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Mad Max, Australian Theatrical Release, East End Cinemas (Bourke St, Melbourne), 1979
Mad Max, Australian Theatrical Release, East End Cinemas (Bourke St, Melbourne), 1979. 

 

What's New

18-May-2009
  • Mad Max 4 is on the movie again, "industry sources say"... No word on exactly who the source is, or any official word from Kennedy Miller at this point, but certainly the Australian press has been all over this story today, in the papers, on TV and on radio. Check out the articles printed in today's Herald Sun and The Age Newspaper.

17-May-2009

12-Apr-2009
  • A few years from then...

    Mad Max was released in Australia 30 years ago today. It premiered at the East End Cinemas on Bourke Street, which, unlike the film itself, have long since disappeared. If you look above, you can take a glimpse of what the scene was like, some 30 years ago...

  • You can also find some newspaper advertising from the original East End Cinema showing on the Mad Max advertising page (nothing new for you regular visitors though, sorry!).
  • John Eaves has posted his own tribute to the 30th anniversary on his movie art blog - take a look over at http://johneaves.wordpress.com/

31-Mar-2009
  • Maurice Jarre has passed away, aged 84. To Mad Max fans he would be most known as the composer of the "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" score, but beyond this he had more than 150 scores to his name, and several oscars. More detailed information is available through Google News, and most likely also through your regular local news sources.

15-Mar-2009
  • This year's Melbourne Comedy Festival features "The Mad Max Remix"... the Mad Max trilogy has been edited down, and will be screened silently behind a team of actors, improvisers and musicians, who will turn the tale of Max and the last of the V8s into an uplifting teen movie of one man's redemption through dance. Well that's what the comedy festival web page says anyway. The show will run from April 1st to April 26th, full details at their page.
  • For those of you not already Maxed out by Mad Max events this month, there is another! The New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles will be playing the Mad Max Trilogy on Friday March 20th & Saturday March 21st. Some of the guys from the discussion forum may be attending, you can read that thread here, or head on over to the Beverly Cinema web page for the full screening details.
  • It seems that the MTV Movies Blog followed up their Mad Max 4 article on March 5th with another article on March 11th, stating that George Miller would still be interested in pursuing this as a live action piece, if given the opportunity to do so. See the Mad Max 4 page for further detail.

10-Mar-2009
  • Mad Max will be screened in Belgium on March 21st during the OFFSCREEN film festival, in Brussels. The screening is part of the wider Ozploitation program they are running, which also includes screenings of Stunt Rock, The Long Weekend, Dead-End Drive In, The Man From Hong Kong and of course, Not Quite Hollywood. Festival guests will include Mark Hartley, Brian Trenchard Smith, and Richard Brennan, who will all appear for a Q&A at the Not Quite Hollywood screening. See the film festival web site for further details.

6-Mar-2009
  • The MTV Movies Blog has announced that Mad Max 4 is back on - and this time it's Anime! An interesting route to take - one that I'm personally not sure about. Most people come back to the original trilogy for the cars and the action - quite basically their connection with the reality of that world, and the action within it. I'm not convinced that an Anime incarnation would hit the intended audience with the same impact. You could certainly explore other stories in the Mad Max world going this route (think Star Wars: The Clone Wars or Animatrix), but I'm unsure about presenting the next feature this way. Wait and see I guess.
  • Note that this news has also been published at slashfilm.com and worstpreviews.com (and I would guess other sites) - they just seem to be referencing the MTV story above, with no further information.

3-Mar-2009

    Eric Bana Love The Beast Movie Poster
    • There will also be a "Love The Beast" Drive-In Night at Gepps Cross Drive-In in Adelaide, on the 28th of March. Gates open at 7pm, movie at 8pm. There are plenty of clubs organising to be a part of this one, so if you're in the area, check it out.
  • For those of you in Sydney, Mad Max is screening in 35mm from March 12th to 14th at Cronulla Cinemas, and March 15th to 18th at Beverly Hills Cinemas. The respective web sites contain the screening times, just scroll down to see the listings.

28-Feb-2009
  • It's been a few years since I worked on the Google Earth locations files - there are now higher resolution maps available in Google for many locations, and the files were also missing some locations, so time for an update. So far I have updated the Mad Max locations file. I still had a few issues pinpointing a couple of spots from the air - if you think any need further work, or if there's anything else to add, please just contact me.

24-Feb-2009

    Eric Bana Love The Beast Movie Poster
    • "Love The Beast Drive-In Night": Street Machine is presenting the Drive-In Premiere of Eric Bana's "Love The Beast" on Wednesday March 11th, at Blacktown in Western Sydney, and Coburg in Melbourne. The plan is to jam both venues with street machines, vans, customs, and of course plenty of coupes! Street Machine show bags for the first 30 cars through the gates, see the Street Machine Page for further info, and also the official web page for the film at www.lovethebeast.com.au.

23-Feb-2009

22-Feb-2009
  • Welcome... to another edition of madmaxmovies.com... For those familiar with the page, you can clearly see that I've changed the layout. Everything should still be exactly where it was, if you do find anything amiss, please just contact me, and I'll do my best to fix it up as quick as I can.

15-Feb-2009
  • Channel 10 News in Melbourne ran a brief segment regarding the loss of Reg Evans this week, I have placed this online and you can view it here.
  • Mel Gibson also appeared as part of an appeal on behalf of those affected by the Victorian Bushfire this week, you can view that segment here.

9-Feb-2009
  • Reg Evans, the Station Master in Mad Max, amongst other roles, has been reported dead in the Kinglake bushfires. He was 80. Further information can be found online at The Age Newspaper, and likely in other news services. Communities affected by the bushfires can be supported via the Victorian Bushfire Fund, see the Red Cross Page for further details.

15-Jan-2009
  • On Saturday January 31st, a Mad Max 30th Anniversary screening will be held at the Australian Film Television & Radio School (AFTRS), including a few special guests. Please see the events page for further details, and also read through the full details as posted on the discussion forum.
  • For those outside Australia, never fear - you still have your chance! On the same day, the entire Mad Max Trilogy will be screening at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica, CA. There will be a discussion following Mad Max 2 (Road Warrior) with cinematographer Dean Semler. Please also see the events page for the full details.

