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Mad Max: the original movie
It's hard to overstate the influence of Mad Max – on filmmakers, action cinema and the course of Australian movies. Made for a paltry AUD$380,000 by George Miller in 1979, the independently-funded...
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Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
Mad Max 2 – retitled The Road Warrior in the US – is a standard-bearer for successful sequels and one of the greatest action movies of all time. Released in Australia at Christmas 1981, it was to...
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Daredevil motorcycle chariot races!
Inspired by the 1925 silent version of Ben-Hur, two NSW police officers recreated the famous chariot race scene ... with motorcycles!
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Showies and Sideshow Alley – Sydney Stories with Warren Fahey
This episode of Sydney Stories with Warren Fahey takes a look at the Sydney Show – where the country comes to town – and especially the curios of Sideshow Alley. Sydney abounds with curious history....
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The Making of Mad Max 2: Stunts
This is an authorised five-minute making of Mad Max 2 that focuses on the heroic work of the film's stunt performers – including a look at two dangerous stunts that don't go according to plan. The...
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Mad Max: The Toecutter exacts revenge
Family friend May Swaisey (Sheila Florance) helps Max’s wife Jessie (Joanne Samuel) and child (Brendan Heath) to escape the Toecutter (Hugh Keays-Byrne) and his gang, but they soon catch up. Summary...
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Mad Max: The Goose learns to fly
Max’s friend and fellow patrol officer Jim Goose (Steve Bisley) opens the throttle on a morning ride – unaware that his bike has been tampered with by one of the Toecutter’s gang. Summary by Paul...
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Mad Max 2: The vermin have inherited the earth
Max (Mel Gibson) is now a desert wanderer, in a world where petrol is the only currency. He drives ‘the last of the V8 Interceptors’, a remnant of the days when he was a highway patrol officer. As...
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Mad Max 2 Trailer: He's Back
This short trailer for Mad Max 2 makes it very clear that the main attraction of the film is the action scenes. It features only one line of dialogue and little indication of the plot. Instead it...
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Fifty Thousand See Great NSW Police Carnival
The 1936 NSW Police Carnival, featuring a parade with the 'boys in blue' and stunts involving dogs, horses and a motorcycle chariot race, Ben-Hur style, which needs to be seen to be believed! From...
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