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Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
1985
Mad Max becomes a pawn in a decadent oasis of a technological society, and when exiled, becomes the deliverer of a colony of children.
Paul Larsson
Cast · Known for Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Paul Larsson is known for Altered States (1980), Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome (1985) and The Kidnapping of the President (1980).
Helen Buday
Cast · Known for Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Helen Buday (born 1962) is an Australian actress and singer. She appeared her role as "Savannah Nix" in her debut film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985). She was awarded Best Actress at the 48th Valladolid International Film Festival in 2003 for her role in Alexandra's Project.
George Ogilvie
Director · Known for Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
George Ogilvie (March 5, 1931 - April 5, 2020) was an Australian actor and film director. He was born in Goulburn, New South Wales in 1931. He directed Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome with George Miller. He was awarded the A.M. (Member of the Order of Australia) in the 1983 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to the theatre and the performing arts. His 1988 television feature Captain Johnno was awarded an International Emmy. Description above from the Wikipedia article George Ogilvie, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
George Miller
Director · Known for Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Mad Max, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
George Miller AO (born 3 March 1945) is an Australian filmmaker. Over the course of four decades he has received critical and popular success creating the Mad Max franchise, starting in 1979, with two of the films having been hailed as two of the greatest action films of all time. He has also earned numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Golden Globe Award. Miller rose to prominence directing the dystopian action-adventure films Mad Max (1979), Mad Max 2 (1981), and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985). He then directed the dark fantasy comedy The Witches of Eastwick (1987) and the biographical medical drama Lorenzo's Oil (1992), which he also co-wrote, earning a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. He produced and co-wrote the family film Babe (1995), earning an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay nomination, and later directed the sequel Babe: Pig in the City (1998). In 1995, he also produced the confronting cinema verité documentary Video Fool for Love, which dealt with film editor Robert Gibson's personal life as captured in hundreds of hours of camcorder footage. He won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for Happy Feet (2006) and directed its sequel, Happy Feet Two (2011). He returned to Mad Max, directing the critically acclaimed sequel Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), which went on to win six Academy Awards, with Miller receiving a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director. He then directed the prequel film Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024). Trained in medicine at the University of New South Wales, Miller worked as a physician for several years before entering the film industry full-time. He is a co-founder of the production houses Kennedy Miller Mitchell, formerly known as Kennedy Miller, and Dr. D Studios. Since the death of his producing partner Byron Kennedy, his younger brother Bill Miller and Doug Mitchell have produced his later films. Description above from the Wikipedia article George Miller (filmmaker), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Bob Hornery
Cast · Known for Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Bob Hornery was born on May 28, 1931 in Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor, known for Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome (1985), Blue Heelers (1994) and Thunderstone (1999). He was married to Patricia Allen. He died on May 26, 2015 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Tina Turner
Cast · Known for Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Tina Turner (November 26, 1939 - May 24, 2023) was an American singer and actress whose career spanned more than 50 years. Known for her energetic stage presence, powerful vocals, career longevity, and widespread appeal, Turner has been called the most successful female rock artist, “The Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” and was named "one of the greatest singers of all time" by Rolling Stone. Her combined album and single sales total approximately 180 million copies worldwide, and over the course of her career she sold more concert tickets than any other solo music performer in history. Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. Success followed with a string of hits including "River Deep, Mountain High" and the 1971 hit "Proud Mary". With the publication of her autobiography I, Tina (1986), Turner revealed severe instances of spousal abuse against her by Ike Turner prior to their 1976 split and subsequent 1978 divorce. After virtually disappearing from the music scene for several years following her divorce from Ike Turner, she rebuilt her career, launching a string of hits beginning in 1983 with the single "Let's Stay Together" and the 1984 release of her fifth solo album Private Dancer. In addition to her musical career, she occasionally ventured into film, beginning with a prominent role as The Acid Queen in the 1975 film Tommy, and an appearance in Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. She starred opposite Mel Gibson as Aunty Entity in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome for which she received the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture, and her version of the film's theme, "We Don't Need Another Hero", was a hit single.
Angelo Rossitto
Cast · Known for Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Angelo Salvatore Rossitto (February 18, 1908 – September 21, 1991) was an American actor and voice artist. He had dwarfism and was 2'11" (89 cm) tall, and was often billed as Little Angie or Moe. Angelo first appeared in silent films opposite Lon Chaney and John Barrymore. On-screen, he portrayed everything from dwarfs, midgets, gnomes, and pygmies as well as monsters, villains, and aliens, with appearances in more than 70 films. Rossitto was born in Omaha, Nebraska to Salvatore Rossitto and Carmela Caniglia, both born in Carlentini, Province of Siracusa, Sicily, Italy, and had a sister, Josephine Rossitto. He was discovered by John Barrymore and made his screen debut opposite Barrymore in The Beloved Rogue (1927). That same year he appeared in Warner Brother's Old San Francisco. He appeared in the controversial 1932 film Freaks directed by Tod Browning, and another controversial film, 1938's Child Bride. During the 1940s, he appeared in several poverty row movies starring Bela Lugosi. He appeared frequently in television series and mini-series, particularly best known for the police drama Baretta, and his later film roles included appearances in Alex in Wonderland (1970), Brain of Blood (1971), Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971), Little Cigars (1973), and Fairy Tales (1978). His last major role was as "Master" opposite Mel Gibson in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985). Rossitto appears alongside singer/songwriter Tom Waits and Lee Kolima on the cover art of Waits' 1983 album Swordfishtrombones, which pays homage to his performance in Freaks. He also appears on the cover of Bob Dylan's album The Basement Tapes.
