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A celebration of those scavenging creations
Mad Max Anniversary
Nearly 40 years ago, when released just before christmas of 1981, Mad Max 2 was the most expensive Australian film ever made. An enormous success at home and abroad, Mad Max 2 quickly became the highest-grossing Australian film worldwide. The conflict between men-as-they-should-be and men-as-they-are where the animal instinct has been amplified and social constraints are simply null-and-void. A Miller masterpiece.
Did you flinch when you read the 40 years part in the title? Well it certainly made us feel pretty old.
Director George Miller didn't just expand on the world and mythology of the first Mad Max, he arguably created a recognisable post-apocalyptic genre in film with a long-lasting impact. He set out to tell the story of Max and a community of settlers defending themselves against a roving band of marauders led by Lord Humungus. Bruce Spence as the Gyro Captain provided memorable comic relief. Mad Max 2 boasts over 200 stunts – while its star has only 16 lines of dialogue.
Here at Machines & Macchiatos Media, we wanted to celebrate this anniversary in a slightly different way, we wanted to show some of the amazing machines that teared across our screens & wreaked havoc throughout the post-apocalyptic landscape. These scavenging creations also left us in fear that maybe one day, as we were cruising around our quiet suburban street in the 80’s, we might catch a blinding light in our revision mirrors & maybe, just maybe, it would be one of the Humungus gangs out to get us.
A big part of Max Max 2 was the unforgiven Australian landscape. Cinematographer Dean Semler's widescreen photography of the vast desert landscapes. The sparing use of dialogue also played a big part, along with Moriceau's punky mohawked bikers wearing leather bondage gear, its fast-paced, tightly edited battle and chase scenes, and Brian May's musical score. The film's post-apocalyptic and punk aesthetics popularised the genre in film and fiction writing.
The below picture shows - 1959 Desoto. The designer obviously took inspiration from the Gassers of the 60’s. Next is a 1971 Chrysler CH Hardtop, fitted with a 1966 Pontiac Bonneville bonnet and front grille. The rear window was removed along with the boot. At the very end of the boot a narrow panel was installed for the gunner to sit on. The section separating the cabin from the boot was removed as well. Four truck style exhaust pipes were installed in the newly formed ‘utility’ area. Inside there is only the driver’s seat and a variety of animal skulls on the dashboard. The cabin is also reinforced with a roll cage. A four barrel dart gun was installed in the back and four truck style roof lights were installed on the cabin.
Principal photography took place over the course of twelve weeks in the winter of 1981 near Broken Hill. Scenes were shot at the Pinnacles, where the set of the compound was situated. The scene where the Pursuit Special rolls over and explodes was shot at Menindee Road on the Mundi Mundi Plains just outside Broken Hill.
The original cut of the film was more bloody and violent, but it was cut down heavily by Australian censors. Entire scenes and sequences were deleted completely or edited to receive an "M" rating. When it was submitted to the MPAA in the United States, two additional scenes (Wez pulling an arrow out of his arm and a close-up shot of him pulling a boomerang out of his dead boyfriend's head) were shortened.
The below pictures start off with a heavily modified 1973 Ford Landau P5, as seen in the opening scenes. The Landau was based on the Ford Falcon XB series. Equipped with a dual rear wheel setup along with reinforcing rod flares, totenkopf symbols on the doors and a skull on the hood. The grille was modified from the original ‘flip’ headlights to a wire mesh holding headlights. The front bumper is from a 1957 Buick. The turbo consisted of WEBER turbos turned sideways and connected directly to carburetors to appear side-drafted. In the movie this setup was obviously non-functional.
The Red car is a 1972 Ford Falcon XA - AKA “RED RAT”, it plays a moderately prominent role. It’s been granted it’s very own spectacular wipeout scene. The car gets stuck and pushes the truck slightly off the road, Max counters back and the XA, swivels right in front of the truck and is brutally T-boned, rendering the car completely wrecked. RED RAT is quite similar to Max’s own V8 Interceptor, not only by make, but modification too.
Who could forget Wez from Lord Humungus' Marauders gang. He acts as one of the main antagonists. Wez drives a Kawasaki KZ 1000 made to look like a Suzuki Katana.
Mad Max 2 received positive reviews and is regarded by many critics as one of the best films of 1981.The Road Warrior is everything a bigger-budgeted Mad Max sequel should be: bigger, faster, louder, but definitely not dumber. The film received much recognition. It won the Saturn Award for Best International Film. It received additional nominations for Best Director, Best Writing, and Best Costume Design. Mel Gibson and Bruce Spence received nods for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, respectively. George Miller won the Grand Prize at the Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival. Mad Max 2 was also nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and was awarded the Los Angeles Film Critics Association award for Best Foreign Film. The film was also recognised by the Australian Film Institute, winning awards for best direction, costume design, editing, production design and sound. It received additional nominations for the cinematography and musical score.
The film's highlight is the astonishing climactic 15-minute action sequence. As the truck that Max has been so bravely driving, finally rolls over in a spectacular crescendo & we finally realise, he's been hauling a tanker filled with sand so the compound's residents can flee with the “Gasoline”, in that instance we realise what a true hero Max really is.
Thank you George Miller for a fantastic sequel, thanks to Mel Gibson for another legendary performance, thanks to those amazing designers who created some of the most fearsome machines for us to marvel at. But don't forget all those real life stunt people who risk their lives to create some of the all time greatest action scenes in a movie.
Mad Max Anniversary
Specifications
A celebration of those scavenging creations
Mad Max Anniversary
Nearly 40 years ago, when released just before christmas of 1981, Mad Max 2 was the most expensive Australian film ever made. An enormous success at home and abroad, Mad Max 2 quickly became the highest-grossing Australian film worldwide. The conflict between men-as-they-should-be and men-as-they-are where the animal instinct has been amplified and social constraints are simply null-and-void. A Miller masterpiece.
Did you flinch when you read the 40 years part in the title? Well it certainly made us feel pretty old.
Director George Miller didn't just expand on the world and mythology of the first Mad Max, he arguably created a recognisable post-apocalyptic genre in film with a long-lasting impact. He set out to tell the story of Max and a community of settlers defending themselves against a roving band of marauders led by Lord Humungus. Bruce Spence as the Gyro Captain provided memorable comic relief. Mad Max 2 boasts over 200 stunts – while its star has only 16 lines of dialogue.
Here at Machines & Macchiatos Media, we wanted to celebrate this anniversary in a slightly different way, we wanted to show some of the amazing machines that teared across our screens & wreaked havoc throughout the post-apocalyptic landscape. These scavenging creations also left us in fear that maybe one day, as we were cruising around our quiet suburban street in the 80’s, we might catch a blinding light in our revision mirrors & maybe, just maybe, it would be one of the Humungus gangs out to get us.
A big part of Max Max 2 was the unforgiven Australian landscape. Cinematographer Dean Semler's widescreen photography of the vast desert landscapes. The sparing use of dialogue also played a big part, along with Moriceau's punky mohawked bikers wearing leather bondage gear, its fast-paced, tightly edited battle and chase scenes, and Brian May's musical score. The film's post-apocalyptic and punk aesthetics popularised the genre in film and fiction writing.
