 Inspired by John Carpenter's "Halloween" (1978) and other science fiction work, Cameron in 1982 wrote the script for "The Terminator" (1984), which is a thriller about a cyborg sent from the future to carry out a lethal mission.Cameron wanted to sell the script so that he could direct the movie.Whilst some film studios expressed interest in the project, many executives were unwilling to let a new and unfamiliar director make the movie.