Movies Michael Biehn acting performance in The Terminator

[Takes Two To Tango]

What a badass heroic character he played.

I love the passion and intensity he shows throughout the film.

I give him about a 10 for this type of genre especially.

 

[Sobek]

Yeah I thought he was convincing and somewhat charismatic. Gave him an 8

 

[Brofessor]

Amazing actor. One of the GOAT movies.

 

[BB in Crazy!!!!]

Gave him a 9. He really came off as a PTSD ridden war vet from the future who spent most of his life scrapping by but knew his duty and what he had to do at all costs.

 

[Cole train]

Rank him higher than arnie

 

[Thrawn33]

A solid 8 and one of the best performances in that movie.

Bein plays a great soldier, as evidenced by his other roles. He's got that stereotypical look of a man that's seen some shit.

Still think Johnny Ringo is is best performance.

 

[ricc505]

Great movie. Refined the genre

 

[I Am Legion]

He is one of the best character actors ever imo. He made The Terminator so much better. The Abyss, Aliens, Navy Seals, The Seventh Sign, The Rock....this dude has been in some heavy hitters.

 

[HereticBD]

Unpopular opinion, but not his best. A bit too over the top and B-movie-ish to me. I put it in the same category of Bill Paxton in Aliens. Memorable and quotable, but kind of corny.

 

[Spam On Rye]

He's great. Dude never got the love he deserves.

 

[HHJ]

He was really intense, he's basically a hero but he projected a PTSD that made him wild and unpredictable. Exactly what the role called for.

Also Michael biehn is just a naturally likeable guy.

 

[Intermission]

James Cameron said Arnold Schwarzeneggers the Terminator is the greatest casting choice ever

 

[Goon Dog]

They filmed The Abyss in the same county that I lived at the time and while he was there he worked out at the Nautilus gym where I trained. We spotted each other on the bench a few times and he seemed like a really decent guy. This was before Ringo but I was surprised more people didn't recognize him from T1. I kept things very DL, told him I loved T1 but that's about it and I never told a soul he was there until after they wrapped. That's probably why he would always seek me out to spot him when we were both there.

 

[syct23]

Never realized that James Cameron used the same storyline for both Rose DeWitt Bukater and Sarah Connor.

1. Young women who fell in love and slept with a homeless man the first time they met.
2. Both homeless men die along with everyone around them.
3. Both women choose to live the rest of their lives dedicated to what the homeless men taught them.

 

[ColemanwastheGOAT]

He was exactly what he needed to be for that role. The Terminator is such a great movie because ultimately it's a straight ahead horror movie where Michael Meyers has a duffle bag full of guns.

Biehn plays it perfectly as an overmatched everyman on a mission.

 

[El Moose]

It may not be the greatest Oscar-level performance ever but the movie doesn't work without him selling it and man, he sold the shit out of it

 

[Intermission]

They filmed The Abyss in the same county that I lived at the time and while he was there he worked out at the Nautilus gym where I trained. We spotted each other on the bench a few times and he seemed like a really decent guy. This was before Ringo but I was surprised more people didn't recognize him from T1. I kept things very DL, told him I loved T1 but that's about it and I never told a soul he was there until after they wrapped. That's probably why he would always seek me out to spot him when we were both there.

Why wasn't T1 bigger when it came out in theaters in the US? It only grossed $38.3 million and that includes Canada

 

[Goon Dog]

Why wasn't T1 bigger when it came out in theaters in the US? It only grossed $38.3 million and that includes Canada

I loved the story concept, but Arnold's acting and cheesy spec effects I'm sure didn't help. For me, I fell in love with T1 during the rewatching, though I did enjoy it in the theater. T2 was a much better film.

 

[Zyklon R]

Always wanted to be Kyle Reese when I was a kid and those Nikes were fresh to death

 

[Gene Tunney]

Why wasn't T1 bigger when it came out in theaters in the US? It only grossed $38.3 million and that includes Canada

It was a B-movie on a $6 million budget competing against 1984 films. It drew $78 million at the box office. What more could you ask for?

Interesting fact, Michael Biehn's first appearance was in the movie Grease.