Join us at the Rio Theatre on Sunday, August 11 for an encore double bill event featuring one of our all-time favourite nights of dystopian action, featuring a 40th Anniversary restoration of James Cameron's original 1984 dystopian masterpiece THE TERMINATOR + its 1991 sequel,  TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY. Back-to-back and on the silver screen (big and loud!), where they belong.

"Knowing that many people have never seen the film or missed out on seeing it on the silver screen, I couldn’t be more thrilled to celebrate THE TERMINATOR's 40th anniversary with its return to cinemas on Art House Theater Day,” said producer Gale Anne Hurd (“The Walking Dead,” Armageddon). "People may wonder if THE TERMINATOR is truly an indie film. As the film’s producer, I can assure you it is. Jim Cameron and I made the film for $6.4 million, which included a completion bond and a 10% contingency. We had a variety of co-financiers, pre-sold rights and our distribution was through Orion Pictures rather than a major studio - the very definition of an indie film, both then and now. We hope you’ll enjoy the nostalgic experience of seeing it this summer!"

Disguised as a human, a seemingly indestructible cyborg assassin known as a Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) travels from 2029 to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton). Sent to protect Sarah is Kyle Reese (Michael Biehn), who divulges the coming of Skynet, an artificial intelligence system that will spark a nuclear holocaust. Sarah is targeted because Skynet knows that her unborn son will lead the fight against them. With the virtually unstoppable Terminator in hot pursuit, she and Kyle attempt to escape.

"As chillingly efficient in exacting thrills from its audience as its titular character is in executing its targets." (Empire Magazine)

See one, or see 'em both for one sweet price!

Sunday, August 11
THE TERMINATOR
Doors 6:30 pm | Movie 7:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

(Break)

TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY
Movie 9:15 pm *As this film is screening as part of a double feature, the start time is subject to change.

THE TERMINATOR (James Cameron, 1984 / 108 mins / PG) In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgents against 21st century mechanical hegemony. Meanwhile, the human-resistance movement dispatches a lone warrior to safeguard Sarah. Can he stop the virtually indestructible killing machine?