The below picture shows - 1959 Desoto. The designer obviously took inspiration from the Gassers of the 60’s. Next is a 1971 Chrysler CH Hardtop, fitted with a 1966 Pontiac Bonneville bonnet and front grille. The rear window was removed along with the boot. At the very end of the boot a narrow panel was installed for the gunner to sit on. The section separating the cabin from the boot was removed as well. Four truck style exhaust pipes were installed in the newly formed ‘utility’ area. Inside there is only the driver’s seat and a variety of animal skulls on the dashboard. The cabin is also reinforced with a roll cage. A four barrel dart gun was installed in the back and four truck style roof lights were installed on the cabin.
Principal photography took place over the course of twelve weeks in the winter of 1981 near Broken Hill. Scenes were shot at the Pinnacles, where the set of the compound was situated. The scene where the Pursuit Special rolls over and explodes was shot at Menindee Road on the Mundi Mundi Plains just outside Broken Hill.
The original cut of the film was more bloody and violent, but it was cut down heavily by Australian censors. Entire scenes and sequences were deleted completely or edited to receive an "M" rating. When it was submitted to the MPAA in the United States, two additional scenes (Wez pulling an arrow out of his arm and a close-up shot of him pulling a boomerang out of his dead boyfriend's head) were shortened.
The below pictures start off with a heavily modified 1973 Ford Landau P5, as seen in the opening scenes. The Landau was based on the Ford Falcon XB series. Equipped with a dual rear wheel setup along with reinforcing rod flares, totenkopf symbols on the doors and a skull on the hood. The grille was modified from the original ‘flip’ headlights to a wire mesh holding headlights. The front bumper is from a 1957 Buick. The turbo consisted of WEBER turbos turned sideways and connected directly to carburetors to appear side-drafted. In the movie this setup was obviously non-functional.
The Red car is a 1972 Ford Falcon XA - AKA “RED RAT”, it plays a moderately prominent role. It’s been granted it’s very own spectacular wipeout scene. The car gets stuck and pushes the truck slightly off the road, Max counters back and the XA, swivels right in front of the truck and is brutally T-boned, rendering the car completely wrecked. RED RAT is quite similar to Max’s own V8 Interceptor, not only by make, but modification too.
Who could forget Wez from Lord Humungus' Marauders gang. He acts as one of the main antagonists. Wez drives a Kawasaki KZ 1000 made to look like a Suzuki Katana.
Mad Max 2 received positive reviews and is regarded by many critics as one of the best films of 1981.The Road Warrior is everything a bigger-budgeted Mad Max sequel should be: bigger, faster, louder, but definitely not dumber. The film received much recognition. It won the Saturn Award for Best International Film. It received additional nominations for Best Director, Best Writing, and Best Costume Design. Mel Gibson and Bruce Spence received nods for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, respectively. George Miller won the Grand Prize at the Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival. Mad Max 2 was also nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and was awarded the Los Angeles Film Critics Association award for Best Foreign Film. The film was also recognised by the Australian Film Institute, winning awards for best direction, costume design, editing, production design and sound. It received additional nominations for the cinematography and musical score.
The film's highlight is the astonishing climactic 15-minute action sequence. As the truck that Max has been so bravely driving, finally rolls over in a spectacular crescendo & we finally realise, he's been hauling a tanker filled with sand so the compound's residents can flee with the “Gasoline”, in that instance we realise what a true hero Max really is.
Thank you George Miller for a fantastic sequel, thanks to Mel Gibson for another legendary performance, thanks to those amazing designers who created some of the most fearsome machines for us to marvel at. But don't forget all those real life stunt people who risk their lives to create some of the all time greatest action scenes in a movie.
Mad Max Anniversary
Specifications
A celebration of those scavenging creations
Mad Max Anniversary
Nearly 40 years ago, when released just before christmas of 1981, Mad Max 2 was the most expensive Australian film ever made. An enormous success at home and abroad, Mad Max 2 quickly became the highest-grossing Australian film worldwide. The conflict between men-as-they-should-be and men-as-they-are where the animal instinct has been amplified and social constraints are simply null-and-void. A Miller masterpiece.
Did you flinch when you read the 40 years part in the title? Well it certainly made us feel pretty old.
Director George Miller didn't just expand on the world and mythology of the first Mad Max, he arguably created a recognisable post-apocalyptic genre in film with a long-lasting impact. He set out to tell the story of Max and a community of settlers defending themselves against a roving band of marauders led by Lord Humungus. Bruce Spence as the Gyro Captain provided memorable comic relief. Mad Max 2 boasts over 200 stunts – while its star has only 16 lines of dialogue.
Here at Machines & Macchiatos Media, we wanted to celebrate this anniversary in a slightly different way, we wanted to show some of the amazing machines that teared across our screens & wreaked havoc throughout the post-apocalyptic landscape. These scavenging creations also left us in fear that maybe one day, as we were cruising around our quiet suburban street in the 80’s, we might catch a blinding light in our revision mirrors & maybe, just maybe, it would be one of the Humungus gangs out to get us.
A big part of Max Max 2 was the unforgiven Australian landscape. Cinematographer Dean Semler's widescreen photography of the vast desert landscapes. The sparing use of dialogue also played a big part, along with Moriceau's punky mohawked bikers wearing leather bondage gear, its fast-paced, tightly edited battle and chase scenes, and Brian May's musical score. The film's post-apocalyptic and punk aesthetics popularised the genre in film and fiction writing.
The below picture shows - 1959 Desoto. The designer obviously took inspiration from the Gassers of the 60’s. Next is a 1971 Chrysler CH Hardtop, fitted with a 1966 Pontiac Bonneville bonnet and front grille. The rear window was removed along with the boot. At the very end of the boot a narrow panel was installed for the gunner to sit on. The section separating the cabin from the boot was removed as well. Four truck style exhaust pipes were installed in the newly formed ‘utility’ area. Inside there is only the driver’s seat and a variety of animal skulls on the dashboard. The cabin is also reinforced with a roll cage. A four barrel dart gun was installed in the back and four truck style roof lights were installed on the cabin.
Principal photography took place over the course of twelve weeks in the winter of 1981 near Broken Hill. Scenes were shot at the Pinnacles, where the set of the compound was situated. The scene where the Pursuit Special rolls over and explodes was shot at Menindee Road on the Mundi Mundi Plains just outside Broken Hill.
The original cut of the film was more bloody and violent, but it was cut down heavily by Australian censors. Entire scenes and sequences were deleted completely or edited to receive an "M" rating. When it was submitted to the MPAA in the United States, two additional scenes (Wez pulling an arrow out of his arm and a close-up shot of him pulling a boomerang out of his dead boyfriend's head) were shortened.
The below pictures start off with a heavily modified 1973 Ford Landau P5, as seen in the opening scenes. The Landau was based on the Ford Falcon XB series. Equipped with a dual rear wheel setup along with reinforcing rod flares, totenkopf symbols on the doors and a skull on the hood. The grille was modified from the original ‘flip’ headlights to a wire mesh holding headlights. The front bumper is from a 1957 Buick. The turbo consisted of WEBER turbos turned sideways and connected directly to carburetors to appear side-drafted. In the movie this setup was obviously non-functional.
The Red car is a 1972 Ford Falcon XA - AKA “RED RAT”, it plays a moderately prominent role. It’s been granted it’s very own spectacular wipeout scene. The car gets stuck and pushes the truck slightly off the road, Max counters back and the XA, swivels right in front of the truck and is brutally T-boned, rendering the car completely wrecked. RED RAT is quite similar to Max’s own V8 Interceptor, not only by make, but modification too.
