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Release Date:
12 April 1979 (Australia)
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Tagline:
The Maximum Force of the Future. more
Plot:
In a dystopic future Australia, a vicious biker gang murder a cop's family and make his fight with them personal. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
4 wins
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4 nominations
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Mel Gibson Heading to Mexican Prison
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Mel Gibson Heading to Mexican Prison
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Basic plot, but it's so much fun to watch
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Mel Gibson | ... | Max | |
| Joanne Samuel | ... | Jessie | |
| Hugh Keays-Byrne | ... | Toecutter | |
| Steve Bisley | ... | Jim Goose | |
| Tim Burns | ... | Johnny the Boy | |
| Roger Ward | ... | Fifi | |
| Lisa Aldenhoven | ... | Nurse | |
| David Bracks | ... | Mudguts | |
| Bertrand Cadart | ... | Clunk | |
| David Cameron | ... | Underground Mechanic | |
| Robina Chaffey | ... | Singer | |
| Stephen Clark | ... | Sarse | |
| Mathew Constantine | ... | Toddler | |
| Jerry Day | ... | Ziggy | |
| Reg Evans | ... | Station Master |
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Runtime:
88 min
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Colour (Eastmancolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
UK:X (theatrical rating) |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Netherlands:16 |
UK:18 (cut) (1986) |
Ireland:18 |
Brazil:16 |
Italy:VM18 |
Argentina:16 (re-rating) (1999) (uncut) |
Argentina:X (original rating) |
Argentina:18 (re-rating) (1982) (cut) |
USA:TV-MA (cable rating) |
Australia:R |
Canada:18+ (Quebec) |
Canada:18A (special edition) |
Canada:R |
France:-16 (re-rating) |
France:X (original rating) |
New Zealand:(Banned) (original rating) |
New Zealand:R18 (re-rating) |
Norway:18 |
South Korea:18 |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:(Banned) |
UK:18 |
USA:R |
West Germany:18 |
Finland:K-18 |
Germany:BPjM Restricted
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Only two original Interceptors were used in the Mad Max movies. The one that was used in the first film was modified and reused in all of the interior and close up car shots in Mad Max 2: the Road Warrior. After filming was over, this Interceptor was bought and restored by Bob Forsenko and is currently on display in the "Cars of the Stars Motor Museum" in England. Another car was built for the chase scenes in the second movie but that one was destroyed when the script required it to be pushed off the road and blown up. The wreckage used to be viewable at Broken Hill, Australia but due to thefts it can't be found there any longer. The Planet Hollywood Interceptor is a replica and was never used in any of the films.
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Continuity: When Max and Jessie first take off for their vacation, it's just the two of them (no baby). There's no baby anywhere when they're on the beach initially either. The baby first appears at the gas station, when Jessie tells Max that she's going to buy an ice cream cone.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The O.C.: The Road Warrior (#3.16)" (2006)
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An urban myth is the stuntman on the bridge was killed when hit by his own bike. Does anyone have proof this is true ?Build your own black interceptor replica.
Did Goose and Jesse die?
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I remember my parents being such fans of Mad Max when I was a kid, but the movie looked so boring in my eyes. I never really wanted to get into it, I mean, I was a kid after all. But a few years ago in my film appreciation class, we were watching clips from Mad Max 2 when studying Australian films and I was intrigued with it. I finally remembered a few weeks ago how I wanted to see the three movies, so I just watched Mad Max and I have to say that I understand it's cult following. Mad Max promises and delivers, it's a low budget action film, but has a terrific story and excellent stunts. Mel Gibson, before he was Mel Gibson in Hollywood, you could see why he made it so big, his presence on screen is truly hypnotic and he makes a great hero. This story is so scary in the fact that I don't think that we are far from this future.
Max Rockatansky lives in a time where his country has been taken over by violent, vicious motorcycle gang members who just go around torturing and killing people. Max and a few friends are the last members of the "semi" police force that is trying to get things back under control and bring some peace to their town. But when the gang messes with Max's friend by nearly burning him alive, Max is ticked and goes after them. But when the gang messes with Max's wife and child and kills them, oh, they've gone too far and now it's personal.
Mad Max's plot is basic and can be considered typical, but it's a fun action movie that truly delivers. The action sequences were really exciting, especially Max's revenge sequence, he was so amazing and I don't remember the last time I rooted so hard for the good guy to win. Mel Gibson was really cool and I had a good time watching Mad Max. I'm looking forward to the sequels. I would recommend this movie for a watch, it's a fun cult classic that I'm sure any action fan would enjoy.
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