James Cameron
Cameron’s film contains recurring details, which reflects the director’s other films. For example, all the movies (except for Piranha 2) started on either the letter A or T. Another example is actor Michael Biehn whose characters have been bitten in the hand in one way or another in all of Cameron’s films.
James Cameron began his Hollywood career by working with special effects. He built, among others miniatures for various low budget films. In 1980, he was art director of the science fiction film Battle Beyond the Stars. His first assignment as director was the Piranha II – Flying Killers in 1981. He did, however, only direct the film for eight days before the fight between Cameron and the film’s producer made that Cameron did the filming.
After several years without being able to find a film company that wanted to bet on Cameron’s own film ideas, he reappeared in 1984 in the director’s chair with action movie Terminator. The film became a huge box-office hit and also created new stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton.
In 1986, Cameron agreed to do the sequel to his blockbuster Alien shot in 1979, Aliens – The Return. Cameron was warned by several famous directors not to make the film, as it would forever be seen as an inferior sequel to the original. In addition, several actors who starred in the film saw James Cameron as a pale copy of Alien director Ridley Scott. Cameron chose nonetheless to direct, produce, and write the screenplay for the film, and despite all the warnings this movie came even to be a huge blockbuster.
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James Cameron began his Hollywood career by working with special effects. He built, among others miniatures for various low budget films. In 1980, he was art director of the science fiction film Battle Beyond the Stars. His first assignment as director was the Piranha II – Flying Killers in 1981. He did, however, only direct the film for eight days before the fight between Cameron and the film’s producer made that Cameron did the filming.
After several years without being able to find a film company that wanted to bet on Cameron’s own film ideas, he reappeared in 1984 in the director’s chair with action movie Terminator. The film became a huge box-office hit and also created new stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton.
In 1986, Cameron agreed to do the sequel to his blockbuster Alien shot in 1979, Aliens – The Return. Cameron was warned by several famous directors not to make the film, as it would forever be seen as an inferior sequel to the original. In addition, several actors who starred in the film saw James Cameron as a pale copy of Alien director Ridley Scott. Cameron chose nonetheless to direct, produce, and write the screenplay for the film, and despite all the warnings this movie came even to be a huge blockbuster.
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