Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

1985 Post-Apocalyptic Film

Director: George Miller & George Ogilvie

Writer: Terry Hayes & George Miller

Cinematography: Dean Semler

Running time: 107 minutes

Country: Australia

Tagline: Two men enter. One man leaves.

Cast:

Mel Gibson as "Mad" Max Rockatansky

Tina Turner as Aunty Entity

Bruce Spence as Jedediah the Pilot

Adam Cockburn as Jedediah Jr

Frank Thring as The Collector

Angelo Rossitto as Master

Paul Larsson as Blaster

Angry Anderson as Ironbar Bassey

Robert Grubb as Pig Killer

Helen Buday as Savannah Nix

Tom Jennings as Slake M'Thirst

Edwin Hodgeman as Dr. Dealgood

Plot

A former Australian policeman is rescued by a tribe of children when he is banished from a desert town and sent into the desert to die by the desert town's evil queen.

Awards:

1. Image Award-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture-Tina Turner-Image Awards

Trivia

George Miller lost interest in the project after his friend and producer Byron Kennedy was killed in a helicopter crash while location scouting. That may explain why Miller only handled the action scenes while George Ogilvie handled the rest. The film is dedicated to Byron Kennedy. 

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5 star out of 5 stars

Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior

1981 Post-Apocalyptic Action Film

Director: George Miller

Writer: Terry Hayes, George Miller & Brian Hannant

Cinematography: Dean Semler

Running time: 95 minutes

Country: Australia

Tagline: Only one man can make the difference

Cast:

Mel Gibson as "Mad" Max Rockatansky

Bruce Spence as the Gyro Captain

Emil Minty as the Feral Kid

Michael Preston as Pappagallo

Virginia Hey as the Warrior Woman

Kjell Nilsson as The Humungus

Vernon Wells as Wez

Max Phipps as the Toadie

Arkie Whiteley as The Captain's Girl

Moira Claux as Big Rebecca

David Downer as Nathan

Plot

In the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland, a cynical drifter agrees to help a small, gasoline rich, community escape a band of bandits.

Awards:

1. Saturn Award-Best International Film-Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
2. AFI Award-Best Achievement in Costume Design-Norma Moriceau-Australian Film Institute
3. AFI Award-Best Achievement in Editing-David Stiven, Tim Wellburn, Michael Balson, Christopher Plowright & George Miller-Australian Film Institute
4. AFI Award-Best Achievement in Production Design-Graham 'Grace' Walker- Australian Film Institute
5. AFI Award-Best Achievement in Sound-Roger Savage, Bruce Lamshed, Byron Kennedy, Lloyd Carrick, Marc van Buuren, Penn Robinson & Andrew Steuart- Australian Film Institute
6. AFI Award-Best Direction-George Miller-Australian Film Institute
7. Grand Prize-George Miller-Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival
8. LAFCA Award-Best Foreign Film-George Miller-Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

Trivia

Mel Gibson only had 16 lines of dialogue in the entire film, and two of them were: "I only came for the gasoline."

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5 star out of 5 stars

Mad Max

1979 Dystopian Action Film

Director: George Miller

Writer: George Miller, Byron Kennedy & James McCausland

Cinematography: David Eggby

Running time: 93 minutes

Country: Australia

Tagline: He rules the roads.

Cast:

Mel Gibson as Max Rockatansky

Joanne Samuel as Jessie Rockatansky

Hugh Keays-Byrne as Toecutter

Steve Bisley as Jim "Goose"

Tim Burns as Johnny the Boy

Geoff Parry as Bubba Zanetti

Roger Ward as "Fifi" Macaffee

David Bracks as Mudguts

Bertrand Cadart as Clunk

Stephen Clark as Sarse

Brendan Heath as Sprog Rockatansky

Mathew Constantine as Toddler

Jerry Day as Ziggy

Howard Eynon as Diabando

Max Fairchild as Benno

John Farndale as Grinner

Sheila Florence as May Swaisey

Nic Gazzana as Starbuck

Paul Johnstone as Cundalini

Vincent Gil as The Nightrider

Steve Millichamp as "Roop"

John Ley as "Charlie"

George Novak as "Scuttle"

Reg Evans as the station master

Nico Lathouris as Car mechanic

Plot

A vengeful Australian policeman sets out to avenge his partner, his wife and his son whom were murdered by a motorcycle gang in retaliation for the death of their leader.

Awards:

1. AFI Award-Best Achievement in Editing-Tony Paterson & Cliff Hayes- Australian Film Institute
2. AFI Award-Best Achievement in Sound-Gary Wilkins, Byron Kennedy, Roger Savage & Ned Dawson-Australian Film Institute 
3. AFI Award-Best Original Music Score-Brian May-Australian Film Institute 
4. Special Jury Award-George Miller-Australian Film Institute

Trivia

Mel Gibson didn't go to the audition for this film to read for a part, he actually went along with a friend who was auditioning. But because he had been in a bar fight the night before and his head looked like "a black and blue pumpkin" (his words), he was told he could come back and audition in three week's time because "we need freaks!” He did return in three weeks' time, wasn't recognized (because his injuries had healed well), and was asked to read for a part. 

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4 star out of 5 stars