Titanic

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10 Ways The World's Largest Cruise Ship Compares To The Titanic (TheTravel)

The world's largest cruise ship, Wonder of the Seas, and the Titanic have some stunning differences rarely spoken of. Want to know? Read to find out!

[However, the cheapest Titanic ticket was £7 which in today's value is $1075](https://www.cruisehive.com/wonder-of-the-seas-vs-titanic-a-giant-comparison/66371). And how does the Titanic's capacity compare with the spacious size of the largest cruise ship in the world? The Wonder of the Seas has four swimming pools and ten Jacuzzis. In the clear description, the Titanic is one knot faster than the largest cruise ship in the world. Wonder of the Seas has 8 neighborhoods, 25 dining places, several bars, an ice-skating rink, a gymnasium, a basketball court, and a sea spa. Whenever Titanic is mentioned, its tragedic end rings an elegy in the hearts of many. The Wonder of the Seas measures 1,187 feet 10 inches (362m long), 155 feet 6 inches (47.4 meters) waterline beam size, and 210 feet (64 meters) maximum beam. No "wonder" it bags the right to be called the largest cruise ship in the world. Since to whom much is given, much is expected, it's not surprising that the world's largest cruise ship is built to accommodate 5,734 passengers at double capacity and 6,988 maximum guests. This specification makes Wonder of the Seas twice higher and wider than Of course, this amount was cost intensive for an ocean vessel, especially as it was in the year 1912. [the Titanic ship](https://www.thetravel.com/recently-discovered-facts-about-the-titanic/), and today, there are cruise ships for pleasure voyages across distinctive destinations.

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Titanic Crew Members Got Drugged With PCP: 'A Strange Experience' (Variety)

The "Titanic" crew was drugged when somebody spiked a pot of clam chowder with PCP.

“Jim had a bottle of Scotch, and Bill Paxton had a bag of joints because he was a real stoner. I’m kind of laughing about it because I didn’t eat the chowder, and then I’m there in the trailer smoking a joint.” [James Cameron](https://variety.com/t/james-cameron/)’s “ [Titanic](https://variety.com/t/titanic/),” none come close to that of the crew being drugged with PCP. He recalled seeing Cameron and Paxton later on as the hysteria was winding down. The DP, Caleb Deschanel, is leading a number of crew down the hall in a highly vocal conga line. I feel like I’m on something, and believe me, I would know.’ He was just chattering on like that.

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The Unsinkable Memes of 'Titanic' (The New York Times)

Katee Forbis often encounters a GIF on social media that shows a white-haired woman with a faraway look saying, “It's been 84 years.

“I think it’s that feeling of freedom” that draws people to the pose, said Alex Biro, who has thrown his arms out before the camera at scenic vistas in Barbados and Thailand. And on “Saturday Night Live” last spring, Bowen Yang portrayed the story’s iceberg in the midst of a [pivot to hyperpop](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP5bu9hLH9E). [#titanicpose](https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/titanicpose/): a shorthand for an image of one or two people with their arms outstretched, surveying their kingdom. “It’s romantic, and people were very taken with the couple and the whole thing.” “Part of the reason Celine Dion is so great is her massive dynamic range and emotional integrity within what she’s singing,” he said. Its plaintive tin whistle solo is now being recirculated on TikTok as a soundtrack for people pretending to take the advice of their trolls. “It’s a story,” he said. “Titanic,” James Cameron’s three-and-a-quarter-hour drama on the icy seas, was released 25 years ago, grossing (approximately) a gazillion dollars and winning (roughly) a boatload of Oscars. That scene’s nudity was part of the reason Ms. Forbis had scrolled past the clip “a thousand times” she said, but was unsure of its origin. Others have invoked the scene to refer to tanking cryptocurrency prices or a particularly bad Yankees game. The story’s recognizability and capital-D drama have made it ripe for all sorts of campy reinvention.

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See Rare Behind-The-Scenes Photos From “Titanic” (BuzzFeed News)

Take a peek into what went into making the legendary film that was released 25 years ago.

Reflecting on Titanic, the director said, “I think Kate came out of Titanic a bit traumatized by the scale of the production and her responsibility within it.” At the time, it was the most expensive movie ever made, with a $200 million budget, and the first film ever to bring in over $1 billion, eventually grossing just over $2 billion. Twenty-five years ago today, the film Titanic premiered in the US, quickly taking the world by storm with its fictional retelling of the luxury liner’s tragedy.

