James CameronJames Cameron was born in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada, on August 16, 1954. He moved to the USA in 1971. The son of an engineer, he majored in physics at California State University but, after graduating, drove a truck to support his screen-writing ambition. He landed his first professional film job as art director, miniature-set builder, and process-projection supervisor on Roger Corman's Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) and debuted as a director with Piranha Part Two: The Spawning (1981) the following year.

In 1984, he wrote and directed The Terminator (1984), a futuristic action-thriller starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, and Linda Hamilton. It was a huge success. After this came a string of successful science-fiction action films such as Aliens (1986) and Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). Cameron is now one of the most sought-after directors in Hollywood. He was f

User Comments You must Log in or Register to post comments. KublaiKhan Such a 80's film. Everything from the technology, to the fashion, to the indoor smoking, the cheesy stop-motion, and the urban decay of Los Angeles. Don't get me wrong, that's part of the massive charm and historical importance of Terminator. James Cameron gets a lot of stuff right here. A lot of stuff wrong, but it anything wrong is easily dismissed as forgettable and/or part of the retro-charm. magb A phenomenal idea and the imposing physical presence of Arnold make The Terminator a good movie with several iconic sequences, but the sequel is a good deal better. FitFortDanga Dated in almost every way: the hair, the fashion, the music, the special effects, the snippets of COBOL flashing on screen. And I know you always have plot trouble when dealing with time travel, but this pushes it way too far beyond the usual paradoxes. Nonetheless, it's a really fun (and still thrilling) movie and I actually like the super-synthy score. Although the sequel tops it in most respects, at least there's no annoying Ed Furlong in this one. Stain Already a classic. Was one practically as soon as it came out bonthan A new look on sci fi, nothing interesting. Acting is pretty dull.