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Can't see anything in this article about "Mad Max Renegade (2011)" and it seems to be also part of this franchise... Is this an omission or this movie is for some reason purposely not included in the article? Here's the IMDB link:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2011110
Aenchevich ( talk) 19:03, 11 August 2013 (UTC)
Anyone else notice an increase in Vandalism on this page? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ohwtf ( talk • contribs) 02:52, 25 February 2010 (UTC)
The wrong genre. This is not science fiction. -- Wetman 10:54, 24 Oct 2004 (UTC)
It is set in the future, but I gather you feel that is not enough to count as science fiction. Would Waterworld count as sci-fi though?-- ZayZayEM 02:10, 25 Oct 2004 (UTC)
I think it would certainly be considered 'speculative fiction'. Cnwb 05:55, 29 Nov 2004 (UTC)
"Some consider Mad Max 2 (The Road Warrior) to be a retreatment of the original premise, using similar themes, characters and images, rather than a true sequel." Who says that? The two movies are not that much alike. I'd consider Roadwarrior to have more in common with Beyond Thunderdome. This is certainly nothing like Evil Dead and Evil Dead 2. Besides, a studio making a sequel that's as much like the original as possible is far from unique, and many better examples exist. Also, I though I heard that the first Mad Max movie was not supposed to be post-apocalyptic, just set in a rather chaotic future, and the post-apocalyptic concept emerged for the sequels. Anyone know if they're any truth to that? - R. fiend 21:12, 7 Dec 2004 (UTC)
MM1 was a society crumbling and based on a world which was facing a major oil shortage (The novels explain it a bit better).
MM2 wars had broken out (the war was over oil), as shown and explained in the opening montage given by the leader of the "great northern tribe". Though there was never any inferance of nuclear war, one could assume it given the lack of working "technology"... no radio, tv etc... the lack of regular clothes and cars etc...
MM3 only confims it, with the reference to the "poxyclip" given by the annoying kids, the guy who is selling water at the start, who max runs a gieger counter over him and he says... "whats a little fall-out" and then the end where we see the remains of Sydney, minus the ocean! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 118.208.62.51 ( talk) 11:34, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
There is the reference to 'high radiation' areas in MM1, which would indicate it too was post-nuclear. Australia was widely surmised at the time to escape a nuclear war relatively unscathed since it was isolated 180 deg. away from the major areas of conflict.
There is no reference to high radiation in Mad Max or even Mad Max2. So I have no idea what movie your watching —Preceding unsigned comment added by 118.208.147.151 ( talk) 10:34, 25 March 2011 (UTC)
Do people feel the section on characters is needed? Surely the plot summary is all that is needed in terms of outlining the characters. Galaga88 12:21, 12 Dec 2004 (UTC)
I think this should be classified as post-apocalyptic, however post-apocalyptic is typically seen as a sub-genre of science fiction.
It could be reasoned that while a film such as Mad Max certainly doesn't have advanced science compared to today, as opposed to, for example, Star Trek, it does make use of fictional yet theoretically possible scenarios in social sciences such as economics and sociology.
Just my thoughts, Sdr 08:26, 3 August 2005 (UTC)
The link for Brian May goes to an article on Brian May of Queen... this is incorrect, it was a different Brian May. Perhaps someone could fix this.
The picture of the so-called "Mad Max" car looks like an XC to me, not an XB (or maybe it is with an XC front on it.) Also, gotta love the bodgy supercharger :) -- Jquarry 02:41, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
Yes that car in the picture is an XC, and not a true replica as its missing plenty of the flare kit and paint work of the orginal. There are dozens of replicas world wide now, which are pretty much more accurate then an XC with a dummy blower on the bonnet. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 118.208.62.51 ( talk) 11:18, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
Correct me if I'm wrong, but did they ever say that Max's wife died? I know when Max was listening at the doorway the doctor rattled off a laundry list of problems but then he made remarks that she'd pull through and something about her possibly stabilizing through the night. Next thing we see is Max going out for revenge...so where is it assured that she even died?-- Skeev 16:16, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
Yeah, I think you're right: we never find out if she died before the end of the film. BUT, there is that shot at the beginning of The Road Warrior where Max is standing near 2 crosses which are probably supposed to be gravesites. I guess the scene where the bikers run Max's family down is horrific enough to make us believe they were killed outright.
I think it's reasonably clear from the "grocery list" of internal injuries that she wasn't going to make it. "Multiple traumas, spleen, liver, lung, flail chest...left neck of femur, renal shutdown," and so on. Her being salvageable refers to what the fellow above me said.
The doctor said Jessie will survive. He tells a nurse to tell Max that his wife will survive. When last we see Jessie she is alive. Jessie does not die in the movie Mad Max. Anything that is shown in a movie made later is irrelevant.
