yuèdòuzhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng James Cameronzài小说之家dezuòpǐn!!! | |||
zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng de zuò pǐn《 ā fán dá》 kān chēng shì jiè diàn yǐng zhī zuì， quán qiú piào fáng dá dào 26 yì měi jīn， mù qián shì quán shì jiè piào fáng shōu rù zuì gāo、 yě shì lì shǐ zhī shàng zuì chéng gōng de diàn yǐng zhī yī。
zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng - zhí yè shēng yá
zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng shēng yú jiā ná dà de 'ān dà lüè shěng de yī gè míng wéi Kapuskasing de dì fāng。 tā fù qīn Phillip shì yī wèi diàn zǐ gōng chéng shī， mǔ qīn ShirleyCameron zé shì yī wèi yì shù jiā。 quán jiā yú 1971 nián yí jū dào měi guó jiā lì fú ní yà zhōu de nán bù chéng shì bèi ruì 'ā。 tā céng zài jiā zhōu zhōu lì dà xué xué xí wù lǐ xué， bù guò tā zhǐ duì diàn yǐng gōng zuò gǎn xīng qù。 tā shǒu xiān yǐ biān jù kāi shǐ tā de zhí yè shēng yá， hòu lái yòu zhuànxiàng diàn yǐng de yì shù dǎo yǎn yǐ jí tè xiào chǔlǐ gōng zuò（ lì rú zài diàn yǐng《 shì jì zhēng bà zhàn》 yǐ jí《 táo lí niǔ yuē》 zhōng）。 zài 1981 nián kāi shǐ tā de dǎo yǎn shēng yá zhī qián， tā hái dān rèn guò diàn yǐng RogerCorman de zhì piàn。
kǎ méi lóng diàn yǐng de tū pò kāi shǐ yú tā de tè xiào xiǎo zǔ， gāi tè xiào xiǎo zǔ de gōng zuò kāi shǐ yú《 zhōng jié zhě》（ gāi piàn de tè xiào suī rán zài jīn tiān kàn lái yòu xiē guò shí， dàn shì zài dāng shí suàn shì fēi cháng xiān jìn liǎo）。 ér hòu lái tā dǎo yǎn de《 zhōng jié zhě 2： shěn pàn rì》 gèng shì dà liàng shǐ yòng diàn nǎo tè jì， gāi piàn zuì zhōng huò dé liǎo 'ào sī kǎ de zuì jiā shì jué xiào guǒ、 zuì jiā hùn yīn、 zuì jiā huà zhuāng hé zuì jiā yīn xiào jiǎn ji sì xiàng dà jiǎng。 kǎ méi lóng zài 1997 nián dǎo yǎn de diàn yǐng《 tài tǎn ní kè hào》 tóng yàng dà fàn wéi dì shǐ yòng liǎo diàn nǎo tè jì， yě huò dé liǎo 'ào sī kǎ zuì jiā shì jué xiào guǒ jiǎng。 tài tǎn ní kè hào chéng wéi dāng shí tóu zī zuì wéi 'áng guì、 piào fáng shōu rù zuì gāo yě shì tóu zī huí bào zuì wéi fēng hòu de diàn yǐng。 zài zhè bù píng liǎo 'ào sī kǎ huò jiǎng jì lù de diàn yǐng suǒ huò dé de shí yī xiàng dà jiǎng zhōng， yòu sān xiàng shì shǔ yú kǎ méi lóng de， fēn bié shì zuì jiā dǎo yǎn、 zuì jiā zhì piàn yǐ jí zuì jiā jiǎn ji。
tā yī gòng jié guò wǔ cì hūn， tā de qián qī bāo kuò kǎi sè lín · bì gé luó（ 1989-91）、 lín dá · hàn mì 'ěr dùn（ LindaHamilton， 1997-99） děng rén。 xiàn rèn qī zǐ wéi sū qiàn · ài mǐ sī（ SuzyAmis）， tā men yú 2000 nián 6 yuè jié hūn。
zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng - xīng lù lì chéng
zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng
shàonián shí de zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng jiù jù yòu fēi fán de gōng chéng cái néng hé zǔ zhì néng lì， tā céng jīng dài lǐng xiǎo huǒ bàn men zhì zào guò yī gè zú yǐ zài dì miàn shàng liú xià dàn kēng de pāo shí jī， yǐ jí yòng yī gè zì zhì de qián shuǐ tǐng bǎ yī zhǐ lǎo shǔ sòng dào liǎo ní yà jiā lā hé dǐ。 zài yì shù fāng miàn， tā céng hé mǔ qīn xué xí guò duō nián de huì huà， bìng qiě céng zài jiā xiāng jǔ bàn guò huà zhǎn， bìng qiě hěn xiǎo jiù kāi shǐ xiě kē huàn xiǎo shuō， tā 12 suì shí suǒ xiě de yī bù kē huàn xiǎo shuō bèi kàn zuò shì tā de kē huàn yǐngpiān《 shēn yuān》 gù shì de yuán xíng。
14 suì de shí hòu， tā kàn dào liǎo dà shī sī tǎn lì · kù bù lǐ kè de《 2001 tài kōng màn yóu》。 dāng shí kǎ méi lóng bèi jīng dāi liǎo， zài diàn yǐng yuàn lǐ lián xù kàn liǎo 10 biàn zhī duō， cóng cǐ zài tā xīn líng zhōng méng fā liǎo zhì zuò diàn yǐng de yuàn wàng。 tā kāi shǐ yòng fù qīn de 8 háo mǐ shè yǐng jī pāi shè yī xiē jiǎn lòu de yǐngpiān。
zhōng xué bì yè yǐ hòu， zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng bèi yī suǒ dà xué de wù lǐ xì lù qǔ， tā hěn kuài jiù duì dà xué de kè chéng gǎn dào shī wàng， páo chū xiào yuán chuǎng dàng shè huì。 tā gān guò jī xiè xiū lǐ gōng， gěi bié rén kāi guò dà kǎ chē。
1977 nián， zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng kàn dào liǎo qiáo zhì · lú kǎ sī de jīng diǎn kē huàn yǐngpiān《 xīng qiú dà zhàn》， tā jī dòng dì yì shí dào zhè jiù shì tā xiǎng yào chuàng zào de dōng xī。 zhè shǐ dé zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng què lì liǎo zì jǐ de rén shēng fāng xiàng bìng kāi shǐ wèicǐ máng lù qǐ lái， cóng wèi jiē shòu guò zhuān yè xùn liàn de tā kāi shǐ dào chù xún zhǎo jī huì chéng wéi diàn yǐng rén， shú xī cóng jìng tóu dào shè yǐng jī dǎo guǐ de gè zhǒng diàn yǐng zhì zuò qì cái， shèn zhì hé péng yǒu zhì dìng liǎo rén shēng dì yī gè pāi shè jìhuà， xiǎng yào lì yòng shǒu tóu de shè bèi hé zì zhì de mó xíng zhì zuò yī bù 10 fēn zhōng de kē huàn yǐngpiān！
zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng shì xìng yùn de， tā de cái huá hěn kuài jiù dé dào liǎo hǎo lāi wù zhì piàn rén luó jié · kǎ màn de shǎng shí， cóng luó jié · kǎ màn nà lǐ tā dé dào liǎo rén shēng dì yī fèn diàn yǐng fāng miàn de gōng zuò héng héng wéi kǎ màn gōng zuò shì 1980 nián de yǐngpiān《 xīng kōng dà zhàn》 zhì zuò tè jì mó xíng， dì 'èr nián tā jiù shēng zhí wéi zhè gè gōng zuò shì de lìng yī bù yǐngpiān《 kǒng bù xīng xì》 de dì 'èr xiǎo zǔ dǎo yǎn hé diàn yǐng zhì zuò shè jì shī。 zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng shì shǎo yòu de yǐ tè jì shè jì chū shēn de dǎo yǎn zhī yī， zài yǐ hòu de diàn yǐng chuàng zuò zhōng， zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng yī xiàng bǎ tè jì zhì zuò fàng zài yī gè jí qí zhòng yào de wèi zhì， ér qiě hái jīng cháng qīn zì cānyù shè jì hé shí shī tè jì de zhì zuò。 zài zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng de diàn yǐng lǐ， zhuó yuè de tè jì zhì zuò bù dàn zǒng shì chuàng zào chū lìng rén mù dèng kǒu dāi、 rè xuè fèi téng de shì jué xiào guǒ， ér qiě néng gòu hé qíng jié zì rán dì róng wéi yī tǐ， sī háo méi yòu shēng yìng hé xuàn yào de gǎn jué。 dàn zhè bìng bù shì shuō， tè jì jiù shì zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng diàn yǐng de quán bù。 zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng bù dàn shì gè yōu xiù de tè jì gōng chéng rén yuán， gèng jù yòu yī bān de gōng chéng rén yuán bù jù bèi de xiǎng xiàng lì， yǐ jí yī xiē bié de dōng xī。
