Mad Max (1979)

Note des utilisateurs:

6.9/10   

Réalisateur:

George Miller

Writers:

George Miller (story) and
Byron Kennedy (story) ...
(suite)

Release Date:

12 avril 1979 (Australia)

Genre:

Action | Aventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Accroche:

The Maximum Force of the Future.

Plot:

In a dystopic future Australia, a vicious biker gang murder a cop's family and make his fight with them personal.

Plot Keywords:

Biker | Road | Motorcycle Gang | Highway | Police

Awards:

4 wins & 4 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Basic plot, but it's so much fun to watch

Ensemble

Mel Gibson	...	Max
Joanne Samuel	...	Jessie
Hugh Keays-Byrne	...	Toecutter
Steve Bisley	...	Jim Goose
Tim Burns	...	Johnny the Boy
Roger Ward	...	Fifi
Lisa Aldenhoven	...	Nurse
David Bracks	...	Mudguts
Bertrand Cadart	...	Clunk
David Cameron	...	Underground Mechanic
Robina Chaffey	...	Singer
Stephen Clark	...	Sarse
Mathew Constantine	...	Toddler
Jerry Day	...	Ziggy
Reg Evans	...	Station Master
Howard Eynon	...	Diabando
Max Fairchild	...	Benno
John Farndale	...	Grinner
Peter Felmingham	...	Senior Doctor
Sheila Florance	...	May Swaisey
Nic Gazzana	...	Starbuck
Hunter Gibb	...	Lair
Vincent Gil	...	Nightrider (as Vince Gil)
Andrew Gilmore	...	Silvertongue
Jonathan Hardy	...	Labatouche
Brendan Heath	...	Sprog
Paul Johnstone	...	Cundalini
Nick Lathouris	...	Grease Rat
John Ley	...	Charlie
Steve Millichamp	...	Roop
Phil Motherwell	...	Junior Doctor
George Novak	...	Scuttle
Geoff Parry	...	Bubba Zanetti
Lulu Pinkus	...	Nightrider's Girl
Neil Thompson	...	TV Newsreader
Billy Tisdall	...	Midge
Gil Tucker	...	People's Observer
Kim Sullivan	...	Girl in Chevvy
John Arnold
Tom Broadbridge
Peter Culpan
Peter Ford
Clive Hearne
Telford Jackson
Kristine Kaman
Joan Letch
Kerry Miller
Janine Ogden
Di Trelour
Vernon Weaver
Paul Young
Brendan Young
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Amanda Muggleton	...	Biker's moll (uncredited)

Réalisé par
George Miller

Scénaristes
George Miller		(story) and
Byron Kennedy		(story)
James McCausland		(screenplay) and
George Miller		(screenplay)

Produit par
Byron Kennedy	....	producer
Bill Miller	....	associate producer

Musique originale
Brian May

Image
David Eggby

Montage
Cliff Hayes
Tony Paterson

Distribution des rôles
Mitch Consultancy

Direction artistique
Jon Dowding

Création des costumes
Clare Griffin

Maquillage
Vivien Mepham	....	makeup artist (as Viv Mephan)
Ben Taylor	....	hair stylist

Directeur de production
John Hipwell	....	unit manager

Assistant réalisateur
Steve Connard	....	second assistant director
Ian Goddard	....	first assistant director
Des Sheridan	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Steve Amezdroz	....	assistant art director
Richard Francis	....	props
Frank Matich	....	helmets

Technicien du son
Ned Dawson	....	sound effects
Roger Savage	....	post-production sound
Mark J. Wasiutak	....	boom operator (as Mark Wasiutak)
Gary Wilkins	....	sound recordist

Effets spéciaux
Chris Murray	....	special effects

Visual Effects
Richard Wilmot	....	optical effects operator (uncredited)

Cascadeur
Chris Anderson	....	stunts
Dale Bensch	....	stunts
David Bracks	....	stunts
Phil Brock	....	stunts
Michael Daniels	....	stunts
Gerry Gauslaa	....	stunts
Terry Gibson	....	stunts
George Novak	....	stunts
Grant Page	....	stunt coordinator
Grant Page	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
David Cassar	....	grip
Lindsay Foote	....	gaffer
Harry Glynatsis	....	assistant camera
Noel McDonald	....	grip
Garry Plunkett	....	best boy
Tim Smart	....	clapper loader
Tim Smart	....	photographer: second unit
Chic Stringer	....	still photographer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Merran Kingsford-Smith	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Margaret Cardin	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Nic Gazzana	....	cabaret music
Brian May	....	conductor

Divers
Shirley Ballard	....	script supervisor
Stuart Beatty	....	traffic supervisor
Ray Beckerley	....	vehicle designer
Tom Broadbridge	....	production assistant
Jenny Day	....	production coordinator
Bill Gooley	....	laboratory consultant
Noel L. Harman	....	financial consultant
Andrew Jones	....	traffic supervisor
Stephen O'Hare	....	truck coordinator
Robert Orchard	....	mechanic
Bill Owen	....	titler
Clive Rowell	....	mechanic
Murray Smith	....	mechanic
Lex Glouchewera	....	engineer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Kennedy Miller Productions
• Crossroads
• Mad Max Films

