Mad Max (franchise) for 2015's "Fury Road". The series features a few recurring cast members in different roles. Bruce Spence played different aviators in two of the films, first the Gyro Captain in "Mad Max 2" and then Jedediah the Pilot in "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome". Hugh Keays-Byrne has taken antagonist roles twice: he played Toecutter in "Mad Max" and Immortan Joe in "Mad Max: Fury Road". Max Fairchild appeared as Benno Swaisey in "Mad Max" and as "Broken Victim" of the Humungus's gang in "Mad Max 2". Many licensed products are based on the "Mad Max" franchise. Products include novels, comic books,
Mad Max: Fury Road and an "eruption of craziness." Writing for "The Guardian" and awarding the film four stars out of five, Peter Bradshaw wrote, "Extravagantly deranged, ear-splittingly cacophonous, and entirely over the top, George Miller has revived his "Mad Max" punk-western franchise as a bizarre convoy chase action-thriller in the post-apocalyptic desert." Lindsay Bahr of The Associated Press wrote, "Miller has reminded us that blockbusters have the potential to not only be art, but radically visionary – even the fourth in a series. What a lovely day, indeed." Scott Mendelson of "Forbes" gave the film 10 out of 10 stars and wrote, ""Mad