Mad Max 2
Mad Max 2( released as The Road Warrior in the United States) is a 1981 Australian post-apocalyptic action film directed by George Miller.
It is the second installment in the" Mad Max" film series, with Mel Gibson reprising his role as" Mad" Max Rockatansky.
The film's tale of a community of settlers who moved to defend themselves against a roving band of marauders follows an archetypical" Western" frontier movie motif, as does Max's role as a hardened man who rediscovers his humanity when he decides to help the settlers.
Filming took place in locations around Broken Hill, in the outback of New South Wales.
" Mad Max 2" was released on 24 December 1981, and received a wide critical acclaim.
Observers praised the visuals and Gibson's role.
Noteworthy elements of the film also include cinematographer Dean Semler's widescreen photography of Australia's vast desert landscapes, the sparing use of dialogue, costume designer Norma Moriceau's punk mohawked, leather bondage gear- wearing bikers, its fast- paced, tightly edited battle and chase scenes, and Brian May's musical score.
The film's post-apocalyptic and punk aesthetics popularised the genre in film and fiction writing.
It was also a box office success, being the highest- grossing Australian film worldwide.
It won the Best International Film from six nominations at the Saturn Award ceremony, including: Best Director for Miller; Best Actor for Gibson; Best Supporting Actor for Bruce Spence; Best Writing for Miller, Hayes and Hannant; and Best Costume for Norma Moriceau.
" Mad Max 2" became a cult film, with fan clubs and" road warrior"- themed activities continuing into the 21st century, and is now widely considered to be one of the greatest action movies ever made, as well as one of the greatest sequels ever made.
The film was preceded by" Mad Max" in 1979 and followed by" Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" in 1985 and in 2015.
Thunderdome
Thunderdome is an arena for steel- cage jousting in the Australian post-apocalyptic film" Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome"( 1985), directed by George Miller and George Ogilvie.
Thunderdome may also refer to:
Norma Moriceau
Norma Moriceau( 15 April 1944 – 21 August 2016) was an Australian costume designer and production designer.
She was best known for the post-apocalyptic leather- fetish biker warrior costumes she designed for" Mad Max 2"( 1981) and" Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome"( 1985).
Mad
Mad or MAD may refer to:
Mad Max (disambiguation)
Mad Max is a 1979 Australian film directed by George Miller.
Mad Max may also refer to:
Mermaids Cave
Mermaids
Cave is an undercut sandstone cave located in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia.
It was named in 1882 and was also known as Mermaid's Glen.
It is accessible by a short walking trail from the Megalong Valley road.
A scene from" Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" was filmed there.
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome is a 1985 Australian post-apocalyptic action film directed by George Miller and George Ogilvie, distributed by Warner Bros., and written by Miller and Terry Hayes.
In this sequel to" Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior", Max( Mel Gibson) is exiled into the desert by the ruthless ruler of Bartertown, Aunty Entity( Tina Turner), and there encounters an isolated cargo cult centred on a crashed Boeing 747 and its deceased captain.
The film is the third installment in the" Mad Max" film series and the last with Gibson as Max Rockatansky.
The series was later given a fourth installment in 2015 with, starring Tom Hardy in the title role.
Edwin Hodgeman
Edwin Hodgeman( born 26 June 1935) is an Australian actor.
He was born in Adelaide, Australia.
He is known for playing Dr Dealgood in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome in( 1985).
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (soundtrack)
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the movie of the same name, starring Mel Gibson and Tina Turner.
The album was originally released in 1985 on the Capitol Records label and reissued numerous times on different labels.
The Freediver
The Freediver is a 2004 British drama film written and directed by Alki David.

Question: Which film came out first, The Freediver or Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome?
Answer: Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome