Q 01/05

Who plays Jack Dawson, the third-class artist at the heart of the film?

A) Matt Damon

B) Leonardo DiCaprio

C) Ethan Hawke

D) Christian Bale

Answer · why

B) Leonardo DiCaprio

He was 21 when cast and turned down the lead in Boogie Nights to take the part, a choice he later said he regretted.

Q 02/05

Which actress plays the young Rose DeWitt Bukater?

A) Claire Danes

B) Winona Ryder

C) Kate Winslet

D) Reese Witherspoon

Answer · why

C) Kate Winslet

Kate Winslet plays the young Rose; she lobbied Cameron for the part, sending him a single rose with a card signed "From Your Rose."

Q 03/05

Who plays Cal Hockley, Rose's arrogant fiancé and heir to a steel fortune?

A) Billy Zane

B) Michael Biehn

C) Rob Lowe

D) David Warner

Answer · why

A) Billy Zane

Billy Zane plays Cal Hockley, the Pittsburgh steel heir; Cameron had considered his Terminator regular Michael Biehn for the role before casting Zane.

Q 04/05

Which actress plays the "Unsinkable" Molly Brown, who lends Jack a dinner suit?

A) Frances Fisher

B) Suzy Amis

C) Kathy Bates

D) Rosalind Ayres

Answer · why

C) Kathy Bates

Kathy Bates plays Molly Brown, the new-money Denver millionairess who lends Jack her son's dinner suit; the real Margaret Brown rowed in Lifeboat 6 du...

Q 05/05

Who plays the elderly Rose who narrates the story in 1996?

A) Fay Wray

B) Gloria Stuart

C) Elsa Raven

D) Rochelle Rose

Answer · why

B) Gloria Stuart

Gloria Stuart plays the elderly Rose; Cameron wanted a retired Golden Age actress, and Stuart, a 1930s Universal contract player, earned a Best Suppor...

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