BRAVEHEART (1995) Filming Locations | Scotland Highlands & Ireland THEN & NOW | EPIC 4K Landscapes

[@paulreidy8672]

Wow ... glad I came across this!! .. I was an extra in this film and so proud to say so! I spent 8 weeks on set with many other extras playing soldiers and getting paid for it. £220.00 Irish pounds was our weekly wage, we were paid of the Reserve Defence Forces, Navy section which were recruited to be extras in the film. That hill at 25:40 in your reel we marched up and down there 4 times each day, the first few weeks were at the top of the hill practicing as a group to march in formation to get that wide angle shot of thousands of English troops facing down the hill. In reality that we were only about 400 in total but were later told that a special camera was used during filming to double the amount so it looked like a huge force facing the Scots. At the bottom of this hill is where the we also played the Scots facing the English force with shilterns, so in fact in the movie we were facing our selves! The speech shot took a while to shoots as the horse that Mel Gibson was on didn't cooperate on a few occasions and so had to be reshot over n over! When the horses came towards was a scary sight, we practiced for days getting this right, as we stood in lines as the horses ran at full speed towards us in between the lines of Scots to make it look like we were being trampled. The scene where some English soldiers were knocked off their horses was coordinated by Mick Rodgers, Gibson's stunt double and of Terminator fame, fake foam horses were use and some on electric tracks with stunt men on top, amazing skills. A select few were picked to be Irish also in the last battle where we faced Long Shanks troops, extra extras were brought in for this scene and they can be easily spotted in the film as they wore the brighter colors. I was lucky to be the very first person shown in the panned clip of the Irish soldiers before the battle started!! Again we attacked ourselves as this scene was split and done similar to the first battle. Finally about a dozen of us were picked to be assassins' to kill Wallace when he was knocked off his horse by de Bruce, we spent 3 days in total filming that part, running back n forth until the producers were happy with what they got. I'm the guy right of screen with no helmet in black chainmail outfit! To say we were part of this film is something that no one can take away from the group that travelled to be film stars in the 90's to see first hand how the long process of making a film and the amount of effort that goes into it before you see it on a cinema screen is amazing, memories that will live on :) My compliments for all the hard work that you done to show the many locations from the film xxxx

[@Sid_Scot]

Thanks for sharing this!

[@lothburke2243]

Amazing 👏 ❤

[@chillivodka01]

When Long Shanks walks down the stairs to talk with his captains and to declare "Prima Nocte", there are two guards either side of the stairs. The guy on the left is my friend Johnny from Bray. When the scouting team were looking for additional extras, they went through some of the villages and my mate was sitting having a beer and put his hand up!

[@petemeredith806]

I loved reading this. I'd love to have that experience. Great stuff

[@trishamack5929]

Thanks for sharing, I was so emotionally effected by this movie

[@johnakyle5908]

I remember well walking up Glen Nevis to watch filming from a distance, it’s only a few miles from my home . Used to take binoculars to get a better look.

[@MIKEODWYER454]

Just watching your video on Braveheart and you mentioned that where you were were walking 25.32 minutes in, that the extras would have been Infront and behind you, I was one of those extras for a few weeks, when we came to wardrobe in the mornings you were told what costume to put on, sometimes you were a scot and sometimes you were english, When Mel Gibson gave his speach and the scots were cheering him, a lot of us were shouting "where is the bar" lol, If you see the movie you'll know...., I still have my set pass and a few pictures from a camera, a lot of guys were caught with cameras and had them confiscated, I was also an extra in Saving Private Ryan, many of those extras were military also, great times

[@Sid_Scot]

Thanks for sharing this!

[@karlunknown4657]

I was in the movie when I was a teenager.I was a member of the FCA in Ireland it’s similar to the army cadets. The studio needed about 2000 people to film the battle scenes We were filming for about a month in the Curragh Camp in Kildare.