1981 nián， zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng de dì yī bù dǎo yǎn zuò pǐn wèn shì。 zhè bù míng jiào《 shí rén yú 2： fán zhí》 de yǐngpiān wán quán zài yì dà lì pāi shè， zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng hé yī kǒu yì dà lì yǔ de gōng zuò rén yuán xiāng chù dé bìng bù yú kuài， ér pāi shè wán bì hòu， zhì piàn fāng chū yú duì zhè gè yǔ yì wèi fēng de dǎo yǎn de qīng shì， bù ràng tā cānyù yǐngpiān de zuì zhōng jiǎn ji。 25 suì de zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng yī qì zhī xià， yòng yī zhāng xìn yòng kǎ qiào kāi liǎo gōng zuò shì de mén， zì jǐ xiǎng fāng shè fǎ xué huì shǐ yòng liǎo yì dà lì de jiǎn ji jī， yòng jǐ gè xīng qī de shí jiān zì jǐ jiǎn ji liǎo zhěng bù piānzǐ。 zài zhè gè guò chéng zhōng， zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng xià dìng jué xīn bù zài wéi rèn hé rén mài mìng， yī dìng yào zhì zuò zì jǐ de diàn yǐng。
zài yì dà lì qī jiān， zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng bèi shòu jí bìng、 jī 'è hé pín kùn de zhé mó。 tòng kǔ de jīng lì shǐ tā měi wǎn 'è mèng chán shēn， yī cì tā zuò liǎo yī gè fēi cháng qīng xī de 'è mèng： bèi yī gè lái zì wèi lái de jī qì shā shǒu zhuī shā。 gēn jù 'è mèng de nèi róng， zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng xiě liǎo yī gè jìn mǎn qí zhuó yuè cái huá de diàn yǐng jù běn《 zhōng jié zhě》。 tā bǎ zhè gè jù běn yǐ yī měi yuán de jià gé mài gěi liǎo zhì piàn rén gài 'ěr · ān nī · hè dé， tiáo jiàn shì ràng tā yǐ zì jǐ de fāng shì dǎo yǎn zhè bù yǐngpiān。 gài 'ěr dāyìng liǎo tā de yào qiú。
1984 nián， zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng tuī chū liǎo tā dì yī bù zì biān zì dǎo de yǐngpiān《 zhōng jié zhě》。 zhè bù yǐngpiān de pāi shè zhǐ huā liǎo 650 wàn měi yuán， què zuàn dé liǎo 3600 wàn měi yuán de guó nèi piào fáng， bìng yíng dé liǎo yǐng mí hé píng lùn jiè de yī zhì hǎo píng。《 zhōng jié zhě》 de chéng gōng shǐ dé zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng huò dé liǎo diàn yǐng jiè de guǎng fàn guān zhù。
1985 nián， zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng hé xī 'ěr wéi sī tè · shǐ tài lóng yī qǐ zhuàn xiě liǎo《 dì yī dī xuè 2》 de jù běn， zhè bù yǐngpiān tóng yàng yě qǔ dé liǎo piào fáng shàng de chéng gōng。
1986 nián， zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng zì biān zì dǎo de dì 'èr bù zuò pǐn《 yì xíng 2》 wèn shì。 zhè bù yǐngpiān shì zhù míng dǎo yǎn léi dé lì · sī kē tè de kē huàn jīng diǎn《 yì xíng》 de chóngpāi bǎn。 zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng biān dǎo de zhè bù yǐngpiān de xù jí míng zhì dì bì miǎn liǎo chóngfù yuán piàn de fēng gé， ér shì bǎ rén hé yì xíng de zhàn chǎng cóng dān gè de tài kōng chuán bān dào liǎo yī gè jù dà de tài kōng jī dì， yǐ yī zhǒng dòng zuò piàn de fēng gé chóngxīn yǎn yì liǎo fā shēng zài tài kōng de kǒng bù gù shì， zhěng bù yǐngpiān yáng yì zhe yī zhǒng yīng xióng zhù yì de jīng shén。 cǐ piàn de shì jué xiào guǒ yě jué duì yī liú， qí měi gōng shè jì gěi rén yī zhǒng kǎ méi lóng yǐngpiān suǒ yī guàn jù yòu de， chún cuì de ( ér fēi xíng shì zhù yì de ) jī xiè shěn měi kuài gǎn， ér qí tè jì zhì zuò yě kān chēng dá dào liǎo diàn nǎo shēng chéng yǐng xiàng cānyù diàn yǐng zhì zuò zhī qián de gāo fēng。《 yì xíng》 huò dé liǎo qī xiàng 'ào sī kǎ tí míng， qí zhōng bāo kuò xī gé nī · wéi fú de zuì jiā nǚ zhùjué tí míng， jiēguǒ huò dé liǎo zuì jiā yīn xiǎng jiǎn ji hé zuì jiā shì jué xiào guǒ jiǎng。
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1989 nián， zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng zì biān zì dǎo de dì sān bù zhòng liàng jí zuò pǐn《 shēn yuān》 wèn shì。 zhè bù kē huàn yǐngpiān hé kǎ méi lóng de qí tā tóng lèi zuò pǐn yòu xiē bù tóng， suī rán qí zhōng chuān chā liǎo hěn duō jīng xiǎn de dǎ dǒu hé guān yú hǎi dǐ shén mì shēng wù de miáo shù， dàn tā zhòng diǎn hái shì yòng yī zhǒng bǐ jiào màn de jié zòu， zài yī gè kē huàn de bèi jǐng xià jiǎng shù liǎo yī gè guān yú fū qī gǎn qíng de gù shì。 hěn duō guān zhòng rèn wéi zhè bù yǐngpiān de jié zòu guò màn， shǐ rén hūn hūn yù shuì， zhè shǐ dé zhè bù yǐngpiān de piào fáng bù rú kǎ méi lóng de qí tā yǐngpiān mài zuò。 dàn yě yòu hěn duō yǐng mí bèi piàn zhōng rén wù de gǎn qíng suǒ dǎ dòng。 zài zhuàn xiě《 shēn yuān》 de jù běn shí， kǎ mài lóng zhèng zài jīng lì hé dì 'èr rèn qī zǐ héng héng diàn yǐng zhì zuò rén gài 'ěr · ān nī · hè dé de gǎn qíng wēi jī， zì rán dì bǎ zì jǐ de jīng lì dài rù liǎo chuàng zuò zhī zhōng， bǎ nán nǚ zhù rén gōng de gǎn qíng jiū gé xiěde gǎn rén zhì shēn。
1991 nián， bèi yǐng mí men pàn wàng yǐ jiǔ de《 zhōng jié zhě 2》 zhōng yú fú chū shuǐ miàn， zhè bù yǐngpiān zhèn jīng yǐng tán， bìng qiě zuàn dé liǎo 2 yì měi yuán de guó nèi piào fáng， huò dé liǎo sì xiàng 'ào sī kǎ jiǎng ( zuì jiā shì jué xiào guǒ、 zuì jiā yīn xiǎng、 zuì jiā huà zhuāng hé zuì jiā yīn xiào jiǎn ji )。《 zhōng jié zhě 2》 xuān gào liǎo yī gè shí dài de lái lín， rén men zhōng yú xiāng xìn， diàn yǐng tè jì biǎo xiàn yǐ jīng wú suǒ bù néng， wéi yī de zhì yuē zhǐ shì rén men de xiǎng xiàng lì。 zài měi gè dān gè de chǎng miàn zhōng， zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng yě fā huī liǎo zhuó yuè de dǎo yǎn hé jiǎn ji cái néng， zài chǎng miàn diào dù、 méng tài qí de shǐ yòng hé shí jiān de kòng zhì děng fāng miàn dá dào liǎo wán měi de jìng jiè。
zài《 zhōng jié zhě 2》 zhī hòu， zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng yú 1993 nián chéng lì liǎo zì jǐ de tè jì zhì zuò gōng sī “ shù zì lǐng yù ”， hé lú kǎ sī de“ gōng yè guāng mó” fēn tíng kàng lǐ。 1994 nián yóu“ shù zì lǐng yù” zhì zuò tè jì de dì yī bù yǐngpiān《 zhēn shí de huǎng yán》 chū lú。 zhè bù yǐngpiān shì tú bǎ jiàndié jīng xiǎn piàn hé xǐ jù qíng jié yòu jī dì jié hé qǐ lái， chéng gōng dì fā jué chū liǎo dòng zuò míng xīng shī wǎ xīn gé de yōu mò qián lì， dàn tā gěi rén liú xià zuì shēn yìn xiàng de hái shì jié wěi nà yī jià“ hǎi yào” shì chuí zhí qǐ luò zhàn dǒu jī。 tā zài hǎi tiān yī sè de bèi jǐng xià fā shè“ xiǎo niú” dǎo dàn dǎ zhōng kuà hǎi dà qiáo de chǎng miàn jì zhuàng guān huá měi， yòu jù yòu jūn shì yǎn xí yī yàng de zhēn shí gǎn； ér hòu lái de jī yì shàng de bó shā yòu chéng xiàn chū fán fù hé kuā zhāng díkǎ tōng fēng gé。 zuò wéi dǎo yǎn， zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng néng gòu xuǎn zhōng zhè zhǒng dú tè de wǔ qì bàn yǎn piàn zhōng“ zhòng yào juésè”， bìng qiě bǎ tā de mèi lì fā huī dào jí zhì， yòu yī cì zhèng míng liǎo tā duì jī qì měi de tè shū 'àihào hé gǎn wù lì。 lìng yī fāng miàn， hé duō shù yǐngpiān bǎ tè gōng rén yuán miáo huì chéng lěng kù wú qíng de shā rén jī qì xiāng fǎn，《 zhēn shí de huǎng yán》 bǎ tā men miáo huì chéng chuán tǒng yì yì shàng de“ hǎo rén”， zài yī cì tǐ xiàn liǎo kǎ méi lóng tè yòu de lè guān zhù yì jīng shén。
