Mad Max (1979) - MOVIE REACTION - First Time Watching
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- 🔫Welcome back to my channel🚓 In today's video I am watching the original MAD MAX (1979) for the first time! I've seen a couple Mel Gibson movies but haven't seen this one😝 I hear the Mad Max series is pretty awesome and I know there is an even newer Mad Max film that came out recently so I'm excited to watch the original to see where it all started. I hope you guys are excited for today's video so grab your chicki nuggies and choccy milk because we're jumping in! 💦
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Fun Fact: director George Miller was going to have the motorcycles for the gang shipped to their filming location. However, the actor for the gang leader Toe Cutter, Hugh Keays-Byrne, convinced George to let him and the rest of the actors for the gang ride the bikes to the filming location. They used the experience to get into the mindset of the gang.
And to think Toe Cutter eventually went on to become Immortan Joe, talk about character development lol
Hugh Keays Byrne had experience with that sort of thing playing a bikie gang member in Stone a couple of years before.
My favourite thing about this movie is that for the first part, Goose could be considered the main, and the only true "Mad" character. Max is basically calm and level headed throughout.
It's only towards the end when Max snaps that he finally becomes the main character, and finally becomes Mad Max.
Steve Bisley, who played Jim Goose, auditioned for the part of Max. Unfortunately, he brought his fellow-actor friend Mel along on the day.
Goose is the character used in the Mad Max film poster.
"Calm and Level Headed Max" just doesn't sound as good a title for some reason.
1980s movies were hardcore. If you saw a guy flung through a windscreen or bounced off a car roof, you knew it was actually happening. No wires, CGI, or greenscreen!
This was technically 1979.
Actually...if you watch closely after Max get's his leg shot and his arm run over, he shoots a guy off his bike and you can JUST BARELY see the wire pulling the guy off the bike. Other than that, you nailed it all real stunts (including wirework)
@@ChrisReise nice catch! I'll have to replay it in slow-mo to see that.
@@ChrisReise Not only that, the one biker who wrecked on the bridge, the bike hit him in the helmet, that was accidental as well. Had he not been wearing his helmet, it may well have killed him in real life.
More than a few of the stuntmen were legitimately injured making this movie.
@@IggyStardust1967 True, but that has nothing to do with my comment. 🤪
The pacing and tone shifts in this movie are abrupt, but the action scenes are still top notch, even 43 years later. The Road Warrior definitely corrects the pacing and tone issues, while providing even better action scenes. One of the best movies of the 80s and a part of the legendary summer releases of 1982.
There is no doubt this movie has some of the best car chases and crashed every filmed. Its even more outstanding considering the small budget.
Definitely but in all fairness this was george millers first film that he funded himself and made while on break from being a paramedic. He knew his weaknesses and ironed them out for the road warrior
As I understand it, the night rider was originally written as a 15 year old kid. Him crying when he realizes the fun is over and he’s in serious-even deadly-trouble makes more sense in that context.
I absolutely love the tone of this film - we're right in the midst of the beginning of the "apocalypse" with society collapsing, roving gang of bandits hitting trucking and civilians, the sense that the economy has almost been wiped out (all summarized in the first minute or two of Mad Max 2 The Road Warrior). Very few films are set right in this transition period between "now" and a post-apocalyptic setting.
That “just before total societal collapse” feeling one thing that makes this film so great.
It's such an interesting setting that I wish was explored more.
Mad Max is set during the calm before the storm. Or one could say the storm is in eye sight and you can feel but it has not reached you.
Exactly. Set right at the beginning of the End. It's short, but it's why the Knightrider starts crying all of a sudden. And he says, "It's gone. Everything, it's all gone!" Like he overheard it on the news in the police station before he escaped.
This is even more interesting when you consider that this wasn't even intentional, the script was not written for a post apocalyptic setting, but they chose to focus on this in order to distract from the fact that they couldn't afford large numbers of extras, well maintained vehicles and buildings, or elaborate costumes. The post apocalyptic description just fitted with their filming location, in the sparsely populated and slightly dilapidated outback.
Very nice to see someone watching the first of the Mad Max movies. Such a movie making lesson on what can be done with a small budget. Please carry on with Road Warrior, one of the best movies ever. Simple story, tons of action.
I never thought about it before, but Toecutter's gang going after that couple makes me think of how some people say that if you try to run from animal predators, you'll just trigger their "chase instinct," and being faster than humans, they will catch you.
