I keep getting comments saying that the Mad Max game did come out: The 2008 Mad Max game by George Miller and Cory Barlog never came out. It was the official Fury Road tie-in game that connected with the film on a story level and it was designed by people who worked on the film. That game was cancelled in 2010. The game that came out in 2015 is completely different. It was made by WB and Avalanche without George Miller's involvement. The reason why it 'feels like' his game is because WB used George Miller's material he was developing for Fury Road for years. Plotlines, characters and unused concept art, even stories from upcoming Fury Road prequels - they put all that in the game without MIller's supervision. In result - the game contains spoilers from upcoming Mad Max prequels. And George Miller was NOT happy about that and it's not the game he wanted to release. That's why you won't find his name in the credits of that game. I made a video about that whole situation a long time ago, but if you want me revisit this topic in a new video, let me know. Hope this helps.
@@Scott11078 I really liked the game too, but it reveals what Warner Bros would probably do to the Mad Max franchise if only they could wrestle it out of George Miller's hands = spew out a lacklustre pile of studio exec plop for the money, and not the work of art we were fortunate enough to get with Fury Road.
As I have gotten ADDICTED to this channel of yours, I´d love to watch even more stuff from you, also in this "game-stuff topic". I ´ve played and beaten the game a few years ago. It´s somehow a nice game, but it sucks as a MadMax franchise. It´s just another WB-style game, with tons of mouse/keyboard-breaker combos, exactly as in the WB´s LOTR games, which received MadMax´s related names and textures upon it (as the creature which is a mechanic helper in the game acts EXACTLY as Smeagol does in LOTR). Cheers, sir!
I know pauls3585. Film companies don't give two shits about history or how rare as long as they get their piece of silver. Life on Mars wanted to borrow my 82 Tina 2.0 2 door an I told them to F***off. It's 1 of 3 left on the road over here. They weren't even getting it to park on the road side in case it got scratched. I'm only it's 2 ND owner since 1982 and I didn't get it till the original owner died an his son sold it to me in 2001.
I literally cried in the theater when we went to see it. It was in the film for less time than Thunderdome! And then to see it just completely rolled and ripped to pieces by The War Boys... 😮💨 And Max just stole it from the Buzzards according to the comics that Miller was influencing!! He had made some unorthodox deal to get the final parts to complete The Black on Black. And things went sideways, hence why the Buzzards knew who he was throughout the movie... That car was the last thing keeping him together. And it got torn right back apart... So, the ending of Fury Road wasn't Max quiting, it was him starting all over again, and finding himself in his Magnum Opus. The Black on Black. The Interceptor. His last hold on what was, and that could ever be now, in this Apocalyptic nightmare being stuck betwix the living and the Dead. media.tenor.com/KT_U1KKV7DYAAAAM/mad-max-v8.gif
So true! Look what Hollyweird did to that awesome Plymouth Cuda in The Phantasm movie! Long time rumor was it was junked after but it turns out it did survive and was seen in the background in an episode of CHiPs in 89, a Phantasm website has video! Strange...
In fury road. There is another interceptor. That the war boys are chasing him in. That he has to destroy his old car. He even says in fury road the movie. “That’s mine” as he is shooting at it.
@@Almadanim I am hoping that is the case, not only would the plot thicken upon such a revelation but it would give Mel Gibson a chance to cameo as the OG Mad Max if Warner Bros lets Miller cast him at some point.
That was the same interceptor they caught him in earlier in the movie, you literally see them chopping it apart for customizing after max breaks free in the opening. The original was blown up, it doesn’t exist.
I've been working as a mechanic/fabricator for the past 14 years and have been a Mad Max fan since I was a kid. I would die happy if I ever got to work on the cars for a Mad Max film.
Thanks! It wasn't me who came up with it, it's just one of those storylines that George Miller and his writers keep secret from the audience. We get pieces of it on screen or in the comic books but to get the full picture I have to ask them what they had in mind. This goes for almost everything we see in those films.
As an American, I actually had a XB Ford Falcon coupe, with a 351 Cleveland and the whole 9 yards. I got an offer too good to refuse and sold it to Mad Max Cars in Washington state. I have a lot of cars but that is one I do miss.
Original car from movie 1 and 2 is in Dezerland museum in Orlando, FL. Car has some history and what it went through but they saved it and is in car museum. I am Max fan, and I went to see it and of course took bunch of pictures and videos with car
It used to piss me off so much that in both Road Warrior and Fury Road they destroy the Interceptor, the very ride of Max himself. It was such a cool car and I always thought (and still do, to a degree) that he should have been allowed to keep it all throughout one or both of those movies, sort of like how the hero gunslinger always has his black steed. However, then I started thinking from a storyteller's perspective, and it actually made more sense. The story wants Max to interact with other people, have a chance to bond and form various relationships, some good, some bad, but above all else, he can not be allowed to remain a loner. If that happened the story would go nowhere. And the Interceptor is the one thing that allows Max to drive away from people, to remove himself from the story and just remain an outcast with nothing and no one to interact with. So from the narrative point of view, I understand perfectly why it has to be done. But it still hurts when that machine is trashed... every. single. time.
Thanks for this awesome behind the story. I'm a 47 years old Brazilian dude. I started to love V8 and this type of cars because the two Mad Max movies. I took the bus to go home after high school classes and, very often, I went two bus stops ahead just to see a rare Pontiac Trans Am in a car dealership. V8 cars are extremely rare around here...
Something that I love about Max's character is that he knows how to drive his car but not how to take car of it. This was also brought up a few times in the game. (Even though the game isn't a great depiction of the Mad Max story, I do believe that it's a great depiction of Mad Max himself).
Well in the beginning of Mad Max, Max is working on the distributor and cleaning his hands with Swarfega, so I do not agree that he does not understand car maintenance.
Thank you for this fantastic profile on the Interceptor, very enjoyable for a 60 year old fan who enjoyed every iconic film in the series on the big screen upon their exciting release! Keep up the exceptional content my friend!
What a legend, awesome video man. I'm not a emotional guy but I waited so patently for fury road to come out and then within the first minutes see the Interceptor destroyed it really tugged at my heart strings.
