Did this movie inspire James Cameron?

Titanic was too similar to the 1996 TV film of the same name.

Your knowledge of his other films and the comparisons are great. But with all due respect, Cameron's film was in the planning stages for years. They began filming on the wreck in 1995. I highly doubt Cameron saw their script or even cared.

The networks are notorious for producing television movies that are close to theatrical films. *They* were the ones that produced the 1996 film in an effort to ride Cameron's coat tails (or perhaps since they released before him, his apron tails?).

His film ripped off Titanic 43 (storyline), Titanic 53 (plot elements and lines), and quite a few shots from A Night to Remember. But Titanic 96 happened too late for him to take anything from it.

I seriously doubt that he copied shots from Raise the Titanic. When you're working 2 1/2 miles underwater, I think you kind of plan the shots but you take what you can get. They can't control currents or technical glitches. It's not like with Grade's staff, who had the luxury of diving in a tank that's several feet deep and using models only inches long.

I think it's interesting that the models of the subs used in Raise the Titanic look quite similar to what's diving on the wreck now, though.

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