One thing that I love about the production of Mad Max is that the budget was so low, that several members of the crew were paid not in cash, but in cases of beer!!
Mad Max was the first "R" rated movie I ever saw, I was 8 and lied to my parents that it was PG, so they let me go to it. My hometown was pretty small, so the struggling movie theater never enforced the rating system. :)
My Dad showed it to me when I was 11. My old man didn't pay much attention to ratings lol. I saw RoboCop when I was 8yo lol. Dad thought it was a kids film! My old man is great lol
What? Comparing the world of Mad Max to the world of 2 years ago when you posted this is insane. You either didn't watch the movie, understand it, or are selfish.
I didn't see MM until the mid-80's because my Aunt said it was horribly violent with a mom and a baby being run over. I thought they actually showed it because of the way she portrayed it and wanted no part of that. When The Road Warrior came out, I became obsessed with it and watched it every day on VHS for months. In 1986 I dressed up as Max for Halloween along with a friend who made up his own character based on MM and we won 2nd place in our High School costume contest and got our picture in the yearbook. LOL
I’m American and I understand the Australian accent just fine. I love Australian cinema and Mad Max is one of my all time favorites. Strange how Hollywood thinks...
Michael Earhart that's because Hollywood is filled to the brim with snobbish idiots that think that nobody is intelligent enough to figure out what people from Australia are saying, claiming that Australian people speak with a form of the English language that is indecipherable from American English
@@ianmacfarlane1241It's even worse in the U.S. release of 'The Road Warrior'! Where the dude doing the framing narration effects this absurd Dustin Hoffman from 'Little Big-Man' accent! "I remember-r-r de road worrior-r-r". (Not all Yanks roll their Rs!)
@@adamdavies1068 Lol! Was trying to be subtle without saying "Well duh, US distributor; told you so...". I wouldn't mind seeing the US cut for exactly the same reason.
Thank you for this video. The Mad Max movies were on regular rotation in my house as I was growing up. These movies have a special place in my memories.
Mad Max. Love it! The beginning of one of the great trilogies in cinema history. The beginning of the icon status of 'Max'. It definitely brought high speed chases up close and personal and it was only the start. Also it began a run a very interesting antagonist. We in the States love this... Thanks Minty, fun channel.
The law of unintended consequences. The popularity of the first 2 movies in the states saw many Ford GT coupes and sedans sold and exported to the U.S. for fans to build their own "interceptors". They have become so scarce (or expensive) in Australia that the one used in "Fury"Road" was actually sourced in South Africa (where they were apparently imported with many other Australian models during the 60's and 70's).
@@flashgordon3715 Last I read, the museum the original was in in England closed down and the interceptor was sold to another collector/museum in the U.S.
I suppose, if you cannot find a Falcon, a Capri is sort of similar in generic shape and style, just a bit smaller, and in need of some cosmetic work for the front end looks, wheels, and an engine change or fake/repilica Charger & Ram Scoop system etc. Becareful if it you have a duel exhaust set up like in the 'Laser' sub-model, the rear muffler boxes are located too close to the rear wheels, that in hot weather on long drives, they can start to melt the rear tyres inside sidewalls - the exhausts follow the same underbody routings.
I first saw this movie as an early preview before it was widely released in America. I was totally pulled in by the opening chase scene. The camera angles really put the viewer in the middle of the action and gave you the sensation of adrenaline pumping speed. Years later I purchased the special edition DVD that had the original Australian soundtrack. I totally like this version better. I had no problem understanding the dialog and the accents just seemed to fit the characters better. In my opinion, this added to the flavor of the film and felt much more authentic. I think that sometimes decisions are made by marketing people that underestimate the intelligence of the viewer. Thanks for a great video! I learned a few new things in this one! SUSCRIBED! I've been stalking this channel for a while. Love your work and looking forward to seeing more!
I remember going to see this movie as a kid at a drive-in theater, there was not many things better to me as a kid than going to the drive-in. I loved the movie right off. The car and motorcycle stunts were just awesome and still are. Lots of satisfaction to be had watching Max take care of the bad guys.
Twenty years ago I bought a Ford Falcon XB GS from an importer in Texas and went broke trying to keep it running. While it did, however, it was a hoot to drive this car in Boulder, Colorado. Most folks just thought it was a junky old Torino, but every so often someone would recognize it for what it was and lose their minds. The right hand drive messed with most folks, but the mailmen loved it! Mad Max is one of my all time favorite movies; long before the original Aussie dialogue was released, I shucked out for a bootleg VHS with the original recording (on our current releases, it has both original and American dubs now). The movie actually flopped in the USA; had it done as well here as the rest of the world, the profit margin would have been higher. As for Max in the helmet, he never wears one in the movie, but you can see a silver helmet in the parcel shelf of his yellow and blue interceptor at the start of the movie. The black interceptor, when first seen in the garage, has its hood up, with a yellow bucket sitting upside down on the side of the engine. The Weiand supercharger is just a shell; the bucket covers an electric motor that was actually driving the belt and pulley on the front of the supercharger! The '59 Chevrolet was on its way to a junkyard before being painted and the interior lined with cheap faux fur. The rusty water coming out the radiator gives a clue to its actual condition. George Miller's car that was destroyed is the blue Mazda Bongo van in the opening chase sequence. Finally, no Australian actor has actually played Max! Mel Gibson was born in Peteskill, New York and emigrated to Australia in his youth, while Tom Hardy is from London, England. Hugh Keays-Byrne, incidentally, was born in Jammu and Kashmir, India and mostly grew up in England. He and Bruce Spence (who was born and raised in New Zealand) are the only actors other than Mel Gibson to have appeared in two Mad Max movies, though they played different characters in each movie.
Sad thing is, even with the re-dubbing and changing the trailers / posters, Mad Max flew completely under the radar in the U.S. Like most Americans, my first exposure to the series was The Road Warrior (it was never referred to as 'Mad Max 2' over here), which I think is still the best of the entire franchise. As I understand it, the original intent was for Lord Humongous to actually be Max's old partner, Jim Goose, to be reveled at the end after Max removes the mask from Humongous' body. One of the main reasons for scrapping this was because most Americans had never even heard of Mad Max and had no idea who Goose was, or that The Road Warrior was a sequel. Pity, because I think that would be awesome. I was only about ten when the ambitious, albeit highly disappointing Beyond Thunderdome was released and lost interest in the series until the announcement of Fury Road. It was only then that I finally saw the original film.
