Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick, Paul Winfield, Michael Biehn, Edward Furlong, Lance Henriksen, Joe Morton, Bill Paxton, Xander Berkeley, Lance Henriksen, Earl Boen, Jenette Goldstein, Castulo Guerra, S. Epatha Merkerson

Director: James Cameron

Summary: James Cameron's THE TERMINATOR is one of the tightest, tensest sci-fi films ever made and a landmark in the genre. In the year 2029, battles rage between the superintelligent machines that rule the world and the last vestiges of humanity. In late-20th-century Los Angeles, Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) suddenly finds herself stalked by an unstoppable killing machine--a Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) sent from the future to kill her and her unconceived son, John Connor, the future leader of the human resistance. Sarah can rely only on Reese (Michael Biehn), a soldier sent from the future to protect her from the seemingly indestructible Terminator and save humanity. This low-budget masterpiece was the breakthrough film for director Cameron, who weds special effects, thrills, and understated romance to create one of the finest action films of the 1980s, which spawned many imitations but few equals. Science fiction author Harlan Ellison sued over the film's similarities to his own works, especially the OUTER LIMITS episode Demon with a Glass Hand, and won acknowledgement in the film's credits. Schwarzenegger will forever be known as the relentless Terminator, a heartless killing machine who returns (in a kinder, gentler form) in 1991's TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY. In this sequel, a deadly shape-shifting assassin (Robert Patrick) is sent back in time to succeed where his cyborg predecessor failed--to eliminate Sarah Connor's son (Edward Furlong) before he gets a chance to make history, leading the humans in a war against the machines. The original cyborg (Arnold Schwarzenegger) also returns, but this time as the boy's protector.

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This Terminator 1 &2DVD box set contains the first two movies, both in their two-disc special edition versions. Please follow the links below to read our reviews of each:

The Terminatortwo-disc set
Terminator 2: Judgment DayUltimate Edition two-disc set

Aspect Ratio:	1.85 Wide Screen, 2.35 Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Terminator A Retrospective, Other Voices Documentary, Deleted Scenes, Foreign Trailer, Alternate Trailer, Teaser Trailer, TV Spots, James Camerons Artwork Stills, Production Photos, Stan Winstons Photos, Visual Effects Photos, Publicity Materials, Original Treatment
Subtitles:	Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Turkish
Year:	1984
Release Date:	July 21, 2003
Runtime:	223 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	25676 D V D
Keywords:	Action, Collection, Box, General, Four, Wide, Screen, Set, Terminator, Adventure, Discs
Genre:	Action/Adventure