2-Jan-2009
  • This Saturday night / Sunday morning (at approx 2am), Rage will be re-playing Countdown from December 22nd, 1985. This is the one co-hosted by Tina Turner, and promoting Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. So if you didn't catch it back then in 1985, here is your chance to catch it now... See the ABC web site for full playlist details.

1-Jan-2009
  • Happy New Year!

15-Dec-2008
    • The January 2009 issue of Just Cars (Australia) features the Back 2 The Max 30th Anniversary event on pages 103 & 104.

1-Dec-2008
  • George Miller has recently partnered in a new digital media company - Dr D Studios. Check out their web site here. And be sure to check the list of films currently in pre-production...

29-Nov-2008

    Street Machine, December 2008 - Front Cover
    • The December 2008 issue of Street Machine (Australia) features the Back 2 The Max 30th Anniversary event in the news section, pages 10 & 11.

    Street Machine, December 2008 - Page 10

    Street Machine, December 2008 - Page 11

24-Oct-2008
  • We've just celebrated 30 years since Mad Max completed filming in Little River in 1978 - October 24th actually marks the anniversary of the commencement of filming in 1977. See the Mad Max shooting schedule page for further information.

22-Oct-2008
  • Max TV on Foxtel will air their Mad Max Collectors / Back 2 The Max program this coming Saturday on Max at 11am (Australian Eastern time, check your local Foxtel schedules). It will also then be repeated throughout the week.

15-Oct-2008
  • The Enough Rope George Miller interview is scheduled for next Monday, October 20th, at 9:35pm on ABC1. See the Enough Rope web site for further info.

13-Oct-2008

8-Oct-2008
    • Please note that ticketing for Back 2 The Max 2008 "The Dinner" is now finalised. There are a very limited number of unused tickets available - please email or confirm with the Little River Historical Society before placing an order - availability cannot be guaranteed at this point. This applies to the dinner event ONLY, all other displays for the Saturday / Sunday are of course open to all comers throughout the weekend, and there are still tickets available to the cinema screening.

4-Oct-2008
    • Back 2 The Max 2008 is now less than a week away, and this is you final chance to purchase tickets to the dinner on Saturday October 11th. Catering numbers for this part of the event will be finalised Tuesday October 7th, so please make sure your ticket order is in by the end of Tuesday if you're coming to this one. You can order online (credit card), or through the Little River Historical Society's page (cheque / money order).

1-Oct-2008
    • It is official... the Mayor from Mad Max is on his way, and with approval to travel on the official Mayoral scooter no less! It has been voted unanimously and approved in the latest Council Minutes (jump to page 121), and  Bertrand Cadart is on his way to Back 2 The Max. Bertrand, better known to some of you as Clunk from Mad Max, and also the owner of La Parisienne, will be there to meet and greet, so make sure to come by and say hello. Bertrand is currently the elected Mayor of Glamorgan Spring Bay Council, and you can read more about him from the Sunday Tasmanian here and here, and also in Tasmania's local government news, here, here, here and here.

26-Sep-2008
    • Just a quick note that seating for the Back 2 The Max dinner is now more than 50% allocated - if you're intending on being at this one (and I'd truly recommend any fans not miss this), make sure you order online (credit card), or through the Little River Historical Society's page (cheque / money order) as soon as you can. With various guest speakers, auctions, and a few surprises, it promises to be a great night.

23-Sep-2008
  • I've been contacted by someone with an XA Coupe for sale, not normally the sort of thing I'd advertise here, however this one is located in Northern Ireland! So, given that there would not be many others in that part of the world, this potentially represents an opportunity for someone. It is a March 1973 XA GT (JG66NM) with a V8 351, less than 38,000 miles on the clock, and was imported into the UK in the 80s. You can view some photos here - be warned, it has been left outside, and appears to be in poor shape based on the photos, along with having had various "localisation" modifications done to the front and rear lights. If interested, you can contact the owner, Mike, on 0845 017 5017, mobile 07731 826 398, or through the web site http://www.starcarhire.co.uk/.

19-Sep-2008
    • Please note that more than a third of the Platinum passes to the Back 2 The Max dinner event are now allocated. If you're intending on being involved in this part of the event, please be sure to book your tickets early - you can order online (credit card), or through the Little River Historical Society's page (cheque / money order). The number of tickets available to the dinner is strictly fixed due to venue and catering constraints - no further tickets will be allocated on this. Please note that this is the only part of the event where fixed numbers will apply - other events and displays are not restricted to specific numbers.

17-Sep-2008
  • George Miller is certainly confirmed as a guest on Enough Rope with Andrew Denton, the taping will be on Monday September 29th. To book audience tickets please visit http://www.abc.net.au/tv/enoughrope/audience/ or call (02) 9217 2288. The full invite can be found here (note that it is a Microsoft Word Document, your browser may or may not display it, depending on your configuration).

15-Sep-2008
    • It's a get out of gaol free card! Or "get out of jail", for some of you...! Back when Mad Max was originally filmed, the cars and bikes were used as every day vehicles on the road, often driven by cast and crew in costume. Obviously to the Victoria Police of the day, this occasionally presented issues - if you see the Toecutter gang tearing past on crazy bikes with crowbars and cleavers, you're likely to want to pull them up. So this letter was given out to help them explain the situation, and keep them on the film set, instead of handcuffed in the back of a passing police car. Those of you attending Back 2 The Max in costume might try you're luck printing a copy out... although I'm doubtful this will work some 30 years on!

13-Sep-2008
  • The web site has been moved to the new location! The discussion forum is operational again, and everything else should be online also. If you note any issues, please let me know.

6-Sep-2008

  • Tickets for the Little River Historical Society / Back 2 The Max event may now also be purchased online via credit card through the Back 2 The Max web site. Jump straight to the ticketing page for further information.