When I first saw this, I about pulled my hair out trying to figure out where it was supposed to be. I noticed the right hand drive on the cars, but many of the cars were recognizably American, even if some of the trim didn't look quite right. The accents (I saw the dubbed version) were American, but most of the other dubbed movies I'd seen at the time were "Spaghetti Westerns" and what I was seeing clearly wasn't Italy or Spain. And, were it an American film, why was it dubbed? The lay of the land didn't look quite right for an American film either, but neither did it look like any place in Europe I was familiar with. I was quite young at the time, so Australia didn't readily spring to mind, and it took about half the movie before it finally dawned on me that's where it was from. I agree with other comments that the Australian dialogue version is preferable.
I remember seeing this in the mid 90’s in my elementary days….and I had no idea what was going on at first 😂 couldn’t figure out these unique right hand drive cars, dry barren landscape and strange accents….this movie actually opened my kid eyes to Australia and their auto culture and I learned many things about it after this….I also wanted to live in Australia after learning more about it.
As a child in the 80s, I saw the Road Warrior movie first. Then Beyond Thunderdome. Didn't watch this movie until much later. However I was always under the impression that the Road Warrior was the best of them all. Would like to see your thoughts on that movie as well!
I wonder why King thought it was such a "turkey?" It's like a piece of art to me. I saw this as a kid and was forever traumatized by the mom and child being run down. Despite the violence it's really a thought provoking piece of work that, to me, symbolically speaks volumes about how our actual society functions. Anyway, maybe King thought all the violence was a gimmick and thought it was trying to use shock value to be noticed.
Actually, back in the days Stephen King was hooked on booze & drugs so we'll ne'r know if he really said that. Magazines and posters quote out of context a lot as we know. Recently [ 2020 ] when asked about his 5 favorite Australian movies, he [SK] said Wolf Creek and "all the Mad Max movies" among others. - You can find his favorite5-list on twitter, I think.
@@PomyCollingwood Hi there. Yeah a proper snowflake when it comes to kids being hurt in movies and fiction. But we digress. Mad Max is one of my all time favourites, but the murder of his wife and baby is unwatchable and taints the movie. I know it signals nemesis for the Toecutter's gang, but still . . It could have been done another way.
When I was a kid MAD MAX only came on TV late at night on local stations. Parents didn't want kids to see the violence, like the scene where the toddler wanders onto the highway, but we always found a way to watch it. Such a good movie! Crazy futuristic vibe. Turned me into a car nut for sure! "The Toe Cutter. He knows who I am!"
Great video Minty! During the "Malaise Period", (Late 1970's-1980's) when I was in high school and cars were crap, lines like, "The blower Max, just look at the blower!" kept us in awe, and we would watch it again and again. Very much anticipated "The Road Warrior" for more car action. When When you watch, "Babe" you can see the similarities in style between it and Mad Max(?!). I would think that the Kennedy/Miller connection is the commonality. The contrast of story lines couldn't be more evident.
Correction, Mad Max held the record as the most profitable movie ever made with the lowest budget for 28 years not 20 and was replaced by 2007`s Paranormal Activity not The Blair Witch Project.
A visually unique epicly composed film that still draws you in today as if it was your first time seeing it. A character with so little dialog that makes you connect, feel, and cheer for him is what the perfect person for the film looks like and it's rare to see even now.
CoolTrainer: VaultBoy-39 And Minty said: He sacrificed his vehicle for the film In fact: The vehicle that he'd sacrificed for the movie was the blue van Big Bopper's car smashed into in the scenes where they're chasing The Night Rider
i remember that as well but you know what else i remember I REMEMBER A TIME OF CHAOS RUINED DREAMS, THIS WASTED LAND BUT MOST OF ALL I REMEMBER THE ROAD WARRIOR THE MAN.. WE CALLED "MAX" TO UNDERSTAND WHO HE WAS YOU HAVE TO GO BACK TO ANOTHER TIME WHEN THE WORLD WAS POWERED BY THE BLACK FUEL HEHE
@@edwardbevington9351 LOL.. thanks mate if there is one thing that i thought was fucking cool as i was growing up, it was the intro to Mad Max 2 and .. i watched it so many fucking times that i literally remembered it word for word i used to fuck around with this in school we'd be in class, my math teacher would say something like "who remembers what we spoke about last week" and everyone would think and after a few seconds i'd put my hand up and say "ummm, Miss..... i remember.... ummm i remember a time of chaos , Ruined dreams this wasted land, but most of all i remember the man we called max" hehe and then the whole class would laugh LOL GOOD OL DAYS :P after school it sort of became like a habit , whenever someone says I REMEMBER , i just sort of go into it another one me and a mate do commonly is "2 days ago i saw a vehicle that'd haul that tanker , you want to get outta here..... talk to me" but we do things like this my mate might start by saying "about 2 or 3 days ago i was coming home from work" and i'll interrupt and say "2 days ago, i saw a bus that'd take you home from work, you want to get home.... talke to me " hehe shit like that or sometimes we do stuff like a mate might say (After i fix a computer that sort of was difficult to fix) he might say "how the hell did you get that to work" and i'll say ..... "a P-P-P-P-Piece from here and a P-P-P-P-Piece from there, just happened " LOL as you can see, i live and breath max but then again, i grew up on it
I wasnt disappointed. You can only put in so much information in such a short time. But you still managed to get more info out than the generic already known facts most youtubers post. Thank you.
Good materiał, thanks Minty. Back in early 80's, your Australian "Mad Max" was very well recognized even in such "exotic" countries as Poland, right after Weir's "Hanging Rock" 👍
@@housinauthority5258 ...i wouldn't go that far calling Fury Road shit...anyways, to GFL: it wasn't Toecutter...sure, it was the same actor (Hugh Keays-Byrne), but in that movie he was called Immortan Joe...and i say that knowing, that there's a theory claiming Immortan Joe & Toecutter are the same person...but, u know 😜 oh, if you meant exactly this by saying _Toecutter is the final boss_ i can go with that...🤗
@uni blab u realise surely u look abit triggered just saying things like that. i mean sure its funny but im a millennial if i was not i wouldn't consider saying such things unless i were a bitter old bastard who should probably stfu or goto an oap home.
Also the Night Riders dialogue in the opening chase scene i am a rocker, i am a roller, I'm an out of controller! Was actually lyrics from the AC/DC song, Rocker. Another Australian treasure.
Paul no, they're not They're from Australia While Angus and Malcolm were born in Scotland (as were Bonn Scott and Brian Johnson) They grew up in Australia
Dean Simmler is the Best Director of Photography ever. Had the honor to work with him a few years ago here in the US. He's the nicest man I've ever worked with.
