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Mad Max is a 1979 Australian dystopian action film directed by George Miller, produced by Byron Kennedy, and starring Mel Gibson. James McCausland and Miller wrote the screenplay from a story by Miller and Kennedy.
The film earned $100 million worldwide in gross revenue. It held the Guinness record for most profitable film from 1980-1999 and has been credited for further opening up the global market to Australian New Wave films. The film became the first in a series, spawning the sequels The Road Warrior (1981), Beyond Thunderdome (1985), and Fury Road (2015).
A berserk motorcycle gang member named Crawford "Nightrider" Montazano (Vincent Gil), having killed a rookie officer of an Australian highway patrol called the Main Force Patrol (MFP) while escaping from police custody, is attempting to outrun the other MFP officers in a stolen Pursuit Special. Though he manages to elude his initial pursuers, the MFP's top pursuit-man, Max Rockatansky (Mel Gibson), then engages the less-skilled Nightrider in a high-speed chase. During a sudden game of "chicken", the Nightrider breaks off first, his nerve gone in the confrontation with Max; Nightrider is unable to recover his wits, which leads to his death in a fiery crash.
Actors: Russell Yuen (actor), Tyrone Benskin (actor), Christophe Louis (producer), Nathalie Alquier (miscellaneous crew), Michèle Bernier (actress), Eriq Ebouaney (actor), Marie Denarnaud (actress), Xavier De Guillebon (actor), Michel Jonasz (actor), Christian Faure (director), Jean-Daniel Fernandez-Qundez (editor), France Zobda (producer), Michèle Massé (miscellaneous crew), Jean-Louis Monthieux (producer), Myriam Segall (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: ,Actors: Mike Meyer (editor), Mike Meyer (actor), Mike Meyer (writer), Estlin Feigley (producer), Estlin Feigley (editor), Bobb'e J. Thompson (actor), Amanda MacLachlan (actress), Saundra Mitchell (writer), Carla Englof (producer), Jerry Boyd (actor), Colby Clayton Lemaster (actor), Kelley Maher (producer), Devan Maura Saber (producer), Ashley Stephens (producer), Morgan Williams (director),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Patrick Ortman (director), Patrick Ortman (editor), Patrick Ortman (composer), Patrick Ortman (producer), Patrick Ortman (writer), Daniel DeWeldon (actor), Max Shippee (actor), Bob Bielecki (actor), Stacy Steinkuller (producer), Stacy Steinkuller (producer), Loren Paul (actor), Rick Bourn (actor), Rick Bourn (writer), Rick Bourn (producer), James Kole (composer),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Philip Hersh (actor), Timothy Whitfield (writer), Timothy Whitfield (writer), Bob Glazier (actor), Trish Dempsey (actress), Royce Freeman (writer), Carolyn Morse (actress), Kevin Bangos (actor), Mark Bowie (actor), Jake Daniels (editor), Jake Daniels (actor), Jake Daniels (director), Jake Daniels (producer), Jake Daniels (writer), Bernie Hourihan (actor),
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Thriller,Actors: Wyclef Jean (actor), Adam Doench (actor), Danny Saphire (editor), John Patteson (miscellaneous crew), D.J. Khaled (actor), Fabien Pruvot (producer), Paul Campbell (actor), Vohn Ferguson (actor), Jennifer Farrell (producer), Laura Pinto (miscellaneous crew), Michael Toledo (miscellaneous crew), Lyndale V. Pettus (actor), Ky-Mani Marley (actor), Jabba (actor), Cess Silvera (producer),
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama,Actors: David Kaye (actor), David Kaye (actor), Lee Tockar (actor), Peter Greenwood (actor),
Genres: Animation,Actors: Dean Shek (actor), Edward Mannix (actor), Yung-chiang Peng (actor), Karl Maka (actor), Yi-Hsiung Chi (actor), Peng-fei Li (actor), Kuo Hua Chang (actor), Biu Gam (actor), Sing Chen (actor), Pak-Kwong Ho (actor), Kwok Choi Hon (actor), Larry Dolgin (actor), Ging Man Fung (actor), Tat-wah Cho (actor), San Tai (actor),
Plot: A "James Bond" type burglar named King Kong (Sam Hui) tries to redeem himself and joins forces with Albert "Baldy" Au (Karl Maka), a bumbling police detective from the states, to try to track down a rare set of stolen luscious diamonds before it ends up in the hands of a notorious European gangster named "White Gloves." The two unlikely duo are supervised by Supt. Nancy Ho, a masculine, fiery-tempered policewoman.
Keywords: ballerina, burglar, cantonese, detective, diamond, first-of-series, heist, james-bond-spoof, police-officer, policewoman