4-Sep-2008
  • It has been advertised that George Miller is Andrew Denton's guest on Enough Rope next Monday on ABC1 (Australia). The official Enough Rope lists Margaret Fulton as the guest however, wait and see I guess...

30-Aug-2008
    • Back 2 The Max - Mad Max 30th Anniversary! Ticketing for the event is now available, please visit the Little River Historical Society's web site for full ticketing information, the schedule of events (ticketed and non-ticketed events) and further details.

27-Aug-2008
  • Amazon are currently having a sale on Blu-Ray discs, unfortunately Road Warrior doesn't appear to be on the sale list, but Mel Gibson's Apocalypto is in there, along with Signs (and a few other cool movies of course). The full list of what's on sale can be found at the Amazon web site.

15-Aug-2008

    FHM September 2008, Stephanie Rice on the cover, Grant Page inside
    • The September 2008 issue of FHM (Australia) features another  interview with stunt man Grant Page, pages 120 & 121. The "Not Quite Hollywood" doco is also reviewed on pages 42 & 43.

    Grant Page, The Aussie Stunt Man

 

 

3-Aug-2008

21-Jul-2008
    • Street Machine's August 2008 issue features an interview with Mad Max stunt man / stunt coordinator  Grant Page, on pages 32 to 34.

17-Jul-2008

  • A new section has been added to the archives, this time for web pages. A number of Mad Max pages have come and gone over the years, here I've started restoring a few of particular interest that have otherwise disappeared from the web, and are no longer available in their original locations.

13-Jul-2008
    • Auto Art have released their 1:18 scale die cast Interceptor - see the listing at their web site for further detail. You might try checking your local hobby stores to buy local instead of online, I know they can be had for around $165 locally to me (Melbourne, Australia).

1-Jul-2008

  • 2008 marks the 30th anniversary of the completion of filming for Mad Max. To celebrate, the Little River Historical Society is holding a Mad Max 30th Anniversary Event on the weekend of October 11 & 12. There will be car displays, memorabilia and information displays, tours of the locations, special guests and other fan events. The full schedule is still to be confirmed, but mark the dates in your calendar now, and further updates will be posted here when they become available.

28-Dec-2007
    • The December 2007 / January 2008 issue of Unique Cars features the cover story "MAX Factor", on the legendary Mad Max Interceptor... Available on newsstands Australia wide from today. 

2-Dec-2007

  • The forum has been restored from a backup, the last couple of week's posts have been lost, but unfortunately they could not be recovered. Everything else now appears to be OK.

30-Nov-2007

  • The database for the forum has become corrupted (it looks like my ISP upgraded their version of MySQL, and killed it), and the forum is currently offline. I will attempt to restore the backup again within the next day or so, I've had a couple of attempts since yesterday, but it's not bringing the old posts back online at the moment for some reason.

26-Oct-2007

8-Oct-2007

  • Bruce Spence (the Gyro Captain & Jebediah) will be a guest at the Star Walking expo in Melbourne on October 20 / 21 (Bruce having appeared in Revenge Of The Sith). Costs are $65 for one day / $115 for both, with autograph and photo opportunities with all guests (prices TBA). See www.starwalking.net for further info.

24-Aug-2007

17-Aug-2007

  • The discussion forum has finally been migrated! Thanks to everyone for your patience, hopefully it was worth the wait. Now you'll just need to find the time to read the 60,000+ posts I've put back online in there...

15-Aug-2007

  • The migration of the discussion forum is almost finalised, and the actual upgrade will now occur in the next 24 hours. If you have a current login and don't remember your password, now is your last chance to make sure your email address is up to date so that you can use the reset password feature when the new software comes online!

7-Aug-2007

  • Roadwar! The next Roadwar event is fast approaching, happening on August 24 - 26. Please check out the discussion forum here, and also the dedicated web site at http://www.roadwarusa.com.
  • The current madmaxmovies.com discussion forum is being upgraded to a new version sometime in the next week or so. I will try to keep any disruption to a minimum, please see the forum post for additional info. 

16-May-2007
    • The Road Warrior has been released on both HD-DVD (pictured) and Blu-Ray. The release includes a commentary track by George Miller (I do believe his first) and Dean Semler. You can see the listings for either release at Amazon, find the HD-DVD listing here and the Blu-Ray listing here. You can also read some more detailed reviews online, see the HD-DVD review here, and the Blu-Ray DVD review here. Now I just need to splash out on a HD player...!

15-May-2007
    • Mel Gibson's Apocalypto is due out on DVD in the US next week (May 22nd), and includes a commentary track with Mel. Head on over to Amazon for further info.

7-May-2007

20-Apr-2007

  • The Age article can be found online here (thanks to Dave D for that!)
  • The LA Interceptor is for sale on ebay, head on over to the web site to see the details.
  • Of course, Mel Gibson is also for sale on ebay, so if you're buying the car, why not buy him also...

18-Apr-2007

  • Scott Smith and the Mad Max replicas are featured in the Drive section of today's Age newspaper (Melbourne). I've only seen the print article, if anyone finds it online, please let me know...

12-Apr-2007

  • A big thanks to Jon Davison and Sandown once again for a fantastic event at the Easternats. Thanks also to everyone who came, and had a ride, especially those who came from far away. Hope to see you all again at the next event... (whatever that happens to be!)

6-Apr-2007

  • All systems go at the Easternats - see above...

30-Mar-2007

27-Mar-2007

26-Feb-2007

  • Congratulations! To George Miller, on the Oscar win for Best Animated Feature, Happy Feet.

1-Feb-2007

  • Join Emil Minty, the stunt car, and a few other replicas and surprises this Easter at Sandown International Motor Raceway for Easternats 2007. Further event information can be found at www.easternats.com.au, and more information will be posted here as we get closer to the event.

25-Jan-2007

  • George Miller has been nominated for an Academy Award for Happy Feet, and was featured in another article in the Age today, where (among other things) Mad Max 4 was again mentioned. Sounds like its still planned to happen, but it is probably a couple of films and a few years away yet...

25-Dec-2006

  • Dr George was interviewed by The Age (Melbourne) for the release of Happy Feet in Australia. You can read the article here.

