Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Movie, 1985, Max Rockatansky, Set in Bartertown
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome is #3 of 5 in release order and #3 of 5 in chronological order in the Mad Max.
The story
Mad Max becomes a pawn in a decadent oasis of a technological society, and when exiled, becomes the deliverer of a colony of children.
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome recap
Fifteen years later, Max's camels and belongings are stolen by Jedediah, a pilot, and his son. He walks to Bartertown, a desert trading post ruled by Aunty Entity, which runs on methane from pig manure produced underground. Aunty offers Max his things back if he kills Master Blaster, a dwarf, Master, riding on the shoulders of a giant, Blaster, who controls the power and challenges her rule. Max fights Blaster in the Thunderdome, a cage arena where the rule is "two men enter, one man leaves", and wins, but refuses to kill Blaster when he sees he has the mind of a child. Aunty has Blaster killed anyway and sends Max into the desert on a horse as punishment. He collapses, and is found by a tribe of children living in an oasis, who think he is Captain Walker, the pilot of a plane that crashed there years before.
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome ending explained
Max leads some of the children to the ruins of Sydney, escaping Aunty's forces in a train, and stays behind while they fly away in Jedediah's plane. First Max rescues Master from Bartertown and they flee with the children, chased by Aunty's gang. Max drives a truck at the pursuers to clear the runway so Jedediah's overloaded plane can take off, and Aunty, impressed, spares him and leaves him in the desert. Years later, the children's leader, Savannah Nix, tells their story to the children of the rebuilt city.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome isn't on a US streaming service right now. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 80%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Mad Max 2, before Mad Max: Fury Road.
- Chronological order: after Mad Max 2, before Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.
What to watch before Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
In release order, the essentials before Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) are Mad Max (1979) and Mad Max 2 (1981).
Cast
- Mel Gibson as Max Rockatansky
- Tina Turner as Aunty Entity
- Helen Buday as Savannah Nix
- Bruce Spence as Jedediah the Pilot
- Angelo Rossitto as Master
- Adam Cockburn as Jedediah Jr.
- Frank Thring as The Collector
- Paul Larsson as Blaster
- Angry Anderson as Ironbar
- Robert Grubb as Pig Killer
- George Spartels as Blackfinger
- Edwin Hodgeman as Dr. Dealgood
Directed by George Miller, George Ogilvie.