Mad Max

In a dystopian future Australia, Mel Gibson’s cult antihero Max is a steely cop patrolling the lawless highways as the world slips slowly into chaos., Futuristic action drama in which highway cops battle predatory motorcyclists., When vicious bikers lead by the insane Toecutter kill his wife and child, motorcycle cop Max Rockatansky pursues them in a vengeful rage. The film’s combination of high-speed action and savage violence made it a cult hit., Cult action drama set in a desolate near future when vicious motorcycle gangs roam the wastelands attacking what is left of civilisation. With law and order in chaos, a tough police patrolman enforces a new kind of law – cold-blooded revenge – when his family is murdered by one of the gangs. Mad Max was a Hollywood calling card for lead Mel Gibson and was followed by two sequels., When vicious bikers lead by the insane Toecutter kill his wife and child, motorcycle cop Max Rockatansky pursues them in a vengeful rage., A futuristc cop hunts down the thug who killed his family in an act of retaliation; and now this lawman metes out his own special brand of revenge., Outstanding, turbo-driven action starring Mel Gibson as the highway cop fuelled by revenge after brutal bikers slay his family., In an Australian dystopia of decaying order and violent highways, a police pursuit driver is drawn into a path of vengeance after a motorcycle gang targets him for the death of their former leader., Mel Gibson, in his first major screen role, plays a policeman in a futuristic dystopian world who is forced to work outside of the law to take his revenge on the ruthless gang who murdered his family., In a post-apocalyptic world, an officer just wants to hang up his handcuffs, but a gang leader kills the cop’s family in an act of retaliation for the death of one of his gang members; and now this lawman metes out his own special brand of revenge., This stunning, post-apocalyptic action thriller from director George Miller stars Mel Gibson as Max Rockatansky, a policeman in the near future who is tired of his job. Since the apocalypse, the lengthy, desolate stretches of highway in the Australian outback have become bloodstained battlegrounds. Max has seen too many innocents and fellow officers murdered by the bomb’s savage offspring, bestial marauding bikers for whom killing, rape, and looting is a way of life. He just wants to retire and spend time with his wife and son but lets his boss talk him into taking a peaceful vacation and he starts to reconsider. Then his world is shattered as a gang led by the evil Toecutter (Hugh Keays-Byrne) murders his family in retaliation for the death of one of its members. Dead inside, Max straps on his helmet and climbs into a souped-up V8 racing machine to seek his bloody revenge. Despite an obviously low budget and a plot reminiscent of many spaghetti Westerns, Mad Max is tremendously exciting, thanks to some of the most spectacular road stunts ever put on film. Cinematographer David Eggby and stunt coordinator Grant Page did some of their best work under Miller’s direction and crafted a gritty, gripping thrill ride which spawned two sequels, numerous imitations, and made Mel Gibson an international star. One sequence, in which a man is chained to a car and must cut off a limb before the machine explodes is one of the most tense scenes of the decade. The American version dubbed all the voices — including Gibson’s — in a particularly cartoonish manner. Trivia buffs should note that Max’s car is a 1973 Ford Falcon GT Coupe with a 300 bhp 351C V8 engine, customized with the front end of a Ford Fairmont and other modifications., Mel Gibson is the road warrior alone in a futuristic and violent world, fighting brutal tribesmen for petrol and revenge., Cult action film set in the desolate near-future where, after the breakdown of law and order, a tough police patrolman enforces a new kind of law – cold-blooded revenge – when his family are murdered by one of the vicious motorcycle gangs who roam the wastelands attacking what is left of civilisation. The film acted as a Hollywood calling card for Mel Gibson and director George Miller, and was followed by two sequels., Another night of misty-eyed nostalgia, as we fondly recall Mad Max’s tendency to wreak brutal revenge on those who have wronged him. This movie started a whole genre, and is as hard-hitting as ever., Violent gangs have turned the Australian highways into a battleground looting gasoline and terrorising the innocent. Max Rockatansky is a policeman who has it all… until, a murderous motorcycle gang murder his family and police partner. Max takes the law into his own hands as he sets out to get revenge and becomes known as the road warrior “Mad Max”.