Similarities between "Time After Time" (1979) and "The Terminator" (1984)

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similarity manifestation in

"Time After Time" (1979) [1]

manifestation in

"The Terminator" (1984) [2]

1) killer antagonist Jack the Ripper The Terminator
2) killer travels in time to escape defeat John Leslie Stevenson's identity as the Ripper revealed, police moving in and he escapes via time travel. The Resistance defeats Skynet, Terminator goes back to kill Sarah Connor, mother of the leader of Resistance, John Connor
3) killer is pursued in time by H.G. Wells Kyle Reese
4) both time travellers arrive in present day Californian city San Francisco Los Angeles
5) killer begins killing women that's what the Ripper does Terminator systematically killing every Sarah Connor to get to the mother of John Connor
6) pursuer falls in love with a local woman and knows that she will be the killer's target H.G.Wells falls in love with Amy Robbins, uses his time machine to go one day into the future and learns that Amy will be the Ripper's next victim. Kyle Reese has been in love with Sarah Connor since getting her photograph. His mission from the Resistance is to prevent her assassination by the Terminator.
7) pursuer is apprehended and interrogated by police who don't believe his time travel story
8) only the pursuer understands the full danger the killer poses and is unsuccessful at communicating that danger to the local authorities. danger is that he's Jack the Ripper and kills women danger is that he's the Terminator and if he kills Sarah Connor, the John Connor will never be born and grow up and defeat SkyNet.

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