14-Dec-2006

  • Amongst the publicity for Happy Feet, George Miller has done a few interviews of late, and Mad Max IV has had a few mentions. Of interest are the articles at Moviehole, and an article at scifi.com.
  • Sorry for the infrequent updates. I've been away on and off the last few months.

15-Nov-2006

  • For those who haven't seen it yet, the Mad Max trilogy has now been released as a DVD box set for the first time in Australia. They unfortunately appear to be the same (no extras) DVDs that have been previously available here, so there's only really some new cover artwork on offer in this lot (which appears to be a copy of the older UK box set art). Hopefully we can get some of the already released elsewhere special edition extras released locally some day. And the old making of Thunderdome would be nice too.

26-Aug-2006

  • This Sunday night, August 27th, Emil Minty will appear on "Where Are They Now" on Channel 7 (Australia) at 6.30pm.

24-Jul-2006 / 25-Jul-2006

  • 25 years ago today... July 24th and 25th 2006 mark the 25th anniversary of the Humungus machine destruction and Tanker roll over stunts from the climax of Mad Max 2. Follow the link for a more detailed account of Dennis William's precision stunt work.

22-Jul-2006

  • 25 years ago today... July 22nd 2006 marks the 25th anniversary of the explosive destruction of the Mad Max 2 compound, near the completion of filming back in 1981. See the new sub page for a more detailed account of the events of the day.

19-Jul-2006

  • The Grapevine Heritage Foundation is presenting a Mad Max double feature at the Palace Theatre in Grapevine, Texas on Friday, July 21st. It will kick off at 7:00 PM with Mad Max and continue at 9:00 with Road Warrior. Grapevine is located in the heart of the Dallas - Ft. Worth metroplex.

9-Jul-2006

  • An "original" MFP bronze badge is being auctioned on eBay currently (auction starts July 28). It actually looks like an MFP Clothing Branch badge to me (see the badge page here), and the fact that it's partnered with a MFP4073 ID tag which is almost certainly a replica seems to point that way. You can find the auction here. If anyone has more info on this one, please send me an email.

22-Jun-2006

  • The Road Warrior (70mm blow up print) will be shown again in Los Angeles at the Avco Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave, Santa Monica, at 7:30 on June 23rd. Apologies for the late notice.

30-May-2006

  • The Special Edition Mad Max 2 (Road Warrior) DVD has been announced for release in Australia, exact features aren't listed yet, but you can find some brief information at the EzyDVD web site (and probably others).

7-May-2006
    • The Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, is showing a 70mm blow-up print of the Road Warrior, this coming Thursday, May 11, at 7:30 PM.  See the post on the discussion forum for some further details (don't look too close at the ad to the left for details, it's an old ad for an original 70mm showing from the 1980's...)

17-Apr-2006

13-Feb-2006

  • Discussion forum is online again. Looks like a dozen or so posts were lost while the migration was being performed - I can't get them back, sorry!
  • Email contact form is working again. Anyone who used this in the past week, best bet is to try again, as I probably didn't receive what was sent.

12-Feb-2006

  • My ISP has migrated the web site to a new platform. I can see that the forum is not working (I have lodged a request with them which will hopefully bring that back online soon). It also appears that the contact form is not working, it doesn't return an error, but the email does not seem to come through. Will try to rectify that one ASAP as well. Sorry for the inconvenience.

10-Feb-2006

  • Sony have announced Mad Max in their UMD / DVD bundle line up for April 25. According to the Sony Pictures web site, Mad Max UMD (Playstation Portable) has been out since November 2005, although I can't actually find any reference to that elsewhere.

31-Jan-2006

  • Welcome! To another edition of madmaxmovies.com!
    (Sorry for the outage, hopefully we won't have another one of those any time soon...)

13-Dec-2005

10-Dec-2005

13-Nov-2005

  • The Z Owners club have organised another Mad Max bike run, although I'm guessing its on a smaller scale than last year's 25th Anniversary run. I haven't received any detailed information directly, but you can check out what's on their web site over at http://www.zowners.com.au/

10-Oct-2005

  • OK, the web site has been 'hacked' again twice in the past week by people with too much time on their hands. I gather the problem is a security hole in Microsoft Front Page (either because I edited some pages there, or because or the server extensions installed here). If anyone can offer me any tips, please get in touch. Note that I don't have direct control over the servers, I just buy the space from an ISP. Thanks.

5-Oct-2005

23-Sep-2005

  • George Miller will be interviewed this coming Sunday, September 25th, on 60 Minutes in Australia. Channel 9, 7:30pm. I've no details on the exact content, just the snippet shown on the ads. Check ninemsn.com.au for additional info.

8-Sep-2005

  • Interesting interview with George Miller in today's Age newspaper about Australian drama and Kennedy Miller, you can read it online here.

2-Sep-2005

  • Michael Rennie's yellow MFP Interceptor Replica is for sale on ebay, you can view it at the following link. Some additional information can be found in the Real or Replica section.

 

 

25-Aug-2005

  • The Mad Max locations file for Google Earth has been updated again, and now includes Max's Beach House, provided by Jon Gibbs. Also included is a range of enhanced information, incorporated into the file by Robert Vukovic.

21-Aug-2005
    • "How to Build a Mad Max Interceptor Replica" - The September 2005 issue of Street Machine features a good article on Gordon Hayes' build up of a Mad Max 2 replica for Japan, pages 72 to 78. Click on the cover for a larger view.
  • The Falcon GT Club of Australia is running a cruise, visiting many of the locations from Mad Max 1 on Sunday 16th October 2005, starting at the Spotswood Pumping Station at 9.30am. More info will be available at their web site, www.falcongtclub.org.

19-Aug-2005

  • I've been contacted by a collector who wishes to sell from his collection (form one collector to another, no rights given or implied) his 35mm film reels of Mad Max, Road Warrior and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. If you are interested, please get in touch via the contact form, and I'll put you in touch. Note that the prints are currently located within the USA, and it is expected that long distance shipping would be quite expensive due to the weight.