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25 Years Later, No One Knows Who Spiked the Titanic Chowder (Vulture)

The culprit behind the 'Titanic' PCP incident — in which chowder laced with angel dust was served to cast and crew members, including director James Cameron ...

“He gave that out to a bunch of the local crew. “One of the art-department guys made T-shirts, and he recreated that chowder on the corner of the T-shirt,” Clarke says. He was rumored to have been “taken away at gunpoint by the Mexican police because somebody else on the crew said, ‘Oh, I think it was him,’ fingering the wrong person,” Clarke says. “He was sitting next to me in the hallway of the hospital, and he was kind of enjoying the buzz. “Jim had a bottle of Scotch, and Bill Paxton had a bag of joints because he was a real stoner. wander back down to the set and just drink a case of beer,’ which is what I did. Amid the disorder, Paxton hightailed it out of there. “The DP, Caleb Deschanel, is leading a number of crew down the hall in a highly vocal conga line. The following day, the police released a statement announcing the criminal investigation. Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio were fortunate to be nowhere near the Halifax operation, home to Titanic’s contemporary framing device involving Paxton’s treasure-hunting researcher and the elderly Rose DeWitt Bukater (86-year-old Gloria Stewart, who either ate half a bowl of chowder or was off dining at a restaurant that night, depending on which source you ask). Sensing mass confusion, an assistant director divided everyone into two groups: “good crew” on one side, “bad crew” on the other. Could it have been a disgruntled crewman who made their way to craft services after being fired by the

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Billy Zane Answers All Our Questions About Titanic (Vulture)

'Titanic' star Billy Zane on flipping that table in front of Kate Winslet, working with James Cameron, the props he took from set, and inspiring so much ...

There was something about the location that unlocked it for me. That was the impression I got. Then I started hanging some of the pieces in my place, and only years after did a gallerist see them and put them in a show, which I didn’t expect. It wasn’t like I was pilfering the set. On top of the pressure, to be able to be funny along the way was something that I perhaps got an indication the crew was appreciative of. I couldn’t even say it was a double-edged sword. It was about your carriage and whether the left arm would naturally be behind the back, how to extend your arm for a lady, how to lead her up and down stairs. That was the joy of the character in my mind. It was great news to hear that he had been cast and we would get to work together. I love when he finds the drawing in the safe. I assume you had not read a full script when you were auditioning, so did you and James Cameron talk about him as the villain? And I put the coat on her!”

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How to Watch Titanic Online: Stream James Cameron Film 25 ... (Rolling Stone)

It's the 25th anniversary of the James Cameron film Titanic, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. Here's how to watch it online and on Blu-ray.

You can also download the film to keep [for $16.99](https://www.amazon.com/Titanic-Leonardo-DiCaprio/dp/B008PHN6F6?crid=1N43MFMNV2NAJ&keywords=titanic&qid=1671473562&sprefix=titanic%2Caps%2C111&sr=8-3&linkCode=ll2&tag=rollingston07-20&linkId=3d0d2946b9ca0adf653e1b0fc89f8fab&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl&asc_source=web&asc_campaign=web&asc_refurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rollingstone.com%2Ftv-movies%2Ftv-movie-news%2Fhow-to-watch-titanic-stream-online-1234645089%2F). [Paramount+](http://paramountplus.qflm.net/kjgLrn). Amazon has the Titanic (Collector’s Edition) Blu-ray on sale for just $14.99 right now. [ Buy 7-Day Free Trial Paramount+](http://paramountplus.qflm.net/kjgLrn) It remained the highest-grossing film of all time until that other Cameron film, Avatar, surpassed it in 2010. Just in time for the film’s 25th anniversary, the special-edition release features the full film remastered in Dolby Audio, plus more than 30 deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes featurettes, commentary from cast and crew, an interview with James Cameron and more. Now, you can watch Titanic online and at home on Blu-ray/DVD. [ Buy Rent ‘Titanic’ on Amazon $3.99](https://www.amazon.com/Titanic-Leonardo-DiCaprio/dp/B008PHN6F6?crid=1N43MFMNV2NAJ&keywords=titanic&qid=1671473562&sprefix=titanic%2Caps%2C111&sr=8-3&linkCode=ll2&tag=rollingston07-20&linkId=3d0d2946b9ca0adf653e1b0fc89f8fab&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl&asc_source=web&asc_campaign=web&asc_refurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rollingstone.com%2Ftv-movies%2Ftv-movie-news%2Fhow-to-watch-titanic-stream-online-1234645089%2F) [for just $9](https://amzn.to/3YzmZo9?asc_source=web&asc_campaign=web&asc_refurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rollingstone.com%2Ftv-movies%2Ftv-movie-news%2Fhow-to-watch-titanic-stream-online-1234645089%2F). [for just $3.99](https://www.amazon.com/Titanic-Leonardo-DiCaprio/dp/B008PHN6F6?crid=1N43MFMNV2NAJ&keywords=titanic&qid=1671473562&sprefix=titanic%2Caps%2C111&sr=8-3&linkCode=ll2&tag=rollingston07-20&linkId=3d0d2946b9ca0adf653e1b0fc89f8fab&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl&asc_source=web&asc_campaign=web&asc_refurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rollingstone.com%2Ftv-movies%2Ftv-movie-news%2Fhow-to-watch-titanic-stream-online-1234645089%2F). Choose to continue on with a Paramount+ subscription for [$4.99/month](http://paramountplus.qflm.net/kjgLrn) afterwards or cancel after your free trial is up. The streaming service has a [7-day free trial](http://paramountplus.qflm.net/kjgLrn) that you can use to watch Titanic on your smart TV, computer, tablet or phone.

