VIDEO: ‘Smartass’ reservists made Braveheart a success

Irish tax breaks and "smartass" army reservists helped make the movie ‘Braveheart’ a huge success, Mel Gibson reveals in newly-released footage taken during the epic shoot.

Some 1,600 members of the Irish Defence Forces were hired as extras during filming of the Oscar-winning movie at the Curragh Camp in 1994.

Twenty years later, they’re enjoying a trip down memory lane thanks to a remastered documentary entitled ‘Braveheart Extra’ just released by the Irish Defence Forces’ audio visual unit.