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Setting Mel Gibson on a sure path to superstardom, this highly acclaimed "crazy collide-o-scope", (Newsweek) of highway mayhem "cinematically defined the postapocalyptic landscape", (TV Guide). Featuring eye-popping stunts that are "electrifying and very convincing", (Variety) and "an authentically nihilistic spirit", (The Village Voice), this unforgettable actioner from director George Miller (The Road Warrior, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome and Mad Max: Fury Road) is "pure cinematic poetry", (Time). In the ravaged near-future, a savage motorcycle gang rules the road. Terrorizing innocent civilians while tearing up the streets, the ruthless gang laughs in the face of a police force hell-bent on stopping them. But they underestimate one officer: Max (Gibson). And when the bikers brutalize Max’s best friend and family, they send him into a mad frenzy that leaves him with only one thing left in the world to live for: revenge! Also starring Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne (Mad Max: Fury Road) and Steve Bisley (The Great Gatsby, Red Hill), this rugged racecar of a film runs on "comic book volatility… exhilarating rowdiness and visual intensity", (The New York Times)! Though not as polished and fascinating as its sequel, Mad Max 2 (The Road Warrior), Mad Max features some of the most impressive and intense action sequences ever filmed. The first effort from writer/director George Miller, the film is reminiscent of a low-budget road movie in the style of Roger Corman. It was Mel Gibson's second film, and his Max is a vengeful loner anti-hero out of a Western. Instead of the yet-to-be-tamed Old West, however, the setting is an eerily barren world vaguely of our own time. And the horses have been replaced by roaring, menacing cars and motorcycles. The movie's weird characters and tawdry atmosphere, though, suggest something more culty, perhaps a post-apocalyptic Japanese anime film. Unlike such mainstream sci-fi films of its day as Star Wars or Alien, Mad Max has a homespun quality. At the time of its release in the United States, Mad Max hardly made a splash, and it wasn't until Mad Max 2's release that the film was recognized in America. However, it was very popular in its native Australia and elsewhere around the world.
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Product Details
Actors: Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne
Directors: George Miller
Format: Multiple Formats, Blu-ray, Anamorphic, NTSC, Widescreen
Language: English
Number of discs: 1
Rated: R (Restricted)
Studio: Shout! Factory
DVD Release Date: May 5, 2015
Run Time: 93 minutes
Special Features
NEW Interviews With Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel And Director Of Photography David Eggby
Audio Commentary By Art Director Jon Dowding, Director Of Photography David Eggby, Special Effects Artist Chris Murray And Tim Ridge
Mel Gibson: The Birth Of A Superstar featurette
Mad Max: The Film Phenomenon featurette
Original Theatrical Trailers & TV Spots
Photo Galleries
Contains Both the Original Australian English Audio and the US English Dubbed Audio
Cast & Crew
Mel Gibson Max Rockatansky
Joanne Samuel Jessie
Hugh Keays-Byrne Toecutter
Steve Bisley Jim Goose
Roger Ward Fifi Macaffee
Tim Burns Johnny the Boy
Vince Gil Nightrider
Lulu Pinkus Nightrider's Girl
Nick Lathouris Grease Rat
John Ley Charlie
Sheila Florance May Swaisey
Max Fairchild Benno
George Novak Scuttle
Jonathan Hardy Labatoche
David Bracks Mudguts
David Cameron Underground Mechanic
Reg Evans Station Master
Phil Motherwell Junior Doctor
Geoff Parry Bubba Zanetti
Neil Thompson TV Newsreader
Tom Broadbridge
Peter Ford
Clive Hearne
Paul Young
Technical Credits
George Miller Director, Screenwriter
Jon Dowding Art Director
David Eggby Cinematographer
Clare Griffin Costumes/Costume Designer
Clifford Hayes Editor
Byron Kennedy Producer
Brian May Score Composer
James McCausland Screenwriter
Bill Miller Associate Producer
Chris Murray Special Effects
Grant Page Stunts
Tony Paterson Editor
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