Action Movie

Action movie is a movie genre in which the protagonist is put into a series of events
that usually have violence and physical actions.
The genre is usually about a resourceful hero fighting against high odds. These movies
often have life-threatening situations, a villain, or a chase which usually ends in victory
for the hero
This genre is often used with the thriller and adventure genres. It can also have
elements of comedy, drama and spy fiction.

The Terminator
The Terminator is a 1984 American science fiction action film directed by James
Cameron. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator, a cybernetic assassin sent
back in time from 2029 to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son will one day
save humankind from extinction by Skynet, a hostile artificial intelligence in a post-
apocalyptic future. Kyle Reese is a soldier sent back in time to protect Sarah. The
screenplay is credited to Cameron and producer Gale Anne Hurd, while co-
writer William Wisher Jr. received an "additional dialogue" credit. Cameron devised
the premise of the film from a fever dream he experienced during the release of his
first film, Piranha II: The Spawning (1982), in Rome, and developed the concept in
collaboration with Wisher. He sold the rights to the project to fellow New World
Pictures alumna Hurd on the condition that she would produce the film only if he were
to direct it.

Plot
Two men arrive separately in 1984 Los Angeles, having time traveled from 2029. One is
a cybernetic assassin known as a Terminator, programmed to hunt and kill a woman
named Sarah Connor. The other is a human soldier named Kyle Reese, intent on
stopping it. They both steal guns and clothing. The Terminator is an efficient and
relentless killing machine with a perfect voice-mimicking ability and a durable metal
endoskeleton covered by living tissue that disguises it as a human.

Cast
 Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator, a cybernetic android disguised as a
human being sent back in time to assassinate Sarah Connor.
 Michael Biehn as Kyle Reese, a human Resistance fighter sent back in time to
protect Sarah.
 Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor, a young diner waitress and the Terminator's
target, who is soon to be the mother of the future Resistance leader John
Connor.
 Paul Winfield as Ed Traxler, a police lieutenant who tries to protect Sarah.
 Lance Henriksen as Vukovich, a member of the LAPD.
 Bess Motta as Ginger, Sarah's roommate who the T-800 murders after
mistaking her for Sarah.
 Rick Rossovich as Matt, Ginger's boyfriend whom the T-800 also murdered.
 Earl Boen as Dr. Silberman, a criminal psychologist.

Development
In Rome, Italy, during the release of Piranha II: The Spawning (1982), director
Cameron fell ill and had a dream about a metallic torso holding kitchen knives
dragging itself from an explosion. Inspired by director John Carpenter, who had
made the slasher film Halloween (1978) on a low budget, Cameron used the
dream as a "launching pad" to write a slasher-style film. Cameron's agent
disliked the early concept of the horror film and requested that he work on
something else. After this, Cameron dismissed his agent.
Cameron returned to Pomona, California, and stayed at the home of science
fiction writer Randall Frakes, where he wrote the draft for The
Terminator. Cameron's influences included 1950s science fiction films, the
1960s fantasy television series The Outer Limits, and contemporary films such
as The Driver (1978) and Mad Max 2 (1981). To translate the draft into a script,
Cameron enlisted his friend Bill Wisher, who had a similar approach to
storytelling.
The initial outline of the script involved two Terminators being sent to the past.
The first was similar to the Terminator in the film, while the second was made
of liquid metal and could not be destroyed with conventional
weaponry. Cameron felt that the technology of the time was unable to create
the liquid Terminator, and shelved the idea until the appearance of the T-
1000 character in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Filming for The Terminator was set to begin in early 1983 in Toronto, but was
halted when producer Dino De Laurentiis applied an option in
Schwarzenegger's contract that would make him unavailable for nine months
while he was filming Conan the Destroyer. During the waiting period, Cameron
was contracted to write the script for Rambo: First Blood Part II, refined
the Terminator script, and met with producers David Giler and Walter Hill to
discuss a sequel to Alien, which became Aliens, released in 1986.
There was limited interference from Orion Pictures. Two suggestions Orion put
forward included the addition of a canine android for Reese, which Cameron
refused, and to strengthen the love interest between Sarah and Reese, which
Cameron accepted. To create the Terminator's look, Winston and Cameron
passed sketches back and forth, eventually deciding on a design nearly identical
to Cameron's original drawing in Rome.[46][49] Winston had a team of seven
artists work for six months to create a Terminator puppet; it was first molded in
clay, then plaster reinforced with steel ribbing. These pieces were then sanded,
painted and then chrome-plated. Winston sculpted reproduction of
Schwarzenegger's face in several poses out of silicone, clay and plaster.
The sequences set in 2029 and the stop-motion scenes were developed by
Fantasy II, a special effects company headed by Gene Warren Jr. A stop-motion
model is used in several scenes in the film involving the Terminator's skeletal
frame. Cameron wanted to convince the audience that the model of the
structure was capable of doing what they saw Schwarzenegger doing. To allow
this, a scene was filmed of Schwarzenegger injured and limping away; this limp
made it easier for the model to imitate Schwarzenegger.
After production finished on The Terminator, some post-production shots were
needed. These included scenes showing the Terminator outside Sarah Connor's
apartment, Reese being zipped into a body bag, and the Terminator's head
being crushed in a press. The final scene where Sarah is driving down a highway
was filmed without a permit. Cameron and Hurd convinced an officer who
confronted them that they were making a UCLA student film.

