History Trivia / MadMax1

** Creator/GeorgeMiller was a physician before he became a filmmaker, and used his medical expertise to create the injuries seen in the film.

* MethodActing: Creator/HughKeaysByrne and the other actors playing the bikies stayed in character most of the time to create a real feeling of tension between them and the MFP actors. This included the gang sleeping rough with their motorbikes, whilst Gibson and the other actors playing the MFP all stayed at a hotel. It worked a little too well; Geoff Parry (Bubba Zanetti) recalled being refused service at a bank and David Bracks (Mudguts) said he was kicked out of a restaurant. A lot of the crew were afraid of Hugh as well, who was almost constantly in character as the Toecutter. Tim Burns (Johnny the Boy) was so into character, that he annoyed everyone on-set, and was abandoned one day during lunch while handcuffed to the wreck.

* DeletedScene: [[http://www.madmaxmovies.com/mad-max/filming-locations/mad-max-cut-scenes/index.html The Mad Max Movies page]] lists various scenes that were cut from the first movie, but were said to have shown up in early cuts of the US version that were broadcast on cable television in the early 1980s and also included on VHS/Betamax copies. At the time of this writing, video of these deleted scenes have not been found, and they may be an urban legend.

* DeletedRole: "The Dark One" was originally Max's partner and the subject of the story Goose tells at the beginning (who crashed through a windshield and tried to scream with his face ripped off), and would be the one who handles Cundalini's severed hand. He was cut entirely and the character who deals with the hand was changed to Ziggy, the local sheriff, but the line "May, call The Dark One" when Jessie runs back from the beach and his name on the fender of the Interceptor both remain in the film.

* DeletedRole: "The Dark One" was originally Max's partner and the subject of the story Goose tells at the beginning (who crashed through a windshield and tried to scream with his face ripped off), and would be the one who handles Cundalini's severed hand. He was cut entirely and the character who deals with the hand was changed to Ziggy, the local sheriff, but the line "May, call The Dark One" when Jessie runs back from the beach and his name of the Interceptor both remain in the film.

* DeletedRole: "The Dark One" was originally Max's partner and the source of Goose's story (who crashed through a windshield and tried to scream with his face ripped off), and would be the one who handles Cundalini's severed hand. He was cut entirely and the character who deals with the hand was changed to Ziggy, the local sheriff, but the line "May, call The Dark One" when Jessie runs back from the beach and his name of the Interceptor both remain in the film.

* SparedByTheCut: One deleted scene was said to have the biker gang return to Main Force Patrol headquarters and kill the remaining MFP officers. That [[FridgeBrilliance may explain]] [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse the absence of Max's comrades]] when he goes hunting for the bikers.

* SparedByTheCut: One deleted scene was said to have the biker gang return to Main Force Patrol headquarters and [[KillEmAll kill the remaining MFP officers]]. That [[FridgeBrilliance may explain]] [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse the absence of Max's comrades]] when he goes hunting for the bikers.

* MethodActing: Hugh Keays-Byrne and the other actors playing the bikies stayed in character most of the time to create a real feeling of tension between them and the MFP actors. This included the gang sleeping rough with their motorbikes, whilst Gibson and the other actors playing the MFP all stayed at a hotel. It worked a little too well; Geoff Parry (Bubba Zanetti) recalled being refused service at a bank and David Bracks (Mudguts) said he was kicked out of a restaurant. A lot of the crew were afraid of Hugh as well, who was almost constantly in character as the Toecutter. Tim Burns (Johnny the Boy) was so into character, that he annoyed everyone on-set, and was abandoned one day during lunch while handcuffed to the wreck.

* ChannelHop: The movie was disturbed by Roadshow in its narrative Australia, Creator/AmericanInternationalPictures in the USA and Creator/WarnerBros for the rest of the world. Warner Bros went on to produce the rest of the series and Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer now has the North American rights as they own the AIP library.

* ChannelHop: The movie was disturbed by Roadshow in its narrative Australia, Creator/AmericanInternationalPictures in the USA and Creator/WarnerBros for the rest of the world. MGM now has the North American rights as they own the AIP library.

* DeletedScene: [[http://www.madmaxmovies.com/mad-max/filming-locations/mad-max-cut-scenes/index.html The Mad Max Movies page]] lists various scenes that were cut from the first movie, but were said to have shown up in early cuts of the US version that were broadcast on cable television in the early 1980s and also included on VHS/Betamax copies. One deleted scene was said to have the biker gang return to Main Force Patrol headquarters and [[KillEmAll kill the remaining MFP officers]]. That [[FridgeBrilliance may explain]] [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse the absence of Max's comrades]] when he goes hunting for the bikers. Others included Max and Goose having a race and Max grabbing weapons from the police arsenal before his final attack on the bikers. At the time of this writing, video of these deleted scenes have not been found, and they may be an urban legend.

* ThrowItIn: Jessie doesn't use real sign language. They're just some movements that Joanne Samuel made up.

* BannedInChina: This movie was banned in New Zealand for the scene when Goose is burned alive inside of his vehicle. [[TooSoon It mirrored an incident with a real gang not long before the film came out]]. It was later shown in New Zealand in 1983, after the huge success of ''Film/TheRoadWarrior'', but only as long as it had an R18 certificate.

* BreakthroughHit: For Creator/GeorgeMiller.

* MethodActing: Hugh Keays-Byrne and the other actors playing the bikies stayed in character most of the time to create a real feeling of tension between them and the MFP actors. It worked a little too well; Geoff Parry (Bubba Zanetti) recalled being refused service at a bank and David Bracks (Mudguts) said he was kicked out of a restaurant. A lot of the crew were afraid of Hugh as well, who was almost constantly in character as the Toecutter. Tim Burns (Johnny the Boy) was so into character, that he annoyed everyone on-set, and was abandoned one day during lunch while handcuffed to the wreck.

* BannedInChina: This movie was banned in New Zealand for the scene when Goose is burned alive inside of his vehicle. It mirrored an incident with a real gang not long before the film came out. It was later shown in New Zealand in 1983, after the huge success of ''Film/TheRoadWarrior'', but only as long as it had an R18 certificate.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/JudyDavis was said to have auditioned for the role of Jessie and passed over, but Creator/GeorgeMiller has declared she was only there to accompany her classmates Creator/MelGibson and Steve Bisley.

* BreakthroughHit: For Creator/GeorgeMiller.

* DeletedScene: [[http://www.madmaxmovies.com/mad-max/filming-locations/mad-max-cut-scenes/index.html The Mad Max Movies page]] lists various scenes that were cut from the first movie, but were said to have shown up in early cuts of the US version, especially on cable and VHS/Betamax. One deleted scene was said to have the biker gang return to Main Force Patrol headquarters and [[KillEmAll kill the remaining MFP officers]]. That [[FridgeBrilliance may explain]] [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse the absence of Max's comrades]] when he goes hunting for the bikers.

* MissingEpisode: As noted above, some American viewers claim to have seen a number of additional scenes in early US cuts of the film such as the bikers killing off the remaining MFP officers, Max & Goose having a race and Max arming himself from the police arsenal before going after the bikers. These were said to be shown in cuts of the film on cable television in the early 1980s as well as VHS/Betamax copies. At the time of this writing, video of these deleted scenes have not been found.