Mad Max Movie Facts
50 of the most interesting Mad Max facts you didn't know about. Handpicked and verified, these little-known details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of Mad Max movie message.


Mad Max Movie Trivia Facts
These trivia from Reddit and other sources can be used as questions with answers in quizzes or games.
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The stunt involving a tanker rolling over was so dangerous that the stunt driver was not allowed to eat food for 12 hours before shooting. This was in case something went wrong and he needed to be rushed into surgery.
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Years apart; Toecutter from 1979's Mad Max and Immortan Joe in 2015's Mad Max Fury Road.
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Director George Miller worked as an ER doctor to help finance the film. Max Rockatansky (Mel Gibson) is named after physician Carl von Rokitansky, who created the Rokitansky procedure, a method for removing organs during autopsy. To save money, Miller paid much his crew in beer.
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Max's muzzle is a modified rake or gardening tool. It even has a socket for a broomstick with a hole in it for a nail.
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In one scene, Bigfoot leaps out in front of the War Rig. When it lands, you can see the front tire rod breaks, causing the front wheels to bend away from each other. This is a real issue many monster trucks have when performing big jumps. They're fixed in the next shot.
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Lord Humungus was originally written to be Jim Goose, Max's former partner who had been horribly burned. The concept was scrapped, but evidence of this still remains: the scars behind Humungus's mask, and the fact that his gang wears old patrol leathers.
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Was originally designed in storyboard form before being written as a screenplay. Director George Miller worked with five storyboard artists who produced 3,500 panels, almost as many shots as the finished film.
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Barry the Mechanic tells Max that the Interceptor sucks nitro "through Phase IV heads." The Ford Falcon Phase IV was a shortlived racing homologation. The program was shut down following public condemnation by government officials. Only 3 out of 4 survived.
Mad Max Easter Eggs
Hidden objects, characters, easter eggs, and their meanings are wonderful ways to discover the filmmaker's perspectives of any given movie.
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When Max and Furiosa return to the citadel with Immortan Joe's car, you can see various car company logos on the dashboard. -
Furiosa ends up with a black eye just like Max in "The Road Warrior" -
One of the Polecats uses a road sign as a shield. This is a subtle nod to one of the previous Mad Max films featuring a similar sign.
Mad Max Hidden Facts





When Max and Furiosa are fighting, Max reloads the pistol they are fighting over and chambers a round by snagging the rear sight on his boot in order to rack the slide. The is a real world tactic taught by defensive pistol instructors for one handed reloads.







The belt buckle that Immortan Joe and others wear has strands of chainmail attached to resemble the water cascade that is the root of his power.


Has a subtle subplot around tattoos


Immortan Joe's dashboard is a collection of car company logos


The Warboys have a car transport truck in their armada, you can see it filling up with destroyed cars as the chase goes on.

There is a quick shot where The People Eater's gear shift is shown to be a revolver.



The Buzzard cars are a nod to an older Austrailian film called The Cars That Ate Paris.



Road Fury. The "Organic" keeps count of the people he's killed with tally marks on his hand.
You can see Max unwinding and throwing the winch in the tree thing.
Just before Nux convinces Slit to let him join the battle, Organic Mechanic pokes him on the back of the neck and says, "Ah, you're already a corpse." Later it's established that he has two tumors on the back of his neck and that's what Organic was referring to.

Mad Max Plot
In a self-destructing world, a vengeful Australian policeman sets out to stop a violent motorcycle gang.
Cast and Details
Here are the full cast and crew of Mad Max. The goofs, crazy credits, and trivia they have performed may have not taken your attention. Some are hidden for a reason, while others randomly forgotten.
Genre | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller |
Director | George Miller |
Stars | Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Steve Bisley |
IMDB score | 6.9 |