Mad Max
1979
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.
Mad Max: Fury Road
2015
An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order.
Mad Max: Fury Road
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An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order.
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
2024
As the world falls, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers into the hands of a great biker horde led by the warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the wasteland, they encounter the citadel presided over by Immortan Joe. The two tyrants wage war for dominance, and Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home.
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
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As the world falls, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers into the hands of a great biker horde led by the warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the wasteland, they encounter the citadel presided over by Immortan Joe. The two tyrants wage war for dominance, and Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home.
Max Phipps
Maxwell John Phipps (18 November 1939 – 6 August 2000) was an Australian actor. His most notable roles included portraying Prime Minister Gough Whitlam in the six-hour television miniseries The Dismissal (1983) and Toadie in Mad Max 2 (1981)
Christopher DeFaria
Producer · Executive Producer · Known for Coyote vs. Acme, Mad Max: Fury Road, Ready Player One
Christopher "Chris" DeFaria born San Francisco, California is an American film producer and production manager of such films as Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), Gravity (2013) and Happy Feet Two (2011). As a child, he was a voice actor playing the part of Peppermint Patty in five Peanuts specials: It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown (1969), Play It Again, Charlie Brown (1971), There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown (1973), and A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973). He voiced Peppermint Patty in the second Peanuts film, Snoopy, Come Home (1972). He voiced Pig-Pen in A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969). He is a graduate of UCLA, a member of the AMPAS and WGA and a founding member of FilmAid International.
Courtney Eaton
Cast · Known for Mad Max: Fury Road
Courtney Jane Eaton (born 6 January 1996) is an Australian actress. She began her career as a model before making her acting debut in the 2015 post-apocalyptic action film Mad Max: Fury Road. Eaton next starred in the fantasy action film Gods of Egypt (2016). Since 2021, she has appeared on the Showtime thriller drama series Yellowjackets. She also appeared in Parachute (2023).
Virginia Hey
Cast · Known for Farscape
Virginia Hey (born June 19, 1952) is an Australian actress, known for her role as Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan in the science fiction television series Farscape, playing her debut film as the "Warrior Woman" in Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981), and various roles in television drama series, such as lawyer Jennifer St James in E Street (1989-1990). Since leaving Farscape, Hey has started her own company, White Flower Lei, which manufactures perfumes and soaps. She currently resides in the UK.
Vincent Gil
Cast · Known for Mad Max
Vincent Gil (1939 – 22 August 2022) was an Australian film and television actor best known for his portrayal of the character Nightrider in the 1979 film Mad Max, and Stone. Gil had also starred in many Australian television shows such as Matlock Police, Neighbours, A Country Practice and Prisoner.
Brian May
Composer · Known for Mad Max
Brian May (28 July 1934 – 25 April 1997) was an Australian film composer and conductor who was a prominent figure during the Australian New Wave. He is perhaps best known for his scores to Mad Max and Mad Max 2. He trained at the Adelaide Elder Conservatorium as a pianist, violinist and conductor.
David Eggby
Cinematographer · Known for Mad Max, Scooby-Doo
David Eggby (born 1950) is an English-born Australian cinematographer. He worked for Australian television prior to his film breakthrough serving as director of photography on Mad Max (1979). He went on to work on many other notable films including Quigley Down Under (1990), Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991), Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993), Dragonheart (1996), Blue Streak (1999), Pitch Black (2000), Scooby-Doo (2002), EuroTrip (2004), and Underdog (2007).
Joanne Samuel
Cast · Known for Mad Max
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Joanne Samuel (born 1957 in Camperdown, Sydney, Australia) is an actress who remains best known for her role as the screen wife of Mel Gibson in the 1979 film Mad Max. Prior to her appearance in the film, Samuel had made guest appearances in police procedurals Matlock Police and Homicide. She was then a regular cast member in television soap operas Class of '74, The Sullivans and The Young Doctors. She left The Young Doctors very suddenly – the producers kindly wrote her out of the show quickly as she was offered the Mad Max role after a fellow Young Doctors actress who had been due to take the role fell ill. Samuel later returned to television in the regular role of Kelly Morgan-Young in Skyways (TV series). Samuel later guest starred in Hey Dad! as Jeanette Taylor and All Saints, and played the school principal in The Wiggles in their film The Wiggles Movie. Samuel is married to Tony Ahern. They have several children. They live in the Blue Mountains suburb of Blackheath and Samuel has retired from acting. Samuel is active in the local Baptist church. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joanne Samuel, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Byron Kennedy
Writer · Known for Mad Max
Byron Eric Kennedy (August 18, 1949 – July 17, 1983) was an Australian film producer known for co-creating the Mad Max series of films with George Miller.
Cody Mackie
Cast · Known for Expend4bles
Cody in an ex-Professional Motocross and Supercross Racer that saw him travel the world competing in the Worlds toughest events. He got introduced to the film industry in 2012 as a motorcycle specialist on Mad Max Fury Road. Since then Cody has continued to grow as a well rounded stuntman. Cody currently resides in California.
Mel Gibson
Cast · Director · Known for Braveheart, Lethal Weapon, Mad Max
Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson (born January 3, 1956) is an actor, film director, producer and screenwriter. Born in Peekskill, New York, Gibson moved with his parents to Sydney, Australia when he was 12 years old and later studied acting at the Australian National Institute of Dramatic Art. After appearing in the "Mad Max" and "Lethal Weapon" series, Gibson went on to direct and star in the Academy Award-winning "Braveheart" (1995). In 2004, he directed and produced "The Passion of the Christ," a controversial yet successful film portraying the last hours in the life of Jesus Christ.