Who could forget Wez from Lord Humungus' Marauders gang. He acts as one of the main antagonists. Wez drives a Kawasaki KZ 1000 made to look like a Suzuki Katana.
Mad Max 2 received positive reviews and is regarded by many critics as one of the best films of 1981.The Road Warrior is everything a bigger-budgeted Mad Max sequel should be: bigger, faster, louder, but definitely not dumber. The film received much recognition. It won the Saturn Award for Best International Film. It received additional nominations for Best Director, Best Writing, and Best Costume Design. Mel Gibson and Bruce Spence received nods for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, respectively. George Miller won the Grand Prize at the Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival. Mad Max 2 was also nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and was awarded the Los Angeles Film Critics Association award for Best Foreign Film. The film was also recognised by the Australian Film Institute, winning awards for best direction, costume design, editing, production design and sound. It received additional nominations for the cinematography and musical score.
The film's highlight is the astonishing climactic 15-minute action sequence. As the truck that Max has been so bravely driving, finally rolls over in a spectacular crescendo & we finally realise, he's been hauling a tanker filled with sand so the compound's residents can flee with the “Gasoline”, in that instance we realise what a true hero Max really is.
Thank you George Miller for a fantastic sequel, thanks to Mel Gibson for another legendary performance, thanks to those amazing designers who created some of the most fearsome machines for us to marvel at. But don't forget all those real life stunt people who risk their lives to create some of the all time greatest action scenes in a movie.
A celebration of those scavenging creations
Mad Max Anniversary
Nearly 40 years ago, when released just before christmas of 1981, Mad Max 2 was the most expensive Australian film ever made. An enormous success at home and abroad, Mad Max 2 quickly became the highest-grossing Australian film worldwide. The conflict between men-as-they-should-be and men-as-they-are where the animal instinct has been amplified and social constraints are simply null-and-void. A Miller masterpiece.
Did you flinch when you read the 40 years part in the title? Well it certainly made us feel pretty old.
Director George Miller didn't just expand on the world and mythology of the first Mad Max, he arguably created a recognisable post-apocalyptic genre in film with a long-lasting impact. He set out to tell the story of Max and a community of settlers defending themselves against a roving band of marauders led by Lord Humungus. Bruce Spence as the Gyro Captain provided memorable comic relief. Mad Max 2 boasts over 200 stunts – while its star has only 16 lines of dialogue.
Here at Machines & Macchiatos Media, we wanted to celebrate this anniversary in a slightly different way, we wanted to show some of the amazing machines that teared across our screens & wreaked havoc throughout the post-apocalyptic landscape. These scavenging creations also left us in fear that maybe one day, as we were cruising around our quiet suburban street in the 80’s, we might catch a blinding light in our revision mirrors & maybe, just maybe, it would be one of the Humungus gangs out to get us.
A big part of Max Max 2 was the unforgiven Australian landscape. Cinematographer Dean Semler's widescreen photography of the vast desert landscapes. The sparing use of dialogue also played a big part, along with Moriceau's punky mohawked bikers wearing leather bondage gear, its fast-paced, tightly edited battle and chase scenes, and Brian May's musical score. The film's post-apocalyptic and punk aesthetics popularised the genre in film and fiction writing.
The below picture shows - 1959 Desoto. The designer obviously took inspiration from the Gassers of the 60’s. Next is a 1971 Chrysler CH Hardtop, fitted with a 1966 Pontiac Bonneville bonnet and front grille. The rear window was removed along with the boot. At the very end of the boot a narrow panel was installed for the gunner to sit on. The section separating the cabin from the boot was removed as well. Four truck style exhaust pipes were installed in the newly formed ‘utility’ area. Inside there is only the driver’s seat and a variety of animal skulls on the dashboard. The cabin is also reinforced with a roll cage. A four barrel dart gun was installed in the back and four truck style roof lights were installed on the cabin.
Principal photography took place over the course of twelve weeks in the winter of 1981 near Broken Hill. Scenes were shot at the Pinnacles, where the set of the compound was situated. The scene where the Pursuit Special rolls over and explodes was shot at Menindee Road on the Mundi Mundi Plains just outside Broken Hill.
The original cut of the film was more bloody and violent, but it was cut down heavily by Australian censors. Entire scenes and sequences were deleted completely or edited to receive an "M" rating. When it was submitted to the MPAA in the United States, two additional scenes (Wez pulling an arrow out of his arm and a close-up shot of him pulling a boomerang out of his dead boyfriend's head) were shortened.
The below pictures start off with a heavily modified 1973 Ford Landau P5, as seen in the opening scenes. The Landau was based on the Ford Falcon XB series. Equipped with a dual rear wheel setup along with reinforcing rod flares, totenkopf symbols on the doors and a skull on the hood. The grille was modified from the original ‘flip’ headlights to a wire mesh holding headlights. The front bumper is from a 1957 Buick. The turbo consisted of WEBER turbos turned sideways and connected directly to carburetors to appear side-drafted. In the movie this setup was obviously non-functional.
The Red car is a 1972 Ford Falcon XA - AKA “RED RAT”, it plays a moderately prominent role. It’s been granted it’s very own spectacular wipeout scene. The car gets stuck and pushes the truck slightly off the road, Max counters back and the XA, swivels right in front of the truck and is brutally T-boned, rendering the car completely wrecked. RED RAT is quite similar to Max’s own V8 Interceptor, not only by make, but modification too.
Who could forget Wez from Lord Humungus' Marauders gang. He acts as one of the main antagonists. Wez drives a Kawasaki KZ 1000 made to look like a Suzuki Katana.
Mad Max 2 received positive reviews and is regarded by many critics as one of the best films of 1981.The Road Warrior is everything a bigger-budgeted Mad Max sequel should be: bigger, faster, louder, but definitely not dumber. The film received much recognition. It won the Saturn Award for Best International Film. It received additional nominations for Best Director, Best Writing, and Best Costume Design. Mel Gibson and Bruce Spence received nods for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, respectively. George Miller won the Grand Prize at the Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival. Mad Max 2 was also nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and was awarded the Los Angeles Film Critics Association award for Best Foreign Film. The film was also recognised by the Australian Film Institute, winning awards for best direction, costume design, editing, production design and sound. It received additional nominations for the cinematography and musical score.
The film's highlight is the astonishing climactic 15-minute action sequence. As the truck that Max has been so bravely driving, finally rolls over in a spectacular crescendo & we finally realise, he's been hauling a tanker filled with sand so the compound's residents can flee with the “Gasoline”, in that instance we realise what a true hero Max really is.
Thank you George Miller for a fantastic sequel, thanks to Mel Gibson for another legendary performance, thanks to those amazing designers who created some of the most fearsome machines for us to marvel at. But don't forget all those real life stunt people who risk their lives to create some of the all time greatest action scenes in a movie.
A celebration of those scavenging creations
Mad Max Anniversary
Nearly 40 years ago, when released just before christmas of 1981, Mad Max 2 was the most expensive Australian film ever made. An enormous success at home and abroad, Mad Max 2 quickly became the highest-grossing Australian film worldwide. The conflict between men-as-they-should-be and men-as-they-are where the animal instinct has been amplified and social constraints are simply null-and-void. A Miller masterpiece.
Did you flinch when you read the 40 years part in the title? Well it certainly made us feel pretty old.