I had an old 64 El Camino that was wrecked on the drivers rear 1/4 panel, spay painted 'Pursuit" over it... Classic movie, and the best one in my opinion. Still one of my favorites after all the years, it's around here on VHS somewhere!
Funny thing is Mel Gibson was Born in New York then they moved to Australia. So I guess he’s both American and Aussie. He’s one of the best actors ever. Payback and Lethal weapon series are ePIC
I loved this film since its release. Years ago, if this dates it, I purchased the release on LaserDisc. Always found it most curious that this release was the "American" dubbed American International version. Years later, I was so happy to see the original Australian dialogue version. Let's face it, that's much better indeed.
This one randomly showed up on my CZcams suggestions shortly after the passing of Hugh Keays-Byrne, who would go on to play Immortan Joe in Mad Max: Fury Road, and I felt watching this was a fitting way to honor him. On a more personal note Keays-Byrne also played Lord Vile in the 1989 Australian film The Blood of Heroes (aka Salute of the Jugger), foil to main hero Sallow who was played by Rutger Hauer...not only would this make Keays-Byrne a major figure in three of my favorite post-apocalyptic films (yes, technically "pre-apocalyptic" for Mad Max), but I attend an annual post-apocalyptic festival in southern California called Wasteland Weekend, where I'm a Jugger (not just in character but playing "the Game") in the style of Blood of Heroes.
Hey Minty, you forgot to mention that the MFP police cars driven by March Hare and Big Bopper were retired taxi cabs and that Max's car, the one that he drove before getting the black interceptor, had been a police car in real life as well as in the film Additionally, March Hare's and Big Bopper's cars were Ford Falcon XA's while Max's car was a Falcon XB
I remember the "oil crisis". Here in the US, it was similar to what you mentioned about it in Australia. I was only 6 years old in '73, but it left an impression on me. Mad Max is a great movie, and I loved it the first time I saw it. I was 12 when it came out, and didn't see it until it was out of theaters. Part of me was heartbroken when I learned that most of the voices had been overdubbed. I actively sought out a version with the REAL voice track. It was eventually released on DVD with both voice tracks. Joanna Samuals(Max's wife) was a favorite character of mine in the movie, and always felt she was sexy as all get out. Definitely a favorite movie of mine.
Great movie. A classic. Changed my life. Obsession of my life. Only other Australian movie worth shit Road games with Stacey Keech. But mad Max had me wearing a motorcycle helmet throughout my youth.
David Hornback , if you watch closely as the gang lines up to park at the depot, you will see that not all of them are Kawis. I heard that Kawi donated (or loaned, I think) fourteen KZ 1000 motorcycles (a few may have come up missing, before their first call time) and some of the bikes belonged to cast and crew (including the Kawi triple that Goose rides, while he's on crutches, which may have actually belonged to Bisley).
@@gilly3380 I think your right they were loaned, but they did have cart blanch on what to do with them. I'll have to watch again and pause it on that scene because it was on a documentery that I heard they wrer all Kawasaki's.
Cannot get enough of this film, it was one of the first videos rented by my Dad for me when I was but a nipper. About 5 years ago there was a Pursuit Special V8 Interceptor come up for sale about 10 miles away from me, but by the time I'd got the £££ sorted it had been sold, would love to own one. NB, Seems like calling a character "Goose" is like giving someone a red shirt in Star Trek :D
The 2 4 doors in the opening scene were actually about fucked before filming. The Boppers was a ex cop car with big miles and the other was A XA ex taxi with massive engine problems on a 6 banger lump .There was nothing fake about the shite it kicked out of it's pipes it actually was burning oil at a rapid rate... I've read a write up on most of the vehicles used in Mad Max 1+2. The only 4 that was a XB GT was the one Max used and the Black 2 door XB GT Coupe the rest were just plain Jane XB,s and XA,s... Where all were scrapped after filming. The black original 2 door was left on a farm in the Australian outback along with some other vehicles which were reused in Mad Max 2 hence why the 2 Sunray 8 spokes were changed on the rear in the 2nd film as it was heavily striped of external and internal parts by thieves. So whoever has the one from the 2 Nd film actually has 1 of the 3 original 2door XB GT,s..
Growing up in Melbourne, Victoria, where Mad Max was filmed, back in the mid 80s, you should have seen all the black XC model Ford coupes on the road here; all in tribute to the movie
Another brief note for die hard Mad Max fans in Melbourne, Australia. "Scienceworks" in Williamstown (which contains the old Melbourne sewerage pumping station that served as MFP headquarters in the movie) is holding a 40th anniversary event in April with replica vehicles on hand and a screening of the movie.
@@bernieponcik1351 Chevrolet used a small block V8. had one in my '75 Impala. Pontiac, Olds, and Buick used a big block V8, which had either a 2 bolt or 4 bolt main.
I know I’m a minority here, but imho first Mad Max is absolutelly the best of the whole franchise. It’s tragic, it’s dark & the futuristic urban environment just ads so much to the atmosphere of the movie. Sequels are of course good, too, but not as good.. not a big fan of desert, furs and horns... But that’s just me
Your not alone. I like all of them, but they rank in the order they came out in my opinion. Mad Max- 1st, Mad Max 2 The Road Warrior-2nd, Thunderdome-3rd, and Fury Road-4th.
When I was a little kid I liked road warrior better because of the action and whenever I think of post-apocalyptic society I think of the ThunderDome two men enter one man leave but now that I’m older I like the first one better
Isaiah Amos Yes, when I was a kid I liked those ones better, too. The first one is a futuristic tragedy with so much style and atmosphere - that’s smth you appreciate at certain age
Mad Max gave us our first look at some possible terrifying scenarios of the future, that could happen as a result of some catastrophic meltdown of society. All of the violence and road rage were a real thrill ride at the box office in 79, and into now. Amazing how "low budget" films can produce great results on the screen!
I have watched in years. But I didn't realise that I might have watched a 'dubbed version'. I speak Australian so would have no problems with the original version.
Which stunned me on Oscar night because I had no inkling to sit through Fury Road a second time after my first and only viewing; and I consider myself a Mad Max retro tragic...
One thing that I love about the production of Mad Max is that the budget was so low, that several members of the crew were paid not in cash, but in cases of beer!!
Doesn't get any more Australian than that.
Love me some Fosters.
@@stevew6138 So! Your the ONE who likes Foster's lager? Now that you've revealed yourself - be ashamed & seek help.
