Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in search for her homeland with the aid of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshiper, and a drifter named Max.

Director:

George Miller

Writers:

George Miller, Brendan McCarthy

Stars:

Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult

Top Rated Movies #205 | Won 6 Oscars. Another 232 wins & 219 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Hardy	...	Max Rockatansky
Charlize Theron	...	Imperator Furiosa
Nicholas Hoult	...	Nux
Hugh Keays-Byrne	...	Immortan Joe
Josh Helman	...	Slit
Nathan Jones	...	Rictus Erectus
Zoë Kravitz	...	Toast the Knowing
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley	...	The Splendid Angharad
Riley Keough	...	Capable
Abbey Lee	...	The Dag
Courtney Eaton	...	Cheedo the Fragile
John Howard	...	The People Eater
Richard Carter	...	The Bullet Farmer
Iota	...	The Doof Warrior (as iOTA)
Angus Sampson	...	The Organic Mechanic

Storyline

An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and almost everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order. There's Max, a man of action and a man of few words, who seeks peace of mind following the loss of his wife and child in the aftermath of the chaos. And Furiosa, a woman of action and a woman who believes her path to survival may be achieved if she can make it across the desert back to her childhood homeland.

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Plot Keywords:

post apocalypse | desert | australia | female warrior | chase | 

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Taglines:

Only the mad survive.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for intense sequences of violence throughout, and for disturbing images

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Australia USA

Language:

English Russian

Release Date:

15 May 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mad Max: Fury Road

Filming Locations:

Namib Desert, Namibia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures, Kennedy Miller Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color Black and White (black and chrome edition)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was the subject of extreme criticism from various conservative and anti-feminist commentators who were angry that Max himself was not the primary protagonist and that the central theme revolved more around Furiosa's story of finding her tribe and leading Joe's brides to freedom. However, critics still sided with Miller and the cast saying that Furiosa's story lent much more depth to the film.

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Goofs

Furiosa punches Crew who is on the side of the war rig, and he falls back with his body turned away from the vehicle, and one arm holding on. In the next shot, Crew's body is facing the war rig and is holding on with both hands.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Max Rockatansky: [Narrating] My name is Max. My world is fire and blood. Once, I was a cop. A road warrior searching for a righteous cause. As the world fell, each of us in our own way was broken. It was hard to know who was more crazy... me... or everyone else.

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Crazy Credits

"Where must we go... we who wander this Wasteland in search of our better selves?" -The First History Man

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Alternate Versions

George Miller prepared a black-and-white version named 'Mad Max: Fury Road. Black & Chrome' edition. It received a theatrical release in December 6th 2016 in some countries.

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Connections

Referenced in Film 2017: Episode #44.8 (2015)

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Soundtracks

Messa da Requiem - Dies Irae
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Licensed courtesy of Select Audio Visual Distribution

User Reviews

A blockbuster that dark, gritty, brutal and bloody? Right here.

I was left speechless when this finished. It can be hard to describe indeed.... but I'll go for it... Sheer madness that isn't sullied by bad acting or laughable lines. A blockbuster that is gritty and doesn't have a sense of humour that could be equated to a fluffy kitten. No 'lets all hug' sentimental BS. This is seriously a movie I thought I'd never see: a CGI-filled blockbuster that I flat out loved. The stunts are so much fun, the FX so great, it is the first movie I have seen where I have thoroughly enjoyed all this type of stuff - probably because the cinematography for once doesn't suffer cos of it. It is all incredibly shot. The action is so brutal and appropriately high-octane. I thought to myself more than once, 'I think I am loving this more than Terminator 2' but other than that, there wasn't time to think. It kicked off fast and barely stopped, and the lulls were amplified by the insanity preceding them. Plus it is a dark film, which made it even better. I many people do an Aussie accent even close to well, was Hardy actually trying for that? Either way, he didn't talk much so it didn't really matter. This is more Theron's movie than Hardy's, he doesn't say much and does next to nothing for the first third or so. Theron's Furiosa is more of the hero is the story, if there were to be a hero in such a grisly and dark world. I don't even like this type of movie but the execution is everything. I'm gonna go see this again, soon. 4.5/5