10-Aug-2005

8-Aug-2005

    But he's just a raggedy man...

      Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome was first released to Australian cinemas on August 8, 1985 - 20 years ago today.

      Pictured on the left is a 4 page Souvenir Ticket from the opening weekend screenings in Australia. Click on the individual panels for a larger view of each image.

      Download a review from Channel 10 News (Melbourne) here (4.21MB).

      Download a review from Channel 7 News (Melbourne) here (2.72MB).

      Download excerpts from a promotional interview on the Mike Walsh Show in 4 parts, here (9.66MB), here (4.30MB), here (9.17MB) and here (7.08MB).

      Download an excerpt from the promotional music video We Don't Need Another Hero (11.1MB).

      Download an excerpt from the promotional music video One Of The Living (9.94MB).

      To celebrate the opening of Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome in the United States, a special preview screening was held at the Sack Cheri Theatre. The first 100 fans who appeared in costume were admitted free, see the sub-page for more.

5-Aug-2005

  • Apparently mechanical failure prevented both coupes appearing together at the All Ford Day, so for those who missed out, they are now pictured above... thanks Nelson!
  • According to SF Weekly, Mad Max is being played in 70mm on 'Saturday' (presumably August 6th) at the Castro. Now, given that it was Mad Max 2 (Road Warrior) that was actually released in 70mm, and given that they've listed the year as 1981, I'm assuming this will actually be a presentation of Mad Max 2 / Road Warrior. Worth checking out if you're in the area. See their web page for further details, 5 screenings total.

27-Jul-2005

  • Double Take - The Sydney boys, Nelson Tromp and Scott Page, will have their two Black on Black replicas on display together at the All Ford Day at Warwick Farm Racecourse (Sydney) this coming Sunday, July 31st. Plenty of other Fords will be there as well, so head on over.
  • The Brisbane International Film Festival opened today, and as part of the schedule they will be playing the Mad Max Trilogy back to back on Saturday August 6th at Suncorp Piazza, starting at 5pm. Their official web site can be found here, and you can read a review of the Blacktop Dreams section in today's Australian.

25-Jul-2005

  • The Mad Max locations file for Google Earth has been updated again, and now includes: Bridge Inn Road; Dog Trap Road; Gellies Road and Emu Creek Bridge (marked precisely); Melbourne Uni Car Park (marked very closely now, but it's under a cloud!); Claremont Street South Yarra; and Clunes. I think everything (that I know of) is marked now, let me know if anything has been missed.
  • Mel Gibson is working on a new movie, Apocalypto. Read about it here, here, here and here (and probably lots of other places too).

23-Jul-2005
    • The August 2005 issue of Empire Magazine (Australia) includes a review of the recently released Kennedy Miller DVDs on pages 110-111. Also included is a brief Q&A with George Miller on the TV series, his movies, and Mad Max 4.
  • I was recently sent a link to Auto Assault, http://www.autoassault.com/, which I haven't had time to check through extensively, but it appears to be somewhat Mad Max / Road Warrior / post apocalypse influenced. If you're into gaming, take a look.

21-Jul-2005

  • The Mad Max locations file for Google Earth has been updated, now includes: Pretty Sally Roadhouse (approx); Nightrider's Head On (approx); Port Melbourne Gasworks (approx); House Ruins; Exford Road; Johnny The Boy's Overpass; and Max Tends His Wounds (cut scene). I've also added some other locations of interest, notably the Ford Australia Proving Ground. A couple of the existing locations have also been placed a little more precisely.
  • Got sent this link to a clip from the new Dukes Of Hazzard movie, check it out (yee hah!) http://www.consumptionjunction.com/downloadsnew/cj_46941.wmv

19-Jul-2005

  • For those who haven't been paying attention to the local (Australian) DVD releases lately (like me), various Kennedy Miller mini-series have been released on DVD, notably The Dismissal (starring Max Phipps), Bangkok Hilton (Nicole Kidman), Dirtwater Dynasty (Agent Smith), Bodyline, Vietnam and the Cowra Breakout. All very Australian in their content, and well worth a look to all you locals. Read a review / interview from the Australian.
  • Mad Max 4 reports again, here, here and here.
  • I've updated the Mad Max locations page with some Google Maps links that Christopher Bieg was kind enough to send in, just scroll down the page to find the links (5 total).

18-Jul-2005

  • The guys at Google have built a great new product - Google Earth. With it you can explore satellite images of the Earth, including, of course, all your favourite Mad Max locations. So first, head on over to http://earth.google.com/, download it, and install it. Then come back here, and download the file of Mad Max locations and the file of Mad Max 2 locations. Once Google Earth is installed on your PC, you should just be able to double click those files and the locations will load in automatically. Now, some maps are more detailed than others, so many I've pinpointed exactly, but some I've listed as (approx), meaning I will come back to them and pinpoint a bit closer with some other maps. There are also locations missing at the moment (particularly Mad Max 2), which I haven't been able to locate even approximately without some other maps. If you locate anything yourself that isn't located in my files, please send it on over and I'll add it for everyone. Have fun!

15-Jul-2005

12-May-2005

  • There is a new Mad Max web site online, run by some of the original Mad Max cast, take a look at www.madmaxonline.com.

19-Apr-2005

9-Apr-2005
    • Check out http://www.roadwarusa.com/ for more information on the upcoming Roadwar 151 event, San Antonio, Texas, April 15 & 16 2005. Click on the image to the left to view a larger image of the event poster.

10-Feb-2005

  • Certainly a hoax, but I guess some fans out there are still excited by the prospect of another movie... www.madmaxplanet.com

10-Jan-2005

9-Jan-2005

4-Dec-2004

  • Who run Bartertown? Modellers might want to head over to Gung Ho Sci Fi and check out their Master Blaster resin kit...
  • I've seen a few mentions of Running On Empty on DVD, it has indeed been released on widescreen DVD in Australia for the first time recently, and can be picked up for AUD$10 pretty much anywhere that sells DVDs these days. Hopefully this signals the release of a few more of the 80's Aussie car classics.

