If you dont remember it, the fact that 20 years later the film is still the secondhighestgrossing film of all time should clue you into the fact that people were really, really behindthescenes facts about the movie itself into the movie. At least 11 have been made, depending on how you define titanic movie. Here are our favorite facts about the movie titanic. Take a look at these 14 titanic facts you may not already know and marvel at the commitment to making the movie from all the people involved. Jul 03, 2019 the 1997 blockbuster movie titanic cost more to make than the actual ship. May 17, 20 james camerons titanic is a hollywood movie. The film titanic debuted in 1997 and it stars leonardo dicaprio and kate. To this day, the story of the titanic s maiden and final voyage, serves as a potent reminder of humanitys occasional hubris. Mar 28, 2018 for anyone who may have any doubts to the contrary, lets say this right now. The first was a silent movie called saved from the titanic, made just one month after the disaster. Titanic is a 1997 american epic romance and disaster film directed, written, coproduced, and coedited by james cameron. Jun 28, 2019 taking a look at the making of titanic behind the scenes, we discovered a few fun facts and perhaps the reason why our love for the movie will go on and oooooooooon.
Titanic of course is a fictionalized tale set during the very real sinking of the rms titanic, but unbeknownst to james cameron when he was making it, there was a. There are no reports to indicate that the original heart of the ocean necklace wound up on board the titanic. An insatiable thirst for information about the titanic prompted researchers to search for the exact location of the wreckage site for a number of years. Jul 08, 2017 in the movie itself, a point is made that the temperature of the water that the titanic is sailing in is near freezing. James camerons titanic in 1997 james cameron was given the green light to make a blockbuster disaster movie based on the facts of the titanic. There is a shot in titanic that i watched like a hawk. Taking a look at the making of titanic behind the scenes, we discovered a few fun facts and perhaps the reason why our love for the movie will go on and oooooooooon. The success of the film likely helped to validate camerons ambitious approach, but the movie did prove to be a massive undertaking. Also, the collision with the iceberg reportedly lasted 37 seconds, which is. Dec 11, 2017 it cost more to make titanic the movie than titanic the ship. Titanic was nominated for 14 academy awards and won 11 of them.
May 02, 2016 25 interesting facts about the making of the movie titanic that you didnt know. Interesting behindthescenes secrets about the titanic. While filming that famous dinner party scene in which his character coins the phrase make it count, he reportedly leaned over to kathy bates. Interesting behindthescenes secrets about the titanic movie.
The name titanic derives from the titans of greek mythology. The story of the titanic movie for the most part, the production team, script writers and actors of the movie strived very hard to make sure that the film portrayed the tragedy of the original ships story as accurately as possible. The history of titanic continues to be one of the most popular topics in the world. May 30, 2019 though many of us know of the 1997 movie titanic starring leonardo dicaprio and kate winslet, it was not the first movie made about the disaster. So much went on behindthescenes for james cameron from the door debate to extra scenes and poisoning the crew. Some of the best movie moments happen behind the scenes. I applaud jc for making a hugely successful film based on history and making it successfully. Its been 84 years, and i can still smell the fresh paint.
Titanic researchers from the white star line, the company that designed and decorated the real titanic, were on hand to direct production of most of the decor on the films ship. Winning that ticket, rose, was the best thing that ever happened to me it brought me to. That means, at 25 fps, it consisted of over 17,700 feet of film. Though many of us know of the 1997 movie titanic starring leonardo dicaprio and kate winslet, it was not the first movie made about the disaster.
Movie trivia facts you wont believe readers digest. Enya was james camerons first choice to compose the music for titanic. Amazing behindthescenes facts about the unsinkable. Director james cameron used a decoy title in case other studios were making films about the. The most popular today is the 1997 hollywood blockbuster titanic, which became one of the highestearning movies of all time. Mar 08, 2018 titanic of course is a fictionalized tale set during the very real sinking of the rms titanic, but unbeknownst to james cameron when he was making it, there was a real person named j. Built in belfast, ireland, in the united kingdom of great britain and ireland as it was then known, the rms titanic was the second of the three olympicclass ocean linersthe first was the rms olympic and the third was the hmhs britannic. The movie was shrouded in mystery, its script hidden from even the most probing. The home of mickey mouse announces a deal to acquire parts of the. During the final scene of the movie, when rose meets jack at the grand staircase, the clock reads 2. The movie stars leonardo dicaprio and kate winslet as starcrossed lovers who fall for each other while aboard the doomed ocean liner, titanic. You can tell from watching the threehour film that a lot of work and money went into. James cameron started the production of the movie in 1995. You can tell from watching the threehour film that a lot of work and money went into creating such a masterpiece.
After making a ton of money back in 97 and 98, the film saw a. The 1997 film titanic is one of the most successful and iconic movies ever produced. And the film serves as a reminder that were all suckers for a tragic love story and a soundtrack from celine. A seventeenyearold aristocrat falls in love with a kind, but poor artist aboard the luxurious, illfated r. You probably remember the craze that the titanic film started. Others however were simply matters that had been overlooked during the making of the movie. When he pitched titanic to fox chairman peter chernin in 1995, cameron who had cracked into the big leagues after making 1984s the terminator, and had seen his sequel, terminator 2.
