Having a LOT of issues with one! It's been blocked and re-edited too many times to count! Thank you to everyone who pushed it in the algorithm with a second viewing 🫶 The video unfortunately lost momentum with all the hiccups but no worries, I still plan on watching the sequel regardless of numbers on this one :) Early access to more Australian Classics on Patreon now: Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Romper Stomper and Gallipoli. They will all make their way to RUclips eventually :) Looking forward to Mad Max 2!
Has anyone one mentioned the most Aussie movie ever "The Man From Snowy River"(1982). Based on a very famous Australian Poem from 1890. It was the highest grossing Australian movie before Crocodile Dundee. 2/3s of the credits for Snowy River are for Horse Trainers.
It's usually the younger reactors. They can't resist the hype and for some reason they have an aversion to anything before they were born. They start with Fury Road... Daniel Craig instead of Sean Connery, Deadpool instead of X-Men (2000), etc..
I don’t begrudge it. They don’t need to be watched in order. If Fury Road hooks people that’s awesome too. It’s pretty interesting to see what it became and then go to where it started. I love the original but it’s a very different thing - not just low budget, but also much more in a horror tradition than a pure action film - and doesn’t necessarily sell people on the franchise.
@@Ragnar6000 Exactly. Same complaint with most original to modern adaptations. Modern movies are very slick, usually faster paced. Some younger viewers don't like the look of earlier films, or the clothing, hairstyles.. or the color/grain of the film itself... Panavision, Technicolor, etc.. They can't adjust their paradigm.
The motorcycle scene with goose going flat out was real. There was actually a camera man sitting behind him holding a massive camera and no helmet,. I can say that most of us who have watched it knows it word for word.
Undoubtedly one of the most “Aussie” films you’ll ever see. From the slang to the humour to the environment. First saw this on videotape when I was twelve. It changed everything. Absolute brilliance.
Breaker Morrant; Lighthorsmen; original Gallipoli w/ Mel Gibson; Master & Commander (total Auzzie-NZ production w/ several British among the Auzzie crew.... real offbeat comedy called Strictly Ballroom.......... another comedy based on paul hogan (kinda) called "Shrimp on the Barbee"... Cheech Marin goes to Australia & gets hooked into fake engagement with heiress Emma Sams, with purpose of making a bad impression so she can marry her under-wraps boyfriend that the family hates.
This movie had a $150k budget. All vehicles were owned by real people that loaned them for free or for beer. The big rig charged them 5 cases of beer to use his truck.
You never run through a field of long grass like that in Australia. Full of deadly 20 foot snakes and drop bears resting after a big night out hunting.
Oh come on! You can see the snakes- they’re 20 feet high and 7 miles long, after all. And as for the dropbears, you just avoid the bloody trees. Stop trying to frighten people overseas. 😂
This movie was actually a direct inspiration for the movie Saw. Mad Max 2 basically created a genre and is, to this day, the aesthetic that most people think of when you say "post-apocalyptic." Its influence on pop culture is immeasurable.
The car didn't "stall" for plot reasons, Max hadn't finished fixing the fan belt so it actually makes full sense. The car stunts are still some of the best of all-time, and they were as dangerous as they looked. This movie was very low budget $350,000, and that was in Australian Dollars. It grossed over $100M US, and it held the Guinness World Record as the most profitable film ever for over 20 years.
But it did stall, didn't it. I mean, it stopped, paused, ceased moving, became stationary, arrested, died, halted, pulled up, static, still, became motionless, stood still, static, out of wind 😴
@@arconeagain It stopped because it overheated after a piece of wood punctured the radiator. The radiator fluid is clearly visible pouring out onto the road. Again, nothing to do with the fictious fan belt analogy.
@@BradSimmonds-j7o ah yes, I see you know your Judo quite well. Seriously, Victorian here, seen this film more times than I can count. Repeated hire in the 80s when we had to hire the VCR as well! I had the exact thought. I noted the debris in the radiator just then, and remembered my original interpretation as a child. It would seem the more recent narrative has spawned from such videos as this. Could it be both though?
The town where the bikie gang pull up to get the Knight Rider's coffin is Clunes. 10 minutes from my home. The main street has hardly changed and still easily identifiable from the movie. Pretty cool
you must watch them all in order :) they were fantastic back then and still today they are amazing the vehicles and camera work along with set design is great i love all the MAD MAX movies... mad max fury road is set "After" the 3rd original mad max film..
The whole original Mad Max trilogy is awesome! Look forward to seeing you react to them since so few people give the originals the respect they deserve
“Better send a meat truck, Charlie’s copped a saucepan in the throat”😂😂 Translation: “Please send a paramedic, Charlie has been hit in the throat by a saucepan”
Held the record for many, many years as having the highest margin of any film in terms of production cost to profit. Tiny budget/huge profit. I think it handed over that title to The Blair Witch Project. Absolutely no CGI in those days. All real stunts.
George Miller worked as a doctor in emergency rooms which had a lot of car accidents which gave him the idea for the imagery of Mad Max. It was done was super low budget and barely any real safety precautions. It’s wild that no one died making it. But Miller’s films since are super safe.
The movie was shot semi illegally technically, they didn't have permission or any safety procedures on the roads, the local police found out what they were doing and luckily blocked the roads to prevent accidents. There's a scene when a truck crashes into the car at beginning was a random trucker who was paid $200 to crash a truck, he wasn't a stunt man, but later became a stunt man
Max's holiday car was a panel van. Panel vans used to be popular with tradies and young couples driving long distance around the country. You could fit a decent amount of tools, or a double bed, in the back. One of my Aunts travelled all over Australia with her boyfriend in his panel van, insulated and carpeted inside, with curtains and a thick double bed.
