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28 April 1982 (USA) moreTagline:
Ruthless... Savage... Spectacular morePlot:
In the post-apocolyptic Australian wasteland, a cynical drifter agrees to help a small, gasoline rich, community escape a band of bandits. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
8 wins & 8 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(15 articles)
Next 'Road Warrior' Will ... Still Not Be Mel Gibson? (From Cinematical. 18 May 2009, 4:03 PM, PDT)
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MAD MAX - back and better than ever moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Mel Gibson | ... | Max | |
| Bruce Spence | ... | The Gyro Captain | |
| Michael Preston | ... | Pappagallo (as Mike Preston) | |
| Max Phipps | ... | The Toadie | |
| Vernon Wells | ... | Wez | |
| Kjell Nilsson | ... | The Humungus | |
| Emil Minty | ... | The Feral Kid | |
| Virginia Hey | ... | Warrior Woman | |
| William Zappa | ... | Zetta | |
| Arkie Whiteley | ... | The Captain's Girl | |
| Steve J. Spears | ... | Mechanic | |
| Syd Heylen | ... | Curmudgeon | |
| Moira Claux | ... | Big Rebecca | |
| David Downer | ... | Nathan | |
| David Slingsby | ... | Quiet Man |
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Also Known As:
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (USA)The Road Warrior (USA)
Çilgin Maks 2: Savasçi (Turkey: Turkish title) (TV title) [tr]
Asfalttisoturi (Finland) [fi]
Interceptor, il guerriero della strada (Italy) [it]
Le défi (Canada: French title) [fr]
Mad Max 2 (Argentina) [es]
Mad Max 2, el guerrero de la carretera (Spain) [es]
Mad Max 2: A Caçada Continua (Brazil) [pt]
Mad Max 2: Maanteesõdalane (Estonia) [et]
Mad Max 2: O Guerreiro da Estrada (Portugal) [pt]
Mad Max 2: le défi (France) [fr]
Mad Max II - Der Vollstrecker (West Germany) [de]
Mad Max no 2 - Ekdikitis pera ap' to nomo (Greece) [el]
Pobesneli Maks 2 (Serbia) [sr]
Savasçi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
95 min | UK:96 min | USA:94 min | Argentina:96 minCountry:
AustraliaLanguage:
EnglishAspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 moreCertification:
Singapore:M18 | Iceland:16 | Finland:(Banned) (1982) | Argentina:18 | Australia:M | UK:X (original rating) | France:Unrated (with warning) | Brazil:14 | Italy:VM18 | New Zealand:M | South Korea:15 (cable rating) | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | Finland:K-16 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18 | Canada:R | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Germany:BPjM RestrictedFun Stuff
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Unusually for an action film, this was shot in the order it appears in the script. moreGoofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When Max hits Humungus with the truck and when the camera is in the left side of the truck, you can see the driver wearing a helmet. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Narrator: My life fades. The vision dims. All that remains are memories. I remember a time of chaos. Ruined dreams. This wasted land. But most of all, I remember The Road Warrior. The man we called "Max". To understand who he was, you have to go back to another time...
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Why does Max wear the strange outfit in this movie?What happened to Max between part one and this movie?
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After the enormous success of "Mad Max" in 1979, it was predictable that a sequel would follow. In fact, two sequels followed, and the first of these is "Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior".
Released in the U.S. simply as "The Road Warrior", "Mad Max 2" begins with a narration re-introducing us to wandering ex-cop Max (Gibson) ... and then we're off. In post-apocalyptic Australia, Max wanders the nuclear waste lands in search of Earth's most precious resource: gasoline. When he discovers a band of people guarding a large deposit of fuel, he lends his services as a driver to help them escape from a vicious group of bandits intent on taking the gas for themselves.
"Mad Max 2" is one of the best sequels ever. It's everything the original was and more. Mel Gibson is great, and the cast performs very well. Brian May's skills as a composer have improved, and he gives a very fast-paced score. George Miller's directing skills have also improved, and he deals us out some intense car sequences that have yet to be rivaled.
This film is special because, although it was very popular when released and is even more popular now, it is unique in that it is not afraid to be just that. If that confused you, let me put it this way: George Miller has created a film that, while trying to improve the flaws from past films, is not afraid to be original and un-Hollywood. And I must say, Mr. Miller pulls it off excellently.
I love "The Road Warrior" as well as the rest of the "Mad Max" series. I would say that "Mad Max 2" is quite possibly the greatest film to come out of Australia. It is one of Mel Gibson's best and one of the best sci-fi films ever. "Mad Max 2" is essential.