Mad Max 2

Mad Max 2 (1981)

Timing: 1:36 (96 min)

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Release date

1981-12-24

Country

Australia, United States, United Kingdom

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures, Kennedy Miller Productions, Warner Bros.

Genre

Adventure, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction

Budget

$2 000 000

Revenue

$24 600 832

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Director

George Miller

Actors

Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence, Michael Preston, Max Phipps, Vernon Wells, Kjell Nilsson, Emil Minty, Virginia Hey, William Zappa, Arkie Whiteley
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Scenario

Producer

Byron Kennedy

Operator

Dean Semler

Composer

Brian May

Artist

Steve Amezdroz

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Editing

David Stiven, Tim Wellburn, Michael Balson
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• In one scene, Max eats dog food called “Dinki-Di”.
• Upon its release in the US, the film was renamed “The Road Warrior” because the first part had a limited release, and the title “Mad Max 2” could have misled viewers.
• The logo “7 Sisters Oil” can be seen on the tanker truck, which is a reference to a popular conspiracy theory at the time – that “Standard Oil” and six other oil companies control the global oil market.
• Max's car is a “1973 Ford Falcon XB GT Coupe.” This model was made exclusively for Australia. A limited number of vehicles were exported to New Zealand and the United Kingdom. This car was not sold in the United States. A total of 949 vehicles of this model were produced.
• Akira Kurosawa's samurai films and Joseph Campbell's book “The Hero with a Thousand Faces” served as inspiration for Terry Hayes, George Miller, and Brian Hannant when writing the screenplay.
• At the time of its release, “Mad Max 2” was the most expensive Australian film in history.
• The film contains a quote from former Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam (1972-1975): “We either break or we go through.”
• The dog, Max’s faithful companion, who became the prototype for the Dogmeat character in the computer game “Fallout,” was found in a nearby animal shelter for filming. He was very afraid of the sounds of engines, so special headphones had to be made for him. After filming, one of the operators took him home.
• The game Fallout features a separate quest that directly references this film. Upon successful completion, the character receives the Dog as a companion.
• In the animated series “South Park” (1997), a poster of the film “Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior” hangs in Stan’s room. A scene from the film, where boys in cars besieged the girls' fortress, was reenacted in the episode “Proper Condom Use.”
• The truck (tractor unit) that Max encountered at the beginning of the film, and later used as a fuel tanker, was a Mack R600 COOLPOWER.
• The unusually designed vehicle, assembled from scrap metal, had two engines, both Ford 351s. However, only the front wheels were driven; the rear engine also ran but wasn’t connected to anything. It was listed in the script under the name Lone Wolf.
• At the time of the film’s release, the oil refinery camp set was the largest film set ever built in Australia, and its destruction was the most powerful explosion in the history of Australian cinema.
• Max Fairchild, who played "Broken Victim" and was tied to the hood of one of the gang's cars, is the only actor who appeared with Mel Gibson in both the first and second installments of "Mad Max." Bruce Spence, who played the autogyro pilot in the second film, also appeared in the third, again as a pilot, but this time he flew an airplane.
• Akira Kurosawa’s samurai films and Joseph Campbell’s book "The Hero with a Thousand Faces" served as inspiration for writing the screenplay.
• Akira Kurosawa's samurai films and Joseph Campbell's book 'The Hero with a Thousand Faces' served as inspiration for writing the screenplay.
• The dog, a loyal companion named Max who served as the prototype for the Dogmeat character in the computer game “Fallout,” was found in a nearby animal shelter for filming. He was very afraid of engine sounds, so special headphones had to be made for him. After filming, one of the operators took him home.