Not a reboot. Mad Max: Fury Road is actually Mad Max 4: Fury Road. Just took too long to get made to still star Mel Gibson. Story and timeline remains exactly the same as when it was supposed to star Mel Gibson.
Mad Max kinda shows its 70s movie age… but it’s still a cult movie as it leads to Mad Max 2 and is the base of Max’s lore. Mad Max 2 is a must see follow on movie to watch and quite excellent. As always a great joy sharing a while with you reacting to the various films and series that you do review. Oh yes, Das Boot (The boat - pronounced like bought instead of boot) is probably “the” German movie you have to see at some point. It’s about a German submarine in WW2 and shows the German side of “things”. The acting is so on point and a must see for any movie fan. Just pop it down on a list and treat yourself to this one day. Looking forward to more of your enjoyable reviews and sending best wishes from Germany
Was about 12 when Mad Max got released. I didn't pick up on the post-apocalyptic thing. Just assumed it was modern-day Australia. And that's why I've always been scared of Australians.
"Mad Max" is groundbreaking but pretty uneven and the super low budget limited some of the things George Miller could do. The next one, "The Road Warrior", is on a whole 'nother level, it is one of the greatest action movies ever, one of the greatest sequels ever and it basically invented the apocalypse genre that has been copied more times that anyone can possibly count.
It was a real biker gang in the movie as well."While the head of Mad Max's biker gang, Toecutter, was played by Australian actor Hugh Keays-Byrne, the rest of Toecutter’s gang was made up of the real biker gang, The Vigilantes. The group joined the production after Miller posted an ad in a bike shop window. Two other motorcycle gangs, The Barbarians and The Victorian Four Owners Club, were also recruited to fill various biker roles in the film. While the Mad Max production did hire a few professional stunt people, a good deal of the film's motorcycle stunts were performed by The Vigilantes on their own bikes."
Did you that the person who played "Toecutter" (the main villain) is the same guy who played "Immortan Joe" in Mad Max: Fury Road (talk about a full circle of a saga. But sadly passed away before he could play his role in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga)
Got to see this and Mad Max 2 on VHS (before Blockbuster was around) just before getting to see Beyond Thunderdome in theaters when I was 9. This was legitimately game changing stuff at the time and I've been really pleased with the two modern installments as well.
25:30 That's Gellies Road, just outside of Sunbury, Victoria. It hasnt changed a bit since they shot this movie, even down to the single lane bridge (that at least now has a give way sign at one end)
You will love Mad Max 2 and Mad Max 3 stars Tina Turner in a great role. I live where this was filmed, west of Melbourne and drive these roads everyday. The only sad part about the making of this film, is the stuntman biker you see get hit in the head by the bike, passed away. They kept the scene in the movie to honour his memory. You have to watch "The cars that ate Paris" and "Running on Empty". Great Australian classics, cheers from Oz.
It may be because I saw The Road Warrior before I saw this one, but it's always been my least favorite of the Mad Max movies. I highly recommend continuing with the series. The next one is absolutely iconic.
It is an interesting movie that follows what is a dystopian future where society collapses after a worldwide oil crisis, in the first movie it shows society on the brink of collapse as fuel becomes harder to come by. I think the second one is just five years after the first and it paints an even bleaker picture as what is left of society has gone and you just have small groups trying to survive. I remember reading a study a while ago that a major solar EMP or geothermal GMD event that would pretty much cripple the worldwide logistics would see about 90% of the population lost on Earth in the first year due to starvation and the repercussions of it as most people live in massive cities that can't sustain themselves. I have always been fascinated by movies that try to predict what a collapse of society would be like. It makes you value what we have even more I think.
The Director, George Miller was an Emergency Room Doctor, and seeing the carnage coming in from all the Car Accidents gave him the initial idea for this. There was an incredibly strong Car Culture during this time, and the Bikies were a very strong force too, so this is quite reflective of that time, though obviously exaggerated some. But it was meant to show the breakdown of Society that led to the Lawless post-apocalyptic scene of the subsequent Films. Still the best, in the same way ‘Alien’ is the best of its Series. And ‘Mad Max 2’ (the name proper) was akin to what ‘Aliens’ would do by ramping up the action. But ‘Mad Max 2’ is extremely close, what you like more would depend on taste really. Looking forward to your reaction to that. Please search for the Original Aussie version though, as believe it or not, both Movies were dubbed for the American Audiences, which is totally Criminal.
The treason why they didn't show the Goose's face is mainly down to Budget/Special Effects constraints, although not showing it and just showing Max's reaction probably made for a better scene. This film was made on an absolute shoestring budget, and you can tell if you look out for it, but Miller did amazingly well with what little he had. I believe that was his own little blue van than got sideswiped in the first car chase scene?
Fury Road is one continuous car chase...crazy. but you have too watch Road Warrior next. Mad Max Beyond the Thunder Dome starring Tina Turner is good aswell. 👍👍
I'm going to add The Big Steal, starring very young Ben Mendelsohn and Claudia Karvan. Malcolm, starring Colin Friels, was another movie produced by the very talented team of Nadia Tess and David Parker.
It was crazy low budget - $300,000. They had to pay people in beer and be extremely creative with nearly every aspect of the film. I currently live close to where a lot of where it was filmed and recognize things like bridges and the countryside. The director was actually a hospital surgeon who treated people injured in car crashes. Muscle cars with big engines were a big thing in Australia. This was meant to be set in the future. These set of films embody sentiment towards a decline of society and in the next few it goes post-apocalyptic, as it kind of hints that the Cold War eventually heated up and nuclear war broke out. A lot of people miss these references at the start of the films, leaving them clueless for the rest of it, so thought I should point this out. View these films from the eyes of a 1980’s cinema goer worried about all sorts of things like the crisis when they thought the world was going to run out of oil soon and we were all going to have to retreat to the Stone Age. The sequels spawned a whole genre of story telling about a dystopian or post-apocalyptic future, so they are quite pivotal to global culture, plus I enjoy these types of films like The Road etc.
