The Road Warrior
Haunted ex‑cop Max roams a desolate, oil‑starved Australia, racing against ruthless biker gangs to seize a hidden refinery that could restore civilization—or plunge the wasteland into deeper chaos.
“Just one man can make a difference.”
Synopsis
Max Rockatansky returns as the heroic loner who drives the dusty roads of a postapocalyptic Australian Outback in an unending search for gasoline. Arrayed against him and the other scraggly defenders of a fuel-depot encampment are the bizarre warriors commanded by the charismatic Lord Humungus, a violent leader whose scruples are as barren as the surrounding landscape.
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Edited by Michael BalsonShot by Dean SemlerScored by Brian MaySound by Byron KennedyCostumes by Norma MoriceauStunts by Max Aspin
Box Office
1981 · Box office
Produced on a $2.0M budget
Production budget
$2.0M
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Versions & cuts
- heavily cut· 87 min
Also known as
- Mad Max 2 - Der Vollstreckerde
- Mad Max II - Der Vollstreckerde
- Mad Max 2: The Road Warrioren
- Mad Max IIen
- The Road Warrioren
- Mad Max 2 - Le défifr
- Interceptor - Il guerriero della stradait
- (English)The Road Warrior
- (Bulgarian)Лудият Макс 2
Release dates around the world4 countries · showhide
- AustraliaDec 24, 1981
- JapanDec 26, 1981
- NetherlandsJan 14, 1982
- IndonesiaFeb 10, 1982
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Cast & Crew
148 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Mel Gibson
as Max
Bruce Spence
as The Gyro Captain
Michael Preston
as Pappagallo
Max Phipps
as The Toadie
Vernon Wells
as Wez
Kjell Nilsson
as The Humungus
Emil Minty
as The Feral Kid
Virginia Hey
as Warrior Woman
William Zappa
as Zetta
Arkie Whiteley
as The Captain's Girl
Steve J Spears
as Mechanic
Syd Heylen
as Curmudgeon
Supporting cast
17Moira Claux
as Big Rebecca
David Downer
as Nathan
David Slingsby
as Quiet Man
Kristoffer Greaves
as Mechanic's Assistant
Max Fairchild
as Broken Victim
Tyler Coppin
as Defiant Victim
Jerry O Sullivan
as Golden Youth
Tony Deary
as Grinning Mohawker
Kathleen Mckay
as Victim
Guy Norris
as Bearclaw Mohawk
Anne Jones
as Tent Lover
James Mccardell
as Tent Lover
Harold Baigent
as Voice of Narrator
Dog
as Dog
Stewart Finlay Mclennan
as Medic
Wayne Kennewell
as The Priest of the Lone Wolf
Joanne Samuel
as Jessie
Directors
2Writers
4Producers
2Other crew
117Jennifer Lee Lewes
accounts assistant
Melissa Grillett
acrobatic double: Feral Boy (uncredited)
Vern Dietrich
acrobatic stunts
Andrew Plain
additional assistant director
Peter Lipscombe
additional camera assistant: main unit
Christopher Plowright
additional editor
Michael Chirgwin
additional editor
Dale Aspin
animal handler / animal trainer
Pauline Walker
art department assistant, props buyer
Graham Grace Walker
art direction (as Graham 'Grace' Walker)
Steve Amezdroz
assistant art director
Peter Moyes
assistant caterer
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