Yes. I think that is exactly what happened. If the couple had just casually wandered off no one would have cared. But when they brought attention to themselves by making noise and kicking up all that dust, the "animals" knew the chase was on.
In a few shots during the chases and specifically when Goose is racing his bike you can read the speedometers and see the actually speeds that they were racing. Now imagine being the cameraman riding piggyback to film that.
You wouldn't see such daring filmmaking today no way.
Why does no one ever mention the fact that Max's Boss is a muscle bound old man with a shaved head and a epic mustache?!
Glad you enjoyed the movie Lauren! Now your journey into the world of Mad Max can begin!
just avoid Beyond Thunderdome, is the worst in the series
@@synaesthesia2010 fury road is bad compared to All the old movies
@@synaesthesia2010 Thunderdome is a fun movie. Fury Road is the worst for me.
@@pleutron for me to because its way to unrealistic and has nothing to do with the Story of the old movies and i also think that Mel Gibson is just way cooler than Tom Hardy
@@leanderbuerger1660 for sure. For me, mel will always be Mad Max
It’s my youth! George Miller is an amazing bloke to meet in person, I’ve had the chance to do so a few times over the years. He’s still making movies to this day, they are working on the Fury Road prequel about now here in Oz. This was a highly controversial film when it came out, despite the 70s being a pretty risk period of film making here at home. MMII is probably the best of the whole series, but they’re all generally pretty good. Mad Max (1) was a student film basically, written by Miller who was at the time a emergency room doctor at Melbourne hospital. The fuel crisis, a huge spike in car crash fatalities and more helped inspire the script.
The actor who plays Toe Cutter also played Immortan Joe in Fury Rods
Laurenn, I'm SO very glad you decided to watch this one! The movie was made on a "shoestring budget", but the story really carries it throughout. Mad Max 2 (The Road Warrior) is arguably the most popular of the series. Mad Max (3) Beyond Thunderdome gets a lot of flack from many fans, but I think it's a really good movie. I love all 3 of the "Gibson" Mad Max movies. I will admit that I've not seen the most recent one, where Tom Hardy played as Max, but as I understand it, it takes place either right before or right after The Road Warrior. I just can't see anyone BUT Gibson playing the part of Max, which is why I haven't watched it.
Your "Am I following this right?" question was pretty much correct. I won't post any spoilers (it goes against my nature), but I will say that in this movie, societies were on the verge of collapse. The MFP (Main Force Patrol) were the "cops" that went after "the bad guys" in the more populated areas. However, there were large areas (yes, this WAS set (and filmed) in Australia) where lawlessness/anarchy ruled.
Also, many of the bikers in that gang, were legitimate bikers, who were hired because they were in a biker "gang". It was cheaper to hire them to ride their own bikes, than it would have to hire actors/stuntmen as well as rent motorcycles. Only a few of the main characters (Goose, Toecutter, Johnny The Boy, maybe a couple of others) had rented motorcycles.
Also, this was Mel Gibson's first movie, and it made him a star. Fun fact: He was the ONLY cast member to wear real leather. Everyone else had on "pleather", aka plastic leather.
I very much hope to see you do the other Mad Max movies.
Edit: 32:27 - The couple that fled the town and were chased down, if you notice, as they peeled off, they nearly hit Toecutter (the new leader of the gang, since the Night Rider was dead), and spewed dirt and dust all over him. He saw it as massive disrespect, thus ordered his gang to chase them down and "punish" them. Also, on that note, if you'll remember when Max and Goose first saw the guy, he was running across a field with no pants on..... this was to indicate that he was r*ped as well as the girlfriend as part of their punishment.
This is still one of the most profitable films of all time (budget $400,000 - profit $100,000,000) and that was in 1979, as good as this film is if youre watching "The Road Warrior" next - that film is even MORE impressive and not just for how much money it made or for how entertaining it is, but for the cultural impact its left - it pretty much invented/ popularized the post apocalypse genre.
I'm so glad you enjoyed this. Can't wait for your reaction to 2!
George Miller, who directed Mad Max, had basically no budget for this film which was his first. The blue van early on that gets smashed, belonged to Miller and since they had so little money for the film, many of the crew and cast allowed their personal vehicles to be used. You might not know it, but this director also did the film Babe: Pig in the City, and Happy Feet.
