After being exiled from the most advanced town in post apocalyptic Australia, a drifter travels with a group of abandoned children to rebel against the town's queen.
A veteran cop, Murtaugh, is partnered with a young suicidal cop, Riggs. Both having one thing in common; hating working in pairs. Now they must learn to work with one another to stop a gang of drug smugglers.
A woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in postapocalyptic Australia in search for her home-land with the help of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshipper, and a drifter named Max.
When a man goes for virtual vacation memories of the planet Mars, an unexpected and harrowing series of events forces him to go to the planet for real - or does he?
Director:
Paul Verhoeven
Stars:
Arnold Schwarzenegger,
Sharon Stone,
Michael Ironside
A human-looking indestructible cyborg is sent from 2029 to 1984 to assassinate a waitress, whose unborn son will lead humanity in a war against the machines, while a soldier from that war is sent to protect her at all costs.
Director:
James Cameron
Stars:
Arnold Schwarzenegger,
Linda Hamilton,
Michael Biehn
Taking place in a dystopian Australia in the near future, Mad Max tells the story of a highway patrolman cruising the squalid back roads that have become the breeding ground of criminals foraging for gasoline and scraps. When his wife and child meet a grisly end at the hands of a motorcycle gang, Max sets out across the barren wastelands in search of revenge. Written by
Cole Matthews
The car that Max drives (a black "Pursuit Special"; the phrase "the last of the V8s" was used once, and later as "the last of the V8 interceptors" was used until Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)) is a production car, the Ford "XB Falcon Coupe", sold in Australia from December 1973 until August 1976. The car in the film had a standard 351 cubic inch (5.75 litre) V8 motor. See more »
Goofs
During an early chase sequence the yellow police car can be seen upside down in two shots before it crashes. See more »
Quotes
Goose:
We'll See you on the road, skag! We'll See you on the road like we saw The Nightrider!
Johnny the Boy:
We remember The Nightrider! And we know who you are!
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Set in a near future, Max, a high-way patrol officer, tries to stop a violent motorcycle gang.
This is a simple plot, but it is so well done and well filmed that this movie is a real classic action film.
I like Mad Max (1979) better than Mad Max 2 (1981). Most people seem to think that the second one is even better, but I can't agree on this because of several things:
First of all, this first Max movie has got a very important question, and that is that the violence of today are going to be worse tomorrow. The film dares to view violence even more than most movies do today, and I think this is a good thing, that helps to make this film trustworthy.
The acting is better in Mad Max than in the sequels, and the feeling of a near, almost broken down society with a small police force is more interesting than the post-nuclear situation that the second and third film tries to show us.
The car crashes and the pursuit in the openings of Mad Max are truly incredible. Never before had such nice work been put on celluloid.
Overall Mad Max is a true classic! Before this movie, science-fiction/action films weren't as good.
If You haven't seen it, try to get hold of the non-dubbed version.
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Max is the ultimate avenger!
Set in a near future, Max, a high-way patrol officer, tries to stop a violent motorcycle gang.
This is a simple plot, but it is so well done and well filmed that this movie is a real classic action film.
I like Mad Max (1979) better than Mad Max 2 (1981). Most people seem to think that the second one is even better, but I can't agree on this because of several things:
First of all, this first Max movie has got a very important question, and that is that the violence of today are going to be worse tomorrow. The film dares to view violence even more than most movies do today, and I think this is a good thing, that helps to make this film trustworthy.
The acting is better in Mad Max than in the sequels, and the feeling of a near, almost broken down society with a small police force is more interesting than the post-nuclear situation that the second and third film tries to show us.
The car crashes and the pursuit in the openings of Mad Max are truly incredible. Never before had such nice work been put on celluloid.
Overall Mad Max is a true classic! Before this movie, science-fiction/action films weren't as good.
If You haven't seen it, try to get hold of the non-dubbed version.