Cinema
Mad Max
George Miller · 1979
Synopsis
On the roads of Australia, at an unspecified time in the future, Max Rockatansky, the best driver in the police patrol, forces a fleeing motorcyclist, the Nightrider, to crash into a barrier. Toecutter's gang then terrorises a small town and burns Goose, Max's partner, alive. Max decides to leave the police; his captain persuades him to take leave first, and he sets off on a trip with his wife, Jessie, and their baby. On the way, Toecutter's gang targets them.
Context
The director's first feature film, written with James McCausland from a story conceived with the producer Byron Kennedy, the film was shot in six weeks in and around Melbourne, for 350,000 to 400,000 Australian dollars. Its author says he found the idea in the Sydney emergency rooms, while treating road accident victims. Released in Australia in April 1979, it was redubbed with American voices for its release in the United States, in March 1980, and earned more than one hundred million dollars worldwide, which won it a Guinness World Records entry for the ratio between takings and budget. Several sequels followed, up to 2024.
Who it is for
An action film in English, with real chases and stunts, released in France under its original title.
Prizes and reception
A worldwide success despite mixed reviews according to Britannica, with Mel Gibson as Max.
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