Rent Mad Max (1979)
3.5 of 5 from 273 ratings
1h 29min
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- Synopsis:
- In the ravaged near future, a savage motorcycle gang rules the road. Terrorising innocent civilians while tearing up the streets, the ruthless gang laughs in the face of a police force bent on stopping them. But they underestimate one officer: Max Rockatansky (Mel Gibson). And when the bikers brutalise Max's best friend and family, they send him into a mad frenzy that leaves him with only one thing left in the world to live for - revenge!
- Actors:
- Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Steve Bisley, Tim Burns, Roger Ward, Lisa Aldenhoven, David Bracks, Bertrand Cadart, David Cameron, Robina Chaffey, Stephen Clark, Mathew Constantine, Jerry Day, Reg Evans, Howard Eynon, Max Fairchild, John Farndale, Peter Felmingham, Sheila Florance
- Directors:
- George Miller
- Producers:
- Byron Kennedy
- Writers:
- James McCausland, George Miller, Byron Kennedy
- Studio:
- Warner
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Collections:
- A History of Films Set In The Future, Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy, The Best Car Chase Films, The Best Post-Apocalyptic or Dystopian Films, The Best Tough Guys Films, A Brief History of Film..., Top 10 Films About Radio: Rock to Rap, Top 10 Films By Year, Top 10 Films of 1979, Top Films
- Countries:
- Australia
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 27/04/2015
- Run Time:
- 93 minutes
- Languages:
- Brazilian Portuguese Dolby Digital 1.0, Castilian Spanish Dolby Digital 1.0, Czech Dolby Digital 1.0, English Dolby Digital 5.1, English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0, French Dolby Digital 1.0, German Dolby Digital 1.0, Hungarian Dolby Digital 1.0, Italian Dolby Digital 1.0, Latin American Spanish Dolby Digital 1.0, Polish Dolby Digital 1.0, Russian Dolby Digital 1.0
- Subtitles:
- Arabic, Brazilian, Castillian, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, German, German Hard of Hearing, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Italian Hard of Hearing, Korean, Latin American Spanish, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovenian, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 24/01/2022
- Run Time:
- 93 minutes
- Languages:
- Dubbed, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Castillian, Dutch, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, Italian Hard of Hearing, Norwegian, Swedish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio Commentary with Art Director Jon Dowding, Cinematographer David Eggby and Special Effects Artist Chris Murray, Moderated by Filmmaker Tim Ridge
- Road Rage: Interview with George Miller
- Interviews with Stars Mel Gibson and Joanne Samuel and Cinematographer David Eggby
- Mel Gibson: Birth of a Superstar
- Mad Max: The Film Phenomenon
- For Madness of Max
- Trailers from Hell with Josh Olson
- Theatrical Trailer
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Reviews (2) of Mad Max
Small Budget - Great Film - Mad Max review by GI
What with the success of Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) and the critical acclaim of Mad Max 2 (1981) it's easy to forget the brilliance of the low budget first film. It's the ultimate in action car chase movies, now rightly a cult film, it sets up a deliriously simple yet effective world where law and order has broken down and society is on the brink of collapse (it's never stated why but the next film references a nuclear world war), nomad bikers roam the Australian outback terrorising local folk while a few tough cops in high speed pursuit cars chase them down. The film boasts the start of Mel Gibson's career, has a great villain in Hugh Keays-Byrne as The Toecutter and has that gritty realism that makes Aussie cinema so unique. When cop Max chases down and kills an escaped prisoner known as the Nightrider he becomes a target for his gang led by the psychopathic Toecutter. With the stylish and unique cars, loads of gritty chases and its comic book stylings this is a marvellous little dystopian set film.
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Read this before you play the Blu-ray - Mad Max review by AB
We watched the entire film asking "Is it dubbed? Sounds like it's dubbed. Why is it dubbed?". We were also confused by the right hand drive vehicles.
After my wife left, having dismissed the film mainly because of the really bad audio, I went into "audio" and selected "original ...". For some bizarre reason the default for this Blu-ray is for "dubbed English"! No, I don't understand it either. Australians speak English don't they?
Anyway, it's a classic film, but before you press play, set AUDIO to ORIGINAL. I guarantee you will enjoy it a lot more.
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