Poisoning on Set: The "Titanic" Chowder Mystery | Horrorwood: True Crime in Tinseltown

It's the 112th Anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. This horrendous maritime tragedy is the basis of one of Hollywood's greatest hit movies: "Titanic" (1997). The production was fraught with challenges; on one particular night during filming some of the cast and crew enjoyed a meal of seafood chowder then soon began feeling..."iffy." What happened next was a WILD and raucous adventure, leaving everyone asking, "Who spiked the soup?"

Episode Sources:

“James Cameron recalls the night Titanic’s cast and crew were poisoned by PCP-spiked chowder” by Vivian Rashotte, February 10, 2023, CBC Radio - Canada

“25 Years Later, No One Knows Who Spiked the Titanic Chowder” by Matthew Jacobs, December 19, 2022, Vulture

“PCP-laced chowder details Titanic filming” by Jess Cagle, September 13, 1996, Entertainment Weekly

“James Cameron Addresses Set Behavior: ‘I Could’ve Listened More’ and ‘Been Less Autocratic’” by Zach Sharf, June 25, 2021, IndieWire

“Titanic’s Greatest Unsolved Mystery Involves a Conga Line, P.C.P., and an Unidentified Chowder” by Katy Rich, December 19, 2017, Vanity Fair

“‘Titanic’ Crew Recall the Night the Set Got Drugged With PCP From Spiked Chowder: ‘Grips Are Doing Wheelies in Wheelchairs’” by Zach Sharf, December 19, 2022, Variety

“Remembering When the ‘Titanic’ Crew Ate PCP-Spiked Clam Chowder” by Sami Emory, May 14, 2017, Vice

“Titanic” from iMDB

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