Why “The Titan,” Though? Like, Really?
So this missing submersible that went to view the Titanic? This is 100% the plot of one of Cape Cod Radio Mystery Theatre’s episodes. Specifically, my favorite one: “Mr. Hugo’s Night to Remember.”
It’s actually kind of scary how similar the two stories are at the surface level (OH MY GOD NO PUN INTENDED), though I suspect a lot of the specifics of the CCRMT episode were drawn from the rescue of the Pisces III that happened in 1973. Though that’s not mentioned in the liner notes.
Freaky.
Tell me something:
Have you heard of the movie “The Full Monty?”
I’m asking because, at least in my experience, this seems like a fairly obscure movie that most people haven’t heard of. I’ve never heard anyone reference it or even refer to it in passing. I always thought it was just some one-off British comedy that was made and then just fell out of sight.
Apparently, though, it was in the running to win Best Picture (and several other Academy Awards) in 1997. It was beaten out by Titanic.
And, according to Wiki, it was the highest-grossing film in the UK until…Titanic.
That’s…that’s wild. Do any of you remember this movie at the 1997 Academy Awards? Because I certainly don’t.
Wild.
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