The Road Warrior [Blu-ray]

Director: George Miller

Overview

This brutal sci-fi action film is even more intense and exciting than its predecessor. Several years after the deaths of his wife and child, Max has become an alienated nomad, wandering an Australian outback. Max eventually joins a camp of people to fight a band of marauders.

Product Details

Release Date:	06/04/2013
UPC:	0883929316403
Original Release:	1981
Rating:	R
Source:	Warner Home Video
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:35:00
Sales rank:	13,666

Special Features

Commentary by director George Miller and cinematographer Dean Semler; Introduction by Leonard Maltin

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Mel Gibson	Max
Bruce Spence	Gyro Captain
Vernon Wells	Wez
Mike Preston	Pappagallo,Actor
Max Phipps	Toadie
Emil Minty	Feral Kid,Actor
Kjell Nilsson	Humungus
Virginia Hey	Warrior Woman
Syd Heylen	Curmudgeon
Moira Claux	Big Rebecca
David Slingsby	Quiet Man
Arkie Whiteley	Lusty Girl
Steve J. Spears	Mechanic
William Zappa	Farmer
Jimmy Brown	Golden Youth
David Downer	Wounded Man
Tyler Coppin	Defiant Victim
Max Fairchild	Broken Victim
Kristoffer Greaves	Mechanic's Assistant
Guy Norris	Mohawk Biker with Bearclaw
Tony Deary	Mohawk Biker
Anne Jones	Tent Lover,Actor
James McCaedell	Tent Lover
Kathleen McKay	Young Woman
Harold Baigent	Narrator
Joanne Samuel	Jessie
Brian May	Composer

Technical Credits

Terry Hayes

George Miller

Brian Hannant

Terry Hayes	Screenwriter
George Miller	Screenwriter
Byron Kennedy	Producer
Max Aspin	Stunts
Jeffrey Clifford	Special Effects
Kim Priest	Special Effects
Brian Hannant	Screenwriter
Lloyd Carrick	Sound Effects
Chris Goldsmith	Sound Effects

Editorial Reviews

Mad Max 2 (The Road Warrior) is a pure expression of cinematic existentialism. The characters spend their time driving through a barren, post-apocalyptic world looking for gasoline so that they can continue to drive around the desert and find more gasoline. Of course, there's an exciting action movie thrown in as well. The loner protagonist at the center of our attention is again Max (Mel Gibson), who in the first Mad Max lost his wife and child to a murderous bunch of thugs. Max retreats from society, living the life of a scavenger in the "wasteland." It might be a sci-fi setting, but Max is a direct descendant of classic Western and film noir antiheroes. He looks out for himself and only himself, and there's only a very fine line between him and the bad guys. The setup of the "reluctant savior" rescuing the stranded "villagers" is about as traditional a storyline as you can get, and the movie precedents are no less obvious: it's Seven Samurai and The Magnificent Seven (minus the six other guys). Following the success of this movie, Gibson became an international star. Talented writer/director George Miller has gone on to mixed financial success as a producer and director, but has consistently produced interesting and original material. The infamous Kevin Costner vehicle Waterworld is basically a remake of Mad Max II in an aquatic setting.