Is Mel Gibson in the first Mad Max?
While a student at NIDA, Gibson made his film debut in the 1977 film Summer City, for which he was paid $400. Gibson then
played the title character in the film Mad Max (1979). ... After Mad Max, Gibson also played a mentally slow youth in the film Tim (also 1979).
What is the original Mad Max about?
The series follows
the adventures of Max Rockatansky, a police officer in a future Australia which is experiencing societal collapse due to war and critical resource shortages. When his wife and child are murdered by a vicious biker gang, Max kills them in revenge and becomes a drifting loner in the Wasteland.
Why is Mad Max so popular?
The dystopian classic doesn't have the most complex of plots, and wasn't entirely well-received upon its initial 1979 release, but
spectacular road sequences and a dynamic central performance have sustained its popularity over the years.
What was Mad Max inspired by?
Mad Max and The Road Warrior were influenced by
the 1975 post-apocalyptic film A Boy and His Dog, which was in turn based on a 1969 novella. Another precursor was the 1973 post-apocalyptic manga series Violence Jack (1973 debut), which may have influenced Mad Max and/or Fist of the North Star.