Mad Max 2 - actors, characters and roles

All actors and their roles in the film "Mad Max 2"
Mad Max 2 (1981)
Timing: 1:36 (96 min)
Mad Max 2 - TMDB rating
7.386/10
4128
Mad Max 2 - Kinopoisk rating
7.647/10
59460
Mad Max 2 - IMDB rating
7.6/10
212000

Actors and characters

Photo Mel Gibson #18932Photo Mel Gibson #18933Photo Mel Gibson #18934Photo Mel Gibson #18935

Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson
Character Max Rockatansky
Photo Bruce Spence #1962

Bruce Spence

Bruce Spence
Character The Gyro Captain
Photo Michael Preston #56283

Michael Preston

Michael Preston
Character Pappagallo
Photo Max Phipps #56284
Max Phipps
Character The Toadie
Photo Kjell Nilsson #56289Photo Kjell Nilsson #56290

Kjell Nilsson

Kjell Nilsson
Character The Humungus
Photo Emil Minty #56291

Emil Minty

Emil Minty
Character The Feral Kid
Photo Virginia Hey #56292Photo Virginia Hey #56293

Virginia Hey

Virginia Hey
Character Warrior Woman
Photo William Zappa #56294
William Zappa
Character Zetta
Photo Arkie Whiteley #56295
Arkie Whiteley
Character The Captain's Girl
Steve J. Spears
Character Mechanic
Photo Syd Heylen #74067

Syd Heylen

Syd Heylen
Character Curmudgeon
Moira Claux
Character Big Rebecca
David Downer
Character Nathan
David Slingsby
Character Quiet Man
Kristoffer Greaves
Character Mechanic's Assistant
Max Fairchild
Character Broken Victim
Photo Tyler Coppin #18903

Tyler Coppin

Tyler Coppin
Character Defiant Victim
Jerry O'Sullivan
Character Golden Youth
Tony Deary
Character Grinning Mohawker
Kathleen McKay
Character Victim
Guy Norris
Character Bearclaw Mohawk
Anne Jones
Character Tent Lover
James McCardell
Character Tent Lover
Photo Harold Baigent #56296

Harold Baigent

Harold Baigent
Character Voice of Narrator
Photo Stewart Finlay-McLennan #56297
Stewart Finlay-McLennan
Character Medic (uncredited)
Photo Joanne Samuel #56298

Joanne Samuel

Joanne Samuel
Character Jessie Rockatansky (archive footage) (uncredited)

What's left behind the scenes

  • 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.
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