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Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

  • 19851985
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
135K
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POPULARITY
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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
135K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,449
635
  • 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
    • 141Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
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    • 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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    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
    Too unconvincing, excessive and messy to really be enjoyable or engaging
    When he is attacked and robbed of his animals, Max Rockatansky follows his attackers to Bartertown – a den of deceit and violence that is made possible thanks to the methane power source from pigs kept underground. Bartertown may be ruled above ground by Aunty Entity but the real owner is Master Blaster – a team of two men who control the power supply. In exchange for his goods, Aunty offers Max a deal where he will challenge Blaster to a fight in the town's duelling arena and kill him –thus removing the muscle and putting Master under Aunty's control. Max accepts, although he rightly suspects that he will be the next to be betrayed.

    At least one reviewer on this site has said that the reason people dislike this film is because it is about the start of a new world whereas the other two Mad Max films were about the end of the world as we know it. Sadly I believe he is mistaken because I think the reason people dislike this film is because it is messy, excessive, unconvincing (even within the apocalyptic situation it makes no sense) and just isn't really any good. The plot swings between an excessive violent society at the start, to a child colony in the middle to a big noisy chase scene right at the end. In terms of the narrative that connects this all, don't worry about that because it doesn't really work and just feels very episodic throughout – making it messy and uninteresting. It is unconvincing and, although I accept that the entire film is fantasy, you gotta wonder where all the excesses and such came from and how we were supposed to buy into it; hell, a fuel blockade by lorry drivers brought the UK to its knees a few years ago but yet we're suppose to believe this? The apocalyptic here lacks imagination and just feels like the sort of thing that exists in an art director's mind rather than something that convinces.

    The episodic feel isn't helped by the rambling, pointless dialogue associated with the children – it tries to have a mysticism that nothing else in the film has worked to deserve; however it could be helped by developing Max better. If he was a strong lynch pin holding all these bits and pieces together then it would matter less but he isn't – he is just a grunting rock that doesn't really have a character to speak of and I had little or no interest in him at all – even when he becomes "caring and sharing" I didn't care because I had had nothing to work with up till that point. Turner is not terrible but she doesn't really act and just sort of swans around in an unconvincing manner. In that regard she is like the majority of the cast, who don't really give the performances – whether it e the clunky child actors or the grunting brutes that are just stunt fodder. The stunts are OK and the final chase provides some distraction but without really caring about the plot or the characters, I found it hard to get into any action.

    Overall a disappointing film whose core failing is the lack of a convincing new world. The film feels episodic and lacks anything to hold it together. Throwing a lot of cars around at the end does provide some distraction but by then it was too late for me and the whole thing was clunky, pointless and surprisingly uninteresting.
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    • bob the moo
    • Apr 19, 2005

    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
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    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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