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A series of films that constitute the most famous things to come out of [[Australia (continentcountry)|Australia]] since kangaroos and sexy women with accents. Starring [[Mel Gibson]] in his Australian accent as the title character 'Mad' Max Rockatansky.

The first film, ''Mad Max'', was made with practically no money and released in 1979. Although it was surprisingly successful in Australia it was barely noticed in America - in fact, in the original American release all the characters' voices were dubbed with American accents because distributors [[Viewers are Morons|thought the audience wouldn't understand what they were saying]]. In the first film, Max Rockatansky is a cop with the Main Force Patrol in a town that is barely clinging to civilisationcivilization, with a wife and young son -- until he loses everything, and then goes on a [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]] in the film's climax.

The second film, ''Mad Max 2'', was released in 1981 and is almost unanimously regarded as better than the first -- it was a surprise hit in America, where, out of fears that no one would see it if they hadn't seen the original, it was retitled ''The Road Warrior''. The film is set in a post-apocalyptic Outback, a few years after the original film, wherein Mad Max is now [[Walking the Earth|wandering]] the wastelands in his [[Cool Car]] until he runs into a small ragtag group of survivors who are being threatened by a vicious gang of bandits. After at first resisting their pleas for him to help them, he ends up assisting them in their plan for escape to the north, exorcising some of his own personal demons.

A fourth film -- a prequel, set in the time when society was just starting to collapse, called ''Mad Max: Fury Road'' -- has beenwas in [[Development Hell]] for years. It was originally scheduled to begin filming by the end of 2010, but was delayed due to higher-than-normal amounts of rainfall, resulting in the area around [[Australian States and Territories|Broken Hill]] being too green. AIt 3Dwas animefinally adaptationmade, and released in 2015. Its continuity is alsodebatable, underbut developmentthat andaside, mayit betells releaseda new story which expands on the universe. Max [[The Other Darrin|(Played this time by Tom Hardy)]] is more savage than before. He's taken as a human blood bag into a society of Norse-based highway warriors known as the War Boys, who are led by the tyrannical rule of Immortan Joe [[You Look Familiar|(played by Hugh Keays-Byrne who played Toe Cutter in additionthe first film.)]] Said rule is enforced due to his control over one of the livefew actionWater filmSupplies remaining on Earth. His "Imperator" Furiosa turns traitor, taking Joe's five wives out of their prison/paradise, with Joe rallying his forces and allies to pursue them. Nux, a young aspiring War Boy who seeks to die a warrior's death, leads the pursuit, taking Max as his personal blood bag. [[Hilarity Ensues|Hilarity]], [[Hijinks Ensue|hijinks]] and all-around action ensues.

* [[AllThe Bikers Are Hells AngelsThunderdome]]

* [[And Man Grew Proud]]: backstory for the second film.

* [[Brains and Brawn]]-: [[Big Guy, Little Guy|Master Blaster]]

* [[Captain Ersatz]]: Bruce Spence's character in the third film is an odd borderline example, in that, despite their massive similarities, he is evidently ''not'' intended to be the same Gyro Captain who appeared in ''Mad Max 2.''.

* [[Chain of People]]: The children trying to rescue one of their own from quicksand in ''Beyond Thunderdome.''. {{spoiler|It doesn't work.}}

* [[Chainsaw Good]]: Subverted during the ''Thunderdome'' scene. Max manages to grab a chainsaw from the [[Wall of Weapons]] and proceeds to use it against Blaster. Unfortunately, [[Reality Ensues|it runs out of fuel pretty quickly]].

* [[Chekhov's Gun]]:

* [[The Commandments]]:

* [[Cool Pet]]: Dog, proving that blue heelers are fierce (the dingo blood probably doesn't hurt).

* [[Cozy Catastrophe]] -: According to the second film's [[Opening Monologue]], [[World War III]] began shortly after the first film, only semi-nuclear, destroying only what was left of modern industrial infrastructure, and people using up resources that they can't replace - mostly by fighting over the resources. The third is solidly [[After the End]], 19 years in fact.

* [[Crapsack World]]: All threefour films, in increasing severity.

* [[Depraved Bisexual]]:

* [[Desert Punk]]: The [[Trope Codifier]].

* [[Despair Event Horizon]]:

* [[Downer Ending]]: {{spoiler|The original movie. Max got his revenge, but is now en empty shell of a man who cares about nothing.}}

* [[Genre Shift]]: The first movie portrays Australia as a crime-ridden, crapsack world, and Max is a [[Cowboy Cop]]. The second film is post-apocalyptic, and Max is more like a traveling ronin or gunslinger.

* [[Hollywood Police Driving Academy]]: allAll members of the Main Force Patrol in the first movie appear to have graduated from the Australian branch.

* [[Hot Amazon]]: The Warrior Woman.

* [[Hulk Speak]]: Master, who must speak this way around Blaster so he'll understand what's going on.

* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: The Gyro Captain likes snakes- both as a booby-trap device and as a thrown weapon.

* [[Ineffectual Loner]]: Despite his best efforts to keep to himself, Max always winds up allying with/helping out/getting saved by the victimized good guys.

* [[Infant Immortality]]: Averted twice - Once in the original, then again in ''Beyond Thunderdome''.

* [[Leather Man]]:

* [[New Old West]]: All of the films have structures similar to Westerns, with motorcycle gangs and post-apocalyptic marauders taking the place of Western banditos.

* [[Post-PeakApunkalyptic OilArmor]]: ItPretty ismuch the cause ofdefines the collapsetrope, ofespecially society''Mad by the time of theMax 2nd2'' and& 3rd''Beyond filmsThunderdome''.

* [[The Promised Land]]: In ''Mad Max 2'', the villagers are trying to locate their own promised land. The kids in ''Beyond Thunderdome'' believe that Max is Captain Walker, who will rescue them and take them to Tomorrow-morrow Land, which also counts.

* [[Rule of Pool]]: The vats of pig feces in ''Beyond Thunderdome.''.

* [[Shout-Out]]: Max being referred to as "The Man With No Name" in ''Beyond Thunderdome''.

* [[Solid Gold Poop]]: Bartertown in ''Beyond Thunderdome'' is fueled by methane, a byproduct of fecal decomposition. This choice of fuels was clearly made just for the arguments that could result.

* [[Two-Part Trilogy]]: ''The Road Warrior'' and ''Beyond Thunderdome'' are almost completely different from the first Mad Max film, to the point where the sequels are rarely ever labelled Mad Max 2 or 3, and if collectors edition of the trilogy are made, only the last two movies are included.

* [[WildFeral Child]]: the "Feral Kid".

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