Followed by
Mad Max 2 (1981)
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
Fury Road (2011)
Edited into
Mad Max 2 (1981)
La classe américaine (1993) (TV)
- several shots of the black V8 Interceptor + death of the Nightrider
Spin off
Mad Max (1990) (VG)
References
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
Psycho (1960)
Lolita (1962)
The Born Losers (1967)
- The biker gangleader gets spit on, then licks the spit off his finger. Toecutter in Mad Max re-enacts the same scene.
Duel (1971) (TV)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Referenced in
"Prisoner: (#1.297)" (1982)
- Biker Maxie Daniels refers to herself as "Mad Maxine" to Lizzie Birdsworth (
Sheila Florance, who appears in both).
Zuijia Paidang (1982)
- One of the character is named Mad Max after the Mel Gibson character.
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
- Eyeball-popping effect in "Nightmare" segment
Top Secret! (1984)
- Old lady in floral dress running with a shotgun like in Mad Max
Weird Science (1985)
"Punky Brewster: Baby Buddies, Inc. (#2.4)" (1985)
- The film is mentioned by name.
Les frères Pétard (1986)
- Brigitte says her first boyfriend looked like the guy in Mad Max (meaning Mel Gibson).
Raising Arizona (1987)
The Vampire Raiders (1988)
Akira (1988)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Warrior of the Lost World (#6.1)" (1993)
- Grunge Girls, you're wanted on the Mad Max set
True Romance (1993)
- Mentioned in Clarence's "That's a Movie" speech.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Alien from L.A. (#6.16)" (1993)
- "Sad Max?"
Blown Away (1994)
- Max has a novelty plate on his car that says "Mad Max".
Vidimo se (1995) (TV)
"Saturday Night Live: Alec Baldwin/Tori Amos (#21.11)" (1996)
- Mentioned on The Joe Pesci Show
Pusher (1996)
- movie poster on the wall
Permanent Midnight (1998)
"Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: The Big Sleep (#3.19)" (1999)
- Salem jokingly calls Zelda "Mad Max."
Bleeder (1999)
Fear Effect (2000) (VG)
Ninja Mission 2000 (2000)
"Heppoko jikken animêshon excel saga: Seikimatsu seifukusha densetsu (#1.23)" (2000)
- Koshi Rikdo is wearing the Warrior Costume
The Patriot (2000)
"RoboCop: Prime Directives" (2000)
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001)
Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001)
Meat Market 2 (2001) (V)
Sigurna kuca (2002)
Shirtless: Hollywood's Sexiest Men (2002) (TV)
Reign of Fire (2002)
The Movie Hero (2003)
- mentioned by lead actor Jeremy Sisto
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
"The Simpsons: My Mother the Carjacker (#15.2)" (2003)
- Homer writes to Die Hard asking if he knows Mad Max
Saw (2004)
- Recommendation to saw feet rather than chain
The Punisher (2004)
- Maria Castle's death. Also, Frank Castle is shot in the leg, just like Max
Murderball (2005)
- In Murderball, one of the people talks about the wheelchairs being like a Mad Max version of wheelchairs.
"Peep Show: Mugging (#3.1)" (2005)
- Jeremy tells Mark that Mad Max is going to happen.
Entrenched: The Making of 'Gallipoli' (2005) (V)
- mentioned once
"The O.C.: The Road Warrior (#3.16)" (2006)
- Mad Max is called the Road Warrior, this episode's title
"Total Drama Island: Off the Chain (#1.18)" (2007)
- when Chris see Dunkans bike he mentions mad max
Hot Fuzz (2007)
- Angel's long, lonely car drive is a reference to Max's long drive for justice. There are also several other revving-up-the-cop-car nods to this film.
Nitro (2007)
- Max is called Mad Max
Never Back Down (2008)
- Max is called Mad Max
Exit Speed (2008)
- driver is called Mad Max
"Top Gear Australia: Ford vs. Holden! (#1.2)" (2008)
- Mentioned by Charlie Cox during Steve Bisley's introduction.
Featured in
Mad Max: The Film Phenomenon (2002) (V)
Mel Gibson: The High Octane Birth of a Superstar (2002) (V)
"20 to 1: Great Aussie Movies (#3.5)" (2006)
- Clips shown in a segment.
Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2008)
- extracts from film are featured
Watchmen (2009)
- It is playing on ozymandias' monitors.
"20 to 1: Hollywood's Hot List (#8.14)" (2009)
- Clips shown in a segment on Mel Gibson.
Spoofed in
The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew (1983)
Zuijia paidang zhi nuhuang miling (1984)
Xaver (1986)
- similar gangs, guy standing on open car while driving
Welcome to Woop Woop (1997)
Dexter's Laboratory Ego Trip (1999) (TV)
"South Park: The Wacky Molestation Adventure (#4.16)" (2000)
- The children of South Park tell about the "before time" just like in Mad Max.
Rat Race (2001)
Purple Gas (2003)
Passion to the Max (2006)
- Mad Max car in film driven by character Mel Gibson
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