This episode is on The Terminator (1984). An action-thriller-horror-sci-fi-chase extravaganza that solidified star status for lead Arnold Schwarzenegger and put writer/director James Cameron definitively on the map.
The episode will include segments on the making of the film: story, casting, production, release and reception. Further making of stories will be included along with narratives of favourite scenes and sequences. All of that and more on this episode of The Cinephiles.
Making the Movie Source Books and Articles
BFI Film Classics, The Terminator, by Sean French
https://shop.bfi.org.uk/the-terminator-bfi-film-classics-paperback.html
Total Recall, My Unbelievably True Life Story, by Arnold Schwarzenegger
https://www.schwarzenegger.com/totalrecall
James Cameron Interview, Film Comment, Jan-Feb. 1985
https://www.filmcomment.com/issue/january-february-1985/
Terminator Feature, Cinefantastique, Oct. 1985
James Cameron, Films and Filming, Aug. 1986
The Low-Budget Hit that Made a Name for James Cameron, Martin Perlman
Creator James Cameron on Terminator’s Origins, Arnold as Robot, Machine Wars, Wired.com
https://www.wired.com/2009/03/ff-cameron/
The Terminator at 30: An Oral History, Entertainment Weekly
https://ew.com/article/2014/07/17/the-terminator-oral-history/
The Terminator Came to me in a Dream: A New Interview with James Cameron, British Film Institute
https://www.bfi.org.uk/interviews/terminator-james-cameron
Adam Greenberg on The Terminator, American Society of Cinematographers.
https://theasc.com/articles/the-terminator
Big Effects from Small Packages, The L.A. Times
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jun-17-ca-11310-story.html
State of the Art of F/X, MovieMaker
https://www.moviemaker.com/state-of-the-art-of-fx-3271/
The Making of The Terminator’s Laser-Sighted .45 Pistol, Ars Technica
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