The article says "Due to the film's low budget, all the vehicles in the film were just modified vehicles of that era." As opposed to what? Modified vehicles from the future, like big-budget movies can afford? Please clarify this point. :)
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18:59, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
The film was made in 1979, by that stage the XC Falcon was in production. All the vehicles used were bought 2nd hand and were older falcon models no longer in production. Same with all the other cars you see in the film. The only "new" vehicles were the motorbikes, which were the latest model Kwaka K1000.... —Preceding
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While on the subject, I just watched the documentary "The Madness Of Max" (bonus with the four-film BluRay box set) in which George Miller notes that while his own Bongo van was used at the start of the sequence, the one actually destroyed was one rescued from a scrappie and gutted of potentially dangerous bits like engine and gearbox. The story about Miller's van being wrecked should probably be removed Mr Larrington ( talk) 02:38, 26 November 2015 (UTC)
Just like "Pursuit Special", think it should be capitalized, but if shown something that conclusively points to lowercase could change my mind. *Spark* 22:14, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
If you watch through the movie again, theres a point where old mate that cops a lump of metal in the throat is commenting on what he can see out the window of the MFP building - when Bubba's lawyer comes back for Johnny. He says two things, through his vocoder-thingy.
"I think he's out there." and then; "I can see the in-ter-cep-tor."
Whats that all about then, being as it is, in the first movie? StopeDancer
Sorry, guys, but the terms need to be capitalized. If they are terms used by the MFP, then they are proper terms and need capitalization. They're not just terms that are used colloquially for description. The fact that some of the cars also have "names" (e.g., "March Hare") is irrelevant, as it's a different concept. Individual vehicles are often anthropomorphized and given names, especially in a military context (and you could surely agree that this setting implies a paramilitary milieu). Compare it to bombers in World War II: e.g., the Memphis Belle was a B-17 Flying Fortress. "Memphis Belle" was the name given to an individual plane, akin to "March Hare," but "Flying Fortress" was the name of the model of plane. Both are capitalized. So, the fact that the cars have individual names has nothing to do with whether the model or type of car is capitalized. If the MFP has designations of "Pursuit" and "Interceptor," then the names are capitalized. AE Logan ( talk) 13:42, 13 July 2008 (UTC)
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fv20071111pl.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by 219.108.16.189 ( talk) 01:45, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
Did the film cost $300,000 to produce, or was it $400,000? The 400,000 figure is in the introduction (but absent any information on what currency it is--AUS, US, etc) and then the 300,000 Australian is listed later. Primium mobile ( talk) 13:15, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
Is it just me, or is this sentence in the plot summary completely devoid of context: "The big house, where the old lady lived, is situated on top of Mt.Ridley, Craigieburn, and has been renovated since (no beach in area at all)." What big house? Who is "the old lady", Is it his wife? Why does the location (real or fictional?) matter, why should I care that it has been renovated, what does "no beach in area at all" mean? Is it something I would've had to have seen the movie to recognise? 203.171.97.136 ( talk) 09:15, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
Removed the following for a lack of any source:
- for decades it had the highest profit-to-cost ratio of any motion picture (cost $400,000, profit in excess on $100,000,000) only losing the record 20 years later in 1999 to The Blair Witch Project
Seems entirely invented. In order to make that much "profit" as opposed to gross, the film would have had to take in something like $300M.
SteveCoppock ( talk) 18:28, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
We've got the new winner - no matter how you will count this, Paranormal Activity has the biggest gross revenue ever made compared to it's budget. It was made for 15.000 $, and almost without "classical" marketing and it grossed over 100 MILLIONS $. BWP cost something around 50.000 $ on production, but also at least 400.000 $ on marketing, which for me shows how much the whole film cost. And of course Mad Max is out of gas here, even if it was cheaper than BWP in whole production-marketing-release process. Myrth from Poland
In the film when Max goes to see Jim Goose in hospital and starts to remove the sheet it looks like there's a part that's been cut. Because it cuts from Max removing the sheet immediately to Max's shocked reaction. Is this part missing or something because I have the Australian Special Edition of the DVD and that happens in it, but I'm sure I remember seeing Goose's face. Anyone know about this?