1997 nián， zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng pāi shè liǎo zhù míng de《 tài tǎn ní kè hào》。 yī xīn zhuī qiú zì jǐ xīn mù zhōng wán měi mù biāo de jīng shén de tā， zài《 tài tǎn ní kè hào》 zhōng dé dào liǎo zuì gāo de tǐ xiàn， zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng qīn zì cāo bàn liǎo jīhū měi yī jiàn shì， cóng gěi tè jì rén yuán huà shòu lì fēn xī tú jiǎng jiě dà chuán chénmò de yuán lǐ， dào wéi piàn zhōng de jié kè tí bǐ huà sù miáo。 zài pāi shè guò chéng zhōng， zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng duì yǎn yuán hé zhí yuán yě fēi cháng de yán gé。 tóu zī fāng de lěng yán lěng yǔ、 shǒu xià de yuàn shēng zài dào、 kù hán de hǎi shuǐ， zài jiā shàng pāi shè guò chéng zhōng yù dào de nán yǐ xiǎng xiàng de kùn nán， zhè yī qiē shǐ kǎ méi lóng jīhū dào liǎo bēng kuì de biān yuán， dàn tā réng rán jiān chí zhe， bìng qiě hǎn chū liǎo jìn hū bēi zhuàng de háo yán zhuàng yǔ：“ ‘ tài tǎn ní kè hào ’ kě chén，《 tài tǎn ní kè hào》 bù kě chén！”
zhè yī qiē de nǔ lì zhōng jiū méi yòu bái fèi。 zài《 tài tǎn ní kè hào》 tuī chū 3 gè yuè hòu， quán měi piào fáng shōu rù gāo dá 4 yì 7 qiān wàn měi yuán， ér guó jì piào fáng gèng shì chāo guò liǎo 18 yì， shǐ zhè bù yǐngpiān chéng wéi liǎo zuì mài zuò de yǐngpiān zhī yī。 zhè bù yǐngpiān gèng shì huò dé liǎo 14 gè 'ào sī kǎ jiǎng de tí míng bìng huò dé liǎo qí zhōng de 11 gè， píng liǎo《 bīn xū》 de jì lù。 zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng yě yīn cǐ huò dé liǎo dì 70 jiè 'ào sī kǎ zuì jiā dǎo yǎn jiǎng。 zài bān jiǎng wǎn huì shàng， kǎ méi lóng jìn hū fēng kuáng dì jǔ qǐ 'ào sī kǎ jiǎng， dà shēng shuō chū piàn zhōng de zhù míng tái cí：“ wǒ shì shì jiè zhī wáng！”
huī huáng zhī hòu， zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng què chū rén yì liào dì xuǎn zé liǎo“ xiāo shī”，《 tài tǎn ní kè hào》 zhī hòu tā yī zhí méi yòu tuī chū dà de yín mù zuò pǐn， zhí dào 2009 nián， tā cái zhèng shì xuān bù kāi pāi tā de xīn piàn héng héng héng《 ā fán dá》， zhè shì yī bù zhēn rén biǎo yǎn jié hé diàn nǎo CG dòng huà de kē huàn dà piàn， quán qiú yǐng mí yǐn jǐng yǐ dài， duì kǎ méi lóng de zuì xīn dà zuò jì yú hòu wàng。
zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng - hūn yīn shēng huó
dì yī rèn qī zǐ
kǎ méi lóng hé jí 'ěr · ān nī · hè dé shǒu pěng《 yì xíng》 hǎi bào
1978 ～ 1984 héng héng suō lǎng · wēi lián sī (SharonWilliams)
gāo zhōng bì yè hòu， kǎ méi lóng duì kē xué hěn gǎn xīng qù， yú shì qù liǎo jiā zhōu zhōu lì dà xué fù lè dùn xué yuàn niàn shū。 dàn hěn kuài， zhè gè nián qīng rén biàn chuò xué qù zhǎo liǎo fèn gōng zuò。 jiù zài zhè yī shí qī， tā gēn zuò fú wù shēng de suō lǎng · wēi lián sī jié liǎo hūn。 cǐ shí kǎ méi lóng réng rán duì shì fǒu kuà rù diàn yǐng hángyè yóu yù bù jué。 yòu guò liǎo jǐ nián， tā cái xià jué xīn qù hǎo lāi wù chuǎng dàng。 yī gè 'ǒu rán de jī huì lǐ， kǎ méi lóng gēn yī qún péng yǒu yī qǐ hé zuò， páozhì liǎo yī bù 10 fēn zhōng cháng de kē huàn duǎn piàn héng héng《 shì dài jiāo tì》 (Xenogenesis)， zhè ràng kǎ méi lóng de yī zhǐ jiǎo zhǐ kuà rù liǎo diàn yǐng hángyè。
1980 nián， kǎ méi lóng jìn rù luó jié · kǎo màn gōng sī wéi xiǎo chéng běn yǐngpiān zhì zuò mó xíng。 bù jiǔ， tā biàn dé dào liǎo guà míng zhí dǎo《 shí rén yú 2》 de jī huì。 zhè duàn shí qī lǐ， kǎ méi lóng fēi cháng bù shuǎng。 yī lái tā shì piàn chǎng zá yì， èr lái zì jǐ xióng xīn bó bó zhí dǎo de piānzǐ bèi gǎi dé miàn mù quán fēi。 shī yì díkǎ méi lóng zài yì dà lì pāi piàn qī jiān zuò liǎo yī gè bèi wèi lái shā shǒu huí lái bǎ zì jǐ shā sǐ de mèng。 kǎ méi lóng hòu lái bǎ zhè gè mèng xiě chéng liǎo jù běn， qǔ míng《 zhōng jié zhě》。
zài luó jié · kǎo màn gōng sī gōng zuò shí， kǎ méi lóng jié shí liǎo jí 'ěr · ān nī · hè dé。 hòu lái hè dé chéng lì liǎo zhì piàn gōng sī， bìng dāyìng yóu kǎ méi lóng qīn zì zhí dǎo《 zhōng jié zhě》。 1984 nián，《 zhōng jié zhě》 dà mài， dàn cǐ shí kǎ méi lóng de xīn yǐ jīng bù zài qī zǐ suō lǎng shēn shàng liǎo。 kǎ méi lóng zài shì yè qǐ bù shí gēn tóng gān gòng kǔ de fàqī lí liǎo hūn。
cǐ shí díkǎ méi lóng suī rán qián tú wú liàng， dàn réng shì gè qióng guāng dàn。 tā wéi zhè cì lí hūn xiàng qī zǐ zhī fù liǎo 1,200 měi yuán。
dì 'èr rèn qī zǐ
1985～ 1989 héng héng jí 'ěr · ān nī · hè dé (GaleAnneHurd)
xiě jiù《 zhōng jié zhě》 de jù běn hòu， kǎ méi lóng kāi shǐ xún zhǎo zhì piàn gōng sī dōu shòu jù běn。 jiù xiàn shí 'ér yán， kǎ méi lóng tài guò yì xiǎng tiān kāi liǎo。 gēn běn bù huì yòu rén qǐ yòng yī gè chū gē qù zhí dǎo zhè yàng yī bù kē huàn piàn。 kě shàng dì jiù shì xǐ huān kāi wán xiào， yī jiā jiào hǎi mǔ dì 'ěr (HemdalePictures) de zhì piàn gōng sī yuàn yì ràng kǎ méi lóng qīn zì zhí dǎo zhè bù diàn yǐng。 gèng jiā bù kě sī yì de shì， kǎ méi lóng de lǎo xiāng shí， měi yàn de jí 'ěr · ān nī · hè dé gāng gāng chéng lì liǎo zì jǐ de xī tài píng yáng zhì zuò gōng sī (PacificWesternProductions)， bìng yǔn nuò yǐ yī měi yuán de jià gé gòu mǎi kǎ méi lóng de《 zhōng jié zhě》 jù běn， tóng shí jǐyǔ kǎ méi lóng dǎo yǎn quán。
《 zhōng jié zhě》 pāi piàn qī jiān， zhì piàn rén jí 'ěr gěi liǎo zhè gè dà líng xīn shǒu jí dà de xìn rèn yǔ guān huái。《 zhōng jié zhě》 dà huò chéng gōng， quán qiú piào fáng gāo dá 7,800 wàn měi yuán。 zhè bù zhì zuò chéng běn 650 wàn měi yuán， lián yīn guǐ dōushì kě lián de dān shēng dào de xiǎo chéng běn kē huàn piàn dì zào liǎo yòu yī gè yǐng shǐ qí jì。
