The controversial rape scene was added at the last minute, after shooting was nearly complete. Veronica Carlson talked about it in a 2011 interview. She said originally the plan was to have Peter Cushing strip off her blouse exposing her breasts, but Cushing refused. "We were all disgusted with it. (Hammer studio head) Jimmy Carreras came onto the set one day obviously upset because he'd had word from the higher-ups, the distributors, that there wasn't enough sex in the movie; there had to be a rape scene. Terry thought he was quite cross--I remember that--and I thought that was out of character for Jimmy, because he was a lovely, all-fatherly figure. Peter Cushing told me 'Darling, I don't like this any more than you do.' So we worked out how to do it, between us. They wanted him to strip me, to take hold of my neckline and tear it down to my waist, you see. Peter said, 'I'm not going to do this.' That's why we worked it out between ourselves. We assured Terry (Fisher) that we knew what we were doing. He let us do what we were comfortable with. After we shot the scene, Peter just held me. I was trembling and HE was trembling. We were both so upset. We just stayed there, very, very still until we composed ourselves and then we got up and walked out. It was the only time that I felt such a somber atmosphere on a Hammer film. It was terrible to remember, actually."
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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