Glad you enjoyed it, I live around the area where most of it was filmed, the scene where Max and his wife get the wheel changed was actually a car wreckers yard and that is the entrance to it, it's gone now. During the early 1970's, some friends and I used to jam on guitar with the son of the guy that owned it, usually in the yellow office. The intersection with the skull and cross bones was real, not just painted for the movie, it is now a roundabout and multi lane.
I live right down the road from where the big chases were originally filmed, it's so sad seeing it filled with houses and no one knows it was filmed there. Outback set but filmed in one of the fastest growing areas in Victoria in recent years.
Road Warrior is next. Only 2 movies in the original story. Fury Road, Thunderdome and any others are way down the line. You did a good job with this one, thank you.
My first experience with this franchise was with The Road Warrior. I went back to see the original immediately after to learn Max's origin story. I love the progression of world building in this franchise, and I think the reboot movie Mad Max: Fury Road puts it in overdrive!
Its the way they filmed the first to movies,camera man hanging of the motorbike to get the perfect shot ,the car crash seen was a first ,and now George just pushed furiosa and wreck the mad max legacy with crap,😂😂 I'm not saying she deserved it but brought me to tears 😂😂😂😂
G'day, this and the earlier movie Stone (1974) are my two favourite Aussie films of all time. And could well have something to do with my love of bikes. Several actors from Stone went on to be in Mad Max, eg Hugh Keays-Byrne (Toecutter), Roger Ward (Fifi) and Vincent Gil (Night Rider). Both films were made on incredibly small budgets and did very well at box office, but I don't think, Stone was released internationally till much later as a retro release.
My personal headcannon for the differences between the various Mad Max films is that they are basically stories told around a camp fire. Max is a real person in universe, but these are legends told about him 3rd hand or later.
If no one's mentioned it already, check out "Stone". It's a dystopian Strayan biker flick from the '70's. Apparently Tarantino rates it one of his favorites. You're a funny sheila by the way.
Fun fact, filming actually started November of 1978 😎. But was finished and released in 79😁😊. Great reaction and an all time CLASSSIC Neo western/crime film . Also the scene when max sees goose in the burn unit is actually edit and cut. The australian film board made george cut the full scene, because it was way too graphic. It actually showed goose's full face and body 😱🤯
While there is nothing wrong with starting with the later ones (there’s not strict continuity in this series, they are variations on a theme), it is great to see someone start with the original. Definitely watch Mad Max 2 and Fury Road at least.
This movie was almost unknown in the US until the much higher budget sequel, the Road Warrior, came out and we all ran to rent the VHS of the original.
So much suspense without the actual gore, all left to your imagination. This was/is R18+ rated so I had to hide in the boot of my friends car to see it at the drive in.
Apart from the Mad Max series, there is another Australian film called "The Rover", starring Guy Pearce. Although not within the same universe, it has similar tones, with the beginning of societies collapse in Outback Australia.
The follow up films to this (MM2 & 3) are filmed in/around Broken Hill and Silverton where I worked for many years. Iconic pics from the production are still displayed in the Silverton Hotel. V cool.
These road/car movies from late 70's and early 80's are so good to watch decades later. I never saw this as a kid as I was not allowed to see it . Think it was R rated back then so only saw it years later. Loved Duel, Mad Max and Christine from this 70's and 80's era of cinema. Think I saw Duel first on tv with the old truck cause terror for guy in a car. The Cars That Ate Paris I saw on tv as kid too and it was just freaky stuff to watch. The characters in it were just weird but love seeing what towns looked like in the 70's. The movie making was just epic how they could also make the cars like characters too, to a little kids mind back then. I do not know if the Cars That Ate Paris was meant to be a horror movie but seeing it as a kid, it was scary as hell. Most Aussies movies from 1970's are truly weird. They seem to tone down the weirdness in the 1980's and 1990's.The American movie Christine was a decent car horror from mid 80's too, It interesting seeing Mel Gibson in his early career in movies like Gallipoli and this. His Aussie accent more clear than his later American movies but still think he always been part American and Australian. He always seems to have a mixed accent depending on what words he using.
The stunt rider who got hit in the back of the head, it was said for many years that he died and they left that footage in. Only in more recent years he has come forward to say he did get injured but is just fine and is even somewhat chuffed to be noticed copping a bike to the back of the head... involved with a classic scene in a classic movie. Thanks for watching it, especially not watching the US overdubbed version (it ruins it)... also I see someone further down said many seem to watch Fury Road first which is true... glad you started here... all the Mad Max movies have their own flavour and are quite unique and well done. Even the third which many say don't bother with... you almost seem to get 2-3 mini movies in one with number three the theme shifts so drastically, but it was a classic for its time. Enjoy your movie choices and reactions, cheers. EDIT: The main bad guy here is the main Bad Guy in Fury Road (RIP since). I think it is good to know before you see it (assuming you do)
Brian May, the composer is not the same as the lead guitarist in Queen Main bad guy played by Hugh Keays-Byrne, who also plays the main bad guy in "Max Max: Fury Road" He's in two other great Aussie 70s films "Stone" and "The Man from Hong Kong"
When you mentioned Australia I for some reason remembered Age of Consent - Maybe because it was filmed in the Great Barrier Reef R 1969 1h 38m Biography / Comedy Great performances.
