"Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (soundtrack) Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the movie of the same name, starring Mel Gibson and Tina Turner. The album was originally released in 1985 on the Capitol Records label and reissued numerous times on different labels. In addition to 26 minutes of the original orchestral score composed by Maurice Jarre and performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the album includes Tina Turner's US #2 and UK #3 single ""We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)"", which played over the end titles of the film. The single was released"
"Mad Max 2 Mad Max 2 (originally released in the United States as The Road Warrior and sometimes known as Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior) is a 1981 Australian post-apocalyptic action film directed by George Miller. It is the second installment in the ""Mad Max"" film series, with Mel Gibson reprising his role as ""Mad"" Max Rockatansky. The film's tale of a community of settlers who moved to defend themselves against a roving band of marauders follows an archetypical ""Western"" frontier movie motif, as does Max's role as a hardened man who rediscovers his humanity when he decides to"
"2"" was established in 2010 by Adrian and Linda Bennett, who developed the museum after moving to Silverton and building a collection of ""Mad Max"" props and memorabilia. Mad Max 2 Mad Max 2 (originally released in the United States as The Road Warrior and sometimes known as Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior) is a 1981 Australian post-apocalyptic action film directed by George Miller. It is the second installment in the ""Mad Max"" film series, with Mel Gibson reprising his role as ""Mad"" Max Rockatansky. The film's tale of a community of settlers who moved to defend themselves against"
"stories to tell."" Later in May, Miller revealed that plans for the sequel had changed and the fifth film in the franchise will instead be titled ""Mad Max: The Wasteland"". In October 2015, Miller's team had two scripts for sequels which they ended up with during the writing process. Later that month, he clarified that ""Mad Max: The Wasteland"" was a working title for the sequel. Miller reaffirmed his intent to continue the franchise after reports to the contrary surfaced following an interview in January 2016. In November 2017, it was reported that a lawsuit filed by Miller's production company"
"television films, and animated films. Gibson got his breakthrough role as the leather-clad post-apocalyptic survivor in George Miller's ""Mad Max"". The independently financed blockbuster helped to make him an international star. In the United States, the actors' Australian accents were dubbed with American accents. The original film spawned two sequels: ""Mad Max 2"" (known in North America as ""The Road Warrior""), and ""Mad Max 3"" (known in North America as ""Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome""). A fourth movie, """" (2015), was made with Tom Hardy in the title role. The 1981 Peter Weir film ""Gallipoli"" is about a group of young"
"also a box office success, winning the Best International Film from six nominations at the Saturn Award ceremony, including: Best Director for Miller; Best Actor for Gibson; Best Supporting Actor for Bruce Spence; Best Writing for Miller, Hayes and Hannant; and Best Costume for Norma Moriceau. ""Mad Max 2"" became a cult film, with fan clubs and ""road warrior""-themed activities continuing into the 21st century, and is now widely considered to be one of the greatest action movies ever made, as well as one of the greatest sequels ever made. The film was preceded by ""Mad Max"" in 1979 and"
"Mad Max Mad Max is a 1979 Australian dystopian action film directed by George Miller, produced by Byron Kennedy, and starring Mel Gibson as ""Mad"" Max Rockatansky, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Steve Bisley, Tim Burns, and Roger Ward. James McCausland and Miller wrote the screenplay from a story by Miller and Kennedy. The film presents a tale of societal collapse, murder, and revenge set in a future Australia, in which an unhinged policeman becomes embroiled in a violent feud with a savage motorcycle gang. Principal photography took place in and around Melbourne, Australia, and lasted six weeks. The film initially"
"ownership after being bought by Filmways, Inc. a year earlier. AIP's problems affected the release of the film and its box office in the US, although ""Mad Max"" proved much more successful when released internationally. Warner Bros. decided to release ""Mad Max 2"" in the United States, but they recognised that the first film was not popular in North America. Although the original ""Mad Max"" was becoming popular through cable channel showings, Warner Bros. decided to change the name of its sequel to ""The Road Warrior"". The advertising for the film, including print ads, trailers, and TV commercials, did not"
