Max Rockatansky returns as the heroic loner who drives the dusty roads of a postapocalyptic Australian Outback in an unending search for gasoline. Arrayed against him and the other scraggly defendants of a fuel-depot encampment are the bizarre warriors commanded by the charismatic Lord Humungus, a violent leader whose scruples are as barren as the surrounding landscape.
Practical Effects
Real cars destroyed, real stunt performers nearly died. No CGI, all chaos.
Direction
Miller turned a shoestring sequel into the template for modern action.
Cinematography
Dean Semler made the Australian desert look like another planet.
Director
George Miller
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The tanker crash at the end was a one-take accident — the driver missed his mark and the cameras kept rolling.
This film essentially invented the 'post-apocalyptic wasteland' visual language that still dominates gaming and cinema forty years later.
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