(2002 Video)

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movieman_kev3 October 2005
This 16 and 42 second featurette on Mel Gibson's early years can be found on Side B of MGM's Special Edition of the movie "Msd Msx". It interviews people who taught him in school, his first screen-role in"Summer City", as well as "Tim", and of course "Mad Max". Coming of as a very short and VERY dry sub-par A&E type documentary. Better then the other "special" feature on the DVD, the atrocious "The Film Phenomenon", but NOT by much at all. I'm quite mad actually. A classic movie deserves at the VERY least adequate extras one would hope. But nope, not in this case. My advice is never watch any of the extras on this DVD... EVER and shave yourself from tedious banality.

My Grade: D-
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Bland Documentary on Gibson
Michael_Elliott15 May 2015
Mel Gibson: The High Octane Birth of a Superstar (2002)

** (out of 4)

Rather bland promotional piece features interviews with the likes of Piper Laurie, Phil Avalon, Michael Pate, John Jarratt and several others as they discuss their opinions on Mel Gibson. This promotional piece was made for MGM's first release of MAD MAX and it's a pretty forgettable piece as the overly serious narration by George DelHoyo just overpowers you with stuff that you already know. You get to hear from Mel's talent agent and a few others as they discuss what was going on with the actor before MAD MAX. From here we learn about the rise to stardom and the roles that would follow after the 1979 cult film. Fans of Gibson might want to check this out for some of the stories but overall this is a pretty bland look at the actor.
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