Director George Miller didn't just expand on the world and mythology of the first Mad Max, he arguably created a recognisable post-apocalyptic genre in film with a long-lasting impact. He set out to tell the story of Max and a community of settlers defending themselves against a roving band of marauders led by Lord Humungus. Bruce Spence as the Gyro Captain provided memorable comic relief. Mad Max 2 boasts over 200 stunts – while its star has only 16 lines of dialogue.
Here at Machines & Macchiatos Media, we wanted to celebrate this anniversary in a slightly different way, we wanted to show some of the amazing machines that teared across our screens & wreaked havoc throughout the post-apocalyptic landscape. These scavenging creations also left us in fear that maybe one day, as we were cruising around our quiet suburban street in the 80’s, we might catch a blinding light in our revision mirrors & maybe, just maybe, it would be one of the Humungus gangs out to get us.
A big part of Max Max 2 was the unforgiven Australian landscape. Cinematographer Dean Semler's widescreen photography of the vast desert landscapes. The sparing use of dialogue also played a big part, along with Moriceau's punky mohawked bikers wearing leather bondage gear, its fast-paced, tightly edited battle and chase scenes, and Brian May's musical score. The film's post-apocalyptic and punk aesthetics popularised the genre in film and fiction writing.
The below picture shows - 1959 Desoto. The designer obviously took inspiration from the Gassers of the 60’s. Next is a 1971 Chrysler CH Hardtop, fitted with a 1966 Pontiac Bonneville bonnet and front grille. The rear window was removed along with the boot. At the very end of the boot a narrow panel was installed for the gunner to sit on. The section separating the cabin from the boot was removed as well. Four truck style exhaust pipes were installed in the newly formed ‘utility’ area. Inside there is only the driver’s seat and a variety of animal skulls on the dashboard. The cabin is also reinforced with a roll cage. A four barrel dart gun was installed in the back and four truck style roof lights were installed on the cabin.
Principal photography took place over the course of twelve weeks in the winter of 1981 near Broken Hill. Scenes were shot at the Pinnacles, where the set of the compound was situated. The scene where the Pursuit Special rolls over and explodes was shot at Menindee Road on the Mundi Mundi Plains just outside Broken Hill.
The original cut of the film was more bloody and violent, but it was cut down heavily by Australian censors. Entire scenes and sequences were deleted completely or edited to receive an "M" rating. When it was submitted to the MPAA in the United States, two additional scenes (Wez pulling an arrow out of his arm and a close-up shot of him pulling a boomerang out of his dead boyfriend's head) were shortened.
The below pictures start off with a heavily modified 1973 Ford Landau P5, as seen in the opening scenes. The Landau was based on the Ford Falcon XB series. Equipped with a dual rear wheel setup along with reinforcing rod flares, totenkopf symbols on the doors and a skull on the hood. The grille was modified from the original ‘flip’ headlights to a wire mesh holding headlights. The front bumper is from a 1957 Buick. The turbo consisted of WEBER turbos turned sideways and connected directly to carburetors to appear side-drafted. In the movie this setup was obviously non-functional.
The Red car is a 1972 Ford Falcon XA - AKA “RED RAT”, it plays a moderately prominent role. It’s been granted it’s very own spectacular wipeout scene. The car gets stuck and pushes the truck slightly off the road, Max counters back and the XA, swivels right in front of the truck and is brutally T-boned, rendering the car completely wrecked. RED RAT is quite similar to Max’s own V8 Interceptor, not only by make, but modification too.
Who could forget Wez from Lord Humungus' Marauders gang. He acts as one of the main antagonists. Wez drives a Kawasaki KZ 1000 made to look like a Suzuki Katana.
Mad Max 2 received positive reviews and is regarded by many critics as one of the best films of 1981.The Road Warrior is everything a bigger-budgeted Mad Max sequel should be: bigger, faster, louder, but definitely not dumber. The film received much recognition. It won the Saturn Award for Best International Film. It received additional nominations for Best Director, Best Writing, and Best Costume Design. Mel Gibson and Bruce Spence received nods for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, respectively. George Miller won the Grand Prize at the Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival. Mad Max 2 was also nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and was awarded the Los Angeles Film Critics Association award for Best Foreign Film. The film was also recognised by the Australian Film Institute, winning awards for best direction, costume design, editing, production design and sound. It received additional nominations for the cinematography and musical score.
The film's highlight is the astonishing climactic 15-minute action sequence. As the truck that Max has been so bravely driving, finally rolls over in a spectacular crescendo & we finally realise, he's been hauling a tanker filled with sand so the compound's residents can flee with the “Gasoline”, in that instance we realise what a true hero Max really is.
Thank you George Miller for a fantastic sequel, thanks to Mel Gibson for another legendary performance, thanks to those amazing designers who created some of the most fearsome machines for us to marvel at. But don't forget all those real life stunt people who risk their lives to create some of the all time greatest action scenes in a movie.
A celebration of those scavenging creations
Mad Max Anniversary
Nearly 40 years ago, when released just before christmas of 1981, Mad Max 2 was the most expensive Australian film ever made. An enormous success at home and abroad, Mad Max 2 quickly became the highest-grossing Australian film worldwide. The conflict between men-as-they-should-be and men-as-they-are where the animal instinct has been amplified and social constraints are simply null-and-void. A Miller masterpiece.
Did you flinch when you read the 40 years part in the title? Well it certainly made us feel pretty old.
Director George Miller didn't just expand on the world and mythology of the first Mad Max, he arguably created a recognisable post-apocalyptic genre in film with a long-lasting impact. He set out to tell the story of Max and a community of settlers defending themselves against a roving band of marauders led by Lord Humungus. Bruce Spence as the Gyro Captain provided memorable comic relief. Mad Max 2 boasts over 200 stunts – while its star has only 16 lines of dialogue.
Here at Machines & Macchiatos Media, we wanted to celebrate this anniversary in a slightly different way, we wanted to show some of the amazing machines that teared across our screens & wreaked havoc throughout the post-apocalyptic landscape. These scavenging creations also left us in fear that maybe one day, as we were cruising around our quiet suburban street in the 80’s, we might catch a blinding light in our revision mirrors & maybe, just maybe, it would be one of the Humungus gangs out to get us.
A big part of Max Max 2 was the unforgiven Australian landscape. Cinematographer Dean Semler's widescreen photography of the vast desert landscapes. The sparing use of dialogue also played a big part, along with Moriceau's punky mohawked bikers wearing leather bondage gear, its fast-paced, tightly edited battle and chase scenes, and Brian May's musical score. The film's post-apocalyptic and punk aesthetics popularised the genre in film and fiction writing.
The below picture shows - 1959 Desoto. The designer obviously took inspiration from the Gassers of the 60’s. Next is a 1971 Chrysler CH Hardtop, fitted with a 1966 Pontiac Bonneville bonnet and front grille. The rear window was removed along with the boot. At the very end of the boot a narrow panel was installed for the gunner to sit on. The section separating the cabin from the boot was removed as well. Four truck style exhaust pipes were installed in the newly formed ‘utility’ area. Inside there is only the driver’s seat and a variety of animal skulls on the dashboard. The cabin is also reinforced with a roll cage. A four barrel dart gun was installed in the back and four truck style roof lights were installed on the cabin.
