Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (also known as Mad Max 3) is a 1985 Australian dystopian action film directed by George Miller and George Ogilvie, distributed by Warner Bros., and written by Miller and Terry Hayes. In this sequel to "Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior", Max (Mel Gibson) is exiled into the desert by the corrupt ruler of Bartertown, Aunty Entity (Tina Turner), and there encounters an isolated cargo cult centered on a crashed Boeing 747 and its deceased captain. The film is the third installment in the "Mad Max" film series and the last with
Mad Max (franchise) released internationally in 1980. It became a top-grossing Australian film, while holding the record in the "Guinness Book of Records" for decades as the most profitable film ever created, and has been credited for further opening the global market to Australian New Wave films. "Mad Max 2" (also known as "The Road Warrior") is a 1981 Australian post-apocalyptic dystopian action film directed by George Miller. This sequel to Miller's "Mad Max" was a worldwide box office success that further launched the career of Mel Gibson. The film's tale of a community of settlers moved to defend themselves against a roving