What You Don't Know About 1979's Mad Max
By Emily Bell
Would you be surprised to hear that the filming of Mad Max was just as chaotic, dangerous, and, well, maddening as the action of the film itself? Being a low-budget, below-the-radar, ultra-violent mess of a production, much of the filmmaking reflected that rag-tag style of putting things together, all of it unfolding over the span of a crammed-together six-week shoot.
From closing roads without proper permits, not being able to use proper walkie-talkies so as not to get tangled with police radio interference, and police outfits having to be made out of vinyl rather than real leather, to the general chaos that comes from having to film a series of real-life car crashes and having to wreck piles upon piles of cars, the filming of Mad Max would likely make a worthy entry into the Mad Max saga all on its own.
