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The Road Warrior

Original title: Mad Max 2
  • 19811981
  • RR
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
179K
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POPULARITY
1,831
8
The Road Warrior (1981)
In the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland, a cynical drifter agrees to help a small, gasoline-rich community escape a horde of bandits.
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In the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland, a cynical drifter agrees to help a small, gasoline-rich community escape a horde of bandits.In the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland, a cynical drifter agrees to help a small, gasoline-rich community escape a horde of bandits.In the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland, a cynical drifter agrees to help a small, gasoline-rich community escape a horde of bandits.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
179K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,831
8
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    • Director
      • George Miller
    • Writers
      • Terry Hayes(screenplay by)
      • George Miller(screenplay by)
      • Brian Hannant(screenplay with)
    • Stars
      • Mel Gibson
      • Bruce Spence
      • Michael Preston
    Top credits
    • Director
      • George Miller
    • Writers
      • Terry Hayes(screenplay by)
      • George Miller(screenplay by)
      • Brian Hannant(screenplay with)
    • Stars
      • Mel Gibson
      • Bruce Spence
      • Michael Preston
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 392User reviews
    • 209Critic reviews
    • 77Metascore
    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 10 nominations

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    Trailer 1:24
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    Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
    Trailer 2:40
    Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
    Sneak Previews Season 4 Episode 40
    Video 30:36
    Sneak Previews Season 4 Episode 40

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    Mel Gibson in The Road Warrior (1981)
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    George Miller at an event for The Road Warrior (1981)
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    Mel Gibson
    Mel Gibson
    • Max
    Bruce Spence
    Bruce Spence
    • The Gyro Captain
    Michael Preston
    Michael Preston
    • Pappagallo
    • (as Mike Preston)
    Max Phipps
    Max Phipps
    • The Toadie
    Vernon Wells
    Vernon Wells
    • Wez
    Kjell Nilsson
    Kjell Nilsson
    • The Humungus
    Emil Minty
    Emil Minty
    • The Feral Kid
    Virginia Hey
    Virginia Hey
    • Warrior Woman
    William Zappa
    William Zappa
    • Zetta
    Arkie Whiteley
    Arkie Whiteley
    • The Captain's Girl
    Steve J. Spears
    • Mechanic
    Syd Heylen
    • Curmudgeon
    Moira Claux
    • Big Rebecca
    David Downer
    • Nathan
    David Slingsby
    • Quiet Man
    Kristoffer Greaves
    • Mechanic's Assistant
    Max Fairchild
    Max Fairchild
    • Broken Victim
    Tyler Coppin
    Tyler Coppin
    • Defiant Victim
    • Director
      • George Miller
    • Writers
      • Terry Hayes(screenplay by)
      • George Miller(screenplay by) (character creator)
      • Brian Hannant(screenplay with)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The dog used in the film, named simply "Dog", was obtained from a local dog pound and trained to perform in the film. Because the sound of the engines upset him (and in one incident, caused him to relieve himself in the car), he was fitted with special earplugs. After filming was complete, he was adopted by one of the camera operators.
    • Goofs
      When Max carries the 4 metal cans full of gasoline to retrieve the truck, the cans appear empty by the way they are swaying back and forth from the pole he's using to carry them. In addition, when the gyro captain drops them to the ground once they reach the autogyro the cans make a hollow-sounding noise, also indicating that they are empty.
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Narrator: My life fades. The vision dims. All that remains are memories. I remember a time of chaos... ruined dreams... this wasted land. But most of all, I remember The Road Warrior. The man we called "Max." To understand who he was, you have to go back to another time... when the world was powered by the black fuel... and the desert sprouted great cities of pipe and steel. Gone now... swept away. For reasons long forgotten, two mighty warrior tribes went to war, and touched off a blaze which engulfed them all. Without fuel they were nothing. They'd built a house of straw. The thundering machines sputtered and stopped. Their leaders talked and talked and talked. But nothing could stem the avalanche. Their world crumbled. The cities exploded. A whirlwind of looting, a firestorm of fear. Men began to feed on men. On the roads it was a white line nightmare. Only those mobile enough to scavenge, brutal enough to pillage would survive. The gangs took over the highways, ready to wage war for a tank of juice. And in this maelstrom of decay, ordinary men were battered and smashed... men like Max... the warrior Max. In the roar of an engine, he lost everything... and became a shell of a man... a burnt-out, desolate man, a man haunted by the demons of his past, a man who wandered out into the wasteland. And it was here, in this blighted place, that he learned to live again.

    • Alternate versions
      Slightly censored when first released in the US, but released without cuts abroad. The Australian version has several more seconds of Wez pulling the arrow out of his arm, and a few more seconds of Wez's partner on the ground with the boomerang embedded in his head. This footage was absent on the US VHS, LaserDisc, and DVD releases, but is present in the US Blu-ray release.
    • Connections
      Edited from Mad Max (1979)

    User reviews392

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    This stirring movie in comic-strip style is packed with unbelievable car stunts, thrills, chills and noisy action
    Violent movie about a futuristic road-warrior cop with high-velocity action and kinetic energy .This classic is set a few years from now, a dangerous, desolate post-industrial world of the future where rules the strongest law . It concerns about the ex-police named Max (Mel Gibson), some cutthroats and revenge takes place. The nasties attack , rape, ravage to hapless and unfortunates. But vengeance will be terrible against some bands of depraved crazies thirsty for blood on high facility roads. A group (commanded by Mike Preston) located at an oil fortress is besieged by motorised warlords looking for fuel and they'll have to fight against the cutthroats, a band of depraved crazies (Vernon Welles and several others) thirsty for blood and survive some battles to-the-death with lots of blood and gore, including throating-slit ,beheading, impaling and blow up.

    This exciting picture packs kinetic action , thrills, chills, shocks and abundant violence. Spectacular stunt-work plenty of motorcycle races, cars with bounds and leaps and explosions . Top-notch Mel Gibson as revenger angel at one of his first main roles, he embarks a spectacular escape against vicious murderous. Rumbling and screeching musical score fitting to action by Brian May. Special and weird futuristic atmosphere created by cameraman Dean Semler who reflects splendidly the barren outdoors. The motion picture is stunningly directed by George Miller, author of the excellent post-apocalypse ¨Mad Max¨ trilogy along with the writer and producer Byron Kennedy. It's followed by ¨Mad Max beyond Thunderdome¨ with Tina Turner, George Ogilvie, Frank Thring and again Bruce Spence as sympathetic helicopter pilot. In addition, numerous imitations as the recent ¨Doomsday¨(2008, Neal Marshall), rip offs, and exploitations ,especially Italians products. Rating : Good, better than average, this is one of the most successful Aussie movie of all time. This remarkable action film will appeal to Science Fiction buffs. Rating : 8'5, Above average. Well worth watching.
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    FAQ12

    • Max pulls out his shotgun when it looks like Wes is about to attack him. Max knew fully well that his shotgun was empty. He surely must have also known that it wouldn't have worked as a weapon for intimidation on a guy like Wes the same way it worked for the Gyro pilot. So why did he bother?
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 21, 1982 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
    • Filming locations
      • Mundi Mundi Plains Lookout, Silverton, New South Wales, Australia
    • Production company
      • Kennedy Miller Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $23,667,907
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,527,864
      • May 23, 1982
    • Gross worldwide
      • $23,668,406
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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