The next film of the Mad Max movies, is the The Road Warrior, which has a far better budget and much larger cast. This film is during the collapse of society, while the next film is after the collapse and world war. The intro to that film is pretty depressing, especially when you look at current events. The stunts in the next film are insane, including one which was an accident and somehow the stuntman lived. You'll know the stunt I'm talking about when you see it, it's amazing.
There’s no speed limit in those back roads in Australia, also if you watch the next Two MadMax you’ll notice that Gibson is wearing a leg brace. Those two movies were really good too. 😃👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Law and Order was breaking down in Oz. The Police (Bronze) had reached their limit to enforce the law. The gangs were preying on the population, taking what they want, doing what they want to whomever they chose with no fear of consequence. Evil men thrive, the weak suffer and die. Civilisation on the verge of collapse. Not quite post-apocalyptic but close.
Another cool reaction, the semi pulping Toe-cutter got me cheering too. Hope you continue your "Max Max" journey :)
One of the best Post Apocalyptic Action Adventure films ever made!
*Pre-apocalyptic
Pre-apocalyptic dystopian action adventure. Mad Max: The Road Worrier is post apocalyptic action adventure. The difference is that with this movie, it is set right before total social brake down. Where Mad Max: The Road Worrier is set after total social brake down.
The reason they chased that couple in the car is because they accidentally nearly hit Toe Cutter as they drove away. Unfortunately they kicked up so much dust at that moment that it's hard to see Toe Cutter there jumping out of the way.
George Miller, co-creator of Mad Max, was an ER doctor. All the tragic car crashes victims he saw over the years inspired him to make the movie full of car crashes.
Now you must watch Mad Max 2, also known as Road Warrior. Bigger budget, better story, and lots and lots of action.
True, but the gang didn't really need a reason for doing anything -- they were already terrorizing the town and this just gave them a moving target to chase down and have some "fun" with.
That scene with the couple and the town is much worse in the novelization. The other members of the gang are more terrifying too, especially Mudguts
Weird Movie Fact: When Mad Max was first released in American cinemas, the distributors didn't think the audience would understand the Australian accents, so the dialogue was dubbed by an American cast.
I'm glad you were able to understand Mel. Back in the day, when this was first released in the States, the studio dubbed it into English. They though people would not understand Mel with his Aussie accent and slang.😄
Mel's Aussie accent is much easier to understand than some of the rest of the cast.
@@michaelhoward142 I think the dubbing was of the entire cast, not just Mel. Some of the DVD's have both dubbed and original soundtrack.
@@brom00 Yes, but I have both dubbed and undubbed versions and, in the original audio, some of the other Aussie accents are much harder to understand than Mel's.
I’m sorry, but did you say “dubbed in to English”?!? I think you mean “dubbed into an obscure dialect/accent from somewhere in North America”😀😉. Fortunately I never saw the dubbed version, and these blokes are sounding perfectly normal to me. I first saw this in a drive-in theatre in 1980 in Geelong, not far from where a lot of it was filmed. Luckily, nobody tried to emulate any of the action as they left the drive-in
@@lbd-po7cl touche.😆
The actor who played the Nightrider in the opening chase scene died last month. RIP Vincent Gil - the Toecutter knows your name!
Yes , it is Australia , and yes , this is the movie that made Mel Gibson known on the international scene, and this movie a classic !
I should know , I grew up in Australia and was like 10 yrs old when this came out !
When Johnny is freed from the Hall of Justice
and he shouts back
that he knows who he (Goose) is
- high in the b/g is part of the Westgate Bridge in Melbourne
just open less than a year earlier.
This movie lays the foundation to the post-apocalyptic world where gasoline is a sacred commodity and the combustion engine becomes a religion. "Road Warrior" starts the path. And the stunts in that movie are crazy!
You are on the right track, but the difference between this and Mad Max and Mad Max: The Road Worrier is that this movie is a pre-apocalyptic dystopian action adventure. Mad Max: The Road Worrier is post apocalyptic action adventure. The difference is that with this movie, it is set right before total social brake down. Where Mad Max: The Road Worrier is set after total social brake down.
It's great that she's showing love to the classic movies that most of the other big TH-cam reaction channels overlook. If she liked this movie she's gonna love the Road Warrior, the best of the OG Mad Max trilogy.
