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The Passion of Mel Gibson
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According to Eszterhas, it was actually recorded by Eszterhas' son, who was something like 15 at the time? And when Gibson is going on about eating, that's when he comes into the dining room and yells at Eszterhas' son and wife and some other guests because they are pretending to eat their dinner while Gibson yells. Psycho.
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Y'know if you throw in Marc Ribot on guitar and add somebody slapping an old chest of drawers as a rhythm section, Mel Gibson's starting to sound like a character in a Tom Waits song.
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Apparently Mel was freaking out because he'd been paying Eszterhas for 15 months to write a script, and Eszterhas showed up at Mel's place with absolutely nothing done.
I don't know how much money that involved, but it was probably a fair amount. I'm not sure I'd react any differently.
I don't know how much money that involved, but it was probably a fair amount. I'm not sure I'd react any differently.
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I don't care how much money you're paying somebody, that's a mental problem that we're listening to. Everybody gets pissed and yells from time to time, but this is different. Mel's brain is broken. I think we could start a pool on when he'll finally snap and kill somebody.
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@7 That is not normal or healthy employer rage.
If my boss had been paying me for 15 months and I had nothing to show for it, he'd have the right to yell "You're fired! a' la The Donald. I'll even emend that to include "You're fired, you lazy, no-good son of a bitch!"
If, however, he stormed around the building yelling obscenity after obscenity after obscenity, in a way that would obviously make me fear for my safety (not to mention the safety of my wife and child, who were also present), I'd be recording it, too.
If my boss had been paying me for 15 months and I had nothing to show for it, he'd have the right to yell "You're fired! a' la The Donald. I'll even emend that to include "You're fired, you lazy, no-good son of a bitch!"
If, however, he stormed around the building yelling obscenity after obscenity after obscenity, in a way that would obviously make me fear for my safety (not to mention the safety of my wife and child, who were also present), I'd be recording it, too.
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I'm disturbed by the fact that if this was put to a hardcore death metal soundtrack and I didn't know who it was, I'd think it was awesome.
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@ 9, if @ 7 is correct, I think a big freakout would be justified, actually. No need to fear until things start breaking.
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reminds me of ' born with monkey asses'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KZ3xpsgd…
(i first heard the original recording as it was included with our psych 101 text bookput out by psychology today, like, in 1972)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KZ3xpsgd…
(i first heard the original recording as it was included with our psych 101 text bookput out by psychology today, like, in 1972)
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What if he's got a huge throbbing brain tumor or something? What if his entire brain has been eaten away by prions or fungus? Maybe it's not his fault?
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Allow me to offer this short animated biopic as a piece of evidence in support of Mr. Gibson's insanity plea.
http://youtu.be/ZcSjehYD-5k
http://youtu.be/ZcSjehYD-5k
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@ 16
I'm with you. Either he has severe substance abuse problems (probable) or he has a brain tumor or some other neurological disorder. He is really out of control. It's got to be bad for anyone close to him.
I'm with you. Either he has severe substance abuse problems (probable) or he has a brain tumor or some other neurological disorder. He is really out of control. It's got to be bad for anyone close to him.
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Or he's just a megalomaniac who has never had anyone to say "no" to him or give him any sort of reality check. I'd bet fame like his is enough to drive some people over the edge. Not that I'm defending the jerk mind you.
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@19, I'll bet he goes in every two years at best, and I'll bet he spends the whole time screaming at his doctor about THAT MOTHERFUCKING HEEB UNIVERSITY YOU WENT TO, JEW BOY. I'll bet his doctor is afraid to touch him.
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I don't know if he has a brain tumor, but with that kind of rage he's bound to get ass cancer. Holy moly.
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