"Weekly"" ranked ""Mad Max 2"" 93rd on their 100 Greatest Movies of All Time list in 1999, 41st on their updated All-Time 100 Greatest Films in 2013 list, and the character Mad Max as 11th on their list of ""The All Time Coolest Heroes in Pop Culture"". In 2016, James Charisma of ""Playboy"" ranked the film #11 on a list of ""15 Sequels That Are Way Better Than The Originals"". The film has a permanent legacy in the small town of Silverton, which is 25 kilometres from Broken Hill in New South Wales, Australia. A museum dedicated to ""Mad Max"
"released internationally in 1980. It became a top-grossing Australian film, while holding the record in the ""Guinness Book of Records"" for decades as the most profitable film ever created, and has been credited for further opening the global market to Australian New Wave films. ""Mad Max 2"" (also known as ""The Road Warrior"") is a 1981 Australian post-apocalyptic dystopian action film directed by George Miller. This sequel to Miller's ""Mad Max"" was a worldwide box office success that further launched the career of Mel Gibson. The film's tale of a community of settlers moved to defend themselves against a roving"
"of ""Fury Road"". In March 2015, during an interview with ""Esquire"" magazine, Hardy revealed that he was attached to star in three more ""Mad Max"" films following ""Fury Road"". After the release of ""Fury Road"", Miller announced that he would like to make a follow-up titled ""Mad Max: The Wasteland"", which he later clarified was ""just a working title"". Miller reaffirmed his intent to continue the franchise after reports to the contrary surfaced following an interview in January 2016. The series' protagonist, Max Rockatansky, was portrayed through the first three films by Mel Gibson. Tom Hardy took over the role"
"inexperience with creating that type of game. Announced at the 2013 Electronic Entertainment Expo, the game was re-tooled during development and the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were canceled. Originally planned for release in 2014, it was released in September the following year, several months after the theatrical release of """", the fourth film in the series. ""Mad Max"" received overall mixed reviews from critics. Although the game's environment, direction, vehicular combat, and graphics were praised, its quest design and story were criticized. The game became the eighth best-selling retail game in the US in September 2015. ""Mad Max"""
"spent several years in ""development hell"". In 1995, George Miller re-acquired the rights to future ""Mad Max"" films from Warner Bros. The idea for a fourth occurred to Miller in August 1998 when he was walking in an intersection in Los Angeles. About a year later, while travelling from Los Angeles to Australia, the idea coalesced. Miller conceived a story where ""violent marauders were fighting, not for oil or for material goods, but for human beings."" The film was set to shoot in 2001 through 20th Century Fox, but was postponed because of the September 11 attacks that same year."
"a road vehicle. It was then used as a promotional car for the film, before finally being put up for sale. However the car did not sell and was passed on to part-time actor and motor mechanic Murray Smith, who was the head mechanic for the movie's production team, as payment for his services. In the meantime, the low-budget Australian film had gained worldwide success, prompting a sequel, ""Mad Max 2"". For the film, the Pursuit Special was reacquired by Kennedy and Miller. The rear wheels and side pipes were changed. For the second film, the original Weiand blower, which"
"Miller initially lost interest in the project after his friend and producer Byron Kennedy was killed in a helicopter crash, he later agreed to move forward with the assistance of Ogilvie. ""Mad Max: Fury Road"" (also known as ""Mad Max 4: Fury Road"" or simply ""Mad Max 4""), the fourth film and a “revisit” to the franchise (as described by Miller), is a 2015 post-apocalyptic dystopian/action film co-written and directed by George Miller. While location scouting was reported to be underway in May 2009, production was delayed until June 2012 due to unusually high levels of rain in the Australian"
"video games, and other materials. Novelizations of the first three films have also been published by QB Books. The first two novelisations were written by Terry Hayes, who ended up co-writing the script for the second film after getting along well with Miller. A novelisation for the third film was written by Joan D. Vinge. ""Mad Max"" is a 1990 NES game developed and published by Mindscape Inc. based on the film ""Mad Max 2"". The object of the game is to survive life in the post-apocalyptic world by battling survivalists and collecting resources. The game is similar to ""Outlander"""
"against Warner Bros. over a disputed $7 million bonus was likely to delay the production of any sequels. Miller also wants a Furiosa spin-off starring Charlize Theron as the one-armed war captain. Mad Max: Fury Road Mad Max: Fury Road is a 2015 Australian-American post-apocalyptic action film co-written, produced, and directed by George Miller. Miller collaborated with Brendan McCarthy and Nico Lathouris on the screenplay. The fourth and a reboot of the ""Mad Max"" franchise, it is a joint Australian-American venture produced by Kennedy Miller Mitchell, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, and Village Roadshow Pictures. The film is set in a post-apocalyptic desert"
