James Francis Cameron was born on August 16, 1954 in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada. He moved to the United States in 1971. The son of an engineer, he majored in physics at California State University but, after graduating, drove a truck to support his screenwriting ambition. He landed his first professional film job as art director...See full bio »
1981Escape from New York
(director of photography: special visual effects - as Jim Cameron, matte artwork - as Jim Cameron)
1980Battle Beyond the Stars
(additional director of photography: special photographic effects - as Jim Cameron, miniature design and construction - as Jim Cameron)
(1988) Music video: Directed "Reach," for Martini Reach, a new-wave group that featured Bill Paxton. This is the only music video that Cameron has ever directed.
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I didn't want to raise [my children] in that poisonous atmosphere. There's a climate of materialism in Los Angeles. We're all vegan, we grow our own organic food at our ranch in California, and we'll continue to do that in New Zealand. You want your kids to grow up with a certain set of values.
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Trivia:
The October 1987 draft of the screenplay for
Alien Nation credits a rewrite to James Cameron. He is not credited in the final film.
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