What year is Mad Max set?

What year is Mad Max set?

Mad Max is a 1979 Australian action film directed by George Miller. Written by Miller and James McCausland from a story by Miller and producer Byron Kennedy, set between 19, a few years after the 1973 oil crisis.

Is Mad Max worth watching?

Not only is it worth watching, but it is an essential watch. The first Mad Max movie was a revolutionary undertaking, but it is perhaps more important today than ever, when the bar is set so low that unthinkable CGI nonsense is often hailed as some sort of masterpiece.

Why is Mad Max so popular?

Mad Max references are deeply embedded in popular culture; references to its dystopian, apocalyptic, and post-apocalyptic themes and bizarre landscape and desolate wasteland imagery have inspired some artists to emulate the look and feel of some aspect of the series in their work.

Which Mad Max should I watch first?

Do I Need to See the Other Films First? No. Fury Road establishes everything you need to know about the characters and world. I mean, you should see the other movies, because they're good (Mad Max), great (The Road Warrior), and very uneven but with some really excellent bits (Thunderdome).

How much money did Mad Max make?

100 million USD Interceptor/Botteghino

How did the world of Mad Max happen?

In a key scene during the third film, 1985's "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome," Max is told the final part of the story. In a desperate grab to secure the last reserves of oil, the world was drawn into a nuclear war that decimated the remaining natural resources. The world was dead.

What is Mad Mad Max about?

• Mad Max is a 1979 Australian dystopian action - thriller film directed by George Miller and produced by Byron Kennedy. Mel Gibson stars as "Mad" Max Rockatansky, a police officer-turned-vigilante in a near-future Australia in the midst of societal collapse.

What is Mad Mad Max Fury Road?

• Mad Max Fury Road follows a determined man named Max Rockatansky to wander the post-apocalyptic wasteland alone, Max surely joins Furiosa, a fugitive imperator, and her band who are all trying to escape a savage warlord and are trying to get to a safe haven.

Why is Mad Max so popular in Australia?

• (Venkatasawmy, 1996) Mad Max represented a tradition hero, a hero to whom many diverse cultures are able to relate, as a story of a lone hero is a story that goes back through centuries of storytelling, and as a consequence the film achieved colossal success within Australian and around the world.