"help the settlers. Filming took place in locations around Broken Hill, in the outback of New South Wales. ""Mad Max 2"" was released on 24 December 1981, and received ample critical acclaim. Observers praised the visuals and Gibson's role. Noteworthy elements of the film also include cinematographer Dean Semler's widescreen photography of Australia's vast desert landscapes; the sparing use of dialogue throughout the film; costume designer Norma Moriceau's punk mohawked, leather bondage gear-wearing bikers; and its fast-paced, tightly edited and violent battle and chase scenes. The film's comic-book post-apocalyptic/punk style popularized the genre in film and fiction writing. It was"
"wrecked. Pursuit Special, when the term is used, generally refers to Max's more famous V8 Interceptor Pursuit Special, a 1973 Ford XB Falcon GT 351, commissioned at great expense by Police Commissioner Labatouche and the Main Force Patrol's (MFP) commander, Fifi Macaffee. Assembled by the MFP's mechanic, Barry, it features port exhaust pipes and a Weiand ""blower"" supercharger (nonfunctional film props). When Max's family is murdered by the gang, he steals the Pursuit Special from the MFP garage and goes on a vengeful rampage. In ""Mad Max 2"", set roughly five years after the events of the previous film, the"
"Mel Gibson and a third starring Tom Hardy; ""Mad Max 2"" also released as ""The Road Warrior"" (1981), ""Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome"" (1985) and """" (2015). During the time between the second and third ""Mad Max"" films, Miller directed a remake of ""Nightmare at 20,000 Feet"" as a segment for the anthology film """" (1983). He also co-produced and co-directed many acclaimed miniseries for Australian television including ""The Dismissal"" (1983) and ""The Cowra Breakout"" (1984). In 1987, Miller directed ""The Witches of Eastwick"", starring Jack Nicholson, Susan Sarandon, Cher and Michelle Pfeiffer. The film, a black comedy, was centred around"
"of his dead boyfriend's head) were shortened. Although there is a version of the film that includes the scenes trimmed down for the MPAA, no version without previous cuts exists. The musical score for ""Mad Max 2"" was composed and conducted by Australian composer Brian May, who had previously composed the music for the first film. A soundtrack album was released in 1982 by Varèse Sarabande. When ""Mad Max"" was released in 1980 in the United States, it did not receive a proper release from its distributor, American International Pictures. AIP was in the final stages of a change of"
"Gibson would return as Max. That same month, British actor Tom Hardy was in negotiations to take the lead role of Max, while it was also announced that Charlize Theron would play a major role in the film. In June 2010, Hardy announced on ""Friday Night with Jonathan Ross"" that he would play the title role. In July 2010, Miller announced plans to shoot two ""Mad Max"" films back-to-back, entitled ""Mad Max: Fury Road"" and ""Mad Max: Furiosa"". Weta Digital was originally involved with the film when it was scheduled for a 2012 release. The company was to be handling"
"Me 3"" (2017), $1.034 billion and ""Despicable Me 2"" (2013), $970.8 million. All three are among the 50 highest-grossing films of all time, and six of the films are among the 50 highest-grossing animated films, with ""Minions"" being the third all-time highest. Meledandri left his post as President of 20th Century Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios in early 2007. While at those companies he supervised or executive-produced movies including ""Ice Age"" (2002), its sequel """" (2006), ""Robots"" (2005) and ""Horton Hears a Who!"" (2008). After leaving, he founded Illumination Entertainment. By 2008, a deal was announced positioning Illumination Entertainment"
"score. Despite receiving the most nominations and wins, it was not nominated for Best Film. The ""Mad Max"" series of films, with their emphasis on dystopian, apocalyptic, and post-apocalyptic themes and imagery, have inspired some artists to recreate the look and feel of some aspects of the series in their work. As well, fan clubs and ""road warrior""-themed activities continue into the 21st century. In 2008, ""Mad Max 2"" was selected by ""Empire"" magazine as one of ""The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time"". Similarly, ""The New York Times"" placed the film on its ""Best 1000 Movies Ever"" list. ""Entertainment"
"notably apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, and encompasses works in additional media, including video games and comic books. In 2016, ""Fury Road"" became the first film of the ""Mad Max"" franchise to receive Academy Award recognition, including being nominated for Best Picture and Best Director for Miller, and winning six of its ten nominations. ""Mad Max"" is a 1979 Australian dystopian action film directed by George Miller. Written by Miller and James McCausland from a story by Miller and producer Byron Kennedy, it tells a story of societal breakdown, murder, and revenge. The film, starring the then little-known Mel Gibson, was"