Great video mate, gives a great in-depth history of the cars and fills in a lot of questions that people often ask. Glad to have helped with some info. A couple of things I MUST mention is that whilst I did do most of the car as shown, there were certainly others on the crew who played instrumental parts in getting the car on screen. The set Dec team did an amazing job dressing the car, they also should take credit for the rag tyre, I came up with some ideas that you mentioned but ultimately those guys/girls perfected the look and made it work, well beyond what I could have ever done. The scenic artists under the direction of Martin Bruveris added the patina and weathering to the paint which really bought the car to life (or close to death as it appears). Also others on the Action Vehicle crew did mechanical work on the car, particularly in Namibia (as I finished up in Sydney) keeping it running and upgrading other parts like the ignition, etc. As much as I’d like to take credit for the whole car there was definitely many others who had input to get it on screen for that brief 1:24. :) Keep up the great work.
1:24 of screen time. What a massive waste of effort and machinery. And what a massive tease for all the loyal fans who patiently waited decades. Like why even bother resurrecting the iconic hero car only to have it humiliatingly hunted down and pillaged in the opening scene of the movie? What on earth made Miller think that would be a good idea? Was it written this way solely to make you feel like your massive amount of work was for nothing? Or was it written this way to specifically upset the loyal fanbase by literally/figuratively deconstructing the films iconic car and its entire universe? As an award winning classic car mechanic and body restoration professional I absolutely love what you and the crew did with the distressed state of the car, especially the details like the minor front and rear bumper damages indicating Max had already been playing wasteland bumper cars even before Fury Road starts, and the rough improvised looking cutout in the hood for the blower. Also the heavy black smoke effect indicating that both the Scott injection system is running rich and that the engine is burning oil trying to keep up with being supercharged while also used as primary transportation. And also the improvised cloth tent/shelter hanging from the roll bar, the improvised runflat/treadcap tire, the fact that the worst tire is on the right rear as it would be on a powerful RWD car, and the fact that the extra fuel tank is in the left rear to offset the weight of the driver. All this wasted attention to detail that we have to buy the DVD and pause to notice is why I can't stand the fact that Miller squandered all your hard work and exploited the hopes of everyone who came to see the car. People can try to justify it but I didn't wait patiently for 20 years just to be duped into paying to see the car get destroyed in the opening credits. I would have rather seen a whole new story without the car than see it get trashed so soon. Honestly Miller should feel ashamed for exploiting our loyalty/enthusiasm. When I build my supercharged BOB/Interceptor its going to be based on film 2 because Fury Road is simply a reboot wherein Max is both literally and figuratively just a passenger in someone else's vehicle.
@@Impactjunky I'm glad you and many other fans noticed the finer details that went into the cars. The main reason George Miller wanted the Interceptor in the film, particularly right at the beginning of the film was to help tie the film into the Mad Max universe, the car, and max's jacket are essentially the two key items that people instantly recognise as being Mad Max, so the car needed to be there. It would have been nice if the car got more than a minute of screen time but at least it does come back for a bit longer in its Razor Cola form.
@@Restoprep Yeah sorry for venting on you so hard. I do legitimately love what you did with the car. Obviously that's why I'm so bothered by the lack of screen time. Thanks for taking the job so seriously though. The effort you put into the car helped immensely with "world building" and to keen eyes the car even tells a story all its own. Thus I mean you no offense when I say it was wasted effort.
Also one thing I'd like to clarify: A lot of people are saying that the game by Cory Barlog and George Miller actually came out. That's not true. It never came out. What came out was a different game made by Avalanche Studios and WB without George Miller's involvement. The game by Avalanche Studios and WB is roughly based on the story from the comic books and borrows heavily from other backstories by George Miller without his permission, so it contains spoilers from the upcoming Furiosa which George Miller would've never allowed to be published in a game. Hence, George Miller distanced himself from that game, you won't find his name in the credits nor anyone else's who worked on Fury Road.
I am a Mad Max fan from the days of old and while I really loved Fury Road, I guess I thought of it more of a alternate story than a continuation of the original films, and I certainly didn't read any of the comics. I took Fury Road as it was and enjoyed it immensely, with the game as a prequel. Despite that, the end of the Interceptor always rubbed me the wrong way. Even if Max was a loon there was just no way a bunch of other loons could catch the last of the V-8 Interceptors. But now I've just learned it really was a continuation of the series, meaning this was the THE V-8. Well this really softens the blow (as it were). Thank you.
Toecutter: quit toying with him bubba:bubba z: easy I know what I'm doing!! I don't know about you but in the first movie you get the feeling that bubba and toecutter are kinda like Hitler and Himmler,toecutter may have been the boss but bubba was the quite ,in the shadows brains of the gang
@@jonathancox1231 The only time i think he even raises his voice is after vehemently protesting about collecting Johnny the Boy from the Bronze. Essentially calling Johnny dead weight.
Bubba Zanetti "Joviality is a game of children." Toecutter: fires shotgun. "Mud guts! Get out of there! Candalini! Put her against the post! We, have a problem here. She is not what she seems. Bubba Zanetti, has it on good authority. She's sent by the Bronze. Full of treachery! The Bronze....take our pride."
Your conclusion is touching; it's sad the hero car was destroyed. But I think it doesn't get more Mad Max than that. For something so beautiful and important to be destroyed so unceremoniously. And then for the stunt car to be forced into the spotlight, and get beaten up in the process, a slow noble death. I think that's poetic. Colosally brilliant video.
Astonishing in-depth look to one of the most iconic movie-props in history. Or dare I say, supporting character. The Interceptor means so much to Mad Max and his perception
This is great to see, I've been working on a kit bash model of doing a 68 Chevy Camaro as a GMC version of a Pursuit Special. I was going to utilize a Pontiac Fomula 400 engine with a Tripower. But...when I heard about the Dodge Darts used 427s with Six Packs? Thats when the bold builder in me said: "Fuck it, it they can do 427s with a Six Pack? I'm doing 454 with a Tripower baby!" Yup still building model and I love it. Had to chop Camaro front subframe for a Nova to fit the engine.