“He’s in a coma, man! He loves it!” My favorite line when then mechanics are showing off the Interceptor to Max. “Kick it in the guts, Barry!” “When do we go for a ride?!”
I caught your reaction to Chopper as well! If you’re specifically interested in Australian and New Zealand cinema, highly recommend the film from New Zealand Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson “Heavenly Creatures” (1994) This film is based on a wild true story and is the film debut of actress Kate Winslet!! I don’t want to say any more that would only spoil the film for you. The less you know going into this one, the better! Just know it is based on a true story.
Chrissie, Mel's Aussie and American accents were always a bit muddled anyway. He was born in New York. His family moved to Australia when he was 12, so he adopted the accent while there. You can still hear it coming through in the first Lethal Weapon movie.
One of my favourite movies growing up. The black car is an Aussie Ford XB Coupe. All filmed around Melbourne. Check out a movie called "Ghosts of the Civil Dead", it has almost the same cast including Nick Cave.
13:30 "These are great shots!" George does amazing camera work with the limited budget, especially these close to the road shots where a single bouncing rock could cost thousands in camera replacements
Mad max 1 and 2 are some of my favourite movies ever. The stunts, grittiness and sheer destruction have no equals. Can't wait to see what you think about the second one.
Chrissie you have to watch the sequel, Mad Max 2. It is one of the two most influential Australian movies ever made. It changed film-making across the world, by becoming, not only James Cameron's favorite film, but also the template that he and then others used for making action movies.
Having a LOT of issues with one! It's been blocked and re-edited too many times to count! Thank you to everyone who pushed it in the algorithm with a second viewing 🫶 The video unfortunately lost momentum with all the hiccups but no worries, I still plan on watching the sequel regardless of numbers on this one :)
Early access to more Australian Classics on Patreon now: Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Romper Stomper and Gallipoli. They will all make their way to RUclips eventually :)
Looking forward to Mad Max 2!
So so glad someone's finally watching the originals!😉 If it helps this one is prob the darkest of the trilogy....
Has anyone one mentioned the most Aussie movie ever "The Man From Snowy River"(1982). Based on a very famous Australian Poem from 1890. It was the highest grossing Australian movie before Crocodile Dundee. 2/3s of the credits for Snowy River are for Horse Trainers.
Yeah, mate. Time for Road Warrior. The best and last worthwhile film in the franchise IMHO.
Agree MM2 id EPIC…
Romper Stomper.. was pretty brutal, im sure you would have found it hard to watch. Great soundtrack tho 👍
Thank God, you're one of the few people who actually started from the original movie. I've seen a bunch of people starting from Fury Road.
It's usually the younger reactors. They can't resist the hype and for some reason they have an aversion to anything before they were born. They start with Fury Road... Daniel Craig instead of Sean Connery, Deadpool instead of X-Men (2000), etc..
@@bossfan49 and then they complain that the 79 film is slow and boring compered to Fury Road they just don't get it!
I don’t begrudge it. They don’t need to be watched in order. If Fury Road hooks people that’s awesome too. It’s pretty interesting to see what it became and then go to where it started.
I love the original but it’s a very different thing - not just low budget, but also much more in a horror tradition than a pure action film - and doesn’t necessarily sell people on the franchise.
@@Ragnar6000 Exactly. Same complaint with most original to modern adaptations. Modern movies are very slick, usually faster paced. Some younger viewers don't like the look of earlier films, or the clothing, hairstyles.. or the color/grain of the film itself... Panavision, Technicolor, etc.. They can't adjust their paradigm.
The motorcycle scene with goose going flat out was real.
There was actually a camera man sitting behind him holding a massive camera and no helmet,.
I can say that most of us who have watched it knows it word for word.
Leads into MadMax2 which is peak and by far the best.
Mad max 2 is the best one, it’s awesome. 3 was terrible
I liked the first a bit better, but Mad Max 2 was nearly as awesome.
@@Wes_G1982It wasn’t terrible. It was entertaining. It had its moments. Can’t compare to the first two.
Agreed.
Mad Max 2 is the best then Fury Road in my opinion!
Undoubtedly one of the most “Aussie” films you’ll ever see. From the slang to the humour to the environment. First saw this on videotape when I was twelve. It changed everything. Absolute brilliance.
Breaker Morrant; Lighthorsmen; original Gallipoli w/ Mel Gibson; Master & Commander (total Auzzie-NZ production w/ several British among the Auzzie crew.... real offbeat comedy called Strictly Ballroom.......... another comedy based on paul hogan (kinda) called "Shrimp on the Barbee"... Cheech Marin goes to Australia & gets hooked into fake engagement with heiress Emma Sams, with purpose of making a bad impression so she can marry her under-wraps boyfriend that the family hates.
@@rickpat-x9u Let's not leave out The Almighty Johnsons.
@@rickpat-x9u What about Hercules Returns? I've seen that one pop up a few times in the comments
The Man From Snowy River is as Aussie as it gets.
Gettin' Square. Written by Pauline Hanson's lawyer. Ya can't get more aussie than that.
Don't worry, we all saw it coming (Child's death). But then again, we've all seen it 25 times minimum.
I saw this in the cinema so long ago that the cinema itself no longer exists
This movie had a $150k budget. All vehicles were owned by real people that loaned them for free or for beer. The big rig charged them 5 cases of beer to use his truck.
You never run through a field of long grass like that in Australia. Full of deadly 20 foot snakes and drop bears resting after a big night out hunting.
Nowhere for the drop bears to drop from.😉
Why is it everything in Australia want to kill you.
