In 1984, an unknown director made a tiny indie sci-fi movie for $6.4 million called The Terminator. It promptly launched a blockbuster franchise.

With its explosive debut in 1984, The Terminator launched one of the biggest franchises of all time. Not bad for a low-budget, slasher-tinged sci-fi noir from a then-unknown director. (James Cameron, ...

It can't be underlined enough how important the Terminatormovies are to sci-fi cinema, even if some entries are better than others. The original James Cameron movie famously came from a dream the ...