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Mad Max (1979) -- In a dystopic future Australia, a vicious biker gang murder a cop's family and make his fight with them personal.
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Overview

User Rating:
6.9/10   32,737 votes
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Director:
Writers:
George Miller (story) and
Byron Kennedy (story) ...
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Release Date:
12 April 1979 (Australia) more
Tagline:
The Maximum Force of the Future. more
Plot:
In a dystopic future Australia, a vicious biker gang murder a cop's family and make his fight with them personal. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
4 wins & 4 nominations more
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(231 articles)
User Comments:
"I'm a rock and roller....I'm an outta controlla!!!" more (195 total)

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Additional Details

Runtime:
88 min
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Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
UK:X (theatrical rating) | Singapore:NC-16 | Netherlands:16 | UK:18 (cut) (1986) | Ireland:18 | Brazil:16 | Italy:VM18 | Argentina:16 (re-rating) (1999) (uncut) | Argentina:X (original rating) | Argentina:18 (re-rating) (1982) (cut) | USA:TV-MA (cable rating) | Australia:R | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (special edition) | Canada:R | France:-16 (re-rating) | France:X (original rating) | New Zealand:(Banned) (original rating) | New Zealand:R18 (re-rating) | Norway:18 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:(Banned) | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18 | Finland:K-18 | Germany:BPjM Restricted

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Trivia:
Some of the things Nightrider says over the radio are lyrics from the AC/DC song "Rocker." more
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Continuity: Goose falls on his left leg during his crash in the opening chase scene. In his next scenes, he has a cast on his right leg. more
Quotes:
Toecutter: That there is Cundalini... and Cundalini wants his hand back! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Hot Fuzz (2007) more

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An urban myth is the stuntman on the bridge was killed when hit by his own bike. Does anyone have proof this is true ?
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9 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
"I'm a rock and roller....I'm an outta controlla!!!", 19 February 2007
7/10
Author: cupidandpsyche85 from United Kingdom

An astonishing achievement given how low the budget was, Mad Max still impresses as a tense, violent and exciting work of pulp fiction. Granted, the pace slackens occasionally, but this is a great B-movie with extra punch thanks to some thrilling chase sequences and kinetic editing and camera-work. Police officer Max (Mel Gibson) doesn't really become mad until near the end, though even from the start his silent, intense demeanour suggests he's a little edgy; set 'a few years from now', the roads of Australia are the battleground for the cops and a sadistic motorcycle gang led by the Toecutter (a wild performance from Hugh Keays-Byrne). Things get a little too dangerous for Max, so he retires with his wife and child, but his old enemies aren't far behind, leading to a dramatic, powerful conclusion. It's a bit rough around the edges, and the bombastic soundtrack by Brian May (most definitely not the Queen guitarist of the same name) is a little overcooked when not scoring the action sequences, but this is a very good start to a series that would get even better with Mad Max 2.

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