On August 9, 1996, around 80 cast and crew members of the blockbuster film Titanic fell violently ill after eating clam and lobster chowder during filming in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Within minutes, people began hallucinating, becoming disoriented, and behaving erratically after the soup had been laced with PCP (phencyclidine), also known as angel dust.
The incident occurred while James Cameron was filming the movie's present-day framing scenes featuring Bill Paxton's treasure hunter.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet were not on set that day and were therefore unaffected.
Crew member Jake Clarke recalled the moment panic set in.
"One of the guys started talking really hyper... He says, 'Do you guys feel okay? Because I don't. I feel like I'm on something, and believe me, I would know.'"
Moments later, Clarke watched director Cameron sprint past yelling, "There's something in me! Get it out!"
As the effects intensified, dozens of crew members were rushed to Dartmouth General Hospital, where the emergency department descended into chaos.
Cameron later told Vanity Fair, "People are moaning and crying, wailing, collapsed on tables and gurneys. The DP, Caleb Deschanel, is leading a number of crew down the hall in a highly vocal conga line. You can't make this stuff up."
Within minutes, people began hallucinating, becoming disoriented, and behaving erratically after the soup had been laced with PCP (phencyclidine), also known as angel dust.
The incident occurred while James Cameron was filming the movie's present-day framing scenes featuring Bill Paxton's treasure hunter.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet were not on set that day and were therefore unaffected.
Crew member Jake Clarke recalled the moment panic set in.
"One of the guys started talking really hyper... He says, 'Do you guys feel okay? Because I don't. I feel like I'm on something, and believe me, I would know.'"
Moments later, Clarke watched director Cameron sprint past yelling, "There's something in me! Get it out!"
As the effects intensified, dozens of crew members were rushed to Dartmouth General Hospital, where the emergency department descended into chaos.
Cameron later told Vanity Fair, "People are moaning and crying, wailing, collapsed on tables and gurneys. The DP, Caleb Deschanel, is leading a number of crew down the hall in a highly vocal conga line. You can't make this stuff up."
