Mad Max 2
Movie, 1981, Max Rockatansky, Set in The Wasteland
Mad Max 2 is #2 of 5 in release order and #2 of 5 in chronological order in the Mad Max.
The story
Max Rockatansky returns as the heroic loner who drives the dusty roads of a postapocalyptic Australian Outback in an unending search for gasoline. Arrayed against him and the other scraggly defendants of a fuel-depot encampment are the bizarre warriors commanded by the charismatic Lord Humungus, a violent leader whose scruples are as barren as the surrounding landscape.
Mad Max 2 recap
After a global war, fuel is the most precious thing left. Max, now a drifter haunted by his family's death, roams the wasteland with his dog and his Interceptor. He takes the Gyro Captain, a pilot of a small gyrocopter, prisoner and learns about a small oil refinery held by a group of settlers led by Pappagallo. The refinery is besieged by a gang of marauders led by the masked Lord Humungus and his violent lieutenant Wez, who demand the fuel. Max offers to bring the settlers a big truck to haul their tanker in exchange for all the fuel he can carry. He gets the truck, but leaves after being paid, and is attacked on the road by the gang, who kill his dog and wreck his car. Badly hurt, Max is rescued by the Gyro Captain, and he agrees to drive the tanker in a dash to the coast.
Mad Max 2 ending explained
Max drives the tanker through the gang until it crashes, and it turns out to be full of sand: a decoy, while the settlers escape with the fuel in their other vehicles. Pappagallo is killed in the chase, and Humungus and Wez die in a head-on collision with the tanker. The Gyro Captain leads the settlers south to the coast. The Feral Kid, a boy who befriended Max, grows up to lead their Great Northern Tribe and narrates the film as an old man; his last sight of Max is of him standing alone on the road.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Mad Max 2
Mad Max 2 is streaming on YouTube (free) in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
Rotten Tomatoes 93%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Mad Max, before Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.
- Chronological order: after Mad Max, before Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.
What to watch before Mad Max 2
Mad Max (1979), which Mad Max 2 (1981) continues.
Cast
- Mel Gibson as Max Rockatansky
- Bruce Spence as The Gyro Captain
- Michael Preston as Pappagallo
- Max Phipps as The Toadie
- Vernon Wells as Wez
- Kjell Nilsson as The Humungus
- Emil Minty as The Feral Kid
- Virginia Hey as Warrior Woman
- William Zappa as Zetta
- Arkie Whiteley as The Captain's Girl
- Steve J. Spears as Mechanic
- Syd Heylen as Curmudgeon
Directed by George Miller.