Mad Max 2 and subtitling it "the thrilling predecessor to "The Road Warrior"." Despite the title change, grosses from the US release were on par with other countries. Warner Bros. felt comfortable to keep the title of the third "Mad Max" film, "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome", intact for that film's American release. "Mad Max 2" received positive reviews and is regarded by many critics as one of the best films of 1981. The film holds a 98% rating based on 42 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes with and average rating of 8.4/10 and with the consensus, ""The Road Warrior" is everything a bigger-budgeted Mad
Mad Max 2 the release of "Mad Max", director George Miller received a number of offers from Hollywood, including one to direct "First Blood". However, Miller instead decided to pursue a rock and roll movie under the working title of "Roxanne". After working with writer Terry Hayes on the novelization of "Mad Max", Miller and Hayes teamed up to write "Roxanne" in Los Angeles but the script was ultimately shelved. Miller then became more intrigued with the idea of returning to the world of "Mad Max", as a larger budget would allow him to be more ambitious. "Making "Mad Max" was a very