Mad Max

21 Ratings: 3.3

A movie directed by George Miller

The first film of the Mad Max trilogy. Rebel bikers combat the police in a bleak post-nuclear future where the highways are bloody battlegrounds. When a gang of motorcyclists brutally murder a policeman's family he becomes … see full wiki

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Cast: Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Steve Bisley, Roger Ward, Tim Burns, see all

Director: George Miller

Genre: Action, Adventure

Release Date: April 12, 1979

MPAA Rating: R

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review by Captain_Couth. April 27, 2009

posted in Welcome to the Grindhouse

The film that launched a franchise, a sub genre and a hundred knock-offs

Mad Max is a low budget Aussie film that became a huge success in the U.S. because of it's sequel Mad Max 2 a.k.a. The Road Warrior. Not only did this movie spawned a franchise but it created a new genre of film (the post apocalyptic wasteland/road film) many rip-offs and pro wrestlers inspired by the movie and it's sequels. Mel Gibson (in his greatest role in my opinion) stars as "Mad" Max, a cop who has seen too much while trying to enforce the law in … more

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review by SusiDee34. November 03, 2001

posted in Movie Hype

Mad Max - the beginning of a new era

Pros: Gibson Cons: none The Bottom Line: A great introduction to Gibson's style that would soon develop The Oracle says: Mel Gibson has a Bacon number of 2. Mel Gibson was in Hamlet (1990) with Helena Bonham Carter Helena Bonham Carter was in Novocaine (2001) with Kevin Bacon *** This could have easily been my first introduction to the enigma that is … more

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