@Trevor Williams BTW, I prefer the ale in the green oil can, not lager. lol.
Those were the days.....
Mad Max was the first "R" rated movie I ever saw, I was 8 and lied to my parents that it was PG, so they let me go to it. My hometown was pretty small, so the struggling movie theater never enforced the rating system. :)
Now that's the Australian spirit! The R-rating was a total fucking farce anyhoo...
My Dad showed it to me when I was 11. My old man didn't pay much attention to ratings lol. I saw RoboCop when I was 8yo lol. Dad thought it was a kids film! My old man is great lol
It was shown to my entire High School. Geelong East Tech...l can still remember the yelling and cheering of 300 + teenage Aussie lads... :)
My parents let me watch it when I was 6
@@CY3ERUS When I got older, my parents would let me see R movies IF it had that for "action" (violence) but NOT for nudity/sex. Typical US parents.
If the world today keeps going down the crapper, we may actually need a hero like Max.
Been thought the same...bad thing is that we will be at the very start of the turmoil, which is the worst part😞
How true. ..pray that he’s out there….
What? Comparing the world of Mad Max to the world of 2 years ago when you posted this is insane. You either didn't watch the movie, understand it, or are selfish.
I didn't see MM until the mid-80's because my Aunt said it was horribly violent with a mom and a baby being run over. I thought they actually showed it because of the way she portrayed it and wanted no part of that. When The Road Warrior came out, I became obsessed with it and watched it every day on VHS for months. In 1986 I dressed up as Max for Halloween along with a friend who made up his own character based on MM and we won 2nd place in our High School costume contest and got our picture in the yearbook. LOL
I’m American and I understand the Australian accent just fine. I love Australian cinema and Mad Max is one of my all time favorites. Strange how Hollywood thinks...
Tarantino loved it too; and his word is LAW!
It's ridiculous they thought we couldn't understand Australian.
Yeah, I am also American and fully agree with you. Hollywood did a 100% SNAFU on that one.
Michael Earhart that's because Hollywood is filled to the brim with snobbish idiots that think that nobody is intelligent enough to figure out what people from Australia are saying, claiming that Australian people speak with a form of the English language that is indecipherable from American English
@@ianmacfarlane1241It's even worse in the U.S. release of 'The Road Warrior'! Where the dude doing the framing narration effects this absurd Dustin Hoffman from 'Little Big-Man' accent! "I remember-r-r de road worrior-r-r". (Not all Yanks roll their Rs!)
As long as the paperwork is clean. You can do what you want out there.
Fortunately, the US DVD release has restored all the Australian dialogue, which I think makes the movie better.
And did they leave the US over dub track as an audio option?
@@thedys70 It's not an option of the version I have.
@@fairview3725 One might suggest that is therefore an admission of failure on their part, against the original US release with US dubbing?
@@thedys70 "suggest"??Too bloody right! How does the film even work with US dubbing? Now I wanna see the US cut out of perverse curiosity
@@adamdavies1068 Lol! Was trying to be subtle without saying "Well duh, US distributor; told you so...". I wouldn't mind seeing the US cut for exactly the same reason.
Thank you for this video. The Mad Max movies were on regular rotation in my house as I was growing up. These movies have a special place in my memories.
Me too homie
Watched this many many times
Jeez...that's some pretty new age parenting.
Mad Max. Love it! The beginning of one of the great trilogies in cinema history. The beginning of the icon status of 'Max'. It definitely brought high speed chases up close and personal and it was only the start. Also it began a run a very interesting antagonist. We in the States love this... Thanks Minty, fun channel.
"Whadya think Max? Last of the V8s."
"Kick her in the guts Barry!"
The law of unintended consequences. The popularity of the first 2 movies in the states saw many Ford GT coupes and sedans sold and exported to the U.S. for fans to build their own "interceptors". They have become so scarce (or expensive) in Australia that the one used in "Fury"Road" was actually sourced in South Africa (where they were apparently imported with many other Australian models during the 60's and 70's).
My friends junkyard has 3 or 4 of those Australian Ford Falcons.
Doesn't the original exist, I thought it was in England somewhere.
@@flashgordon3715 Last I read, the museum the original was in in England closed down and the interceptor was sold to another collector/museum in the U.S.
Now tell me which 7 cars survived Fury Road?
I suppose, if you cannot find a Falcon, a Capri is sort of similar in generic shape and style, just a bit smaller, and in need of some cosmetic work for the front end looks, wheels, and an engine change or fake/repilica Charger & Ram Scoop system etc.
Becareful if it you have a duel exhaust set up like in the 'Laser' sub-model, the rear muffler boxes are located too close to the rear wheels, that in hot weather on long drives, they can start to melt the rear tyres inside sidewalls - the exhausts follow the same underbody routings.
I first saw this movie as an early preview before it was widely released in America. I was totally pulled in by the opening chase scene. The camera angles really put the viewer in the middle of the action and gave you the sensation of adrenaline pumping speed. Years later I purchased the special edition DVD that had the original Australian soundtrack. I totally like this version better. I had no problem understanding the dialog and the accents just seemed to fit the characters better. In my opinion, this added to the flavor of the film and felt much more authentic. I think that sometimes decisions are made by marketing people that underestimate the intelligence of the viewer. Thanks for a great video! I learned a few new things in this one! SUSCRIBED! I've been stalking this channel for a while. Love your work and looking forward to seeing more!
I remember going to see this movie as a kid at a drive-in theater, there was not many things better to me as a kid than going to the drive-in. I loved the movie right off. The car and motorcycle stunts were just awesome and still are. Lots of satisfaction to be had watching Max take care of the bad guys.
The voice overs just didn't go with the film Australian version is always the best
Twenty years ago I bought a Ford Falcon XB GS from an importer in Texas and went broke trying to keep it running. While it did, however, it was a hoot to drive this car in Boulder, Colorado. Most folks just thought it was a junky old Torino, but every so often someone would recognize it for what it was and lose their minds. The right hand drive messed with most folks, but the mailmen loved it!
