"The Terminator" released 1984

The Terminator, the blockbuster directed by James Cameron and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Lance Henriksen and Michael Biehn, was released October 26, 1984.

It opened to mainly positive reviews, a rare 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and has spawned 5 sequels.  It won three Saturn Awards (Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films) in 1985 for Best Science Fiction Film, Best Writing and Best Make-up.  

"Dante's Peak" released 1997

Dante's Peak, starring Pierce Brosnan and Linda Hamilton, was released February 7, 1997.  The story is about a fictional, dormant volcano, Dante's Peak, Washington, showing signs of erupting.  The eruptions threaten the picturesque town of the same name. 

Brosnan is a US geologist sent to assess the volcano to determine if it is preparing to erupt.  Hamilton plays the mayor/coffee shop owner in town.

Dante's Peak didn't receive favorable reviews although it was better at the box office than Volcano, released a couple of months later.  Its visual effects were not nominated for an Academy Award because it had some stiff competition with Jurassic Park: The Lost World and Titanic, which won the award.

"Terminator 2: Judgment Day" released 1991

James Cameron released his blockbuster Terminator 2: Judgment Day July 3, 1991, the sequel to the Terminator released in 1984.  Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton reprised their roles from the 1984 film.  This time, Arnold was the good guy and Robert Patrick was the shape-shifting bad guy.

It is ranked #43 on imdb.com's Top Rated Movie list and it won 4 Oscars: Best Sound; Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing; Best Effect, Visual Effects; and Best Makeup.  It was also nominated for Best Cinematography and Best Film Editing.

The American Film Institute ranked the movie #77 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills; #48 on AFI's 100 years...100 Heroes and Villains.  Schwarzenegger's line "Hasta la vista, baby" is ranked at #76 of AFI's 100 years...100 Movie Quotes.  It is #8 on AFI's 10 top 10 in Science Fiction Films.