In August of 1996, director James Cameron and his crew were working on filming the now iconic film, Titanic, alongside his star studded cast that included the likes of Kate Winslet, Bill Paxton, and Leonardo Dicaprio. 

However, production would be temporarily halted when the crew was suddenly overtaken by bizarre and maniacal behavior on set, which would later be identified as the effects of the street drug PCP.

How did the crew of the 1997 blockbuster consume PCP without their knowledge? Was it a prank gone wrong? Or an act of revenge?

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