Made on a low budget The Terminator was one of the most influential films of the 1980s. Combining explosive special effects and an intricate timetravel 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. The Terminator quickly found a cult following who appreciated its deadpan humour comicbook violence and elaborate variations on standard science fiction themes. Resolutely populist a