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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[on his plan in 2012 to solo dive 6.8 miles (11 kilometers) into the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean, the deepest spot on the planet] When you're making a movie, everybody's read the script and they know what's going to happen next. When you're on an expedition, nature hasn't read the script, the ocean hasn't read the script, and no one knows what's going to happen next.
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Trivia:
First wife Sharon Williams got just $1,200 from Cameron in their divorce settlement.
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