Same here. The crazy part is how far that idea went! As I was researching it just kept going back and back until the 80's. I know George Miller likes to hold on to ideas but this was something else.
Even though it isn't canon, honestly considering how much it seems to line up with the canon story and explains so much, I like to think it's at least closed to what happened. It has such great content that shows and establishes the collapse of the old world and the stark contrast between it and the new one, along with explaining a lot of what got Max to where he is at the beginning of Fury Road.
Excellent video and details about the car etcetera! Interesting and fun while a bit depressing how such work by all involved especially George Miller had to wait or scrap plans or parts of his true vision! Did that fabricator who built the three cars get in trouble for breaking union rules? My older brother is a welder/ fabricator who has worked on several Hollywood films etc and he tells me stories about rules on things that make the Mafia seem tame... Mad Max and his Interceptor was one of my favorite movie cars when I was a early teen! Thanks for the memories!
Oh what a video! What a wonderul video! Seriously, your work here is outstanding. The editing, the research... I can definitely see how this took 2 months. The story of and behind these movies is so interesting, and there is nobody I've seen who's told them better than you.
You touched on the Vertigo comic in the game breakdown but analyzing where it all came from and how "canon" it all is would make for a solid video. Especially as you could bring in some info from the anime that the Furious film now moved away from.
And you're officially one of the greatest/underrated automotive TH-camrs now. I don't think Top Gear could do this much detective research for a movie car's backstory.
A Mad Max TV show could actually work very well, it could add more depth and lore about it's characters, factions and locations while still being entertaining.
I think the intercepter was built again with shiny bodyparts it was used in the fury road and had quite a few scenes there was scene where max says," they took my blood now they have my car!!!!"
Wow. How this ended up in my stream I will never know. But I did own a 1970 Torino GT, which is based or was based on the Falcon body style. I drove in while in High School in 1986-87. It was the only reason I was somewhat popular. The stories that car could tell. Sadly I traded in for an Rx-7 (more of a college car) and kicked myself ever since. This video was incredible with the knowledge. Made me miss that car even more.
After watching furiosa trailer i am here...what a lovley day! I feel sorry for the interceptor at the beginning of fury road ford falcon great review good job
The 2015 Mad Max video game was all about how Max rebuilt the Black on Black , for a game based on a movie it was surprisingly good and explained how Max rebuilt the interceptor., also as a side note the stunt crew took bets at the start of filming for Fury Road as to how many of them were likely to die filming all of the stunts ( there was little to no CGI ) fortunately no one lost their life during the making of the movie.
Dude you did a GREAT job with this video.. So many Pursuit Special videos with all the lore and stuff but you dug EXTRA deep and put some info in there that I didn't know!.. Great Job man!
This interceptor is the reason why I own two dodge challenger.. since I was a kid and saw this movie I fell in love with that car and the retro design reminds me of that classic beauty..
You’re doing an incredible work bringing these videos to us. Thank you so much. Mad Max is my favourite saga ever and your videos literally give me life. Thank you again and keep doing so well. Very big hug from Spain.
I like to think the canonical reason why Max got his Interceptor back was by backtracking the way he went and salvaging as many parts as he could, and then weld them together with whatever other similar pieces he found out there in the wasteland, explains the different colors and rusty parts of the car. Also I love the look of sheer obsession that Max gives Slit as they open fire on each other during the final chase, kinda hope they would show more of this unhealthy obsession, as that car is a literal symbol of a new life for Max.
Man I wish we had seen more of the V8 ion fury road, more chases, and Max being overall a badass with the car. Maybe in the next movie. Even in 2 I wanted to see more but I guess plot takes priority.
Original car from movie 1 and 2 is in Dezerland museum in Orlando, FL. Car has some history and what it went through but they saved it and is in car museum. I am Max fan, and I went to see it and of course took bunch of pictures and videos with car
Those who rise up and push fellow man down drive the shiny and chrome. It's those who make due driving the rough and worn who keep a cleaner conscience by not shattering the chrome of their character to obtain all the riches merely for themselves to shine their extensions. They put the work into keeping things otherwise the vehicles for others to move forward, not merely chrome their own larger selves. Keep the machine maintained, but it's alright for it to bare scars of where it's been. Especially when the work and things we can obtain can help heal and move the drivers of all our roads forward heal from deeper wounds. And yeah, that counts too for just making some damn fine fiction and movies that help all more than just a mere few drivers, but the driver within us all. Mad Max is a franchise that's done this in spades in understated yet explosive perfecton for when it would be free to hit those heights. The productions, writer, and many involved were kings and queens of keeping perspective, which made the moments of the fantastic flash even brighter to be seen.
Just found this channel. I saw The Road Warrior in the theater when I was 12 years old and just like Raider's of the Lost Ark, it was my favorite movie in the first 5 minutes.
2 things: First - 8:22 fuck me, 9 grand for a Fairmont back in 03. That same car would be like 80 grand+ today. Second - If you take into account the aspects of the game's story, it does a good job of explaining how the car goes from the state it was at the end of the comics to how it appears at the beginning of Fury Road. In Fury Road the Interceptor is definitely on it's last legs but the idea it got there from just 2 years of use in-between the comic and Fury Road, seems a bit much even for a post apocalyptic world. However in the 2015 Game the Interceptor goes through alot of abuse, which could justify it's rough shape in Fury Road. This is a minor detail I noticed in the game, but when Max gets the car at the end and he drives off, it shows the back of the car and you can see that unlike at the start it not only lacks it's fuel tanks but also it's rear spoiler, just like the Fury Road car.
I’m incredibly impressed with the levels of research you put into this. I like to think I know a bit about the films, until I watch one of your efforts. Huge thanks, please keep them coming. 👍👍
I get that he wanted to use the more powerful stroker engine vehicle. It was probably his final stunt for a series he's extremely passionate about and I too would want to go out on film that way. I just wish he would've crashed up the 351 that was meant to be trashed. I get bummed out watching movies destroy old classic iron. Because they ain't making anymore 19- somethings. Very well done and entertaining video. 10/10 would watch again. Thank you, and everyone else's hard work involved on the video.
