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Where was The Terminator filmed?

1984 film, directed by James Cameron.

  • Los Angeles

The story is set in Los Angeles, so the filming stayed close to the setting.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Los Angeles
Filmed in
Los Angeles
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About The Terminator

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Released
1984
Director
James Cameron
Cast
Arnold SchwarzeneggerMichael BiehnLinda HamiltonPaul WinfieldEarl BoenLance HenriksenRick RossovichBill PaxtonBrian ThompsonDick Miller
Genre
ActionScience FictionCyberpunkDystopianThriller
Awards
Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film

In 1984 Los Angeles, an imposing man appears naked in an alley amid electric flashes and attacks some punks for clothes.

A waitress by that same name sees news reports about the murders and notices the second man following her.

After a chaotic gunfight, the second man escapes with Sarah in a stolen car, while the first man gets up and pursues them on foot and in a police car.

Famous lines from The Terminator

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • The Uzi 9mm.Terminator
  • The 12-gauge auto-loader.Terminator
  • Hey, just what you see, pal.Pawn clerk
  • Not yet, not for about 40 years.Kyle
  • Are you saying it's from the future?Sarah

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