zhì piàn rén jí 'ěr wéi kǎ méi lóng de cái huá qīng dǎo， bìng lì jí tóu rù liǎo tā de huái bào。《 zhōng jié zhě》 hòu， jí 'ěr yǔ kǎ méi lóng yòu hé zuò liǎo《 yì xíng 2》 hé《 shēn yuān》 liǎng bù diàn yǐng。
shēn wéi zhì piàn rén， jí 'ěr yào shí kè kǎo lǜ yù suàn。 dàn hěn duō shí hòu zhì piàn rén gēn dǎo yǎn shì duì lì de。 zhè zhǒng gōng zuò shàng de hé zuò guān xì yǐng xiǎng liǎo jí 'ěr gēn kǎ méi lóng de gǎn qíng。《 shēn yuān》 shàng yìng qián， liǎng rén lí liǎo hūn。
jìn guǎn lí hūn， jí 'ěr réng rán shì gè tóu nǎo qīng xǐng de zhí yè diàn yǐng rén。 liǎng nián hòu， tā yòu yāo qǐng kǎ méi lóng zài dù chū shān， pāi shè liǎo《 zhōng jié zhě 2》， bìng gěi yú kǎ méi lóng zuì dà de yù suàn zhī chí。
dì sān rèn qī zǐ
kǎ méi lóng xié qī zǐ sū xī - āi mǐ sī liàng xiāng lún dūn
1989～ 1991 héng héng kǎi sè lín · bì gé luó (KathrynBigelow)
kǎi sè lín · bì gé luó shì gè yàng mào mí rén qiě cái huá chū zhòng de diàn yǐng rén， duì hēi 'àn jīng sǒng tí cái yǐngpiān hěn gǎn xīng qù。 gēn kǎ méi lóng jiāo wǎng bù jiǔ， liǎng rén biàn jié liǎo hūn。
1991 nián， kǎi sè lín zhí dǎo liǎo yóu kǎ méi lóng zhì piàn de《 jīng bào diǎn》。 yǐngpiān shí fēn chéng gōng， dàn liǎng rén de gǎn qíng què yīn hé zuò qī jiān chǎn shēng de mó cā chū xiàn liè hén。 zhè duàn hūn yīn jǐn jǐn wéi chí liǎo liǎng nián biàn cǎo cǎo shōu chǎng。
tóng jí 'ěr yī yàng， kǎi sè lín gēn kǎ méi lóng fēn shǒu hòu réng rán lè yì gēn tā hé zuò。 1995 nián， kǎi sè lín zhí dǎo liǎo gēn jù kǎ méi lún yuán chuàng gù shì héng héng《 mò shì jì bào cháo》 gǎi biān de kē huàn piàn。 zhè bù diàn yǐng yòu zhe《 yín yì shā shǒu》 de wèi dào。 kǎi sè lín · bì gé luó《 chāi dàn bù duì》 rú jīn kǎ méi lóng zài jīn qiú jiǎng hé 'ào sī kǎ shàng de zuì qiáng duì shǒu zhī yī。
dì sì rèn qī zǐ
1997～ 1999 héng héng lín dá · hàn mì 'ěr dùn (LindaHamilton)
lín dá gēn kǎ méi lóng de hé zuò shǐ yú 1984 nián。 kǎ méi lóng píng jiè《 zhōng jié zhě》 yī piàn pěng hóng liǎo zhè gè jíjí wú míng de nǚ yǎn yuán。 gēn kǎ méi lóng hé zuò shí， tā yǐ jīng gēn nán yǎn yuán bù lǔ sī · ài bó tè jié liǎo hūn。 1989 nián， lín dá shēng xià liǎo 'ér zǐ。 yī nián yǐ hòu， tā biàn wéi chū yǎn《 zhōng jié zhě 2》 fēng kuáng duàn liàn shēn tǐ。 yǐngpiān zhōng méi rén kàn dé chū tā shì gè gāng guò bǔ rǔ qī bù jiǔ de mǔ qīn， tā quán shēn yòu zhe lēng jiǎo fēn míng de jī ròu。
lín dá shēng xià 'ér zǐ bù jiǔ biàn gēn zhàng fū lí liǎo hūn。 duì kǎ méi lóng de chóng bài ràng tā gēn zhè wèi dǎo yǎn zǒude hěn jìn。 kě cǐ shí kǎ méi lóng yǐ jīng duì hūn yīn gǎn dào liǎo pí bèi。
1993 nián 2 yuè， lín dá wéi kǎ méi lóng shēng xià liǎo nǚ 'ér yuē sè fēn。 1997 nián 7 yuè， jīng guò màn cháng de hūn yīn cháng páo， liǎng rén zhōng yú jié liǎo hūn。 kě bù xìng de shì， lín dá fā xiàn kǎ méi lóng shì gè mó guǐ， jìn guǎn cái huá héng yì。
zhè duàn hūn yīn jǐn jǐn wéi chí liǎo 18 gè yuè， yú 1999 nián jié shù。 gēn jù hūn qián xié yì， lín dá xiàng kǎ méi lóng zhī fù liǎo 5,000 wàn měi yuán。 zhè cì lí hūn bèi yù wéi shǐ shàng zuì lí hūn de hūn yīn zhī yī。
dì wǔ rèn qī zǐ
2000 zhì jīn héng héng sū xī · āi mǐ sī (SuzyAmis)
1997 nián， kǎ méi lóng de《 tài tǎn ní kè hào》 ràng quán shì jiè wéi zhī qīng dǎo。 zài piàn zhōng shì yǎn luó sī sūn nǚ de sū xī yǐ yī zhǒng wēn wǎn de xíng xiàng zài piàn zhōng chū xiàn， lìng rén yìn xiàng shēn kè。 2000 nián shí， gāng gāng zǒu chū shàng duàn hūn yīn díkǎ méi lóng jué xīn yíng qǔ zhè gè wēn shùn de nǚ rén zuò tā tài tài。
gēn kǎ méi lóng de jǐ wèi qián qī xiāng bǐ， sū xī shí fēn wēn shùn dī diào， liǎng rén yě hěn shǎo fā shēng mó cā。 hūn hòu sū xī chè dǐ tuì chū yǐng tán， wéi kǎ méi lóng shēng xià liǎo kè lāi 'ěr、 kuí 'ēn hé yī lì suō bái。 kǎ méi lóng jiā zú zì cǐ rén dīng xīng wàng。
zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng - dǎo yǎn zuò pǐn
kē huàn jù piàn《 ā fán dá》
dǎo yǎn de diàn yǐng zuò pǐn
《 chòng mèng》 Battleangle-----(2011)
《 ā fán dá》 Avatar-------(2009)
《 shēn hǎi yì xíng》 AliensoftheDeep-------(2005)
《 shēn yuān yōu líng》 GhostsoftheAbyss-------(2003)
《 chóngfǎn bǐ sī mài zhàn jiàn》 Expedition:Bismarck-------(2002)
《 mò shì hēi tiān shǐ》 "DarkAngel"Pilot:Part1-------(2000)
《 tài tǎn ní kè hào》 Titanic-------(1997)
《 zhēn shí de huǎng yán》 TrueLies-------(1994)
《 zhōng jié zhě 2： shěn pàn rì》 Terminator2:JudgmentDay-------(1991)
《 shēn yuān》 TheAbyss-------(1989)
《 yì xíng 2》 Aliens-------(1986)
《 zhōng jié zhě》 TheTerminator-------(1984)
《 shí rén yú 2： fán zhí》 PiranhaPartTwo:TheSpawning-------(1981)
cān yǎn de diàn yǐng zuò pǐn
《 shēn hǎi yì xíng》 AliensoftheDeep-------(2005)
《 shēn yuān yōu líng》 GhostsoftheAbyss-------(2003)
《 chóngfǎn bǐ sī mài zhàn jiàn》 Expedition:Bismarck-------(2002)
《 mò shì hēi tiān shǐ》 "DarkAngel"Pilot:Part1-------(2000)
《 miù sī nǚ shén》 TheMuse-------(1999)
biān jù de diàn yǐng zuò pǐn
《 huà shēn》 Avatar-------(2009)
《 chòng mèng》 BattleAngel-------(2011)
《 zhōng jié zhě 4： jiù shì zhù》 TerminatorSalvation-------(2009)
《 zhōng jié zhě wàizhuàn》 "Terminator:TheSarahConnorChronicles"-------(2008)
《 zhōng jié zhě 3： jī qì de xīng qǐ》 Terminator3:RiseoftheMachines-------(2003)
《 mò shì hēi tiān shǐ》 "DarkAngel"-------(2000)
《 mò shì tiān shǐ 1》 "DarkAngel"Pilot:Part1-------(2000)
《 tài tǎn ní kè hào》 Titanic-------(1997)
《 mò shì jì bào cháo》 StrangeDays-------(1995)
《 zhēn shí de huǎng yán》 TrueLies-------(1994)
《 zhōng jié zhě 2： shěn pàn rì》 Terminator2:JudgmentDay-------(1991)
《 shēn yuān》 TheAbyss-------(1989)
《 yì xíng 2》 Aliens-------(1986)
《 dì yī dī xuè 2》 Rambo:FirstBloodPartII-------(1985)
《 zhōng jié zhě》 TheTerminator-------(1984)
cānyù zhì zuò de diàn yǐng zuò pǐn
《 chòng mèng》 BattleAngel-------(2011)
《 huà shēn》 Avatar-------(2009)
《 shēn hǎi yì xíng》 AliensoftheDeep-------(2005)
《 shēn yuān yōu líng》 GhostsoftheAbyss-------(2003)
《 chóngfǎn bǐ sī mài zhàn jiàn》 Expedition:Bismarck-------(2002)
《 fēi xiàng tài kōng 2002》 Solaris-------(2002)
《 mò shì hēi tiān shǐ》 DarkAngel"-------(2000)
《 mò shì tiān shǐ 1》 "DarkAngel"Pilot:Part1-------(2000)
《 tài tǎn ní kè hào》 Titanic-------(1997)
《 mò shì jì bào cháo》 StrangeDays-------(1995)
《 zhēn shí de huǎng yán》 TrueLies-------(1994)
《 zhōng jié zhě 2： shěn pàn rì》 Terminator2:JudgmentDay-------(1991)
《 zhōng jí háo qíng》 PointBreak-------(1991)
zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng - suǒ huò róng yù
1998 nián dì 70 jiè 'ào sī kǎ zuì jiā dǎo yǎn jiǎng
1998 nián dì 70 jiè 'ào sī kǎ zuì jiā diàn yǐng jiǎn ji jiǎng
1998 nián dì 55 jiè jīn qiú jiǎng zuì jiā dǎo yǎn jiǎng
1998 nián kān sà sī chéng yǐng píng rén xié huì zuì jiā dǎo yǎn jiǎng
1998 nián lā sī wéi jiā sī yǐng píng rén xié huì zuì jiā dǎo yǎn jiǎng
2010 nián 9 yuè， měi guó zhì piàn rén gōng huì jiāng shòu yú《 ā fán dá》 dǎo yǎn zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng zhōng shēn chéng jiù jiǎng， yǐ biǎo zhāng tā běn rén duì diàn yǐng zuò chū de zhuó yuè gòng xiàn， zhè yī jiǎng xiàng jiāng yú míng nián 1 yuè zhèng shì bān fā。
zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng - rén wù píng jià
zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng
zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng， měi guó dǎo yǎn ( jiān biān jù、 zhì piàn )， shè dé huā qián， bù xī dài jià zhuī qiú zuì jí zhì de shì jué xiào guǒ， zuò pǐn fù yòu xiǎng xiàng lì hé zhèn hàn lì。 chuàng zào yǐng shǐ piào fáng zuì gāo jì lù。 zài měi yī piān xiáng jìn miáo shù zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng shēng píng de wén zhāng lǐ， jīhū dōuyào bù kě bì miǎn dì shǐ yòng“ è míng zhāo zhù” zhè gè cí héng héng méi cuò， tā zài pāi shè dì shì gè gǒu qiú、 zhuān héng de“ bào jūn”； zài jiā tíng zhōng shì gè bù huì tǐ tiē bìng qiě jiàn yì sī qiān de zhàng fū； zài hǎo lāi wù tóng xíng kàn lái， kǎ méi lóng shì yī gè piān zhí kuáng hé shāo qián de jī qì。 rán 'ér zài hěn duō pǔ tōng yǐng mí yǎn lǐ， zhè xiē zhǐ zé wán quán wú guān jǐn yào， tā men bù shì jī dàn lǐ tiǎo gǔ tóu jiù shì chū yú jí dù de 'è yì gōng jī， shì jiè shàng zhǐ yòu yī gè zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng， nà jiù shì dà yīng xióng zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng、 dà tiān cái zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng、 wú yǐ lún bǐ， wú suǒ bù néng de dà dǎo yǎn zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng。
wú yí， zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng shì 'èr shí shì jiè zuì yǐn rén zhù mùdì dǎo yǎn zhī yī， tā céng jīng liǎng dù chuàng zào diàn yǐng tóu zī de zuì gāo jì lù， pāi shè guò yī bù shì jiè shàng yòu shǐ yǐ lái zuì mài zuò de yǐngpiān， píng liǎo yī bù yǐngpiān huò dé 'ào sī kǎ jiǎng shù mùdì jì lù， bìng qiě měi yī bù yǐngpiān dū wéi yǐ hòu de diàn yǐng shù lì liǎo jì shù de biāo gān。 zài shuō qǐ zhān mǔ sī · kǎ méi lóng de shí hòu， rén men bù miǎn yào tí dào lìng yī wèi jié chū de shāng yè piàn dǎo yǎn sī dì wén · sī pí 'ěr bó gé， néng gēn zhè wèi 'èr shí shì jì de diàn yǐng jù rén xiāng tí bìng lùn， běn shēn jiù shuō míng liǎo kǎ méi lóng zài rén men xīn mù zhōng de chóng gāo dì wèi。
gēn tā hé zuò guò《 tài tǎn ní kè hào》 de kǎi tè · wēn sī lāi tè céng tǎn yán， rú guǒ méi yòu yī dà bǐ piàn chóu， nà me tā jiāng bù dǎ suàn zài gēn kǎ méi lóng hé zuò。 tā chéng rèn kǎ méi lóng shì gè hǎo rén， dàn pí qì tàichà liǎo。 yòu rén shèn zhì miáo shù shuō，“ gēn kǎ méi lóng yī qǐ gōng zuò jiǎn zhí shì chǎng 'è mèng。” zhè yàng de rén jì guān xì ràng hěn duō rén gēn kǎ méi lóng yòu guò duǎn zàn hé zuò hòu bì zhī bù jí。 dàn tóng shí， yě yòu xǔ duō rén wéi kǎ méi lóng de cái huá qīng dǎo。 yī xiē yǎn zhí rén yuán gēn suí kǎ méi lóng duō nián， chéng wéi kǎ méi lóng de gù dìng hé zuò huǒ bàn。 lìng yòu yī xiē nǚ rén zé shēn shēn 'ài shàng liǎo kǎ méi lóng。 tā men gēn kǎ méi lóng de hūn yīn dū suàn bù shàng cháng jiǔ， tā men mí liàn tā de cái huá， què yòu wú fǎ hé tā xiāng chù ……
In total, Cameron's directorial efforts have grossed approximately US$2 billion in North America and US$6 billion worldwide. Without adjusting for inflation, Cameron's Titanic and Avatar are the two highest-grossing films of all time at $1.8 billion and $2.7 billion respectively. In terms of worldwide gross, he is the second-highest grossing director of all time, behind Steven Spielberg.
Background
Cameron was born in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada, the son of Shirley, an artist and nurse and Phillip Cameron, an electrical engineer. His paternal great-great-great-grandfather emigrated from Balquhidder, Scotland in 1825; thus, he descends from Clan Cameron.
Cameron grew up in Chippawa, Ontario and attended Stamford Collegiate School in Niagara Falls; his family moved to Brea, California in 1971 when he was 17. Cameron enrolled at Fullerton College, a 2-year community college, in 1973 to study Physics. He switched to English, then dropped out before the start of the fall 1974 semester.
After dropping out, he worked several jobs such as truck driving and wrote when he had time. During this period he taught himself about special effects: "I'd go down to the USC library and pull any thesis that graduate students had written about optical printing, or front screen projection, or dye transfers, anything that related to film technology. That way I could sit down and read it, and if they'd let me photocopy it, I would. If not, I'd make notes."
After seeing the original Star Wars film in 1977, Cameron quit his job as a truck driver to enter the film industry. When Cameron read Syd Field's book Screenplay, it occurred to him that integrating science and art was possible, and he wrote a ten minute science fiction script with two friends, entitled Xenogenesis. They raised money and rented camera, lenses, film stocks, and studio, and shot it in 35mm. To understand how to operate the camera, they dismantled it and spent the first half-day of the shoot trying to figure out how to get it running.
[edit]Early career
As Cameron continued educating himself in techniques, he started as a miniature model maker at Roger Corman Studios. Making fast, low-budget productions taught Cameron to work efficiently and effectively. He soon was an art director in the sci-fi movie Battle Beyond the Stars (1980). He did special effects work design and direction on John Carpenter's Escape from New York (1981), acted as production designer on Galaxy of Terror (1981), and consulted on the design of Android (1982) .