Principal photography took place over the course of twelve weeks in the winter of 1981 near Broken Hill. Scenes were shot at the Pinnacles, where the set of the compound was situated. The scene where the Pursuit Special rolls over and explodes was shot at Menindee Road on the Mundi Mundi Plains just outside Broken Hill.
The original cut of the film was more bloody and violent, but it was cut down heavily by Australian censors. Entire scenes and sequences were deleted completely or edited to receive an "M" rating. When it was submitted to the MPAA in the United States, two additional scenes (Wez pulling an arrow out of his arm and a close-up shot of him pulling a boomerang out of his dead boyfriend's head) were shortened.
The below pictures start off with a heavily modified 1973 Ford Landau P5, as seen in the opening scenes. The Landau was based on the Ford Falcon XB series. Equipped with a dual rear wheel setup along with reinforcing rod flares, totenkopf symbols on the doors and a skull on the hood. The grille was modified from the original ‘flip’ headlights to a wire mesh holding headlights. The front bumper is from a 1957 Buick. The turbo consisted of WEBER turbos turned sideways and connected directly to carburetors to appear side-drafted. In the movie this setup was obviously non-functional.
The Red car is a 1972 Ford Falcon XA - AKA “RED RAT”, it plays a moderately prominent role. It’s been granted it’s very own spectacular wipeout scene. The car gets stuck and pushes the truck slightly off the road, Max counters back and the XA, swivels right in front of the truck and is brutally T-boned, rendering the car completely wrecked. RED RAT is quite similar to Max’s own V8 Interceptor, not only by make, but modification too.
Who could forget Wez from Lord Humungus' Marauders gang. He acts as one of the main antagonists. Wez drives a Kawasaki KZ 1000 made to look like a Suzuki Katana.
Mad Max 2 received positive reviews and is regarded by many critics as one of the best films of 1981.The Road Warrior is everything a bigger-budgeted Mad Max sequel should be: bigger, faster, louder, but definitely not dumber. The film received much recognition. It won the Saturn Award for Best International Film. It received additional nominations for Best Director, Best Writing, and Best Costume Design. Mel Gibson and Bruce Spence received nods for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, respectively. George Miller won the Grand Prize at the Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival. Mad Max 2 was also nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and was awarded the Los Angeles Film Critics Association award for Best Foreign Film. The film was also recognised by the Australian Film Institute, winning awards for best direction, costume design, editing, production design and sound. It received additional nominations for the cinematography and musical score.
The film's highlight is the astonishing climactic 15-minute action sequence. As the truck that Max has been so bravely driving, finally rolls over in a spectacular crescendo & we finally realise, he's been hauling a tanker filled with sand so the compound's residents can flee with the “Gasoline”, in that instance we realise what a true hero Max really is.
Thank you George Miller for a fantastic sequel, thanks to Mel Gibson for another legendary performance, thanks to those amazing designers who created some of the most fearsome machines for us to marvel at. But don't forget all those real life stunt people who risk their lives to create some of the all time greatest action scenes in a movie.
A celebration of those scavenging creations
Mad Max Anniversary
Nearly 40 years ago, when released just before christmas of 1981, Mad Max 2 was the most expensive Australian film ever made. An enormous success at home and abroad, Mad Max 2 quickly became the highest-grossing Australian film worldwide. The conflict between men-as-they-should-be and men-as-they-are where the animal instinct has been amplified and social constraints are simply null-and-void. A Miller masterpiece.
Did you flinch when you read the 40 years part in the title? Well it certainly made us feel pretty old.
Director George Miller didn't just expand on the world and mythology of the first Mad Max, he arguably created a recognisable post-apocalyptic genre in film with a long-lasting impact. He set out to tell the story of Max and a community of settlers defending themselves against a roving band of marauders led by Lord Humungus. Bruce Spence as the Gyro Captain provided memorable comic relief. Mad Max 2 boasts over 200 stunts – while its star has only 16 lines of dialogue.
Here at Machines & Macchiatos Media, we wanted to celebrate this anniversary in a slightly different way, we wanted to show some of the amazing machines that teared across our screens & wreaked havoc throughout the post-apocalyptic landscape. These scavenging creations also left us in fear that maybe one day, as we were cruising around our quiet suburban street in the 80’s, we might catch a blinding light in our revision mirrors & maybe, just maybe, it would be one of the Humungus gangs out to get us.
A big part of Max Max 2 was the unforgiven Australian landscape. Cinematographer Dean Semler's widescreen photography of the vast desert landscapes. The sparing use of dialogue also played a big part, along with Moriceau's punky mohawked bikers wearing leather bondage gear, its fast-paced, tightly edited battle and chase scenes, and Brian May's musical score. The film's post-apocalyptic and punk aesthetics popularised the genre in film and fiction writing.
The below picture shows - 1959 Desoto. The designer obviously took inspiration from the Gassers of the 60’s. Next is a 1971 Chrysler CH Hardtop, fitted with a 1966 Pontiac Bonneville bonnet and front grille. The rear window was removed along with the boot. At the very end of the boot a narrow panel was installed for the gunner to sit on. The section separating the cabin from the boot was removed as well. Four truck style exhaust pipes were installed in the newly formed ‘utility’ area. Inside there is only the driver’s seat and a variety of animal skulls on the dashboard. The cabin is also reinforced with a roll cage. A four barrel dart gun was installed in the back and four truck style roof lights were installed on the cabin.
Principal photography took place over the course of twelve weeks in the winter of 1981 near Broken Hill. Scenes were shot at the Pinnacles, where the set of the compound was situated. The scene where the Pursuit Special rolls over and explodes was shot at Menindee Road on the Mundi Mundi Plains just outside Broken Hill.
The original cut of the film was more bloody and violent, but it was cut down heavily by Australian censors. Entire scenes and sequences were deleted completely or edited to receive an "M" rating. When it was submitted to the MPAA in the United States, two additional scenes (Wez pulling an arrow out of his arm and a close-up shot of him pulling a boomerang out of his dead boyfriend's head) were shortened.
The below pictures start off with a heavily modified 1973 Ford Landau P5, as seen in the opening scenes. The Landau was based on the Ford Falcon XB series. Equipped with a dual rear wheel setup along with reinforcing rod flares, totenkopf symbols on the doors and a skull on the hood. The grille was modified from the original ‘flip’ headlights to a wire mesh holding headlights. The front bumper is from a 1957 Buick. The turbo consisted of WEBER turbos turned sideways and connected directly to carburetors to appear side-drafted. In the movie this setup was obviously non-functional.
The Red car is a 1972 Ford Falcon XA - AKA “RED RAT”, it plays a moderately prominent role. It’s been granted it’s very own spectacular wipeout scene. The car gets stuck and pushes the truck slightly off the road, Max counters back and the XA, swivels right in front of the truck and is brutally T-boned, rendering the car completely wrecked. RED RAT is quite similar to Max’s own V8 Interceptor, not only by make, but modification too.
Who could forget Wez from Lord Humungus' Marauders gang. He acts as one of the main antagonists. Wez drives a Kawasaki KZ 1000 made to look like a Suzuki Katana.
Mad Max 2 received positive reviews and is regarded by many critics as one of the best films of 1981.The Road Warrior is everything a bigger-budgeted Mad Max sequel should be: bigger, faster, louder, but definitely not dumber. The film received much recognition. It won the Saturn Award for Best International Film. It received additional nominations for Best Director, Best Writing, and Best Costume Design. Mel Gibson and Bruce Spence received nods for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, respectively. George Miller won the Grand Prize at the Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival. Mad Max 2 was also nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and was awarded the Los Angeles Film Critics Association award for Best Foreign Film. The film was also recognised by the Australian Film Institute, winning awards for best direction, costume design, editing, production design and sound. It received additional nominations for the cinematography and musical score.