[@darcylea2993]

That's super cool!. Something to remember for the rest of you life!.. I watched the movie at least a dozen times, I couldn't imagine how many more if I was actually in it haha. Even though it may not be historically accurate, it is my heritage and I get a weird nostalgic sense of "home" when I watch the movie... even though I've never been there. My great grandmother was born there. Loved listening to her accent 😂 always put a smile on my face.

[@tforaodg]

Did you have a chance to talk to Mel Gibson?

[@liamgavin2653]

I was at the Battle of Stirling in the Curragh in Ireland, one of the best experiences ever. I remember the first time Mel did the famous speech, we were asked to shout as loud as possible, we subsequently did and scared all the horses away!

[@colinclarke3730]

I was in brave heart as a member of athe reserve defence forces. Spent two weeks on set as an extra in the battle of Falkirk and battle of sterling. We stayed at the curragh camp. Food was terrible but what am experience. Mel Gibson was a gent but meeting Patrick McGoohan was my highlight. Thanks for the video because I couldn't have found both those locations if I tried. Must go back and visit soon.

[@Sid_Scot]

What food did you get? Lol

[@colinclarke3730]

@@Sid_Scot as it was the defence forces feeding us it was terrible. Generally whatever they could get into one pot. We didn't have the top class catering the rest of the cast and crew got. We couldn't say anything because we were active soldiers at the time so we'd protest by collecting our food and proceeding to the nearest bin and dumping it straight in. I don't recall it getting us anywhere though.

[@lochlainnmacneill2870]

As a Scot who knows Glencoe and Trim very well, a first class video.

[@GoingtotheMovies]

Thank you so much!

[@Andre-qc9nb]

This was PHENOMENALLY done. You set a high bar with movie location filming

[@davidfalconer9281]

I’ve climbed a lot of those mountains and never knew they were in the film… thanks for sharing.

[@Klynch111]

It's great to see so much of ireland featured in the movie. I I rememeber when they were either filming it or they had finished, we went to stay in my aunts house in trim and we went to trim Castle and seen the set still set up.

[@deebee.14]

I love KZbin world because you get to see beautiful places you wouldn’t ever have the opportunity to see, thank you for sharing plus Braveheart is one of my favourite films.

[@garrison441]

Absolutely class

[@jonathandonnelly4991]

That’s my home town Bray in the final scene at Ardmore studios! Great attention to detail 👏

[@MrCarltonv]

Wow, the best scene-matching skills I have seen on any movie-location-hunting site. Great work. thnx

[@jasonrussell759]

My favourite film of all time shawshank second

[@newimagepropreplicas9863]

Best editing i have seen on youtube for comparison shots..you need a spot on tv...brilliant.

[@farkasandras6443]

Üdv. Magyarországról. 2019-ben voltam a feleségemmel Skóciában, gyerekkorom óta vágytam oda, 44 évesen sikerült.😊 Ez az ország egyszerűen mesés! Varázslatos! Megbabonáz a táj, hihetetlenül szép rabul ejt a misztikája.❤ Még egyszer szeretnék eljutni a halálom előtt, olyan mint a függőség, újra vágyik rá az ember.

[@thomasbyrne7555]

Had a great time as an extra for the battle scenes

[@muffinman2889]

Really enjoyed this 👌 freedom 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿top notch editing 😎

[@TPHC2K6]

Some of the drone footage showing the exact same angles etc are awesome.

[@typhoon-7]

Great video. I live in the Scottish Highlands and I was born in Lanark (the real one!). The scenery in Highlands is just incredible and I see it every day. Never fails to amaze no matter the weather (which we have a lot of!). It looks beautiful and peaceful or mysterious and terrifying.

[@DiegoAranisWWE]

Wow, your video is really amazing. I'm excited to see it. Thank you for such incredible work, you are an incredible content creator

[@GoingtotheMovies]

Thank you for the kind words, Diego!

