MAD MAX
Mad Max is an Australian apocalyptic action thriller film from 1979 directed by
George Miller and written by Miller and Byron Kennedy. The film, which starred
the then little-known Mel Gibson was released internationally in 1980.
This low-budget film's story of social breakdown, murder, and vengeance turned
out to be a box office hit; for decades it had the highest profit-to-cost ratio
of any motion picture (cost $400,000, profit in excess on $100,000,000) only
losing the record 20 years later in 1999 to The Blair Witch Project. The movie
was also notable for being the first Australian film to be shot with a
widescreen anamorphic lens.
It was followed by two sequels, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior and Mad Max: Beyond
Thunderdome.
Mad Max is an Australian apocalyptic action thriller film from 1979 directed by
George Miller and written by Miller and Byron Kennedy. The film, which starred
the then little-known Mel Gibson was released internationally in 1980.
This low-budget film's story of social breakdown, murder, and vengeance turned
out to be a box office hit; for decades it had the highest profit-to-cost ratio
of any motion picture (cost $400,000, profit in excess on $100,000,000) only
losing the record 20 years later in 1999 to The Blair Witch Project. The movie
was also notable for being the first Australian film to be shot with a
widescreen anamorphic lens.
It was followed by two sequels, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior and Mad Max: Beyond
Thunderdome.