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| Following a victory on the '']'' ], Gibson's father Hutton moved his family to Australia in the ] in protest of the ] and for concern over the way that American society was turning, morally. The elder Gibson is a member of the "traditionalist" ], who believes that the ] should still be said in ] and that all of the ] is in error. Hutton has also been quoted as saying that less than six million ]s died in the ]. He has also written several books attacking the Church. (see ]) Obviously, statements by Mel Gibson's father do not in themselves reflect badly on Mel, since the Western world does not believe that guilt passes from one generation to the next. | |||
| Mel is said not to be as fervent a believer as his father. He is working on '']'', a 12-hour film in the ]. The movie has received praise by many conservative Christians, but also raised concern for not being sufficiently respectful to Jewish sensitivities. | Mel is said not to be as fervent a believer as his father. He is working on '']'', a 12-hour film in the ]. The movie has received praise by many conservative Christians, but also raised concern for not being sufficiently respectful to Jewish sensitivities. | ||
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Mel Gibson (born January 3, 1956) is an American-born Australian-reared movie actor, director, and producer best known for his role in the Lethal Weapon series and Braveheart.
Gibson was born in Peekskill, New York as one of 11 children, but raised in Australia from the age of 12. He maintained his U.S. citizenship.
In 1996 he received two Academy Awards (Best Director and Best Picture) for the film Braveheart (1995).
Gibson's father, Hutton, moved his family to Australia after a victory on the Jeapardy! game show. He made this move in protest against the Vietnam War, and due to what he believed as a conflict between American society and his strongly traditionalist, and often controversial, sedevancantist Catholic beliefs.
Mel is said not to be as fervent a believer as his father. He is working on The Passion, a 12-hour film in the Aramaic language. The movie has received praise by many conservative Christians, but also raised concern for not being sufficiently respectful to Jewish sensitivities.
Mel Gibson has also financed the construction of a traditionalist cathedral in Malibu, California called Holy Family.
Selected Filmography
- Signs (2002)
- We Were Soldiers (2002)
- Chicken Run (2000)
- The Million Dollar Hotel (2000)
- The Patriot (2000)
- What Women Want (2000)
- PayBack (1999)
- Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
- Conspiracy Theory (1997)
- Fairy Tale: A True Story (1997, uncredited)
- Father's Day (1997, uncredited)
- Ransom (1996)
- Braveheart (1995, also directed)
- Pocahontas (1995, voice)
- Maverick (1994)
- The Man Without a Face (1993, also directed)
- Forever Young (1992)
- Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
- Air America (1990)
- Bird on a Wire (1990)
- Hamlet (1990)
- Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
- Tequila Sunrise (1998)
- Lethal Weapon (1987)
- Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
- The Bounty (1984)
- Mrs. Soffle (1984)
- The River (1984)
- Attack Force Z (1982)
- The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)
- Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
- Gallipoli (1981)
- Mad Max (1979)
- Tim (1979)
- Summer City (1977)