Date: 28th August 2002

Gibson influenced by 'supernatural'


Actor Mel Gibson has revealed how a near-death experience led him to believe in supernatural forces.

The 46-year-old narrowly escaped death 25 years ago when he drove into the path of an oncoming lorry while driving up a hazardous mountain road.

"It was a miracle that I wasn't killed... it made me realise there are bigger things than ourselves out there."

Gibson's new film Signs (2002), currently number one at the US box office, sees him starring as a clergyman whose family is plagued by crop circles and other unexplained events.

Source: Press Release