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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To me, [writing roles for strong women] is just another challenge. It doesn't matter to me if it's an engineering challenge, a scientific challenge, a writing challenge - for a man to write a woman and make her interesting to women as well as men, it's a challenge. Maybe it's just a quest to understand women who are sometimes inscrutable
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Trivia:
One of only two people to have both written and directed an Alien movie. The other is Paul W.S. Anderson.
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Trademark:
Tight/close-up tracking shots on vehicles, especially during chase scenes
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