Bill Hader is remembering the unique reason he once got fired from a movie theater.
During an appearance on Netflix’s Everybody’s Live With John Mulaney on Wednesday, April 9, the comedian recalled how he spoiled the tragic ending of Titanic for a group of unruly guests.
“I got fired from a movie theater for ruining the end of Titanic,” he explained. “I was working in a movie theater, and Titanic hadn’t come out yet, and a sorority had bought out the movie theater.”
“And they were in the doorway and I was going, ‘Hey, guys. Can you guys move?’ They were making fun of me, they said I looked like Charles Manson. Which I kinda did,” Hader, 46, explained. “I had a little bowtie on and cummerbund, and I was like, ‘Hey guys, please move.’ And they were like, ‘No.’”
Following Titanic‘s success, stars such as Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio continued to find success in the industry. The film, which was released in 1997, was inspired by the historical sinking of the RMS Titanic. The shipwreck was explored against the backdrop of a forbidden romance between Jack (DiCaprio) and Rose (Winslet), whose different social […]
Hader found the perfect opportunity to get his own back.
“So when they went in, as I tore the tickets, I was like, ‘Enjoy the movie. The boat sinks at the end. Leo dies.’ And they were like, ‘No, he doesn’t.’ I go, ‘Yeah, you think he’s asleep. But he’s frozen.’ And that showed them,” Hader quipped.
Of course, there were consequences to Hader’s actions as the Barry star said he was fired on the spot.
“The guy came down smiling, and he was like, ‘Hey, Bill. I have to fire you,’” Hader said. “He loved it. Couldn’t look me in the eye, though.”
Directed by James Cameron, Titanic hit theaters in December 1997 and made international stars of its lead actors, Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. However, nearly three decades later, the movie’s final scenes remain polarizing.
DiCaprio’s character, Jack Dawson, dies after being submerged in the freezing cold waters for hours following the sinking of the Titanic. His hand ends up being frozen onto Winslet’s character, Rose DeWitt Bukater, as she safely floats on a door in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean before being spotted by a lifeboat.
Long after Titanic’s release, viewers are still debating if Jack and Rose could both fit on the door after fleeing the boat — including the movie’s stars. “It’s ridiculous, isn’t it? We could have all fit on there,” Kate Winslet, who played leading lady Rose, quipped during a December 2022 appearance on The Graham Norton Show, referring […]
Over the years, many have questioned whether Jack could have fit on the door alongside Rose, ultimately giving fans the happy ending they so craved.
During the press tour for Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood in 2019, DiCaprio stated “no comment” when asked for his thoughts. His costars Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie, however, believed Rose could’ve made some room.
“I don’t f****** know,” Winslet said when asked about her own take on the controversial scene in a 2022 interview with Josh Horowitz. “Look, all I can tell you is, I do have a decent understanding of water and how it behaves. If you put two adults on a stand-up paddleboard, it becomes immediately extremely unstable. That is for sure.”
Winslet added: “I have to be honest: I actually don’t believe that we would have survived if we had both gotten on that door. I think he would have fit, but it would have tipped and it would not have been a sustainable idea.”