[@TashDaisy]

Honestly cannot commend your work on this video enough!! And your pronunciation, especially the Irish place names deserves some serious recognition!!!

[@keithevans7996]

One of my favourite movies brought to life by your brilliant Then and Now scenes. Such an incredible amount of work you've done and so brilliantly put together. Thank you very much I really enjoyed your Braveheart filming locations.

[@Bonkers4Hex]

My fave film of all time ❤

[@ProcyonAlpha]

amazing video thanks!

[@beadelf8158]

incredible.

[@robinfrancis789]

This is truly amazing piece of work.....thank you 👌

[@tankc6474]

Respect from county wexford Ireland 🇮🇪

[@GoingtotheMovies]

Thanks, TankC6474! We were down at Ballinesker Beach for our Saving Private Ryan video. You are very lucky to live in such a beautiful part of the world!

[@tankc6474]

@GoingtotheMovies Thanks very much mate, all the best and you have a new subscriber, great work.

[@mattyoz0]

Absolutely amazing. thank you.

[@Ratcliffe1981]

Watching from the UK, just Wow, the best filming locations video I’ve seen, unbelievable work mate, superb.

[@danielgriffith3633]

Great stuff sir- Thank you

[@mikeb1705]

This must of taken so much time to do. This is good enough to be on TV as a one off documentary. I’m sure the scots and Irish will love it. I’m English and I really enjoyed it

[@jamarico16]

One of the most amazing video i ever seen on your YOutube!!!

[@Albacheeser]

If KZbin had something like Oscar awards for youtube videos, this video would win a bunch of them.

[@GoingtotheMovies]

Hahaha, YOU are not biased at all... 😆

[@crush41gb]

Absolutely Amazing! So happy to see you back, buddy! 👏😁🤘

[@scorps192]

Calm doon

[@richardcopp]

Agree

[@bashermartinfifahd7634]

What a video, great attention to detail love it

[@MichaelRuss2006]

Very cool video. Fantastic research. Thank you. ✌

[@bettygitzke4131]

This was Fantastic, you did such a great job 💙⭐️💙⭐️💙⭐️💙

[@robertograziano8031]

Absolutely stunning video and effort. Extremely well done and inspired. Congratulations. Cheers from Italy

[@n0rthernl1ght18]

Braveheart is my favourite film and this is amazing! I'll be sure to check out the Scottish locations next time I'm across the border (I'm from northern England) and will also put the Irish locations on my list when I tour there on my motorcycle next year. Keep up the great work!

[@jorgebermann9369]

Brilliant film

[@Klynch111]

Scotland is probably the one country that has better scenery then we have here in ireland. Absolute stunning country. That hike looked unreal 👍

[@GoingtotheMovies]

One of the coolest things I have ever done! Can’t wait to go back and visit both countries again someday!

[@riverwolf654]

Not true, Ireland's West coast is unequalled in Europe and different from the highlands so both have their qualities.

[@19MJ74]

Just visit Connemara or try to climb M. Errigal in Co. Donegal for similar views :) Scotland though is undoubtedly stunningly beautiful!

[@darkstarr2321]

You haven't traveled much if you truly believe Ireland has the best scenery in the world

[@jhiggs1438]

My favorite film. Great job. Appreciate your hard work.

[@paulellarby7467]

What a great video! Amazing locations and matches here. Thank you!

[@GoingtotheMovies]

Thank you, Paul!

[@jarrodoldridge7686]

Wow that was amazing!!!!!

[@probuilder4980]

How have I only discovered this channel Great stuff. Next time you're in Ireland I'll buy you a guiness as I live one mile away from Trim Castle and proposed to my wife under the Barbican gate 😊

[@GoingtotheMovies]

Thank you, Probuilder! I’ll be taking you up on that!

[@MrSCOTTtheSCOT]

Your mad finding all those places , but a good mad, kudos going on that mission to find these locations.

