The Road Warrior Movie Review
The Road Warrior Review
"The Road Warrior" Overview
Rating: R
1981
Cast and Crew
Director : George MillerProducer : Byron Kennedy
Screenwiter : Terry Hayes,George Miller,Brian Hannant
Starring : Mel Gibson,Bruce Spence,Michael Preston,Max Phipps,Vernon Wells
Though this was the second movie in the Mad Max series, The Road Warrior's
post-apocalyptic setting is the one you probably think about when you consider
the films. Road Warrior introduced the dystopic battle for oil, warring
tribes, and mohawked-players, with Mel Gibson's renegade doing battle with them
(his trusty dingo in tow) on the desert flats of Australia. (Believe it or
not, the first film took place in the present day, with no WWIII in sight.) The
Road Warrior is lots more fun than the original, in my opinion, delightful in
its inconsistencies (if they don't have any gas, why does everyone waste so
much of it by riding around in circles all the time) and in its over-the-top
acting, set design, and kooky plot.
Aka Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior.
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Review by Christopher Null 
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