Cast
- Arnold Schwarzenegger as The Terminator, a cyborg sent back in time to assassinate Sarah Connor. Schwarzenegger speaks only 18 lines in the film. James Cameron said that "Somehow, even his accent worked...It had a strange synthesized quality, like they hadn't gotten the voice thing quite worked out."
- Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor, the Terminator's target.
- Michael Biehn as Kyle Reese, a human Resistance fighter sent back in time to protect Sarah.
- Paul Winfield as Ed Traxler, a police Lieutenant who questions Sarah.
- Lance Henriksen as Hal Vukovich, a police detective who questions Sarah.
- Earl Boen as Dr. Silberman, a police psychologist.
Additional actors included Bess Motta as Ginger Ventura; Rick Rossovich as Matt Buchanan; Dick Miller as the gun shop clerk; Shawn Schepps as Nancy; Bruce M. Kerner as the desk sergeant; Schwarzenegger's friend and workout partner, professional bodybuilder Franco Columbu as a Terminator in 2029; and Bill Paxton, Brad Rearden, and Brian Thompson as punks who are confronted by the Terminator; Marianne Muellerleile as one of the people with the name "Sarah Connor" who get shot by the Terminator.
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