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Just found this here
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Max
Casting director Mitch Matthews invited for Mad Max a class of recent National Institute of Dramatic Art graduates, specifically asking a NIDA teacher for "spunky young guys". Among these actors was Mel Gibson, whose audition impressed Miller and Matthews and earned him the role of Max. An apocryphal tale stated that Gibson went to auditions in poor shape following a fight, but this has been denied by both Matthews and Miller. Gibson's friend and classmate Steve Bisley, who worked with him in his only screen role, 1976's Summer City, became Max's partner Jim Goose. A classmate of both, Judy Davis, was said to have auditioned and passed over,[9] but Miller has declared she was only in Matthews' studio to accompany Gibson and Bisley.[4]

Love the fake sneeze.
Mel's great because he doesn't take himself seriously as an actor and in this audition he almost comes across as reluctant to even be doing such a silly profession

Thanks for sharing, never saw it before.
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Nigel Tufnel

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I saw that too, brilliant. So glad it's there for us to see. I also saw the rest of The Hero as well.
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Guys like you don't die on toilets
." Mel Gibson-Riggs, Lethal Weapon

Historical clip of pre-Mad-Max Mel appearing in "The Hero". And near the end we see him auditioning for the part, clearly has potential. Love this kind of pre-stardom "who knew?" archive material.

I remember the man called Mel. To know who he was you have to go back to another time
Tee hee..
"
Guys like you don't die on toilets
." Mel Gibson-Riggs, Lethal Weapon

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The lady filming Mel during his audition said it herself as well on an interview with her too. So, yes, it is true.
"
Guys like you don't die on toilets
." Mel Gibson-Riggs, Lethal Weapon

I know, not sure i believe Gibsonim just thinking it makes for a good storytaking on half a rugby team in a brawlsure you did Mel.

Mel has said this in tons of interviews. The new MM dvd just released this year has it in there. SO, yea, it's true.
Mel took Steve to audition, Mel was in waiting room w/a beat up face; they saw him and took his picture and put it on their wall. Said to come back in a week, that they needed some freaks for the film. Mel actually said in an interview that he needed the money and thought what the heck, so he goes back, they have him read a line that was for him and Jesse and they knew he WAS Max and cast him as such.
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Guys like you don't die on toilets
." Mel Gibson-Riggs, Lethal Weapon

Beats the hell out of me, but given how everybody looked in the movie, I'll believe it, freaks is THE word.