Great reactions to the original Mad Max film, Laurenn!!!🎬👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽This is a dystopian future where crime is running rampant due to a worldwide oil shortage. The film was made for only $400,000 Australian, and brought in $100 Million worldwide. Most profitable film up to that point in time. It spawned two more sequels, the next being "Road Warrior" (1981).
How low a budget? That blue van that gets wrecked in the opening chase? That belonged to the director.
This is the first film of the franchise Mad Max directed by George Miller and starring by Mel Gibson. Thank you Laurenn and don't forget reacts Mad Max 2 The Road Warrior, Mad Max 3 Beyond Thunderdome and the reboot Mad Max Fury Road👍👍👍
I don't think it's a reboot so much as a post apoc myth being (re)told.
@@brynjolfr Agreed. It's not a reboot.
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Thanks for watching this LL. Glad you enjoyed it. Love the Tocutter chase scene too. The supercharger mixed in with the music, and those eyes right before he becomes road kill, awesome.
Fun Facts: The first chase was done at the end of production. The van and the caravan both belonged to George Miller and were sacrificed for the cause. The caravan was also used as a mobile production office and makeup room. All of the police cars Including the black interceptor were '70s Australian Ford Falcons, but the interceptor was a coupe with a custom front end. Nightrider's car was a 1972 Holden Monaro, and maxes customized panel van was a 1975 Holden Sandman. All the bikes were 1977 Kawasaki KZ1000s, all customized to look different. The couples car was a 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air.
That finale chase with the Toecutter is one of the most thrilling climaxes in film history. It's fast, the music is right on, the editing and pacing is perfect. Should be shown in film classes as an example of film action
It's set in Australia 20 minutes in the future.
Mel Gibson was born in the US; his family moved to Australia where he grew up; as he became famous he returned to US to make movies.
If you listen to the dispatcher over the radio in the halls of justice, you can hear her say that referring to Main Force Patrol (MFP) officers as "bronze" is considered "disrespectful" and pursuit officers should refrain from using the term, while the biker gang does on about how the "bronze" are trying to take their "respect" away.
There are so many lovely little juxtapositions in this movie between the "almost" feral MFP, and the already over the edge biker gang, that paint them as opposite sides of the same coin: Toe Cutter and Fifi using carrots and sticks to keep control of & teach their separate factions, Johnny "the boy" saying that Goose looks silly before he drops the match and then yelling at Max that he must think he looks silly before burning up himself, the Night Riders car is referred to as a stolen "pursuit special" in radio chatter and Max basically "steals" the V8 "pursuit special" interceptor to get his revenge at the end of the movie (he may not have stolen it literally, but we know he never returns it, so...),etc.etc.etc.
The world building and script are way better in every sense then a low budget car chase movie could be expected too have and it's so well realized for so little money that it is no wonder we are still getting these movies to this day
This is good, but can't wait for the next movie. The Road Warrior is by far the best in the franchise.
This movie reminds me of the original "Evil Dead" in that it is a testament to what you can do with passion and very little money. The police cars had to be repaired after each shoot in order to reused in later scenes. In some cases, the paint on them hadn't fully dried. They didn't want to damage the semi truck and the end that hits the biker so they built a grill guard and painted it to resemble the front of the truck. Also, some of the extras in the movie were paid with beer. Love your reaction as always. Keep em' coming.
I can't remember if you have reacted to Sam Raimi's "Evil Dead" or not but you should definitely check it out now that it is coming up on Halloween. You should the 3 sequels as well. The remake wasn't bad either.
And, the series... funny as hell.
In the 1980s as a kid we were watching this on Beta tape and we managed to pause it on the bulging eyes after several attempts. Your still of it brought it back!
The actor who played the Toe Cutter also appears as "Immortan Joe" in the most recent movie.
Where Mad Max ends , the Road Warrior begins !
Then Mad Max beyond Thunder dome ! You will Love them !
@29:19 your unbridled murderous glee really warmed my black heart, loved the reaction as always btw, this 80's classic is like Terminator, Aliens, et al where the sequel is better overall than the first, you'll LOVE The Road Warrior... please watch THAT classic, it sets up a whole new world of sequels leading to Mad Max Fury Road. They're all good for a reactionary, lol.
"Mad Max Road Warrior" is the next movie and is probably my favorite out of all of them. And you guessed it, the first few mad Max movies were all about the cars. In the 60s and 70s in the Midwest and Southwest United States, you had police squad cars called interceptors. Big block muscle cars. There were two engines a 428 and a 429. The 428 was a better engine. stock, it pumped out 432 horsepower. I never seen anyone strap a blower to one, well, never an over the hood blower. I seen an under the hood blower to strapped one. I can't recall how many horse that thing was pushing. But I do know off the line you were driving on two wheels.
