Fresh
Overnight, Mad Max went from being a U.S. cult hero to a mainstream figure, and Mel Gibson's place in the firmament was secured.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Mad Max
The maximum force of the future.
1979 · 1h 31m · R
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller
Directed by
George Miller
Overview
In the ravaged near-future, a savage motorcycle gang rules the road. Terrorizing innocent civilians while tearing up the streets, the ruthless gang laughs in the face of a police force hell-bent on stopping them.
Director and cast
- George Miller Director
- Mel Gibson as Mad Max Rockatansky
- Joanne Samuel as Jessie Rockatansky
- Hugh Keays-Byrne as Toecutter
- Steve Bisley as Jim Goose, Main Force Patrol Officer
- Tim Burns as Johnny the Boy
- Roger Ward as Fifi
- Vincent Gil as Nightrider
- Lulu Pinkus as Nightrider's Girl
- Lisa Aldenhoven Cast
- David Bracks Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
89%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Some of the most determinedly formalist filmmaking this side of Michael Snow.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh
The tone sometimes wavers into self-parody, and there are occasional crude patches, but overall this edge-of-seat revenge movie marks the most exciting debut from an Australian director since Peter Weir.
Derek Adams, Time Out
Rotten
Mad Max is ugly and incoherent, and aimed, probably accurately, at the most uncritical of moviegoers.
Tom Buckley, New York Times
Fresh
Stunts themselves would be nothing without a filmmaker behind the camera and George Miller, a doctor and film buff making his first feature, shows he knows what cinema is all about.
Variety
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