Controversial wooden door from 'Titanic' sells for more than $700,000
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The wooden door panel from the 1997 blockbuster film went for the highest price of any item at the auction last week.
Jack Dawson's famous last words to Rose Dewitt Bukater, said while clinging to the Titanic's infamous wooden "door," were "Never let go."
Hailing from the pair's emotional final scene, the quote from the 1997 blockbuster "Titanic" comes as the female socialite floats on the prop and her lover is left to the icy waters beneath, eventually dying of hypothermia and sinking to the ocean floor.
In recent years, the moment garnered heated discussion, both because Rose did let go and because many believe both characters could have fit on the makeshift flotation device. And even though the film's director James Cameron has tried to squash the debate, one fan appears to truly have heeded Jack's request, never letting go of the piece of wood until it was in their possession — for a small fee of $718,750.
That's how much the fan paid for the balsa wood prop piece at Heritage Auctions' Treasures from Planet Hollywood event, which ran Wednesday through Sunday.
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