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"playboy" feature. the article was published in july 1995, the summer of "braveheart." >> and action! >> charge! >> reporter: what did you tell you about what drew him to that film? >> mel said it was the script. when he read that script, he said he read it in one sitting, two hours. thats the way you can tell. he just felt the power of it. >> cross out again and come back in. >> it was such a wonderful script that it just haunted my mind and i began to do something with the script that ive neve...

When he read that script, he said he read it in one sitting, two hours. thats the way you can tell. he just felt the power of it. >> cross out again and come back in. >> it was such a wonderful script that it just haunted my mind and i began to do something with the script that ive never done before and that is the images began to play out almost shot for shot in my head. >> take our wives, but theyll never take our freedom! >> reporter: gibson produced, directed and starred in this sprawling hi...

most complicated, infuriating, talented star hollywood has ever produced. >> reporter: from "mad max" -- >> dont get mad at me. >> reporter: -- to "maverick," "lethal weapon" to "braveheart" he was "what women want" and what men want to be. >> youre like a genius, you know that. >> can i tell you, buddy, im blessed. >> reporter: but the audiences love affair with mel gibson would take a turn for the worse on this highway. caught driving drunk, he mouthed off to police. now upstaged by ...

superstar. >> mel gibson! >> he got out of the gate fast. i mean, you have a good looking guy who could act. >> an actor and academy award winning director and producer whose films have taken in billions at the box office. >> i feel like a hundred bucks. >> mel gibson is probably the most complicated, infuriating, talented star hollywood has ever produced. >> reporter: from "mad max" -- >> dont get mad aat me. >> reporter: to "maverick," "lethal weapon" to "braveheart" he was "what wom...

winning director and producer whose films have taken in billions at the box office. >> i feel like a hundred bucks. >> mel gibson is probably the most complicated, fascinating, infewerating, talented star hollywood has ever produced. >> reporter: from "mad max" -- >> dont get mad at me. >> reporter: "to maverick." >> do you really want to jump? >> reporter: "lethal weapon" to "braveheart" he was "what women want" and what men want to be. >> youre like a genius, you know that. >> can i ...

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