His group is on the verge of killing Max when the marauders return, and Humungus repeats his offer. The man dies shortly after they enter the facility, and the facility leader, Pappagallo (Michael Preston), reneges on the deal, saying it died when the survivor died. Max makes a deal with the mortally wounded sole survivor: he will bring him back to the compound in exchange for a tank of fuel. The gang leader, known as "Lord Humungus" (Kjell Nilsson), tries to convince the refinery's defenders to surrender the facility in exchange for safe passage out of the area.Ī group of defenders attempts to break out of the compound, but the marauders capture, torture, and kill all but one of them, who is rescued by Max. Max arrives to see the facility under siege by a gang of marauders – including Wez – riding a motley collection of cars and motorbikes. In exchange for his own life, the pilot guides Max to a small oil refinery nearby. Its pilot, the Gyro Captain (Bruce Spence), ambushes Max and manages to capture him briefly before being overpowered. After collecting some fuel from the destroyed cars and checking a nearby Mack rig, Max inspects a nearby autogyro for fuel. While trying to escape a group of gang members – led by a crazed motorcycle rider named Wez (Vernon Wells) – Max manages to crash two of the gang members' vehicles and injure Wez recognising his defeat, Wez flees. His only companions are an Australian Cattle Dog and a rare functioning firearm – a sawn-off shotgun – for which ammunition is very scarce. With supplies of fuel nearly exhausted in the near future following a major energy crisis and a global nuclear war, ex-Main Force Patrol officer "Mad" Max Rockatansky (Mel Gibson) roams the now-depopulated and desolate desert in his scarred, black supercharged V-8 Pursuit Special several years after the events of the first film, scavenging for food, water, and fuel. The film was preceded by Mad Max in 1979 and followed by Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome in 1985 and Mad Max: Fury Road in 2015. Mad Max 2 became a cult film, with fan clubs and "road warrior"-themed activities continuing into the 21st century, and is now widely considered to be one of the greatest action movies ever made, as well as one of the greatest sequels ever made.
It was also a box office success, winning the Best International Film from six nominations at the Saturn Award ceremony, including: Best Director for Miller Best Actor for Gibson Best Supporting Actor for Bruce Spence Best Writing for Miller, Hayes and Hannant and Best Costume for Norma Moriceau. The film's comic-book post-apocalyptic/punk style popularized the genre in film and fiction writing.
Noteworthy elements of the film also include cinematographer Dean Semler's widescreen photography of Australia's vast desert landscapes the sparing use of dialogue throughout the film costume designer Norma Moriceau's punk mohawked, leather bondage gear-wearing bikers and its fast-paced, tightly edited and violent battle and chase scenes. Observers praised the visuals and Gibson's role. Mad Max 2 was released on 24 December 1981, and received ample critical acclaim.
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