Index
215 Alba, Jessica, 141–42 Alice in Wonderland, 211, 214 Alien, 14, 16, 20, 22, 159, 181 Alien 3, 167 Alves, Joe, 87 Apocalypse Now, 194 Apollo 13, 82, 135 Arnold, Tom, 69–70 Asimov, Isaac, 101, 118 Assonitis, Ovidio G., 59, 122 At the Mountains of Madness, 208 Ballard, Robert, 155–56 Batman, 34 Battlestar Gallactica (TV), 210 Beauty and the Beast (TV), 51 Ben-Hur, 104 Bennett, Peter, 94 Beringer, Tom, 51 Bewitched (TV), 88 Biehn, Michael, 8, 16, 26–27, 32, 39, 61, 66 Bigelow, Kathryn, 34, 72–73, 88, 102, 162, 198 Blade Runner, 14, 22 Bogart, Humphrey, 59 Bogdanovich, Peter, 18 Bonnie and Clyde, 116 Borders, Gloria, 103 Bradbury, Ray, 101 Brainstorm, 72 Brynner, Yul, 11 Buff, Conrad, 162 Cameron, James: on The Abyss’s ending/ Special Edition, 27–28, 36–37, 88–92; on the audience, 4–5, 11, 26; on breaking into the film industry, 6, 9, 45–47, 85–86, 97, 117, 119, 122–23, 129–30, 147, 163; on budget, 19, 104–5, 195–96; on casting, 7, 12, 60–61, 98–99, 141, 148, 191; on collaboration, 6, 31–32, 73, 102, 121, 123, 145, 162, 195; on directing, 151; on diving, 30, 33, 45, 96–97, 136–37, 169; on documentaries, 169–70; on “the drowning rat,” 24–25, 37–38, 94–95; on the environment, xiv, 171, 192, 200–201; on film vs. digital, 164–65; on filmmaking strategies/problem solving, 9–10, 28, 29, 46, 79–81, 153–54, 182, 187; on his childhood, 44–45, 110–13; on his crew, 57, 65; on his goals as filmmaker, 4, 16–17, 21, 24, 34, 107, 118, 127–29; on his influences, 3, 14, 17, 32, 59, 100–101, 111, 116–19, 165–66, 170, 179, 193–94, 197; on his parents, 17, 58, 110, 117–18, 179; on his relationships, 18, 31, 63, 70; on his work ethic, 33, 123–26, Index 216 index 130–31; on human behavior, xiii, 4, 39–40, 52–53, 72; on marketing, 25, 91–92; on meeting people’s expectations, 24–26, 144; on music, 167–68; on the origins of The Terminator, 3, 10–11, 47–49, 60, 180; on the press, 27–28, 83, 104; on producing, 161–62, 197– 98; on production design, 22, 33, 82, 119; on school, 18, 45–46, 85, 111–12; on science fiction, 72–74, 144, 193; on space exploration, 133–38; on special effects, 5–6, 31–33, 82, 102–3, 126, 157–58, 175, 183, 188; on technology, 75, 99–100, 108–9, 128, 149; on television, 139–43; on theme, 14, 23, 39–40, 55–56, 72, 95, 99, 163, 180–81, 192; on 3D, 190, 201–2, 205, 207–14; on violence in the movies, 7, 13, 16, 164; on wanting to be a storyteller/filmmaker, 8–9, 114–16; on working for Roger Corman/New World Pictures, 6, 9, 18, 47, 59, 86–88, 119–21, 147, 179; on working with actors, 20–21, 27–28, 30, 32, 96, 141–42, 145, 190; on working with Hollywood studios, 7, 10, 38, 57, 60–62, 91, 103–4; on writing, 5, 14, 47, 50–53, 56, 100, 102 Works: The Abyss, 23–28, 29–34, 36–39, 44, 64–66, 79, 88–96, 101, 106–8, 127, 144–45, 150, 166, 182–83, 194; Aliens, 7, 14, 15–18, 19–22, 25–26, 31–32, 36, 39, 50–51, 63, 89–90, 106–7, 144, 149, 155, 159, 166–68, 177, 181–82, 191, 194; Aliens of the Deep, 156; Avatar, 157– 58, 174–75, 177, 179, 183, 186–88, 189–99, 200–206, 207–14; Avatar sequels (planned), 200, 211–12; Battle Angel Alita (planned), 161, 172; Battle beyond the Stars, 6, 9, 47, 86, 179–80; Dark Angel, 134, 139– 43, 152, 162; Escape from New York, 6, 9, 47, 87; The Exodus Decoded, 174–77; Expedition: Bismarck, 151, 154, 166; Galaxy of Terror, 6, 9, 47, 87; Ghosts of the Abyss, 147–68, 170, 175; Last Mysteries of the Titanic, 169–73, 175; Piranha Part Two: The Spawning, xii, 3, 13, 35–36, 47, 122–23; Point Break, 34, 88, 198; Rambo: First Blood Part II, 7, 14; Solaris, 144–46, 162, 164; Strange Days, 71–76, 102, 145, 197; The Terminator, 3–7, 8–14, 15–16, 31–32, 36, 39, 47–49, 52, 60, 87, 97, 99, 122–23, 127, 145, 148–49, 159...
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