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Terminator, The: BFI Film Classics

31-Oct-96
96 pages
Published/distributed by BFI Publishing
ISBN/EAN: 9780851705538
Paperback
Price: £9.99
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Terminator, The: BFI Film Classics 
French, Sean
Made on a low budget, The Terminator was one of the most influential films of the 1980s. Combining explosive special effects and an intricate time-travel plot, it set Arnold Schwarzenegger on the road to superstardom and allowed its director, James Cameron, to go on to make some of the most expensive films of all time. Resolutely populist, accomplished and instantly memorable, The Terminator has dramatically outlived its humble beginnings,

Sean French places The Terminator in the context of the exploitation films in which both Cameron and Schwarzenegger learnt their craft. French discusses the making of the film, its sources and the extent of its influence. He argues that The Terminator's visual flair, stylised acting and choreographed violence are so compelling not so much because they offer intellectual rewards but because they traffic in the darker, more visceral pleasures of movie-going.
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