The attention to detail in the production of these movies, culminating in Fury Road, is so amazing and admirable. The touches that no-one would see, the explanations for changes down to the wheel rim sizes, and the dedication to the story that would have the “hero car” be used and destroyed in the stunt. I mourn that that hero car isn’t out there in a museum where we could marvel at it and all of its details, but these choices are exactly why Mad Max feels like a real world with real stakes and consequences. When you’re willing to sacrifice a quarter-million dollar prop representing hundreds of hours of labor, that dedication to storytelling comes through to the watcher. It’s how a “car” movie with little dialog can be so moving.
@@SwedishEmpire1700 - Ok, fair enough. I agree that Mad Max 2 was the high-point of the series generally, though I personally feel Fury Road to be the high-point of the production. The vehicles, props, and attention to detail in that movie was really something special. For instance, the interiors of the vehicles (aside from Max’s pursuit special) were never really highlighted before whereas this film included hand made iconography throughout that made the cult of Joe feel like something beyond the band of mercenaries who had coalesced around Humungus. For example, I appreciated the hammered metal interior of Furiosa’s truck and the locking accelerator made from (I believe) a foot measurer from a shoe store. But, yes - the culminating movie has to be the Road Warrior, I agree.
Great video! I'm researching this version of the Interceptor because I'm scratch building a body for HO scale slot cars. I already have the "Pretty" Mad Max and the worn down Road Warrior versions.
That was such a informative video. As soon as I saw JAMIE BEYER Ford the location of the photos, it is in Port Macquarie my home town. Remember seeing it around town. Not as Cool 😎 as my Torana Hatch
Wow, been waiting for this video for so long! love it :) Really happy to have my question answered about why it wasn't a manual, I know it wasn't much but I love that you included it :D
Great job, man! I loved the video! Is there information available about the chrome version of the Interceptor that the Warboys drive during the war rig escape? And what happened to him after the movie? Could this be a video suggestion? Thanks for the work, dude! A hug from Brazil!
As usual it's an incredible video lad ! I can't imagine all the work/ research behind the video . Do you have any news or update concerning furious ? Cheers all the way from France !
I keep getting comments saying that the Mad Max game did come out:
The 2008 Mad Max game by George Miller and Cory Barlog never came out. It was the official Fury Road tie-in game that connected with the film on a story level and it was designed by people who worked on the film. That game was cancelled in 2010.
The game that came out in 2015 is completely different. It was made by WB and Avalanche without George Miller's involvement. The reason why it 'feels like' his game is because WB used George Miller's material he was developing for Fury Road for years. Plotlines, characters and unused concept art, even stories from upcoming Fury Road prequels - they put all that in the game without MIller's supervision.
In result - the game contains spoilers from upcoming Mad Max prequels. And George Miller was NOT happy about that and it's not the game he wanted to release. That's why you won't find his name in the credits of that game.
I made a video about that whole situation a long time ago, but if you want me revisit this topic in a new video, let me know. Hope this helps.
I really enjoy that game, but I've hesitated finishing it. I think the game we did get would have been a pretty cool online multiplayer game.
@@Scott11078 I really liked the game too, but it reveals what Warner Bros would probably do to the Mad Max franchise if only they could wrestle it out of George Miller's hands = spew out a lacklustre pile of studio exec plop for the money, and not the work of art we were fortunate enough to get with Fury Road.
As I have gotten ADDICTED to this channel of yours, I´d love to watch even more stuff from you, also in this "game-stuff topic". I ´ve played and beaten the game a few years ago. It´s somehow a nice game, but it sucks as a MadMax franchise. It´s just another WB-style game, with tons of mouse/keyboard-breaker combos, exactly as in the WB´s LOTR games, which received MadMax´s related names and textures upon it (as the creature which is a mechanic helper in the game acts EXACTLY as Smeagol does in LOTR).
Cheers, sir!
I have it i n my library right now. Avalanche Studios put it out and was published by Warner Bros. Games
IMO the game was very good
The Mad Max video game is extremely worth a play. I've played through it multiple times. Great way to tie all the diffrent stories together
I'm reinstalling it right now after 5 years. Great game.
@Bryan Schmidt Excellent tie in with the movie Fury Road.
@@GuntherRommel guess you could say it was a magnum opus.
I am so funny
Wasn't the game supposed to be right before the beginning of fury road?
@Owen Baxter was supposed to but wasn't made. Instead, they made a prequel comic telling the story of the v8 intercepter.
In Australia, these hardtop Falcon coups are legendary. See them destroyed breaks a man's heart 😪
fury road is a pos.
I know pauls3585. Film companies don't give two shits about history or how rare as long as they get their piece of silver.
Life on Mars wanted to borrow my 82 Tina 2.0 2 door an I told them to F***off. It's 1 of 3 left on the road over here. They weren't even getting it to park on the road side in case it got scratched. I'm only it's 2 ND owner since 1982 and I didn't get it till the original owner died an his son sold it to me in 2001.
I literally cried in the theater when we went to see it. It was in the film for less time than Thunderdome! And then to see it just completely rolled and ripped to pieces by The War Boys... 😮💨 And Max just stole it from the Buzzards according to the comics that Miller was influencing!! He had made some unorthodox deal to get the final parts to complete The Black on Black. And things went sideways, hence why the Buzzards knew who he was throughout the movie... That car was the last thing keeping him together. And it got torn right back apart... So, the ending of Fury Road wasn't Max quiting, it was him starting all over again, and finding himself in his Magnum Opus. The Black on Black. The Interceptor. His last hold on what was, and that could ever be now, in this Apocalyptic nightmare being stuck betwix the living and the Dead. media.tenor.com/KT_U1KKV7DYAAAAM/mad-max-v8.gif
So true! Look what Hollyweird did to that awesome Plymouth Cuda in The Phantasm movie! Long time rumor was it was junked after but it turns out it did survive and was seen in the background in an episode of CHiPs in 89, a Phantasm website has video! Strange...
@@tonysilliker5977 so now no one got to see it in the movie? Cars are made to be seen and driven.