Mad Max is one of my all time favorite movies; long before the original Aussie dialogue was released, I shucked out for a bootleg VHS with the original recording (on our current releases, it has both original and American dubs now). The movie actually flopped in the USA; had it done as well here as the rest of the world, the profit margin would have been higher. As for Max in the helmet, he never wears one in the movie, but you can see a silver helmet in the parcel shelf of his yellow and blue interceptor at the start of the movie. The black interceptor, when first seen in the garage, has its hood up, with a yellow bucket sitting upside down on the side of the engine. The Weiand supercharger is just a shell; the bucket covers an electric motor that was actually driving the belt and pulley on the front of the supercharger! The '59 Chevrolet was on its way to a junkyard before being painted and the interior lined with cheap faux fur. The rusty water coming out the radiator gives a clue to its actual condition. George Miller's car that was destroyed is the blue Mazda Bongo van in the opening chase sequence.
Finally, no Australian actor has actually played Max! Mel Gibson was born in Peteskill, New York and emigrated to Australia in his youth, while Tom Hardy is from London, England. Hugh Keays-Byrne, incidentally, was born in Jammu and Kashmir, India and mostly grew up in England. He and Bruce Spence (who was born and raised in New Zealand) are the only actors other than Mel Gibson to have appeared in two Mad Max movies, though they played different characters in each movie.
"Don't write off the Goose until you see the box go into the ground.."
Sad thing is, even with the re-dubbing and changing the trailers / posters, Mad Max flew completely under the radar in the U.S. Like most Americans, my first exposure to the series was The Road Warrior (it was never referred to as 'Mad Max 2' over here), which I think is still the best of the entire franchise. As I understand it, the original intent was for Lord Humongous to actually be Max's old partner, Jim Goose, to be reveled at the end after Max removes the mask from Humongous' body. One of the main reasons for scrapping this was because most Americans had never even heard of Mad Max and had no idea who Goose was, or that The Road Warrior was a sequel. Pity, because I think that would be awesome. I was only about ten when the ambitious, albeit highly disappointing Beyond Thunderdome was released and lost interest in the series until the announcement of Fury Road. It was only then that I finally saw the original film.
This classic film still holds up after 40 years in 2019. I enjoy this film and the sequels, especially "Fury Road".
@Joseph Wilson I agree. The movie was awesome nonetheless.
Fury road was shit. Too americanised
even thunderdome?
@@mogensschmidt2498 Dated though it may be, At least thunder dome has some kind of storyline, Fury Road was a load of absolute slop.
When I first saw this, I about pulled my hair out trying to figure out where it was supposed to be. I noticed the right hand drive on the cars, but many of the cars were recognizably American, even if some of the trim didn't look quite right. The accents (I saw the dubbed version) were American, but most of the other dubbed movies I'd seen at the time were "Spaghetti Westerns" and what I was seeing clearly wasn't Italy or Spain. And, were it an American film, why was it dubbed? The lay of the land didn't look quite right for an American film either, but neither did it look like any place in Europe I was familiar with. I was quite young at the time, so Australia didn't readily spring to mind, and it took about half the movie before it finally dawned on me that's where it was from.
I agree with other comments that the Australian dialogue version is preferable.
I remember seeing this in the mid 90’s in my elementary days….and I had no idea what was going on at first 😂 couldn’t figure out these unique right hand drive cars, dry barren landscape and strange accents….this movie actually opened my kid eyes to Australia and their auto culture and I learned many things about it after this….I also wanted to live in Australia after learning more about it.
A a Swede growing up back the I can say that the ban was not enforced that well since I know we rented Mad Max several times during the eighties.
Precis , det var inga problem att hyra den
Japp :D
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As a child in the 80s, I saw the Road Warrior movie first. Then Beyond Thunderdome. Didn't watch this movie until much later. However I was always under the impression that the Road Warrior was the best of them all. Would like to see your thoughts on that movie as well!
I love stories with dystopian societies. The world of Mad Max is pretty interesting. Great video Minty!
@Spongecake Squareshoes Yup, just keep voting for traitorous democrats & we'll be there in no time!
@@JamesSmith-vk2ky doesn't matter anymore both the Same....We are ontop of a Coaster ready to Fall
I'm secretly hoping America eventually becomes a dystopian society similar to Mad Max.
Steven King calls Mad Max a turkey and you don’t play the “hey fella you’re a turkey!” scene?! WHAT?!?!
Very good comment
@@garethfitzee5492 very good reply
funny I always thought 'The Stand' and 'The Dark Towers' were influenced by Mad Max franchise
Remember living in Germany when it was released , then moved to Australia and built a Mad Max Hardtop replica in the 80's . Good times :) !!
I am from Sweden and because of the ban we all saw it. It is such a good film and later on franchise!
I wonder why King thought it was such a "turkey?" It's like a piece of art to me. I saw this as a kid and was forever traumatized by the mom and child being run down. Despite the violence it's really a thought provoking piece of work that, to me, symbolically speaks volumes about how our actual society functions. Anyway, maybe King thought all the violence was a gimmick and thought it was trying to use shock value to be noticed.
Actually, back in the days Stephen King was hooked on booze & drugs so we'll ne'r know if he really said that. Magazines and posters quote out of context a lot as we know. Recently [ 2020 ] when asked about his 5 favorite Australian movies, he [SK] said Wolf Creek and "all the Mad Max movies" among others. - You can find his favorite5-list on twitter, I think.
The majority of King's work exploits children. I wouldn't take anything he says too seriously, however successful he is
@@markstone7140 I think ya're a bit too snowflake for his works? He does not exploit children, we might not speak of the same author?
@@PomyCollingwood Hi there. Yeah a proper snowflake when it comes to kids being hurt in movies and fiction. But we digress. Mad Max is one of my all time favourites, but the murder of his wife and baby is unwatchable and taints the movie. I know it signals nemesis for the Toecutter's gang, but still . . It could have been done another way.
@@PomyCollingwood you’ve obviously not read IT
When I was a kid MAD MAX only came on TV late at night on local stations. Parents didn't want kids to see the violence, like the scene where the toddler wanders onto the highway, but we always found a way to watch it. Such a good movie! Crazy futuristic vibe. Turned me into a car nut for sure! "The Toe Cutter. He knows who I am!"
Great video Minty! During the "Malaise Period", (Late 1970's-1980's) when I was in high school and cars were crap, lines like, "The blower Max, just look at the blower!" kept us in awe, and we would watch it again and again. Very much anticipated "The Road Warrior" for more car action. When When you watch, "Babe" you can see the similarities in style between it and Mad Max(?!). I would think that the Kennedy/Miller connection is the commonality. The contrast of story lines couldn't be more evident.
Legendary movie!
It has one of my favorite scenes in it. The scene at the rail station.
Correction, Mad Max held the record as the most profitable movie ever made with the lowest budget for 28 years not 20 and was replaced by 2007`s Paranormal Activity not The Blair Witch Project.