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Titanic at 25: Youre wrong, hipsters. James Camerons romance ... (WION)

People love to have contrary opinions, particularly in regard to pop culture. Saying something not in line with what is called "popular opinion" inevitably ...

To make matters worse — for the hipsters, I mean — it swept the Academy Awards with a record-breaking 11 wins (it is currently tied with 'Ben-Hur' and 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King' for most Oscars per ceremony). Jack shouting "I'm the king of the world!" A band of musicians joyously book-ending the sinking with a performance of "Nearer, My God, to Thee". Of course, the story ends in a tragedy. When it released in 1997, it absolutely demolished the box office and made every other film that had come out that year insignificant by the amount of the pre and after-release discourse — positive or negative — it was surrounded by. Betrothed to Billy Zane's Caledon Hockley, a snobbish heir to a steel fortune, Kate yearns for freedom from the stifling mores of the high classes in the early 20th century. However, it is the central love story between Rose (Kate Winslet) and Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) that makes me return to this movie again and again. Otherwise, who cares about the deaths of 1500-odd people a hundred or so years ago? (I am saying all that as somebody who saw the movie a couple of days ago, so I feel my opinion is not coloured by nostalgia.) The film dramatised the 1912 sinking of the HMS Titanic. Even after a quarter of a century, unbelievably, it still boasts of a scale that was unrivalled then, and still impresses now. They would rather casually slip the names of ridiculously obscure movies/shows/and novels in conversation, usually along the lines of "Oh you like this?

"Titanic" Crew Revisit The Chowder Incident - Dark Horizons (Dark Horizons)

The event took place in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in August 1996, where the film's present-day-set framing scenes were filmed with actor Bill Paxton as the leader ...

However, they never found who laced the food with what was later confirmed to be PCP, according to the Nova Scotia Department of Health. At that point, the sober crew and the intoxicated crew were divided into ‘good crew’ and ‘bad crew’ groupings, with the latter growing bigger fast. Thus much of the film’s main cast, like Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, were not on location at the time.

James Cameron's epic movie 'Titanic' was released 25 years ago (WQLN Public Media)

Starring Leonardo de Caprio and Kate Winslet, Titanic became the first movie to gross a billion dollars. The special effects of the late 1990s are part of ...

Or was that hunk of wood big enough for the both of them to survive? So they both would have died. Did Jack have to brave the icy water and die to save Rose? It was the beginning of the era for people falling in love with Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. KEEGAN: It was actually a phenomenon that was particularly popular among teenage girls, which was to go see it and have crying parties. It starred Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet and became the first movie to gross $1 billion.

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The Titanic vs Modern Cruise Ships in 10 Key Areas (Cruise Fever)

Comparing the RMS Titanic to modern day cruise ships is not a truly apple to apples comparison. The Titanic was an ocean liner designed to transport.