The film's highlight is the astonishing climactic 15-minute action sequence. As the truck that Max has been so bravely driving, finally rolls over in a spectacular crescendo & we finally realise, he's been hauling a tanker filled with sand so the compound's residents can flee with the “Gasoline”, in that instance we realise what a true hero Max really is.
Thank you George Miller for a fantastic sequel, thanks to Mel Gibson for another legendary performance, thanks to those amazing designers who created some of the most fearsome machines for us to marvel at. But don't forget all those real life stunt people who risk their lives to create some of the all time greatest action scenes in a movie.
Mad Max Anniversary
Specifications
A celebration of those scavenging creations
Mad Max Anniversary
Did you flinch when you read the 40 years part in the title? Well it certainly made us feel pretty old.
Director George Miller didn't just expand on the world and mythology of the first Mad Max, he arguably created a recognisable post-apocalyptic genre in film with a long-lasting impact. He set out to tell the story of Max and a community of settlers defending themselves against a roving band of marauders led by Lord Humungus. Bruce Spence as the Gyro Captain provided memorable comic relief. Mad Max 2 boasts over 200 stunts – while its star has only 16 lines of dialogue.
Here at Machines & Macchiatos Media, we wanted to celebrate this anniversary in a slightly different way, we wanted to show some of the amazing machines that teared across our screens & wreaked havoc throughout the post-apocalyptic landscape. These scavenging creations also left us in fear that maybe one day, as we were cruising around our quiet suburban street in the 80’s, we might catch a blinding light in our revision mirrors & maybe, just maybe, it would be one of the Humungus gangs out to get us.
A big part of Max Max 2 was the unforgiven Australian landscape. Cinematographer Dean Semler's widescreen photography of the vast desert landscapes. The sparing use of dialogue also played a big part, along with Moriceau's punky mohawked bikers wearing leather bondage gear, its fast-paced, tightly edited battle and chase scenes, and Brian May's musical score. The film's post-apocalyptic and punk aesthetics popularised the genre in film and fiction writing.
The below picture shows - 1959 Desoto. The designer obviously took inspiration from the Gassers of the 60’s. Next is a 1971 Chrysler CH Hardtop, fitted with a 1966 Pontiac Bonneville bonnet and front grille. The rear window was removed along with the boot. At the very end of the boot a narrow panel was installed for the gunner to sit on. The section separating the cabin from the boot was removed as well. Four truck style exhaust pipes were installed in the newly formed ‘utility’ area. Inside there is only the driver’s seat and a variety of animal skulls on the dashboard. The cabin is also reinforced with a roll cage. A four barrel dart gun was installed in the back and four truck style roof lights were installed on the cabin.
Principal photography took place over the course of twelve weeks in the winter of 1981 near Broken Hill. Scenes were shot at the Pinnacles, where the set of the compound was situated. The scene where the Pursuit Special rolls over and explodes was shot at Menindee Road on the Mundi Mundi Plains just outside Broken Hill.
The original cut of the film was more bloody and violent, but it was cut down heavily by Australian censors. Entire scenes and sequences were deleted completely or edited to receive an "M" rating. When it was submitted to the MPAA in the United States, two additional scenes (Wez pulling an arrow out of his arm and a close-up shot of him pulling a boomerang out of his dead boyfriend's head) were shortened.
The below pictures start off with a heavily modified 1973 Ford Landau P5, as seen in the opening scenes. The Landau was based on the Ford Falcon XB series. Equipped with a dual rear wheel setup along with reinforcing rod flares, totenkopf symbols on the doors and a skull on the hood. The grille was modified from the original ‘flip’ headlights to a wire mesh holding headlights. The front bumper is from a 1957 Buick. The turbo consisted of WEBER turbos turned sideways and connected directly to carburetors to appear side-drafted. In the movie this setup was obviously non-functional.
The Red car is a 1972 Ford Falcon XA - AKA “RED RAT”, it plays a moderately prominent role. It’s been granted it’s very own spectacular wipeout scene. The car gets stuck and pushes the truck slightly off the road, Max counters back and the XA, swivels right in front of the truck and is brutally T-boned, rendering the car completely wrecked. RED RAT is quite similar to Max’s own V8 Interceptor, not only by make, but modification too.
Who could forget Wez from Lord Humungus' Marauders gang. He acts as one of the main antagonists. Wez drives a Kawasaki KZ 1000 made to look like a Suzuki Katana.
Mad Max 2 received positive reviews and is regarded by many critics as one of the best films of 1981.The Road Warrior is everything a bigger-budgeted Mad Max sequel should be: bigger, faster, louder, but definitely not dumber. The film received much recognition. It won the Saturn Award for Best International Film. It received additional nominations for Best Director, Best Writing, and Best Costume Design. Mel Gibson and Bruce Spence received nods for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, respectively. George Miller won the Grand Prize at the Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival. Mad Max 2 was also nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and was awarded the Los Angeles Film Critics Association award for Best Foreign Film. The film was also recognised by the Australian Film Institute, winning awards for best direction, costume design, editing, production design and sound. It received additional nominations for the cinematography and musical score.
The film's highlight is the astonishing climactic 15-minute action sequence. As the truck that Max has been so bravely driving, finally rolls over in a spectacular crescendo & we finally realise, he's been hauling a tanker filled with sand so the compound's residents can flee with the “Gasoline”, in that instance we realise what a true hero Max really is.
Thank you George Miller for a fantastic sequel, thanks to Mel Gibson for another legendary performance, thanks to those amazing designers who created some of the most fearsome machines for us to marvel at. But don't forget all those real life stunt people who risk their lives to create some of the all time greatest action scenes in a movie.
A celebration of those scavenging creations
Mad Max Anniversary
Nearly 40 years ago, when released just before christmas of 1981, Mad Max 2 was the most expensive Australian film ever made. An enormous success at home and abroad, Mad Max 2 quickly became the highest-grossing Australian film worldwide. The conflict between men-as-they-should-be and men-as-they-are where the animal instinct has been amplified and social constraints are simply null-and-void. A Miller masterpiece.
Did you flinch when you read the 40 years part in the title? Well it certainly made us feel pretty old.
Director George Miller didn't just expand on the world and mythology of the first Mad Max, he arguably created a recognisable post-apocalyptic genre in film with a long-lasting impact. He set out to tell the story of Max and a community of settlers defending themselves against a roving band of marauders led by Lord Humungus. Bruce Spence as the Gyro Captain provided memorable comic relief. Mad Max 2 boasts over 200 stunts – while its star has only 16 lines of dialogue.
Here at Machines & Macchiatos Media, we wanted to celebrate this anniversary in a slightly different way, we wanted to show some of the amazing machines that teared across our screens & wreaked havoc throughout the post-apocalyptic landscape. These scavenging creations also left us in fear that maybe one day, as we were cruising around our quiet suburban street in the 80’s, we might catch a blinding light in our revision mirrors & maybe, just maybe, it would be one of the Humungus gangs out to get us.