In fury road. There is another interceptor. That the war boys are chasing him in. That he has to destroy his old car. He even says in fury road the movie. “That’s mine” as he is shooting at it.
Yeah, I don't know why he didn't talk about that.
the fact that it still runs makes it even more legendary in my opinion
He is the feral boy. Not the real Max
@@Almadanim I am hoping that is the case, not only would the plot thicken upon such a revelation but it would give Mel Gibson a chance to cameo as the OG Mad Max if Warner Bros lets Miller cast him at some point.
That was the same interceptor they caught him in earlier in the movie, you literally see them chopping it apart for customizing after max breaks free in the opening. The original was blown up, it doesn’t exist.
The Mad Max game that came out is totally underappreciated, and a big part of it is building your car(s).
It also has the ford falcon and a built interceptor that you can use when you finish the game
@@Blueffect_22 Only thing i didn't quite like is it was barely usable for combat but that I think was just me
@@duffinthemuffin5792 I mean, you don't use the Interceptor for that kind of combat. You use it to run War Boys off the road or evade them.
@@duffinthemuffin5792 well, it was kind of impossible to be able to be used lol
I've been working as a mechanic/fabricator for the past 14 years and have been a Mad Max fan since I was a kid. I would die happy if I ever got to work on the cars for a Mad Max film.
I love how you were able to actually connect the whole timeline between the original movies the comics to fury road it was a amazing job 👏
Thanks! It wasn't me who came up with it, it's just one of those storylines that George Miller and his writers keep secret from the audience. We get pieces of it on screen or in the comic books but to get the full picture I have to ask them what they had in mind. This goes for almost everything we see in those films.
@@MadMaxBible still quite incredible work and thanks to you so many people know the whole story behind the mad max franchise 😁
As an American, I actually had a XB Ford Falcon coupe, with a 351 Cleveland and the whole 9 yards. I got an offer too good to refuse and sold it to Mad Max Cars in Washington state. I have a lot of cars but that is one I do miss.
You had one in America how
Original car from movie 1 and 2 is in Dezerland museum in Orlando, FL. Car has some history and what it went through but they saved it and is in car museum. I am Max fan, and I went to see it and of course took bunch of pictures and videos with car
It used to piss me off so much that in both Road Warrior and Fury Road they destroy the Interceptor, the very ride of Max himself. It was such a cool car and I always thought (and still do, to a degree) that he should have been allowed to keep it all throughout one or both of those movies, sort of like how the hero gunslinger always has his black steed. However, then I started thinking from a storyteller's perspective, and it actually made more sense. The story wants Max to interact with other people, have a chance to bond and form various relationships, some good, some bad, but above all else, he can not be allowed to remain a loner. If that happened the story would go nowhere. And the Interceptor is the one thing that allows Max to drive away from people, to remove himself from the story and just remain an outcast with nothing and no one to interact with. So from the narrative point of view, I understand perfectly why it has to be done. But it still hurts when that machine is trashed... every. single. time.
You got it!
This is the kind of content you usually have to buy the special edition DVD / Bluray to get! Thank you for this contribution!
Thanks for this awesome behind the story. I'm a 47 years old Brazilian dude. I started to love V8 and this type of cars because the two Mad Max movies. I took the bus to go home after high school classes and, very often, I went two bus stops ahead just to see a rare Pontiac Trans Am in a car dealership. V8 cars are extremely rare around here...
It was NOT...mediocre ❤️ The history of the cars is as interesting as the story itself
Mediocre is a term used in Fury Road, intended as a good thing.
Something that I love about Max's character is that he knows how to drive his car but not how to take car of it. This was also brought up a few times in the game. (Even though the game isn't a great depiction of the Mad Max story, I do believe that it's a great depiction of Mad Max himself).
Well in the beginning of Mad Max, Max is working on the distributor and cleaning his hands with Swarfega, so I do not agree that he does not understand car maintenance.
Thank you for this fantastic profile on the Interceptor, very enjoyable for a 60 year old fan who enjoyed every iconic film in the series on the big screen upon their exciting release!
Keep up the exceptional content my friend!
"if you can't fix what is broken you'll go insane." - Mad Max
What a legend, awesome video man. I'm not a emotional guy but I waited so patently for fury road to come out and then within the first minutes see the Interceptor destroyed it really tugged at my heart strings.
Sham it was such a let down of a movie. It ruined the whole franchise.
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Yeah it was really disappointing.. I wish he at least got it's disgraced corpse back from the war boys...
@@joom9002I still enjoyed the movie, but I can absolutely understand why you didn't like it TBH
Great video mate, gives a great in-depth history of the cars and fills in a lot of questions that people often ask. Glad to have helped with some info. A couple of things I MUST mention is that whilst I did do most of the car as shown, there were certainly others on the crew who played instrumental parts in getting the car on screen. The set Dec team did an amazing job dressing the car, they also should take credit for the rag tyre, I came up with some ideas that you mentioned but ultimately those guys/girls perfected the look and made it work, well beyond what I could have ever done. The scenic artists under the direction of Martin Bruveris added the patina and weathering to the paint which really bought the car to life (or close to death as it appears).
Also others on the Action Vehicle crew did mechanical work on the car, particularly in Namibia (as I finished up in Sydney) keeping it running and upgrading other parts like the ignition, etc. As much as I’d like to take credit for the whole car there was definitely many others who had input to get it on screen for that brief 1:24. :)
Keep up the great work.
1:24 of screen time. What a massive waste of effort and machinery.
And what a massive tease for all the loyal fans who patiently waited decades. Like why even bother resurrecting the iconic hero car only to have it humiliatingly hunted down and pillaged in the opening scene of the movie? What on earth made Miller think that would be a good idea?
Was it written this way solely to make you feel like your massive amount of work was for nothing? Or was it written this way to specifically upset the loyal fanbase by literally/figuratively deconstructing the films iconic car and its entire universe? As an award winning classic car mechanic and body restoration professional I absolutely love what you and the crew did with the distressed state of the car, especially the details like the minor front and rear bumper damages indicating Max had already been playing wasteland bumper cars even before Fury Road starts, and the rough improvised looking cutout in the hood for the blower. Also the heavy black smoke effect indicating that both the Scott injection system is running rich and that the engine is burning oil trying to keep up with being supercharged while also used as primary transportation. And also the improvised cloth tent/shelter hanging from the roll bar, the improvised runflat/treadcap tire, the fact that the worst tire is on the right rear as it would be on a powerful RWD car, and the fact that the extra fuel tank is in the left rear to offset the weight of the driver.