The Titanic was a remarkable feat of engineering for its time, but compared to modern cruise ships it is like night and day. - Third-class dining room: The third-class dining room was located on G deck and could seat up to 1,000 passengers at a time. - Lounges and social spaces: The Titanic had a number of lounges and social spaces where passengers could relax, socialize, and enjoy the view. - Second-class dining saloon: The second-class dining saloon was located on E deck and could seat up to 338 passengers at a time. - First-class dining saloon: The first-class dining saloon was located on D deck and could seat up to 550 passengers at a time. The Titanic was equipped with a number of technological features that were considered advanced for its time. Some examples of the entertainment options that were available on the Titanic include: First class cabins were located on the upper decks of the ship and were the most spacious and luxurious. It had a top speed of around 23 knots, or approximately 26 mph, which was considered to be quite fast for a ship of its size at the time. It’s important to note that the size of a ship can affect its stability, fuel efficiency, and capacity for passengers and amenities. The sinking of the Titanic garnered widespread attention and prompted changes in maritime laws to ensure the safety of passengers on ocean liners. It was considered to be the most luxurious and technologically advanced ship of its era, with amenities that included a grand staircase, swimming pool, and gymnasium.

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Titanic's James Cameron to prove Jack couldn't have survived (digitalspy.com)

Titanic director James Cameron will "prove" Jack couldn't have survived in the film by releasing a scientific special of his famous last scene.

[Avatar: The Way of Water](https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a42214296/avatar-2-review-way-of-water/), the eagerly-anticipated sequel to the [2009 sci-fi film](https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a42276660/avatar-sam-worthington-james-bond-audition/). [Speaking to Digital Spy](https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a42199044/james-cameron-avatar-3-release-update/) earlier this month, Cameron revealed that filming for the [third entry](https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a42215363/avatar-3-release-date/) was progressing swimmingly ahead of its December 2024 release date, saying: “We've already done the bulk of the work. It is the second part in a planned [five-film franchise](https://www.digitalspy.com/avatar/), with future instalments dependent on the [box office success](https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a42252825/avatar-2-box-office-opening-weekend/) of the new release. [The Graham Norton Show](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyF1NhMK5WA) last week. We could have all (herself, DiCaprio, Cameron) fitted on there.” “We put them in ice water and tested to see whether they could have survived through a variety of methods and the answer was [that] only one could survive.”

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Yes, the Door Memes are Great, but 'Titanic' Is Meaningless Without ... (Collider.com)

The most hotly debated aspect of 'Titanic' is actually the film's whole point. Titanic Rose Jack Dawson Leonardo Dicaprio. Ever since ...

It's Jack's influence that paints Rose a different picture of the world: one that's as vivid and heartfelt as his sketches, full to the brim with potential. Jack surely didn't, but he leaped into the unknown nonetheless and considered any cost worth it because he made the most of his time with Rose. Later in the film, when the camera pans over the collection of framed photos at elderly Rose's bedside, showing the tremendously full life she seized with both hands, the audience understands the significance of human existence and just how much joy Rose would have lost under different circumstances. And as a parentless boy with no money to his name, Jack's situation is one usually associated with a despondent worldview. Rose's life is such torture that the image she presents of a proper high society lady doubles as a shell of isolating self-preservation; what meager scraps of protection she has, that is. At that time, the Titanic was a catastrophe of untold proportions and entirely preventable with just a few alterations. She intends to take her life before Jack talks her down off the back of the ship because that seems like the only outlet available. One of the most efficient ways to guarantee viewer investment is through conflict, and Titanic's script went back to basics by establishing a triplicate of drama between its two leads. As the protagonist and point-of-view character, Rose is a teenager trapped in a daily cycle of horror: her mother treats her little better than she might a piece of familial property to sell in exchange for regaining their former financial standing. The lack of sufficient lifeboats is common knowledge at this point, as are the foreboding declarations of the ship as "unsinkable." [Cameron's initial priority was visiting the real RMS Titanic's remains](https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/feature/2009-12-17-james-cameron-talks-about-avatar-aliens-and-his-titanic-career-feature-story-by-maria-realf): crafting a fictionalized version for the screen was just an excuse to see the mother of all shipwrecks in person. On the opposite end of the spectrum, an especially zealous quarter of the internet attempted to scientifically debunk The Door: [they argued Jack didn't need to die](https://time.com/5627345/titanic-door-scene-debate/) because both he and Rose (Oscar-winner [Kate Winslet](https://collider.com/tag/kate-winslet/)'s breakout role) would have fit on the floating wreckage.

