A time-traveling soldier must prevent a nearly invincible cyborg assassin from killing a woman whose unborn child is humanity's only hope for survival. The Terminator (1984) offers an engaging and informative story of the battles between a human and a machine, expertly crafted by director James Cameron and writers James Cameron, Gale Anne Hurd, and William Wisher, with outstanding performances from Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, and Michael Biehn.