Oh come on! You can see the snakes- they’re 20 feet high and 7 miles long, after all. And as for the dropbears, you just avoid the bloody trees. Stop trying to frighten people overseas.
😂
This movie was actually a direct inspiration for the movie Saw.
Mad Max 2 basically created a genre and is, to this day, the aesthetic that most people think of when you say "post-apocalyptic."
Its influence on pop culture is immeasurable.
The car didn't "stall" for plot reasons, Max hadn't finished fixing the fan belt so it actually makes full sense. The car stunts are still some of the best of all-time, and they were as dangerous as they looked. This movie was very low budget $350,000, and that was in Australian Dollars. It grossed over $100M US, and it held the Guinness World Record as the most profitable film ever for over 20 years.
But I mean, they wrote the fan belt issue in so that it would later stall without us questioning it. Same same.
You can clearly see a piece of wood from the gate she drove through sticking out of the radiator, it had nothing to do with the fan belt.
But it did stall, didn't it. I mean, it stopped, paused, ceased moving, became stationary, arrested, died, halted, pulled up, static, still, became motionless, stood still, static, out of wind 😴
@@arconeagain It stopped because it overheated after a piece of wood punctured the radiator. The radiator fluid is clearly visible pouring out onto the road.
Again, nothing to do with the fictious fan belt analogy.
@@BradSimmonds-j7o ah yes, I see you know your Judo quite well.
Seriously, Victorian here, seen this film more times than I can count. Repeated hire in the 80s when we had to hire the VCR as well!
I had the exact thought. I noted the debris in the radiator just then, and remembered my original interpretation as a child. It would seem the more recent narrative has spawned from such videos as this. Could it be both though?
The town where the bikie gang pull up to get the Knight Rider's coffin is Clunes. 10 minutes from my home. The main street has hardly changed and still easily identifiable from the movie. Pretty cool
Very cool!
I think there was a disused truck stop on the Hume just up from Craigieburn that was used as a food stop for the Toecutters gang.
Mad Max Actors, Vehicles & Fans - 40th Anniversary at CLUNES, 2019 on RUclips with V8`s and actors and stunt crew...
the final hacksaw scene was filmed near Sunbury and Tulla Airport
@@kylereese4822 I moved here not long after that. Just watched it. Very cool. Love Steve Bisley calling the fella who yelled out Goose a turkey haha
you must watch them all in order :) they were fantastic back then and still today they are amazing the vehicles and camera work along with set design is great i love all the MAD MAX movies... mad max fury road is set "After" the 3rd original mad max film..
The whole original Mad Max trilogy is awesome! Look forward to seeing you react to them since so few people give the originals the respect they deserve
Best hop on to Mad Max 2 now. Love your laugh and your thought processes
“Better send a meat truck, Charlie’s copped a saucepan in the throat”😂😂
Translation: “Please send a paramedic, Charlie has been hit in the throat by a saucepan”
These Mad Max movies had some amazing old school bike and car stunts especially 1&2 .
Held the record for many, many years as having the highest margin of any film in terms of production cost to profit. Tiny budget/huge profit. I think it handed over that title to The Blair Witch Project.
Absolutely no CGI in those days. All real stunts.
George Miller worked as a doctor in emergency rooms which had a lot of car accidents which gave him the idea for the imagery of Mad Max. It was done was super low budget and barely any real safety precautions. It’s wild that no one died making it. But Miller’s films since are super safe.
The movie was shot semi illegally technically, they didn't have permission or any safety procedures on the roads, the local police found out what they were doing and luckily blocked the roads to prevent accidents.
There's a scene when a truck crashes into the car at beginning was a random trucker who was paid $200 to crash a truck, he wasn't a stunt man, but later became a stunt man
Max's holiday car was a panel van. Panel vans used to be popular with tradies and young couples driving long distance around the country. You could fit a decent amount of tools, or a double bed, in the back. One of my Aunts travelled all over Australia with her boyfriend in his panel van, insulated and carpeted inside, with curtains and a thick double bed.
Not a reboot. Mad Max: Fury Road is actually Mad Max 4: Fury Road. Just took too long to get made to still star Mel Gibson. Story and timeline remains exactly the same as when it was supposed to star Mel Gibson.
Mad Max kinda shows its 70s movie age… but it’s still a cult movie as it leads to Mad Max 2 and is the base of Max’s lore. Mad Max 2 is a must see follow on movie to watch and quite excellent.
As always a great joy sharing a while with you reacting to the various films and series that you do review. Oh yes, Das Boot (The boat - pronounced like bought instead of boot) is probably “the” German movie you have to see at some point. It’s about a German submarine in WW2 and shows the German side of “things”. The acting is so on point and a must see for any movie fan. Just pop it down on a list and treat yourself to this one day.
Looking forward to more of your enjoyable reviews and sending best wishes from Germany
Yes! I've always heard great things about Das Boot. It's on my list! :)
The “saw through your ankle” bit is actually what inspired the first “SAW” movie and concept. The two guys who wrote it are Australian…
Very cool!
I've never seen Saw. I'm not so great with gore so might stay away from that one lol
@@chrissiereactsI’m not a fan of gore and whatnot either, but after many people hassling me to watch it, I’m so glad I did. It’s a must watch!
The road where that scene took place has hardly changed, perhaps a few safety bits and pieces, I last drove on it about 3 years ago.
@@chrissiereacts the first saw movie should be on your list, very good movie. The rest can be forgotten about but the first one 👍
Was about 12 when Mad Max got released.
I didn't pick up on the post-apocalyptic thing.
Just assumed it was modern-day Australia.
And that's why I've always been scared of Australians.
