Stars: Mel Gibson, Virginia Hey, Bruce Spence, Vernon Wells

Director: George Miller

Summary: In the aftermath of global conflict, Max now joins forces with an idealistic communal group.

In this rugged sequel to MAD MAX, our titular hero comes to the aid of a small band of survivors struggling to protect their oil supply from savage, mohawked marauders. Set in the Australian Outback, the film boasts some spectacular set pieces, and plays out like a post-apocalyptic western.

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Mad Max 2is a strong candidate for the designation of most thrilling action movie ever made (the turbo-charged exhilaration of its full-throttle highway chases has never been equalled); the second part of George Miller's post-apocalyptic trilogy is also a magnificently imagined movie myth. Like the Star Warstrilogy (by that other George) the Mad Maxfilms draw their inspiration from the works of mythologist Joseph Campbell. In the 1979 original, Max (Mel Gibson) is a policeman, the last guardian of civilisation and order in a devastated world reduced to chaos. But when a leather-clad gang of sadomasochistic speed demons mows down Max's family, his remaining connections to humanity are also permanently severed. After brutally exacting his revenge, Max wanders off into the wasteland alone, "a burned out shell of a man" who (to paraphrase The Searchers) is destined to wander forever between the winds. In The Road Warrior, Max rediscovers a sliver of his shattered humanity, and a spark of redemption, when he helps an embattled colony of pioneers fight off the savages who are after that most precious of all commodities: "guzzline." Max is transformed into a legendary hero, just as Mel Gibson was catapulted to international film stardom. With its final stirring images, The Road Warriortranscends its genre (whatever that may be--science fiction? Western? action adventure?) and becomes something timeless. --Jim Emerson, Amazon.com

Aspect Ratio:	2.35 Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Interactive Menus, Scene Access, Production Notes
Year:	1981
Release Date:	April 26, 1999
Runtime:	91 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	D 011181
Keywords:	Road, Mad, Max, General, Fiction, Warrior, Science, Horror, Sci, Fi
Genre:	Science Fiction