Glad to see someone going back to the start of the soon to be five movie franchise of Mad Max . There's currently a movie in production now here in Australia.
Context: George Miller is also a doctor and worked in an ER in the 1970's which also was having a fuel crisis in the Middle East. Prices skyrocketing, etc. And in Australia, highway deaths especially on stretches of road like you see in the movie was shockingly common.
So out of those factors was born the story of Mad Max, with society right on the precipice of collapse, the Main Force Patrol dispensing violent 'law' on the roads and the gangs taking over more and more.
I'm very fortunate to have met both Goose and Toecutter (sadly, Hugh Keyes-Bearne the actor passed away last year), and gotten my Blu-Ray copy signed by each.
The worldbuilding of the series is fascinating and uniquely Australian, something I as an Australian gravitate to a lot. I hope you watch the rest of them! Mad Max 2 is a classic.
This movie was the break out hit for both Mel Gibson and the film's director, George Miller. It was made for 400 thousand dollars, and edited on the director's kitchen table. They would follow this up with "The Road Warrior" (Mad Max II) which was a huge hit, worldwide, both critically and commercially. You have to see it!
"I still don't know what that couple did"
They got their attention, that's what they did. It's that simple
Picture this, as an 8yo kid in Australia we had Star Wars in 78 and then Mad Max the next year.....was so good, wish I'd realised how good we had it
Your reaction to the gang leader getting wrecked was awesome lol
Also a bit of trivia, Hugh Keays-Byrne the guy who played Toecutter in this film returned to the franchise in Fury Road to play Immortan Joe. Sadly he passed away in 2020.
I watched this movie when I was a tiny kid.
It actually held a world record for a while for the largest bike jump
Hmm... I'm a 58-year old Mad Max fan and lifelong motorcycle fanatic and I've never heard that before.
Fun facts
Most of the actors were paid with beer. The production budget was so tiny they couldn't afford to break glass, so they built screen windows and doors to smash. And one stuntman was seriously injured during production. He broke his pelvis and shattered both his legs. And the rumor that a stuntman was killed was just a rumor, but the motorcycle really smashed into his head and he was hurt.
I grew up watching this and Road Warrior! These are the early 80's classics, love em!
I remember seeing this on the sci fi channel as a kid back in the 90s. I love that car Max was driving it was badass.
Theres a rumor thats gone around for years that in an early draft of Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, the antagonist Lord Humungus was intended to be Goose, hence the mask and burns.
From what I’ve read, the novelization detailed the Night Rider was on cocaine, and after losing chicken to Max, his high crashed and he couldn’t handle the emotions.
I was too young when Mad Max and The Road Warrior came out. What I had seen were too scary for my little self. I was old enough when Beyond Thunderdome came out, and instantly became a Mad Max fan. I love them all.
The series gets better as it goes. The next one is great, and number 3 blew me away when I first saw it.
Funnily enough I hated 3 when I first saw it.
But after a while it really grew on me and now it's one of my favourites.
Many people don't seem to like Beyond Thunderdome as much as the rest of the trilogy, but if you think about it, part 3 has; Tina Turner, Master Blaster, the Thunderdome, Bartertown (a city literally run on excrement), an oasis in the desert, a cargo cult religion, Max punching a teenager in the face, a villain being redeemed, Bruce Spence returning as a pilot (this time of a plane but with son in tow), and the ubiquitous high quality road chase at the end (with a train caboose and plane). What's not to love.
Basically, the world is going to hell in this movie, and the gang is running rampant doing whatever it wants. So mich of what they do follows no logic, which makes them scarier to me. And I'm glad you're starting the Mad Max franchise with this. I can't wait fir your Road Warrior reaction. 😁👍
So, it’s just like Seattle or Los Angeles today?
Vincent Gill, who played the Night Rider, passed away last month. Think of him when you look into the night sky.
If you go back and watch the 2004 Punisher again, you'll realise that it's a direct homage to Mad Max, right down to the little turn Tom Jane does being similar to Gibson's.
The final shoot-out in that film also re-enacts the finale to Once Upon A Time In The West.