[@Papagan_Pense]

Amazing job, really appreciate the effort. Thanks for sharing

[@dezputtyranger2724]

Just subscribed great material keep up the great work

[@itsbellegonzales]

Wow...i just stumbled upon your channel and I thought it is very unique. It is so awesome as to see these documentaries. ❤

[@GoingtotheMovies]

Thank you, Belle! Glad you like the videos!

[@itsbellegonzales]

@@GoingtotheMovies Yes, I have never seen anything like it before. Good job!

[@hayley44448]

Absolutely beautiful ❤ i hope to visit one day from New Zealand 🇳🇿

[@robbiethepict2783]

I met Mel Gibson when he was filming Hamlet at Dunnottar castle Aberdeenshire. They had a huge replica built for the actors scenes, and as you walked behind it was actually made of plaster and held with scaffold. Mel Gibson came over to chat during a break for a coffee and cigarette. We talked about the history of the castle and he said it was never captured, that's when I told him William Wallace captured it on his way to liberate Aberdeen from the English. Five years later he directed and starred in Braveheart.

[@GoingtotheMovies]

😮😮😮 That’s awesome!

[@angenehmerweiblicherfussge7000]

so without your chat to him there would be no braveheart? wow

[@barefootgamer2706]

So glad you're back!😀

[@GoingtotheMovies]

Glad to finally be back! Tons of videos in the can right now. Just need to edit them! 😮‍💨😆

[@andrewsadventures5747]

Brilliant video. Very good work! As a Scot I have always been curious of where in Scotland the locations were! Superb! 👏👏👏

[@Skyemansthoughts]

Great video. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

[@GoingtotheMovies]

Thank, @moanytraveller !

[@AlphaOneProductions]

Outstanding it is one of my favorite movies, of all time.

[@trekzone962]

Absolutely Brilliant . Greetings from Scotland

[@GoingtotheMovies]

Thank you! Can’t wait to get back one day!

[@paulapps6195]

Great match ups. One of the best in the game I’d say. Watching from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@GoingtotheMovies]

Thanks, Paul. I appreciate that! Hoping I can get back to England sooner rather than later for some videos!

[@crillekrosss]

This is by far one of the better movie locations I've ever seen and for my favourite film no less! incredible effort and quality footage put into this man! Thank you!

[@happymystic9800]

This is one hell of a video about the filming locations of one of the greatest pictures of all time 😮 … well worth a sub. Keep this great stuff coming.😊

[@Bigalbev]

Amazing work

[@TeutonicNordwind]

Wow, excellent work for one of my favorite movies of all-time! That is dedication! Caused me to sub.

[@trishamack5929]

Loved this video. Braveheart was an amazing movie!! I think I cried for days after watching the movie., William Wallace was such a brave, fearless man. He had an awful death. I cannot believe how in human the executioner were.

[@GoingtotheMovies]

Thank you, Trisha! Awesome movie for sure!

[@AnGhaeilge]

The shots are all lined up so well. I appreciate the amount of effort it took. great job. Btw the reason why so many old buildings have no roof in Ireland is because when tax for land was calculated, it was calculated based on number of buildings. So if a building had no roof, it wasn't considered in the tax calculations for the land. Also a few things about Castles in Ireland. Many of them are owned by the state and maintained by the OPW (Office of Public works). These are who you want to contact if you wish to gain access to a castle that is surrounded by private land. Often they will give you the caretakers contact number and many are happy to accommodate if you ask nicely. A local caretaker here gave me the keys to a local castle to explore the insides properly. But it certainly is an issue having no right of access for the public. The state owns the castle and I think 10 feet radius around the castles. But we need to find a solution for a right of access and we just don't unfortunately. I think Scotland has a right to roam law, Ireland doesn't.

[@mattwuk]

What an amazing job of lining up the shots, awesome.

[@GoingtotheMovies]

Thanks, Matt! Glad you liked the matchups!