All this wasted attention to detail that we have to buy the DVD and pause to notice is why I can't stand the fact that Miller squandered all your hard work and exploited the hopes of everyone who came to see the car.
People can try to justify it but I didn't wait patiently for 20 years just to be duped into paying to see the car get destroyed in the opening credits. I would have rather seen a whole new story without the car than see it get trashed so soon. Honestly Miller should feel ashamed for exploiting our loyalty/enthusiasm.
When I build my supercharged BOB/Interceptor its going to be based on film 2 because Fury Road is simply a reboot wherein Max is both literally and figuratively just a passenger in someone else's vehicle.
@@Impactjunky I'm glad you and many other fans noticed the finer details that went into the cars. The main reason George Miller wanted the Interceptor in the film, particularly right at the beginning of the film was to help tie the film into the Mad Max universe, the car, and max's jacket are essentially the two key items that people instantly recognise as being Mad Max, so the car needed to be there. It would have been nice if the car got more than a minute of screen time but at least it does come back for a bit longer in its Razor Cola form.
@@Restoprep Yeah sorry for venting on you so hard. I do legitimately love what you did with the car. Obviously that's why I'm so bothered by the lack of screen time. Thanks for taking the job so seriously though. The effort you put into the car helped immensely with "world building" and to keen eyes the car even tells a story all its own. Thus I mean you no offense when I say it was wasted effort.
@@Impactjunky All good mate, I didn't take it in that way at all. :)
Also one thing I'd like to clarify:
A lot of people are saying that the game by Cory Barlog and George Miller actually came out.
That's not true. It never came out. What came out was a different game made by Avalanche Studios and WB without George Miller's involvement. The game by Avalanche Studios and WB is roughly based on the story from the comic books and borrows heavily from other backstories by George Miller without his permission, so it contains spoilers from the upcoming Furiosa which George Miller would've never allowed to be published in a game. Hence, George Miller distanced himself from that game, you won't find his name in the credits nor anyone else's who worked on Fury Road.
Great video , the XA and XB Ford Falcons are one of my favourite cars , probabky made even rarer with these MAD MAX films
When I was younger I was of the impression that the Mad Max Interceptor Special was actually a Australian made AMC AMX not a Ford!!! 🤠👍
Always an inspiration, Bible! You out do yourself in ever aspect of production, video after video! I am so grateful to be along for the ride!
You are so welcome!
The inteceptor,my onw favorite mad max car😎
I am a Mad Max fan from the days of old and while I really loved Fury Road, I guess I thought of it more of a alternate story than a continuation of the original films, and I certainly didn't read any of the comics. I took Fury Road as it was and enjoyed it immensely, with the game as a prequel. Despite that, the end of the Interceptor always rubbed me the wrong way. Even if Max was a loon there was just no way a bunch of other loons could catch the last of the V-8 Interceptors. But now I've just learned it really was a continuation of the series, meaning this was the THE V-8. Well this really softens the blow (as it were). Thank you.
Your knowledge of Mad Max is amazing. Would love to hear the Bubba Zanetti story.
Seconded. Dude is the most stoic of all the Zed Runners. Right up there with Max and his all of sixteen lines in the whole film. =]
Toecutter: quit toying with him bubba:bubba z: easy I know what I'm doing!! I don't know about you but in the first movie you get the feeling that bubba and toecutter are kinda like Hitler and Himmler,toecutter may have been the boss but bubba was the quite ,in the shadows brains of the gang
@@jonathancox1231 The only time i think he even raises his voice is after vehemently protesting about collecting Johnny the Boy from the Bronze. Essentially calling Johnny dead weight.
Bubba Zanetti "Joviality is a game of children."
Toecutter: fires shotgun. "Mud guts! Get out of there! Candalini! Put her against the post! We, have a problem here. She is not what she seems. Bubba Zanetti, has it on good authority. She's sent by the Bronze. Full of treachery! The Bronze....take our pride."
Your conclusion is touching; it's sad the hero car was destroyed. But I think it doesn't get more Mad Max than that. For something so beautiful and important to be destroyed so unceremoniously.
And then for the stunt car to be forced into the spotlight, and get beaten up in the process, a slow noble death. I think that's poetic.
Colosally brilliant video.
Welcome back, Mad Max Bible! Let's ride fellow Wastelanders!
Come along, let's roll!
Mediocre!!
Witness!!!!!
My brain is very dirty
Oh what a day
Beyond Thunderdome is the one I really remember. Seen it sooooo many times, but haven't seen it in probably 20 years. Awesome movie 🤘🤘🤘
Astonishing in-depth look to one of the most iconic movie-props in history. Or dare I say, supporting character. The Interceptor means so much to Mad Max and his perception
This is great to see, I've been working on a kit bash model of doing a 68 Chevy Camaro as a GMC version of a Pursuit Special. I was going to utilize a Pontiac Fomula 400 engine with a Tripower.
But...when I heard about the Dodge Darts used 427s with Six Packs?
Thats when the bold builder in me said:
"Fuck it, it they can do 427s with a Six Pack? I'm doing 454 with a Tripower baby!"
Yup still building model and I love it. Had to chop Camaro front subframe for a Nova to fit the engine.
Man, the in universe story and Miller wanting to show Max building the car makes me wish that the Mad Max 2015 game was canon to the movies
Same here. The crazy part is how far that idea went! As I was researching it just kept going back and back until the 80's. I know George Miller likes to hold on to ideas but this was something else.
Even though it isn't canon, honestly considering how much it seems to line up with the canon story and explains so much, I like to think it's at least closed to what happened. It has such great content that shows and establishes the collapse of the old world and the stark contrast between it and the new one, along with explaining a lot of what got Max to where he is at the beginning of Fury Road.
