AustLit
Units Teaching this Work
| Text | Unit Name | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
form
y
Mad Max
( dir. George Miller
)
Australia
:
Kennedy Miller Entertainment
,
1979
Z1040124
1979
single work
film/TV
science fiction
(taught in 5 units)
In a post-apocalyptic Australia, law and order has begun to break down due to energy shortages, despite the efforts of Main Force Patrol (MFP) officers like Max Rockatansky. After Rockatansky encounters Toecutter's motorcycle gang, who are running runshod over isolated communities, he grows disillusioned with his role in the MFP. At first convinced by his superior officer not to resign, he is driven into a state of cold-blooded revenge when Toecutter's gang murder his wife and young son. |
Australian Screen and Stage | Charles Sturt University | 2009 |
|
form
y
Mad Max
( dir. George Miller
)
Australia
:
Kennedy Miller Entertainment
,
1979
Z1040124
1979
single work
film/TV
science fiction
(taught in 5 units)
In a post-apocalyptic Australia, law and order has begun to break down due to energy shortages, despite the efforts of Main Force Patrol (MFP) officers like Max Rockatansky. After Rockatansky encounters Toecutter's motorcycle gang, who are running runshod over isolated communities, he grows disillusioned with his role in the MFP. At first convinced by his superior officer not to resign, he is driven into a state of cold-blooded revenge when Toecutter's gang murder his wife and young son. |
Australian Cinema and Television | University of New South Wales | 2010 (Semester 1) |
|
form
y
Mad Max
( dir. George Miller
)
Australia
:
Kennedy Miller Entertainment
,
1979
Z1040124
1979
single work
film/TV
science fiction
(taught in 5 units)
In a post-apocalyptic Australia, law and order has begun to break down due to energy shortages, despite the efforts of Main Force Patrol (MFP) officers like Max Rockatansky. After Rockatansky encounters Toecutter's motorcycle gang, who are running runshod over isolated communities, he grows disillusioned with his role in the MFP. At first convinced by his superior officer not to resign, he is driven into a state of cold-blooded revenge when Toecutter's gang murder his wife and young son. |
Australian Literature and the Postcolonial Challenge | University of Notre Dame | 2012 |
|
form
y
Mad Max
( dir. George Miller
)
Australia
:
Kennedy Miller Entertainment
,
1979
Z1040124
1979
single work
film/TV
science fiction
(taught in 5 units)
In a post-apocalyptic Australia, law and order has begun to break down due to energy shortages, despite the efforts of Main Force Patrol (MFP) officers like Max Rockatansky. After Rockatansky encounters Toecutter's motorcycle gang, who are running runshod over isolated communities, he grows disillusioned with his role in the MFP. At first convinced by his superior officer not to resign, he is driven into a state of cold-blooded revenge when Toecutter's gang murder his wife and young son. |
Australian Texts And Traditions | University of Tasmania | 2010 (Semester 2) |
|
form
y
Mad Max
( dir. George Miller
)
Australia
:
Kennedy Miller Entertainment
,
1979
Z1040124
1979
single work
film/TV
science fiction
(taught in 5 units)
In a post-apocalyptic Australia, law and order has begun to break down due to energy shortages, despite the efforts of Main Force Patrol (MFP) officers like Max Rockatansky. After Rockatansky encounters Toecutter's motorcycle gang, who are running runshod over isolated communities, he grows disillusioned with his role in the MFP. At first convinced by his superior officer not to resign, he is driven into a state of cold-blooded revenge when Toecutter's gang murder his wife and young son. |
Upfront: History of Film in Australia | University of the Sunshine Coast | 2015 (Semester 1) |