3-Dec-2004

  • I meant to post this a while back, Last V8 II and the Landau were both sold. Thanks to everyone who enquired, and apologies to those who missed out.

2-Dec-2004

23-Nov-2004

22-Nov-2004

  • Congratulations to Max and the guys from the Z-Owners club for organising an excellent day. The turnout was huge (something over 700 bikes!), and everyone had a great day. Thanks also to the people of Clunes for the fantastic reception. I've put online a photo gallery, also be sure to check www.zowners.com.au for their own galleries when they get them online.

17-Nov-2004
    • Just a quick note to all you nomad bikers out there, don't forget the Z Owners Club 25th Anniversary Mad Max Ride Day in Melbourne this Sunday (21st of November).Check the details at online at http://www.zowners.com.au. This will be huge! And to any civilians coming along, never fear, the Main Force Patrol will be there to keep things in order. Well, the Bopper will be there anyway.

13-Oct-2004

10-Oct-2004

1-Oct-2004

27-Sep-2004

  • The Toukley Neighbourhood Centre is holding a 25th Anniversary Mad Max / Charity event on Saturday December 4th, including several original cast members and an auction of a Big Bopper replica. The event is being held at Beachcomber Resort, Toukley, and all proceeds are to raise funds for the Toukley Neighbourhood Centre. Please see Mark Kempe's web site at http://www.madmax.net.au/ for additional information.
  • I haven't exactly had a chance to answer most of my emails in a while, apologies for that. If you sent me a question of a general nature, you should probably ask on the forum, because the probability is that you won't get a direct answer (and I haven't had time to check the forum itself much either). For everyone else who has sent / offered various contributions to the page, thanks for sending what you have, and I'll do my best to get it all online over the coming weeks / months. Thanks.

21-Sep-2004
    • The Z Owners Club Of Victoria is having a 25th Anniversary Mad Max Ride Day on the Sunday 21st of November, 2004. They'll be starting at the Shell service station (Westgate bridge, outbound - near MFP headquarters) at 8:30am, and heading to Clunes, via a few other sites along the way. This will be huge! All of the current details are online at http://www.zowners.com.au.

6-Jul-2004


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    • Brethren have released their full length CD "Beyond Underground", including the track "Intercepta", as heard in Back 2 The Max (and for which the video clip appears on the Back 2 The Max DVD). The CD is available stand-alone, and also as a limited edition with a comic book (which has, you guessed it, a reasonable amount of Mad Max reference to it as well).

      I'm not sure about general availability, I know that Gaslight in Melbourne has the comic book limited edition version available for $32.95, or for $26.95 if you mention madmaxmovies.com before Sunday (actually, they're having 20% off till Sunday regardless, but tell 'em madmaxmovies.com sent you anyway!). www.gaslight.com.au, or call (03)9650 9009.
  • Marc De Jong's Mad Max exhibit has concluded, programs of the exhibition may still be available for sale through Spacement. Some of the artworks themselves are also still available for sale, I have a list and will post it shortly.

5-Jul-2004

28-Jun-2004

  • A series of Mad Max paintings by artist Marc De Jong is currently on show at Spacement Gallery in the city (Melbourne). An article on the show can be found in today's Age newspaper. Some further information on Spacement can be found at the Melbourne Pubs web site (jump straight to the contact details here).
  • Makoto Arnold's March Hare yellow Interceptor replica will be leading the Independence Day Parade in Patagonia, Arizona, on 4th July, 2004. Parade starts at 11:00am. If anyone would like more information or directions, contact Makoto at stdbma11@shsu.edu.

25-Jun-2004

  • "Intercepta" by Brethren (featuring the Back 2 The Max cars) will be on Rage overnight tonight (Australia), at approx 4:15AM. Check out the Rage listings here.

19-Jun-2004

13-Jun-2004

  • "Mad Max Vehicle Comes To Dead End" - Another article on Fury Road's demise in this morning's Hearld Sun, read it online here.

9-Jun-2004

7-Jun-2004

  • Jim Martino's Black and Yellow Interceptor replicas will be feature cars at the Street Machine Nationals in Lima, Ohio on June 19 & 20. Grant Hodgson will also be making the trip with Jim to the show, if anyone would like to meet up.

    • Karol Bartozynski (www.madmaxcostumes.com) is organizing an event for October 31st 2004 called "Roadwar 101". He has put a webpage together, and wants to get the word out to as many fans as possible. It's a simple and inexpensive event, It's basically just fans coming out with their cars and costumes and going for a drive. The webpage is at http://roadwar101.madmaxcostumes.com, and an area has also been set up on the discussion forum for this event.

22-May-2004

16-May-2004

  • David Seymour very generously sent me in some excellent photos of the Bartertown sets from Beyond Thunderdome, then and now. The photos and David's descriptions can be found on the new sub-page.
  • David also sent along some current day photos of Mermaid's Cave / Crack In The Earth. Again, these can now be found on a new sub-page.
  • I've been approached by a fan with some items for sale, if any of these are of interest contact me via the contact form, and I'll pass it on: Mad Max 1 vinyl soundtrack ($100); Mad Max novel ($20); Mad Max 2 novel ($15); Mad Max trilogy video box set ($50); Max Max 1 laminated video poster ($75); or the whole lot ($180). Please note I'm not going to make a habit of posting notices like these, please use the discussion forum. SOLD.

15-May-2004

  • Brad Coulter is now making finished reproduction Maxrob/Saas style 4" chromed steering wheels for all your interceptor needs. See the sub-page for additional information.

16-Apr-2004

    • "Mad Max Reloaded" - To coincide with the 25th anniversary of the release of Mad Max, the Drive section of this morning's Sydney Morning Herald ran a detailed 2 page spread covering the films, the cars, and fans around the world. You can read the online version here.
  • The Australian car scene web site fullboost.com.au has put online a gallery from last weekend's Easternats, including some pictures of the Back 2 The Max cars. (I'll put up a gallery as well when I can, probably sometime next week).
  • The Popular Hot Rodding article on Jim Martino's car can be read online here. Sorry the link wasn't up earlier, I mistakenly thought the link was posted back in the April 2nd news.

