Movies / Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
Runtime: 107 min
Genres: Action Adventure Sci-Fi Thriller
Languages: English
Countries: Australia
About 15 years after the events of Mad Max 2, nuclear war has finally destroyed what little was left of civilization. Grizzled and older, former cop Max (Mel Gibson) roams the Australian desert in a camel-drawn vehicle -- until father-and-son thieves Jebediah Sr. (Bruce Spence) and Jr. (Adam Cockburn) use their jury-rigged airplane to steal his possessions and means of transportation. Max soon winds up in Bartertown, a cesspool of post-apocalyptic capitalism powered by methane-rich pig manure and overseen by two competing overlords, Aunty Entity (Tina Turner) and Master (Angelo Rossitto), a crafty midget who rides around on the back of his hulking underling, Blaster (Paul Larsson). Seeking to re-equip himself, Max strikes a deal with the haughty Aunty to kill Blaster in ritualized combat inside Thunderdome, a giant jungle gym where Bartertown's conflicts are played out in a postmodern update of blood and circuses. Although Max manages to fell the mighty Blaster, he refuses to kill him after realizing the brute is actually a retarded boy. Aunty's henchmen murder Blaster nonetheless, then punish Max for violating the law that "Two men enter, one man leaves." Lashed to the back of a hapless pack animal and sent out into a sandstorm, a near-death Max is rescued by a band of tribal children and teens. The descendants of the victims of an airplane crash, the kids inhabit a lush valley and wait for the day when Captain Walker, the plane's pilot, will return to lead them back to civilization. Some of the children, refusing to believe that Max isn't Walker and that the glorious cities of their mythology no longer exist, set off in search of civilization on their own. Max and three tribe members must then rescue their friends from Bordertown and the clutches of Aunty Entity -- a quest that ends in a lengthy desert chase sequence that echoes the first two Mad Max films. Spence also appeared in Mad Max 2 in a different role, that of the Gyro Captain. ~ Brian J. Dillard, Rovi
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Directors (2) | Credit |
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George Miller | ... |
George Ogilvie | ... |
Writers (2) | Credit |
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George Miller | (written by) |
Terry Hayes | (written by) & |
Composers (1) | Credit |
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Maurice Jarre | ... |
Editors (1) | Credit |
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Richard Francis-Bruce | ... |
Cinematographers (1) | Credit |
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Dean Semler | ... |
Actors (72) | Credit |
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Adam Cockburn | Jedediah Jr. |
Adam McCreadie | Little One |
Adam Scougall | Finn McCoo |
Adam Willits | Mr. Scratch |
Amanda Nikkinen | Little One |
Andrew Oh | Ton Ton Tattoo |
Angelo Rossitto | The Master |
Angry Anderson | Ironbar |
Ben Chesterman | Gatherer |
Bob Hornery | Waterseller |
Brian Ellison | Aunty's Guard |
Bruce Spence | Jedediah the Pilot |
Charlie Kenney | Little One |
Christopher Norton | Gatherer |
Dan Chesterman | Gatherer |
Daniel Willits | Gatherer |
David Buchanan | Gatherer (uncredited) |
Edwin Hodgeman | Dr. Dealgood |
Emily Stocker | Guardian |
Emma Howard | Gatherer |
Flynn Kenney | Little One |
Frank Thring | The Collector |
Gabriel Dilworth | Gatherer |
Geeling Ng | Aunty's Guard (as Geeling) |
George Spartels | Blackfinger |
Gerard Armstrong | Aunty's Guard |
Gerry D'Angelo | Hunter |
Heilan Robertson | Gatherer |
Helen Buday | Savannah Nix |
Hugh Sands | Gatherer |
James Robertson | Little One (as James Robertson) |
James Wingrove | Tubba Tintye |
Joanna McCarroll | Gatherer |
Justine Clarke | Anna Goanna |
Kate Tatar | Gatherer |
Katharine Cullen | Gatherer |
Lee Rice | Aunty's Guard |
Liam Nikkinen | Gatherer |
Luke Panic | Little One |
Margaret Cardin | Woman on the Thunderdome (uncredited) |
Margaret Dupre | Barter Town Girl (uncredited) |
Marion Sands | Gatherer |
Mark Kounnas | Gekko |
Mark Spain | Mr. Skyfish |
Max Worrall | Aunty's Guard |
Mel Gibson | Mad Max Rockatansky |
Miguel López | Hunter (as Miguel Lopez) |
Ollie Hall | Aunty's Guard |
Paul Daniel | Hunter |
Paul Larsson | The Blaster |
Pega Williams | Gatherer |
Rachael Graham | Gatherer |
Ray Turnbull | Aunty's Guard |
Rebekah Elmaloglou | Gatherer |
Robert Grubb | Pig Killer |
Robert Simper | Aunty's Guard |
Rod Zuanic | Scrooloose |
Sally Morton | Little One |
Sandie Lillingston | Guardian |
Shane Tickner | Eddie |
Shari Flood | Gatherer |
Susan Leonard | Aunty's Guard |
Tarah Williams | Gatherer |
Tina Turner | Aunty Entity |
Toby Messiter | Gatherer |
Tom Jennings | Slake |
Toni Allaylis | Cusha - Pregnant Girl |
Tonya Wright | Gatherer |
Travis Latter | Hunter |
Tushka Bergen | Guardian (as Tushka Hose) |
Virginia Wark | Aunty's Guard |
William Manning | Little One |