Mad Max (1979)

Ambush on the Road

Max (Mel Gibson) gets ambushed by Bubba (Geoff Parry) and Toecutter (Hugh Keays-Byrne), but fights back, shooting one and scaring the other, while dragging his broken leg back to his vehicle.

Directed by George Miller.

Released in 1979 by MGM.

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  • mood: Exciting
  • mood: Violent
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  • prop: Motorcycle
  • prop: Shotgun
  • setting: Desert
  • setting: Countryside
  • setting: Road
  • theme: Vengeance
  • theme: Survival
  • theme: Determination
  • theme: Revenge
  • theme: Aggression
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  • actor: Tim Burns
  • actor: Hugh Keays-Byrne
  • actor: Geoff Parry
  • actor: Mel Gibson
  • director: George Miller
  • producer: Byron Kennedy
  • cinematographer: David Eggby
  • editor: Cliff Hayes
  • costume-designer: Clare Griffin
  • role-name: Johnny the Boy
  • role-name: Bubba Zanetti
  • role-name: Max
  • role-name: Toecutter
  • screenwriter: George Miller
  • screenwriter: James McCausland
  • screenwriter: Byron Kennedy
  • year: 1979
  • studio: MGM