Tech Noir Nightclub
Where the hunt begins in neon shadows.
Tech Noir is the nightclub in the 1984 film The Terminator. Sarah Connor, a diner waitress, shelters there after seeing news reports about the murders of women who share her name and noticing a man following her. The Terminator tracks her to the nightclub, where Kyle Reese preemptively fires on it; after a chaotic gunfight Reese escapes with Sarah in a stolen car.
Quick Facts
- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Film debut
- The Terminator (1984)
Lore & Background
While Sarah shelters in the nightclub, the Terminator kills her roommate Ginger and Ginger's boyfriend. The club's name invokes associations with film noir, and tech noir is the name of a hybrid genre combining film noir and science fiction, epitomized by Blade Runner (1982) and The Terminator (1984).
More in World & Setting
Elsewhere in The Terminator
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