Hey Lauren! I think You made the right choice starting from the first entry of the series. You are so exceptional. 💜💜
Great reaction to this awesome film. Look forward to part two. And lmao with the glee when Toecutter got decked by that semi.
the action is that good because its all real stunts. A few guys got KILLED making the Max films .. and the survivors have no regrets they say they would have been proud to die in the name of art :)
R.I.P. Hugh Keays-Byrne(He played both Toecutter,the first Mad Max main villain and Immortan Joe,the last.)
a lot of the cast and crew in this movie got paid in beer, some consider it legal tender in Australia. also, glad you watched with the original audio, on later DVD releases the original audio was an extra feature as it was redubbed for release in the US out of concern that Americans wouldn't understand Australian accents
This is Gibson's first film. Shot on a shoestring budget in Southwestern Australia. It was meant to depict the beginnings of the collapse of civilization, where the biker group represents anarchy, and the Police represent the last shreds of civilization. The character of Max [Gibson] is caught between the thrill of his work and the pull of his family.
When Max loses his family to the bikers revenge, he flips out and steals the supercharged police car, to exact his revenge. Once he's done, Max heads off into the desert, a broken man.
It was made in and just outside Melbourne.
South Eastern Australia.
This is one of those B movies where they ask, "Who needs plot when you have action?"
Absolutely fantastic video Laurenn, and mad max is a true classic. Love that part at the end, with getting revenge on that guy. Keep being amazing
They're like a pack of wild dogs and dogs chase anything that runs. Especially if it's something breaking off from the herd in an attempt to get away.
I freaking love your reactions. Another unforgettable classic of cinema and definitely a worthwhile saga of movies into one of the 80's' most badass characters, Mad Max.
I definitely recognized the Punisher's inspiration as well when I first saw the Tom Jane adaption.
Yea it's in Australia. You definitely need to watch part 2, 'The Road Warrior'.
A lot of the film's fans, particularly in the U.S. are unaware or have forgotten about the unfortunate, almost abortive release Mad Max was first given in the U.S. by Roger Corman's New World pictures in 1979. Lacking confidence in the American audience's discernment of Down Under accents, Corman had absolutely all of the dialog replaced by other voice artists, in flat North American style to stunningly wooden effect. It quickly sank without a trace at the box office and landed on U.S. home video in the same compromised form. Only strong word of mouth on the Midnight Movie/revival screening circuit (playing undubbed prints) carried the reputation of Mad Max in the States, at least among cult film enthusiasts. Truth be told the point of introduction to the Mad Max saga for the vast majority of the U.S. audience was The Road Warrior, having never heard of the title Mad Max.
My 7th Grade English teacher had Mel Gibson Posters on her Room's wall as well. Braveheart was always starring at me. haha
This movie is a great representation of a Cyberpunk world. The bikes would be the Nomads gangs that roam the empty wastes and highways but also mix in a tabletop pen and paper RPG called Car Wars. This movie was filmed near Melbourne in Australia in part of the outback . So you can go for miles without seeing a living soul. At most you'll see roadtrains, they look like semis but with about 6 trailers at least and sometimes see about 4 roadtrains. In this world law and order has broken down so badly the cops are hard pressed to do their jobs and the civilians are more afraid of the roving road gangs.
I’ve never seen anyone so happy to see someone get hit by a truck 🤣 great video.
One of my favorite movies of all time.
And Matrix, that motorcycle is a Kawasaki Kz 1000 it is my dream motorcycle, hard to find any decent ones left.
Love your reactions Lauren. You are my fav reactor! such genuine and heartfelt natural reactions to the movies you watch!
15:53 You missed the part where Jhonny the boy sabotaged his bike
in the scene where you see the car go through the caravan the stuntman is driving with his leg in plaster after he broke his and the leading ladies legs in a bike crash on the way to set for the first day of shooting, his name was Grant Page and he is one of the most brave/insane men ever to appear on film.
The Pursuit Special is one of the most badass vehicles to ever be on film.
Part of it was Toecutter wanting revenge for the death of the Knight Rider against the police while stalking that couple for fun. They're all about the mayhem.
I'm so happy someone is watching them in order.
I'm sick of reactors starting on Fury Road and moaning they are confused by everything.
That Red Car is a 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air, it was a 1 year only uniquie rear end tail lights.
It was basically an Impala but lower trim level, You could get the entry level which was the Biscayne, or the mid level which was Bel Air or the Top creme de la creme model which was the most expensive the Impala trim.
