*James Cameron's THE TERMINATOR (1984) Mini Lobby Card Set (8) Schwarzenegger

Description

This is a vintage original 8x10 in. complete set of 8 (eight) US mini lobby cards from the classic 1980's sci-fi action drama,
THE TERMINATOR
, released in 1984 by Orion Pictures and
directed by James Cameron
.
A seemingly indestructible robot (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is sent from 2029 to 1984 to assassinate a young waitress (Linda Hamilton), whose unborn son will lead humanity in a war against sentient machines, while a human soldier (Michael Biehn) from the same war is sent to protect her at all costs.
This complete set of 8 mini lobby cards features all three of the film's major characters and includes great shots of
Arnold Schwarzenegger
is various costumes and stages of doing battle with the humans. All 8 cards are unrestored in very fine+ condition without any pinholes, tears, stains, or other flaws.
James Cameron's original story idea was much more elaborate, and involved Skynet sending two Terminators back in time: the first one was a cyborg that would be defeated by a human also sent back in time (the Resistance actually sent two men, but one was to die during the time travel). A second Terminator, one consisting of liquid metal that would be able to shape-shift, would be sent by Skynet in response (reluctantly, as it is so experimental that it may alter the past beyond Skynet's intentions). Cameron briefly considered clay-animation in dark shots to portray this shape-shifter, but he soon realized that the concept was too ambitious for what he could achieve with contemporary techniques. He also knew that his reputation at the time wasn't big enough to sell a story of such scope to a studio, so he used only the first half of it. When a completely computer-generated special effect proved to be a success in Cameron's
The Abyss
(1989), he revived the idea of the liquid Terminator for the sequel,
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
(1991).