18 Facts From the Movie 'Braveheart'

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    Poster - M E L G I B S O N Every man dies, пot every man really lives @poppingremlins Randall Wallace.had very little historical evidence to work with in regard to William Wallace's life; he has noted that even Churchill's definitive work "A History of the English Speaking Peoples" observed in only a single line that virtually no factual material survives about the Scottish leader. Because of this, Randall Wallace relied heavily on a 15th-century romantic poem by the Scottish writer Henry the Mi
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    Beard - "Braveheart" was actually the nickname of Robert @poppingremlins the Bruce not William-Wallace.
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    Landmark - @pogremins That massive wooden gate doesn't justlook heavy lt was built by the crew and weighed 7 tons,
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    Adaptation - @popeingterhns The mechanical horses designed for the battle sequences weighed 200 pounds and were fueled by nitrogen cylinders propelling themat 30 mph on 20-foot tracks.
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    Facial expression - @poppingremlins Screenwriter Randall Wallace had been visiting Edinburgh in 1983 to learn about his heritage when he came across a statue of William Wallace outside Edinburgh Castleg he had never heard of the 14th-century figure who shared his name but was intrigued enough by the stories told to him about "Scotland's greatest hero" to research the story as much as possible.
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    Skin - poppingremlins William Wallace's disembowelment was filmed in graphic detail, but was cut so that it's implied to occur out of frame, due to negative test audience reaction.
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    Photo caption - @poppingremlins Real life Wallaces are extras in the movie. Mel Gibson also stayed with them during the course of the film to learn history.
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    Sculpture - TAVE @pappingramlins Randall Wallace first had the idea for the film on a vacation to Edinburgh. He saw statues of William Wallace (no relation) and Robert the Bruce adorning Edinburgh Castle and asked a tour guide who they were. The guide proceeded to tell the screenwriter about their story. Wallace was immediately inspired to write a screenplay about the famed warriors.
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    Historic site - S@poppingremlins The sacking of York was invented for the movie. Wallace never got as far south as York during his invasion of northern England.
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    People - Every time Mel Gibson would yell his lines, his horse would run, It made theiscene more difficult to shoot but added to the intensity @poppingremlins
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    Rebellion - Oponingremrs Director/producer Mel Gibson was investigated by an animal welfare organization, who were convinced that the fake horses used were real. Only when one of his assistants provided some videotaped footage of the location shooting were they convinced otherwise.
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    Adaptation - @poppingrenins In an October 2009 interview withThe Daily Mail", Mel Gibson admitted that the film was heavily fictitious but claimed the changes had been made for dramatic purposes. The filmis often cited as the least accurate historical epic of all time. He also admitted he had always felt he was at least a decade too old to play Wallace.
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    People - @poppingremlins Mel Gibson initially turned down the role of William Wallace, as he felt he was too old for the part. However, he could only get financing for the film if he agreed with Paramount studios to play the lead role.
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    Black-and-white - @popingreminss One of the film'sweary extras reportedly.mistook one of Mel Gibson's children on the set for an errand boy, and asked him to bring/a cup of tea, Gibson was withinearshot andnodded and whispered to his son, Gogetit
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    Text - @poppingremlins In the movie Wallace is jumped, beaten down, and captured at Edinburgh Castle, betrayed by Robert Bruce the Elder; in real-life, Wallace was betrayed by a Scottish nobleman loyal to King Edward, Sir John Menteith. Wallace was captured at what is now Robroyston (named for another legendary Scottish hero, Rob Roy MacGregor), a suburb of Glasgow.
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    Photo caption - @poppinglos Paul Tucker the film's accountant is the English soldier at the end who says "I hope you washed your arse this morning. It's about to be kissed by a king
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    People - @poppingremtins Single frames of film were removed at strategic points in the battles in order to produce a jarring, startling effect.
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    People - @poppingremins The extras used for the battle scenes were mostly members of the F.C.A., the reserve Irish army.As they were drawn from many different army companies, and the members of these are usually drawn from the same locality, local rivalry between such companies is common. Apparently, some of the battle scenes seen in the movie are far more realistic than you might imagine, with rival companies actually using the occasion to try the beat the lard out of each other.
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