Braveheart Scottish political landscape in the mid to late 1990s. In 1997, a 12-ton sandstone statue depicting Mel Gibson as William Wallace in "Braveheart" was placed in the car park of the Wallace Monument near Stirling, Scotland. The statue, which was the work of Tom Church, a monumental mason from Brechin, included the word "Braveheart" on Wallace's shield. The installation became the cause of much controversy; one local resident stated that it was wrong to "desecrate the main memorial to Wallace with a lump of crap". In 1998, someone wielding a hammer vandalized the statue's face. After repairs were made, the
Thunderbolt (1995 film) similarities to the later "Fast & Furious" franchise which debuted in 2001, and suggested that "Thunderbolt" may have inspired the "Fast & Furious" franchise. Thunderbolt (1995 film) Thunderbolt () ("Piklik Foh") is a 1995 Hong Kong action film starring Jackie Chan and directed by Gordon Chan. In early North American releases, it was known as "Dead Heat". "Thunderbolt" is set around the world of auto racing. The film is multilingual; characters speak Cantonese, English and Japanese interchangeably. Chan Foh To is a junkyard mechanic and a part-time race car driver who helps the Hong Kong Police Force in their crackdown