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'Titanic' director says new study proves Jack could not have survived (The Washington Post)

Director James Cameron says he's commissioned a study about the door scene that will be released in February alongside a remastered version of the 1997 ...

“He’s the one that got to pick the props and tell the story,” said Purkey, the University of California professor. And scientifically sound or not, the ship has sailed on a happy ending for Jack and Rose. But it brings up a question raised in the MythBusters episode — could Rose’s life jacket have been used to save Jack while they were under duress in the ice-cold ocean? Sarah Purkey, a professor of oceanography at the University of California at San Diego, said it’s a problem of buoyancy versus gravity. The hosts did an experiment showing that if one of the characters had tied Rose’s life jacket underneath the door to make it more buoyant and then propped their bodies more upright on the board, they would’ve lived. They both try to climb atop the door but then fall back into the water before Rose gets on it alone, and Jack makes her promise she’ll survive.

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James Cameron aims to finally put that 'Titanic' door debate to rest ... (NPR)

The blockbuster hit theaters on Dec. 19, 1997. Since then, fans have debated whether Jack could have survived on the makeshift raft.

"We have since done a thorough forensic analysis with a hypothermia expert who reproduced the raft from the movie and we're going to do a little special on it that comes out in February," he explained. "We took two stunt people who were the same body mass of Kate [Winslet] and Leo [DiCaprio] and we put sensors all over them and inside them and we put them in ice water, and we tested to see whether they could have survived through a variety of methods, and the answer was, there was no way they both could have survived. "I have to be honest, right," she said. "The people who built the ship cannot see, will not see its flaws. Twenty years later, all we can do is wonder: Rose, couldn't you have fit two people on a floating door?" And if you put two adults on a stand-up paddleboard, she says, it becomes "immediately extremely unstable." By the time they figure it out, it's too late," she told NPR's All Things Considered. "Maybe ... "It's like Romeo and Juliet," he added. maybe ... He has long dismissed that the question is even up for debate, arguing in "I actually don't believe that we would have survived if we had both gotten on that door.

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The Titanic Door Debate Can't Stop, Won't Stop But James Cameron ... (Cinema Blend)

James Cameron is sticking with science when it comes to the famous Titanic door debate.

Meanwhile, Cameron is out here using science to prove once and for all that Jack could not have fit on the door, as he told the [Toronto Sun](https://torontosun.com/entertainment/movies/james-cameron-plans-to-prove-that-jack-couldnt-have-lived-in-titanic): So, according to Cameron’s science experiment and his artistic vision, there is absolutely no way Jack could have survived. Well, now, James Cameron is putting and end to this debate as he revealed he has conducted a scientific study to prove that Jack and Rose would not have survived had they both been on the door. She spent many years working in local journalism across the country writing about art, news and sports. Has baffled people for decades as they debate whether or not Jack could have lived if he would have fit on the door, and many passionately believe Jack could have 100% fit on the piece of wood with Rose. However, since fans can’t seem to drop this debate, he decided to get science involved.

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James Cameron Wants to End Debate over Jack's Death in 'Titanic' (Entrepreneur)

Since James Cameron's Titanic premiered 25 years ago, one scene has been the subject of a sometimes heated debate: the demise of Leonardo DiCaprio's ...

[Use This Powerful Thought Technique](/article/439519)and Watch Your Team Succeed [I Lacked This One Critical Skill](/article/435587)That Nearly Cost Me My Career and My Life [a Product That Will Change the Way You Decorate Your Christmas Tree](/article/440705). Cameron said Titanic is "a movie about love and sacrifice and mortality. We took two stunt people who were the same body mass of Kate and Leo and we put sensors all over them and inside them and we put them in ice water and we tested to see whether they could have survived through a variety of methods and the answer was, there was no way they both could have survived. "We have done a scientific study to put this whole thing to rest and drive a stake through its heart once and for all," he said.

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Oscars 1997 Revisit: Titanic, Good Will Hunting and Highest Ratings (Variety)

25 years after the Oscars had its highest ratings in history with "Titanic," can the Academy Awards ever return to those massive 57 million viewers?

