Mad Max(Movie, 1979)

Name: Mad Max
Genre: Adventure, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
Released: 1979
Duration: T01:31:00
Rating: 3.3

| 1h 31min | Genres: Adventure, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction

Rating: 3.3/5 (with 1,909 votes)

Mad Max is a 1979 Australian dystopian action film directed by George Miller and produced by Byron Kennedy. Mel Gibson stars as "Mad" Max Rockatansky, a police officer turned vigilante in a near-future Australia in the midst of societal collapse. Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Steve Bisley, Tim Burns and Roger Ward also appear in supporting roles. James McCausland and Miller wrote the script from a story by Miller and Kennedy. Principal photography for Mad Max took place in and around Melbourne and lasted for six weeks. The film initially received a polarized reception upon its release in April 1979, although it won four AACTA Awards. Filmed on a budget of A$400,000, it earned more than US$100 million world... ()

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Awards & Nominations for Mad Max

AACTA Award for Best Editing AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Film nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Cinematography nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Costume Design nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Editing nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Original Screenplay

About Mad Max

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 Rockatansky. 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!

Trailer for Mad Max + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Official Trailer(Trailer, 2:08)

Additional Information

Production country: Australia

Shot in: Clunes

Plays in: Australia

Derivative works/Adaptions: "Apocalypse X" (find it on Amazon)

Made by: American International Pictures (AIP), Kennedy Miller Productions, Mad Max Films, Crossroads

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 33 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Indonesian (ID), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Norwegian (NO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Serbian (SR), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 02/15/1980 (World premiere: 04/12/1979)

Cast: Mel Gibson, Steve Bisley, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Roger Ward, Vincent Gil, Paul Johnstone, Reg Evans, Rodger Ward, Steve Clark, Tim Burns, Jonathan Hardy

Director: George Miller

Producer: Byron Kennedy, Bill Miller

Screenwriter: George Miller, Byron Kennedy

Film Editor: Clifford Hayes

Director of Photography: David Eggby

Composer: Brian May

Performer: Brian May

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"مد مکس"

"マッドマックス"

"マッドマックス：1979"

"매드 맥스"

"매드 맥스 1"

"매드맥스"

"매드맥스 1"

"Безумный Макс"

Keywords: benzine, bridge, matter of life and death, biker, cult film, adventurer, baby, post-apocalyptic future, dystopia, chain, action hero, good versus evil, partner, cop, motorcycle gang, truck, exploitation, australia

Budget: 350,000 USD

Revenue: 100,000,000 USD (= 28,571%)