[@Breadking100]

This is truly incredible. I've said it before but you guys are among the absolute best movie location youtubers in the entire KZbin realm. The Great Algorithm grant you 100 Million subscribers.

[@Albacheeser]

Yeah, from your fingers to God's ears (or eyes)!

[@edguitartorres]

This was incredible! Thanks soooo much!

[@andrewwallis6724]

Absolutely brilliant! We loved it! Well done! 👍

[@HerveAttia]

Bravo! Another top notch movie locations video.

[@GoingtotheMovies]

Thanks for always supporting, Herve!

[@mick268]

Great video thanks

[@ste-jo5867]

Thank you so much from germany.Of course i will subscribe your great channel.

[@Greenmile76]

THE BEST movie location channel on KZbin! I was afraid you were no longer making videos so am so excited you’re still going! The matchups are incredible, I love when you match it perfectly and the way you overlay shots. The background music and general aesthetic is also really well done. Ryan - You need to get Virginia more comfortable being on camera, if she was as comfortable as you are you could get this to 1M subscribers no problem. Keep them coming!

[@jackwatsonepic626]

I've subscribed after watching this

[@windowken]

Thanks for the beautiful film locations cant believe its 33 years since Braveheart was made crazy how time goes so quickly 😁

[@GoingtotheMovies]

I think only 28 years. If not, I'm a little older than I thought 😆 But, time DOES fly!

[@windowken]

@@GoingtotheMovies You could be right when you get older you loss track off time 😂😁

[@chrisnewtownnsw]

brilliant video. I appreciate the work put in.

[@GoingtotheMovies]

Thanks, Chris! Much appreciated!

[@brent8328]

Fantastic! Loved this video. Great job! Thank you!

[@GoingtotheMovies]

Thank you for watching, Brent! Glad you like it!

[@paulgraham4567]

Great video, the casting crew came to our High School in Fort William looking for extras, me and a couple of the boys were cast as extras for the scenes in Glen Nevis. Never made it into the film but we got £50 a day and 2 days off school a week which was cool, also got to work on the set building area once a week sweeping up all the sawdust and crap off the floor, great fun👍

[@grimreavers]

Cool 😎

[@geoffreyscottpollard9489]

Great work guys!. Absolutely brilliant video..👌🏻

[@GoingtotheMovies]

Thank you, Geoffrey! Glad you liked it!

[@rawdawgg_]

You did an amazing job making this video!

[@SS-abc]

Another super quality video. Keep’em coming.

[@GoingtotheMovies]

I will try! Thank yo, SS-abc!

[@BersiCH]

Excellent video! So much nostalgic and childhood memories in this movie 👌👌 Thank you.

[@GoingtotheMovies]

Thank you, BersiCH! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@nicholasdavies6264]

Superb research and superb footage !👍

[@StephenDavies43]

Awesome work. When they finished filming at Trim castle the film company suggested to leave parts of the set up as the locals thought the castle looked great but the council didn't like the idea so it was all dismantled.

[@Professional-struggler]

Watched till the end! This is the best film locations I’ve seen! Well done 👍 🥇

[@GoingtotheMovies]

Thank you so much! I know it’s a long one but I tried to trim down as much as I could!

[@UncleFeedle]

Went to the Glen Nevis locations a couple of years ago with my gf. It was great to see (aside from the usual Scottish cold and drizzle). The hill where the English fort stood was surprisingly small. You have to avoid a lot of sheep and stinging nettles. We found the spot where Mirren gets executed by the Sheriff, and recreated the scene in a daft selfie, much to gf's annoyance. 😄

[@skiddlybatch]

Thank you so much for this! I didn’t know just how much I needed this. It like watching a magic trick when you see the same trees and everything match up perfectly.