😂Gold
You should watch Gallipoli. One of the greatest Australian films from this era.
"Mad Max" is groundbreaking but pretty uneven and the super low budget limited some of the things George Miller could do. The next one, "The Road Warrior", is on a whole 'nother level, it is one of the greatest action movies ever, one of the greatest sequels ever and it basically invented the apocalypse genre that has been copied more times that anyone can possibly count.
There are soe great chase scenes in cinema, but the tanker chase is unsurpassed and will remain so.
Mad max 2 the road warrior is the best of all the mad max movies by far!
It was a real biker gang in the movie as well."While the head of Mad Max's biker gang, Toecutter, was played by Australian actor Hugh Keays-Byrne, the rest of Toecutter’s gang was made up of the real biker gang, The Vigilantes. The group joined the production after Miller posted an ad in a bike shop window. Two other motorcycle gangs, The Barbarians and The Victorian Four Owners Club, were also recruited to fill various biker roles in the film. While the Mad Max production did hire a few professional stunt people, a good deal of the film's motorcycle stunts were performed by The Vigilantes on their own bikes."
You can tell Hugh Keays-Byrne was a Theatre actor! 🤣
Did you that the person who played "Toecutter" (the main villain) is the same guy who played "Immortan Joe" in Mad Max: Fury Road (talk about a full circle of a saga. But sadly passed away before he could play his role in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga)
was he also in the movie STONE?
Got to see this and Mad Max 2 on VHS (before Blockbuster was around) just before getting to see Beyond Thunderdome in theaters when I was 9. This was legitimately game changing stuff at the time and I've been really pleased with the two modern installments as well.
Nice!
It gets amped up in the Road Warrior.
Yep Mad Max 2 is the best one.
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25:30 That's Gellies Road, just outside of Sunbury, Victoria. It hasnt changed a bit since they shot this movie, even down to the single lane bridge (that at least now has a give way sign at one end)
Looks beautiful!
You know what else looks beautiful?
Calm down bud lol
@@Heyitsallgoodman calm down Totalsite Supplies!! Will you make my issues go away?? Be careful who you reply on Bud
You will love Mad Max 2 and Mad Max 3 stars Tina Turner in a great role. I live where this was filmed, west of Melbourne and drive these roads everyday. The only sad part about the making of this film, is the stuntman biker you see get hit in the head by the bike, passed away. They kept the scene in the movie to honour his memory. You have to watch "The cars that ate Paris" and "Running on Empty". Great Australian classics, cheers from Oz.
It may be because I saw The Road Warrior before I saw this one, but it's always been my least favorite of the Mad Max movies.
I highly recommend continuing with the series. The next one is absolutely iconic.
It is an interesting movie that follows what is a dystopian future where society collapses after a worldwide oil crisis, in the first movie it shows society on the brink of collapse as fuel becomes harder to come by. I think the second one is just five years after the first and it paints an even bleaker picture as what is left of society has gone and you just have small groups trying to survive.
I remember reading a study a while ago that a major solar EMP or geothermal GMD event that would pretty much cripple the worldwide logistics would see about 90% of the population lost on Earth in the first year due to starvation and the repercussions of it as most people live in massive cities that can't sustain themselves. I have always been fascinated by movies that try to predict what a collapse of society would be like. It makes you value what we have even more I think.
If you haven't already, check out The Rover and Children of Men.
The Director, George Miller was an Emergency Room Doctor, and seeing the carnage coming in from all the Car Accidents gave him the initial idea for this. There was an incredibly strong Car Culture during this time, and the Bikies were a very strong force too, so this is quite reflective of that time, though obviously exaggerated some. But it was meant to show the breakdown of Society that led to the Lawless post-apocalyptic scene of the subsequent Films. Still the best, in the same way ‘Alien’ is the best of its Series. And ‘Mad Max 2’ (the name proper) was akin to what ‘Aliens’ would do by ramping up the action. But ‘Mad Max 2’ is extremely close, what you like more would depend on taste really. Looking forward to your reaction to that. Please search for the Original Aussie version though, as believe it or not, both Movies were dubbed for the American Audiences, which is totally Criminal.
A lot of unnecessary joyriding despite the massive oil shortage.
Cundalini wants his hand back ........ one of the most iconic lines in Australian cinema ....... not now Bubba .... 🦘🦘🦘
Love you watching this!! "Odd Angry Shot", next?
YES!!!!!
The treason why they didn't show the Goose's face is mainly down to Budget/Special Effects constraints, although not showing it and just showing Max's reaction probably made for a better scene.
This film was made on an absolute shoestring budget, and you can tell if you look out for it, but Miller did amazingly well with what little he had. I believe that was his own little blue van than got sideswiped in the first car chase scene?
Can’t wait to watch your reaction to The Road Warrior!
Fury Road is one continuous car chase...crazy. but you have too watch Road Warrior next. Mad Max Beyond the Thunder Dome starring Tina Turner is good aswell. 👍👍
I'm going to add The Big Steal, starring very young Ben Mendelsohn and Claudia Karvan. Malcolm, starring Colin Friels, was another movie produced by the very talented team of Nadia Tess and David Parker.
