Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
Release: December 24, 1981

Director George Miller's follow-up to his own 1979 hit Mad Max is proof that not all sequels are inferior to their originals. If anything, this brutal sci-fi action film is even more intense and exciting than its predecessor, although the state of its post-apocalyptic world has only become worse. Several years after the deaths of his wife and child, Max (Mel Gibson) has become an alienated nomad, wandering an Australian outback that has fallen into tribal warfare conducted from scattered armed camps. After a road battle with psychotic villain Wez (Vernon Wells), Max meets up with the odd Gyro Captain (Bruce Spence), who takes him to the camp of a sympathetic group led by Pappagallo (Mike Preston). As Pappagallo's people are camped at a refinery, Max plans to take their oil — more precious than gold in this world — but eventually joins them to fight a band of marauders led by the evil Humungus (Kjell Nilsson). The stunning climax features a heart-pounding chase scene involving an oil tanker-truck and a frenzied rush for the coast, with Humungus and his forces in hot pursuit. Nilsson is a scary villain, with huge muscles and a sinister pre-Jason hockey mask, but the stunt work is the key here, and it is more flamboyantly dynamic than ever, edited at breakneck pace and staged with manic fury by Miller and stunt coordinator Max Aspin. Savage and kinetic, Mad Max 2 is a must-see for action buffs.

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The Humungus: "[33:24] Be still, my dog of war. I understand your pain. We've all lost someone we love. But, we do it my way. We do it my way. Fear is our ally. The gasoline may be ours. Then, you shall have your revenge."
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The Gyro Captain: "Don't touch please, that's a precision instrument."
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The Gyro Captain: "[Max loads his shotgun with a shell found on a dead body] How do we know that one's not a dud?"
Max: "[Max aims at the Captain's face] Find out."
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Pappagallo: "Do you think you're the only one that's suffered? We've all been through it in here. But we haven't given up. We're still human beings, with dignity. But you? You're out there with the garbage. You're NOTHING."
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Curmudgeon: "That's two thousand miles from here. How do you expect us to get it there? Drag it?"
Pappagallo: "If we have to, yes. There's always a way. But the first step... defend the fuel."
Big Rebecca: "Words, just words. You'll die for a pipe dream."
Warrior Woman: "Wrong, we fight for a belief. I stay."
The Captain's Girl: "I wish it would work, Pappagallo. You can't expect to compete with that. Every day we get weaker while they get stronger. It's finished. I'm sorry."
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Zetta: "You're letting him go! Well, let's keep his vehicle at least!"
Pappagallo: "He fulfilled his contract. He's an honorable man."
Zetta: "Ok, so who's going to drive the tanker?"
Pappagallo: "I am."
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The Gyro Captain: "[the Gyro Captain realizes Max's shotgun had been empty the entire time] Empty! All this time! [reproachful] That's dishonest! Low!"
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The Gyro Captain: "They've got you wrong. You're not a coward. STUPID, maybe. But not a coward."
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The Gyro Captain: "[Max starts to pull a concealed knife from under his car. The Captain puts a loaded crossbow to his neck from behind] A fellah, a QUICK fellah, might have a weapon under there. I'd have to pin his head to the panel..."
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Max: "If it's all the same to you... I'll drive that tanker."
Pappagallo: "The offer is closed. Too late for deals."
Max: "No deals. I want to drive that truck."
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Wez: "The gaaaate! THE GAAAAAATE!"
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The Humungus: "What a puny plan."
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Pappagallo: "If you had a contract, it was with him. And it died with him."
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The Gyro Captain: "No! It's *my* snake, I trained it, I'm going to eat it! I got a recipe for snake. Delicious. Fricassee of reptile. You are what you eat."
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The Gyro Captain: "Lingerie. Oh, remember lingerie?"
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Max: "I want to drive that truck."
Zetta: "And how do you plan to do that? Look at yourself. You couldn't drive a wheelchair."
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The Gyro Captain: "Look, we had a deal. I show you the gas, and you let me go, right?"
Max: "The arrangement was I wouldn't kill you."
The Gyro Captain: "After all I've done for you..."
Max: "[Max jerks the Captain's face to his own by the collar] I reckon you got a bargain, didn't you?"
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Max: "I got all I need here."
Papagallo: "You don't have a future. I could offer you that."
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Pappagallo: "What is it with you, huh? What are you looking for? C'mon, Max, everybody's looking for something. You're happy out there, are you? Eh? Wandering? One day blurring into another? You're a scavenger, Max. You're a maggot. Did you know that? You're living off the corpse of the old world. Tell me your story, Max. C'mon. Tell me your story. What burned you out, huh? Kill one man too many? See too many people die? Lose some family? [Max turns to Pappagallo and gives him an angry glare]"
Pappagallo: "Oh, so that's it, you lost your family? That makes you something special, does it?"
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The Humungus: "You disobey me! You puppy!"
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