Mad Max
6.8
“The maximum force of the future.”
In the ravaged near-future, a savage motorcycle gang rules the road. Terrorizing innocent civilians while tearing up the streets, the ruthless gang laughs in the face of a police force hell-bent on stopping them.
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6 films
Cast
58 people
Mel Gibson
Max Rockatansky
Known for
Braveheart
Signs
Joanne Samuel
Jessie Rockatansky
Known for
My Pet Dinosaur
Hugh Keays-Byrne
Toecutter
Known for
Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars
Moby Dick
Steve Bisley
Jim Goose
Known for
The Great Gatsby
Deadloch
Tim Burns
Johnny the Boy
Known for
The Chain Reaction
Roger Ward
Fifi
Known for
Quigley Down Under
Long Weekend
Vincent Gil
Nightrider
Known for
Body Melt
Lulu Pinkus
Nightrider's Girl
Known for
Young Einstein
Thirst
Lisa Aldenhoven
Nurse
Also in
The Young Doctors
Brilliant Lies
David Bracks
Mudguts
Known for
Crocodile Dundee
Mad Dog Morgan
Bertrand Cadart
Clunk
David Cameron
Underground Mechanic
Also in
The Sullivans
Grim Pickings
George Miller Director · James McCausland Screenplay Byron Kennedy Story
Worldwide gross $100M · Budget $350K · United States release March 21, 1980
Box office
Budget
$350,000
Worldwide gross
$100,000,000
Gross vs. budget
285.7×
Production
Kennedy Miller Productions
Production
American International Pictures (AIP)
Production
Crossroads
Production
Mad Max Films
Production
Australia
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Australia · April 12, 1979
Theatrical
United States · March 21, 1980
Theatrical
United States · January 1, 1993
Physical · GoodTimes Home Video #05-04051 [VHS] 93 minutes
United States
February 15, 1980 · Premiere · Seguin, Texas
November 18, 1997 · Physical · DVD
Argentina
February 4, 1982 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 15, 1980 · Theatrical
January 7, 2005 · TV · SBT
July 4, 2005 · Physical · VHS & DVD
China
February 21, 2011 · Digital · YOUKU
January 20, 2017 · Digital · IQIYI
April 6, 2019 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
October 10, 2020 · Digital · bilibili
Colombia
August 19, 1980 · Theatrical
Denmark
March 12, 1980 · Theatrical
Finland
March 13, 2015 · TV
March 14, 2015 · TV
France
January 12, 1982 · Theatrical · VIsa CNC 51869
April 3, 1997 · Physical · VHS
October 3, 2001 · Physical · DVD
May 2, 2014 · Physical · Blu-ray
April 16, 2015 · Theatrical · Renewal of screen certificate
October 12, 2019 · Digital · VOD
January 1, 2022 · Digital · Prime Video
June 29, 2025 · TV · à 21h00 sur Arte•tv
Germany
February 29, 1980 · Theatrical
Greece
October 8, 1980 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
February 15, 1980 · Theatrical
Hungary
September 11, 1986 · Theatrical
Indonesia
January 11, 1980 · Theatrical
Ireland
December 14, 1979 · Theatrical
Italy
January 17, 1980 · Theatrical
Japan
December 15, 1979 · Theatrical
September 21, 2015 · Premiere · Kanazawa Film Fest
Mexico
July 31, 1980 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 17, 1980 · Theatrical
June 21, 2002 · TV · V8
January 23, 2008 · Physical · DVD
September 4, 2013 · Physical · Blu ray
Norway
March 12, 1980 · Theatrical
Poland
December 30, 1979 · Theatrical
July 20, 2013 · Premiere · New Horizons Film Festival
Portugal
April 12, 1979 · Theatrical
Russia
May 16, 2002 · Physical · DVD
Singapore
September 15, 2015 · Physical · DVD
South Korea
July 26, 1980 · Theatrical
Spain
February 8, 1980 · Theatrical
Sweden
August 14, 2013 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
October 1, 2019 · Theatrical
Türkiye
October 16, 1984 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 8, 1979 · Theatrical
Uruguay
February 17, 1984 · Theatrical
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