Mad Max (1979)

Movie Details

Original Title Mad Max

Original Language EN

Budget $350,000

Revenue $100,000,000

Status Released

Popularity 5.0

Cast

Mel Gibson

Max Rockatansky

Popularity: 5.6

Joanne Samuel

Jessie Rockatansky

Popularity: 4.4

Hugh Keays-Byrne

Toecutter

Popularity: 4.1

Steve Bisley

Jim Goose

Popularity: 1.3

Tim Burns

Johnny the Boy

Popularity: 0.9

Roger Ward

Fifi

Popularity: 3.6

Vincent Gil

Nightrider

Popularity: 0.3

Lulu Pinkus

Nightrider's Girl

Popularity: 0.3

Lisa Aldenhoven

Nurse

Popularity: 0.1

David Bracks

Mudguts

Popularity: 0.5

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Bertrand Cadart

Clunk

Popularity: 0.5

David Cameron

Underground Mechanic

Popularity: 0.3

Key Crew

Editor Cliff Hayes, Tony Paterson

Producer Byron Kennedy

Screenplay George Miller, James McCausland

Director George Miller

Production

Kennedy Miller Productions

Videos & Trailers

Jessie Escapes The Motorcycle Gang

Clip

I Am the Nightrider

Clip

Extended Preview

Clip

Opening Chase Scene

Clip

George Miller on Making MAD MAX & MAD MAX 2

Featurette

Mel Gibson Talks Dangerous Stunts

Featurette

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Posters

Keywords

australia petrol baby chain dystopia post-apocalyptic future exploitation villain bridge matter of life and death benzine biker cop partner truck vigilante gasoline motorcycle motorcycle gang exploding car

Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 8/10

Sep 25, 2014

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 themselve ... Read more

talisencrw 9/10

Jan 21, 2016

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 ... Read more

Gimly 9/10

Apr 12, 2019

Who'd have thought we'd still be talking about a $350,000 film, 40 years after it was made? And who'd have thought it would be in a positive way. _Mad Max_ was one of the most formative films ever released, and not only is **one of** my favourite films, but is chief inspiration to my **actual** fav ... Read more