 

 

15-Apr-2004

  • Added a page for Gordon Hayes' big block replica to the fan cars section. The photos are from Motorvation, January 2004 - sorry for the delay in getting these up, I'm a bit behind in a few things currently, but I will catch up!
  • Newsweek Entertainment published an article on March 29th alluding to the fact that Mad Max 4 is still a go for later this year, you can read the (brief) article here.

14-Apr-2004

  • A big thanks to Mr Jon Davison, President of Sandown International Motor Raceway in Melbourne, for the excellent Easternats event held there this past weekend. All the Mad Max fans were blown away to see all the replicas down there, especially those who got to come out on the track for a few laps in one of the cars! A fantastic event for everyone who managed to get there, and a credit to the organisers for doing such a great job. Thanks.
  • The Sydney Morning Herald has also published an article for the 25th Anniversary of Mad Max, you can read it online here.

2-Apr-2004

    • Over Easter, and just in time for the 25th anniversary of the release of Mad Max on April 12 2004, the four Back 2 The Max vehciles will be making their final appearance together at Easternats. The venue is at Sandown International Motor Raceway (Melways Ref 80 D9), and the cars are scheduled to be there from April 10th till 12th.

    • As mentioned below, the April 2004 issue of Top Gear magazine (UK) contains a Mad Max 25th anniversary article. The article is on pages 53 to 57, and the cover is shown on the left (click for a larger view).
    • The February 2004 issue of Petit garage (Japanese model magazine) features an article on Back 2 The Max / LAST-V8 on pages 60 & 61. A detailed article on building the new interceptor model kit is also included on pages 58 & 59.

20-Mar-2004

  • Top Gear magazine (UK) has a Mad Max 25th Anniversary article in their April 2004 issue, including some Mad Max location photos of the above 2 replicas and a few interviews (I haven't actually seen the final article yet, I will post more info when I manage to get a copy of the magazine).
  • Please note that at the end of March I will be retiring the peter@madmaxmovies.com email address. Most of what comes into this email address is now either spam or viruses. I will not be publishing a new email address on the web page, you should instead use the contact form.

29-Feb-2004

    • The Falcon GT Club of Australia has organised a screening of MAD MAX 1/2 at Dromana drive-in on Saturday March 20th. The Falcon GT club of Geelong along with the Monaro, Charger and the Torana clubs have been invited, as well as anybody from the general public. Click on the flyer for more information, or email the organiser, Andrew Cauchi.

28-Feb-2004

    • The March 2004 issue of Street Machine contains a 2 page article on, well, me actually. Pages 28-29.

16-Jan-2004

  • Gordon Hayes' big block replica will be on show at Motorvation in Perth this weekend, Jan 17th & 18th, for anyone in the area.

5-Jan-2004

  • A clarification on the ad for Last V8 II below, the car can either be supplied as it stands (Mad Max 2 configuration), or it can be supplied Mad Max 1 style with the full front, back window and boot lid. Note that the rear tanks currently fitted in the boot are faked, and the body of the car has not been cut in any way to fit these. The car can also be supplied with all the necessary parts to convert between Mad Max & Mad Max 2 configurations yourself if desired. Please also note that both cars are currently located in Melbourne, Australia.

1-Jan-2004

22-Dec-2003

  • For those in Melbourne, a reminder that The Astor Theatre will be showing the Mad Max / Mad Max 2 double on December 24th at 7:30pm.

12-Dec-2003

    • Mark Scarselli's blown interceptor is featured in this month's issue of Performance Ford, pages 93 to 95.

10-Dec-2003

1-Dec-2003

    • The NTSC version of the Back 2 The Max DVD is now available. For further information, please see the page at the Back 2 The Max web site. For fans in Japan, please note that a separate version including Japanese subtitles is currently being mastered, and is expected to be available through the MFP Clothing Branch web site in late 2003 / early 2004.

  • Karol / Word Warrior's extensive collection of Mad Max costuming information now has it's own web site, head on over to www.madmaxcostumes.com to check it out. The fan costumes section still exists at this site, which Karol has also updated.

    • For anyone looking for a calendar for 2004, there is an Australian Fords calendar out. Phil from Aussie Coupes sent me the info, and he can supply these for USD$14 or AUD$24 delivered within Australia or the USA, email Phil directly for further info. Alternatively, you can also order the calendar through www.browntrout.com, or you should even be able to find them through your local calendar store.

23-Nov-2003

20-Nov-2003

    • Jim Martino's Black and Yellow Interceptors will be on display as feature cars at the World Of Wheels show in Evansville, Indiana, November 21st to 23rd.

18-Nov-2003

12-Nov-2003

  • The Lunar Drive In in Dandenong (Melbourne) are running Mad Max and Mad Max 2 from Thursday 13th November until Wednesday 19th November. Any replica cars that turn up will be let in for FREE. And for anyone attending on the Saturday, look out for some of the Back 2 The Max cars as well!
  • The Astor Cinema (also in Melbourne) will be showing the Mad Max / Mad Max 2 double on December 24th at 7:30pm.

18-Oct-2003

  • As some of you may be aware, Bigpond (Telstra), who are my ISP, have had massive problems with their email servers for the past week. It is quite possible that if you sent me an email, that it did not come through (although plenty of SPAM and viruses still seemed to make it, so there you go). I also know that some emails I sent out apparently did not make it, as people have emailed me follow up queries to emails I know I answered. I've resent a selection of emails just in case - if you get two identical emails from me, that's why, better two than none I guess.

12-Oct-2003

11-Oct-2003

    • Hemmins Muscle Machines is a new car magazine (in the USA), and Issue #2, November 2003, features Mark Scarselli's Yellow XB GT on the cover along with an article on the car. An upcoming issue of the magazine will be featuring an article on Mark's Blown Interceptor.

      Click on the cover for a larger view.