Cameron was hired as the special effects director for the sequel of Piranha, entitled Piranha II: The Spawning in 1981. However, the director left the project and Cameron was hired by Italian producer Assonitis to take over, giving him his first directorial job. He worked with producer Roger Corman. The interior scenes were filmed in Rome, Italy while the underwater diving sequences were shot at Grand Cayman Island.
The movie was to be produced in Jamaica, but when Cameron arrived at the studio, he discovered that the project was under-financed and his crew comprised primarily Italians who spoke no English. Under duress, Cameron says, he had a nightmare about an invincible robot hitman sent from the future to kill him, giving him the idea for The Terminator, which would later catapult his filming career.
[edit]Major films
[edit]The Terminator (1984)
Main article: The Terminator
After completing a screenplay for The Terminator, Cameron decided to sell it so that he could direct the movie. However, the production companies he contacted, while expressing interest in the project, were unwilling to let a first-time feature film director make the movie. Finally, Cameron found a company called Hemdale Pictures, which was willing to let him direct. Gale Anne Hurd, who had started her own production company, Pacific Western Productions, had previously worked with Cameron in Roger Corman's company and agreed to buy Cameron's screenplay for one dollar, on the condition that Cameron direct the film. Hurd was signed on as producer, and Cameron finally got his first break as director. Orion Pictures distributed the film.
Cameron in September 1986
Initially, for the role of the Terminator, Cameron wanted someone who wasn't exceptionally muscular, and who could "blend into" a normal crowd. Lance Henriksen, who had starred in Piranha II: The Spawning, was considered for the titular role, but when Arnold Schwarzenegger and Cameron first met over lunch to discuss Schwarzenegger playing the role of Kyle Reese, both came to the conclusion that the cyborg villain would be the more compelling role for the Austrian bodybuilder; Henriksen got the smaller part of LAPD detective Hal Vukovich and the role of Kyle Reese went to Michael Biehn. In addition, Linda Hamilton first appeared in this film in her iconic role of Sarah Connor, and later married Cameron.
The Terminator was a box office hit, breaking expectations by Orion Pictures executives that the film would be regarded as no more than a sci-fi film, and only last a week in theaters. It was a low-budget film which cost $6.5 million to make, cutting expenses in such ways as recording the audio track in mono. However, The Terminator eventually earned over $78 million worldwide.
[edit]Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
Main article: Rambo: First Blood Part II
During the early 1980s, Cameron wrote three screenplays simultaneously: The Terminator, Aliens, and the first draft of Rambo: First Blood Part II. While Cameron continued with The Terminator and Aliens, Sylvester Stallone eventually took over the script of Rambo: First Blood Part II, creating a final draft which differed radically from Cameron's initial version. Cameron was credited for his screenplay in the film's final credits.
[edit]Aliens (1986)
Main article: Aliens (film)
The producing team behind Aliens, James Cameron and Gale Ann Hurd
Cameron next began the sequel to Alien, the 1979 film by Ridley Scott. Cameron named the sequel Aliens, and again cast Sigourney Weaver in the iconic role of Ellen Ripley. According to Cameron, the crew on Aliens was hostile to him, regarding him as a poor substitute for Ridley Scott. Cameron sought to show them The Terminator but the majority of the crew refused and remained skeptical of his direction throughout production. Despite this and other off-screen problems (such as clashing with an uncooperative camera man and having to replace one of the lead actors - Michael Biehn of Terminator took James Remar's place as Corporal Hicks), Aliens became a box office success, and received Academy Award nominations for Best Actress in a Leading Role for Weaver, Best Art Direction, Best Film Editing, Best Original Score, Best Sound, and won awards for Best Sound Effects Editing and Best Visual Effects. In addition, the film and its lead actress made the cover of TIME magazine as a result of its breakthrough feminist themes about women in combat. Following the phenomenal success of the film, Cameron now had more freedom to make whatever projects he wanted.
[edit]The Abyss (1989)
Main article: The Abyss
Cameron's next project stemmed from an idea that had come up during a high school biology class. The story of oil-rig workers who discover otherworldly underwater creatures became the basis of Cameron's screenplay for The Abyss, which cast Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Michael Biehn. Initially budgeted at $41 million U.S. (though the production ran considerably over budget), it was considered to be one of the most expensive films of its time, and required cutting-edge effects technology. Because much of the film takes place underwater and the technology wasn't advanced enough to digitally create an underwater environment, Cameron chose to shoot much of the movie "reel-for-real", at depths of up to 40 feet (12 m). For creation of the sets, the containment building of an unfinished nuclear power plant was converted, and two huge tanks were used. The main tank was filled with 7,500,000 US gallons (28,400,000 L) of water, and the second with 2,500,000 US gallons (9,500,000 L). The cast and crew resided there for much of the shooting.
[edit]Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Main article: Terminator 2: Judgment Day
After the success of The Terminator, there had always been talks about a sequel to continue the story of Sarah Connor and her struggle against machines from the future. Although Cameron had come up with a core idea for the sequel, and Schwarzenegger expressed interest in continuing the story, there were still problems regarding who had the rights to the story, as well as the logistics of the special effects needed to make the sequel. Finally, in late-1980s, Mario Kassar of Carolco Pictures secured the rights to the sequel, allowing Cameron to greenlight production of the film, now called Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
For the film, Linda Hamilton reprised her iconic role of Sarah Connor. In addition, Schwarzenegger also returned in his role as The Terminator, but this time as a protector. Unlike the T-800, who is made of a metal endoskeleton, the new villain of the sequel, called the T-1000, was a more advanced Terminator made of liquid metal, and with polymorphic abilities. The T-1000 would also be much less bulky than the T-800. For the role, Cameron cast Robert Patrick, a sharp contrast to Schwarzenegger. Cameron explained, "I wanted someone who was extremely fast and agile. If the T-800 is a human Panzer tank, then the T-1000 is a Porsche."
Cameron had originally wanted to incorporate this advanced-model Terminator into the first film, but the special effects at the time were not advanced enough. The ground-breaking effects used in The Abyss to digitally depict the water tentacle convinced Cameron that his liquid metal villain was now possible.
TriStar Pictures agreed to distribute the film, but under a locked release date only about one year after the start of shooting. The movie, co-written by Cameron and his longtime friend, William Wisher, Jr., had to go from screenplay to finished film in just that amount of time. Like Cameron's previous film, it was one of the most expensive films of its era, with a budget of about $100 million. The biggest challenge of the movie was the special effects used in creating the T-1000. Nevertheless, the film was finished on time, and released to theaters on July 3, 1991.
Terminator 2, or T2, as it was abbreviated, broke box-office records (including the opening weekend record for an R-rated film), earning over $200 million in the United States and Canada, and over $300 million in other territories, and became the highest-grossing film of that year. It won four Academy Awards: Best Makeup, Best Sound, Best Sound Effects Editing, and Best Visual Effects. It was also nominated for Best Cinematography and Best Film Editing, but lost both Awards to JFK.
James Cameron announced a third Terminator film many times during the 1990s, but without coming out with any finished scripts. Kassar and Vajna purchased the rights to the Terminator franchise from a bankruptcy sale of Carolco's assets. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines was eventually made and released in July 2003 without Cameron's involvement. Jonathan Mostow directed the film and Schwarzenegger returned as the Terminator.
Cameron reunited with the main cast of Terminator 2 to film T2 3-D: Battle Across Time, an attraction at Universal Studios Florida, Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Studios Japan. It was released in 1996 and was a mini-sequel to Terminator 2: Judgment Day. The show is in two parts: a prequel segment in which a spokesperson talks about Cyberdyne, and a main feature, in which the performers interact with a 3-D movie.
[edit]True Lies (1994)
Main article: True Lies
Before the release of T2, Schwarzenegger came to Cameron with the idea of making a remake of the French comedy La Totale! Titled True Lies, with filming beginning after T2's release, the story revolves around a secret-agent spy who leads a double life as a married man, whose wife believes he is a computer salesman. Schwarzenegger was cast as Harry Tasker, a spy charged with stopping a plan by a terrorist to use nuclear weapons against the United States. Jamie Lee Curtis and Eliza Dushku played the character's family, and Tom Arnold the sidekick.
Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment signed on with Twentieth Century Fox for production of True Lies. Made on a budget of $115 million and released in 1994, the film earned $146 million in North America, and $232 million abroad. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects.
[edit]Titanic (1997)
Main article: Titanic (1997 film)
Cameron expressed interest in the famous sinking of the ship RMS Titanic. He decided to script and film his next project based on this event. The picture revolved around a fictional romance story between two young lovers from different social classes who meet onboard the ship's maiden voyage. Before production began, he took dives to the bottom of the Atlantic and shot actual footage of the ship underwater, which he inserted into the final film.
For the film Titanic, Cameron cast Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, and Billy Zane. Cameron's budget for the film reached about $200 million, making it the most expensive movie ever made at the time. Before its release, the film was widely ridiculed for its expense and protracted production schedule.