[@patricialee6767]

I just went to Ireland and took some videos/pic where queen and her maid were talking. A ZILLION THANKS FOR MAKING THIS SUPER-DUPER AMAZING/INCREDIBLE VIDEO! LOVEDDDDDD ITTTTTTTTT!!!! Please keep doing this!!!! 🙏 ❤ 🇮🇪

[@Albacheeser]

❤

[@EatinGoodOsrs]

This is some serious content, thank you!

[@GoingtotheMovies]

Haha, thank YOU! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@paulhollingsworth2382]

full respect ❤ amazing video. I live in UK and can not imagine the planning time and effort in creating this , thanks for sharing brilliant stuff. Amazing seeing these places

[@GoingtotheMovies]

Paul, thank you so much! It took a lot of time and research but didn’t feel like work at all. It was a blast getting to see everything!

[@BrickLoft]

Incredible work. I've been down Glen Nevis a few times to Steall Falls and had no idea that was where they filmed Braveheart. Thanks so much and so glad I found your channel.

[@GoingtotheMovies]

Very cool! I didn't get to make it to Steall Falls on this trip, but I really hope to get back up there one day. Thank you for the kind words!

[@wysiwyg2006]

This was as epic as the movie, absolutely breathtaking. Thank you for making it. I'm a brit and went many years ago to some of the filming and real world locations of Braveheart and Rob Roy, I used to be obsessed by the films in me teens. Still love the movies. Thank you for creating this, so much hard work went into this

[@RobynBritton-qs2rt]

Amazing video! That’s not actually Mel in the sweeping helicopter shot on top the mountain. It’s Mel’s stunt double, Mic Rodgers, who was also the Second Unit Director & Stunt Coordinator on the picture. The helicopter dropped him off & was circling around to film when some poor German hiker came up the path, saw Mic and thought he saw a Scottish ghost. Mic had the guy hide back down the path so they could get the shot. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

[@mrDCunningham]

Amazing video 👍🏼😎

[@joelgonzalez9248]

Ireland and Scotland are on my travel bucket list. I will def use this video for info to visit some of these filming locations. Thanks for sharing.

[@party4keeps28]

People dog this movie for being so incredibly inaccurate, but I've always loved it for the music and scenery (very much including Sophie Marceau). It's a beautiful movie. Thank you for finding all these locations.

[@GoingtotheMovies]

I agree. Incredible music score and of course incredible locations! I understand the complaints but I just try to enjoy movies as movies not history lessons. After I see something "based on a true story" I usually end up looking up the real story anyways.

[@natec9420]

Man, yeah Sophie was beyond hot in this movie.

[@theunionofjackbeanie2464]

Great job. Loved every minute.

[@GoingtotheMovies]

Thank you! 😄

[@hanshauge-rasmussen5348]

As a huge fan of Breavheart👑 this is really a treat. Retracing the locations must have been a huge effort 🙏

[@GoingtotheMovies]

It was a lot of work, but 100% worth it! It was unreal getting to experience these spots!

[@tammyhl]

WOW WOW WOW!!! You are simply amazing!

[@MrMaich75]

Amazing work!! The time and effort! Superb!

[@GoingtotheMovies]

Thank you so much!

[@deeweeuavp]

Enjoyed this as I was an extra, for the filming of the Battle of Stirling. ❤ They used a split motion camera to make the hillside look complete. BIG for 1994. 🎉🎉🎉

[@GoingtotheMovies]

Very cool! Glad you enjoyed the video and hope I helped bring back some fun memories!

[@rickdeckard4213]

That's a cracking video, I loved it. For info, in Scotland we don't call them valleys, we call them Glens. Keep up the great work, and I look forward to watching many more.

[@DanielGreen-z4l]

This is how you do a film locations video, lots of leg work! And thanks for doing the tree comparison lines early on. I've been waiting for someone to do that for a while 😃💪

[@GoingtotheMovies]

Thanks, Daniel! Glad you liked it!

[@DanielGreen-z4l]

@@GoingtotheMovies Oh yes