Movie Trivia Fact: The blower on the car in the garage is not actually running. There is a yellow bucket in the engine well that is hiding the electric motor that is turning it.
Hell yeah! This movie is a master class in editing. Like others have said here, this movie also is rare in it's set at the start of the apocalypse. When things are starting to go downhill fast.
Now you need to watch the other 3, at least the other 2 :The Road Warrior and Beyond Thunderdome. By the Road Warrior, the apocalypse has happened and the world is already chaos.
One of the best Reactions ever for a movie. Big fan of your reactions 😂
This is the movie that Made Mel Gibson a star, in Austrailia anyway where he's from, just like Chris Hemsworth aka Thor.
And it gave him exposure in America when it was shown here. which led to the 2 sequels,
When he did lethal Weapon in '1987 and you her his dialogue you can still hear him speaking with a little bit of a faint Aussie accent as he tried to speak with more American English.
George Miller is quoted as saying that the oil crisis and subsequent fuel shortages of the 1970s inspired this movie. He apparently heard gunfire within earshot of his home after a couple of weeks and wondered what things might be like if the situation had continued for 10 years. That is where we find ourselves in this movie; criminals wandering the highways waylaying anyone unfortunate enough to encounter them and the Police trying to keep a lid on it by fighting fire with fire. Societal collapse seems to be a matter of when rather than if (in the movie,that is). ✌️
The second Mad Max and fourth one are among the best action movies ever made. All of them are written and directed by George Miller.
I think you will enjoy the next one. They had a little bigger budget. He still has the car and got another dog.
I loved your homicidal glee when Max took ol boi out by the semi truck. I'm not gonna lie, everytime I hear "toe cutter" I can only think of that line from well if youve reacted to it you know. "You, know what would be a really kicka** name? TASERFACE!" Mad Max is an original when it comes to car cinematics. Chases, fights and storyline. I grew up with this movie dang. Mad Max is a wild film.
What a film... Without it no Mel Gibson movies
Every vehicle in this film is worth a friggen fortune these days here in Oz, from the Z1000 Kawasakis through to the Sandman Panel Van and the XB Falcon Coupe used by Max.
It's basically your 1970s "biker gang terrorizes the innocent" flick set in Australia.
Great reaction. Before watching your movie reaction I'd only ever seen Fury Road, so this was an especially fun watch. You should definitely check out Fury Road sometime. That movie has next level action, and is on the level of T2 for some people.
13:47 Made me laugh out loud
P.S. Luna had some Roman Reigns energy LOL "ACKNOWLEDGE ME!" 😂😂
The first 2 moves (Mad Max, and then The Road Warrior) are absolutely amazing and well worth watching.
The third one (Beyond Thunderdome) is an acquired taste, I didn't like it at first but it did grow on me.
Did you know that the actor who plays Toe Cutter is the same actor playing Inmortan Joe in Fury Road.
If then its Road Warrior that is on T2 level, Fury Road is pretty meh, to much over the top, to much use of filters, its just another action movie you only wach once and then forget about it.
Mad Max 1-3 i have seen more than 10-20 times and i have it on VHS and on harddisc, Fury road only once and didnt even bother to download it.
@@wolf310ii same... except I watched Fury Road twice cause I didn't want to believe the poodoo I saw the first time. The second time, I couldn't believe that I actually watched it a second time.
Everyone is always confused as to why Toecutter loses it and starts crying when he loses the game of chicken . It’s simple. Mad Max is more crazy than him and he realised it.
And the actor who played the one-eyebrow bad guy ... WAS THE SAME ACTOR who plays Immortan Joe in Fury Road.
@ 27:22 the stuntman actually dies. They left it in
This is Mel Gibson first American movie.
You'll love 'The Road Warrior' aka 'Mad Max 2'
Yes, the movie was both set and filmed in Australia. Gibson is Australian.
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I love that even in the first film, there's this sort of mythology and mysticism forming around cars in the wake of the massive oil shortage. Max's final car, the black Ford Falcon Xb, is The Last of the V8 Interceptors. Practically a mythical creature in itself.
Also, the car you mentioned looked like Christine was a Chevy Impala from '59. Christine is a '58 Plymouth Fury. You'll find very few unattractive cars from the '50s, especially American ones.
Please watch STAR TREK! Give it a chance! 🖖
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