A big part of Max Max 2 was the unforgiven Australian landscape. Cinematographer Dean Semler's widescreen photography of the vast desert landscapes. The sparing use of dialogue also played a big part, along with Moriceau's punky mohawked bikers wearing leather bondage gear, its fast-paced, tightly edited battle and chase scenes, and Brian May's musical score. The film's post-apocalyptic and punk aesthetics popularised the genre in film and fiction writing.
The below picture shows - 1959 Desoto. The designer obviously took inspiration from the Gassers of the 60’s. Next is a 1971 Chrysler CH Hardtop, fitted with a 1966 Pontiac Bonneville bonnet and front grille. The rear window was removed along with the boot. At the very end of the boot a narrow panel was installed for the gunner to sit on. The section separating the cabin from the boot was removed as well. Four truck style exhaust pipes were installed in the newly formed ‘utility’ area. Inside there is only the driver’s seat and a variety of animal skulls on the dashboard. The cabin is also reinforced with a roll cage. A four barrel dart gun was installed in the back and four truck style roof lights were installed on the cabin.
Principal photography took place over the course of twelve weeks in the winter of 1981 near Broken Hill. Scenes were shot at the Pinnacles, where the set of the compound was situated. The scene where the Pursuit Special rolls over and explodes was shot at Menindee Road on the Mundi Mundi Plains just outside Broken Hill.
The original cut of the film was more bloody and violent, but it was cut down heavily by Australian censors. Entire scenes and sequences were deleted completely or edited to receive an "M" rating. When it was submitted to the MPAA in the United States, two additional scenes (Wez pulling an arrow out of his arm and a close-up shot of him pulling a boomerang out of his dead boyfriend's head) were shortened.
The below pictures start off with a heavily modified 1973 Ford Landau P5, as seen in the opening scenes. The Landau was based on the Ford Falcon XB series. Equipped with a dual rear wheel setup along with reinforcing rod flares, totenkopf symbols on the doors and a skull on the hood. The grille was modified from the original ‘flip’ headlights to a wire mesh holding headlights. The front bumper is from a 1957 Buick. The turbo consisted of WEBER turbos turned sideways and connected directly to carburetors to appear side-drafted. In the movie this setup was obviously non-functional.
The Red car is a 1972 Ford Falcon XA - AKA “RED RAT”, it plays a moderately prominent role. It’s been granted it’s very own spectacular wipeout scene. The car gets stuck and pushes the truck slightly off the road, Max counters back and the XA, swivels right in front of the truck and is brutally T-boned, rendering the car completely wrecked. RED RAT is quite similar to Max’s own V8 Interceptor, not only by make, but modification too.
Who could forget Wez from Lord Humungus' Marauders gang. He acts as one of the main antagonists. Wez drives a Kawasaki KZ 1000 made to look like a Suzuki Katana.
Mad Max 2 received positive reviews and is regarded by many critics as one of the best films of 1981.The Road Warrior is everything a bigger-budgeted Mad Max sequel should be: bigger, faster, louder, but definitely not dumber. The film received much recognition. It won the Saturn Award for Best International Film. It received additional nominations for Best Director, Best Writing, and Best Costume Design. Mel Gibson and Bruce Spence received nods for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, respectively. George Miller won the Grand Prize at the Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival. Mad Max 2 was also nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and was awarded the Los Angeles Film Critics Association award for Best Foreign Film. The film was also recognised by the Australian Film Institute, winning awards for best direction, costume design, editing, production design and sound. It received additional nominations for the cinematography and musical score.
The film's highlight is the astonishing climactic 15-minute action sequence. As the truck that Max has been so bravely driving, finally rolls over in a spectacular crescendo & we finally realise, he's been hauling a tanker filled with sand so the compound's residents can flee with the “Gasoline”, in that instance we realise what a true hero Max really is.
Thank you George Miller for a fantastic sequel, thanks to Mel Gibson for another legendary performance, thanks to those amazing designers who created some of the most fearsome machines for us to marvel at. But don't forget all those real life stunt people who risk their lives to create some of the all time greatest action scenes in a movie.
A celebration of those scavenging creations
Mad Max Anniversary
Nearly 40 years ago, when released just before christmas of 1981, Mad Max 2 was the most expensive Australian film ever made. An enormous success at home and abroad, Mad Max 2 quickly became the highest-grossing Australian film worldwide. The conflict between men-as-they-should-be and men-as-they-are where the animal instinct has been amplified and social constraints are simply null-and-void. A Miller masterpiece.
Did you flinch when you read the 40 years part in the title? Well it certainly made us feel pretty old.
Director George Miller didn't just expand on the world and mythology of the first Mad Max, he arguably created a recognisable post-apocalyptic genre in film with a long-lasting impact. He set out to tell the story of Max and a community of settlers defending themselves against a roving band of marauders led by Lord Humungus. Bruce Spence as the Gyro Captain provided memorable comic relief. Mad Max 2 boasts over 200 stunts – while its star has only 16 lines of dialogue.
Here at Machines & Macchiatos Media, we wanted to celebrate this anniversary in a slightly different way, we wanted to show some of the amazing machines that teared across our screens & wreaked havoc throughout the post-apocalyptic landscape. These scavenging creations also left us in fear that maybe one day, as we were cruising around our quiet suburban street in the 80’s, we might catch a blinding light in our revision mirrors & maybe, just maybe, it would be one of the Humungus gangs out to get us.
A big part of Max Max 2 was the unforgiven Australian landscape. Cinematographer Dean Semler's widescreen photography of the vast desert landscapes. The sparing use of dialogue also played a big part, along with Moriceau's punky mohawked bikers wearing leather bondage gear, its fast-paced, tightly edited battle and chase scenes, and Brian May's musical score. The film's post-apocalyptic and punk aesthetics popularised the genre in film and fiction writing.
The below picture shows - 1959 Desoto. The designer obviously took inspiration from the Gassers of the 60’s. Next is a 1971 Chrysler CH Hardtop, fitted with a 1966 Pontiac Bonneville bonnet and front grille. The rear window was removed along with the boot. At the very end of the boot a narrow panel was installed for the gunner to sit on. The section separating the cabin from the boot was removed as well. Four truck style exhaust pipes were installed in the newly formed ‘utility’ area. Inside there is only the driver’s seat and a variety of animal skulls on the dashboard. The cabin is also reinforced with a roll cage. A four barrel dart gun was installed in the back and four truck style roof lights were installed on the cabin.
Principal photography took place over the course of twelve weeks in the winter of 1981 near Broken Hill. Scenes were shot at the Pinnacles, where the set of the compound was situated. The scene where the Pursuit Special rolls over and explodes was shot at Menindee Road on the Mundi Mundi Plains just outside Broken Hill.
The original cut of the film was more bloody and violent, but it was cut down heavily by Australian censors. Entire scenes and sequences were deleted completely or edited to receive an "M" rating. When it was submitted to the MPAA in the United States, two additional scenes (Wez pulling an arrow out of his arm and a close-up shot of him pulling a boomerang out of his dead boyfriend's head) were shortened.
The below pictures start off with a heavily modified 1973 Ford Landau P5, as seen in the opening scenes. The Landau was based on the Ford Falcon XB series. Equipped with a dual rear wheel setup along with reinforcing rod flares, totenkopf symbols on the doors and a skull on the hood. The grille was modified from the original ‘flip’ headlights to a wire mesh holding headlights. The front bumper is from a 1957 Buick. The turbo consisted of WEBER turbos turned sideways and connected directly to carburetors to appear side-drafted. In the movie this setup was obviously non-functional.
