Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

Year:

1985

Duration:

107 min

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

IMDB rate:

6.2

Director:

George Miller

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 6 nominations

Details

Country: Australia

Release Date: 1985-07-10

Filming Locations: Coober Pedy, South Australia, Australia

Earnings

Budget: $12,305,523

Opening Weekend: $7,283,714 (USA) (17 July 2012)

Gross: $36,230,219 (USA) (17 July 2012)

Cast

Actor

Character

Helen Buday

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

Mark Kounnas

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

Paul Larsson

Angelo Rossitto

Mel Gibson

Mad Max Rockatansky

Bruce Spence

Jedediah the Pilot

Adam Cockburn

Jedediah Jr.

Tina Turner

Aunty Entity

Frank Thring

The Collector

Angry Anderson

Ironbar

Robert Grubb

Pig Killer

George Spartels

Blackfinger

Edwin Hodgeman

Dr. Dealgood

Bob Hornery

Waterseller

Andrew Oh

Ton Ton Tattoo

Ollie Hall

Aunty's Guard

Lee Rice

Aunty's Guard

Max Worrall

Aunty's Guard

Susan Leonard

Aunty's Guard

Robert Simper

Aunty's Guard

Virginia Wark

Aunty's Guard

Geeling Ng

Aunty's Guard

Ray Turnbull

Aunty's Guard

Brian Ellison

Aunty's Guard

Gerard Armstrong

Aunty's Guard

Mark Spain

Mr. Skyfish

Rod Zuanic

Scrooloose

Justine Clarke

Anna Goanna

Shane Tickner

Eddie

Toni Allaylis

Cusha - Pregnant Girl

James Wingrove

Tubba Tintye

Adam Scougall

Finn McCoo

Tom Jennings

Slake

Gerry D'Angelo

Hunter

Travis Latter

Hunter

Miguel López

Hunter (as Miguel Lopez)

Paul Daniel

Hunter

Tushka Bergen

Guardian (as Tushka Hose)

Emily Stocker

Guardian

Sandie Lillingston

Guardian

Adam Willits

Mr. Scratch

Ben Chesterman

Gatherer

Liam Nikkinen

Gatherer

Dan Chesterman

Gatherer

Christopher Norton

Gatherer

Katharine Cullen

Gatherer

Heilan Robertson

Gatherer

Gabriel Dilworth

Gatherer

Hugh Sands

Gatherer

Rebekah Elmaloglou

Gatherer

Marion Sands

Gatherer

Shari Flood

Gatherer

Kate Tatar

Gatherer

Rachael Graham

Gatherer

Pega Williams

Gatherer

Emma Howard

Gatherer

Tarah Williams

Gatherer

Joanna McCarroll

Gatherer

Daniel Willits

Gatherer

Toby Messiter

Gatherer

Tonya Wright

Gatherer

Charlie Kenney

Little One

Amanda Nikkinen

Little One

Flynn Kenney

Little One

Luke Panic

Little One

William Manning

Little One

James Robertson

Little One (as James Robertson)

Adam McCreadie

Little One

Sally Morton

Little One

David Buchanan

Gatherer (uncredited)

Margaret Cardin

Woman on the Thunderdome (uncredited)

Margaret Dupre

Barter Town Girl (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Max's shotgun differs in this movie from the one he used in Mad Max (1979) and Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981), which was his duty weapon. This one has exposed hammers and a different grip.

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Aunty Entity's (Tina Turner) steel mail dress weighed more than 55 kilograms (121 pounds).

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Max's name is only spoken once in the movie. Just after he meets Master Blaster in underworld. Master says "Me Master" and introduces himself, then Max says "Me Max" and does the same.

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Goofs

Ironbar fires an arrow through the train/truck's door and through Pig Killer's leg. The arrow has a huge four-bladed broadhead on it, yet the hole in the door and the hole in Pig Killer's leg are only the size of the arrow's shaft.

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When Max "parks" his weapons, we hear the sound of 15 separate items (counting the shotgun shells as one item) hitting the counter, yet when he's finished, there are only about 7 items in the pile. Also, he puts his shotgun down second, on the right side of the counter. It immediately disappears for several shots and then reappears on the left side.

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A boom mic dips down to catch the Collector saying, "Leave your weapons here; it's the law," casting a very visible shadow on the far left of the frame (over the sign saying "PARK YOUR WEAPONS HERE").

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Quotes

Auntie Entity: [the Blaster has reduced Bartertown's power supply] For God's sake, what now?

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Max: So, what's the plan?

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Aunty Entity: Do you know who I was? Nobody. Except on the day after, I was still alive. This nobody had a chance to be somebody.

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Faq

Q

Is this the last Mad Max film?

A

Yes - and no. British actor Tom Hardy (Star Trek: Nemesis, The Dark Knight Rises) will succeed Mel Gibson in the iconic role for "Mad Max: Fury Road", which will be a reboot and not a direct sequel or continuation of Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome. The film will be released in 2015.

Q

What happens to Max at the end?

A

Ultimately left up to the viewer to decide but the sight of him walking over the dunes with the spears suggests he returned to live out his life with the Feral Kids as their protector and guide, finally finding a new family and home after all these years.

Q

What prompts Max to help the kids after years of being a "shell of a man"?

A

Max regained his humanity by realising that the kids needed his help and were helpless in the twisted world they knew nothing of. In the script (and the novel) is a scene cut from the finished movie where Max falls asleep in Crack in the Earth and wakes up after having dreamt of his wife, son and partner Goose. He starts crying, realising that he has become "the same kind of human animal he had always despised, no better than those who had destroyed the ones he loved".

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