Mad Max (Blu-ray) (1979)

Editor's Note Rebel bikers combat the police in a bleak post-nuclear future where the highways are bloody battlegrounds. When a gang of motorcyclists brutally murder a policeman's family he becomes Mad Max, avenger of the highways. Sequel: THE ROAD WARRIOR.

	Joanne Samuel
	Steve Bisley
	Mel Gibson
	Tim Burns - Featured
	George Miller - Screenwriter
	Brian May - Composer
	Bill Miller - Producer
	George Miller - Director

Futuristic tale set in Australia, which has become a wasteland where vicious, fast-driving criminals cause death, destruction, and mayhem on the highways. The police do their best to maintain control, but their attempts prove futile. As a result, one cop named Max quits his job and goes on a vacation with his family. However they are terrorized by a gang of malicious speed-demons, who kill Max' wife and baby. Angry, Max rejoins the force, revs up his motorcycle -- and seeks bloody revenge against the fiends who murdered his family. Variety
"...An all-stops-out, fast-moving [film]....This is the most audience involving film since HALLOWEEN....The leads are all effective..." 05/16/1979

USA Today
"...Mayhem-heavy....Road-cop Max was Mel Gibson's star-making role..." 01/04/2002 p.4E

Wall Street Journal
"[A] dazzling, violent and endlessly influential postapocalyptic action fantasy." 11/27/2009