6-Oct-2003

  • The "DVD Special Edition Director's Cut" of the Welcome Wherever documentary is now available on PAL DVD, for further information see their web site at http://www.revheadvideo.com/. An NTSC DVD will apparently be available in November.
  • For those in Melbourne, Mad Max 2 is screening at the Moonlight Drive-In at the Queen Victoria Market this coming Sunday, October 12th. Entry is $28 per car.

23-Sep-2003

  • From Daily Variety: With his "Mad Max" sequel stalled, Mel Gibson has found a new chopper. Gibson is negotiating with Warner Bros. Pictures to star in "Under and Alone," an action drama based on the true story of ATF undercover agent Billy Queen, who infiltrated the notorious and violent Mongols Motorcycle Club. http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/y/eVQV0EsRdP0Im30fid0A5.

21-Sep-2003

    • Issue 9 of Australian Muscle Car includes an article on the Ford 100th Anniversary celebrations, along with additional articles on some of the Australian Fords now based in the USA.

      Click on the cover for a larger view.


  • Added more videos of Mark Scarselli's blown interceptor out on the road to the fan videos section.

19-Sep-2003

  • According to the Rage web site, www.abc.net.au/rage, Channel 2 (Australia) will be playing the film clip to Tina Turner's "We Don't Need Another Hero" at approximately 1:30am. So if you don't already have yourself a copy, this is your chance to get one...

13-Sep-2003

  • This weeked Ford Australia are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Falcon Cobra. There were events yesterday and today, and tomorrow (Sunday) as part of the celebration, 75 Cobras will drive around Sandown raceway at 11:15am. This should hopefully be seen as part of the Channel 10 broadcast, which starts at midday. Sorry for the late notice, I just found out myself!
  • Added some video of Mark Scarselli's blown interceptor out on the road to the fan videos section - check it out!

11-Sep-2003

3-Sep-2003

    • The September 2003 issue of Street Machine features an article on the Ford 100th anniversary celebration, including all those nice looking Australian XA - XCs that have made it over to the USA. Pages 68 to 74.

      Click on the cover for a larger view.


  • Sorry for the error, but the information on the replica Scott Hat's I posted yesterday was not entirely correct. Doug McQuillan was the original organiser of these replica parts, anyone who has visited Doug's web site, www.madmaxcar.com, knows that he's done a lot of research in this area. The pictures I posted came from Doug's site (which I did not realise), and you may also purchase the parts themselves through Doug's site as well. The parts themselves are being manufactured by Dave Jensen in California.

2-Sep-2003

    • The Back 2 The Max Big Bopper replica (used in the airfield filming, and as featured in Performance Ford magazine) is now listed for sale on eBay. Please see the auction listing itself for the full car specifications.


  • Mark Scarselli has sent 3 more photo updates of his blown interceptor, which are now online in the fan cars section. My apologies for the slight delay in getting these online.
  • For replica car builders, Rod Horner now has available replica Scott Injector Hat's, for further information please see the Blower section of the building a replica car page.

27-Aug-2003

  • Howard Marsden, General Manager of Ford Racing in Australia, and father of the Phase III and Phase IV Fords of the 1970s, has passed a way. An obituary notice has been posted at AutoWeb.com.au. 

20-Aug-2003

18-Aug-2003

  • Moviehole.net reports some further Mad Max 4 Fury Road rumours, jump over to their site and check the news for August 18th.

16-Aug-2003

  • For those in Australia, overnight tonight on Rage (approx 2:30am Sunday morning) they will be playing several of Ameil's video clips, including both versions of Addicted To Bass (original and Mad Max car chase), along with her new clip which also apparently features a similarly styled car chase. For the play list, please see http://abc.net.au/rage.

6-Aug-2003

  • See the Back 2 The Max Landau on the Performance Ford stand at the Melbourne Holden and Ford Show, this coming weekend, Friday August 8th to Sunday August 10th at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre. The Back 2 The Max DVD will also be on display, and available for sale.

27-Jul-2003

  • The PAL (Autsralia/Europe) version of the Back 2 The Max DVD is now being pressed, and will be available August 10th. Please see the Back 2 The Max webs site for further information.

24-Jul-2003

  • Leigh Whannell from "In Entertainment" will be airing a Mad Max piece this coming Sunday, July 27th, on Channel 10 at 6pm (Australia Wide). Watch the story closely and see if there is anyone you recognise...
  • Bob Hartwig has a March Hare replica for sale in Phoenix, AZ. It is currently listed as item 2424687414 on ebay if you want to take a closer look.

20-Jul-2003

  • The Welcome Wherever documentary is having a screening in Bendigo on Friday July 25th at the Campbell Theatre, followed by a screening of the Mad Max Trilogy. The program starts at 7:30pm, and the Welcome guys will host a question and answer session following the screening. This is a new 70 minute version, that will be available from mid August.
  • Added "Double Trouble", Gordon Hayes' latest works in progress to the fan cars section.
  • Added a link to Drew Lawrence's Lego F100 to the Lego section.

17-Jul-2003

    • The latest issue of Unique Cars contains an article of the Ford 100th get together.

9-Jul-2003

    • Gawd look at that! Those Japanese fans are at it again...
      Jump over to the meeting report at the MFP Clothing Branch web site for a full report of their Mad Max Meeting 2 last month!

23-Jun-2003

15-Jun-2003

  • Channel 9 News (Melbourne, Australia) ran a story on the Ford 100th on Friday including a feature on the Australian Falcons (and even an interview with Mark Scarsella!), you can download the story here. Note that the file is 16MB, as always I recommend using a download manager that supports resuming downloads.

9-Jun-2003

  • The Back 2 The Max Yellow Interceptor and Big Bopper replicas are for sale. If you are interested in either vehicle please send me an email, and I will put you in touch with the sellers.
  • Jim Martino will have his replica car on display at the 27th Annual Street Machine Nationals, June 20-22 2003 at the Allen County Fairgrounds in Lima, Ohio.

5-Jun-2003

1-Jun-2003

    • Performance Ford Magazine Volume 3 Edition 3 (June 2003) features an article on the Back 2 The Max vehicles and documentary, pages 39 to 42, plus a  centrespread picture of the Landau on 2 wheels...!

Thanks

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