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Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

  • 19851985
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
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.
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
136K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,296
685
  • Directors
    • George Miller
    • George Ogilvie
  • Writers
    • Terry Hayes
    • George Miller(character creator)
    • Byron Kennedy(character creator)
  • Stars
    • Mel Gibson
    • Tina Turner
    • Bruce Spence
Top credits
  • Directors
    • George Miller
    • George Ogilvie
  • Writers
    • Terry Hayes
    • George Miller(character creator)
    • Byron Kennedy(character creator)
  • Stars
    • Mel Gibson
    • Tina Turner
    • Bruce Spence
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 264User reviews
    • 142Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 8 nominations

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    Mel Gibson and Tina Turner in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
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    Mel Gibson
    Mel Gibson
    • Mad Maxas Mad Max
    Tina Turner
    Tina Turner
    • Aunty Entityas Aunty Entity
    Bruce Spence
    Bruce Spence
    • Jedediahas Jedediah
    Adam Cockburn
    • Jedediah Jnr.as Jedediah Jnr.
    Frank Thring
    Frank Thring
    • The Collectoras The Collector
    Angelo Rossitto
    Angelo Rossitto
    • The Masteras The Master
    Paul Larsson
    Paul Larsson
    • The Blasteras The Blaster
    Angry Anderson
    Angry Anderson
    • Ironbaras Ironbar
    Robert Grubb
    Robert Grubb
    • Pig Killeras Pig Killer
    George Spartels
    George Spartels
    • Blackfingeras Blackfinger
    Edwin Hodgeman
    Edwin Hodgeman
    • Dr. Dealgoodas Dr. Dealgood
    Bob Hornery
    Bob Hornery
    • Waterselleras Waterseller
    Andrew Oh
    Andrew Oh
    • Ton Ton Tattooas Ton Ton Tattoo
    Ollie Hall
    • Aunty's Guardas Aunty's Guard
    Lee Rice
    • Aunty's Guardas Aunty's Guard
    Max Worrall
    • Aunty's Guardas Aunty's Guard
    Susan Leonard
    • Aunty's Guardas Aunty's Guard
    Robert Simper
    Robert Simper
    • Aunty's Guardas Aunty's Guard
    • Directors
      • George Miller
      • George Ogilvie
    • Writers
      • Terry Hayes
      • George Miller(character creator)
      • Byron Kennedy(character creator) (uncredited)
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    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Tina Turner had to shave her head for her wig to fit properly. She reportedly had no problem with that.
    • Goofs
      A boom mic dips down to catch the Collector saying, "Leave your weapons here; it's the law," casting a very visible shadow on the far left of the frame (over the sign saying "PARK YOUR WEAPONS HERE").
    • Quotes

      Pigkiller: Remember: no matter where you go, there you are.

    • Crazy credits
      Mel Gibson, who plays Mad Max, is listed again among the Stunt Crew in the End Credits.
    • Alternate versions
      Scenes filmed but cut from the final film: Max comforting the dying Ghekko while facing Bartertown from the desert dunes and telling him it's Tomorrowmorrow land (this scene can be glimpsed in the Tina Turner video for We Don't Need Another Hero.) Max waking in Crack in Earth in the middle of the night and remembering his wife Jessie and crying, realising he is no better than the people he has hunted for so long.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Special Show: The Jack of All Films (1985)
    • Soundtracks
      We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)
      Written by Terry Britten and Graham Lyle

      Performed by Tina Turner

      Produced by Terry Britten

      Copyright (c) 1985 Good Single Music Ltd. & My Axe Music Ltd.

    User reviews264

    Review
    Top review
    Pox-eclipsed 'membering
    This will be silly and disjointed for those who found the second mean and rampaging. Spielberg had intervened in popular imagination, so there's a kid friendly dash of Indiana Jones along with some Lone Ranger. But from Mad Max I come away with two things, the narrative edges of world we discover and the cinematic action of the chase.

    I don't take to the Bartertown portion of the film, it may be closer to Road Warrior in spirit but all I see here is rushed spectacle intended for a boorish audience, contraptions. We do see a bit more of the Max world around this place but not in any way I care for. It feels like this part was bolted on when they decided to turn a separate script into a Mad Max movie.

    No, I find myself oddly captivated by the Lord of the Flies portion. There are glimmers of magic for me in the way the narrative of something that crashed from the skies one day has been preserved in the minds of kids. The way it's revealed through a screen that frames remnants of half- remembered story, the chorus of awestruck kids for whom all of this has profound meaning.

    It does open up a window to a whole swathe of Max world but this time with deep feeling, as myth the kids have vowed to keep in memory and bide their time for. Sure, we are in Goonies territory and again in the end with the city, but there's hushed yearning here, an almost Biblical kind.

    The rest is in the big chase, a train this time, briefer than usual and over before it really exhilarates, as if more by obligation than real affinity for it. They would eventually build a whole other film around it, extending it to an entire circus around the rig, but that would have to wait for 30 years.
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    FAQ12

    • Dr. Dealgood says Thunderdome has no rules. But, isn't fighting to the death a rule?
    • What is Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome about?
    • Is There A Real Life Thunderdome?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 10, 1985 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
    • Official sites
      • Warner Bros. (United Kingdom)
      • Warner Bros. (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mad Max - Jenseits der Donnerkuppel
    • Filming locations
      • Desierto de Tabernas, Almería, Andalucía, Spain
    • Production company
      • Kennedy Miller Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $36,230,219
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,283,714
      • Jul 14, 1985
    • Gross worldwide
      • $36,230,219
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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