Distributors

• Roadshow Entertainment (1979) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Columbia-EMI-Warner (1979) (UK) (theatrical)
• Warner-Columbia Filmverleih (1980) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• American International Pictures (AIP) (1980) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Ambassador Film Distributors (1980) (Canada) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Argentina Video Home (1999) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (1999) (Argentina) (VHS) (re-release)
• Audio Visual Enterprises (19??) (Greece) (VHS)
• ELKE (19??) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-release)
• GoodTimes Home Video (1998) (USA) (VHS)
• HGV Video Productions (1988) (Canada) (VHS)
• Image Entertainment (1997) (USA) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD) (special edition)
• Roadshow Entertainment Video (1985) (Australia) (VHS)
• Vestron Video (1983) (USA) (VHS)
• Vestron Video (1984) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Victor Michailides (1981) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1999) (Argentina) (all media) (re-release)
• Warner Home Video (19??) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (1982) (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• B.F. Goodrich Co.  grateful acknowledgements
• BNB Freighters  grateful acknowledgements
• Bell Helmets  grateful acknowledgements
• Ben Taylor Hair Workshop  grateful acknowledgements
• Bunge  grateful acknowledgements
• Duhig Ford  grateful acknowledgements
• Dunlop  grateful acknowledgements
• Footscray Cranes  grateful acknowledgements
• Kawasaki Motors  grateful acknowledgements
• Knights Transport  grateful acknowledgements
• Kodak Australasia  grateful acknowledgements
• L. J. Wellam & Son  grateful acknowledgements
• Macau Light Film Corporation  grateful acknowledgements
• Modern Towing and Salvage  grateful acknowledgements
• Nissan Australia  grateful acknowledgements
• Pykes Transport  grateful acknowledgements
• Ritmeester Cigars  grateful acknowledgements
• Sony Australia  grateful acknowledgements
• Suburban Towing  grateful acknowledgements
• Town Auto Wholesalers  grateful acknowledgements
• West Gate Bridge Authority  grateful acknowledgements
• Windscreens O'Brien  grateful acknowledgements

Durée:

93 min

Pays:

Australia

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Son:

Mono

Classification:

UK:X (theatrical rating) | Singapore:NC-16 | Netherlands:16 | UK:18 (cut) (1986) | Ireland:18 | Brazil:16 | Italy:VM18 | Argentina:16 (re-rating) (1999) (uncut) | Argentina:X (original rating) | Argentina:18 (re-rating) (1982) (cut) | Australia:R | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (special edition) | Canada:R | France:-16 (re-rating) | France:X (original rating) | New Zealand:(Banned) (original rating) | New Zealand:R18 (re-rating) | Norway:18 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:(Banned) | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18 | Finland:K-18 | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Anakie Rd, Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Company:

Kennedy Miller Productions

Anecdotes:

The auto accident scene was made as realistic as possible, thanks to director's George Miller's experience as a medical doctor.

Goofs:

Continuity: Goose falls on his left leg during his crash in the opening chase scene. In his next scenes, he has a cast on his right leg.

Guillemet:

[the Kid is handcuffed to a car that's about to explode]
Max: The chain in those handcuffs is high-tensile steel. It'd take you ten minutes to hack through it with this. Now, if you're lucky, you could hack through your ankle in five minutes. Go.
[the hacksaw is dropped next to The Kid, and Max limps off]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: The Big Sleep (#3.19)" (1999)

Basic plot, but it's so much fun to watch

I remember my parents being such fans of Mad Max when I was a kid, but the movie looked so boring in my eyes. I never really wanted to get into it, I mean, I was a kid after all. But a few years ago in my film appreciation class, we were watching clips from Mad Max 2 when studying Australian films and I was intrigued with it. I finally remembered a few weeks ago how I wanted to see the three movies, so I just watched Mad Max and I have to say that I understand it's cult following. Mad Max promises and delivers, it's a low budget action film, but has a terrific story and excellent stunts. Mel Gibson, before he was Mel Gibson in Hollywood, you could see why he made it so big, his presence on screen is truly hypnotic and he makes a great hero. This story is so scary in the fact that I don't think that we are far from this future.

Max Rockatansky lives in a time where his country has been taken over by violent, vicious motorcycle gang members who just go around torturing and killing people. Max and a few friends are the last members of the "semi" police force that is trying to get things back under control and bring some peace to their town. But when the gang messes with Max's friend by nearly burning him alive, Max is ticked and goes after them. But when the gang messes with Max's wife and child and kills them, oh, they've gone too far and now it's personal.

Mad Max's plot is basic and can be considered typical, but it's a fun action movie that truly delivers. The action sequences were really exciting, especially Max's revenge sequence, he was so amazing and I don't remember the last time I rooted so hard for the good guy to win. Mel Gibson was really cool and I had a good time watching Mad Max. I'm looking forward to the sequels. I would recommend this movie for a watch, it's a fun cult classic that I'm sure any action fan would enjoy.

7/10