![]() ![]() At the same time though, the film glorifies the gas guzzling car culture of Australia, with much of the action focused around vehicular stunts and damn but these are some good stunts. Australia had been hit hard by the global energy crisis which makes the concern highly relevant and also makes it an excellent plot driver. Mad Max 2 takes the concern of dwindling fossil fuel resources and builds a film of excellent quality upon them. (Spence) He’s the one who brings the refinery to Max’s attention in return for his life after an earlier encounter between the two men. With time running out and very few options available, they agree to the deal.Īlso along for the ride is a man known as the Gyro Captain. ![]() In return, they will give him back his vehicle and provide him with as much fuel as he can carry. He knows the location of a vehicle big enough to haul all the fuel and will retrieve it for them. The refiners are split some of them are beginning to see the futility of the ongoing struggle while others, such as their leader Papagello (Preston) want to keep fighting. Humungus makes the settlers an offer just walk away and their lives will be spared. ![]() He is pulled into a fight between a group of settles who run a fuel refinery and a band of bloodthirsty raiders led by the Lord Humungos (Kjell Nilsson) Into this comes Max Rockatansky (Gibson) who searches day by day for fuel to keep his car, a black police interceptor, running. The lands are barren and blighted, oil is scarce and battles are fought over tanks of fuel by ravenous warbands attempting to eke out a life. Mad Max 2 is the story of an Australia after an apocalyptic world war. Starring: Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence, Emil Minty Michael Preston, Kjell Nilsson and Vernon Wells Music by Brian May (not the guy from Queen)
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