he was now a full-fledged star. there s no way to prepare for it. in the beginning it s novel. but it s slightly uncomfortable. reporter: in 1989 lethal weapon 2 became an even bigger hit than the original. can t you go any faster? reporter: there was a third step on it, there he is. reporter: then a fourth. who s this joker? i don t know. spokesman for the nra? reporter: the series eventually took in nearly $1 billion worldwide. i try to make it fun. if it s not fun to me, it s just not worth it. one has to enjoy one s craft. reporter: was that his reputation back then, fun, zainy? i think he yes, but he also had a reputation of having a temper. richard donners, lethal weapon director, talked about that. there was an undercurrent in mel that could be very dangerous, very volatile. reporter: he admitted to you
most complicated, infuriating, talented star hollywood has ever produced. reporter: from mad max don t get mad at me. reporter: to maverick, lethal weapon to braveheart he was what women want and what men want to be. you re like a genius, you know that. can i tell you, buddy, i m blessed. reporter: but the audience s love affair with mel gibson would take a turn for the worse on this highway. caught driving drunk, he mouthed off to police. now upstaged by his profanity-laced telephone rant. you like a [ bleep ] on heat and if you get raped by a pack of [ bleep ] it will be your fault, all right, because you provoked it. reporter: angry slurs at his baby s momma, oksana, but those became the least of his concerns as the actor faced possible domestic violence charges stemming from an altercation with oksana early last year. a drastic departure from the film star once known best as a family man and a person of passionate faith. people are wonderin
superstar. mel gibson! he got out of the gate fast. i mean, you have a good looking guy who could act. an actor and academy award winning director and producer whose films have taken in billions at the box office. i feel like a hundred bucks. mel gibson is probably the most complicated, infuriating, talented star hollywood has ever produced. reporter: from mad max don t get mad aat me. reporter: to maverick, lethal weapon to braveheart he was what women want and what men want to be. you re like a genius, you know that. can i tell you, bud y i m blessed. reporter: but the audience love affair with mel gibson would take a turn for the worse on this highway. caught driving drunk, he mouthed off to police. now upstaged by his profanity-laced telephone rant. you like a [ bleep ] on heat and if you get raped by a pack of [ bleep ] it will be your fault, all right, because you provoked it. reporter: angry slurs at his baby s momma, oksana, but
winning director and producer whose films have taken in billions at the box office. i feel like a hundred bucks. mel gibson is probably the most complicated, fascinating, infewerating, talented star hollywood has ever produced. reporter: from mad max don t get mad at me. reporter: to maverick. do you really want to jump? reporter: lethal weapon to braveheart he was what women want and what men want to be. you re like a genius, you know that. can i tell you, buddy, i m blessed. reporter: but the audience s love affair with mel gibson would take a turn for the worse on this highway. caught driving drunk, gibson mouthed off to police. it was a dark mel moment now upstaged by his profanity-laced telephone rant. you like a [ bleep ] on heat and if you get raped by a pack of [ bleep ] it will be your fault, all right, because you provoked it. reporter: angry slurs at his baby s momma, oksana, but those leaked rants became the least of gibson s co
welcome back fnght. let s find out if we got anything wrong so far. andy, first question, how is your quad? my quads are so huge they are night quints. congratulations. any tips? no. they are nicely rounded. try the fish, people, try the fish. mel gibson, greg, you said, quote, truly this has been a year living dangerously with mad max with lethal weapon 2. just wanted to say, awesome job. i edited that out before the show. i never said it. you should have. it was awesome. you are not watching the show! you were not watching the show! believe me, it is a lot different.