Some of the same artisans are also in the race again, like sound designers Mark Mangini (“The Fifth Element” and “Good Night Oppy”), Gary Rydstrom (“Titanic” and “The Fabelmans”) and Kevin O’Connell (“Con Air” and “The Woman King”). It’s unclear if we could ever see such a perfect storm of contenders matched with the tastes of consumers and Academy voters. Unafraid of “running over,” the show clocked in at three hours and 47 minutes and was littered with the star power of the moment — Neve Campbell in the middle of her “Scream” franchise run, introducing R&B singer Aaliyah to perform “Journey to the Past” from “Anastasia” and pop singer Michael Bolton for “Go the Distance” from “Hercules.” One-year post-snub for “Evita” (1996), Madonna introduced the three chart-topping song performances of “How Do I Live,” “Miss Misery,” and eventual winner “My Heart Will Go On.” We have that same potential for chart-toppers from top-grosser this year with Rihanna, Taylor Swift and the entire songwriting and choreography team behind the Indian hit “RRR.” His feature revival and supporting actor nomination came when writer and director Paul Thomas Anderson cast him as adult film director Jack Horner in “Boogie Nights,” an examination of the 1970s porno industry in California. And it got off to a rocky start — the movie that was supposed to sweep kicked the night off with a loss for best supporting actress. That’s when the top prize for cast ensemble went to the British romp “The Full Monty.” Would “Titanic” still win the Oscar with a preferential ranking today? Brooks’ massive $314 million global hit, “As Good as It Gets.” If you were a ’90s kid, you knew Hunt’s co-star Greg Kinnear from the daily talk show recap series “Talk Soup” on the E! “Let” is a strong word as my mother worked as a mail carrier in the Bronx and would get up at 4:00 am every morning for a long commute. But at the time, we didn’t have the oversaturated trophy and prediction landscape of today. Still, I did watch Crystal serve as master of ceremonies when “The English Patient” triumphed in 1996, and my earliest telecast memory was in 1992 when the horror masterpiece “The Silence of the Lambs” (1991) was awarded the Big Five awards. And it wasn’t only because of the “king of the world” moment. But there are other reasons to look back at that ceremony with a mixture of appreciation and sadness – and at least some wistfulness for how the movie business operated at its peak, a pinnacle it may never reach again.

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5 Things You Didn't Know About 'Titanic' (British Vogue)

This December marks the 25th (!) anniversary of James Cameron's 1997 epic. The film, which stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as ill-fated maritime lovers ...

[Tom Cruise](https://www.vogue.com/article/tom-cruise-american-made-review) – but the most bizarre near-casting was Jeremy Sisto, [aka Elton from Clueless](https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=200&v=MRFjDshETwY). “We have since done a thorough forensic analysis with a hypothermia expert who reproduced the raft from the movie and we’re going to do a little special on it that comes out in February.” He’s a fucking genius, and that was absolutely why.” After Winslet found out that DiCaprio was waffling about whether to accept the role, she tracked him down during the Cannes Film Festival in order to convince him to take the part. “We have done a scientific study to put this whole thing to rest and drive a stake through its heart once and for all,” a totally chill The film, which stars [Leonardo DiCaprio](https://www.vogue.co.uk/tags/leonardo-dicaprio) and [Kate Winslet](https://www.vogue.co.uk/tags/kate-winslet) as ill-fated maritime lovers, broke box office records, teenage hearts and launched a thousand scientific enquiries as to why Jack couldn’t fit on that floating door.

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James Cameron aims to finally put that 'Titanic' door debate to rest ... (WFSU)

The blockbuster hit theaters on Dec. 19, 1997. Since then, fans have debated whether Jack could have survived on the makeshift raft.

"We have since done a thorough forensic analysis with a hypothermia expert who reproduced the raft from the movie and we're going to do a little special on it that comes out in February," he explained. "I have to be honest, right," she said. "We took two stunt people who were the same body mass of Kate [Winslet] and Leo [DiCaprio] and we put sensors all over them and inside them and we put them in ice water, and we tested to see whether they could have survived through a variety of methods, and the answer was, there was no way they both could have survived. Twenty years later, all we can do is wonder: Rose, couldn't you have fit two people on a floating door?" And if you put two adults on a stand-up paddleboard, she says, it becomes "immediately extremely unstable." "The people who built the ship cannot see, will not see its flaws. "Maybe ... "It's like Romeo and Juliet," he added. By the time they figure it out, it's too late," she told NPR's All Things Considered. maybe ... He has long dismissed that the question is even up for debate, arguing in "There's no miracle.

