Mel Gibson Collection

This collection contains materials and references about the actor, director, and producer Mel Gibson, one of the biggest stars in the world and director and financier of a number of film box office successes. Born in New York though moving to Australia as a teen, Gibson's early work in Australian film - including Tim (1979), Gallipoli (1981), but particularly the Mad Max trilogy - caught the eye of Hollywood. Subsequent American films include Ransom (1995), Conspiracy Theory (1997) and the Lethal Weapon series (1987-1998). As a director (and sometimes star) he is responsible for, amongst others, Braveheart (1995) and The Passion of the Christ (2004). The types of materials held within this collection includes clippings files, books, journals, and ephemera.