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form y separately published work icon Mad Max : Fury Road single work   film/TV   science fiction  
Alternative title: Mad Max 4
Is part of Mad Max 1979 series - author film/TV (number 4 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2015... 2015 Mad Max : Fury Road
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

Despite post-dating the third film in the series by some thirty years, this instalment is said to fit in the timeline somewhere between films one and two.

Max Rockatansky, trapped in the citadel of warlord Immortan Joe, crosses paths with Imperator Furiosa, who is on a mission to free Joe's enslaved 'brides' and take them to the Green Place, the Land of Many Mothers.

Exhibitions

16873706
15866441
15826549

Notes

  • Released in cinemas on 30 April 2017 in what Miller called the 'black and chrome edition': a black-and-white print of the film: this version was released on Blu-ray on 15 May 2017.

Affiliation Notes

  • Writing Disability in Australia

    Type of disability Missing forearm (occasional prosthetic use).
    Type of character Primary.
    Point of view Third person.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Our Enduring Love of Mad Max’s Australian Outback: an Anarchic Wasteland of Sado-masochistic Punk Villains and Ocker Clowns Amanda Howell , 2021 single work column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 27 April 2021;
The Australian 'Waste Land': The Gender Politics of Bodies and Places in Mad Max Fury Road and The Natural Way of Things Ellen Rees , 2020 single work criticism
— Appears in: Beyond the Dark : Dystopian Texts in the Secondary English Classroom 2020; (p. 160-175)
Nature and Its Elements : Reading Patterns in Dystopian Texts Patricia Dowsett , 2020 single work criticism
— Appears in: Beyond the Dark : Dystopian Texts in the Secondary English Classroom 2020; (p. 127-159)
Foreword Philip Mead , 2020 single work criticism
— Appears in: Beyond the Dark : Dystopian Texts in the Secondary English Classroom 2020; (p. viii-x)
Magical Thinking and the Aged-Care Crisis : Utopian Fantasies and Dystopian Realities Sarah Holland-Batt , 2020 single work essay
— Appears in: Griffith Review , April no. 68 2020; (p. 18-33)
'How did Australian aged care reach its current nadir? Countless inquiries and reviews have probed this question; postmortem after postmortem has dissected the policy and regulatory failures that have wrought the present abysmal state of affairs; a surfeit of recommendations have been handed down; revised guidelines and principles adopted; advisory committees formed; stakeholders consulted - yet here we are, a prosperous nation with one of the worst aged-care systems in the developed world. And in spite of the scorching spotlight of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety -the final findings of which are due in November 2020 - there is seemingly little political will or vision for change, and no clear road map ahead.' (Introduction) 
 
Nine Australian Movies to Watch in 2015 Luke Buckmaster , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 6 January 2015;

— Review of Mad Max : Fury Road George Miller , Nico Lathouris , Brendan McCarthy , 2015 single work film/TV ; The Dressmaker Jocelyn Moorhouse , 2015 single work film/TV ; The Blinky Bill Movie Fin Edquist , 2015 single work film/TV ; Paper Planes Steve Worland , Robert Connolly , 2014 single work film/TV ; Sam Klemke’s Time Machine Mathew Bate , Sandy Cameron , 2015 single work film/TV ; Strangerland Fiona Seres , 2015 single work film/TV ; Kill Me Three Times James McFarland , 2014 single work film/TV ; Oddball and the Penguins Peter Ivan , 2015 single work film/TV ; The Daughter Simon Stone , 2015 single work film/TV
Taking on the Ultimate Warrior Jenny Cooney Carillo , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8 May 2015; (p. 6-7)

— Review of Mad Max : Fury Road George Miller , Nico Lathouris , Brendan McCarthy , 2015 single work film/TV
They're Back Don Steinberg , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 9-10 May 2015; (p. 8)

— Review of Mad Max : Fury Road George Miller , Nico Lathouris , Brendan McCarthy , 2015 single work film/TV
We’re Just Mad about Charlize Jake Wilson , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 12 May 2015;

— Review of Mad Max : Fury Road George Miller , Nico Lathouris , Brendan McCarthy , 2015 single work film/TV
Lone Warrior Returns to the End of the World Jake Wilson , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 12 May 2015; (p. 12)

— Review of Mad Max : Fury Road George Miller , Nico Lathouris , Brendan McCarthy , 2015 single work film/TV
In the Eye of the Camper Holder Garry Maddox , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 31 May 2012; (p. 16)
Reel Time Michael Bodey , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian , 20 June 2012; (p. 17)
Mad Max : Fury Road Screeches into Action Michael Bodey , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian , 15 August 2012; (p. 15)
Studio Chiefs Wary of Max Garry Maddox , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 20 October 2012; (p. 3)
Back to the Bush to Find a Blockbuster Vicky Roach , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 10 August 2013; (p. 36)

Awards

2016 nominated Golden Globes (USA) Best Director - Motion Picture
2016 nominated Golden Globe Awards (USA) Best Motion Picture - Drama
2016 nominated Academy Awards Best Director
2016 nominated Academy Awards Best Picture
2015 shortlisted Nebula Awards Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation
Last amended 3 Dec 2020 15:39:50
Subjects:
  • Australian Outback, Central Australia,
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