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Film Details - Kennedy Miller Entertainment , 1979
Producers:
Byron Kennedy.
Production Companies:
Mad Max Pty Lyd.
Director of Photography:
David Eggby.
Editors:
Tony Paterson.
Cliff Hayes.
Production Designers:
John Dowding.
Composer:
Brian May.
Cast:
Incl. Mel Gibson (Max), Steve Bisley (Jim Goose), Joanne Samuel (Jessie), Hugh Keays-Byrne (Toecutter), and Tim Burns (Johnny the Boy).
Awards:
- Special Achievement in Editing, AFI Award, 1979.
- Best Achievement in Sound, AFI Award, 1979.
- Best Original Music Score, AFI Award, 1979.
- Special Jury Award, Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival, 1980.
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role (nomination), AFI Award, 1979.
- Best Director (nomination), AFI Award, 1979.
- Best Film (nomination), AFI Award, 1979.
- Best Screenplay, Original (nomination), AFI Award, 1979.
Settings:
- Australian Outback, Central Australia,