Not to mention "The Blair Witch Project" sucked really bad.
A visually unique epicly composed film that still draws you in today as if it was your first time seeing it. A character with so little dialog that makes you connect, feel, and cheer for him is what the perfect person for the film looks like and it's rare to see even now.
I remember reading that George Miller payed the extras in beer.
CoolTrainer: VaultBoy-39 And Minty said:
He sacrificed his vehicle for the film
In fact: The vehicle that he'd sacrificed for the movie was the blue van Big Bopper's car smashed into in the scenes where they're chasing The Night Rider
i remember that as well
but you know what else i remember
I REMEMBER A TIME OF CHAOS
RUINED DREAMS, THIS WASTED LAND
BUT MOST OF ALL I REMEMBER THE ROAD WARRIOR
THE MAN.. WE CALLED "MAX"
TO UNDERSTAND WHO HE WAS YOU HAVE TO GO BACK TO ANOTHER TIME WHEN THE WORLD WAS POWERED BY THE BLACK FUEL
HEHE
@@martinkuliza that was good 😂
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LOL.. thanks mate
if there is one thing that i thought was fucking cool as i was growing up, it was the intro to Mad Max 2
and .. i watched it so many fucking times that i literally remembered it word for word
i used to fuck around with this in school
we'd be in class, my math teacher would say something like "who remembers what we spoke about last week"
and everyone would think and after a few seconds i'd put my hand up and say
"ummm, Miss..... i remember.... ummm
i remember a time of chaos , Ruined dreams this wasted land,
but most of all i remember the man we called max" hehe
and then the whole class would laugh
LOL
GOOD OL DAYS :P
after school it sort of became like a habit , whenever someone says I REMEMBER , i just sort of go into it
another one me and a mate do commonly is
"2 days ago i saw a vehicle that'd haul that tanker , you want to get outta here..... talk to me"
but we do things like this
my mate might start by saying
"about 2 or 3 days ago i was coming home from work"
and i'll interrupt and say
"2 days ago, i saw a bus that'd take you home from work, you want to get home.... talke to me "
hehe
shit like that
or sometimes we do stuff like
a mate might say (After i fix a computer that sort of was difficult to fix) he might say "how the hell did you get that to work"
and i'll say ..... "a P-P-P-P-Piece from here and a P-P-P-P-Piece from there, just happened "
LOL
as you can see, i live and breath max
but then again, i grew up on it
Martin Kuliza I Present to you, The Humongous, The Lord Humongous, The Ayatollah of Rock N Rolla
Still love this movie / franchise. Mad Max will forever hold a special place in my soul.
My Third Favourite Aussie film. After Picnic at Hanging Rock and 1971s Walkabout.
Walkabout. I had my first movie star crush. Jenny Agutter. Oh my. My heart still flutters.
Watch wake in fright
I wasnt disappointed. You can only put in so much information in such a short time. But you still managed to get more info out than the generic already known facts most youtubers post. Thank you.
The Night Rider. Remember him, when you look at the night sky.
One of my favorite films of all time.
Two days ago I saw a rig that'll haul that tanker. You wanna get outta here? You talk to me.
"We do it MY way!" "Loser's way!"
think THAT rig was the same rig from part 1?
"If it's all the same to you, I'll drive that tanker" hearing this line + a spliff = Laugh your ass off.
That's from "Road Warrior."
I love the fact that the villan in both the original Mad Max and the reboot Fury road are played by the same actor, Hugh Keays-Byrne.
Good materiał, thanks Minty. Back in early 80's, your Australian "Mad Max" was very well recognized even in such "exotic" countries as Poland, right after Weir's "Hanging Rock" 👍
Poland ≠ Exotic
Failed to mention that Toecutter is the "final boss" of Fury Road.
Fury Road was shit so it doesn't need mentioning.
@@housinauthority5258 ...i wouldn't go that far calling Fury Road shit...anyways, to GFL: it wasn't Toecutter...sure, it was the same actor (Hugh Keays-Byrne), but in that movie he was called Immortan Joe...and i say that knowing, that there's a theory claiming Immortan Joe & Toecutter are the same person...but, u know 😜 oh, if you meant exactly this by saying _Toecutter is the final boss_ i can go with that...🤗
@@damirko06 That's what I meant. :)
@@GamerForLifeDrakunia ...you're welcome 🤗
Everybody knows that, don't need mentioning. And Fury Road wasn't shit. It was OK.
Originally it was known as 'Slightly Agitated Max'.
Lex. Now is referred to as Batshit Crazy Max
@uni blab ok boomer
@uni blab u realise surely u look abit triggered just saying things like that. i mean sure its funny but im a millennial if i was not i wouldn't consider saying such things unless i were a bitter old bastard who should probably stfu or goto an oap home.
@uni blab LMAO! EXCELLENT! 😂
@@ridanann You sure seem to be 'triggered' by his comment! Thank you for *perfectly demonstrating* what Uni was talking about... Lmao! 😂
This has to be your best edition yet. These were ACTUALLY 10 things I did not know. Great job.
Running on Empty is amazing! One of my favorite car movies. There is a blind mechanic/driver and I'll leave it at that.
Mad Max! An iconic classic. A Mad Max - Snake Plissken crossover would be great.
Damn could you imagine an aged grizzled Gibson and Kurt Russell facing off?!!😲😲😲
If you think about it, it is possible that they are in the same universe.
Mad Max meets Judge Dredd.
That would be... FUCKING AMAZING!
They could battle with their zimmer frames, would've been cool though
Also the Night Riders dialogue in the opening chase scene
i am a rocker, i am a roller, I'm an out of controller! Was actually lyrics from the AC/DC song, Rocker. Another Australian treasure.
brandon hill yeah I remember hearing that piece of trivia
But I don't remember which AC/DC song that was from
@Paul Sydney Australia to be exact. Had they been from England i imagine they would have sounded more like the sex pistols then what we got.
@Paul Angus and malcom young were from Scotland but moved to Australia when they were children.
Paul no, they're not
They're from Australia
While Angus and Malcolm were born in Scotland (as were Bonn Scott and Brian Johnson)
They grew up in Australia
@@karlsmith2570 Brian Johnson is from England.
Great behind the scenes info!
This is one of my favourite movies of all time, luv all those custom race bikes and Interceptors!
Dean Simmler is the Best Director of Photography ever. Had the honor to work with him a few years ago here in the US. He's the nicest man I've ever worked with.
This "10 Things" was so well done, that I can almost smell the Car Trunk...
