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  <div class="large-6 columns">'''[[/Review|Mad Max]]''' ([[:Category:1979|1979]], [[:Category:Ozploitation|AUS]]) is a [[:Category:Post-Apocalyptic|Post-Apocalyptic]]-[[:Category:Crime|Crime]] film directed by George Miller. It is followed by [[The Road Warrior]].
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*'''Contents''': [[/Trailer|Watch Trailer]] | [[/Review|Film Review]] | [[/DVD|Available DVDs]] | [[/BluRay|Blu Ray]] | [[/Comments|Comments]] | [[Mad Max (1979)|Poster Art]] | [[/Press Kit|Press Kit]] | [[/Soundtrack|Soundtrack]] | [[/Fun Facts|Fun Facts]] | [http://www.madmaxonline.com/ OFFICIAL WEBSITE]
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*'''Featured in''': [[Not Quite Hollywood]]
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*'''Included in''': [[20 Outrageous Ozploitation Classics]]
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*'''Included in''': [[Post-Apocalypse Now: Cult Classic Cinema of the Wasteland]]
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* [[Mad Max (1979)|Poster Art]]
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*[[/Fun Facts|Fun Facts]]
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==Taglines==
* The Maximum Force of the Future.
 
* The last law in a world gone out of control. Pray that he's out there somewhere.
 
* When the gangs take over the highway....Remember he's on your side.
 
* The Film That Started It All
 
==Main Details==
* Released in 1979
* Released in 1979
* Color
* Color
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* Production Co: Kennedy Miller Productions | Crossroads | Mad Max Films
* Production Co: Kennedy Miller Productions | Crossroads | Mad Max Films
* Distribution Co: Roadshow Entertainment (1979) (Australia) (theatrical) | Columbia-EMI-Warner (1979) (UK) (theatrical) | Warner-Columbia Filmverleih (1980) (Germany) (theatrical) | American International Pictures (AIP) (1980) (USA) (theatrical) | Ambassador Film Distributors (1980) (Canada) (theatrical) (dubbed) | Victor Michailides (198?) (Greece) (theatrical)
* Distribution Co: Roadshow Entertainment (1979) (Australia) (theatrical) | Columbia-EMI-Warner (1979) (UK) (theatrical) | Warner-Columbia Filmverleih (1980) (Germany) (theatrical) | American International Pictures (AIP) (1980) (USA) (theatrical) | Ambassador Film Distributors (1980) (Canada) (theatrical) (dubbed) | Victor Michailides (198?) (Greece) (theatrical)
==Cast and Crew==
* Directed by George Miller
* Directed by George Miller
* Written by George Miller, Byron Kennedy, James McCausland, George Miller
* Written by George Miller, Byron Kennedy, James McCausland, George Miller
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* Cinematography by David Eggby
* Cinematography by David Eggby
* Film Editing by Cliff Hayes, Tony Paterson
* Film Editing by Cliff Hayes, Tony Paterson
 
====Taglines====
==Film Review==
* The Maximum Force of the Future.
{{AIP}}
* The last law in a world gone out of control. Pray that he's out there somewhere.
{{Ozploitation}}
* When the gangs take over the highway....Remember he's on your side.
{{Carsploitation}}
* The Film That Started It All
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{{Crime}}
 
Imagine the world in which laws are meaningless and oil supplies have nearly run out. It must be a hard time to live and survive. In fact, I think that world will be our planet in the next few years. We have news about violent crimes and the destruction of natural resources every day. There's a film that predicts the future pretty well. It's one of the most well-known Ozploitation films of all time and starred a then-unknown Mel Gibson. Yes, it's Mad Max!
 
The plot is similar to every Vigilante movie you've heard of before. A policeman named Max has to fight an evil gang. Then the gang kill his best friend, his wife and his baby so Max takes his revenge against them. Believe it or not, this is not the premise of the film, this synopsis covers 85% of the whole film! This technique makes the film more realistic because we can see how Max is slowly driven mad by the biker gang.
 
This film looks very good although it was shot on a very low budget but you know what? This is the main reason I think this film is the best one in the franchise. Many people say that [[The Road Warrior]] is the best one, but I don't think so. To me, the original Mad Max captures the hopelessness and chaos in the dystopia A LOT better. The location of this film is a small town where people still live and the cops have to choose between "stay within the ineffective law or break the law to fight crimes" which looks like the world we live in nowadays. Nobody wants to be a hero or to be killed, we just stay out of problems as much as possible until the problems hit you in the face. And when problems hit you in the face, are you going to hide or stand up and fight like Max?
 
Another thing I'd like to point out about this film is the US trailer. Since nobody had heard of Mel Gibson before, the editing techniques and sounds are used to get the audience's interest. There's a narrator who talks about the future depicted along with text on the screen that repeats what he says. The soundtrack that plays along with this trailer is, to be honest, one of the most kick-ass trailer scores I've ever heard. It's like a [[John Carpenter]] score for a slasher movie but works very well in the future dystopia setting. Unfortunately, this song is nowhere to be heard in the actual film since it was created only for the US trailer. Also, the editing is quick-cut images of many scenes in the film to make audiences curious to know the real premise.
 
While a third sequel is coming soon (Mad Max: Fury Road), I encourage you to watch the original Mad Max. It's dark, it's raw, it's violent, and it looks real. Who knows? in the not too distance future, your fate might end up like Max's!
 
Reviewed by Nuttawut Permphithak - 9/4/13
 
==Followed by==
*[[The Road Warrior]]
 
==Featured in==
*[[Not Quite Hollywood]]
 
==External Links==
*[http://www.madmaxonline.com/ OFFICIAL WEBSITE]
 
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Latest revision as of 17:12, 21 September 2023

Mad Max (1979, AUS) is a Post-Apocalyptic-Crime film directed by George Miller. It is followed by The Road Warrior.

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Main Details

  • Released in 1979
  • Color
  • Running Time: 93 Min.
  • Production Co: Kennedy Miller Productions | Crossroads | Mad Max Films
  • Distribution Co: Roadshow Entertainment (1979) (Australia) (theatrical) | Columbia-EMI-Warner (1979) (UK) (theatrical) | Warner-Columbia Filmverleih (1980) (Germany) (theatrical) | American International Pictures (AIP) (1980) (USA) (theatrical) | Ambassador Film Distributors (1980) (Canada) (theatrical) (dubbed) | Victor Michailides (198?) (Greece) (theatrical)
  • Directed by George Miller
  • Written by George Miller, Byron Kennedy, James McCausland, George Miller
  • Starring: Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Steve Bisley
  • Produced by Byron Kennedy, Bill Miller
  • Original Music by Brian May
  • Cinematography by David Eggby
  • Film Editing by Cliff Hayes, Tony Paterson

Taglines

  • The Maximum Force of the Future.
  • The last law in a world gone out of control. Pray that he's out there somewhere.
  • When the gangs take over the highway....Remember he's on your side.
  • The Film That Started It All
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