The Robot Assassin Nightmare

(Piranha II) was to be produced in Jamaica. On location, production slowed due to numerous problems and adverse weather…Ovidio ordered Cameron to do the close-up the next day before he started on that day’s shooting. Cameron spent the entire day sailing around the resort to reproduce the lighting but still failed to get the close-up. After he was fired, Ovidio invited Cameron to stay on location and assist in the shooting. Once in Rome, Ovidio took over the editing when Cameron was stricken with food poisoning. During his illness, he had a nightmare about an invincible robot hitman sent from the future to kill him, giving him the idea for The Terminator, which later catapulted his film career. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cameron

 

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