Classic. GREAT movie. Especially the Steve Bisley dodgy car guy. 🙂
Saludos desde la República Dominicana excelente video 👍🇩🇴🌟🥇
Be sure to watch the sequel. It's the best one of all. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
Humungus and the Feral Kid... 💪🏼😄
It was crazy low budget - $300,000. They had to pay people in beer and be extremely creative with nearly every aspect of the film. I currently live close to where a lot of where it was filmed and recognize things like bridges and the countryside. The director was actually a hospital surgeon who treated people injured in car crashes. Muscle cars with big engines were a big thing in Australia. This was meant to be set in the future. These set of films embody sentiment towards a decline of society and in the next few it goes post-apocalyptic, as it kind of hints that the Cold War eventually heated up and nuclear war broke out. A lot of people miss these references at the start of the films, leaving them clueless for the rest of it, so thought I should point this out. View these films from the eyes of a 1980’s cinema goer worried about all sorts of things like the crisis when they thought the world was going to run out of oil soon and we were all going to have to retreat to the Stone Age. The sequels spawned a whole genre of story telling about a dystopian or post-apocalyptic future, so they are quite pivotal to global culture, plus I enjoy these types of films like The Road etc.
Glad you enjoyed it, I live around the area where most of it was filmed, the scene where Max and his wife get the wheel changed was actually a car wreckers yard and that is the entrance to it, it's gone now.
During the early 1970's, some friends and I used to jam on guitar with the son of the guy that owned it, usually in the yellow office.
The intersection with the skull and cross bones was real, not just painted for the movie, it is now a roundabout and multi lane.
Just listen, the crows, never ending crows in every scene!
Omg I'll never unhear it lol
The V8 Interspector is and will always be the best movie car....
In what movie whas it?
I live right down the road from where the big chases were originally filmed, it's so sad seeing it filled with houses and no one knows it was filmed there. Outback set but filmed in one of the fastest growing areas in Victoria in recent years.
Road Warrior is next. Only 2 movies in the original story.
Fury Road, Thunderdome and any others are way down the line. You did a good job with this one, thank you.
My first experience with this franchise was with The Road Warrior. I went back to see the original immediately after to learn Max's origin story. I love the progression of world building in this franchise, and I think the reboot movie Mad Max: Fury Road puts it in overdrive!
Its the way they filmed the first to movies,camera man hanging of the motorbike to get the perfect shot ,the car crash seen was a first ,and now George just pushed furiosa and wreck the mad max legacy with crap,😂😂 I'm not saying she deserved it but brought me to tears 😂😂😂😂
G'day, this and the earlier movie Stone (1974) are my two favourite Aussie films of all time. And could well have something to do with my love of bikes. Several actors from Stone went on to be in Mad Max, eg Hugh Keays-Byrne (Toecutter), Roger Ward (Fifi) and Vincent Gil (Night Rider). Both films were made on incredibly small budgets and did very well at box office, but I don't think, Stone was released internationally till much later as a retro release.
Haha im the same as you. Its like in all the horror movies people never like turning lights on , calling the police or always friggin go outside lol
Wow, going old school! Still catching up on your channel, but I dig your reactions. Keep it up and hope you have continued success!
Thank you!
My personal headcannon for the differences between the various Mad Max films is that they are basically stories told around a camp fire. Max is a real person in universe, but these are legends told about him 3rd hand or later.
Romper Stomper is a good movie to watch with a young Russel Crow. Its about the cultural diversity of Melbourne
It's on my Patreon :) Just having copyright issues trying to get it on RUclips, but will keep trying so it's posted here too
My favourite thing in this movie is the kids called sprog this was a nickname for little boys it meant sperm in 70's early 80's Australian slang
If no one's mentioned it already, check out "Stone". It's a dystopian Strayan biker flick from the '70's. Apparently Tarantino rates it one of his favorites.
You're a funny sheila by the way.
Fun fact, filming actually started November of 1978 😎. But was finished and released in 79😁😊. Great reaction and an all time CLASSSIC Neo western/crime film . Also the scene when max sees goose in the burn unit is actually edit and cut. The australian film board made george cut the full scene, because it was way too graphic. It actually showed goose's full face and body 😱🤯
In High School in the early 80s we'd quote MAD MAX word for word as part of our social identity. AC/DC was the main music of the culture too.
I think The Night Rider quoted some AC/DC lyrics in his tirade at the start.
@@sorewahimitsudesu from the Bon Scott penned "Rocker".
' I'm not even' 🤣classic, great reaction looking forward to mm 2 road warrior
Brian May's score for this film is absolutely unreal.
The idea for the movie Saw came from the scene in Mad Max where Gibson gives the guy the saw to cut off his foot.
Fun fact: the actor playing the Toe Cutter is Hugh keays Byrne who also played Immortan Joe in the 2015 Fury Road
While there is nothing wrong with starting with the later ones (there’s not strict continuity in this series, they are variations on a theme), it is great to see someone start with the original. Definitely watch Mad Max 2 and Fury Road at least.
Dogs in space and or He died with a falafel in his hand. Are amazing Australian movies also
Dogs in Space stars Michael Hutchence from INXS and was filmed in St Kilda, great movie.
@@karlsheffield1166 filmed in a house ready for demolition. Hence they could do anything they wanted!
"Sammy no brains"
Lizzy Birdsworth escaped from Wentworth ... ripped off a shotty and shoved it in Toecutters face ... who would of thought ? 😆😆😆
Bit of trivia from the novel, she's the wife of the cop that takes the severed hand and puts it in the lost and found...
"Prisoner" on Australian TV late 70's early 80's also known as" Prisoner Cell Block H" in the US back then.
The rule is that you HAVE TO ALWAYS run down the exact center of the road whilst being pursued by any type of motor vehicle. THAT'S the rule!
The Prometheus school of running . It applies to large falling alien ships as well.
This movie was almost unknown in the US until the much higher budget sequel, the Road Warrior, came out and we all ran to rent the VHS of the original.
So much suspense without the actual gore, all left to your imagination. This was/is R18+ rated so I had to hide in the boot of my friends car to see it at the drive in.
