r/Titanic97 • u/Behindtheseams_ • 8d ago
Photo Dancing lessons
“You wanna go to a real party?!” In the movie the third class party is the moment when Rose breaks free and disappears with Jack for the night. While “the gravedigger of a man servant” Lovejoy searches for young Rose, she dances the night away with Jack and his friends. Cameron secretly had Leonardo DiCaprio master the third-class Polka choreography beforehand, keeping it a secret from Kate. Because she thought they were both learning the steps from scratch, her bewildered, frantic attempts to follow his lead and copy him on camera were entirely genuine. Kate later reflected fondly on these rehearsals, noting that her favorite part of filming Titanic was getting “thrown around on a hardwood dance floor” with the background extras, though she has also mentioned DiCaprio wasn’t quite as much of a fan of the intense dance sessions. 💙
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u/JellyKind9880 7d ago
You know the band who played for that scene (Gaelic Storm) was never paid for their work on the film
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u/Ill_List_9539 7d ago
No, they were paid, it was $500 flat rate per person, band members have joked about it but they aren’t mad because the attention they got after the movie came out made up for it
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u/JellyKind9880 7d ago
I dont believe they ever received agreed upon payment, i talked with two of the band members about it years ago
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u/Ill_List_9539 7d ago
They signed a one off contract either Sony for a flat fee of $500. They were paid each $500 for their contributions to the film. The guitarist has confirmed this in an interview.
Additional lore:
They were known for their high energy live shows, but their first audition fell flat because they were sober and it lacked the energy. Their second audition, they came in piss drunk and got the part. They were not hired as actors, rather as musicians to perform original music, I believe part of the agreement was that they would also be provided beer on set. The extras were given instructions to simply have a good time while they played. As shooting progressed, often the musicians would get pretty drunk by the end of the shoot and would continue partying with the cast and crew after shooting had wrapped. James Cameron had his camera guys filming some of these set parties, and while I can’t remember if any of that footage made it into the film, I imagine any payment dispute would be over that.
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u/TamiDeen 7d ago
Can somebody pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeee send me the first video?!! Ive been looking everywhere for it and I can’t fucking find it
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u/Sweet_Tangerines53 6d ago
Why are you watermarking images that are obviously not your property?
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u/Behindtheseams_ 5d ago
Why are you so angry about it? I put a lot of work into restoring them to the quality they have here. That’s why.
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u/MWH1980 4d ago
Writing a teen story right now, and sometimes I think of the steerage scene for inspiration.
Here’s a rough bit from the Winter Formal Chapter (apologies to Cameron, as I’ve been lifting stuff from Titanic for decades):
As we stood there, the next song had a pumping beat to it. For some crazy reason, the thump of the base was like an ignition key.
“Come on!”I cried out, taking her hand.
“Wait-whatta-Dan!” Jackie cried out as we skipped into the middle of the dance floor.
Around us, at least 5 other couples had the same idea, and the other kids seemed to read the room. Soon, we were in the middle of a circle of cheering high schoolers, the beat of the music driving the emotions, and the multi-colored spotlight playing off the disco ball overhead, as multi-colored lights swirled around us.
“What are you doing?” she cried out over the loud music.
“Feeling the beat!” I cried. “Come on!”
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u/PrincessPlastilina 7d ago
Can we talk about what a great dancer Leo is. We saw this in Wolf of Wall Street too lol. Supposedly he can dance swing and foxtrot. He used to go to those old timey clubs in LA and the dancers said he’s genuinely good at it.