TICKETS
Part of Restoration Roundup
In 2029, the war between man and machine has desolated the Earth, leaving humanity all but wiped out. Pockets of survivors remain — either living as slaves serving their technological overlords, or as resistance fighters attempting to overthrow the sentient defense network that controls the machines.
From this wasteland, two soldiers are sent back in time to Los Angeles, 1984 in order to influence the outcome of a conflict that hasn’t taken place yet. One is an unstoppable cyborg assassin, the other a human guerrilla fighter. Serving on opposite sides of the battle, they share the same target — Sarah Connor, an unsuspecting young woman whose unborn child will become the key to saving mankind.
40th Anniversary restoration from a 4K film scan of the 35mm negative with final sound and picture approved by director James Cameron. Presented by Park Circus with thanks to MGM. Post House: Park Road Post, Colorist: Tashi Trieu.
“THE TERMINATOR is a blazing, cinematic comic book, full of virtuoso moviemaking, terrific momentum, solid performances and a compelling story.” —Variety Staff (Dec 31, 1983) “James Cameron’s 1984 sci-fi cheapie is still damn close to perfect…. From the slam-bang direction to the relentless pace to the not-a-word-wasted dialogue and even the driving synth score, everything else about THE TERMINATOR just works.” —Time Out “THE TERMINATOR is a splendid meta-monster, Frankensteined for the computer age. And Cameron devises not one, not two but, well, let's call it X climaxes that will melt the hinges of your jaws.” —Newsweek (Nov 19, 1984)
