‘Titanic’ movie was a near disaster: Crew poisoned with PCP and Winslet almost drowned

‘Titanic’ movie was a near disaster: Crew poisoned with PCP and Winslet almost drowned

On March 23, 1998, James Cameron walked up to the stage at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, accepted the Oscar for Best Director and brazenly shouted, “I’m the king of the world!”  He wasn’t far off. “Titanic,” which Cameron wrote, directed and co-edited, won 11 Academy Awards that night, including Best Picture, and was already … Read more

‘Titanic’ crew recalls the night they got drugged with PCP in spiked chowder

‘Titanic’ crew recalls the night they got drugged with PCP in spiked chowder

It’s been 25 years since “Titanic,” and those who worked on the film still remember the night they got drugged on set. On Aug. 9, 1996 on the set of “Titanic” in Halifax, Nova Scotia, craft services provided the cast and crew with clam chowder — that was spiked with PCP. The meal was so … Read more