Bob Geldof is terrified of blood and found the razor blade scene extremely difficult to film. He was only supposed to shave his eyebrows. Feeling himself seized by the role, he improvised the scene and shaved his entire body. This scene was inspired by Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett (as was much of the album), who became mentally ill and left the band in the late 1960s. According to the band, Barrett once left a crowded dinner party, went home, shaved his head, and went back, behaving as though it was the most normal thing in the world. Some of the people who were close to Syd during his decline had to leave the theater during the scene, because they found it so disturbing.
Braveheart - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Randall Wallace originally didn't know what William should hand Murron. When he remembered the thistle, he knew it was perfect.
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Brian Cox (Argyle Wallace) previously played William Wallace in Churchill's People: The Wallace (1975).
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Mel Gibson jokingly predicted critics would call the movie "Mad Mac." He was right.
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Although playing father and son, James Cosmo and Brendan Gleeson are only seven years apart in age.
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Mel Gibson originally wanted to have St. Andrew's Cross (a symbol of Scotland that appears on its contemporary flag) as the woad design on his face, but the film's make-up artist, Lois Burwell, suggested the now iconic half-face-covering design.
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Prince Edward (later King Edward II) was indeed the first English prince to carry the title Prince of Wales. He didn't marry Princess Isabella until 1308, after both Wallace and Edward I had died.
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Daniel Day-Lewis, Liam Neeson, Christopher Lambert, Jeff Bridges, and Robin Williams were considered to play William Wallace.
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Mel Gibson was investigated by an animal welfare organization, which was convinced that the fake horses used were real. Only when one of Gibson's assistants provided some videotaped footage of the location shooting were they convinced otherwise.
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Elder Campbell is wounded in every battle he is seen participating in. He takes an arrow in the chest during the initial uprising against the local magistrate, his hand is cut off during the Battle of Stirling Bridge, and finally he takes an axe to the gut during the battle of Falkirk.
Braveheart - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Braveheart - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Braveheart - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Braveheart - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Braveheart - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Braveheart - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Braveheart - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Braveheart - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Braveheart - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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