220.233.7.176 (
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02:18, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
Yes, I also I believe I saw the face scene (which I remember as so extremely shocking that I'll never forget it) on a UK terrestrial broadcast (most likely ITV) around late 1980's (I was around 15 year's old). Eyes attached to not-a-lot-else in the tent, rather like an Alien body. However, there appear to be very few people on the internet in the various discussion fora, that have ever seen this. More research is needed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 136.8.33.71 ( talk) 14:46, 13 January 2014 (UTC)
Mad max is a very lowbudget movie: could they ever afford the make up ? --
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15:35, 31 July 2019 (UTC)
As of 7/13/08, the quality of the writing in the Plot Summary section of the article is horrible. There are numerous errors in grammar and syntax. Many of the sentences are convoluted and unclear. It reads as if it were written by someone who is not a native speaker of English and who is not fully fluent. I regret that I don't have time to clean it up right now, but perhaps someone else could take a stab at it, is it's significantly below Wikipedia's standards for quality. AE Logan ( talk) 13:41, 13 July 2008 (UTC)
The MFP is referred to as the 'main force patrol', i am unsure of this but i thought it was an acronym for 'Melbourne Freeway Patrol' as the movie was filmed in areas around Melbourne as well as Melbourne itself. Please discuss —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thomasammaniti ( talk • contribs) 16:44, 4 September 2008 (UTC)
There's nothing really to discuss since the movie time and time, again, state that Max et. al. works for the "Main Force Patrol." Madmaxmarchhare ( talk) 01:42, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
The movie is not based around any location... so it is not Melbourne you see in the movie, but "Sun City". MFP were a specialized FICTIONAL branch of Police Force..... —Preceding
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I can't recall him dying. He just hisses like a cat and that's the last we see of him. Since he's leader of the gang and drives the others to atrocities, I find it odd he doesn't get his cumuppance. Magmagoblin ( talk) 00:25, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
Yes the toecutter does INDEED get his comeuppance..... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 123.2.240.95 ( talk) 16:03, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
I have started a discussion about Max's Surname on Max Rockatansky. Please comment there if you have input on this subject. Ommnomnomgulp ( talk) 18:31, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
The car that was attacked by the motorcycle gang was an Australian production 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air, not an Impala. Impalas had additional chrome around the door frames, plus Impalas had their own unique steering wheel when the car on the film was seen with a standard steering wheel. The statement's source is a fansite and fansites are not considered reliable sources by Wikipedia. I'll change the statement and use a source that is no more or less reliable according to Wikipedia. NJM2010 ( talk) 10:44, 26 February 2011 (UTC)
Does anyone know which gang member killed Jessie and the kid?-- 70.254.45.71 ( talk) 02:45, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
There seems to be a lot of information about character names that must come from somewhere other than the movie—the novelization, perhaps. I don't think that's really appropriate for the plot summary of the film. -- Tysto ( talk) 03:50, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
Wasn't Smiley (1956 film) and its sequel Smiley Gets a Gun shot in CinemaScope? Foofbun ( talk) 05:27, 26 January 2014 (UTC)
I think that the entry is implying that "Mad Max" could be considered Australia's first widescreen film that was produced and released solely by an Australian company in Australia. "Smiley" and "Smiley Gets a Gun" were co-productions between Britain and Australia, and the IMDb listing for the "Smiley" films doesn't not have an Australian disribution company, like Mad Max had. — Preceding unsigned comment added by WatchinDaFilms ( talk • contribs) 19:33, 12 February 2014 (UTC)
Does the writer mean locum tenens where a physician fills in for another physician? -- Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) ( talk) 23:42, 28 July 2014 (UTC)
The motorcycle gang of Toecutter is named Acolytes, which is decorated with Ref. 1: "Gasoline" series 5, episode 18
I cannot find out what series that would be, not even if I paste that in google, adding the word Acolytes. I find many other TV series, but all totally unrelated. There is a wikia about Mad Max but it's not clearing it up either: http://madmax.wikia.com/wiki/Toecutter%27s_gang . The citation needs to be clarified. Thx, Thomas-- 79.226.34.5 ( talk) 01:32, 29 March 2015 (UTC)
Should Mad Max be categorized as an LGBT-related film? There are many hints of homosexuality such as Chief Fifi McAfee, two members of Toecutter's gang and their "Push me, shove you" catchphrase, and one of the gang's victims purportedly been sodomized before running away from Max and Goose. - Areaseven ( talk) 01:22, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
We see the child playing in the grass beforehand and later we see her return to discover the child is missing. Are we really to believe that they left the child on its own there while she went for an extended hike, swim and sunbake session? Is this just changing sensibilities or is there something I am missing eg was Max looking after the child during the time in between (before he decided to go looking for the motorcycle gang)? If so why didn't they immediately wonder where the child was? 2001:388:6080:148:FD56:2ECD:21A5:7C0D ( talk) 05:49, 29 June 2015 (UTC)
This film did not gross anything close to $100 million at the box office. Anyone with a scrap of common sense would know this is laughably false. Box Office Mojo places the gross at $8.75 million. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.11.76.24 ( talk) 23:32, 18 July 2015 (UTC)
The notion that an English-language action film would make 10 times more in the rest of the world than it did in the US is just crazy. That has never happened in the history of cinema, not even vaguely close. With $8.75mil earned in the US and A$5mil earned in Australia, where exactly did the film make up the other $85mil of its gross? Additionally, Mad Max 2 is widely reported as being a bigger financial success than the first film, and yet no one has claimed that the film made anything close to $100mil worldwide. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.11.76.24 ( talk) 20:55, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
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I notice the article mentions Nightrider's real name and gives Goose the last name of Rains. I don't remember either of these from the film and I always assumed Goose was Jim's last name. Where did these come from? 172.58.136.22 ( talk) 16:36, 8 January 2016 (UTC)
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