The deluxe model of every car you see in this movie are now worth hundreds of thousands of dollars
Apart from the Mad Max series, there is another Australian film called "The Rover", starring Guy Pearce. Although not within the same universe, it has similar tones, with the beginning of societies collapse in Outback Australia.
The final scene was the inspiration for Saw
The follow up films to this (MM2 & 3) are filmed in/around Broken Hill and Silverton where I worked for many years. Iconic pics from the production are still displayed in the Silverton Hotel. V cool.
These road/car movies from late 70's and early 80's are so good to watch decades later. I never saw this as a kid as I was not allowed to see it . Think it was R rated back then so only saw it years later. Loved Duel, Mad Max and Christine from this 70's and 80's era of cinema. Think I saw Duel first on tv with the old truck cause terror for guy in a car. The Cars That Ate Paris I saw on tv as kid too and it was just freaky stuff to watch. The characters in it were just weird but love seeing what towns looked like in the 70's. The movie making was just epic how they could also make the cars like characters too, to a little kids mind back then. I do not know if the Cars That Ate Paris was meant to be a horror movie but seeing it as a kid, it was scary as hell. Most Aussies movies from 1970's are truly weird. They seem to tone down the weirdness in the 1980's and 1990's.The American movie Christine was a decent car horror from mid 80's too, It interesting seeing Mel Gibson in his early career in movies like Gallipoli and this. His Aussie accent more clear than his later American movies but still think he always been part American and Australian. He always seems to have a mixed accent depending on what words he using.
My local cinema was playing Christine a few months ago. It was such a fun time watching it for the first time on the big screen!
Great movie !! Watch : The Road Warrior & Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome !! 👍
Also the bad guy who gets free from the courts is in lethal weapon 1 with Mel they jump off the roof near the start of lethal weapon
The stunt rider who got hit in the back of the head, it was said for many years that he died and they left that footage in. Only in more recent years he has come forward to say he did get injured but is just fine and is even somewhat chuffed to be noticed copping a bike to the back of the head... involved with a classic scene in a classic movie. Thanks for watching it, especially not watching the US overdubbed version (it ruins it)... also I see someone further down said many seem to watch Fury Road first which is true... glad you started here... all the Mad Max movies have their own flavour and are quite unique and well done. Even the third which many say don't bother with... you almost seem to get 2-3 mini movies in one with number three the theme shifts so drastically, but it was a classic for its time. Enjoy your movie choices and reactions, cheers. EDIT: The main bad guy here is the main Bad Guy in Fury Road (RIP since). I think it is good to know before you see it (assuming you do)
At the ending, Chrissie: ''That's craaazy, that's wild, that's one of the wildest....uh like...(I help you:) that's MAD MAX! lol
Haha I was stuck in processing mode 😅
Loved this in the cinema! One of my fave films. Great reaction.
Brian May, the composer is not the same as the lead guitarist in Queen
Main bad guy played by Hugh Keays-Byrne, who also plays the main bad guy in "Max Max: Fury Road"
He's in two other great Aussie 70s films "Stone" and "The Man from Hong Kong"
Hugh Keays-Byrne (1947-2020)
He and a good amount of actors who've appeared in the first three Mad Max films have made appearances on the sci-fi series, "Farscape".
When you mentioned Australia I for some reason remembered Age of Consent - Maybe because it was filmed in the Great Barrier Reef
R
1969
1h 38m
Biography / Comedy
Great performances.
...and so Mad Max Rockatansky emerged for the first time 45 years ago ❤🇦🇺
The mechanic at 17:50 wrote Mad Max Fury road and Furiosa
Thanks for turning off those subtitles. I hate when reactors have them up. Love this movie, hope you continue with the series.
“He’s in a coma, man! He loves it!”
My favorite line when then mechanics are showing off the Interceptor to Max.
“Kick it in the guts, Barry!”
“When do we go for a ride?!”
I caught your reaction to
Chopper as well!
If you’re specifically interested in Australian and New Zealand cinema, highly recommend the film from New Zealand Lord of the Rings director
Peter Jackson
“Heavenly Creatures” (1994)
This film is based on a wild true story and is the film debut of actress Kate Winslet!!
I don’t want to say any more that would only spoil the film for you. The less you know going into this one, the better!
Just know it is based on a true story.
Chrissie, Mel's Aussie and American accents were always a bit muddled anyway. He was born in New York. His family moved to Australia when he was 12, so he adopted the accent while there.
You can still hear it coming through in the first Lethal Weapon movie.
The mum doesn't die. Chrissie should listen to what the Doctor says to the Nurse while Max is standing at the doorway.
One of my favourite movies growing up. The black car is an Aussie Ford XB Coupe. All filmed around Melbourne. Check out a movie called "Ghosts of the Civil Dead", it has almost the same cast including Nick Cave.
This movie was done real cheap, as cheap as the Holy Grail, but managed to have cars not coconuts
13:30 "These are great shots!"
George does amazing camera work with the limited budget, especially these close to the road shots where a single bouncing rock could cost thousands in camera replacements
Mad max 1 and 2 are some of my favourite movies ever. The stunts, grittiness and sheer destruction have no equals.
Can't wait to see what you think about the second one.
I’ll never forget the first time I saw this film and my shock at the brutal murders of Max’s wife and baby.
That final scene was inspiration to the whole Saw film franchise.
Chrissie you have to watch the sequel, Mad Max 2. It is one of the two most influential Australian movies ever made. It changed film-making across the world, by becoming, not only James Cameron's favorite film, but also the template that he and then others used for making action movies.
Looking forward to this reaction, one of my favourite movies of all time 🇭🇲🇭🇲💜