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As Titanic<\/i> continued its months-long reign at the box office, its closest challenger (before Lost in Space<\/i> would dethrone it, that is) at the multiplex starred none other than one of its star-crossed lovers. Yes, Leonardo DiCaprio owned the box office in the weeks ahead of Titanic<\/i>\u2019s Best Picture win, pulling double double<\/i> duty as evil King Louis XIV and his dungeon-cast identical twin in The Man in the Iron Mask<\/i>. The directorial debut of Braveheart\u2019s Oscar-nominated screenwriter Randall Wallace, the film adapted Alexandre Dumas\u2019 novel and assembled an awards friendly ensemble for its musketeers: Jeremy Irons, Gerard Depardieu, John Malkovich, and (the somehow still un-nominated) Gabriel Byrne.<\/p>\n
Poor reviews plagued the film on release, but DiCaprio\u2019s appeal\u00a0turned the film into a box office success. This episode, we talk about DiCaprio\u2019s no-show Oscar attendance after being snubbed for Titanic<\/i> and his career in the immediate years that followed. We also discuss Wallace\u2019s dubious filmography, Titanic<\/i>\u2019s other box office challengers, and DiCaprio in a Baby Bjorn.<\/p>\n
Topics also include Bryan Adams, COVID Pinocchio<\/i> movies, and this year\u2019s AARP Movies for Grownups nominees.<\/p>\n
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