"to help them escape however their teacher Aunty Giddy being too old chooses not to go with them. Furiosa sneaks the Wives outside of the Vault to help them escape from Immortan Joe's captivity. The third comic takes place between the events of """" and ""Mad Max: Fury Road"". Max Rockatansky travels to Gas Town to battle in its gladiator arena ""Thunderdome Plus"" to win a V8 engine so he can build a new V8 Interceptor after the original was destroyed during the events of ""Mad Max 2"". The ""Thunderdome Plus"" is based on the original ""Thunderdome"", however unlike the"
"Max"", but this script came along, and I'm completely carried away with it."" The film's screenplay was co-written with cult British comic creator Brendan McCarthy, who also designed many of the new characters and vehicles. Miller again confirmed his intention to make another ""Mad Max"" at the 2007 Aurora filmmaker initiative. However, he stated that he thought Gibson would not be interested in the film because of his age. Heath Ledger was reportedly considered for the lead before his death in 2008. On 5 March 2009, it was announced that an R-rated 3D animated feature film was in pre-production and"
"""Max"" films were unpopular both critically and financially. The first two, ""Max Comes Across"" and ""Max Wants a Divorce"" were complete failures, but the third film, ""Max and his Taxi"" was moderately successful. The financially troubled studio may have been counting on Linder to restore its flagging fortunes and cancelled production of the remaining films on Linder's contract. ""Max and his Taxi"" had been shot in Hollywood and while there Linder had developed a close friendship with Charlie Chaplin. They would often attend events such as boxing matches or car races together, and according to writer Jack Spears, ""while working"
"Mad Max (1990 video game) Mad Max is a post-apocalyptic action game developed and published by Mindscape for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1990. The game is based on the 1981 Australian film ""Mad Max 2"". The game is a remake of ""Motor Massacre"". The object is to survive in a post-apocalyptic setting by battling survivalists and collecting valuable food, water, gasoline, and money in order to continue racing into the desert wasteland that lies beyond. The player begins the game in Max's Pursuit Special (his famous car featured in the movie series). As the player drives through the non-linear"
"with consensus being ""Staging the improbable car stunts and crashes to perfection, director George Miller succeeds completely in bringing the violent, post-apocalyptic world of ""Mad Max"" to visceral life."" The film has been included in ""best films of all time"" lists by ""The New York Times"" and ""The Guardian"". Mad Max Mad Max is a 1979 Australian dystopian action film directed by George Miller, produced by Byron Kennedy, and starring Mel Gibson as ""Mad"" Max Rockatansky, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Steve Bisley, Tim Burns, and Roger Ward. James McCausland and Miller wrote the screenplay from a story by Miller and"
"will direct ""Three Thousand Years Of Longing."" In April 2017 Miller announced that two more films were to be added to the Mad Max series. Miller also said that he and co-writer Nico Lathouris have finished two additional post-""Fury Road"" scripts for the Mad Max series. The ""Fury Road"" lead, Tom Hardy, is committed to the next sequel. In 2015, and again in early 2017, Miller said ""the fifth film in the franchise will be titled 'Mad Max: The Wasteland.""' Dr. D Studios was a Sydney-based digital animation studio founded in mid-2007 as a partnership between Kennedy Miller Mitchell and"
"fiction action film ""Mad Max 2"" (also known as ""Mad Max: The Road Warrior""), he played the main antagonist ""Lord Humungus"", the leader of a gang of marauders that besiege a settler compound in the Australian wastelands. He leads a rag-tag band of biker-berserkers, and he gives speeches to the settlers exhorting them to surrender, while utilizing psychological warfare. ""Time"" magazine's Richard Corliss stated that in Nilsson's portrayal, ""malevolence courses through his huge pectorals, [and] pulses visibly under his bald, sutured scalp."" A year later, he appeared in ""The Pirate Movie"" (1982), a musical and comedy film directed by Ken"
"of events that only K possesses. After other recruited MiB agents fail to meet J's standards as a partner, J decides to bring back K and restore K's memory as an MiB agent to try and stop Serleena. The film was released on July 3, 2002, to mixed reviews and grossed over $441 million worldwide. ""Men in Black 3"" is the third film in the series and was released on May 25, 2012, to positive reviews and grossed over $624 million worldwide. When a notorious alien criminal known as 'Boris the Animal' escapes LunarMax Security Prison to seek revenge on"