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 roads. Still, as filming progressed the Victoria Police became interested in the production, helping the crew by closing down roads and escorting the vehicles. Because of the film's low budget, all but one of the police uniforms in the film were made of vinyl leather, with only one genuine leather uniform made for stunt sequences involving Bisley and Gibson. Shooting took place in and around Melbourne. Many of the car chase scenes for "Mad Max" were filmed near the town of Little River, northeast of Geelong. The early town scenes with the Toe Cutter Gang were filmed in the main