Mad Max
The maximum force of the future.
The maximum force of the future.
Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
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1979
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In the ravaged near-future, a savage motorcycle gang rules the road. Terrorizing innocent civilians while tearing up the streets, the ruthless gang laughs in the face of a police force hell-bent on stopping them.
Director:
Cast:
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Mel Gibson
,
Hugh Keays-Byrne
,
Steve Bisley
,
Joanne Samuel
,
Roger Ward
,
Vincent Gil
,
Lulu Pinkus
,
Tim Burns
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Runtime:
91 min
Release date:
12 Apr 1979
Country:
AU
Languages:
English
Budget:
$350,000
Revenue:
$100,000,000
Awards:
6 wins & 8 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Overnight, Mad Max went from being a U.S. cult hero to a mainstream figure, and Mel Gibson's place in the firmament was secured.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
30 May 2007
fresh:
Some of the most determinedly formalist filmmaking this side of Michael Snow.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
30 May 2007
fresh:
The tone sometimes wavers into self-parody, and there are occasional crude patches, but overall this edge-of-seat revenge movie marks the most exciting debut from an Australian director since Peter Weir.
– Derek Adams,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
rotten:
Mad Max is ugly and incoherent, and aimed, probably accurately, at the most uncritical of moviegoers.
– Tom Buckley,
New York Times,
21 May 2003
fresh:
Stunts themselves would be nothing without a filmmaker behind the camera and George Miller, a doctor and film buff making his first feature, shows he knows what cinema is all about.
– ,
Variety,
30 May 2007