The Terminator, directed by James Cameron and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger is one of the most beloved action movies to date. Here are 10 pieces of trivia about the movie that you might not have known!
10. Mel Gibson turned down the role of the Terminator. Why? He just felt he wasn’t right for the part.
9. The Terminator has only 21 minutes of screentime.
8. The teaser trailer for this movie was narrated by Peter Cullen. Peter is best known to fans as the voice of the Optimus Prime from Transformers.
7. Arnold Schwarzenegger tried to avoid both Linda Hamilton and Michael Biehn as much as possible during filming. Why? Because the Terminator was trying to kill them, not form connections.
6. To prepare for the role, Arnold Schwarzenegger worked with guns every day for a month. For the first two weeks of filming, Arnold practiced weapons stripping and reassembly blindfolded until the motions were automatic, just like a machine.
5. Peter Kent was Arnold Schwarzenegger’s stunt double for this movie. Not only that but Peter became his stunt double for the next decade in his movies.
4. Arnold Schwarzenegger has only 14 lines in the movie.
3. This movie was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry in 2008.
2. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s favorite movie of his own is this one.
1. The movie’s iconic catchphrase “I’ll be back.” was voted as the #37 movie quote by the American Film Institute (out of 100).
Gary Miceli has loved film from a very early age, from the silent masterpieces of Charlie Chaplin to recent blockbuster hits. His love for cinema from all eras of history inspired him to go to film school and graduate with his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. He continues to work hard in this wonderful field and always explores new avenues of expressing his love for movie/TV history.