Released to theaters on December 19, 1997, Titanic grossed less in its first weekend ($28.6 million) than in its second, ($35.4 million), an increase of 23.8%. This is unheard of for a widely released film, which is a testament to the movie's appeal. This was especially noteworthy, considering that the film's running time of more than three hours limited the number of showings each theater could schedule. It held the No. 1 spot on the box-office charts for months, eventually grossing a total of over $600 million in the United States and Canada and more than $1.8 billion worldwide. Titanic became the highest-grossing film ever made, until Cameron's 2009 film Avatar. The CG visuals surrounding the sinking and destruction of the ship were considered spectacular. Despite criticism during production of the film, it received a record-tying 14 Oscar nominations (tied with All About Eve) at the 1998 Academy Awards. It won 11 Oscars (also record-tying with Ben-Hur and later The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King), including Best Picture, Editing, Sound, Special Effects, Music and Score, and the Best Director award for Cameron. Upon receiving the award, Cameron exclaimed, "I'm king of the world!", in reference to one of the main characters' lines from the film. In March 2010, Cameron revealed that Titanic will be re-released in 3D in April 2012, in order to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the actual ship.
[edit]Spider-Man and Dark Angel (2000–2002)
Main articles: Spider-Man (film series)#Development and Dark Angel (TV series)
Cameron had initially next planned to do a film of the comic book character Spider-Man, a project developed by Menahem Golan of Cannon Films. Columbia hired David Koepp to adapt Cameron's treatment into a screenplay, and Koepp's first draft is taken often word-for-word from Cameron's story,[citation needed] though later drafts were heavily rewritten by Koepp himself, Scott Rosenberg, Alvin Sargent, and (allegedly)[by whom?] Ivan Raimi, brother of director Sam Raimi. Columbia preferred to credit David Koepp solely, and none of the scripts before or after his were ever examined by the Writers Guild of America, East to determine proper credit attribution.[citation needed] Cameron and other writers objected, but Columbia and the WGA prevailed. In its release in 2002, Spider-Man had its screenplay credited solely to Koepp.
Unable to make Spider-Man, Cameron moved to television and created Dark Angel, a superheroine-centered series influenced by cyberpunk, biopunk, contemporary superhero franchises, and third-wave feminism. Co-produced with Charles H. Eglee, Dark Angel starred Jessica Alba as Max Guevara, a genetically enhanced transgenic super-soldier created by a secretive organization. Cameron's work was said to "bring empowered female warriors back to television screens[...] by mixing the sober feminism of his The Terminator and Aliens characters with the sexed-up Girl Power of a Britney Spears concert." While a success in its first season, low ratings in the second led to its cancellation. Cameron himself directed the series finale, a two-hour episode wrapping up many of the series' loose ends.
[edit]Documentaries (2002–2009)
Cameron's recent projects have included undersea documentaries on the Bismarck (Expedition: Bismarck, 2002) and the Titanic (Ghosts of the Abyss (2003, in IMAX 3D) and Tony Robinson's Titanic Adventure (2005). He was a producer on the 2002 film Solaris, and narrated The Exodus Decoded.
Cameron in September 2007
Cameron is a leading advocate for stereoscopic digital 3-D films. In a 2003 interview about his IMAX 3D documentary Ghosts of the Abyss, he mentioned that he is "going to do everything in 3D now". He has made similar statements in other interviews. Ghosts of the Abyss and Aliens of the Deep (also an IMAX documentary) were both shot in 3-D and released by Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media, and Cameron did the same for his new project, Avatar for 20th Century Fox & Sony Pictures' Columbia Pictures. He intends to use the same technology for The Dive, Sanctum and an adaptation of the manga series Battle Angel Alita.
Cameron was a co-founder and former CEO of Digital Domain, a visual effects production and technology company.
In addition, he plans to create a 3-D project about the first trip to Mars. ("I've been very interested in the Humans to Mars movement—the 'Mars Underground'—and I've done a tremendous amount of personal research for a novel, a miniseries, and a 3-D film.") He is on the science team for the 2011 Mars Science Laboratory.
Cameron announced on February 26, 2007, that he, along with his director, Simcha Jacobovici, have documented the unearthing of the Talpiot Tomb, which is alleged to be the tomb of Jesus. Unearthed in 1980 by Israeli construction workers, the names on the tomb are claimed, by Cameron, to correlate with the names of Jesus and several individuals closely associated with him. Cameron further claims to have DNA tests, archaeological evidence, and Biblical studies to back up his claim. The documentary, named The Lost Tomb of Jesus, was broadcast on the Discovery Channel on March 4, 2007.
[edit]Avatar (2009)
Main article: Avatar (2009 film)
Cameron promoting Avatar during the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con
In June 2005, Cameron was announced to be working on a project tentatively titled "Project 880" (now known to be Avatar) in parallel with another project, Battle Angel. Both movies were to be shot in 3D. By December, Cameron stated that he wanted to film Battle Angel first, followed by Avatar. However in February 2006, he switched goals for the two film projects and decided to film Avatar first. He mentioned that if both films are successful, he would be interested in seeing a trilogy being made for both.
Avatar had an estimated budget of over $300 million and was released on December 18, 2009. This marked his first feature film since 1997's Titanic . It is composed almost entirely of computer-generated animation, using a more advanced version of the "performance capture" technique used by director Robert Zemeckis in The Polar Express. James Cameron wrote an 80 page scriptment for Avatar in 1995 and announced in 1996 that he would make the film after completing Titanic. In December 2006, Cameron explained that the delay in producing the film since the 1990s had been to wait until the technology necessary to create his project was advanced enough. The film was originally scheduled to be released in May 2009 but was pushed back to December 2009 to allow more time for post production on the complex CGI and to give more time for theatres worldwide to install 3D projectors. Cameron originally intended Avatar to be 3D-only. The film went on to break the record for highest-grossing film ever, beating Cameron's previous film Titanic. Avatar also became the first movie to ever earn more than $2 billion worldwide. It was nominated for nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, and won three for Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects and Best Art Direction. Cameron lost the award for Best Director to his ex-wife, Kathryn Bigelow, who also took Best Picture with her film The Hurt Locker.
[edit]Awards
Cameron receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in December 2009
Cameron received the Bradbury Award from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 1991—but, being primarily thought of as a genre filmmaker, he did not receive any major mainstream filmmaking awards prior to Titanic. With Titanic, Cameron received Academy Awards for Best Film Editing (shared with Conrad Buff and Richard A. Harris), Best Picture (shared with Jon Landau), and Best Director. He also won a Golden Globe Award for best director for the film.
In recognition of "a distinguished career as a Canadian filmmaker", Carleton University, Ottawa, awarded Cameron the honorary degree of Doctor of Fine Arts on June 13, 1998. Cameron accepted the degree in person and gave the Convocation Address.[citation needed]
He also received an honorary doctorate in October, 1998 from Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario, for his accomplishments in the international film industry.
In 1998, Cameron attended convocation to receive an honorary doctorate of Laws from Ryerson University, Toronto. The university awards its highest honor to those who have made extraordinary contributions in Canada, or internationally.
In 1999, Cameron received the honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from California State University, Fullerton, where he had been a student in the 1970s. He received the degree at the university's annual Commencement exercises that year, where he gave the keynote speech.
In recognition of his contributions to underwater filming and remote vehicle technology, the University of Southampton awarded Cameron the honorary degree of Doctor of the University. Cameron received his degree in person at the graduation ceremony in July, 2004.[citation needed]
On June 3, 2008, it was announced that he would be inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame. On December 18, 2009, the same day Avatar was released worldwide, Cameron received the 2,396th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
On February 28, 2010 James Cameron was honored with a Visual Effects Society (VES) Lifetime Achievement Award.
With Avatar, Cameron has been nominated for three Academy Awards for Best Picture (shared with Jon Landau), Best Director and Best Film Editing (shared with John Refoua and Stephen E. Rivkin) and received the Golden Globe for Best Picture and Best Director. Cameron and Avatar lost the Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture to Cameron's former wife Kathryn Bigelow for her film, The Hurt Locker.
On September 24, 2010 James Cameron was named Number 1 in The 2010 Guardian Film Power 100 list. In a list compiled by the British magazine New Statesman in September 2010, he was listed 30thin the list of "The World's 50 Most Influential Figures 2010".
