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20 Facts About the Making of 'Titanic.'

Just let these facts sink in.

20 Facts About the Making of 'Titanic.'

September 23, 2022

In 1997, the real-life tragedy ended up winning an astonishing eleven Oscars.

Of course, that’s not all. The massive project also became the highest grossing film at the time, ultimately earning hundreds of engers? Maybe Cameron just thought recreating it would be disgusting – but search your heart: you know exactly who’d get off on it. Comedic rule of three, baby! Also, Titanic facts!

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Titanic

CRACKED.COM TITANIC STUDIO HEADS WERE BAFFLED AT CAMERON'S PITCH FOR ROMEO AND JULIET ON THE TITANIC. They were like, 'Oooooohkaaaaaay-a three-hour romantic epic? Sure, that's just what we want. Is there a little bit of Terminator in that? Any Harrier jets, shoot-outs, or car chases?' I said, 'No, no, no. It's not like that.''' They said yes only because it was him. — Wikipedia

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Leonardo DiCaprio

CRACKED.COM TITANIC LEONARDO DICAPRIO ALMOST TURNED DOWN JACK. DiCaprio nailed his audition, but then decided he wanted a more tortured, antihero-like character. Cameron had to convince him that this Jimmy Stewart character, pure of heart was still a nice challenge. — Cinemablend, Showbiz CheatSheet

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Titanic

TITANIC JAMES CAMERON MAY HAVE SPENT MORE TIME ON THE REAL TITANIC THAN ITS ENGERS. Cameron already became obsessed with the deep when he was filming 1989's The Abyss, but starting in 1995, he got Fox to pay for him diving to the bottom of the Atlantic to film the wreckage of the Titanic. And he returned there 12 times. CRACKED.COM — Screen Rant, Wikipedia

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James Cameron, the Dictator

CRACKED.COM Weddis TITANIC JAMES CAMERON WAS PRETTY MUCH A TYRANT ON SET. Always the perfectionist, Cameron drove everyone to madness, pushed filming way beyond safety, exhausted his extras so much they would fall asleep during safety meetings, and gave orders with the sort of dark humor and, erm, physical enthusiasm that HR departments just love. — Deadspin, Time

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Matthew McConaughey

CRACKED.COM TITANIC JACK WAS ALMOST PLAYED BY MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY. McConaughey was, in fact, sure he had the role in the bag. Cameron, however, chose to go with DeCaprio after he saw all the women swooning after him. — Showbiz CheatSheet

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Titanic

TITANIC THE SET DESIGN WAS LED BY THE COMPANY THAT DESIGNED THE REAL TITANIC. Researchers from White Star Line helped make the sets as close to reality as possible. Cameron used wallpaper, crystal chandeliers, and carpets made by the same companies that decorated the original ship. CRACKED.COM — Insider, Featurette via YouTube

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Extras' Backstories

TITANIC EVERY BIT CHARACTER HAD THEIR BACKSTORY. Cameron met with a core team of 150 extras, gave them their own names and backstories, and even made them take a course on period- accurate behavior and gestures. CRACKED.COM — Insider, Screen Rant

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A Grueling Experience

CRACKED.COM TITANIC SHOOTING THE MOVIE WAS HELL. A set rigger described the shoot as the closest thing to slavery that I've ever laid my eyes on. Crews would cram 80 hours of work into six-day weeks, and actors got kidney infections from being submerged in filthy water all day. — Time, Los Angeles Times

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Torturing Kate Winslet

TITANIC IT WASN'T A FUN EXPERIENCE FOR KATE WINSLET. Winslet and Cameron seem to be on good today, but back then, the grueling shot, underwater scenes, director temper, and hypothermia almost killed her. I chipped a small bone in my elbow, and at one point I had deep bruises all over my arms. I looked like a battered wife. CRACKED.COM — /Film

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James Cameron's Salary

CRACKED.COM TITANIC CAMERON GAVE UP HIS SALARY. Studio suits got cold feet (no, not hypothermia like the cast and crew - the metaphorical kind). To stop them from slashing the budget, Cameron renounced his $8 million salary and profit earnings, only getting royalties from the film. Не believed in Titanic, and was clearly right. — Showbiz CheatSheet

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Shooting Time

TITANIC THE SHOOT TOOK LONGER THAN EXPECTED. Principal photography was supposed to last for 138 days, but that proved to not be enough, so the shooting schedule had to be extended. In the end, it took a bit over five months. CRACKED.COM — Screen Rant

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Titanic

CRACKED.COM TITANIC I'M THE KING OF THE WORLD! WAS MADE UP ON THE SPOT They couldn't crack the scene and were losing daylight, so Cameron told DiCaprio to spread his arms and shout, I'm the king of the world! DiCaprio was, Huh? but managed to pull it off. — TheThings.

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The Drawing Hand

TITANIC THAT'S JAMES CAMERON DRAWING KATE WINSLET. Leonardo DiCaprio can't draw, so the hand doing the drawing belongs to Cameron. However, since DiCaprio is right-handed and Cameron left-handed, they had to flip the image. CRACKED.COM — Screen Rant

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The Grand Staircase Disaster

TITANIC THE SHOOT ALMOST ENDED IN REAL DISASTER. The scene in which water rushes in through the glass ceiling of the Grand Staircase was planned up to the very last detail, but things still went wrong. The water lifted the buoyant wood and ripped off the staircase's steel footing, trapping two extras. Fortunately, they weren't hurt, but it was a pretty scary moment, Cameron said. CRACKED.COM — Cinemablend

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Predicted Flop

CRACKED.COM TITANIC THE MOVIE WAS PREDICTED TO BE A FAILURE. Cameron was criticized for stuff like the ballooning budget and set safety. We were the biggest morons in Hollywood history and the press had the long knives out, sharpening them as we approached our summer release. — Cinemablend

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Angel Dust Chowder

TITANIC CAST AND CREW GOT UNINTENTIONALLY HIGH ON P. While shooting in Canada, someone spiked the catering chowder with P. And it was tasty, so Cameron, Bill Paxton, and the cast and crew ate a lot, and everyone started tripping balls. 80 people ended up in the hospital, and the agent of chaos was never found. CRACKED.COM — The Cast and Crew Of 'Titanic' Once Ate Chowder Laced With P, and Chaos Ensued

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The Door Issue

TITANIC NO, JACK COULDN'T FIT ON THE DOOR. First, that was actually a door frame. Second, Cameron's concern wasn't its size, but its buoyancy. And even though the MythBusters showed that it was maybe possible, that misses the point. As Cameron said, It's called art, things happen for artistic reasons, not for physics reasons. CRACKED.COM — Insider, Entertainment Tonight

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The Stars

CRACKED.COM TITANIC THE RE-RELEASE FIXED THE STARS. Physicist Neil deGrasse Tyson sent Cameronquite a snarky email saying that the night sky isn't correct, and that he should have known better. Cameron asked for the exact star map and then made the corrections for the 2012 3D re-release. — The Telegraph

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The Sinking

CRACKED.COM TITANIC RECENT RESEARCH HAS PROVEN THE MOVIE WRONG. Early in the movie it is explained that the ship broke in two. What didn't happen, however, was the left-over half sinking so fast. In reality it might have stood above water for longer. — Cinemablend, Cinemablend

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Alternate Ending

CRACKED.COM WHINING TITANIC THERE WAS A (BAD) ALTERNATE ENDING. Old Rose throws the Heart of the Ocean into the water, and Bill Paxton's character learns... something. Paxton disliked this ending, even though it gave him more screen time. The film tells you what it needs and what it does not need, he said-and it did not need this scene. — Yahoo Entertainment

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