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James Cameron 'proves' Jack couldn't have survived Titanic sinking (The Guardian)

Director says he commissioned a scientific study that proves Leonardo DiCaprio's character could not have survived 'floating door' scene with Kate Winslet's ...

Cameron said: “We have since done a thorough forensic analysis with a hypothermia expert who reproduced the raft from the movie … We took two stunt people who were the same body mass of Kate and Leo and we put sensors all over them and inside them and we put them in ice water and we tested to see whether they could have survived through a variety of methods and the answer was, there was no way they both could have survived. [In an interview with Postmedia](https://torontosun.com/entertainment/movies/james-cameron-plans-to-prove-that-jack-couldnt-have-lived-in-titanic), Cameron said that he had commissioned “a scientific study to put this whole thing to rest and drive a stake through its heart once and for all”.

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Could Jack have fit on the door with Rose in "Titanic"? Director ... (CBS News)

The famed and fictional "Heart of the Ocean" diamond necklace is no match for the one question that remains at the heart of James Cameron's 1997 epic ...

...We took two stunt people who were the same body mass of Kate and Leo and we put sensors all over them and inside them and we put them in ice water and we tested to see whether they could have survived through a variety of methods." "There was no way they both could have survived," Cameron said. "We have since done a thorough forensic analysis with a hypothermia expert who reproduced the raft from the movie. Director James Cameron conducted a study to find out "once and for all." Ever since that scene's release, the question about whether the door had room for Jack as well has been a source of contention. Jack and Rose, the fictional ill-fated lovers who met aboard the ship, find themselves swirling through the icy waters, where they manage to find a thick door that had been ripped off its hinges aboard.

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Kate Winslet Reverses Her Position On Infamous Titanic Plot Hole (Screen Rant)

While she once argued that Jack could have survived the ending of Titanic, Kate Winslet reveals why she has since changed her mind.

While he and Winslet may be working to end the question of whether Jack might have survived Titanic, it doesn't look like the confusion will die anytime soon. He wanted to explore the wreck beneath the water, and filming Titanic was the only way that he could receive the funding — and the excuse — to make a voyage of his own. With the news that Jack and Rose manage to find a large door, and Jack demands that Rose remains on top of it, while he freezes to death in the water. Whether it actually settles the dispute is something that remains to be seen, given that there has been continuous discussion for decades. For years, the moment has drawn criticism for its logistical aspects since the door seems quite large enough to carry the weight of both Jack and Rose without issue.

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All these years later, no one knows who got the Titanic cast and ... (The A.V. Club)

The notorious spiked seafood chowder on the set of Titanic remains top-tier behind-the-scenes lore.

“He gave that out to a bunch of the local crew. “One of the art-department guys made T-shirts, and he recreated that chowder on the corner of the T-shirt,” Clarke says. However, for those there that night, the PCP chowder became a behind-the-scenes story for the ages. “The DP, Caleb Deschanel, is leading a number of crew down the hall in a highly vocal conga line. While food poisoning is never out of the question when it comes to eating seafood, the cast and crew were not suffering from tummy aches, but rather the hallucinogenic effects of PCP, which was used to spike the chowder. [told Vanity Fair](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/12/titanic-pcp-chowder) about the incident in 2009.

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Kate Winslet condemns Titanic body-shaming: 'Why were they so ... (Stuff.co.nz)

"That's bullying and actually borderline abusive," says Winslet remember what it was like copping body-shaming comments in the role of Rose as a ...

We don't say that about the men." "Don't even say it. and insisted, "I wasn't even f...... That's what we do." So you heard it here for the first time: Yes, he could have fit on that door, but it would not have stayed afloat." It's a movie about love and sacrifice and mortality. "I don't f...... "That's bullying and actually borderline abusive. fat." than most" – not only because of her extensive experience shooting in water, but also because of her personal experience swimming, paddle-boarding, surfing, kite-surfing, windsurfing and scuba-diving. I don't f...... I think that he could have fit, but it would have tipped ...

