"In the not-very-distant future, probably after a nuclear war, order has broken down and the highways are extremely violent in a dystopic Australia. Max Rockatansky (Gibson), a police pursuit driver, is targeted by a vicious nomadic biker gang that ends up slaughtering his partner, wife, and child. Max goes almost insane with rage and hits the road to hunt down the killers. This is an exhilarating but nicely paced 93 minutes, made in 1979 by director George Miller on a shoestring budget. (Its budget-to-profit ratio of $400,000 to $100 million set a world record.)"
David Loftus, Resident Scholar
""A few years from now..." society has broken down and chaos rules the roads. The cops are every bit as deadly as the nomad biker gangs. Max's wife and child are run down by a biker gang and he goes on a revenge hunt. Greatest car-and-motorcycle chase scenes ever. "
Zorikh Lequidre, Resident Mad Max Scholar
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Overall Review
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Plot
Composition of Movie Actual chase scenes or violence - 45% Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 40% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 15%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- science fiction story
Explore/1st contact
Yes
Environmental disaster?
- surviving a post environmental/nuclear disaster
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/medium straight
Body type
- muscular (man)
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
- irritated
- sad
- tougher
- cynical
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- killer
Eccentric:
Yes
- wild
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard wavy
Body type
- muscular (man)
Ethnicity
- White
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average Intelligence
Physical condition
- average physique
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
Earth setting:
- 20th century (1970's to Present)
- Post-disaster
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Desert?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Tone of movie
- fearful
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Any profanity?
- None
Kinds of F/X
- exploding vehicles
