The Terminator had less in common with Harlan's two Outer Limits episodes and more with this Michael Rennie movie Cyborg 2087. This is a fun movie that's technically crude so young audiences would never sit through it.

Cyborg Garth A7 (a fine performance by Michael Rennie) goes back in time to 1966 in order to prevent scientist Professor Sigmund Marx (well played by Edward Franz) from presenting a breakthrough discovery to the world that will bring about mass thought control in the bleak future of 2087. Director Franklin Adreon relates the engrossing story at a steady pace, maintains a likeable earnest tone, and stages the exciting action scenes with skill and flair. Arthur C. Pierce's compact script neatly prefigures the Terminator series with its compelling premise concerning people from the future traveling to the past in an attempt to save mankind. The solid acting by the able cast keeps this movie humming: Karen Steele as the perky and helpful Dr. Sharon Mason, Wendell Corey as a crusty sheriff, Warren Stevens as the dashing Dr. Carl Zellar, Harry Carey Jr. as pesky reporter Jay C, Adam Roarke as the eager Deputy Dan, and Chubby Johnson as the rascally Uncle Pete. Paul Dunlap's robust score does the rousing trick. A fun little flick.

*Spoiler/plot- Cyborg 2087, 1966. In th distant future of 2087, two scientists develop a time traveling device with a cyborg. The cyborg is supposed to go back in time and prevent a scientist from perfecting his new 'telepathy'. In the future time, a dictatorship government uses this telepathy to control it's citizenry and abuse their rights.*Special Stars- Michael Rennie, Karen Steele, Wendell Cory, Warren, Stevens, Eduard Franz, Harry Carey Jr.*Theme- Justice in any time is important enough to preserve.*Trivia/location/goofs- One of the last film appearance of Michael Rennie. Supposedly the idea for many later sci-fi films: Terminator, Outer Limits, Twilight Zone, Time Cop, and etc.*Emotion- I wanted to like this film for it's premise. Even though it's a time travel and cyborg film, this one is very crudely done with little production values. It suffers from total unbelievability and bad screen elements. The necessary sci-fi 'suspension of believability' never occurs and screen things are unintentionally laughable. The plot is essentially a 'chase' film' between the future bad guys police robots chasing the good guy cyborg in 1966. This film had high hopes but is essentially a waste of good film plot ideas and your time. And you can't go back in a time machine to get it again...A waste of your time & attention.

Let's see... Michael Rennie plays a cyborg. He is sent back in time by rebels to prevent a scientist from inventing a device that will have an impact upon the future by enslaving mankind. In turn, Rennie is being chased by agents from the future who are intent that he does not complete his mission. A woman in the present day begins to fall for Rennie. Sounds awful familiar to me. The music, as noted by the other comment, will have you rolling, it's from Saturday morning cartoons, you're almost expecting that Hanna-Barbera sound effect when someone starts running. Still, the movie has an above average cast for its low-budget, Michael Rennie, Karen Steele, Eduard Franz (the Jonathan Drake of "Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake"), Harry Carey, Jr., Warren Stevens (Forbidden Planet), Wendell Corey, and even future M*A*S*H star and Mrs. Chuck Woolery, Jo Ann Pflug can be glimpsed.