Q 01/05

James Cameron got the idea for The Terminator from a fever dream while promoting which film?

A) Piranha II: The Spawning

B) Humanoids from the Deep

C) Battle Beyond the Stars

D) Forbidden World

Answer · why

A) Piranha II: The Spawning

Cameron then treated the dream as a 'launching pad' for a slasher-style script, inspired by John Carpenter's low-budget Halloween.

Q 02/05

Which studio distributed The Terminator in 1984?

A) Universal Pictures

B) Orion Pictures

C) Columbia Pictures

D) Cannon Films

Answer · why

B) Orion Pictures

The studio had so little faith in the film that it expected a poor box office and negative reviews; it topped the US chart for two weeks.

Q 03/05

Roughly how much did The Terminator cost to make?

A) $6.4 million

B) $16 million

C) $28 million

D) $40 million

Answer · why

A) $6.4 million

It went on to gross $78.3 million worldwide, more than twelve times its budget.

Q 04/05

Which football star did Orion suggest for the Terminator, only for Cameron to find him unbelievable as a killer?

A) Jim Brown

B) Fred Williamson

C) O. J. Simpson

D) Bo Jackson

Answer · why

C) O. J. Simpson

Schwarzenegger himself was originally approached to play Kyle Reese before befriending Cameron and taking the machine role instead.

Q 05/05

Which actor showed up to a pitch meeting dressed as the Terminator to help Cameron sell the film?

A) Bill Paxton

B) Brian Thompson

C) Dick Miller

D) Lance Henriksen

Answer · why

D) Lance Henriksen

He ended up playing LAPD detective Hal Vukovich in the finished film, and later Bishop in Cameron's Aliens.