Excellent video and details about the car etcetera! Interesting and fun while a bit depressing how such work by all involved especially George Miller had to wait or scrap plans or parts of his true vision! Did that fabricator who built the three cars get in trouble for breaking union rules? My older brother is a welder/ fabricator who has worked on several Hollywood films etc and he tells me stories about rules on things that make the Mafia seem tame...
Mad Max and his Interceptor was one of my favorite movie cars when I was a early teen! Thanks for the memories!
Oh what a video! What a wonderul video!
Seriously, your work here is outstanding. The editing, the research... I can definitely see how this took 2 months. The story of and behind these movies is so interesting, and there is nobody I've seen who's told them better than you.
Wow, thank you!
You touched on the Vertigo comic in the game breakdown but analyzing where it all came from and how "canon" it all is would make for a solid video. Especially as you could bring in some info from the anime that the Furious film now moved away from.
Honestly fits with the story, we all hope just like max that our interceptor is still out there waiting for us
I did not know about the broken headlight cover's shape. That's a great piece of trivia!
I am not even a huge fan of the movies, but couldn't stop watching this documentary. Outstanding piece of work.
And you're officially one of the greatest/underrated automotive TH-camrs now. I don't think Top Gear could do this much detective research for a movie car's backstory.
A Mad Max TV show could actually work very well, it could add more depth and lore about it's characters, factions and locations while still being entertaining.
There was supposed to be an anime I believe
Mad max is arguable the best Australian movie series, out of any other movie and possibly even moreso then hollywood.
One of my favorite franchises.
This car has always been a part of my "Movie/TV Want Car List".
Love it.
Thanks for that great video history.
I think the intercepter was built again with shiny bodyparts it was used in the fury road and had quite a few scenes there was scene where max says," they took my blood now they have my car!!!!"
If you've played the game it also gives a pretty good explanation on how Max could've rebuild the interceptor
Just watched the movie last night for the nth time! Your video adds a lot of welcome depth to the story. ♥️🛠️💥
The amount of detail put into these cars is amazing, truly beautiful.
Thanks for covering this video with such passion and accurate details!
Wow. How this ended up in my stream I will never know. But I did own a 1970 Torino GT, which is based or was based on the Falcon body style. I drove in while in High School in 1986-87. It was the only reason I was somewhat popular. The stories that car could tell. Sadly I traded in for an Rx-7 (more of a college car) and kicked myself ever since.
This video was incredible with the knowledge. Made me miss that car even more.
Man i just watched furiosa its amazing , hope your doing good
After watching furiosa trailer i am here...what a lovley day!
I feel sorry for the interceptor at the beginning of fury road ford falcon great review good job
seeing $9500 for a falcon coupe hurts considering their prices today
The 2015 Mad Max video game was all about how Max rebuilt the Black on Black , for a game based on a movie it was surprisingly good and explained how Max rebuilt the interceptor., also as a side note the stunt crew took bets at the start of filming for Fury Road as to how many of them were likely to die filming all of the stunts ( there was little to no CGI ) fortunately no one lost their life during the making of the movie.
I need another mad max yap sesh please 😭
Many remember the Black-on-Black, Pursuit Special Interceptor.
But very few talk about the original yellow Interceptor from the first movie.
Dude you did a GREAT job with this video.. So many Pursuit Special videos with all the lore and stuff but you dug EXTRA deep and put some info in there that I didn't know!.. Great Job man!
The mad max game goes hard af and rebuilding the magnum opus is awesome
TH-cam is the closest thing we have to a Time Machine.
This interceptor is the reason why I own two dodge challenger.. since I was a kid and saw this movie I fell in love with that car and the retro design reminds me of that classic beauty..
You’re doing an incredible work bringing these videos to us. Thank you so much. Mad Max is my favourite saga ever and your videos literally give me life. Thank you again and keep doing so well. Very big hug from Spain.
I like to think the canonical reason why Max got his Interceptor back was by backtracking the way he went and salvaging as many parts as he could, and then weld them together with whatever other similar pieces he found out there in the wasteland, explains the different colors and rusty parts of the car.
Also I love the look of sheer obsession that Max gives Slit as they open fire on each other during the final chase, kinda hope they would show more of this unhealthy obsession, as that car is a literal symbol of a new life for Max.
Amazingly detailed story of the car and it's origin. Great work mate!
In Movie World Australia they have the Interceptor and a number of vehicles from Fury Road in their WB Studio Showcase
Soo glad to see you back, man!
This was *such* a satisfying video, so informative, thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Man I wish we had seen more of the V8 ion fury road, more chases, and Max being overall a badass with the car. Maybe in the next movie. Even in 2 I wanted to see more but I guess plot takes priority.
As a Mad Max fan since the 80's, this is a great bit of history behind the the Interceptor
Original car from movie 1 and 2 is in Dezerland museum in Orlando, FL. Car has some history and what it went through but they saved it and is in car museum. I am Max fan, and I went to see it and of course took bunch of pictures and videos with car
Those who rise up and push fellow man down drive the shiny and chrome. It's those who make due driving the rough and worn who keep a cleaner conscience by not shattering the chrome of their character to obtain all the riches merely for themselves to shine their extensions. They put the work into keeping things otherwise the vehicles for others to move forward, not merely chrome their own larger selves.
Keep the machine maintained, but it's alright for it to bare scars of where it's been. Especially when the work and things we can obtain can help heal and move the drivers of all our roads forward heal from deeper wounds.
And yeah, that counts too for just making some damn fine fiction and movies that help all more than just a mere few drivers, but the driver within us all. Mad Max is a franchise that's done this in spades in understated yet explosive perfecton for when it would be free to hit those heights. The productions, writer, and many involved were kings and queens of keeping perspective, which made the moments of the fantastic flash even brighter to be seen.
This is the best documentation I've ever seen on these vehicles. Top job!!
Wow, what an excellent synopsis and the details are incredible. Huge fan of Mad Max after seeing the Road Warrior on VHS tape when I was a kid.
This car makes the FnF Charger look like a kid's car. It's just really badass.
Wow! Seriously impressive video. The attention to detail is above and beyond most videos on TH-cam.
