TITANIC Pt 2: Icebergs, Oscars, and Box Office History | James Cameron: Man of Tomorrow

2022-08-23

TITANIC was the biggest gamble of James Cameron's career. A passion project if there ever was one, the film was anything but a sure bet. It became the most expensive film ever made and everyone in Hollywood expected it to fail. Except, of course, for James Cameron. But TITANIC was a passion project, a $200 million labor of love that took Cameron to the depths of the ocean, where he'd film the real Titanic, bringing back some of the clearest images of the wreckage ever seen up to that point. The journey would take ...

TITANIC was the biggest gamble of James Cameron's career. A passion project if there ever was one, the film was anything but a sure bet. It became the most expensive film ever made and everyone in Hollywood expected it to fail. Except, of course, for James Cameron.

But TITANIC was a passion project, a $200 million labor of love that took Cameron to the depths of the ocean, where he'd film the real Titanic, bringing back some of the clearest images of the wreckage ever seen up to that point. The journey would take him and his crew to Baja, Mexico, where he'd build a full sized replica of the ship.

The filming of TITANIC is legendary. A grueling shoot that took a physical and psychological toll on everyone involved in its creation. In this episode, we'll discuss the decade long journey that TITANIC took to the big screen.

Because there's so much story to tell about TITANIC, we've decided to split it across two episodes. TITANIC Episode 1 was released last week.

Theme Song: "There's Still a Little Bit of Time, If We Hurry and I Mean Hurry" by Slasher Film Festival Strategy.

This episode was written, produced and edited by Gary Horne, Justin Bishop, and Todd A. Davis.

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