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Titanic Anecdotes
By Stephen Schochet


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Studio executives in High Concept Hollywood have very short attention spans. When pitching a film idea, many believe if you can`t do it in one sentence it is an unmarketable prodduct. For example Planet Of the Apes (1968) starring Charlton Heston was pitched by producer Arthur Jacobs as "Moses Talks To Monkeys". Passenger 57( 1992) with Wesley Snipes was known as "Diehard On a Plane." Director James Cameron, despite a strong track record with films like Aliens (1986) and True Lies (1994) knew he would have a tough selling job after he went deep sea diving with Dr. Robert Ballard to glimpse the remains of the RMS Titanic. He became so emotionally involved by the experience that the sinking of the famous luxury liner in 1912 had to be the subject of his next picture. His pitch to the nervous executives at Twentieth Century Fox was," Romeo and Juliet on a doomed ship." There was a tense pause and Cameron said," Also fellas it`s a period piece, it`s going to cost $150,000,000 and there`s not going to be a sequel." Fox, a studio which had known great success with both The Love Boat (1977-1986) TV show and The Poseidon Adventure (1972) was dubious about the idea`s ccommercial prospects. But wanting a long term relationship with Cameron they gave him a green light.

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Those who fancy a fun weekend away in one of the UK`s most famous resorts should book into one of the many Hotels In Blackpoolthat currently have vacancies. There`s plenty of seaside fun and frolics awaiting you in this brilliant resort. People have been holidaying in Blackpool for many years and if you haven`t visited this Lancashire resort before; you have a treat in store. Begin to look for accommodation in the area and you`ll find there`re tons of Hotels In Blackpooljust waiting to make you feel right at home. The accommodation on offer varies greatly from cheap and cheerful establishments, to four star businesses. People with all kinds of budgets can enjoy a break in one of the UK`s most popular seaside locations. If money is tight quite a number of cheap Hotels In Blackpoolcan be found that represent excellent value for money. The one thing that you`ll notice when you book into a guest house in the area is the friendliness of the proprietors. They must put something in the water up in Lancashire as they are such a happy bunch. You`ll have lots to see and do when you stay in one of the Hotels In Blackpoolas you can spend a day on the beach, try out thrilling rides, or pay a visit to the Tower with its World famous ballroom. There truly is something for everyone in this super seaside resort so why not give Blackpool a try this year?

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I`ve been lucky this year. I`ve already taken in the stunning scenery that Scotland, The Lake District and Devon has to offer and in each location I have longed to stay a little longer. Don`t get me wrong, I love heading off abroad on holiday and soaking up the sun. However, the UK has so many beautiful areas to explore and when the sun finally breaks through there can be no better place to spend some quality free time. My recent trip to Devon was all too short and I dearly wished that I could have spent a few weeks exploring the area then moving further south in Cornwall. It`s certainly something that I intend to do in the future and I might even consider an Rv Rental Uk as part of the holiday. I`ve never hired a motor home before but the latest Rv Rental Uk models are really appealing. A family of four can travel in style and there`ll be bags of room on the inside. Those who take part in the Rv Rental Uk will find they are travelling in a real home from home. A fixed rear double bed is provided as well as another double over the driver`s cab. I`ve been lucky on my travels within the UK this year and my next adventure on home soil will involve the use of a remarkable recreation vehicle.

Previous movie versions of the Titanic had focused on the historical aspects of the ship hitting the iceberg, so Cameron decided to play up the fictional love story. After Gywneth Paltrow turned down the female lead, Kate Winslet campaigned for it heavily by sending Cameron daily notes from England stating, "I`m your Rose." Her persistence led Cameron to invite her to Hollywood for auditions. One of her screen test partners Leonardo DiCaprio, impressed her so much she whispered to Cameron," He`s great. Even if you don`t pick me, pick him." Cameron picked them both, but Leonardo was harder to convince. Playing a romantic lead in a blockbuster just didn`t seem cool. Cameron told him," I know what you want. You want to play him with a deformity or a limp. Well, it`s lot harder playing a nice guy like Jimmy Stewart then one of those freaky, weirdo characters." Freaks and weird character portrayals often take home Oscars, but DiCaprio agreed to play the part.

For a major Hollywood production the star salaries were relatively low, DiCaprio made the most at $2,500,000. The biggest expense of the film was building the ship, it required the construction of a entirely new studio in Rosarito Beach. Cameron`s attention to historical detail was evident down to the carpets, the grand staircase, the Picasso paintings and the 1911 touring car that Jack and Rose made love in. But other aspects of the film were less accurate. There was no evidence that on the real life Titanic people in third class were blocked from reaching the upper decks and the lifeboats, the emphasis was on rescuing the women and children, the richest man on board the ship actually died. In the film, First Officer William Murdoch was portrayed as a coward who shot passengers, in real life he was a hero which caused James Cameron to apologize to his surviving relatives. And Leonardo`s character Jack was based on an unattractive coal miner, who never left the bottom decks, let alone met someone like Rose.

Cameron, temperamental in the best of times, was surviving on three hours sleep and saved most of his screaming for the film crew. His philosphy was you couldn`t get great perfomances out of the actors by yelling. In one scene, Winslet and DiCaprio were running away from a huge wave on one of the decks and the actress was submerged and nearly drowned. Moments after she was rescued Cameron calmly said," OK. Let`s do it again."

As the costs began to mount along with the stories of the director`s slow pace and temper tantrums, the Fox executives began to freak out. They suggested an hour of specific cuts from the three hour film. They argued the extended length would mean less showings thus less money. But long epics are more likely to help directors bring home Oscars, and Cameron was more defiant than DiCaprio. "You want to cut my movie? You`re going to have to fire me!" You want to fire me? You`re going to have to kill me!" The executives, knowing that starting from scratch meant their entire investment would be gone, did neither. They also rejected Cameron`s offer of forfeiting his share of the profits as an empty gesture; they were sure there wouldn`t be any.

With more special effects being added Titanics`s release date was moved back from summer to Christmas 1997. At one point Cameron visited the Twentieth Century Fox studio headquarters to request permission to shoot additional footage and ran smack dab into company chairman Rupert Murdoch (no relation to William) in the hallway. After months of fiercely ordering people about, the self proclaimed "King of the World" could not look his real boss in the eye. "Uh hi. Uh I know I`m not your favorite person spending all your money. But I guarantee you the movie will be good." Murdoch, with a glint of steel in voice, replied. "Young man, it had be better be better than good!"

Thanks largely to repeated viewings from young girls, the film made more money than any other picture in history. It tied Ben Hur (1959) for the most Oscars (11) although it was not even nominated for Best Original Screenplay. The Fox Executives were more relieved than euphoric and promised no more $200,000,000 movies, they felt like they had dodged a bullet. DiCaprio who infuriated the studio by refusing to promote the film and show up at the Academy Awards, became a $10,000,000 per picture star, was chased down streets by adoring young females, and later called the whole Titanic craze," kind of an empty experience". Winslet, who at one point during the shoot woke up and said, "God I wish I was dead", moved back happily into smaller independent films. Cameron got his original profit share and continued to lose his temper, suggesting a film critic who panned Titanic be impeached. He reflected later that movie prices had to be raised to fifteen dollars to pay for overblown budgets. "People would be mad for six months and then they would come back. Of course I wouldn`t want one of my movies coming out during those six months."

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