James Cameron

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(person) by Janus (?) (print) ? I like it! Sat Nov 13 1999 at 9:03:26

Director of Terminator, The Abyss, Aliens, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, True Lies, and Titanic. His films usually center around a struggle between the human spirit and technology. With stories that cast technology as the bad guy it is interesting to note that all his films rely heavily on large special effects, often dwarfing the human actors who are the real focus of the story. But when you go to see James Cameron film, you go to see huge...

(person) by Jet-Poop (1.5 hr) (print) ? 1 C! I like it! Mon Feb 05 2001 at 4:22:20

Canadian film director, born in Kapuskasing, Ontario on August 16, 1954. He moved to the United States in 1971 and graduated from California State University with a physics degree. His first film job was as the art director, miniature set builder and process projection supervisor on "Battle Beyond the Stars" in 1980, and he directed his first movie, "Piranha II: The Spawning", one year later.

Cameron hit it big with his next film, 1984's "The Terminator", and all of his movies since then have been immensely successful, including "Aliens", "The Abyss", "Terminator 2: Judgment Day", "True Lies", and "Titanic", for which he won the Academy Award for Best Director. He has a reputation as a monstrous perfectionist--most of his cast and crew tend to despise him by the time shooting is over, but they nearly universally praise his directing ability. Cameron's attention to detail pays off with gigantic box office returns, cutting-edge special effects, and usually outstanding performances from his actors.

Cameron has been married five times, to Sharon Williams, Gale Anne Hurd, Kathryn Bigelow, Linda Hamilton, and Suzy Amis.

From what I hear, he's actually done some minor astronaut/cosmonaut training because he hopes to get to visit the International Space Station someday...

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James Cameron Mars speech	The Abyss	Linda Hamilton	Who's Canadian?
True Lies	Dark Angel	Kathryn Bigelow	Titanic
Cecil B. DeMille	United States Film Directors	Return of the Jedi	Sex, Lies, and Videotape
Strange Days	Terminator 2: Judgement Day	John Harper	Michael Kaluta
Roger Corman	Inverse Cost and Quality Law	Piranha II: The Spawning	Denial isn't just a river in Egypt
perfectionist	bondage	HTML attributes	T-1000

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