During production, the movie was called planet ice. Keep reading to find out 15 facts that you might not have known about the making of titanic and what really went on behind the scenes. Dlp most movies theaters these days use digital video projectors. Titanic facts every super fan should know titanic movie. Jun 21, 2016 a seventeenyearold aristocrat falls in love with a kind, but poor artist aboard the luxurious, illfated r. So how did james cameron hide the fact that he was filming titanic off the. In fact, in order to get footage of the ships actual remains, camerons brother and panavision worked together to create a deepsea camera system that would allow them to film from outside their submarine. From the set design to the costumes to the sacrifices made by the actors, nothing was taken lightly. For more movie trivia, learn the hilarious working titles of titanic and other famous movies. If the text this is all 100% factually as it occurred faded in at the beginning, i could see having a real issue with the film. Dec 19, 2017 the movie cost more than it cost to build the titanic james cameron image. The 1997 blockbuster movie titanic cost more to make than the actual ship.
For anyone who may have any doubts to the contrary, lets say this right now. With a run time of 3 hours and 15 minutes, each copy of titanic was 17. He wanted to make an exact replica of the unsinkable liner in order to best recreate the terrifying final hours to make filmgoers believe they were actually there at the time of the tragedy. But the pivotal love story between rose and jack was totally made up. Dawson from dublin, who perished on the titanic and was buried. The very first movie made about the titanic disaster was released in may 1912, a month after the disaster. Also, the collision with the iceberg reportedly lasted 37 seconds, which is how long the collision scene is in the movie. Judgment day, become the highestgrossing movie of 1991 found himself in the odd position of trying to sell studio executives on exactly the kind of. Here are some facts even diehard fans might not know. Titanic facts every super fan should know titanic movie trivia. Cameron insisted on using prop elements such as real wallpaper, actual crystal chandeliers and having even small and unseen items stamped with the white star lines logo. Okay, yes, there really was a titanic, and james cameron went crazy making every known aspect of the event as authentic as possible.
It cost more to make titanic the movie than titanic the ship. In one apparently uninterrupted piece of celluloid, we see the ship from bow to stern, every foot of it, with flags flying and smoke coiling from its stacks, and on the deck hundreds of passengers strolling, children running, servants serving, sportsmen playing. Today with ballooning budgets for everything from justice league to pirates of the caribbean. Once he saw an imax movie made from the footage of the wreck itself, his fascination getting stronger, he thought of getting hollywood to fund his passion for his underwater diving to seek and film rms titanic and the only way was to make a film. Titanic came out in 1997 when film reels were still the only way to project a movie. The scenes set in 1912 the whole movie except the presentday scenes and the opening and ending credits have a total length of two hours and forty minutes, the exact time it took for titanic to sink. Facts you did not know about the film in 1997, titanic came out, and while the press was already saying it would be a flip because of the size of the budget it had, the fact is that titanic broke records, stayed on top for 14 weeks, and for 12 years, it was the highest grossing movie of all time. Special effects live up to hype in titanic roger ebert. Apr 02, 2012 titanic was born from the labours of an army of actors, technicians, craftsmen and artists who all, under camerons command, with imminent disaster often looming in their own particular windows. Although jack dawson and rose dewitt bukater were written as fictitious characters it was discovered that there was actually a real j. The point of view is from above, as the great ship steams to its destiny.
Incorporating both historical and fictionalized aspects, the film is based on accounts of the sinking of the rms titanic, and stars leonardo dicaprio and kate winslet as members of different social classes who fall in love aboard the ship during its illfated maiden voyage. He began by making footage of the wreck of the real rms titanic. The 1997 blockbuster romance titanic is one of the most successful movies of. Being such a huge film, there are tons of fun facts about the making of this film so if youre begging for more surf the internet. Better than a peck on the hand when kate and leo met for the first time, they were aware thered be some steamy onscreen moments coming their way, and kate would have to bare. Taking a look at the making of titanic behind the scenes, we discovered a few fun facts and perhaps the reason why our love for the movie will.
Titanic in 1912, the titanic, a steamship in englands white star line, set out on its doomed maiden voyage, with 2,227 enthusiastic passengers and crew members on board for the historymaking trip from southampton, england, to new york city. It is definitely one of my favorite films of all time and i still get teary eyed every time i watch it. The industry was abuzz with rumors about titanic, the first film from director james cameron since 1994s true lies. But check it out the movie titanic cost more than the actual ship. James cameron has joked that his true reason for making the film is that he wanted to visit the actual titanic shipwreck. Apr 24, 2017 the industry was abuzz with rumors about titanic, the first film from director james cameron since 1994s true lies. However, jack and rose among others are shown traipsing through that water. Its the first and probably only film to accomplish such a feat. Titanic was the worldwide highestgrossing film of all time from 1998 until 2010, when camerons next film, avatar, surpassed it. The rms titanic was the worlds largest passenger ship when it entered service, measuring 269 metres 882 feet in length, and the largest manmade moving object on earth. May 02, 2016 once he saw an imax movie made from the footage of the wreck itself, his fascination getting stronger, he thought of getting hollywood to fund his passion for his underwater diving to seek and film rms titanic and the only way was to make a film on the titanic.
In the movie itself, a point is made that the temperature of the water that the titanic is sailing in is near freezing. Titanic was born from the labours of an army of actors, technicians, craftsmen and artists who all, under camerons command, with imminent disaster. The movie cost more than it cost to build the titanic james cameron image. It won 11 oscars, including best picture, and is still one of the highestgrossing films of all time though you might think you know this hollywood classic backward and forward, here are a few facts that even the most diehard fans probably dont know about the nautical blockbuster. In celebration of titanic s return to theaters next wednesday. Titanic facts for kids history national geographic kids.
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