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The 1979 action thriller directed by George Miller and starring Mel Gibson.

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What happened to Fifi, Roop and Charlie?

In "Mad Max", after Max visits Goose's corpse in the Hospital with Fifi, Roop and Charlie and after he tells Fifi that he quits, we never see Fifi, Roop or Charlie again for the rest of the Film, nor ...
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Setting of Mad Max from first movie to second/third

I believe from the hints in the original Mad Max movie and the intro from the second Mad Max movie that the original Mad Max movie was placed after the decline-of-society-events (later established as ...
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What was the official purpose of the fuel pod hauled by Furiosa in Mad Max: Fury Road?

We learn that it would be the price for the War Rig's safe passage through the biker territory, as negotiated previously by Furiosa. However, the deal couldn't obviously be a part of Immortan Joe's ...
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Why is Max known as "Mad Max" in the Mad Max Franchise?

As the title suggests I was wondering why is Max known as "Mad Max" in this franchise? From the first movie till Fury Road Max is the only character who is not "Mad" and is the only sensible human in ...
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Should one watch the first three Mad Max movies before watching Fury Road?

There are 4 movies in the Mad Max franchise: Mad Max (1979) Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981) Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) Are the first three movies connected with ...
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"Fast forward effect" in Mad Max

In Mad Max and Mad Max 2 (The Road Warrior), there are several scenes (often fast scenes, like car chases), where the film seems to be running on "fast forward". The characters move very quick and it ...
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Was Blaster from "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" the same character as the big farmhand from "Mad Max"?

In the movie "Mad Max", there was a large farmhand character. In the "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" movie, Max fights a masked giant in the dome. I have always imagined it was the same character (big ...
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