In 1993, the script for Braveheart came into the hands of Mel Gibson, who looked at it and liked it, but decided not to do it. However, from time to time he kept coming back to her head. Meanwhile, the film was offered to, among others, Terry Gilliam (can you imagine what that would have been like?), just before Gibson decided to direct it, casting Brad PItt as the protagonist and Sean Connery as King Edward. But eventually, after spending some time with her, it became a personal project for Gibson. So much so that he even refused to make another Lethal Weapon sequel in exchange for Warner financing his film. In the end he got the money from a bunch of different sources, and boy did he pay her back. With profit.
Freedom!
Originally, Braveheart lasted four hours and was such a violent version that they even labeled it a “film prohibited to those under 18.” In fact, Gibson maintains that he could still recover the material and make this extended cut if a production company was interested. Frankly, after raising three times its budget and winning five of the ten Oscars for which it was nominated, I wouldn’t hesitate for a second.
Furthermore, it would be the golden opportunity to remove a mistake that has surely tormented Mel Gibson since the day the film came out. About an hour and a half into the film, when Wallace is haranguing the troops to attack, you can see a car on the left side of the screen that obviously shouldn’t be there, turning reality into a simple cosplay.
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Curiously, something almost happened that would have made this blunder a trifle: during one of the battle scenes, a horse nearly killed Gibson as he fell to the ground. His stunt double was able to act quickly and save him, but the outcome could have been fatal. The real brave heart of the movie, of course.
2024-01-25 18:14:11
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