You’ve probably heard most of the stories. They filmed the lifeboat scenes in a massive tank of warm water. It’s James Cameron’s hand in the nude drawing scene. But we wanted to dig a little deeper. As Titanic gets ready to celebrate its 27th anniversary this year, we’ve compiled some behind the scenes facts from this legendary film.
You’ve probably heard most of the stories. They filmed the lifeboat scenes in a massive tank of warm water. It’s James Cameron’s hand in the nude drawing scene. But we wanted to dig a little deeper. As Titanic gets ready to celebrate its 27th anniversary this year, we’ve compiled some behind the scenes facts from this legendary film.
Director, James Cameron went on so many research/filming dives to the ship that he actually spent more time on the Titanic than living passengers
You’ve probably heard most of the stories. They filmed the lifeboat scenes in a massive tank of warm water. It’s James Cameron’s hand in the nude drawing scene. But we wanted to dig a little deeper. As Titanic gets ready to celebrate its 27th anniversary this year, we’ve compiled some behind the scenes facts from this legendary film.
Director, James Cameron went on so many research/filming dives to the ship that he actually spent more time on the Titanic than living passengers.
Leo says “Over on the bed- the couch” just before he begins drawing Rose naked. The line was an actual mistake by DiCaprio as he was nervous, you know…because of sex.
The couple laying together in bed towards the end of the film were actually the Straus family, and they owned Macy’s department store in NYC. Rosalie was given the opportunity to take a seat on a lifeboat but refused and stayed with her husband, Isidor.
You’ve probably heard most of the stories. They filmed the lifeboat scenes in a massive tank of warm water. It’s James Cameron’s hand in the nude drawing scene. But we wanted to dig a little deeper. As Titanic gets ready to celebrate its 27th anniversary this year, we’ve compiled some behind the scenes facts from this legendary film.
Director, James Cameron went on so many research/filming dives to the ship that he actually spent more time on the Titanic than living passengers.
The film cost $200 million to make which is more than it cost to build the actual Titanic itself.
Leo says “Over on the bed- the couch” just before he begins drawing Rose naked. The line was an actual mistake by DiCaprio as he was nervous, you know…because of sex.
The couple laying together in bed towards the end of the film were actually the Straus family, and they owned Macy’s department store in NYC. Rosalie was given the opportunity to take a seat on a lifeboat but refused and stayed with her husband, Isidor.
Both the act of hitting the iceberg, and the ship completely sinking were filmed to take the exact amount of time they occurred in real life. 37 seconds for the iceberg collision, and 2 hours and 40 minutes for the ship to sink.
The only other footage in the film is opening credits, present day scenes, and end credits.
Kate Winslet apparently flashed Leo DiCaprio during one of their first meetings in order to get comfortable for her nude scenes.
James Cameron never wanted a song to run over the movie. Composer, James Horner went behind his back to record Celine Dion singing a demo of My Heart Will Go On. He then showed it to Cameron, who loved it. It would end up winning an Academy Award for Best Original Song.
After the ship sinks, actors were made up with a powder that then crystallized when wet to look like ice. They also had wax to give the illusion of wet hair.
Incredibly, the sunset scene is totally authentic and uses no CGI in the background. The cast and crew were called after an overcast day turned into a gorgeous sunset, and they finally got the shot they were looking for.
The scene where John Jacob Astor gets swept away actually took 120 tons of water to pull off.
Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio both signed on for the film before a script was even written.
In 2012 when the movie was released in 3-D, James Cameron had edited the starfield during the sinking, as Neil deGrasse Tyson explained the original night sky wouldn’t have been visible at that time of year.
