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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1979-04-12
Languageen
Runtime1h 31m
Budget$350,000
Revenue$100,000,000
Production

Kennedy Miller Productions

6.7(5.1k)
•1979•1h 31m

Mad Max

"The maximum force of the future."

ActionThrillerScience Fiction

Overview

In the ravaged near-future, a savage motorcycle gang rules the road. Terrorizing innocent civilians while tearing up the streets, the ruthless gang laughs in the face of a police force hell-bent on stopping them.

Writing & Screenplay
James McCauslandGeorge Miller
Cinematography
David Eggby

Principal Cast

57 credited
Mel Gibson
Mel GibsonMax Rockatansky
Joanne Samuel
Joanne SamuelJessie Rockatansky
Hugh Keays-Byrne
Hugh Keays-ByrneToecutter
Steve Bisley
Steve BisleyJim Goose
Tim Burns
Tim BurnsJohnny the Boy
Roger Ward
Roger WardFifi
Vincent Gil
Vincent GilNightrider
Lulu Pinkus
Lulu PinkusNightrider's Girl
Lisa Aldenhoven
Lisa AldenhovenNurse
David Bracks
David BracksMudguts
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