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Mad Max

Year:

1979

Duration:

88 min | USA:93 min (special edition)

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

IMDB rate:

Director:

George Miller

Awards:

4 wins & 5 nominations

Details

Country: Australia

Release Date: 1979-04-12

Filming Locations: Anakie Rd, Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Earnings

Budget: $650,000

Gross: $8,750,000 (USA)$100,000,000 (Worldwide)

Cast

Actor

Character

Lisa Aldenhoven

Mad Max

Hugh Keays-Byrne

Mad Max

Tim Burns

Mad Max

Robina Chaffey

Mad Max

Geoff Parry

Mad Max

Lulu Pinkus

Mad Max

Joanne Samuel

Mad Max

Mel Gibson

Max

Steve Bisley

Jim Goose

Roger Ward

Fifi

David Bracks

Mudguts

Bertrand Cadart

Clunk

David Cameron

Underground Mechanic

Stephen Clark

Sarse

Mathew Constantine

Toddler

Jerry Day

Ziggy

Reg Evans

Station Master

Howard Eynon

Diabando

Max Fairchild

Benno

John Farndale

Grinner

Peter Felmingham

Senior Doctor

Sheila Florance

May Swaisey

Nic Gazzana

Starbuck

Hunter Gibb

Lair

Vincent Gil

Nightrider

Andrew Gilmore

Silvertongue

Jonathan Hardy

Labatouche

Brendan Heath

Sprog

Paul Johnstone

Cundalini

Nick Lathouris

Grease Rat

John Ley

Charlie

Steve Millichamp

Roop

Phil Motherwell

Junior Doctor

George Novak

Scuttle

Neil Thompson

TV Newsreader

Billy Tisdall

Midge

Gil Tucker

People's Observer

Kim Sullivan

Girl in Chevvy

John Arnold

Tom Broadbridge

Peter Culpan

Peter Ford

Clive Hearne

Telford Jackson

Christine Kaman

(as Kristine Kaman)

Joan Letch

Kerry Miller

Janine Ogden

Di Trelour

Vernon Weaver

Paul Young

Brendan Young

Andrew Jones

Corpse

James McCausland

Bearded Man in Apron

Amanda Muggleton

Biker's Moll

Did you know?

Trivia

The auto accident scene was made as realistic as possible, thanks to director's George Miller's experience as a medical doctor.

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Before the film was released in the United States, distributor American International Pictures overdubbed the actors' speaking voices. The 2002 special edition DVD release was the first US DVD to feature the original Australian language track.

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One of the yellow interceptors, a Ford Falcon XA GCI, was a decommissioned taxi cab.

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Goofs

When the bikers ride into the town to pillage, one of them takes off a green helmet, but in the next shot he is wearing it again.

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When Jessie finds Cundalini's hand hanging from the back of the van, a crew-members fingers can be clearly seen holding the chain up.

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After the old lady locks the gang inside that barn the door is locked. When she is running to the car after that you can see the door is wide open, in the next seen it shows the door closed again.

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Quotes

Toecutter: That there is Cundalini... and Cundalini wants his hand back!

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Nightrider: I am the Nightrider. I'm a fuel injected suicide machine. I am the rocker, I am the roller, I am the out-of-controller!

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Roop: Main force Patrol.

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Faq

Are there two versions of the same film?

Basically no, but there is one version with two audio differences. The first being the original Australian accented soundtrack and the second being the American dubbed soundtrack.Apart from dubbing the entire movie because Americans may find the accent difficult to understand, "Mad Max" in North America was completely the same.

Did Goose and Jesse die?

Yes, Max' boss mentions that "Goose bought it." and the Doctors talk about Jesse and are pretty much convinced that Jesse will die because her injuries are very severe but they tell the nurse to reassure Max, tell him she's going to be fine, etc. But Max was outside the doorway and heard everything.Typically burn injuries of the 3rd degree magnitude, like the ones that the Goose suffers (remember his arm poking out from the tent in hospital?) cause death. The biggest challenge to treating 3rd degree burns, especially when they cover most of the body, is infection, hence the tent that The Goose was in when Max visited him.

What year does this film take place in?

Ambiguous, with signs of society breaking down, a specific year is never mentioned. The film was influenced by fuel shortages in Australia in the 1970s, which led to violent incidents throughout the country.

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