Mad Max


Mad Max

Overview:

In a dystopian future Australia, a vicious biker gang murders a cop's family, and makes his fight with them personal.

Votes 1205 (6.6/10)

Runtime: 93 minutes

Release Date 1979-04-12

Budget: $400,000.00

Revenue: $100,000,000.00

Tagline: The Maximum Force Of The Future

Production company:

  • Kennedy Miller Productions
  • Mad Max Films
  • Crossroads

Production country:

  • Australia

Genres:

  • Adventure
  • Action
  • Thriller
  • Science Fiction

Trailer

Further Information

Mad Max Rockatansky
Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson
Jessie Rockatansky
Joanne Samuel
Joanne Samuel
Toecutter
Hugh Keays-Byrne
Hugh Keays-Byrne
Jim Goose, Main Force Patrol Officer
Steve Bisley
Steve Bisley
Johnny the Boy
Tim Burns
Tim Burns
Fifi
Roger Ward
Roger Ward
Nurse
Lisa Aldenhoven
Lisa Aldenhoven
Mudguts
David Bracks
David Bracks
Clunk
Bertrand Cadart
Bertrand Cadart
Underground Mechanic
David Cameron
David Cameron
Singer
Robina Chaffey
Robina Chaffey
Sarse
Stephen Clark
Stephen Clark
Toddler
Mathew Constantine
Mathew Constantine
Ziggy
Jerry Day
Jerry Day
Station Master
Reg Evans
Reg Evans
Diabando
Howard Eynon
Howard Eynon
Benno
Max Fairchild
Max Fairchild
Grinner
John Farndale
John Farndale
Director
George Miller
George Miller
Screenplay
James McCausland
James McCausland
Screenplay
George Miller
George Miller
Original Music Composer
Brian May
Brian May
Director of Photography
David Eggby
David Eggby
Editor
Cliff Hayes
Cliff Hayes
Editor
Tony Paterson
Tony Paterson
Story
Byron Kennedy
Byron Kennedy
Story
George Miller
George Miller
Producer
Byron Kennedy
Byron Kennedy
Art Direction
Jon Dowding
Jon Dowding
Associate Producer
Bill Miller
Bill Miller
Costume Design
Clare Griffin
Clare Griffin
Makeup Artist
Vivien Mepham
Vivien Mepham
Hairstylist
Ben Taylor
Ben Taylor
Special Effects
Chris Murray
Chris Murray
Stunt Coordinator
Grant Page
Grant Page

John Chard

Low budget classic that is now a genre landmark. Set somewhere in the future we are privy to a world where the roads are ruled by maniac gangs with souped up cars, and bikers that literally could come from hell. Trying to stop these marauding loons are the overstretched police force who themselves ride in exceptionally fast cars. At the front of this story is Max Rockatansky, a good honest cop trying to hold his own against the chaotic world that is forming around him. After his best friend is burned and left for dead he decides enough is enough and thinks about retiring from the service, but whilst on a vacation with his wife and child things go decidedly bad and Max becomes an avenging force of fury with devastating affect. When evaluating this film I feel it really needs to be put into perspective just how brilliant a job director George Miller did with next to no cash to work with, in fact Miller edited the film in his own bedroom just to emphasise the low-fi nature of the beast. The costumes are excellent, the cast are terrific, with Mel Gibson as Max particularly impressive, and here we have villains to truly fit the word villainous, but it's the stunts and chase sequences that makes this film a rich rewarding experience. The opening ten minutes alone are pure adrenalin pumping genius, but the film as a whole delivers a crash bang wallop punch that has often been imitated since its release, but rarely bettered, and although the heart of the film is a simple revenge story, it grabs your attention and delivers right to the corking finale, 8/10. Footnote: Region 2 Users should note that the bargain bucket Mad Max Trilogy flip pack set still contains the foolishly dubbed version of this film, incredibly stupid move from the American distributors.

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Though I had only seen the previous installment, 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome', which I enjoyed whilst a great many people didn't, with the present sequel earning ten (!?) Oscar nominations, I wanted to catch up on things before seeing the new film at the Cineplex. I was very pleased with this early film in the post-apocalyptic movie category, and can see how and why both it and star Mel Gibson became so successful. Other than Kenneth Anger's experimental film, 'Scorpio Rising', I have never seen a work that so fetishes both cars and the ritual of dressing, either for driving or for war. It's very well directed and suspenseful for a first-timer in Miller, and I'm so glad he's still helming the films of the series 36 years later! All that one has to do to see How To and How Not To Continue a Fine Franchise is compare how both George Miller and George Lucas have done this century. It's sad that they were so short on funds that only Gibson could be fitted with real leather in the film--I think I can rightly assume that money isn't a problem anymore...

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