Mad Max Movies
By Peter Barton ©1995-2008
Mad Max 30th Anniversary, Little River, 10 - 12 October 2008
See the Events Page for links and further information
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
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- 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.
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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
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- 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.
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3-Aug-2008
21-Jul-2008
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- Street Machine's August 2008 issue features an
interview with Mad Max stunt man / stunt coordinator Grant
Page, on pages 32 to 34.
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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
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- 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).
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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
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- 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.
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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
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- 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...!
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15-May-2007
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- 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.
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7-May-2007
20-Apr-2007
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
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- 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...)
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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
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- "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.
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- 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...
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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
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- 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.
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- 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
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- 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.
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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
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- 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.
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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
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- 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.
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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.
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- 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
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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.
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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.
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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
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- "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.
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- 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
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
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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.
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28-Feb-2004
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
10-Dec-2003
1-Dec-2003
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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.
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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.
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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.
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23-Nov-2003
20-Nov-2003
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
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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.
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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
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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
- 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
- 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
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
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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
9-Jul-2003
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
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