Errr... to imply that you were smuggled in a car boot to see this at the drive-in, back in the day?
That is correct sir...assuming a "boot" is a trunk.
@@greenman5255 Great minds thinking alike, my good chap; some translations to confirm: US-trunk/AUS-boot & US-hood/AUS-bonnet : )
I remember the first time watching this movie. Was in a drive-in theater as a double feature with The Road Warrior.
THAT must have been the BEST DOUBLE FEATURE IN THE HISTORY OF HISTORY, if they had threw Thunder Dome in there everyone's heads might have blown up
I had an old 64 El Camino that was wrecked on the drivers rear 1/4 panel, spay painted 'Pursuit" over it...
Classic movie, and the best one in my opinion. Still one of my favorites after all the years, it's around here on VHS somewhere!
Mud guts and Toe cutter, got love the names! LOL
Funny thing is Mel Gibson was Born in New York then they moved to Australia. So I guess he’s both American and Aussie. He’s one of the best actors ever. Payback and Lethal weapon series are ePIC
im an American i had no problem understanding them at all and what a great fkn movie to !!!
While you never fully see his body, The scene with Goose in the hospital is quite unnerving.
I loved this film since its release. Years ago, if this dates it, I purchased the release on LaserDisc. Always found it most curious that this release was the "American" dubbed American International version.
Years later, I was so happy to see the original Australian dialogue version. Let's face it, that's much better indeed.
Mad Max was / is Great! Especially for that time era. The Blair Witch Project has nothing on a classic like Mad Max! LoL
Man I couldn't agree more I didn't like The Blair Witch Project at all
The Blair Witch project was utter shit.
Ugh what a shit of a movie to overthrow Mad Max
i have seen mad max many times!! have never made it through witch crap
@@budsbustbi6339 No. About 15 minutes of it was all I could stand. Horrible
100% snafu was a common saying in Australia in the 70s, came from ww2
david white My Grandpa was a mechanic in WW2. He told me it’s an acronym: Situation Normal, All F-ed Up
This one randomly showed up on my CZcams suggestions shortly after the passing of Hugh Keays-Byrne, who would go on to play Immortan Joe in Mad Max: Fury Road, and I felt watching this was a fitting way to honor him. On a more personal note Keays-Byrne also played Lord Vile in the 1989 Australian film The Blood of Heroes (aka Salute of the Jugger), foil to main hero Sallow who was played by Rutger Hauer...not only would this make Keays-Byrne a major figure in three of my favorite post-apocalyptic films (yes, technically "pre-apocalyptic" for Mad Max), but I attend an annual post-apocalyptic festival in southern California called Wasteland Weekend, where I'm a Jugger (not just in character but playing "the Game") in the style of Blood of Heroes.
Love the scene when he does the Scottish accent, (Jessie, Jessie, you’ve not got a sense of humour) then goes back to English.
Thank you!! This is one of The greatest movies of all time.
13:14 those buggy eyes remind me of bbeg death in Total Recall
Hey Minty, you forgot to mention that the MFP police cars driven by March Hare and Big Bopper were retired taxi cabs and that Max's car, the one that he drove before getting the black interceptor, had been a police car in real life as well as in the film
Additionally, March Hare's and Big Bopper's cars were Ford Falcon XA's while Max's car was a Falcon XB
Karl that sounds correct IIRC....
There's a company in Perth that specializes in converting your XC, XB, or XA into an Interceptor replica. You can choose which film version too!
Adam Davies that sounds pretty cool
Personally, if I owned a Falcon XB, I'd have it looking like the one in the first Mad Max film
@@karlsmith2570 same here mate
@@adamdavies1068 Mate, that crew in Perth are onto it; they know how to make easy money from tragics like us....
my favorite scene in the movie is the one between the train station worker and Toecutter. What an awesome bit of acting that is!
2:38 "Wheels set in motion". Nice one. Also Toe Cutter is the antagonist to Max. 3:33
Good pick! One of the greatest action movies ever filmed
Hell yeah! I have it on VHS.We are actually heading this direction quicker than we think.
Nice idea 🤔
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Such a badass movie! The Mad Max interceptor is in my home state of Florida here in the US. Love to go see it.
I remember the "oil crisis". Here in the US, it was similar to what you mentioned about it in Australia. I was only 6 years old in '73, but it left an impression on me. Mad Max is a great movie, and I loved it the first time I saw it. I was 12 when it came out, and didn't see it until it was out of theaters. Part of me was heartbroken when I learned that most of the voices had been overdubbed. I actively sought out a version with the REAL voice track. It was eventually released on DVD with both voice tracks.
Joanna Samuals(Max's wife) was a favorite character of mine in the movie, and always felt she was sexy as all get out.
Definitely a favorite movie of mine.
John totally; Joanna had natural sex appeal, and those dimples OMG....
I love THIS MOVIE in my top 10 favorite movies. Great review Minty.
Great movie. A classic. Changed my life. Obsession of my life. Only other Australian movie worth shit Road games with Stacey Keech. But mad Max had me wearing a motorcycle helmet throughout my youth.
FINALLY, MN I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE! YES! I LOVE MAD MAX! GOD BLESS YOU MINTY!
Mel Gibson rules-screw the media
Quit watching Scotty Kilmer. He’s lame.
But what does Mel Gibson think of Abos?
@@rebelguy9487im not defending mels drunken gibberish but aboriginal ozzys dont bomb Palestinian hospitals do they so who cares
He didn't mention that all the motorcycles were brand new and donated from Kawasaki.
David Hornback , if you watch closely as the gang lines up to park at the depot, you will see that not all of them are Kawis. I heard that Kawi donated (or loaned, I think) fourteen KZ 1000 motorcycles (a few may have come up missing, before their first call time) and some of the bikes belonged to cast and crew (including the Kawi triple that Goose rides, while he's on crutches, which may have actually belonged to Bisley).
@@gilly3380 I think your right they were loaned, but they did have cart blanch on what to do with them. I'll have to watch again and pause it on that scene because it was on a documentery that I heard they wrer all Kawasaki's.
One of the best movies ever!
So glad you finally got to this classic masterpiece!
Don't recall at what age I saw Mad Max, but I was very young. Loved Mad Max and I'll still sit and watch it every now and then.
If Brian May and Queen did actually do the soundtrack, we'd have a Flash like theme: Max ah-ah, king of the Universe!
Max! Ma-ax! Horseman of the apokeclipse!
