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Genres:
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Action /
Adventure /
Sci-Fi /
Thriller
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Release:
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Director:
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George Miller
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Actors:
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Steve Bisley,
Reg Evans,
Roger Ward,
David Bracks,
Hugh Keays-Byrne,
Tim Burns,
Lisa Aldenhoven,
Bertrand Cadart,
David Cameron,
Robina Chaffey,
Stephen Clark,
Mathew Constantine,
Jerry Day,
Mel Gibson,
Joanne Samuel
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Duration:
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93 min.
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Rating:
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(6.9/10)146
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Plot Summary:
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In an Australia of the not-too-distant future, a control lawman strikes retreat from against motorized menaces to what is left of society after a nuclear holocaust.
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Mediocre Max
This is one of Mel Gibsons earlier roles which is probably why he can appear slightly wooden at times. It was slightly predicatable in parts and I can only hope the sequels allow our knowledge of the character of Mad Max to deepen.
Plus ponts :bikers and car chase a plenty for the lads... and obviously Mel Gibson (although somewhat boyish in this film!) for the girlies.
Mad Max
Mel Gibson's breakthrough feature and the first in the hugely popular series. A violent, gritty and surprisingly cheap slab of Apocalyptic Aussie cinema
Gibson turned from Australian soap star to post-apocalyptic franchise hero in the first part of Miller's futuristic trilogy (rumours of a part four are rife to this day), which delivers a full quota of thrills in spite of its staggeringly low ($15,000) budget.
The film is set in a dystopian southern hemisphere, illustrated by the stark, desert backdrops (the film makes good use of the Australian outback). Gibson is Max, the ex-cop who seeks revenge after a biker gang murder his family; cue plenty of inevitably violent action involving bikes and a memorable final shot that leaves the door open for the follow-...
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