Thanks for taking the time,and making the effort to create these videos💥👊😎
WOW... Unreal story! Amazing video!!
Just found this channel. I saw The Road Warrior in the theater when I was 12 years old and just like Raider's of the Lost Ark, it was my favorite movie in the first 5 minutes.
Your channel is great man!
2 things:
First - 8:22 fuck me, 9 grand for a Fairmont back in 03. That same car would be like 80 grand+ today.
Second - If you take into account the aspects of the game's story, it does a good job of explaining how the car goes from the state it was at the end of the comics to how it appears at the beginning of Fury Road. In Fury Road the Interceptor is definitely on it's last legs but the idea it got there from just 2 years of use in-between the comic and Fury Road, seems a bit much even for a post apocalyptic world. However in the 2015 Game the Interceptor goes through alot of abuse, which could justify it's rough shape in Fury Road.
This is a minor detail I noticed in the game, but when Max gets the car at the end and he drives off, it shows the back of the car and you can see that unlike at the start it not only lacks it's fuel tanks but also it's rear spoiler, just like the Fury Road car.
I’m incredibly impressed with the levels of research you put into this. I like to think I know a bit about the films, until I watch one of your efforts. Huge thanks, please keep them coming. 👍👍
I get that he wanted to use the more powerful stroker engine vehicle. It was probably his final stunt for a series he's extremely passionate about and I too would want to go out on film that way. I just wish he would've crashed up the 351 that was meant to be trashed. I get bummed out watching movies destroy old classic iron. Because they ain't making anymore 19- somethings.
Very well done and entertaining video. 10/10 would watch again. Thank you, and everyone else's hard work involved on the video.
The attention to detail in the production of these movies, culminating in Fury Road, is so amazing and admirable. The touches that no-one would see, the explanations for changes down to the wheel rim sizes, and the dedication to the story that would have the “hero car” be used and destroyed in the stunt. I mourn that that hero car isn’t out there in a museum where we could marvel at it and all of its details, but these choices are exactly why Mad Max feels like a real world with real stakes and consequences. When you’re willing to sacrifice a quarter-million dollar prop representing hundreds of hours of labor, that dedication to storytelling comes through to the watcher. It’s how a “car” movie with little dialog can be so moving.
@@SwedishEmpire1700 - Ok, fair enough. I agree that Mad Max 2 was the high-point of the series generally, though I personally feel Fury Road to be the high-point of the production. The vehicles, props, and attention to detail in that movie was really something special. For instance, the interiors of the vehicles (aside from Max’s pursuit special) were never really highlighted before whereas this film included hand made iconography throughout that made the cult of Joe feel like something beyond the band of mercenaries who had coalesced around Humungus. For example, I appreciated the hammered metal interior of Furiosa’s truck and the locking accelerator made from (I believe) a foot measurer from a shoe store.
But, yes - the culminating movie has to be the Road Warrior, I agree.
Very Cool iconic car!
As important a character as Max himself!
Ah man! So much great content in this video! Also much needed recognition to the real people who put in the hard work for the films.
Fantastic work - yes it would be awsum if you did a video on a why the V8 Interceptor always get destroyed.
Great video! I'm researching this version of the Interceptor because I'm scratch building a body for HO scale slot cars. I already have the "Pretty" Mad Max and the worn down Road Warrior versions.
That’s really cool! Would love to see videos of those cars especially racing on a track!
That was such a informative video. As soon as I saw JAMIE BEYER Ford the location of the photos, it is in Port Macquarie my home town. Remember seeing it around town. Not as Cool 😎 as my Torana Hatch
You missed the chromed interceptor that was rebuilt in fury road, max even yelled That's my car.
It's not in this one because it's going to get it's own entire video
Thanks!
Glad you liked it!
Glorious video as always ! Keep up the amazing work :D
Just watched Furiosa, hope you cover it!
looking forward to hearing your thoughts on furiosa
Great info. On such a pivotal car that I grew up on and imagined at times....the car, engine and bomb. Thankz
Wow, been waiting for this video for so long! love it :) Really happy to have my question answered about why it wasn't a manual, I know it wasn't much but I love that you included it :D
Wow. saw the original Mad Max in the theater back when I was a kid and all these years I never knew all the back story on these cars.
The production of your video is incredible. Thank you so much!
I was half expecting you to also talk about the rebuild the war boys did on the interceptor turning it in to the "Razor Cola"
Great job, man! I loved the video! Is there information available about the chrome version of the Interceptor that the Warboys drive during the war rig escape? And what happened to him after the movie? Could this be a video suggestion? Thanks for the work, dude! A hug from Brazil!
At 8:47, that scene, what's it from? My curiosity is killing me, I wanna know what it is, and glad to be seeing you making a comeback!
Wow, this is the first time I hear about the TV series. Thanks for delving into the lore!
Hello from a 35 year old singl from a wasteland of macedonia this is a great documentary of max,female survivors i miss the interceptor destroyed 🥺😥😭❤
R u going to talk about furiosa: a mad max saga?
You should talk about mad max deleted scenes. Would love a video about it.
As usual it's an incredible video lad ! I can't imagine all the work/ research behind the video . Do you have any news or update concerning furious ? Cheers all the way from France !
furiosa *
Hey, glad you liked the video! Yeah, they're filming reshoots now. Not much to report on besides that!
@@MadMaxBible okkk thx ;)
Great video, probably the most informative one I’ve seen on the legend that is Max’s car.. thanks for posting.
where are you man? whats going on?
That's it! I'm going to find a Ford Falcon model scale and make Mad Max's interceptor.
PLEASE RETURN AND TALK ABOUT FURIOSA AS WELL CONTINUE DOING THE TIMELINE VIDEOS
Extremely excited for the Furiosa trailer, equally excited for the next MMB video
Max isn't max in fury road. I feel like tom hardy is the furry kid that uses the name as max
I like that
If I remember correctly Milar has stated he likes that theory but it's not what he intended
No. The feral kid was the narrator of the road warrior and says he became the leader of his group.
@@jsnification yes “max” was a leader of a group if he’s having flash backs of people