Music
The Terminator soundtrack was composed and performed
on synthesizer by Brad Fiedel. Fiedel was with the Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency,
where a new agent, Beth Donahue, found that Cameron was working on The
Terminator and sent him a cassette of Fiedel's music. Fiedel was invited to a
screening of the film with Cameron and Hurd. Hurd was not certain about
having Fiedel compose the score, as he had only worked in television, not
theatrical films. Fiedel convinced the two by showing them an experimental
piece he had worked on, thinking that "You know, I'm going to play this for him
because it's really dark and I think it's interesting for him." The song convinced
Hurd and Cameron to hire him.
Release

Orion Pictures did not have faith in The Terminator performing well at the box
office and feared a negative critical reception. At an early screening of the film,
the actors' agents insisted to the producers that the film should be screened for
critics. Orion only held one press screening for the film. The film premiered on
October 26, 1984. On its opening week, The Terminator played at 1,005
theaters and grossed $4.0 million making it number one in the box office. The
film remained at number one in its second week. It lost its number one spot in
the third week to Oh, God! You Devil. Cameron noted that The Terminator was
a hit "relative to its market, which is between the summer and the Christmas
blockbusters. But it's better to be a big fish in a small pond than the other way
around."[68] The Terminator grossed $38.3 million in United States and Canada
and $40 million in other territories for a total worldwide of $78.3 million.
Critical response
Contemporary critical responses to The Terminator were mixed. Variety praised
the film, calling it a "blazing, cinematic comic book, full of virtuoso
moviemaking, terrific momentum, solid performances and a compelling story ...
Schwarzenegger is perfectly cast in a machine-like portrayal that requires only a
few lines of dialog." Richard Corliss of Time magazine said that the film had
"plenty of tech-noir savvy to keep infidels and action fans satisfied."
Time placed The Terminator on its "10 Best" list for 1984.

Legacy
The Terminator has an approval rating of 100% based on 67 professional
reviews on the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, with an average
rating of 8.8/10. Its critical consensus reads: "With its impressive action
sequences, taut economic direction, and relentlessly fast pace, it's clear
why The Terminator continues to be an influence on sci-fi and action flicks."
Metacritic (which uses a weighted average) assigned The Terminator a score of
84 out of 100 based on 21 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".
The Terminator won three Saturn Awards for Best Science Fiction Film, Best
Make-up and Best Writing. The film has also received recognition from
the American Film Institute, ranked 42nd on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills, a list
of America's most heart-pounding films. The character of the Terminator was
selected as the 22nd-greatest movie villain on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes and
Villains. Schwarzenegger's line "I'll be back" became a catchphrase and was
voted the 37th-greatest movie quote by the AFI.