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James Cameron Says 'Thorough Forensic Analysis' Proves Jack's ... (Gizmodo)

James Cameron, the director of the critically acclaimed 1997 film Titanic, is putting the 25-year floating door debate to rest. Cameron has stated that he ...

let’s go back to, could Romeo have been smart and not taken the poison?” he told the outlet, answering, “Yes.” He continued, “Could he have decided not to bring his little dagger just in case Juliet might stab herself with it? But in the decades since Titanic was released, the controversial scene has plagued Cameron regardless of his comments that Jack had to die. Speaking to Postmedia, he said, “It’s a movie about love and sacrifice and mortality. The iconic scene finds Jack telling Rose to lie on a floating door as the RMS Titanic sinks in the background. We took two stunt people who were the same body mass of Kate and Leo and we put sensors all over them and inside them and we put them in ice water and we tested to see whether they could have survived through a variety of methods and the answer was, there was no way they both could have survived. James Cameron, the director of the critically acclaimed 1997 film Titanic, is putting the 25-year floating door debate to rest.

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Kate Winslet Addressed The Famous "Titanic" Door Debate By ... (BuzzFeed)

"I'm a young woman, my body is changing, I'm figuring it out, I'm deeply insecure, I'm terrified, don't make this any harder than it already is."

"It was very scary to become that famous that quickly all of a sudden," Kate recalled on the Happy Sad Confused podcast. It's for one night and one night only that we're in that damn dress." However they are and whatever they came with." What made the criticism even worse is that Leo wasn't subject to nearly as much of the same horrible treatment, thus calling out the double standards between men and women in the press. It's a plot point that has caused so much debate among fans about whether or not Jack could've fit on the wooden door and survived alongside Rose. With Rose lying on a wooden door, Jack ultimately dies of hypothermia in the water.

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Kate Winslet Slams Titanic Body Shamers For Calling Her Fat: Abusive (Variety)

Kate Winslet Slams 'Titanic' Body Shaming as 'Borderline Abusive': 'Why Were They So Mean? I Wasn't Even F—ing Fat'.

The study will air in February tied to a new 4K release of “Titanic” in theaters. “It can be extremely negative,” Winslet said about the pressures facing female actors. Later on, when Winslet started booking movie roles, her agent was often asked the same question: “How’s her weight?” “Why were they so mean to me? According to Winslet, toxic fans have blamed Rose’s weight for not allowing Jack the chance to survive on the wooden door. Viewers have long debated if there was enough room on the floating door for Winslet’s Rose and Leonardo DiCaprio’s Jack to both survive the freezing Atlantic water.

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Did Jack Really Need to Sacrifice Himself for Rose? 'Titanic' Director ... (Smithsonian)

James Cameron commissioned a study to prove that his characters' tragic ending was inevitable.

“That’s how boats float, and that’s how a piece of driftwood floats,” she says. “You’re underwater tying this thing on in 28-degree water, and that’s going to take you five to ten minutes, so by the time you come back up you’re already dead,” he said. So maybe we screwed up and the board should have been a little tiny bit smaller, but the dude’s going down.” “We put sensors all over them and inside them and we put them in ice water and we tested to see whether they could have survived through a variety of methods. Jack and Rose’s raft was the subject of a Around the same time, a [James Cameron](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000116/)’s 1997 film follows Jack and Rose, portrayed by [Leonardo DiCaprio](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000138/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) and [Kate Winslet](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000701/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0), respectively. “The script said Jack dies. But Cameron, who has always maintained that the script calls for Jack to die, is determined to put an end to these questions. Over the past 25 years, the gesture has racked up a whole lot of skepticism. And when the Titanic [hits an iceberg](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-incredible-story-of-the-iceberg-that-sank-the-titanic-180980482/) and sinks to the [bottom of the ocean](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-the-highest-resolution-footage-ever-taken-of-the-titanic-180980708/), Jack performs one final act of love: He helps Rose onto a floating wooden board—and remains in the freezing water beside her. [Titanic](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120338/) doesn’t have a happy ending.

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'It's kind of true': Dr Karl weighs in on Titanic debate - ABC Melbourne (ABC News)

Could Rose have scooched over to make room for Jack on that floating hunk of wood? It's a question that's plagued fans of James Cameron's Titanic for 25 ...

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James Cameron to Settle Biggest 'Titanic' Argument in New ... (CNET)

The Oscar-winning director has spent the last 25 years hearing speculation about whether there was room for Jack on Rose's makeshift raft in the 1997 movie ...

"We tested to see whether they could have survived through a variety of methods and the answer was, there was no way they both could have survived," Cameron said. In an interview Friday with Postmedia, which owns the In other words, Leo died and the internet still isn't over it.

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