Best car movie of all time ................... 40 years old and no one can touch it
Cannot get enough of this film, it was one of the first videos rented by my Dad for me when I was but a nipper.
About 5 years ago there was a Pursuit Special V8 Interceptor come up for sale about 10 miles away from me, but by the time I'd got the £££ sorted it had been sold, would love to own one.
NB, Seems like calling a character "Goose" is like giving someone a red shirt in Star Trek :D
Push me, shove you
Oh yeah says who?
Push me, shove you
Oh yeah sa....."
"Kundalini wants his hand back."
My favourite Aussie film! Thanks Mint Man!!
Never gets old; "Ya just don't have the style, do ya....."
@@thedys70 "That...thing in there is NOT the Goose"
@@adamdavies1068 Yep, Max in denial; brilliant!
Now you gotta do Road warrior and Thunder Dome!
And also Cyborg.
when I see those GTs getting smashed.. I cry... would love one myself
Hell yeah. A mate of mine has an XC coupe in his shed. Bastard:(
The 2 4 doors in the opening scene were actually about fucked before filming.
The Boppers was a ex cop car with big miles and the other was A XA ex taxi with massive engine problems on a 6 banger lump .There was nothing fake about the shite it kicked out of it's pipes it actually was burning oil at a rapid rate...
I've read a write up on most of the vehicles used in Mad Max 1+2.
The only 4 that was a XB GT was the one Max used and the Black 2 door XB GT Coupe the rest were just plain Jane XB,s and XA,s... Where all were scrapped after filming.
The black original 2 door was left on a farm in the Australian outback along with some other vehicles which were reused in Mad Max 2 hence why the 2 Sunray 8 spokes were changed on the rear in the 2nd film as it was heavily striped of external and internal parts by thieves.
So whoever has the one from the 2 Nd film actually has 1 of the 3 original 2door XB GT,s..
Watched this as kid. Mesmerized by v8 interceptor special and got me to love cars. 😁
Growing up in Melbourne, Victoria, where Mad Max was filmed, back in the mid 80s, you should have seen all the black XC model Ford coupes on the road here; all in tribute to the movie
@@thedys70 nice😁
Another brief note for die hard Mad Max fans in Melbourne, Australia. "Scienceworks" in Williamstown (which contains the old Melbourne sewerage pumping station that served as MFP headquarters in the movie) is holding a 40th anniversary event in April with replica vehicles on hand and a screening of the movie.
Thanks for the heads-up Braddles....
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Mel Gibson was 23 when starred in this movie!
no he wasn't he had his 21st birthday on the film
I always thought his name was Melvin Gibson. What is Mel short for anyway?
@@actionjackson7434 Mel Gibson was born Mel Colmcille Gerard Gibson. Born in Peekskill New York.
Watch the Official teaser trailer Mad Max exposed official trailer 2019. All myths rumours about the film will be reveiled.
@@truebluefilmsaustralia8143 thank you, I will watch that
The last of the V8's!
Be a shame to blow it up
Piece of history. 😉😉
I heard "Last of the big block V8's!" I guess they were all big block xD
@@bernieponcik1351 Chevrolet used a small block V8. had one in my '75 Impala. Pontiac, Olds, and Buick used a big block V8, which had either a 2 bolt or 4 bolt main.
The last of the V8 interceptors!
Fun fact: Rockatansky, Max's family name, is a reference to the Rokitansky procedure, a method for the removal of organs during an autopsy.
Grew up with this and Road Warriors and now own all four of the movies.
I know I’m a minority here, but imho first Mad Max is absolutelly the best of the whole franchise. It’s tragic, it’s dark & the futuristic urban environment just ads so much to the atmosphere of the movie. Sequels are of course good, too, but not as good.. not a big fan of desert, furs and horns... But that’s just me
Gvido1969 I agree.
Your not alone. I like all of them, but they rank in the order they came out in my opinion. Mad Max- 1st, Mad Max 2 The Road Warrior-2nd, Thunderdome-3rd, and Fury Road-4th.
When I was a little kid I liked road warrior better because of the action and whenever I think of post-apocalyptic society I think of the ThunderDome two men enter one man leave but now that I’m older I like the first one better
Isaiah Amos Yes, when I was a kid I liked those ones better, too. The first one is a futuristic tragedy with so much style and atmosphere - that’s smth you appreciate at certain age
Paul Joyner fury road is not a sequel. It’s a regen in a since. But to me, more of a dedication. Awesome movie
This is a good channel, you deserve more subs.
Mad Max gave us our first look at some possible terrifying scenarios of the future, that could happen as a result of some catastrophic meltdown of society. All of the violence and road rage were a real thrill ride at the box office in 79, and into now. Amazing how "low budget" films can produce great results on the screen!
Nice to finally see a list of facts you don't know, that you didn't actually know. Instead of bringing the same old things everyone knows.
The film is supposed to take place in 2000, mad Max 2 takes place in 2015, and mad Max 3 takes place in 2020.
remember we are technically in the era that Blade Runner takes place in...so you might be friends with a replicant an not even know it
What about fury road ehh?
Incorrect Shaine White Mad Max 2 is set about five years after the original Mad Max and Beyond Thunderdome is set about fifteen years after Mad Max 2.
mADMAxXx theN30-RWOfficialMusic fury road was shit and shouldn't be mentioned in the same breath as the originals IMHO
@@Iamtheliquor Nah, Fury Road's the second best in the franchise, right behind the first one.
I have watched in years. But I didn't realise that I might have watched a 'dubbed version'. I speak Australian so would have no problems with the original version.
Still one of my favorite movies of all time. The '73 ford falcon is my dream car because of this movie.
Probably one of Gibson's most underrated roles since he was really seen as breaking out in films like Lethal weapon
I remember by "The Road Warrior"'s success, (81 or 82) it sure seemed to me like everyone knew who Mel Gibson was. "Lethal Weapon" was 1987.
Mad Max Fury Road won 6 technical Oscars in 2016, and it received 10 Oscar Nominations including Best Picture and Best Director.
I had better see Fury Road again, I thought it played like a video game advert with built in toy products to manufacture cheap and sell high
Which stunned me on Oscar night because I had no inkling to sit through Fury Road a second time after my first and only viewing; and I consider myself a Mad Max retro tragic...
It also won an Oscar for best costume design
Mad Max inspired Knight Rider. The similarities are numerous.
Always makes me smile when an Aussie talks about Mad Max. Just seems more fitting than listening to American reviewers.
LOVE MAD MAX
Tons of bikes, muscle cars, guns and screwball, great action flick..