Many cast and crew interviews cue us in on the making of the film The Terminator (1984). From James Cameron's first concept to casting to practical effects, all this and much more is explored here to make us understand how hard it was for this idea to become a reality.
Practical Effects
Stan Winston's endoskeleton builds still haunt dreams
Direction
Cameron's obsessive precision before he had money
Production
Duct-tape solutions that became iconic
Director
Van Ling
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Cameron sold the script for $1 to Gale Anne Hurd on condition he direct, because nobody wanted a robot movie from a nobody who'd been fired once already.
The documentary reveals Schwarzenegger initially wanted to play Reese, not the Terminator—imagine that alternate timeline where he's the vulnerable human and some unknown is the killing machine.
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