[edit]Awards by film
Year Film Role Notes
1981 Piranha II: The Spawning Director Nominated – Fantasporto International Fantasy Film Award Best Film
1984 The Terminator Director, Writer Saturn Award Best Writing
Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival Grand Prize
Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Direction
1985 Rambo: First Blood Part II Writer Razzie Award for Worst Screenplay
1986 Aliens Director, Writer Saturn Award for Best Direction
Saturn Award Best Writing
Kinema Junpo Awards Best Foreign Language Film
Hugo Award Best Dramatic Presentation
1989 The Abyss Director, Writer Saturn Award for Best Direction
Nominated – Saturn Award Best Writing
Nominated – Hugo Award Best Dramatic Presentation
1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day Director, Writer and Producer Saturn Award for Best Direction
Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film
Mainichi Film Award Best Foreign Language Film
Hugo Award Best Dramatic Presentation
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Bradbury Award
Nominated – Saturn Award Best Writing
1994 True Lies Director, Writer and Producer Saturn Award for Best Direction
1995 Strange Days Writer and Producer Nominated – Saturn Award Best Writing
1997 Titanic Director/Writer/Producer/Editor Academy Award for Best Director
Academy Award for Best Picture
Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Amanda Award Best Foreign Film
Eddie Award Best Edited Feature Film
Blue Ribbon Award Best Foreign Language Film
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Director
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Director
Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director
Empire Award for Best Film
Florida Film Critics Circle Award Best Film
Golden Globe Award for Best Director
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
Hochi Film Award Best Foreign Language Film
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award Best Director
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award Best Film
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Director
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Picture
Mainichi Film Award Best Foreign Language Film
National Board of Review Award Special Citation For the use of special effects technology
Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Director
Producers Guild of America Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award
Satellite Award for Best Director
Satellite Award for Best Editing
Satellite Award for Best Film – Drama
Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Direction
Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Film
Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Editing
Nominated – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Film
Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Film
Nominated – César Award Best Foreign Language Film
Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay
Nominated – London Film Critics Circle Award for Director of the Year
Nominated – Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Picture
Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay
Nominated – Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay
2003 Ghosts of the Abyss Director/Producer Nominated – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award Best Documentary
2005 Aliens of the Deep Director/Producer/Cinematographer
2009 Avatar Director/Writer/Producer/Editor Golden Globe Award for Best Director
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
Empire Award for Best Director
Empire Award for Best Film
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award Best Editing
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award Best Action Movie
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing
Saturn Award for Best Direction
Saturn Award for Best Writing
Nominated – Academy Award for Best Director
Nominated – Academy Award for Best Picture
Nominated – Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Direction
Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Film
Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Editing
Nominated – Eddie Award Best Edited Feature Film
Nominated – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Director
Nominated – César Award Best Foreign Language Film
Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Director
Nominated – Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Nominated – IOMA Award Best Director
Nominated – IOMA Award Best Film
Nominated – London Film Critics Circle Award for Director of the Year
Nominated – Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Director
Nominated – Producers Guild of America Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award
Nominated – Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay
2014 Avatar 2 Director/Writer/Producer/Editor Being Written
2015 Avatar 3 Director/Writer/Producer/Editor Being Written
[edit]Casting
Cameron often casts certain actors more than once in his films. Cameron has consistently worked with Bill Paxton (who also narrated Ghosts of the Abyss), Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen (who also narrated Expedition: Bismarck), Jenette Goldstein and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Actor Xenogenesis (1978) Piranha II: The Spawning (1981) The Terminator (1984) Aliens (1986) The Abyss (1989) Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) True Lies (1994) Titanic (1997) Avatar (2009)
Bill Paxton
Michael Biehn 1
Linda Hamilton
Lance Henriksen
William Wisher, Jr.
Jenette Goldstein
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Sigourney Weaver
Earl Boen
1 His reprised role of Reese was cut from the theatrical release, but restored in the DVD's Special Edition Version.
[edit]Recurring themes
Throughout Cameron's career, several of his films have had recurring themes and subtexts. These include: the prospects of nuclear holocaust (the Skynet takeover scenario from both Terminator films), attempts to reconcile humanity with technology (as seen in Aliens and Terminator 2: Judgment Day), humanity repeating the same mistakes, the dangers of corporate greed, strong female characters (Sarah Connor and Ellen Ripley being the most famous), a strong romance subplot, anti-corporation (Aliens, Avatar), anti-military (The Abyss, Avatar), and an undercurrent of feminism. This was also present with Jamie Lee Curtis's character in True Lies and Kate Winslet's role in Titanic, in which she served as the main protagonist and narrator.
While The Abyss dealt with deep sea exploration (shot on a studio set), Cameron himself became an expert in the field of deep sea wreckage exploration exploring the wreckage of Titanic and Bismarck. Cameron will return to this theme with The Dive (see Projects), shooting from a minisub.
So important is technology in Cameron's films that he waited years for the technical tools of the craft to advance sufficiently to realize his vision for Avatar, for which he had special 3-D cameras developed.
[edit]Filmography
Further information: James Cameron filmography
James Cameron is an award-winning Canadian film director, writer, producer and special effects artist. He has contributed to many projects as either the writer, director, producer, or a combination of the three.
Cameron's first film was the 1978 science fiction short film Xenogenesis, which he directed, wrote and produced. Cameron's films have grossed a total of over $7 billion worldwide.
In addition to works of fiction, Cameron has directed and appeared in several documentaries including Ghosts of the Abyss and Aliens of the Deep. He also contributed to a number of television series including Dark Angel and Entourage.
[edit]Personal life
Cameron has been married five times, to Sharon Williams (1978–1984), Gale Anne Hurd (1985–1989), Kathryn Bigelow (1989–1991), Linda Hamilton (1997–1999, one daughter) and Suzy Amis (since 2000, one son, two daughters). Hurd was the producer of Cameron's The Terminator, Aliens, and The Abyss, and the executive producer of Terminator 2: Judgement Day. Amis played the part of Lizzy Calvert, Rose's granddaughter, in Titanic. Hamilton played the role of Sarah Connor in both Terminator films. Both Cameron (Avatar) and Bigelow (The Hurt Locker) were nominated for the Oscar, Golden Globe, and BAFTA Award for Best Director for films released in 2009. Cameron won the Golden Globe, whilst Bigelow won the Oscar and the BAFTA for Best Director, becoming the first woman to win either.
Cameron is a member of the NASA Advisory Council and is working on the project to put cameras on an upcoming manned Mars mission. He is also a member of the Mars Society, a non-profit advocacy organization lobbying for the human colonization of Mars.[citation needed]
In June 2010, Cameron met in Washington with the EPA to discuss possible solutions to the 2010 BP oil spill. Later that week at the All Things Digital Conference, he attracted some notoriety when he stated, "Over the last few weeks I've watched...and [been] thinking, 'Those morons don't know what they're doing'." Reportedly, Cameron had offered BP help to plug the oil well, but they declined. The oil spill was eventually stopped using techniques similar to what Cameron recommended.
Although Cameron has lived his entire adult life in the United States, he remains a Canadian citizen. Cameron applied for American citizenship but withdrew his application after George W. Bush won the presidential election in 2004.
Cameron is atheist, and once as a child he described the Lord's Prayer as being a 'tribal chant'.
Cameron lives in Malibu, California with his wife.
[edit]Perceptions by colleagues
Cameron has been labeled by one collaborator, author Orson Scott Card, as selfish and cruel. When asked about working with Cameron on the novelization of The Abyss, Card said the experience was "hell on wheels. He was very nice to me, because I could afford to walk away. But he made everyone around him miserable, and his unkindness did nothing to improve the film in any way. Nor did it motivate people to work faster or better. And unless he changes his way of working with people, I hope he never directs anything of mine."
After working with Cameron on the set of Titanic, Kate Winslet decided she would not work with Cameron again unless she earned "a lot of money." She admitted Cameron was a nice man, but felt he had too much of a temper. In an editorial, the British newspaper The Independent said that Cameron "is a nightmare to work with. Studios have come to fear his habit of straying way over schedule and over budget. He is notorious on set for his uncompromising and dictatorial manner, as well as his flaming temper.". Her co-star, Leonardo DiCaprio, said "Jim knows exactly what he wants. Needless to say, when somebody felt a different way on the set of Titanic, there was a confrontation, Jim had it out with them right there in front of everybody. He lets you know exactly how he feels. But he's of the lineage of John Ford. He knows what he wants his film to be. I remember sitting in a theater after it was done and being in awe. He got what he wanted."
Sam Worthington, the latest lead actor to work with Cameron, stated on the Jay Leno Show that Cameron had very high expectations from everyone, and would often use a nail gun to nail the film crew's cell phones to a wall above an exit door in retaliation to unwanted ringing during production. During the promotion for Avatar, Cameron stated on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that although he doubts anyone would describe him as a mellow person, he is at least mellower than he was before.
Other actors, such as Bill Paxton and Sigourney Weaver, have praised Cameron's perfectionist work ethic. Weaver said of Cameron: "He really does want us to risk our lives and limbs for the shot, but he doesn't mind risking his own."
[edit]Appearances in media
Entourage – Cameron appeared as himself. In the series' storyline, he is the director of a film based on the superhero Aquaman. Cameron's involvement in the project attracted protagonist Vincent Chase to the title role.
The Muse
Saturday Night Live – In the episode where Sigourney Weaver hosted, Cameron appears as himself in an SNL Digital Short in which he presents Lorne Michaels with an idea for a new film that, much to Michaels' dismay, is a sequel to Laser Cats 4, Laser Cats 5 (starring Weaver), parodying Terminator, Aliens, Titanic, and Avatar. Cameron also appeared as himself when his longtime friend Bill Paxton hosted the show.
Your Studio and You - Cameron appears in the short, gardening the Universal studio landscape.