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“He’ll Be Back!” The Original THE TERMINATOR Midnights This Weekend at The Tivoli
“I’m here to help you. I’m Reese. Sergeant Tech-Com, DN38416. Assigned to protect you. You’ve been targeted for termination!”
THE TERMINATOR (1984) screens midnights this weekend (July 10th and 11th) at The Tivoli Theater as part of their ‘Reel Late at The Tivoli’ Midnight Series.
Who would have thought a low budget science fiction movie aptly named THE TERMINATOR would be so iconic 30 years later as well as start the meteoric rise of Arnold Schwarzenegger as a legend in cinema, introduce director James Cameron to Hollywood as a force to be reckoned with, give a new meaning to audiences with the immortal line “I’ll be back”, spawn a large fan base, and then witness the birth of a big-budget saga with an even bigger sequel in 1991 that outdoes the first movie with TERMINATOR 2 JUDGEMENT DAY and then continue on with TERMINATOR RISE OF THE MACHINES in 2003, TERMINATOR SALVATION in 2009, and TERMINATOR GENYSIS in 2015 as well as a short lived TV series The Sarah Connor Chronicles? (wow, that was a long sentence!)
In 1984 Arnold Schwarzenegger introduced us to The Terminator, a cyborg disguised as a human being. The Terminator has been sent back in time from 2029 to Los Angeles in 1984 to terminate Sarah Connor in order to prevent the birth of her unborn child, John Connor, who would go on to lead the human resistance to victory against Skynet and the machines in the future following a nuclear war which almost wiped out most of the human race. Arnold Schwarzenegger, in a rare role as a villain, was perfect as the Terminator, a killing machine who is programmed to kill without any pity, remorse or fear in his single minded quest to terminate Sarah Connor. Linda Hamilton introduced us to Sarah Connor, a timid and mousy waitress who’s life will be changed forever upon the discovery her unborn son, John Connor, will become the future leader of the human resistance. She still does not believe that such an event will happen with the nuclear war and the rise of the machines, until her encounter with the Terminator and thus begins her quest to stay alive for the sake of her unborn son and to survive this real life nightmare. Michael Biehn played Kyle Reese, a young, battle-hardened, and world-weary soldier who volunteered to be sent back in time from 2029 to 1984 by John Connor to protect his mother at all costs from the Terminator. Once Reese rescues Sarah, he warns her about the impending doom of the human race from the nuclear war and her future significance carried by her and her unborn son.
Though THE TERMINATOR is now 30 years old, it stands the test of time as an influence on all science fiction and action movies since. Exciting, high energy action sequences which turns downtown Los Angeles into an urban battleground and leads to an even bigger chase to a climatic showdown kept the dynamic tension in THE TERMINATOR tight and didn’t let the audience go for one moment.
James Cameron kept THE TERMINATOR as a gritty, clever, breathtaking, exciting and thrilling movie from beginning to end and you’ll have the chance to experience it again on the big screen this weekend when it plays midnights Friday and Saturday (July 10th and 11th) at The Tivoli Theater. I’ll be there with custom THE TERMINATOR trivia with prizes and a bunch of cool TERMINATOR GENYSIS swag to give away.
Admission is $8. Hope to see everyone this weekend at The Tivoli!
Here’s the rest of the Reel Late at the Tivoli Midnight schedule for the next couple of months
July 17-18 THE SHINING
July 24-25 JURASSIC PARK
July 31-Aug. 1 THE ROOM – with Tommy Wiseau in person!
Aug. 7-8 ZARDOZ
Aug. 14-15 THE WIZARD OF OZ
Aug. 21-22 SPACE JAM
Aug. 28-29 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE
Sept. 4-5 SPIRITED AWAY
Sept. 11-12 HAROLD AND MAUDE
The Facebook iinvite for this weekend can be found HERE
https://www.facebook.com/events/855605184531687/
The Midnight at the Tivoli Fans Facebook page can be found HERE
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