It is the near future (so basically the 1980s) and Australia is falling into anarchy with gangs of motorbike riding thugs roaming the land. Only the ultra violent remnants of the police force exemplified by Max (Mel Gibson) stand between civilisation and barbarians exemplified by the likes of Toecutter (Hugh Keays-Byrne)...
However, Max wants out. He is bought off by a new V8 nitro boosted Ford Falcon XB GT (surely one of the coolest cars in movie history) but finally he heads off with his wife Jessie (Joanne Samuel) and child into the countryside. But they don't discover peace there, only Toecutter and his gang. After Max suffers a terrible loss, he returns to the garage and gets in his Falcon... only revenge on his mind.
A fantastic film, just the start of the iconic Mad Max series (and many imitators of varying quality). A hard violent film set in a dystopian wasteland. The road scenes are exhilarating. But this was just the start.
