Mad Max
Directed by George Miller
Written by James McCausland, George Miller and Byron Kennedy
1979/Australia
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One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
Nightrider: Born with a steering wheel in his hand and lead in his foot. He is the Nightrider cruising at the speed of fright! This is the Nightrider, and we ain’t never coming back! I’m a fuel-injected suicide machine! I am a rocker! I am a roller! I am the out-of-controller! I am the Nightrider!
If you like brutal violence, explosions and the squealing of tires, this might be the movie for you. Mel Gibson’s film debut made him a star and this blockbuster provided the template for others in coming decades.
The year is sometime in the near future. The setting is outback Australia. Anarchy has overtaken society. Max works for a relatively weak police force trying to keep the peace for the populace by taking out the violent, sadistic motorcycle gangs that are terrorizing the countryside. Later when the gang gravely injures his partner and kills his his wife and child, Max’s pursuit of the gang becomes personal and he earns the name “Mad Max”.
I’m not a big fan of explosions, brutal violence, and screeching cars. So this was not made for me. It works well for what it is.
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