The Red car is a 1972 Ford Falcon XA - AKA “RED RAT”, it plays a moderately prominent role. It’s been granted it’s very own spectacular wipeout scene. The car gets stuck and pushes the truck slightly off the road, Max counters back and the XA, swivels right in front of the truck and is brutally T-boned, rendering the car completely wrecked. RED RAT is quite similar to Max’s own V8 Interceptor, not only by make, but modification too.
Who could forget Wez from Lord Humungus' Marauders gang. He acts as one of the main antagonists. Wez drives a Kawasaki KZ 1000 made to look like a Suzuki Katana.
Mad Max 2 received positive reviews and is regarded by many critics as one of the best films of 1981.The Road Warrior is everything a bigger-budgeted Mad Max sequel should be: bigger, faster, louder, but definitely not dumber. The film received much recognition. It won the Saturn Award for Best International Film. It received additional nominations for Best Director, Best Writing, and Best Costume Design. Mel Gibson and Bruce Spence received nods for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, respectively. George Miller won the Grand Prize at the Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival. Mad Max 2 was also nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and was awarded the Los Angeles Film Critics Association award for Best Foreign Film. The film was also recognised by the Australian Film Institute, winning awards for best direction, costume design, editing, production design and sound. It received additional nominations for the cinematography and musical score.
The film's highlight is the astonishing climactic 15-minute action sequence. As the truck that Max has been so bravely driving, finally rolls over in a spectacular crescendo & we finally realise, he's been hauling a tanker filled with sand so the compound's residents can flee with the “Gasoline”, in that instance we realise what a true hero Max really is.
Thank you George Miller for a fantastic sequel, thanks to Mel Gibson for another legendary performance, thanks to those amazing designers who created some of the most fearsome machines for us to marvel at. But don't forget all those real life stunt people who risk their lives to create some of the all time greatest action scenes in a movie.
Mad Max Anniversary
Specifications
A celebration of those scavenging creations
Mad Max Anniversary
Nearly 40 years ago, when released just before christmas of 1981, Mad Max 2 was the most expensive Australian film ever made. An enormous success at home and abroad, Mad Max 2 quickly became the highest-grossing Australian film worldwide. The conflict between men-as-they-should-be and men-as-they-are where the animal instinct has been amplified and social constraints are simply null-and-void. A Miller masterpiece.
Did you flinch when you read the 40 years part in the title? Well it certainly made us feel pretty old.
Director George Miller didn't just expand on the world and mythology of the first Mad Max, he arguably created a recognisable post-apocalyptic genre in film with a long-lasting impact. He set out to tell the story of Max and a community of settlers defending themselves against a roving band of marauders led by Lord Humungus. Bruce Spence as the Gyro Captain provided memorable comic relief. Mad Max 2 boasts over 200 stunts – while its star has only 16 lines of dialogue.
Here at Machines & Macchiatos Media, we wanted to celebrate this anniversary in a slightly different way, we wanted to show some of the amazing machines that teared across our screens & wreaked havoc throughout the post-apocalyptic landscape. These scavenging creations also left us in fear that maybe one day, as we were cruising around our quiet suburban street in the 80’s, we might catch a blinding light in our revision mirrors & maybe, just maybe, it would be one of the Humungus gangs out to get us.
A big part of Max Max 2 was the unforgiven Australian landscape. Cinematographer Dean Semler's widescreen photography of the vast desert landscapes. The sparing use of dialogue also played a big part, along with Moriceau's punky mohawked bikers wearing leather bondage gear, its fast-paced, tightly edited battle and chase scenes, and Brian May's musical score. The film's post-apocalyptic and punk aesthetics popularised the genre in film and fiction writing.
The below picture shows - 1959 Desoto. The designer obviously took inspiration from the Gassers of the 60’s. Next is a 1971 Chrysler CH Hardtop, fitted with a 1966 Pontiac Bonneville bonnet and front grille. The rear window was removed along with the boot. At the very end of the boot a narrow panel was installed for the gunner to sit on. The section separating the cabin from the boot was removed as well. Four truck style exhaust pipes were installed in the newly formed ‘utility’ area. Inside there is only the driver’s seat and a variety of animal skulls on the dashboard. The cabin is also reinforced with a roll cage. A four barrel dart gun was installed in the back and four truck style roof lights were installed on the cabin.
Principal photography took place over the course of twelve weeks in the winter of 1981 near Broken Hill. Scenes were shot at the Pinnacles, where the set of the compound was situated. The scene where the Pursuit Special rolls over and explodes was shot at Menindee Road on the Mundi Mundi Plains just outside Broken Hill.
The original cut of the film was more bloody and violent, but it was cut down heavily by Australian censors. Entire scenes and sequences were deleted completely or edited to receive an "M" rating. When it was submitted to the MPAA in the United States, two additional scenes (Wez pulling an arrow out of his arm and a close-up shot of him pulling a boomerang out of his dead boyfriend's head) were shortened.
The below pictures start off with a heavily modified 1973 Ford Landau P5, as seen in the opening scenes. The Landau was based on the Ford Falcon XB series. Equipped with a dual rear wheel setup along with reinforcing rod flares, totenkopf symbols on the doors and a skull on the hood. The grille was modified from the original ‘flip’ headlights to a wire mesh holding headlights. The front bumper is from a 1957 Buick. The turbo consisted of WEBER turbos turned sideways and connected directly to carburetors to appear side-drafted. In the movie this setup was obviously non-functional.
The Red car is a 1972 Ford Falcon XA - AKA “RED RAT”, it plays a moderately prominent role. It’s been granted it’s very own spectacular wipeout scene. The car gets stuck and pushes the truck slightly off the road, Max counters back and the XA, swivels right in front of the truck and is brutally T-boned, rendering the car completely wrecked. RED RAT is quite similar to Max’s own V8 Interceptor, not only by make, but modification too.
Who could forget Wez from Lord Humungus' Marauders gang. He acts as one of the main antagonists. Wez drives a Kawasaki KZ 1000 made to look like a Suzuki Katana.
Mad Max 2 received positive reviews and is regarded by many critics as one of the best films of 1981.The Road Warrior is everything a bigger-budgeted Mad Max sequel should be: bigger, faster, louder, but definitely not dumber. The film received much recognition. It won the Saturn Award for Best International Film. It received additional nominations for Best Director, Best Writing, and Best Costume Design. Mel Gibson and Bruce Spence received nods for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, respectively. George Miller won the Grand Prize at the Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival. Mad Max 2 was also nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and was awarded the Los Angeles Film Critics Association award for Best Foreign Film. The film was also recognised by the Australian Film Institute, winning awards for best direction, costume design, editing, production design and sound. It received additional nominations for the cinematography and musical score.
The film's highlight is the astonishing climactic 15-minute action sequence. As the truck that Max has been so bravely driving, finally rolls over in a spectacular crescendo & we finally realise, he's been hauling a tanker filled with sand so the compound's residents can flee with the “Gasoline”, in that instance we realise what a true hero Max really is.
Thank you George Miller for a fantastic sequel, thanks to Mel Gibson for another legendary performance, thanks to those amazing designers who created some of the most fearsome machines for us to marvel at. But don't forget all those real life stunt people who risk their lives to create some of the all time greatest action scenes in a movie.
Mad Max Anniversary
Specifications
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